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Product Photography Link: Making A White Background
by Johanna Draper on 10/04/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Olive Green Crystal Bracelet | $20 | Designs by Laurie Wilson
I wanted to share a wonderful article I found on Making it Lovely, a design blog by Nicole Balch, about photographing your products on a white background.
The process involves using 4 lamps with 100 watt daylight bulbs and a lightbox. …
Searching for the Great Pumpkin on Etsy!
by Johanna Draper on 9/30/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
With the fall weather beginning and Thanksgiving sneaking up on us oh-so-fast, it seemed pefect to go hunting for pumpkin treasures on Etsy!
First lets check out these gorgeous pumpkin pie earrings! Yellow agate wrapped in sterling silver wire really will make you appear to be wearing wedges of pumpkin! Only …
Effective Treasury Commenting
by Johanna Draper on 8/28/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
After a bit of experimenting, it seems commenting on Etsy Treasuries can be a great way to get exposure for your shop! I commented on a bunch, and within a couple of days I was chosen by several curators for their treasuries, and one of the items in a treasury …
Interview with Meredith Dada: A Bead and Mixed Media Artist
by Johanna Draper on 8/23/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
As always, the art I find on Etsy never ceases to amaze me! This time the beautifully detailed intricacy of Meredith’s beadwork caught my eye, and I knew I had to do an interview with this artist! It seems to me that Meredith is a special person with an …
7 Things You Wish You’d Known When You First Started Selling On Etsy
by Johanna Draper on 7/26/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
(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 …
Fabulous Etsy Finds
by Johanna Draper on 7/23/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
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 …
Bonita Bellita Interview and GIVEAWAY!
by Johanna Draper on 6/16/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
I am excited to interview Stephanie of Bonita Bellita on Etsy, and also to offer you the chance to win a gorgeous headband she made. With summer arriving, this is a fun accessory for your hair. I had fun interviewing her and helping her choose the headband to give away.
To …
Todays Find-Sugar Plum Fairy
by Johanna Draper on 5/30/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Today’s Etsy find comes from Creepy Beautiful. This is a beautiful vintage dress called Sugar Plum Fairy Dress, and it’s on sale.
A lovely turquoise color, featuring 2 little fairies at the waist, whoever snatches this up is going to be so happy!
