Ebay offers a wonderful, affordable way to continue selling and promoting your work. In addition to Ebay, in order to give your work that added boost of recognition, these are initial steps that I took, in the "beginning".

If you have a collection of dolls that you would like to exhibit or promote, consider your local library. That is one of the ways I launched my initial doll making ventures.

I was fortunate to have a local library with a glass display case and a few high shelves behind the front desk. I contacted a head librarian and arranged a month long display. Once that was settled, I was given time to come in and set up my dolls. I added a few props and signs, plus photocopied information sheets. You could have an actual flyer, stating that you post your dolls, doll patterns or accessories on Ebay for sale.

One week after my initial venture, I was invited to a juried session for a large, elite art show and from that show came a gallery acceptance. From all of the initial steps, I gradually began to gain enough capitol to invest in other forms of advertising and a column in " The Cloth Doll" magazine, called "Helping Hands".

I networked with other doll makers and businesses to form my own pattern business, which was quite profitable for 13 years in Oregon.  I did not own a computer at that time and if I had, would surely have used this means for sales.

With the addition of Ebay in my life now, I can once again seek out recognition for the work that I developed, designed and enjoyed for so many years.

The library display did not cost a penny, yet yielded a bounty in many ways, not just monetary.

My designs are for sale on my Ebay site under "CaliWildViolet".