Open up shop?

I am dying to open up my Etsy shop.  I even listed the addy on my bidness card but its still not open.  I sold 1 item to one of my best friends just to make it easy for her to pay.  So its actually set up, but I haven't nothing listed I should say.  Etsy is a great place and space to showcase, market and sale handmade and unique items but it is very intimidating.  The jewelry business is very saturated because it's so easy to get into.  Just speaking from personal experience, when I was checking out different creative avenues for myself to get into, I settled into jewelry very quickly and easily.  I knew it was something that I would always do and I've been deeply interested in, but I also figured I would do other items as well. (I still believe that I will)  Since I've been making jewelry, everything else went to the back burner.  So needless to say, I'm not the only one drawn to the craft and Etsy is the best place to see this.

With all that being said, I am still dying to have a shop.  I love everything about the site and the community that it has developed.  I think it is one of the best places/venues in 2012 to actually own and have the opportunity to own a business.  I am trying not to let the work that's involved and the saturated market hold me back but it's hard to not let those facts enter my mind.  So I think I will conduct an experiment and open up a shop in bigcartel which from my understanding looks to be another avenue where artists can showcase and sale their work.  I've actually purchased from this site some fly earrings. So I figure I can open up a free account and list 5 items as a tester to see what it feels like to have an online shop.  I find this to be less intimidating.

I'll keep you posted.........