31 Ağustos 2015 Pazartesi

Farewells for August...

I've had an awesome time with relatives and just like every beautiful thing; it ended a bit sooner than we expected. Yesterday cousins left for istanbul and then for Germany and uncle's house is like its haunted now having only uncle and aunt after the deperture of their children and grandchildren. You know when you get used to see somebody every day; their missing gets bigger than usual and I'll be longing for their next visit; hopefully nest year. It was really hard to be online while they were there, but as I've said I was really happy even on days I couldn't do any of my daily chores. Today was my cleaning the house day as usual and I try to do my best online after long tiring hours. I've made a new treasury and sharing it here as usual with the hope you all will like it...

28 Ağustos 2015 Cuma

A day in the forest...

Some of my earlier followers would remember me writing about my city and the mountain that it lays at the skirts called Uludağ (Grand/Great/ Mountain or Paramount). Today we went to the national Park on it and the hut that one of our cousins hired there and had great time except the nausea that I had of the pressure change. Took many photos, but am a bit tired to transfer them to the lappy so will just share a few showing the landscape; as usual with the hope you all will like them...



27 Ağustos 2015 Perşembe

Scarf for Summer & Fall

It's been a really hot day even August's about to end. As you know I spend every possible moment with my cousins, but it makes promoting my shop and making new items ready for it harder than times they were away. No matter how hard it is; I'm still happy to have the chance to be with them. I sure try to work online as much as I can and while doing this today; I've seen a favorite shop of Etsy owners that keeps advertising every item so Etsy can make more money and being promoted by Etsy by some covert operations has just left Etsy. I hope this will be an enough impact for Etsy owners whom they really make money of and remember the times that everything was fair for real crafters. Today I want to share a brown crepe de chine scarf that I've embellished with same color crochet. It's a great accessory for Summer & Fall and sharing it as usual with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=14732068&ref=shopsection_leftnav_6



26 Ağustos 2015 Çarşamba

Splendid times..

As I've mnentioned on my previous posts; I try spend as much time as I can with cousins, nephews and nieces from Germany and İstanbul and last we had a cousins' dinner at my uncle's place that has passed away four months ago. We sure had great time as always and this photo I'll share will tell how it was better than any words I can write. Sharing this photo; thinking that this blog should also expose my  life as well as my craft. As usual with the hope you all will like it...

24 Ağustos 2015 Pazartesi

Neckwarmers by Woolopia...

As you can see I can't write two consecutive days lately, because I try to spend as much time as I can with cousins and I ask your forgiveness for such days I pass without writing my blog and on days that I write so short. Today is one of them, because I have so many chores awaiting I've suspended to the late hours of the night. In a rush I've made a collage of the neckwarmers I've knitted for every member of the family and sharing them here; as usual with the hope you all will like them...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=14732068&ref=shopsection_leftnav_6

22 Ağustos 2015 Cumartesi

Yellow Sparkles...

I was out with cousins last night and it was really late when I came back home so I didn't have enough energy to turn the lappy on to write a few sentences for my blog, but I know my followers exempt my laziness on such occasions :). Tonight ia another night that photos stand for words so I'll post my latest treasury formed of 16 awesome items of the fellow Etsians' shops that I'm sure all are proud of. I want to thank them once again for giving me the chance to include those wonderful items to my treasury as it still climbs up on the first page of Etsy's treasury section. I^'m sure you all will be mesmerized of all the items and sharing the treasury; as usual with the hope you all will like it also...
https://www.etsy.com/treasury/MzIxMTE2NjJ8MjcyNzc0ODg1MA/yellow-sparkles?index=0&atr_uid=


20 Ağustos 2015 Perşembe

Some handknit vests...

It was a really long day with many cousins arounds and it takes all your time when you only have a few weeks with them before they leave for Germany so I couldn't have a chance to turn the lappy on until late hours of the day. It's thirty minutes after midnight as I write this sentence and I'm really tired and will leave right after sharing a collage of  some photos of a few vests I've knitted and listed in my shop. I wonder why people don't prefer vests much as I wish these ones to change their minds :). As usual with the hope you all will like them... https://www.etsy.com/listing/157329306/baby-cardigan-sweater-vest-blouse-with?ref=shop_home_active_4

19 Ağustos 2015 Çarşamba

Some handmade bags...

I spent nearly all day at my uncle's house that I've mentioned on my previous posts, because he hardly walks when he's alone with aunt and needs a little push to get up and remain awake through the day. If  nobody inturrupts; he may sleep for days, but the reason we wanted him to visit was to force him to spend more time awake instead of sleeping. Sure while I was there; all I could do was to work via my tab and when I came back home I rushed to my lappy to work on teams on 'etsy'. After dinner I've made collage of bags I've knitted or sewn and sharing it; as usual with the hope you all will like it... https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=13557623&ref=shopsection_leftnav_3

18 Ağustos 2015 Salı

Sewn baby dress...

