I'm a stay-at-home mom who made $23,000 in 3 months on Etsy. Here's how I built a business around my busy schedule.

• Kelly Byrnes, a stay-at-home mom, sells wall art on Etsy using a printer in her garage.
• She has made $23,000 in revenue this year after introducing framing and personalized prints.
• Byrnes works around her kids' childcare and is using the extra income to save for a house deposit.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kelly Byrnes, a 33-year-old Etsy seller in Hull, England. Byrnes' income has been verified with documentation by Insider. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

When my now-8-year-old twins started full-time school in September 2019, boredom started to set in for me. I had been raising my children as a stay-at-home mum for years. While my husband worked, I wanted to bring in my own money.