I ran across this blog post today, and thought it was worth sharing.
Why does handmade cost so much?
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Shop: ShinyAdornments handmade jewelry
Artfire is testing its new ‘Collections’ functionality. Artfire Studio owners will have the ability to curate groups of items from different Artfire Studios to display trends, themes, colors or other groupings of the Seller’s choice.
I’ve been playing around a bit this week and created several Collections of some truly gorgeous Artfire creations. As of today, the Collections tool is only available for testing to the Artfire Maven group. But, Artfire hopes to roll it out to everyone very soon.
Here are some I’ve curated:
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections
You can see my entire list of curated Collections by using the Search box on the left hand side of the page, choose Advanced Search and then enter shinyadornments in the Curator text box.
Pretty nifty.
Jewelry giveaway ends on Friday 11/21 at 5 pm!!
The Artisan Beaders Street Team on etsy (of which I am a happy member ) is pleased to present a little holiday present from us to you! Starting October 20th, participating team members will be sponsoring a giveaway of their fabulous handmade items. New giveaways will be posted to the Artisan Beaders Street Team blog each Monday, and winners will be announced the following Friday.
This week, we have a charming (pardon the pun) cell phone charm from Ainsley of Kaskaad Handmade Jewellery! Bright and sunny, this cell phone charm features a glass bead and Swarovski crystals, and is sure to make your phone cheery. Please note: this giveaway is for one charm; the photo above shows two different views.
How to enter to win:
Visit Ainsley’s shop, then leave a comment here* with a link to your favorite item. We will be picking the winner** on Friday, November 21st, at 5:00pm EST, so you have until then to leave a comment. The winner will be announced shortly after, so make sure you check back Friday afternoon. Thanks for playing!
NOTE: Please don’t leave your comments on my blog. To enter the giveaway, you must leave your name and contact info at the link above on the ABSTeam blog. Thanks!
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My artisan handmade jewelry shop was profiled on by Monican of MonasMane on her blog
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thanks M!
The Artisan Beaders Street Team (of which I am a happy member ) is pleased to present a little holiday present from us to you! Starting October 20th, participating team members will be sponsoring a giveaway of their fabulous handmade items. New giveaways will be posted to the Artisan Beaders Street Team blog each Monday, and winners will be announced the following Friday.
This week’s giveaway is a gorgeous pair of earrings, thanks to Brenda of The Jewelry Box! These earrings feature green aventurine wavy ovals, fancy faceted jasper briolettes, and sterling silver findings, and they measure 2.75 inches long.
How to enter to win:
Visit Brenda’s shop, then leave a comment here* on the Artisan Beaders Blog with a link to your favorite item. We will be picking the winner** on Friday, November 7th, at 5:00pm EST, so you have until then to leave a comment. The winner will be announced shortly after, so make sure you check back Friday afternoon. Thanks for playing!*
NOTE: Please don’t leave your comments on my blog. To enter the giveaway, you must leave your name and contact info at the link above on the ABSTeam blog. Thanks!
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artisan handmade green dangle earrings
more...The Artisan Beaders Street Team (of which I am a happy member ) is pleased to present a little holiday present from us to you! Starting October 20th, participating team members will be sponsoring a giveaway of their fabulous handmade items. New giveaways will be posted to the Artisan Beaders Street Team blog each Monday, and winners will be announced the following Friday.
This week, the lovely Meri of Elbit Enterprises is giving away an adorable flower brooch! With purple and green, this brooch can transition with you through the seasons. The flower itself measures 1.5 inches wide, and the entire brooch measures 3 inches wide and 2.5 inches tall.
How to enter to win:
Visit Meri’s shop, then leave a comment here* on the ABSTeam blog with a link to your favorite item. We will be picking the winner** on Friday, October 31st, at 5:00pm EST, so you have until then to leave a comment. The winner will be announced shortly after, so make sure you check back Friday afternoon. Thanks for playing!
* If you don’t have a Blogger account, please leave your email address or a way to contact you if you win.
** Winning name will be randomly chosen by using Random.org.
NOTE: Please don’t leave your comments on my blog. To enter the giveaway, you must leave your name and contact info at the link above on the ABSTeam blog. Thanks!
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more...My experience with purchasing handmade sewn items from etsy sellers has been hit or miss. Like jewelry making, there is DEFINITELY a quality difference available.
I recently purchased two handmade totes and two handmade cell phone bags from Janine King Designs on etsy and couldn’t be happier with my selections. The fabric is vibrant and of very nice quality, the measurements stated in the description are accurate, and the stitching, including the box pleated corners, is very, very high quality as well. If I had to state one possible improvement, I wish that both totes had a loop sewn to the inside to which I could hook the cell phone bag. When one has a day planner, an umbrella, assorted letters, some matchbox cars, and biscotti, as well as one’s usual accoutrements inside, finding the cell phone bag at the bottom of the tote can be a bit problematic.
Additionally, my purchase was shipped very quickly and my convos were answered in an expedient manner. Very professional. All in all a very positive experience.
My only regret? That I really could only afford two bags right now.
I admit it…I’m a dessert junkie. I love cupcakes, pie, icecream, brulee, pretty much anything chocolate, the darker the better. So did you know that in addition to art and handmade items, etsy also has some VERY talented bakers and chefs? Really! And, lucky for us, these talented culinary etsians sell their mouth watering goodness online to be delivered right to your door. Here are some that I thought looked better than scrumptious. Just click on the image to visit the etsy shop responsible….
Happy gnoshing…
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The Artisan Beaders Street Team (of which I am a happy member ) is pleased to present a little holiday present from us to you! Starting October 20th, participating team members will be sponsoring a giveaway of their fabulous handmade items. New giveaways will be posted to the Artisan Beaders Street Team blog each Monday, and winners will be announced the following Friday.
This week, we have a gorgeous pair of earrings from Patty of Broken Teepee Designs. These sweet beauties feature prasiolite (green amethyst), mystic blue topaz, and gold filled findings. They measure 1/2 an inch long and are darling!
How to enter to win:
Visit Patty’s shop, then leave a comment here* on the ABSTeam blog with a link to your favorite item. We will be picking the winner** on Friday, October 24th, at 5:00pm EST, so you have until then to leave a comment. The winner will be announced shortly after, so make sure you check back Friday afternoon. Thanks for playing!
* If you don’t have a Blogger account, please leave your email address or a way to contact you if you win.
** Winning name will be randomly chosen by using Random.org.
NOTE: Please don’t leave your comments on my blog. To enter the giveaway, you must leave your name and contact info at the link above on the ABSTeam blog. Thanks!
Want to be notified of the latest ShinyAdornments artisan handmade jewelry news, sales and special events? Sign up for my newsletter.
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