My sage green sterling silver wire wrapped prehnite necklace was part of this lovely collection on @Artfire called : Whispers of Sage. This collection features jewelry, pottery, and some lovely knitware in soft sage, green hues. Thanks ChristineHansen!
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My hammered knot silver bangle was part of this lovely textured metal jewelry collection on @Artfire called : Wear It Textured. It features some really gorgeous handmade jewelry by several talented artfire jewelry makers. I was pleasantly surprised to find my bangle as a member. Thanks BooBeads!
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I’ve been adding a few more bracelets to the shop recently. Many are sterling silver wire wrapped, with gemstone and lampwork art glass beads, but I’ve also added a bangle or two.
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A girl can’t have too many hoop earrings. That’s my theory, anyway, and I’m gonna stick with it. Making hoops is fun too. Given a choice at my bench, I tend to prefer making hoop earrings versus any other kind of earring. Generally, I like jewelry with cleaner lines and a punch of color. The color part can be a bit difficult when one is talking about silver hoops.
I’ve solved this little dilemma by adding genuine gemstone beads to some of my hoops; therefore keeping the clean lines I love, but also satisfying my need for a bit of color. Over time, I’ve paired the sterling silver with rose quartz, ametrine, crystal quartz, labradorite, garnet, apatite, citrine, etc.
You can find more sterling silver hoop earrings in my shop : ShinyAdornments Handmade Jewelry
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Each first Tuesday of each month, I’ll add a new blog post called Totally Giveaway Tuesday.
I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many as you would like
Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement. In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires In the Your URL Field: enter the website address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.
Giveaways for September 2011:
Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
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(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )
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In a previous post, I talked about how I’ve been taking a good hard look at all the items in my Artfire shop, and editing their titles, descriptions and photos. If you haven’t already checked them out, I’d recommend reading the information contained in Artfire’s Seller Workshops
In the thread about beefing up your descriptions, the need for longer, more descriptive descriptions, at least 250 words, was reiterated. It’s tough, sometimes, to truly elaborate more in your item descriptions, especially for items that are similar to others in your shop. Like the silver hoop earrings in mine. I mean, seriously, how many different ways can one describe silver hoops? LOL
In order to assist, Artfire admin posted a long list of thought provoking topics to stimulate your writing muse. I thought I’d share.
30 ways to describe your product
1) What was the inspiration for making it?
2) How did you source the materials?
3) Where did the materials come from
4) Where was the product made?
5) Why did you use a particular technique?
6) Who taught you to make this item?
7) What is the moment you know it is done?
When did you decide to create this item?
9) What is the process for making this?
10) How is your making process secret/special/unique?
11) How will I feel using it?
12) Who really needs it?
13) Who has told you they love it and why?
14) What events/occasions is it perfect for?
15) Why will I want to buy more of these?
16) What surprising uses have buyers found for it?
17) Who buys it over and over?
18) What awards has it won?
19) What problem does it solve?
20) Why is it better than alternatives?
21) Who loves it as a gift?
22) What goes perfectly with it?
23) Who is the artist behind the product?
24) Where was this first made?
25) What complimentary products go perfect with this?
26) What advantage will this give me over my friends/co-workers?
27) Where will it ship from?
28) Where is the most exotic place it has shipped to?
29) Why is this item so special?
30) Why is it the perfect style/form/method?
In addition to these suggestions, I’ve also started including more robust definitions of words that are commonly used in my descriptions, like gemstone definitions, SRA lampwork beads, etc.
What have you included? How have you changed your item descriptions?
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I found this image on Craftgawker, so went to visit the blog. The post was just too good not to share.
Enjoy…
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I admit it. I’m a True Blood fan. My DVR is religiously set every Sunday night. But you know what? Most of the time I’m there and watching while it is taping. Then, later, I can re-watch the most exciting bits again. I can’t take my DVR with me though, so I was perusing some of my favorite sites for wearable and collectible True Blood paraphernalia. And I’m sharing.
There are lots of True Blood inspired items for sale on Artfire and etsy. And, by inspired, I mean the handmade art that isn’t a direct knock off or copyright infringed creation. The sellers that continue to use images that are clearly copyrighted are everywhere, and frankly, deserve a good swift kick. Or bite. tee hee
Happily, there are lots of great True Blood inspired items to choose from, like the items I’ve included below. Each item links back to it’s owners shop, if you are interested in purchasing for yourself. I’m going to pick up a couple.
Go team Eric!
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In a previous post , I talked about my process thus far of taking a good hard look at all the items in my Artfire shop, and performing a bit of renovation to their titles, descriptions and photos. If you haven’t already checked them out, I’d recommend reading the information contained in Artfire’s Seller Workshops
As I mentioned, I’m working my way through my shop, with an eye toward revamping everything. Today’s example is the rework of my shiny silver adjustable toe ring.
Remember, you want to use as many of your available 70 characters in the item title as you can, and at least 250 words in your item description. Make sure you use key words in both your title AND your description that potential buyers might include in their search.
Original Title – 34 characters : Artisan Shiny Silver Curl Toe Ring
New Title- 55 characters : Adjustable bright sterling silver unique swirl toe ring
Old description – 226 words
New description – Over 300 words
Is it perfect? Well, no. Obviously the new title has more characters than the old one, but it is still shy of the magic 70 character number. However, I did switch out the word artisan for adjustable, based on the results of Google’s key word generator. That was a good tip as I wasn’t getting may key word hits on the word artisan, but have seen some for the word adjustable.
How are you coming along with your rewrites? Making progress?
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