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f would you do it too depends on how long our bungee cords are am i right just kidding we don t have the energy for bungee jumping no seriously your medical conditions may not be the same as mine you ll want to do your own research and talk to your own doctors before changing your routine because both magnesium and potassium can really do a number on ibs d as well as other conditions that tend to show up in people with fibromyalgia if you do end up taking potassium supplements there are many types check the mayo clinic web site they list a staggering number of them also why does this blog program keep changing my freaking font and spacing but i digress i could have been in tour de france if i d had enough potassium i bring up potassium for another reason potassium deficiency can cause weakness fatigue muscle cramps and constipation those symptoms are pretty common in those with fibromyalgia what if just humor me here what if some people who have been diagnosed with fibro actually have potassium deficiency instead what if eating bananas baked potatoes and spinach omelets which all contain potassium makes all or some of the fibro symptoms disappear what if donuts and cheesecake contain potassium what if eating large amounts of decadent pastries cures us of potassium deficiency and then random house contacts me and demands that i sign a half million dollar contract for the rights to publish one of my novels and then everyone dashes into my etsy shop and buys five tastefully handmade scarves in shades of green and or teal blue and santa claus brings me a bmw for christmas and world hunger gets solved tomorrow and democrats and republicans all start to work together for a brighter and better america we just don t know but i will keep eating spinach salads and hope for the best dj runnels visit my etsy shop pretty pleeeeeeeease posted by lifesanexpedition at 10 43 am labels electrolyte balance electrolytes exercise and potassium fibromyalgia potassium and fatigue potassium and magnesium potassium and sodium potassium deficiency potassium deficiency symptoms wednesday june 13 2018 if your etsy shop has low views and low sales beaded detail on one of the handbags in my etsy shop i just received my 1 111th feedback review on etsy and i am honored that so many people felt compelled to say something nice about what i shipped them they didn t have to i appreciate that they did i posted this in the etsy forums along with the following insights sometimes people come into the etsy forums and ask how can i get customers to leave a review my answer to this is by providing a good product shipped on time with a friendly note of thanks that s it i know many of you are tempted to ask customers to leave you a review but that s awkward not necessary and could even backfire on you just do a good job ship fast and be friendly my customers know that i am a cheerful sort okay maybe more wacky than cheerful but whatever and your customers will pick up the vibe you convey too i know many of you are discouraged by sagging views and decreasing sales and you come to the forums seeking advice most of the advice you get will be to improve your seo and photos or to add more merchandise the sellers who generously take the time to study your shop and offer this advice are often giving you very good advice please listen to them don t tell them why you can t do it they are often telling you what you need to know even if you don t agree but please also remember that with 53 million listings on etsy you may need to make more ruthless changes than simply modifying the seo i will never say the following to your face when you come to the forums begging for help but getting good sales goes beyond tags and photos deep breath many jewelry makers are creating a style of jewelry that is allllllll over the site consider branching out into making lanyards and eyeglass holders and pieces less ubiquitous so that you can be found in more categories make jewelry for women men children branch out if you want to make hand stamped metalwork bracelets make yours different from what is already out there if you are addicted to crocheting scarves try to make yours a little different from the many solid color acrylic ones so you can compete with the half million scarves that are listed in the fall winter i know it s comforting to make what you like the way you like it in the cheapest yarn you can find using a solid color but you do not stand out when you do this be nice don t copy my work if you re going to make calligraphy farmhouse signs try to come up with fresh quotes that other sellers are not using choose quotes that have a searchable word in them and aim for specific rather than vague target demographic groups nurses capricorns step families soccer moms fishing enthusiasts make sure your sign is legible because many of them are not you think that they are but they re not i see them all day long and i can t read half of them consider using a different font so that you will stand out if you make greeting cards and your sales are screeching to a halt it might be because some demographics are buying fewer greeting cards than they used to in part because they believe in sustainability and it feels wrong to them to buy cards when they can simply send an email instead and in so doing save a tree stop i see that you want to argue with me you are wasting your breath i didn t single handedly change our culture it is a trend and you must find a way to adapt and face reality try making greeting cards that are targeted to a much narrower niche happy birthday to my favorite teacher people search on the word teacher and rock climber and football and doctor and nevada incorporate searchable key words into your work and watch the rock climbers and doctors and people of nevada flock to you you may be thinking those take forever to sell but nobody wants a generic birthday card or if they do you have too much competition already and you will not be found in search alternatively consider making some other sort of paper products what was popular in 2010 may not be in demand any more it isn t a condemnation of your skills it s a matter of supply and demand fail it was a sad but realistic day when i realized that few people want my clever hand felted coasters there s nothing wrong with the ones i make there are just too many coasters on etsy and the supply exceeds the demand coasters appeal to an older audience eager to protect their valuable wood furniture whereas etsy shoppers are skewed towards the under 50 please don t write to me and say oh yeah well i m over 50 and i shop on etsy that may be but the majority of etsy shoppers apparently are less concerned about leaving latte rings on their ikea coffee tables i have other stories like this numerous stories i tried something it underperformed i moved on i don t just blindly continue making something that isn t selling well i try to figure out why something isn t selling but if i can t figure it out that doesn t mean i stubbornly keep on making it fail this happens to all of us here is a cowl neckwarmer that can also be worn as a hood or dread wrap what s wrong with that i don t know it sells but slowly do i go into the etsy forums and wail what am i doing wrongggggg why isn t this selling is it my tags no i tried adding accents to them such as felted leaves i made them in a variety of colors for men and women i used a male model for some of the listings i changed photos