I also was happy to see one of my item in this Redskins treasury! Let's hope that this treasury will be hot as of the new trending topic about possible new designs for the possibly renamed Washington Redskins. I'm not to big in gaming but let's see how this will ended up.
Today I'm making a blog post about my latest ETSY purchase.
I got myself very cute notebook from CraftRu shop Love it! Got a surprise order as I'm usually a window shopping and I seldom read all the details. Watch this video to see why it was a surprise ))
You are more then welcome to see my video review and I hope you will order some handcrafted cute "notebooks" or "todo lists" from CraftRu shop.
Etsy on Sale my review I’d like to share with you my first try of the new application powered by Etsy On Sale. After reading some threads on ETSY forum I decided to try and see how it will work for me. If you haven’t heard about this new feature – CLICK here to find more information.
1. Following all the steps – I could sign up and it take me less than 5 minutes to start running this application. So big plus for this. 2. Before putting all shop items on sale I decided to make a first try with only several items – I stopped with 12. I created new section in my Etsy shop Last chance and put everything I want to put on sale there. 3. After pre-work in my Etsy shop has been done – I went back to Etsy on sale and Scheduled my first sale. I was running it October 13-th from 12am till October 14-th 12Am – so 24 hours. 4. The day before I start tracking how many items on Sale were in my section Jewelry. On the 12-th it was 9772 items .. when I start it was 9 934 and during the day it was 10 644 and 10 548. (well it’s well known fact that it’s too many jewelry on Etsy)
So now the time of the first results. 1. During my scheduled sale I was visiting Jewelry section and I saw my items (only 2 of them) – and only 2 times. 2. I got feeling that I never gone through all 10 000 items – after 10-11 scrolls items start repeating … I start seeing the same items again and again 3. There is no Search options so it’s hard to find things you might want to buy. It’s like more than window shopping . 4. I didn’t promote this sale and result is 0 5. After looking at my GA for the sale period of time – no one visit from Etsyonsale came to my Etsy shop.
What I’m going to try to do with the next Sale ?! I set my next sale on weekend and I’ll try to make some FACEBOOK , Twitter, and Forum promotions. I’m going to put all my 76 items for sale and we’ll see the result.
FineEmbroidery shop has been featured on one of the blogs I’m following, please read the FineEmbrobery interview. Today I am happy to show you my latest purchase on Etsy and am reviewing this item for you.
The item I purchased is a doorknob hanger embroidered with Chinese Feng Shui symbols and it is used as a money magnet. I absolutely love it! I made my purchase on September 30th, good follow up by the seller as I got a message when my order was shipped along with the tracking number.By the 4-th of October it was at my door and I was holding it in my hands.
So Score for shipping 10 out of 10!
Next big point, packaging; I got it not in the usual Ziploc bag as I normally receive many of my purchases from Etsy. It was in very nice handmade box with a bowl and lovely hand written note.
So score for the packaging 10 out of 10.
Now the Hanger and how it’s made!
The door knob hanger very well done, made from olive color polyester sewn into a pillow with gold metallic embroidery. It is stuffed with poly fill and sewn to a metallic chord for hanging. I am not very good at reading descriptions; I am more the impulsive buyer. From the picture I thought it would be a bit smaller but the size is just right. One more thing, I love the cute bead sewn at the bottom of this doorknob hanger.
So the score for description 10 out of 10 (PS I only got 5 out of 10 on the fact that I need learn to read and not just buy stuff)
Conclusion;
- Money well spent
- Got great ideas for the Christmas gifts to my family.
- Totally will be back for more purchases from this seller.
Today is the first day of a great opportunity to get awesome deals shopping with ETSY!
Just click Christmas in July to find participating shops with they items .
And now something new from my shop. My latest style – simple and elegant, you can wear it every day and still be unique. This jewelry set (necklace and earrings) were inspired by the Twilight novel. I just found this beautiful Marquis shape faceted garnet. I love to hunt for unique shapes of the stones.
