Happy New Year to All My Loyal Readers!
I was just greeted by finding out one of my Viking Goddess Rings is featured in a Spring (yes, spring!) Etsy Treasury!
Take a look and enjoy! Clicking on the title of this post will take you there! If you are unfamiliar with Etsy Treasuries, they are an awesome way members can pick and show off their work or the work of others! The person that curates the treasury has so much to choose from, it is always an honor to be included in a treasury! It definitely promotes a sense of community and inter-artist support! Take a peek. Once you go to the treasury page, you can click on any of the items and it will take you to that etsian's shop!
Thanks for looking!
~Carol~
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Madison Wisconsin
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Promoting Fellow Artists from Etsy
Good Morning!
I am helping to promote other artists that have shops on Etsy. After weeks of helping to do this, I woke this morning to find out that it was my turn to be promoted!!!! I am so excited. I am featured along with 3 other fine shops;
and myself at
We all offer different styles and pieces but all are lovely! Please come shop, today!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Gardening with Clematis.
Well, after a perfectly beautiful Wordless Wednesday here in Wisconsin, we are back to a gentle rain today. I like rain. Especially, gently falling rain. And it is saving me from watering my plants!
I was wondering what to post about today when I looked outside and saw that one of my plants had started to bloom! Viola! Well, actually no,....Clematis! I have two of these lovely blooming vines. And although I have been a gardener for many years, it was not until about three years ago that I decided to try a Clematis. I was encouraged to try it as I had inherited a coach light by my front walk when we moved and it looked very barren. I did some reading and researching on Clematis before jumping in. At the time, I was getting the magazine Garden Gate and there was a great reference article on clematis. See the link;
The reason I did some research is that this plant is divided into three sub-groups based on when the plant needs to be pruned. I basically wanted to know what I needed to do to properly take care of the plant. I knew I wanted a Jackmanii cultivar, which is a beautiful deep purple. After I had success with that one plant, I had gotten an obelisque and wanted to try another. For that plant, I chose one in the same pruning category "C" which was Comtesse de Bouchaud which has light pink flowers.
Another tip about clematis is that their "feet" or the base of the plant likes to be in shade; while the face (or flowers) likes to be in the sun! So, for my coach light Jackmanii I planted black-eyed Susans at the base and for my Comtesse de Bouchaud the base was a carpet phlox.
Well, what I saw today was a very beautiful deep pink clematis blooming on my obelisque. You can see the picture for yourself. However, I am quite certain that this is not Comtesse de Bouchaud Clematis. It must be another variety....although I am certain it is a group "c". I am thinking now that the Comtesse died out after only a year and I replaced it last year. This one is gorgeous, however! I just better spend a few minutes tomorrow going through old plant tags to find out what variety it is!
Whatever it may be, I'm pleased to see it looking so fine in my backyard!! Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to check out the clematis pictures at the right! Thanks ~ Carol
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Anniversary Sales All Week!!!
Good
Morning!
I am writing to let you all know that I am having an anniversary SALE in my shop all week to celebrate my
Etsy one year anniversary!
Categories of sale items will be posted each day, leading up to 6/8....my anniversary day! Keep stopping back to check out the SALE items of the day!
6/2/10.....ALL Necklaces are 30% off Today!
You can e-mail or convo me via my etsy shop; http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com for a revised invoice, showing the sale price or just buy the item(s) and I will refund you via paypal, shortly after the sale is completed! Buy as many pieces as you wish!
Please note that since I carefully package my items, the discount does not apply to shipping fees. Thanks!
Be sure to stop back for tomorrow's sale update!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Why do a treasury? It makes you feel good!
I've been a member of the etsy marketplace for 7 months now. It has been a great experience! Yes, there have been a few bumps here and there.....wondering if my creations will sell, having a non-paying buyer due to a glitch in the system, learning "how" to do first "this", then "that". But, I've really enjoyed it.
One of the things I didn't really "get" at first was the treasury. The treasury is a collage of items, centered around a theme that can feature one of your pieces of art and those of others. I have to admit that the first couple of times I did this, I was clueless. It took me forever to "find" the pieces I wanted to feature and didn't get much response, either in views or convos (etsy lingo for e-mails) from it all. But, I kept at it. Surprisingly, when I went back to look at the items I had "saved" in my favorites for the treasuries; many of them had sold since the treasury was posted! Ahhhh, I thought to myself; exposure! That's what the treasury is about.
