Tag: ‘tips’
Patience: The Art of Not Giving Up When Selling Online (updated)
by Handmade Spark on 4/29/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Believe in Your Dreams – Bunny Wall Hanging in Blue ( Keepsake ) by noempire
It’s tempting when selling in an online world to just give up. There’s much to learn and the curve is huge. The allure of making easy money and “quitting your day job” lends itself …
Ceramic Glazing by Handmade Spark Member Bridges Pottery
by Handmade Spark on 2/05/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Yarn Bowl by Bridges Pottery
Glazing is such a critical part of the whole ceramic process, but all too often it’s the part where some potters lose steam.
We have all agonized at wedging, centering, pulling, cutting, trimming, smoothing, waiting, firing, and finally are ready to finish it off with a glaze. …
Writers Spark: Interview with MCatherine Lunsford (Hide A Heart)
by Emily Orpin on 11/06/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
xoxo (fine art photography print) | $20 | a life through the lens
The Writer’s Spark series allows all of us to get to know the writers behind the Handmade Sark blog a little better (and hopefully to pick up some words of wisdom along the way!). It gives me great …
Craft Fair Tips and Lessons Learned
by Michele Gallagher on 9/18/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Reclaimed Vintage 1912 Book Art Journal | $14 | Firebirdhouse
Here are the lessons I learned from my latest craft fair, plus some tips I can give to others doing craft and street fairs this Fall:
Be professional at all times.
One woman who bought a pair of earrings asked me if I …
Writers Spark: Interview with Shelley McElhiney
by Emily Orpin on 8/26/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Typewriter Print | $20 | Paper and Canvas
In this edition of the Writers Spark series (where you can get to know the writers behind the Handmade Spark blog posts) we meet crafter, writer and photographer Shelley McElhiney (aka Sam’s Stuff). Shelley uses a range of eco-friendly, vintage and up-cycled materials to …
Writers Spark: Interview with Brenda Salzano
by Emily Orpin on 7/31/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
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 …
Writers Spark: Interview With Amber Jordan (aka Mommy The Marketer)
by Emily Orpin on 6/15/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Typewriter necklace by Cute Ability
Typewriter Necklace by Cute Ability
In this installment of the ongoing Writers Spark series I interview Amber Jordan, aka Mommy The Marketer. A veritable font of marketing knowledge, Amber is a very busy lady! She maintains an Etsy shop (Tate Skye Designs), writes for Handmade Spark and …
Thinking Out Of The Box On Etsy
by Susan Campanini on 5/30/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
There’s an old saying: “If what you’re doing works, keep doing it!”. But what if it doesn’t work or, at least, doesn’t seem to be working as well as you’d hoped? Quite a few of us with Etsy shops haven’t realized our goals yet, shall we say … What to …