Christmas inJuly inMyWayToSay shop is going now too. I’m offering free USA and Worldwide shipping.
Waterwaif: Tempt Me Tuesday! This morning I've been featured in this beautiful blog. My Recycled pendant looks very popular latly! I found it in a several treasurs today. But let me show another one - I love it as much as a copper one but maybe a bit more! It's oxidized sterling silver! The same glass but main colors are black and aqua. Now I'm trying to find brass color wire to finish custome order.
Next month is father's day, so many last minute gifts... Why not choose one that is one of a kind and unique? I was in the same dilemma and found myself pushing for creative ideas before I get caught with my pants down. Well I came up with a few unique jewelry items and special interest items. so it comes to mind to try to get the word out and get my friends and clients excited and husbands and dads happy! We can't always take the "F's" for granted, fishing, football, food and well you know... And the place you can find something unique - is ETSY - shop handmade and unique stuff.
Here is some ideas
If you know he will love some natural gemstones - take a look at this nice necklace with faceted labradorit from MyWayToSay shop
And the third one is made by TonyaUtkina. "a Happy morning" - tomorrow is the Monday - and if you don't like Monday - look at this treasury and I wish you a great week!
Feel free to tell us what treasury do you like the most !
Those people who's treasury will get more votes will be included in one of the next treasury!
The hardest thing is to sell jewelry on line. How many times in my past – when I only start making jewelry I received feedback – like this “Your jewelry much better in person then on the photos”
Now I’m trying twice more to make my pictures pop to my customer’s eyes.
Some tips from me!
1.Make a composition with some extra items on background. They shouldn’t be too big neither too small. (The extra items are a nice background in the composition and not like wow what is she selling? )
2.Contrast is also good tip – don’t use blue background for some blue jewelry.
3.Try to find the angle that is not usual .. you must make the photography with the thought like the necklace or earrings or .. must flouting to the customers wish list
4.If you don’t know how Photoshop works – try to use some simple programs (I use Picasa and Paint.net) Always make some fixing before listing your items sometime even a little retouch will be great for your creation.
Here is some photos from my favorite shops - they will give you some ideas how to make your jewelry stand up.
Yes I need something blue - Something happy .. In Seattle it's already 2 weeks with no clean blue sky .. we want it so bad ! So if the nature can't give me blue colors outside - I'll take them myself ! Here is my first try with the sea glass from North- West :)! Sterling silver chain with Swarovski and blue sea glass with freshwater coin pearl. So fresh SO light - woo I like it
And the second is the ring with the beautiful blue faceted glass stones. The ring is Sterling silver base and the glass stone in the pewter framing.
Need blue - welcome to MYWAYTOSAY shop and have fun.
Gifts for him! Do you know how hard to shop for our lovely boyfriends, father, husband? Looks like they have everything or they don’t need anything. Today I’ll show you Shrimp Salad Circus Vintage shop on Etsy
“Shrimp Salad Circus is Lindsay & Marion. We graduated from Alabama together (cue obligatory "Roll Tide"), trekked a small portion of the world for a bit, and are now sadly located several states apart. We've both lost countless hours scouring thrift store after thrift store looking for God-knows-what and have accumulated more vintage whatnots (purses, mainly) than we'd probably be comfortable admitting. Despite our attachment to all this fabulous stuff, we can't keep buying it up at this rate, so we're passing it along to you!”
Today I want something warm and cozy! That’s why I choseJezek’sshop on Etsy! It’s another style of craft I’ve never worked and I don’t think I will! She workswith wool, fiber, cotton. I love her felted shawls and scarves! You also can find felted jewelry in her shop. So take a look and enjoy the work of this artist on ETSY .
From her BIO
“ Being a child I couldn't choose something concrete as a hobby. It was just that I took a great interest in fancywork, knitting, crocheting, sewing, beadwork, drawing, dancing and after all in athletics practice. My mother always believed that my excessive creativity came through my grandma. She was a good hand at any handicraft.”
