Summer sale?

I missed out on the YART sale this year, mostly because I was too busy with other crises to join in. I am thinking about having a sale in August, maybe 50 percent off jewelry or something. I may also start transitioning into selling more knitted items, just because there is SO much jewelry and SO many talented artists on Etsy that my having strung some pearls on some wire tends to pale in comparison. If i learn how to sauter and make my own metal pieces, then I might consider continuing... I will definitely make jewelry until I run out of beads, but I should maybe not buy much more. My fellow Etsians have been telling me that sales in the summer are slow, and I should expect them to pick back up in the fall. I think maybe having my sale in August will perk up my sales a little. Hopefully, anyway.
Do you have any suggestions for what I might do to perk up my sales this summer?