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One of my latest Collections on Artfire. This one is called Yellow Sunflower and features gorgeous works from Artfire Studio Owners. You can find artisan jewelry, fine art, accessories and supplies. Please click anywhere in the image below to visit Artfire and comment. BTW, did you know that Collections will be featured on Artfire’s front page soon? YAY!!

Updated June 30, 2010

The list of sites to sell handmade, artisan goods has been updated with new traffic numbers.  The LOWER the rank number the HIGHER the number of visitors a site receives.  LOWER numbers are BETTER.

I ‘ve listed the top ten sites by traffic below. You can view the entire list at Where to Sell Handmade Online

Does more traffic mean more sales? Maybe, but it’s not a given that larger traffic numbers equate to larger sales revenues for a site’s member sellers. Do your homework: visit site forums, Google for feedback and user opinions, ask questions.

You can view the entire list at Where to Sell Handmade Online

Shiny Spotlight Thursday

We’ve purchased a new house and we’ll be moving soon. Well, as long as the inspections are clear. Keep your fingers crossed for us. This week I thought I’d search for house warming items to see what was returned in my results.

Clicking on each image will link you to the seller of each item, if you decide you simply must purchase it.

Enjoy!

Watermelon Brie Baker from Karin Lorenc

Artisan Carob Wood Wine Stopper from Spaeny Wood Studio

Artisan Handmade Organic Cotton Modern Floral Coasters from Rohmer

Artisan Custom Mosaic Address Sign from Pear Tree Mosaics

Artisan Rust Oil Can Pottery Teapot by Alina Hayes

Artist Print Home is where the heart is from Jenn Ski

Happy Shopping everyone!

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New green and lavender etsy treasury, featuring the Starving Artist Team members.

If you click on the image, it will take you directly to the treasury list on etsy, until it expires.

BlueKimonoStudio posted this on the etsy forum. I thought her post was a good one and food for thought for jewelry designers. She provided suggestions from a buyer’s perspective when looking for artisan jewelry on etsy.

BlueKimonoStudio posted:
Since there are so many fab jewelry sellers here, I thought I’d share a recent experience as a buyer on Etsy.

I wanted a simple chain with a certain pendant for my daughter. I found hundreds of listings, but most had some problem that was a deal breaker:

•  the listing didn’t tell me the size of the necklace or charm

•  the listing gave me the size in millimeters. I suggest giving millimeters and inches. I did not have my metric converter handy.

•  the listing used jargon including BOGO and OOAK. (today I’ve figured them out, but what if I didn’t want to do that?)

•  the listing showed only close-ups of the item, and nothing like a hand, person or even a coin for scale in the photos. Even if the measurements were there, it helps sooo much to have a scale photograph, hopefully near a human body part.

•listing didn’t tell me what the materials are.

Folks, I searched through dozens of listings with problems like these. I would buy more jewelry on Etsy if I could learn what I need to know about a piece. I need to see the item in relation to something else for scale. Seriously, this is the biggest drawback for me.

I finally found my necklace after about 20 minutes of scrolling through listings.

There’s so much gorgeous jewelry here on Etsy…I hope these observations are helpful to some of you makers.

Shiny Spotlight Thursday

Have you ever Googled yourself?  I remember the first time I did and some of the, ahem, less than family friendly links that were returned in my search results.  Having completed the Google experiment, I thought it might be fun to ‘etsy’ myself.  Some of the results are shown below.

Clicking on each image will link you to the seller of each item, if you decide you simply must purchase it.

Enjoy!

Kristy Wallet from 2ndStreet

Sunlit Forest from TreeView

Kristi Lounge Pants from Lemon Drop Dreams

Gorgeous in greens fused glass platter

80 vintage jacket with heavy metal spiderweb

Happy Shopping everyone!

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Shiny Spotlight Thursday

There are some really talented artists, designers and creators that sell their handmade items on etsy. Each Thursday I highlight some of the items that catch my eye. I was curious how many Kansas themed or inspired handmade creations I could find. I shared some of my favorites below.

