New vid dropping on Sunday!
I know many cannot afford becoming my customer on #etsy & many others want to learn how I build my #crowns. This might be your answer ❤️
Members of my #patreon have early access already 👉🏻 www.patreon.com/cw/mpardo_co...
Find your piece at 👉🏻 mpardocouture.etsy.com
#offtopic
Today, I'm proud to be Spanish and have a Prime Minister that stands up in the face of tyranny.
Even if it's at the cost of many small biz's like mine, it brings some peace of mind to be in the good side of History this time.
#notowar #stopgenocide
Finally speaking about the most elaborate bespoke piece I made for a customer last year:
This is just the base of a pair of #fairywings... A very epic but not the only incredible feature.
I'm so ready to start unveiling this beast!!
Find your crown 👉🏻 mpardocouture.etsy.com
#smallbizowner #etsy
That's exactly what happened here 🫠 I'm now having to update all my shipping prices with international destinations! It's not a super high rise, but it's quite noticeable. And in this economy, even the last couple euros count to make a customer accept or reject making their purchase 🫤
An overview of the new Dafne hair combs! More about their multiple positions coming soon
Cool news of the week: a new addition to the Dafne fam is here!
These combs (sold in pairs) will be available on #Etsy this Friday 20th Feb!!
Customize them with your fave rhinestone colour, and select whether you want them with detachable chains ✨ Super versatile headpiece!!
#newdrop #smallbiz
A pretty picture with a close-up to the Alamira crown in gold -to lift our mood up in these dark times
It seems #correosespaña won't allow me to ship as standard tracked mail anymore.
Shipping will be as tracked parcel from now on. Maybe faster, def more expensive.
Is it just me feeling disheartened at every new update regarding selling internationally? 🤕
#smallbizissues #etsyseller #crowns
It's so frustrating 🫠 for those of us who find the Etsy engines work better than if we had our own websites, it's an uphill battle everyday. I wish Etsy got back to what it originally was intended for, and left the rest to where it belongs.
This is especially heartbreaking when you know of sellers that *almost* lost it all because Etsy flagged their handmade goods.
Chinese companies have zero problems in duping anything. And this shop's stuff had been duped so much that Etsy thought they were the fraud.
How not okay is that? 🤦🏻♀️
Of course the responsibility of this doesn't lie on the sellers' shoulders only.
It's on Etsy to weed out what can be sold on the platform.
It's been years already that they seem to want to compete with AliExpress or sth -since they allow total crap & dubious listings to go live.
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Patterns, masterclasses about a craft -I get that you could sell those as PDFs.
But coaching? Wouldn't that be more suitable in other platforms like Ko-Fi, Patreon or even Amazon?
Please please please 🙏🏻 let's make Etsy back to #handmade only. Few rely on the platform because of this 🫠
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#etsy used to be a platform where artisans, small artists and vintage item collectors sold their pieces...
Now, along with dropshippers that sell total crap made under questionable conditions -I see that there are sellers offering coaching courses in PDF files!?
Where's the #handmade in that?
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Mona moon tiara Vs Valeria from the 'Artemis' collection ✨
#Winteriscoming to an end -are trees in your area already blossoming? 🌸
Let's compare these two tiaras that look quite opposite -and yet brides are currently choosing:
🔸The Mona moon tiara, an all-time best seller.
🔸And the golden Valeria tiara (collection 'Artemis')
#crowns #smallbizowner #etsy
Now my subscribers on #patreon can enjoy watching the vlog of the #makingof this Alamira crown in silver 🤍
Join in at www.patreon.com/cw/mpardo_co...
Or wait until Sunday to watch on YouTube for free
#wip #handmadejewelry #smallbizowner
The Alamira design, in gold and silver! Now on Etsy
Two sisters! 👑 These circlet #crowns are reversible, only one of each available.
Find them on mpardocouture.etsy.com
#handmadejewelry #artnouveau #tolkienelves
The fact that I made this crown on a single day (it takes me 13h to make this design!) and I took pictures & videos of it on the next day right before shipping it that same afternoon leaves me in awe 😱 I did that in that little time!? I sometimes amaze myself. No, this is absolutely not intended to be an example of my standard processing times 🙏🏻
I made this #crown from scratch to pictured & shipped in less than 36h!! 😱
I even found time to film bits for a vlog of those exhausting 1.5 days. Coming soon on #YouTube!
I'm so proud of myself RN 🥰
Find her golden sister "Alamira" at 👉🏻 mpardocouture.etsy.com 👈🏻
#smallbizowner #brides2026
The last collection of ballet tiaras that got listed on my Etsy shop.
Last #shopdrop rocking it! 👑🩰
Some of these #ballettiaras are reversible or have detachable parts, which make them super interesting for ballerinas on a budget.
Open agenda for #bridal and #cosplaycostume pieces for Spring-Summer!
Shop online 👉🏻 mpardocouture.etsy.com
#handmadejewelry #crowns
This elven inspired circlet "Alamira" was made in silver upon a customer's request. They fell in love with how it looks back to front, which gives the crown a completely different vibe. More as an Art Nouveau piece!
