Photography for Social Media with a professional non-expert

Ok, first lets digest the title of this blog post and get things straight! I’ve been using social media as an advertising tool for Purple Rose Embroidery for the last 4 years. Over that time I’ve perfected my methods of how to get the best photos I can in the easiest way possible. After all the best way to treat social media is little and often so it has to be quick and easy!

Do I know as much as a trained photographer? No. However I can offer many years of experience and a foolproof method that only requires your phone!

Etsy Vs Squarespace - Where should you sell

When deciding to set up a small business working out where to sell your products online can be really daunting!

Many people will tell you what you should or shouldn’t do without having any experience themselves. Others will delight in recounting their horror stories with one platform or another. It can all be very overwhelming and difficult to know where to start!

Small biz thingsPurple Rose Embroidery10 May 2022Small biz, advice Comments

How I started Purple Rose

This is the story of how my little business was born!
I’m in no way a business expert but I hope it’s helpful to see how things came about for me and my haphazard little biz

Small biz thingsPurple Rose Embroidery27 August 2020 Comments

Creating an original design

This is something that I know a lot of people struggle with.

It’s hard to know where to start sometimes, and even harder to know if what you’ve created looks right!

I’m going to take you through the steps I use to create my designs before I even start stitching:

Looking for inspiration images
Drawing the elements of the design
Playing with composition
Thinking about colours

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