It was a really tiring spending a scorching day knitting, but I still could find some time to rest after all was done and in the evening I could also spare some time for working on teams on 'etsy' which seems to be the best way to promote your shop there after all the nonsense changes they've done make me consider of closing my shop and open on another shopping site, but sure until I make up my mind I'll try to do my best on promoting my items. As we move to Autumn slowly and see the Sun up in the sky burning; I thought it would be good to share this sewn baby dress once again for the ones that haven't seen it before. It's sleeveless which is perfect for hot Summer days and your little princess will love the dog prints of the fabric I've made it of. As usual with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/129334764/baby-dress-sleeveless-summer-dress-sewn?ref=shop_home_active_20




17 Ağustos 2015 Pazartesi

Hanknit baby coats...

Yesterday I've installed an open source software called 'audacity' so that I can make my own music to upload to my videos on youtube so visitors will be able to enjoy some beautiful tunes as they look at the items I've knitted or crocheted to list in my etsy shop. I guess I've started to learn how to play on internet world :) even it's a bit late. As time goes by; I guess I'll learn more and more tricks as etsy keeps changing its rules that end up with less sales for nonadvertising members which was a bit different at the beginning as far as I read on blogs. I guess this is all the same in business world whether its real or online. Owners get more and more greedy as earn more which end by going nuts or cause more cruel results like an actual attack on rivals. I hope 'etsy' will not go that far and remain as ones that cheat their real partners :). Today I want to share some baby coats I've knitted; as usual with the hope you all will like them... https://www.etsy.com/listing/170133302/baby-coat-winter-coat-for-girls-handknit?ref=shop_home_active_1

16 Ağustos 2015 Pazar

Woolopia on Youtube...

Today I've uploaded a video of some items from my shop as a trial to Youtube and I'll share new ones soon. Here's my page there and sharing its screenshot; as usual with the hope you all will like it...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBAkUpr6zZMdsexd9IaLECg

15 Ağustos 2015 Cumartesi

Hats for all family...

While you enjoy your time out with your loved ones; I just wanted to share a few hats for every member of the family; as usual with the hope you all will like them...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/175506386/infinity-scarf-hand-knit-infinity-scarf?ref=shop_home_active_11

14 Ağustos 2015 Cuma

Baby cardigan with cherries...

Once again we're on days that photos will talk on my behalf. Wishing you an awesome weekend as I share edited photos of the baby cardigan I've knitted as a custom order which will be great combo with the hand knitted dress listed in my shop. As usual with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/176438198/baby-dress-girls-dress-handmade-hand?ref=shop_home_active_21



13 Ağustos 2015 Perşembe

Orange collage by Woolopia...

I guess I keep suspending things and this is really a bad habit for somebody who tries to run an online shop. I guess I need to persuade myself for a beneficial schedule, because I have to admit that I'm not good on promoting my shop; even I try to tweet all my items everyday and share some on facebook, I couldn't put 'etsy teams' to an order and I know the most efficient promoting there is doing this. I can't understand why I can't spare enough time there even for a set (some may know after etsy changed the rules in favorites on teams; one has to wait 45 mins after 300 hearts) while I have to do at least two in a day :). I really don't know what pushes me away from lappy, but what I know so well is that I had to find a solution to this issue asap. Today I'll share a collage of the photos of the orange items in my shop; as usual with the hope you all will like them...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/129334043/baby-dress-girls-dress-handmade-hand?ref=shop_home_active_22

12 Ağustos 2015 Çarşamba

Mom & Dad

Through the daily chores; I realized I've forgotten to share some photos here on my blog and was so overwhelmed with making new collages to share here ofr my followers that I forgot to share the most important one. I believe if this is a page that lives; that we share our feelings besides our craft; then we should share everything that we care and love here. So today I'll share my mom and dad's photo on their Golden Anniversary which was on July 25th. and the cake I've made for them for that day. As usual with the hope you all will like them...


11 Ağustos 2015 Salı

Screenshot of my shop...

Followers of this blog might remember my reaction to the changes Etsy keeps doing to promote shops that advertise. There isn't a week that Etsy doesn't play with something of settings of the site which always end up with a page working worse. Since they've started to play behind the scene most of the shop owners lost their favorites, views and sure their sales. Gradually they change the settings for the benefit of wholesalers on the site that compete unfair by various internet tricks which a real crafter wouldn't be aware. Even if you're aware; having no ITs working for you; you can't fight with them as efficient as you can. Yesterday it was the layout they've changed and made the shop icon appear bigger on the page and you can easily understand why so I had to work on my icon and made it look clear. After changing it; I wanted to take a screenshot of my shop and share it here so you can also see it and hopefully tell me your opinion. Here's the screenshot of Woolopia; as usual with the hope you all will like it... https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia
 

10 Ağustos 2015 Pazartesi

Crochet items on collage...

