I Can Admit

when I’m not good at something. Last night I went to a craft night that a local group of ladies have put together. The project of the evening was to make a collage. I just had to show up with scissors and a glue stick. What could be so hard about collaging? Well, obviously, everything. […]

There Are Other Choices

The world does not revolve around silver earrings alone. My shop consists of many bracelets in both silver tones and coppers. However, due to lack of supplies in any other type of metal, my earrings, except one pair, have been all in silver tones. I first made some in copper a few weeks ago. I […]

Making Sense Of It All

It is very easy to go on mini shopping sprees across the internet once you have built up a sizable amount in your PayPal account. Perhaps you have sold a few items in your online shop or you transferred money over from your bank account to make yourself feel better about the balance PayPal (I’m […]

The Unveiling

I read somewhere in the Etsy Storque that a good way to start the new year out in your shop is with a new line. I’ve been thinking about that ever since. Many questions have come from that. How can I incorporate my style into something new? Am I still new enough on Etsy that […]

Naughty United States Postal Service

Hey USPS – I appreciate you bringing me all sorts of goodies in the mail today, but I didn’t appreciate the bent package. Guess what, “Do Not Bend” on a package from Australia means “Do Not Bend” here in the US too – they speak English… capishe? I will be heading up there tomorrow and […]

Etsy One Million Challenge

Our street team, AREtsy, is putting out a Etsy Wide challenge to pool ONE MILLION pictures of their art work and items for sale. The Flickr Group can be found by clicking HERE. You don’t have to be in AREtsy or in any street team to participate – but this is a great way to […]

Satisfied

After a weeks worth of trying new ways to do my Etsy shop photos, I think I’ve found some I’m satisfied with. One of the rocks I dug up when working on my front flower bed last spring works quite well as a background to my bracelets and my earrings. Some items didn’t take as […]

My Latest Purchase

I’ve talked about AREtsy in my blog before. If you have time, you can go back and see many of the wonderful shops that make it up, if you are lazy, then I’ll give you a quick description of AREtsy. AREtsy is an Etsy Street Team for the state of Arkansas. That’s it, simple, easy, […]

Moo Cards

For a few months I’ve been hearing about some little things (or not so little if you consider their popularity) called Moo Cards. They are cards printed with your pictures or artwork on one side and your contact information on the back. They are smaller than business cards and therefore more interesting (different equals good, […]

Custom

I *heart* custom orders. While selling anything I make is good in my book, custom orders allow me to make things that a customer specifically asked for. I don’t have to worry about if someone is going to like it enough to buy it or if it will sell at all. I just have to […]