hi Rachel! i went to a few craft fairs when i started and also at the sme time opened my etsy shop. so far craft fairs have been more successful and i have also enjoyed seeing buyers face to face-but now i have just had new baby so etsy is all i can do for a while. but after a couple of months i have only recently made my first sale, so it takes a bit of patience:) i have found facebook to be most useful actually , so its worth trying to make them work togetether for you. good luck!