Clicking on each image will link you to the seller of each item, if you decide you simply must purchase it.

Enjoy!

Vintage Wichita Map Pendant

American Craftsman Address Plaque, Frank Lloyd Wright Style

The Kansas Sunflower Tutu

Flint Hills Sunset in the Pines Print

Prairie Style Stained Glass Panel

Puzzle Piece Brooch: State of Kansas

Kansas Sunflower Print

Happy Shopping everyone!

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Shiny Spotlight Thursday

Talented artists, designers and creators sell their handmade items on Artfire and Etsy. Each Thursday I highlight some of the items that have caught my eye in recent searches on the two sites. 

Clicking on each image will link you to the seller of each item if you want to purchase it.

If you haven’t opened an account on etsy to purchase handmade items, you really should. Also, if you haven’t checked out Artfire in a while, you can find some really unique gifts on the site.  Artfire doesn’t require you to open an account to purchase handmade goods. Easy peasy.

As we’re counting down the minutes until the new year, I thought I’d show you some of the time keeping items I found in my search this week.

Enjoy!

Orange Domino Recycled Bike Clock by 1 by Liz

2010 Art Calendar by bg 2770 art

 Scientific Sun Dial by Scientific Sundial

Hourglass Sandtimer by Klocktime

2010 Dodecahedral Calendar by Paper2Rock2Scissors

Big Drip Modern Wall Clock from Pilot Design

Vintage Eastman Kodak Timer (ok, so it’s not handmade, its vintage and VERY cool)

Happy Shopping everyone!

Look for the Shiny Spotlight every Thursday.

Shiny Spotlight Thursday

8 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
There are some really talented artists, designers and creators that sell their handmade items on Artfire and etsy. Each Thursday I highlight some of the items that catch my eye.

Clicking on each image will link you to the seller of each item, if you decide you simply must purchase it.

If you haven’t opened an account on etsy to purchase handmade items, you really should. Also, if you haven’t checked out Artfire in a while, you can find some really unique gifts on the site.  Artfire doesn’t require you to open an account to purchase handmade goods. Easy peasy.

As I sit here enjoying a very nice cab, I wondered what kinds of wine themed handmade items are available on etsy and artfire? I’m sharing a few of my finds with you.

Enjoy!

Orange Blobby Bottle Stopper by Loki Monkey

Cabernet Soap from Virtues of Nature

Coin purse made from vintage neck tie by CC Star (aren’t these cool?!)

Dichroic Wine Stopper from Glass Cat

Faye’s Vineyard Fine Art Print from Megan Rhodes

Libation Ritual Wine Votive Candles from White Magic

Wine Wool Hat by Minana

Happy Shopping everyone!Look for the Shiny Spotlight every Thursday.

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Shiny Spotlight Thursday

TWO WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
There are some really talented artists, designers and creators that sell their handmade items on Artfire and etsy. Each Thursday I highlight some of the items that catch my eye.

Clicking on each image will link you to the seller of each item, if you decide you simply must purchase it.

If you haven’t opened an account on etsy to purchase handmade items, you really should. Also, if you haven’t checked out Artfire in a while, you can find some really unique gifts on the site.  Artfire doesn’t require you to open an account to purchase handmade goods. Easy peasy.

I thought, given the proximity to the impending holiday, that a Shiny Spotlight featuring potential stocking stuffers (at least ones I want in MY stocking) might be fun.
Enjoy!

Mulberry Hewn Ring by Quercus Silver

Sheer Tint Pale Pink Candy Lip Gloss by Soap

Gourmet Rasberry Marshmallows by Mia Mallow

Lumpkin the Nighmare Snatcher Journal by Spiderbite

Broken Heart Puzzle Vegan Soap by Soap Store

Cornucopia Ring by Rosie Revolover (Ok, ANYTHING in her shop would be perfect in my stocking. Just sayin’ )

Pomegranate Bath Bomb by Daisy Cake Soap

Happy Shopping everyone!

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