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How To Increase Your Etsy Shop’s Visibility Through A Giveaway
Raspberry Lemonade Shea and Cocoa Butter Cold Process Soap By: soapdeli Giveaways are fun. They create excitement and can be a great tool for getting consumers to visit your online shop. The more traffic you can bring to your shop, the higher your chances of making a sale. And while …
Writers Spark: Interview with Brenda Salzano
by Emily Orpin on 7/31/10 | 0
Love Writer print by dekanimal In the next edition of the Writers Spark series, we meet the multi-talented Brenda Salzano. Brenda works in a dizzying array of mediums – throughout her creative life she has sculpted, painted, made jewellery, spun, weaved (woved? woven? weavened? help!), and taken photographs! She is an …
Tips for Reaching 100 Sales On Etsy
The Bella Wallet in Parisian Damask
Reaching your first 100 sales on Etsy is a great milestone to reach. It can however be a tough one to reach, but with the proper knowledge it can be done. Here are few tips from an Etsy seller that has reached and passed …
How To Make A stylish Alternative To Your Bathroom Towel Bar
If you are looking for a inexpensive yet stylish alternative to your old bathroom towel bar, here is a great how-to just for you. By : by stephanie lynn I’m back in my little guys bath trying to pull things together as it is still a work in progress. I needed …
Small Business Success Reading List – SEO | Building a Website | Hobby vs Business
running your business vs. pursuing your hobby Get a website in a weekend 6 ways to beat the SEO blues Part 1 6 ways to beat the SEO blues Part 2 Use Benefits to Pump Up Your Product Descriptions
How To Make An Embroidered Linen Pillow
By: Flamingo Toes Can a person have too many pillows? I sure hope not. Maybe so though. Have you seen “Never Been Kissed”? I’ll try not to get to that point. But I have an addiction. I’ve managed to hold it off for about a month – but I …
Etsy Forum Rewind – Be Different And Stand Out In The Crowd
Snarky, Funny Friendship Card / Friends Forever | By: Neat Things By: Neat Things My dad used to always say, “Find what you’re better at than most people and do that for a living.” It was his recipe for success. If you’re struggling with sales. If …
Etsy Forum Rewind – Etsy Seller Reaches 1,100 Sales In Less Than A Year And Tells All
PATTERN – EASY CROCHET BEAR HAT SIZES PREEMIE TO 3 YEARS
By: Speckled Frog Crochet When I first opened my Etsy store in October 2009 I wasn’t completely sure what I would sell patterns or product I did a little of both in the beginning but quickly found that I …
Keyword Tips For Etsy Sellers – Google Search And The Wonder Wheel
By: Finding Charm I came across this great tip or tool in one of my marketing email newsletters I receive. Some of you Etsy folks may know of Bill Walton. I typically use the Google Keyword tool to help me brainstorm possible keywords. It still doesn’t seem to …
How to Make a Barn Quilt – Time to Paint
by Kim Lapacek on 7/27/10 | 3
In the first post on Barn Quilts I told you about how to frame the wood and get the boards ready to paint. Now we’re moving onto the more colorful side of things – painting! I knew my color scheme was going to be bright – orange, purple, yellow and red. When I …
Beaded Jewelry: What’s Design Got to Do with It?
by Susan Campanini on 7/27/10 | 9
The answer to this question might well be of interest to Etsy sellers whose craft is designing with beaded materials, to Etsy buyers who wonder what’s involved in the creation of the jewelry they purchase, or to other crafters who design with various components in other media. Some years ago at …
7 Things You Wish You’d Known When You First Started Selling On Etsy
by Johanna Draper on 7/26/10 | 15
(Art Sign Through Viewfinder by ScarletBeautiful2) After selling on Etsy for several years, I learned a lot of things that I wish I had known when I first started. So I’ve compiled a list of those things that might help the beginner, and perhaps everyone else too. 1: Get your shop policies and …
Creative Spark – Polymer Clay Techniques – Floral Festival
by Pepe Newton on 7/26/10 | 5
Minigarden, delicate and beautiful, set of 4 pieces, 9.5 USD now 8.55 USD
This article on polymer clay techniques was inspired by a TV show –James May’s Toy Story. In the series UK Top Gear celeb James May goes back to his childhood an explores some of the …
Organization for the Creatively Minded
Organization for the Creatively Minded | By: Bean’s Blog For the past two years I have run a small business in my pajamas from the corner of my bedroom. The Internet has made this possible. As I woke up yet again to see a growing stack of plastic containers …
How Many Etsy Treasuries Are You Featured In?
Finding out how many Etsy treasuries your shop is featured in is simple. Just head over to the Etsy Treasury and look for the search function pictured below:
Type full Etsy shop name in the search and hit the search button.
Now you will see how many Etsy treasuries your shop is …
Etsy News – See Prices On Etsy In Any Of The 23 Currencies
Money Bag Pillow CALIFORNIA | By:chakrapennywhistle In Etsy’s effort to reach a global economy, they announce that they are going to offer prices in 23 different currencies. We’re excited to announce you will soon be able to see prices on Etsy in any of the 23 currencies listed below. You can select …
Discover Your Own ‘Handmade Spark’ – Tutorials and Kits
by Shelley McElhiney on 7/24/10 | 5
One thing we all share here on Handmade Spark is a love of the handmade, a love of craft & of art, of design, whether we are shoppers or makers, searching or making, we all see the inherent value in handmade items, the quality & rarity …
Photography Spark – Mystical Green
by Naomi Morgan on 7/23/10 | 1
*Photo by Nay of Moonangelnay on Etsy*
Today for Photography Spark I wanted to celebrate the color that reminds me of summer rain, and decided to focus my attention on the emerald greens of these top 5 fave photographers! Enjoy
feel the magic in the air …
Fabulous Etsy Finds
by Johanna Draper on 7/23/10 | 2
I wanted to take the time to share some beautiful things I’ve found recently on Etsy. My top pick is the above bracelet, stamped with a horse. I find myself particularly drawn to it since I grew up on a farm with lots of horses. Horses are some of the …
Written Spark – Mini Story Series [#2] – The Vespa
by Danelle Meyer on 7/23/10 | 1
Vespa Scooter 8×10 Photography Print | $20
Story: By Danelle Meyer “Come on,” Marci said, “be daring!” She flashed me a smile and I knew she wasn’t going to give up her efforts unless she got her way. We began inching our way closer and closer to the rental booth as she …