finally i faced reality and i quit making them do you like it go look in my shop you can get one at a reduced price you re welcome dj runnels visit my etsy posted by lifesanexpedition at 12 48 pm labels etsy etsy problems etsy sales etsy seller etsy shop etsy views etsy visits low etsy sales low sales sunday october 1 2017 wait what multistrand yarn what is that french morocco by life s an expedition exclusively on etsy in the lifesanexpedition store life s an expedition multistrand yarn is composed of multiple strands that have not been plied if your jaw is on the floor right now pick it back up while i wait okay ready it s not hard to use i knit with it in a dimly lit room while watching tv using double pointed needles and trust me i am not the greatest knitter who ever lived granted if you just learned to knit last week you won t be able to use it without practice but if you are an advanced beginner you should be able to get the hang of it pretty quickly i ve been winding it and selling it online since 2003 and only know of two people who simply threw up their hands and gave up proof that it can be done ta da beginners i recommend getting comfortable with a single strand first if you feel you know what you re doing with one strand you can eventually handle two then three then more begin with large needles and work your way down to medium needles i don t think i have ever used my brand of multistrand yarn on size 4 needles or smaller but that s not a big concern since i seldom make any multistrand yarn in a gauge smaller than dk your biggest challenge will be to knit each stitch in its entirety without dropping a couple of strands but if you get most of the strands into the stitch and drop the rest i know i know the very thought creeps you out and i feel uncomfortable writing this but even if it happens your project will not unravel and with all those colors going on your mistakes will be less noticeable in some ways it s actually easier than single strand knitting in which every stitch counts and every mistake shows and every dropped stitch means chaos and frogging and i m the sort of person who hates to rip out rows and redo it admit it you hate it too visit life s an expedition on etsy https www etsy com shop lifesanexpedition a second problem you may encounter when you re using multiple strands is that one one of my customers made this with medieval violets strand will sometimes be stretched out or seem longer than the others as you work your project chenille yarn is notorious for this if you reach the end of a row that is you re on a seam and your piece has a right side and a wrong side go ahead and tie up the slack on the pesky strand that is too long then when you sew up the seams you can incorporate the slack into the seam what if you don t have a seam what if you re making something like a blanket without a right side or wrong side you can loop the longer strand around the needle a second time as often as needed to make it catch up with the strands i have created yarns in which i never had to do this at all throughout the entire project but sooner or later most multi strand knitters face the problem of uneven strands zenith star only in my etsy shop lifesanexpedition or sometimes i see it happen when some of the strands are much thinner and or a different fiber than the others it has not put me off of multi strand knitting but someone who is using multiple strands for the first time might freak just remember most knitters do get the hang of it and if you are clever about fudging the yarn a bit here and there you will relax knitters and crocheters who are really into elaborate stitches sometimes resist the notion of multiple strands because they have so much going on just following the pattern i can understand that multistrand knitting is easier when you are doing a straight garter or stockinette with minimal increases decreases or shaping but i ve done seed stitch and ribbing with multiple strands and loved the results and i ve had customers go on an entrelac binge with life s an expedition yarn and i wove countless scarves with it despite the special challenges that a weaving loom presents i m not good at crocheting with it but frankly i m not good at traditional crochet lastly someone who is super picky about their craft might never enjoy it also anyone who is devoted to knitting socks or anything on very small needles might not have the patience for multi strands good luck to you i re post this same article every year or two so that people can find it more easily if i haven t convinced you yet that you will likely get the hang of multistrand yarn and actually like it i will point out that i have a number of customers who have purchased over 1 000 worth of it from me over the years dj runnels follow me on instagram lifesanexpedition posted by lifesanexpedition at 1 07 pm labels dj runnels dj runnels yarn knitting with three strands knitting with two strands life s an expedition life s an expedition yarn lifesanexpedition multistrand yarn yarn with multiple strands wednesday november 12 2014 figuring out fiber content in fabric and yarns whenever i try to diagnose the fibers in mystery fabrics or yarns with missing labels i find the information online to be very hard to follow so i came up with this flow chart to make it slightly simpler it s only accurate for fabrics and yarns that are primarily one fiber an awful lot of yarns are blends and those are harder to test hope you can read this if it s too small you might try holding the control key and clicking the plus sign next to your backspace key the plus sign enlarges the minus sign decreases casablanca castle gold the two yarns shown here by the way are by life s an expedition yarns and are listed on etsy but the chart above won t help you discern fiber content of life s an expedition yarns because they are mostly blends many of them have four or more different fibers in them then again most of my yarns already have fiber content listed on the label unless it s one of our big destash listings have fun dj runnels visit life s an expedition on etsy posted by lifesanexpedition at 3 52 pm labels acrylic burn test cotton fabric fiber content nylon polyester rayon silk what fiber is this wool yarn friday october 24 2014 cheap background for your etsy ebay artfire zibbet photos if you sell online but aren t quite ready to invest in an elaborate photography backdrop and light box for your product shots here s a solution that costs about 10 you know those white fold up displays that kids use for science fair projects they sell them at target and similar stores near the school and office supplies here s what the package looks like be careful opening it because although it is sturdy the edges chip easily it s not a huge deal since you will crop that part out of your photos once out of the cellophane the board opens up into a three panel piece of foam board about 1 4 thick that you can set up near a window in your home or apartment choose the best window you can because the light you get will make an enormous difference in your photos natural light gives your product the most natural accurate color and often alleviates the need for a flash which can make your product look creepy strange if you don t use it right you ll have to experiment regarding the time of day and strength of light available but soon you ll find the ideal window often a slightly overcast day with a cloudy white sky works 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