My new shop banner on Etsy

I've made a new shop banner! It was fun to literally do an "in the field" photo shoot and feature an actual lake in my shop named "Breeze on the Lake," lol! To be fair it's not so much a lake as just a pond, but it's a beautiful little pond, with swans and ducks, surrounded by verdant woods. I took some of my knitted bird figures out to a fine old weathered bench that sits with a perfect view of the water. You can just about make out a swan who happened to be floating in the perfect spot too, and got into the picture.

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 I shot this scene at the end of August, so this is my summer scene/summer banner. I plan to do an identical shoot for each season, and change them to suit - but things will be slightly behind for the next year. I'm waiting to do the "Autumn/Fall" scene -- but the leaves are still green! I'd like to shoot the real thing rather than work some photo manipulation, so, patience is the order of the day! When the leaves turn I will be out there, albeit with a different robin, as the one depicted here just sold and is now in its new home 5,000 miles across the globe!

My banner project will be fun to do as the seasons change and I collect the set, so to speak. Many Etsy sellers say that not many people actually land on your shop page, thus not many ever even see it and your banner, but rather they arrive on a listing after a search for an item. That may be so, but still I find it to be enjoyable to make the shop look nice, make changes and improvements, etc. Fall and winter are my least favorite seasons, but I'm excited to do my photo shoots and create my seasonal banners - something to look forward to. :)

Come visit and take a look around -- and watch this space for the next season in my banner photo!

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