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My Bead Soup Blog Partner posted this great post the other day. I really liked the idea, so I decided to join in.
Here's how it works:
I will send a surprise gift to the first three commenters on this blog post. The gift will be a handmade surprise by me and will be sent to you some time in the next 365 days.
All you have to do is, leave me a comment and make sure you include your email address (if your profile doesn't include it). I’ll email you for your mailing address and a ask a few questions.
To complete signing up you MUST play along too. To do this you must blog a similar post and pledge to make a surprise gift for the first three people who comment on it.
So, do you want to play? Comment below and I’ll sent a handmade gift to the first three people who do.
Who is in?
And if you want to get yourself a gift, check out my great Stained Glass, Mosaics and Fused Glass Kreationz for your Home and Garden at KayzKreationz on Etsy. Also, check out my cute brooch/pin for sale right here on my blog on the top right. A Little Bit Vintage can be bought by just clicking on the link.
Well, tomorrow is the big day. Unfortunately, I put my back out last Sunday and have not been able to stand or sit to finish my piece. I'm still hoping to get it finished tonight, however if I don't, please check back tomorrow for the list of the participants and check them all out. I'll post my piece later this week when it's finished if I don't finish tonight. Thanks for understanding. Meanwhile, here's the buttons I sent to my great partner, Shannon, of For My Sweet Daughter. And after that, you'll see the WONDERFUL buttons she sent me and the cutest little box that she sent them in. Isn't it adorable. Can you guess which one of the handmade buttons she sent in the last picture I'm using in my piece? You'll have to wait till tomorrow or later this week to see it finished. :)
This week's Featured HAF artist is Teresa from trusk4u at the HandmadeArtistsShop. Although her first crafting love was sewing, she now loves creating handmade jewelry using all kinds of materials, especially wire and recycled parts. In fact she says it's her obsession. She likes to learn new skills and try new techniques in her jewelry, also. She has opened a shop in Mebane, NC called Hollyhocks, LLC which sells handmade items from local artists. You should check out her online shop at trusk4u though for wonderful Jewelry designs like these:
Plus, her husband makes wonderful Key chains, Pens, and Shaving Kits in his workshop that she lists in her trusk4u shop on HandmadeArtistsShop. So check it out. And if you're looking for some unique Stained Glass, Mosaics, Fused Glass Kreationz for your Home or Garden or as gifts, plus Wire-wrapped, Beaded Jewelry, be sure to check out my shop on Etsy, KayzKreationz.
Good morning all. Just a little post to tell you about a great site for Handmade Artists. There are so many places out there that we, as artists, can sell our gorgeous Handmade items. One of the newest, although it started back in December 2009, is HandmadeArtistsShop. After struggling for the first year, they redesigned the Shop site and relaunched a new reddesigned site. It's a great site. What I love most about it is that it is dedicated solely to Handmade. They're not going to allow any resellers, unaltered vintage or non-handmade supplies. So what you get is a Handmade site for Handmade artists! Isn't that great. You don't have to weed through all the resellers on other sites or storebought things being passes off as handmade.
They also are keeping Social Features off the site. There is a separate forum for that kind of thing that is completely separate. It's been going for about 3 years and is dedicated to Handmade also. They don't discriminate about where you choose to sell, but they help support Handmade artists. I've been a member of that forum for a little while and there's great support there as well as opportunities to get your shop mentioned in several ways and get more views/sales.
But back to the HandmadeArtistsShop site. They have some wonderful shops so far and gorgeous items made by Handmade artists. Take for instance this great shop where I purchased this pretty little haircomb: LifeIsSublime Isn't that great? But their goal is to keep it fairly small so it becomes the elite place to buy Handmade. So get on over there (by clicking on the title of this post or the name) and check it out. See if it doesn't fit you and what you sell and sign up to sell.
There's a movement going on Etsy right now to help support Handmade/Handcrafted items. It's called 30on30. It's very simple. To help support handmade items and artists you simply spend $30.00 on November 30th. (Or whatever you can). It's a great way to help support these artists or even your local economy instead of the big box stores like Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target and others. Plus you get something really unique for yourself or as a gift for someone else. And usually these items last much longer than anything you'd buy in the stores and often become things handed down from generation to generation. Plus it gives you or your recipient a special joy knowing it was handmade/handcrafted and you picked it out or had it customized just the way you wanted. If you're interested in helping support your handmade community, whether local or worldwide, search for "30on30" on Etsy and see what wonderful things you come up with. For instance, I make Stained Glass, Mosaics and Fused Glass items for your home and garden. You won't find anything like this Birdfeeder in your local Wal-Mart. Or this great little Romantic Blue Plate in Pier One or BedBathandBeyond. So check out my shop: KayzKreationz or the many other great handmade items on Etsy now or this Monday and help support Handmade/Handcrafted with 30on30.
I've been trying Project Wonderful for a while now. I get some views, not lots, and haven't gotten a sale yet. So, recently KMT Graphic Design had a post about how to sell advertising yourself on your blog. After reading it, I decided to try it. With her help, I got my boxes set up at the footer of my blog, (although I'm still working on them) and got my paypal button set up with an announcement on the left sidebar here to offer a small mini for your Etsy or Artfire shop. To start off, I'm offering these spaces for only $2.50 for a whole month. If they seem successful, then I will offer sidebar spaces for a little more. I'm hoping to help other Etsy and Artfire shops an added way to advertise their businesses and help drive business not only to their shops, but also to mine. KMT also has an Ad Directory on her blog about which other blogs offer this opportunity. So if you're looking for an inexpensive way to advertise your shops, try this for a month and see if it helps. Whenever someone purchases this advertising, I will also tweet about their shop off and on for that month. Here's hoping this will increase business for all of us. Scroll down to the left to purchase your one month's advertising spot for only $2.50 to start off.
Woohoo!! Good Morning America just mentioned Etsy! They were talking about their job fair in Atlanta and interviewed a woman named Cheryl who did paintings and sold them on Etsy. They showed her booth and she had Etsy signs everywhere. They mentioned it was a great place for buying/selling handmade artwork. We're getting the word out. Yeah!http://kayzkreationz.etsy.com/http://stringandstones.etsy.com/
Hey all the marketing exchange starts to day with the first featured shop: http://randomscraps.etsy.comCheck it out. She has handmade cards, cute baby albums and a monthly card program so you never run out of a card for that special occasion.And keep checking back every day for the featured etsy shop of the day. Let's all help these great Etsy shops.
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