This week I worked on cleaning up my Etsy shop to make it easier to navigate. I used to have all my prints together in one category, which made finding a specific one difficult. Between the active and expired listings, I have 300 or 400 prints, so I had to scroll a lot. I thought, if I’m scrolling this much, so are others visiting my shop.   

I separated all the prints into categories – abstract prints, animal prints, floral prints, and portrait prints. It’s soooo much easier now to find what you’re looking for.  

I also decided to change the bird paintings category to “Animals”. I should have done this long ago because I paint cats, bears, dogs, cows, and at least two white horses so far. I want to add to this animal series, maybe this coming winter? You can find all my animal paintings in one spot now, along with prints here. 

I wish we could make subcategories to drill down more, but Etsy’s limited. We’re only allowed 20 categories, period. I had to delete several of my old categories to fit all the prints in there. We’re not allowed subcategories, which would make life so much easier. Ah, well. Maybe some day? Etsy, you listening? We really could use this upgrade. Etsy follows me on Twitter, maybe I’ll tweet them. 

Today, I’m working on adding a brand new category to my Etsy shop, which is exciting. I’ll tell you more about it soon, if all goes well. 🙂 

Chickadee bird No 99
Palette knife painting
Revised and available here

I hope you have a lovely weekend. If you need me, I’ll be in the studio trying to stay cool. It’s miserably hot & humid here. My ac has been running non-stop around the clock. The air outside is thick like soup. I worry about the homeless, and people who don’t have working air..it’s brutal out there. Please stay safe. xo  

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