Things I need to start my shop

1. A camera to take nice photos with. The cell phone camera just doesn't do it.
2. A shop banner that looks nice
3. Labels with ingredients listed for my products
4. An Excel sheet to calculate the cost of the product and the shipping
5. Packaging, boxes, jars, tissue paper, bubble wrap
6. A lightbox to take my photos
7. Ingredients
8. Business cards
9. Stickers to put on the packages


And most of all, time to do all this. I think my research will pay off eventually though. I never knew it would be this much work! I like the thought of it though, even if it is going to take a while for me to get started. I'd rather get started right and have it take longer than start wrong and have to do it over again.

Things I would like to make

Since making stuff seems to be out of  the question for now (except for soap) I have been trying to save tutorials and ideas. Today I have been researching making banners and labels for products.

I have found that most people print labels on inkjets, which is good since I feared I'd have to have things printed on a laser printer. I have also looked at branding and packaging. My hero in this is SpaTherapy. She has the prettiest labels and design I have ever seen. 

I am not great with graphics design (can't you tell?) but I do have a friend who works in advertising so I will ask him to give me some lessons.

More research tomorrow.