Today I want to show youAllMadeWithLove shop and my favorite leather necklaces! I remember back in Russia I always loved this style and I have no idea how she made it! But with the price of this necklace – better just buy and enjoy it! Stop and look by her shop she also has some lovely gemstone necklaces, crochet and knitting stuff.
“ I've always loved crafts. Jewelry Designing, Crochet and Knitting are my passions. I've learned knitting and crochet when I was a child and have done this throughout my life. It is a pleasure for me to make blankets, shawls, sweaters, jackets, adorable little things for babies, and many more.
Creating jewelry is my new passion, and has been such for the past four years. I love elegant, simple and extravagant contemporary and vintage designs. I have been making jewelry, using gemstone beads, chains and vintage elements, or whatever may inspire me.
Christmas shopping will start in a couple days, that’s the main reason why I want to start browsing great site Etsy and feature different artists. So come back every morning to see who is next? And if you want to be one of them – just post a comment with the link to your ETSY shop and I’ll visit you.
Today is a very grey and rainy day here in Seattle so my first artist will be IrinaPhotography. Just take a look at some of Irina’s work and you will understand why she is number one in my featuring list!
"My name is Irina.
Photography is my hobby. I have taken pictures since I was a teenager. My favorite genres are Still life and Landscapes.
I would be honored for my pictures to grace your walls. Please feel free to ask any questions and I will respond.
This NECKLACE has been inspired by my lovely money tree plant (or jade plant or dollar plant).
The Jade Treehonors the jade plant as a feng shui remedy that attracts wealth and prosperity; Chinese jade as a precious stone imbued with both mystical power as well as healing properties; and the tree as the Tree of Life, a symbol of strength, wisdom, and longevity in many cultures.
I had this beautiful Swarovski crystal pendant and it’s looks the same as a jade plant! So now I’ve got my jade tree NECKLACE with me all the time. And the wealth will come!
The necklace is 16 inches. The size of the pendant is 20x12mm.Fancy gold filled chain and a spring ring clasp with 2mystical Swarovski crystals They are light amethyst but during the night they change color on light green!
Did you try to shop for Handmade soap ?!Why should you shop handmade soap?! Where is the best place to shop ??
I made this post with the help of many people who like Handmade soap!
Let’s count and find out why people buy handmade soap and maybe you will try to ?!
1.Handmade soap genrally has less or no chemicals in it.
2.Custome scents that you can’t find elsewhere
3.Because it lacks all the raunchy chemicals and detergents that are in 99% of all mass produced soaps - which makes skin sooo much healthier. (Commercial "soap" is detergent based with synthetic chemicals like SLS thrown in to create foaming to make you believe it works instead of it actually working. Then these companies will toss in a pathetically small portion of a real ingredient, like cocoa butter, and charge three times as much for their "luxury" "soap")
4.VERY reasonable prices on handmade soap
5.It’s made with love a personal touch
6.Natural ingridients
7.Handmade soap last longer
8.If you have allergies – you can always find one soapyour skin will be happy with
9.HandMade soap is a pice of art nowdays!
10.Great for the gifts or just fo reasonable price treating for yourself
So here is the main 10 reasons to shop for handmade soap! Find yours! Shop for yourself of get ready for crystmas !
You can find soap for kids – well it will make them wash themselves with joy – because it’s a lot of funny sapes colors sizes out there on the soap market
You can find soap for adults(Wink)
You can find handmade soap for anybody!!!
So did I inspired you to spend couple $$ and try handmade soap ?!?!?!
Everybody know that ETSY is an international on-line place where you can sell your handmade or vintage stuff. As I’m a Russian and now live in USAI’m happy to let you know that now here is a Russian team on Etsy. Our team is still awaiting approval for being official. We are worldwide here is a couple countries our members are: USA , Russia (Moscow), Buenos Aires , Sweden, Riga, Canada … etc.
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