Well, to me making treasuries are about exposure for my work and the awesome work of others, but it does have some other benefits! You see, I have learned that you can (and should) contact those you selected for your treasury. This way, they get to know their work is appreciated and many express appreciation for the treasury and/or your work, as well. It's about feeling good! It's about networking and support!
This past week I made a treasury using the works of polymer clay artists found on etsy. The treasury was colorful and well received. There are some awesome clay artists out there! I know I will be visiting some of their shops as a buyer in the next year! But what really impressed me was the kindness of those shop owners/artists! They seemed to really appreciate the efforts I made to put the treasury together! (And it really doesn't take me that long, anymore!) I feel like I really made a supportive connection with at least two of these fellow artists.
One has posted the entire treasury on her blog on February 12th. I'd love if you would check it out and then go check out her shop. The links are;
for the clay treasury
http://2goodclaymates.blogspot.com/2010/02/cool-treasury.html
for a shop with wonderful clay items
http://2goodclaymates.etsy.com/
The other artist has been working hard on the products and photography in her shop and it shows! The items are just beautiful, as are the pictures. The piece I featured from this shop sold while the treasury was posted! Boy, what a great feeling. Maybe, there's a small chance someone saw this piece in the treasury and bought it! Of course there's no way of knowing, but it does make one feel good. And I'm sure the sale felt good for mindfulmatters! Take a look at some other pieces from this artist at;
Tropical Seaspray Pendant
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40475162
mindfulmatters etsy shop at;
http://mindfulmatters.etsy.com/
So, I really enjoyed the treasury I made this week, but what I most enjoyed came after it! I felt connected to these other artists and appreciated. They were both so gracious to me that I had to write about it! I hope you find similar experiences in your artistic pursuits and contacts with other artisits. If you want to try and make a treasury, here is a link on how to do it for etsy;
http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/how-to-make-a-treasury-the-nuts-and-bolts-688/
Have a Great week!
One of the things I didn't really "get" at first was the treasury. The treasury is a collage of items, centered around a theme that can feature one of your pieces of art and those of others. I have to admit that the first couple of times I did this, I was clueless. It took me forever to "find" the pieces I wanted to feature and didn't get much response, either in views or convos (etsy lingo for e-mails) from it all. But, I kept at it. Surprisingly, when I went back to look at the items I had "saved" in my favorites for the treasuries; many of them had sold since the treasury was posted! Ahhhh, I thought to myself; exposure! That's what the treasury is about.
Well, to me making treasuries are about exposure for my work and the awesome work of others, but it does have some other benefits! You see, I have learned that you can (and should) contact those you selected for your treasury. This way, they get to know their work is appreciated and many express appreciation for the treasury and/or your work, as well. It's about feeling good! It's about networking and support!
This past week I made a treasury using the works of polymer clay artists found on etsy. The treasury was colorful and well received. There are some awesome clay artists out there! I know I will be visiting some of their shops as a buyer in the next year! But what really impressed me was the kindness of those shop owners/artists! They seemed to really appreciate the efforts I made to put the treasury together! (And it really doesn't take me that long, anymore!) I feel like I really made a supportive connection with at least two of these fellow artists.
One has posted the entire treasury on her blog on February 12th. I'd love if you would check it out and then go check out her shop. The links are;
for the clay treasury
http://2goodclaymates.blogspot.com/2010/02/cool-treasury.html
for a shop with wonderful clay items
http://2goodclaymates.etsy.com/
The other artist has been working hard on the products and photography in her shop and it shows! The items are just beautiful, as are the pictures. The piece I featured from this shop sold while the treasury was posted! Boy, what a great feeling. Maybe, there's a small chance someone saw this piece in the treasury and bought it! Of course there's no way of knowing, but it does make one feel good. And I'm sure the sale felt good for mindfulmatters! Take a look at some other pieces from this artist at;
Tropical Seaspray Pendant
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40475162
mindfulmatters etsy shop at;
http://mindfulmatters.etsy.com/
So, I really enjoyed the treasury I made this week, but what I most enjoyed came after it! I felt connected to these other artists and appreciated. They were both so gracious to me that I had to write about it! I hope you find similar experiences in your artistic pursuits and contacts with other artisits. If you want to try and make a treasury, here is a link on how to do it for etsy;
http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/how-to-make-a-treasury-the-nuts-and-bolts-688/
Have a Great week!
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