A candid of the 1st custom order of 2026, an Alamira #crown in silver!
Funny enough, I'm modelling it back to front here. Originally designed as an #elven circlet with the party at the back - full #artnouveau vibes if worn reversed!
Gold version available 👉🏻https://mpardocouture.etsy.com
#etsy
Art Vs artist 2025! Top left - bespoke Hürrem inspired crown Top centre - best-seller MONA tiara Top right - DREIDE Art Nouveau inspired crown Middle left - HELA crown Middle centre - yours truly! Middle right - 4x ruffle collars for ballet performance Bottom left - AURELIA Art Nouveau crown Bottom centre - bespoke Hürrem inspired crown Bottom right - bespoke Hürrem inspired Hotoz headdress
Wrapping up my 2025 with some of my most loved pieces on SM. It's so fun to see many bespoke ones I made for #happycustomers ❤️
Find yours or request info for your own bespoke crown or costume on my #etsyshop 👉🏻 mpardocouture.etsy.com
#smallbizowner #crowns #costumedesign #fantasybride
Happy holidays everyone! Featured: Art Nouveau inspired headpiece DREIDE
Officially on vacation!
My Etsy shop remains open to orders & DMs. I'll respond all in order of arrival from Jan 5th onward.
Happy holidays & new year, however you celebrate -or not celebrate! 🥳👑
#christmasbreak #smallbizowner #artnouveau #crown
Studio photograph of me modelling my customer's Hürrem inspired crown in antique gold and deep purple. Hypnotic!
One of my most #loyalcustomers challenged me with this #Hürrem inspired #crown a few months ago. It's for sure amongst the heaviest & most mysterious ones I've ever made!
👉🏻 Bespoke & custom orders: open spots for Spring 2026. Let's make your dream piece a reality together!
mpardocouture.etsy.com
Behind the scenes of photographing the new earrings in silver and blue 💙
I'm becoming a fan of building settings that are just as #magical as the products ✨ Snow-like flowers, #fairylights, glittery tulle...All to frame the gorgeous new earrings in silver and blue!
Now available ❄️👉🏻https://mpardocouture.etsy.com
#winteriscoming #letitsnow #smallbizowner
Earrings MIRIAM in silver with synthetic opalite cabochons, jade faceted beads and faceted crystal drops ✨
Earrings MIRIAM in silver with synthetic opalite cabochons, jade faceted beads and faceted crystal drops, modelled ✨
Just dropped a new bunch of winter themed earrings! ❄️ I'm sure #queenelsa would love some of these.
For those shopping their 🎄 #Christmasgifts 🎄 - make sure you order within the following days to ensure your pieces arrive in time for the holidays!
#handmadejewelry #sparklystuff #frozen
Etsy's currently bringing 42% of the traffic to my shop -I'm providing the whole rest! On one hand, it's good news. On the other... I wonder if I should be thinking of having my own website, if the whole load of the traffic will be on my own shoulders anyway.
#smallbiz kinda #rant:
Either I'm doing an amazing job at social media promoting my pieces...
Or #Etsy is doing me *little favour* right now.
Could it be a matter of #SEO -perhaps I'm outdated in that? 🤔
Don't know, it's always been the other way around!
#handmadebusiness #etsyseller #helpme
Working on a Maya ballet tiara in iridescent silver and royal blue, one of the many colour combos that will be newly available in this shop update.
Revisiting some #ballettiara designs to update my Etsy shop 👑 Refreshing designs allows me to refine them, and also allows you to know more about them ❤️
#yagp #handmadebusiness #etsyseller #behindthescene #wip
Te entiendo... tengo una taza favorita para el té, si la veo en otras manos me come el demoño por dentro 🤣 el cariño que cogemos a las cosas...
Venía a decirte lo mismo: repárala, kintsugi a tope con ella ✨ Si no sirve para beber, seguro que tu mente de artista le encuentra un uso rápido! Ánimo!
The face of someone who's filling up takedown forms for intellectual property infringement instead of creating beautiful wearable art pieces 🫠
#smallbizowner #intellectualproperty #stolenart #ijustwannacreate
I just got sent screenshots of a whole merch line sold on Redbubble with an edited image of *a pic I took of a tiara I made*.
Funny that I need to have an account in a page I would not support to report the issue 🫠
Definitely ready to wave bye to 2025.
#stolenart #smallbizowner #crowns #acotar
Who else is already absolutely exhausted by ads pushing the usage of AI to photograph products for your #smallbiz, to create absolutely fake videos, or to whatever other endeavours??
I firmly believe AI is NOT the solution. It's always better to be "simpler" and keep it #honest.
#antiAI
Qué mal se pasa 🤕 ánimos!! Yo ando organizando contenido para RRSS... Echando tiempo invisible 😅🫠
One of my last works in progress that recently left to Germany ✨ Yet another Hürrem Sultan Inspired crown!! Things I would be much more insightful about on Patreon!
Drafting my new #Patreon feels like prepping to apply for a whole new job. A completely alien self-employment job.
All I wonder is if I should be trying to build my following up more on SM & YT before launching, or if it's fine to work on both things at once...
#smallbiz #costumemaker #crowns