Etsy has changed the template again so I need top make my shop icon better, because now it's displayed bigger on the page which means I'll spend some extra time on 'paint' and has to end this post sooner than I've imagined. Sharing the last collage I've made of the photos of the items I've crocheted today; as usual with the hope you all will like it... https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=13570692&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5

9 Ağustos 2015 Pazar

Wonders online !!!

Sharing the last vtreasury I've made on the last day of weekend; as usual knowing that you will love all 16 awesome items and with the hope you all will lilke the treasury too...
https://www.etsy.com/treasury/MzIxMTE2NjJ8MjcyNTE1MTkzMw/wonders-online?index=0&atr_uid=

8 Ağustos 2015 Cumartesi

Cushion Covers on collage...

Wishing you an excellent weekend in comfort as I share the collage of crcoheted and knitted cushion covers from my shop with the hope you all will like them... https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=13570692&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5

7 Ağustos 2015 Cuma

Shawls on collage...

Weekend once again and photos start to talk on my behalf while I share my last collage of handmade shawls from my shop with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=14732126&ref=shopsection_leftnav_8

6 Ağustos 2015 Perşembe

Knit & crocheted scarves...

One can hardly move even a finger while the Sun shines up in the sky; scorching the city as it faces an enemy, but nowadays all we do is to slide our screens by that lazy and tired finger :). After surfing the net via my tab and knitting through the day; I just could gather enough energy and will to turn the lappy on and make a new collage on 'picasa'. I've voiced its name out, because I think this fraud between two big rivals (google vs. microsoft) should end and they stop trying to block one an other's software. It was after I've installed 'windows 10' a few days ago that I realized google's software are being intentionally blocked and a user has to struggle to find to solve that issue so all programs he/she installed operate. Guys remember that you both work to the same 'agency' !!! so please end this nonsense and give us a little break at least on this. Today I'll share scarves and neckwarmers I've knitted or crocheted on a collage; as usual with the hope you all will like them...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=14732068&ref=shopsection_leftnav_7

5 Ağustos 2015 Çarşamba

Scarves on collage...

Hustle bustle started early in the morning right after I've realized the awesome smell oozing from our kitchen. I've got up and saw mom was earlier and started to bake her miracles :) for neighbors' visit for chat over our coffees. It was in the evening that they left so I could pin some via my tab and had to wait until after dinner to turn the lappy on to make a new collage of some items from my shop. This last collage is of the photos of some scarves I've embellished in various ways and I'm sharing; as usual with the hope you all will like it... https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=14732068&ref=shopsection_leftnav_7

4 Ağustos 2015 Salı

Women's collection collage...

It was a scorching day on which I've spent all my time playing with my tab as I try to promote some items from my shop on various sites, but it was after dinner as usual that I could turn the lappy on to write my blog. day by day I learn what the preferences of people following blogs and try to direct my work online according to those data. That's why I share more collage here on my blog while I try to share videos on facebook. I guess this is the best way to catch attraction on social media till I try a few more tricks on upcoming days :). Today I've made a collage of random photos of women's clothing and accessories from my shop and sharing it here; as usual with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=13453933&ref=shopsection_leftnav_2

3 Ağustos 2015 Pazartesi

New baby cardigan...

My followers know so well that Mondays are days that I spend cleaning and tidying the house and end up exhausted after all's done in the evening so that I can leave myself to the soothing touch of warm water under shower. I was really tired so just had a little nap till it was time to make the dinner ready so all I could do through the day was to check a few sites via my tab. I could just turn the lappy on and signed in blogger for this post right after having dinner and some cold water melon after it. Thank God I didn't forget to take the photos of the baby cardigan I've been knitting as a custom order lately and dispatched to my customer early in the morning today so I didn't have to search my folders to find something I can use for this post. Sharing a few photos of the baby cardigan I've embellished with crochet cherries; as usual with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/153550279/baby-cardigan-jacket-sweater-for-infant?ref=shop_home_active_9



1 Ağustos 2015 Cumartesi

Baby collage by Woolopia...

It was another scorching day and in the evening aunt called mom by mobile that we didn't understand what she was saying so mom and brother ran thinking it was an emergency. We were right; he was about to asphyxiate and hardly breathing of his meal obstructed his trachea. After first aid they've called emergency and thank God he's fine now, but because aunt is really frightened and thrilled I'll stay there tonight so have to leave right after posting this last collage of baby items I've knitted. Wishing you and excellent Saturday night and sharing it as usual with the hope you all will like it...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/woolopia?section_id=13382039&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1