Face to face

Today, Karabu and ShellMitchell and I met face to face at Fatapple's. It was our first get together, and only the second in CCCOE history. We shoulda taken pictures, but of course hindsight is better than foresight, and in this case there's no sight at all.

Dear family and friends -- an Etsy wishlist

Found this on Etsy today. Thought it was brilliant:

FunkyChicDesigns says:
I wanted to share an email I created to introduce (and in many cases, re-introduce) Etsy to my friends and family during this upcoming holiday buying season. I encourage you to use this same one - let's bring more people into the handmade movement!

Dear Family and Friends,

With the holidays coming up, we will soon be doing the usual wracking our brains, trying to think of what to get people. This year, I won't be heading to the jam-packed, stress filled mall to buy mass-produced goods. I am going to do all my shopping at home using Etsy!

Etsy is an online marketplace for artists and crafters. You have probably all seen my site:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5224858

But did you know that if you are trying to shop for me, I have already made it easy for you? From my site, look to the right hand side of the screen, under my icon, and you will see a link that says, "My Favorites." This will take you to links of items that I have already selected as being something I love. You can also look at a list of sellers I like. You can't go wrong!

Etsy will ask you to create an account before you buy anything, but it's quick and easy and don't worry, they will never send you emails or share your account info. Even better, once you have an account, YOU can start making a list of favorite items too, because I know you are going to find wonderful, amazing things you would like. To do some shopping for yourself, just click on the link at the top of the screen that says "Buy" and you will be taken to a list of categories you can search. Feel free to send me, and others, the links of things you like!

I think you will all love Etsy and find it to be a great way to do not just your holiday shopping, but all your shopping - birthdays, weddings - anything!

Thanks for checking it out!

Front page or bust!

Fellow CCCOErs just sent me messages that a treasury my poinsettia card is in made it onto the front page of Etsy! Hurray!

Pretty in pink

I'm enjoying making two things in particular right now -- all sorts of origami boxes and iris-fold cards. I need to make a listing for my Etsy site for the origami boxes since I'm getting quite a pile of them made now.

Trading and Craigslist

I'm so excited. I just made my first post to my Etsy shop on Craigslist. Here it is: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/art/417931687.html. I hope it brings a lot of buyers to my shop.

Also, I traded lots of my pet cards (here's an example) to people who make dog treats. Rosie the Wonder Dog is going to be so delighted with the wonderful treats she's going be getting in the mail from vegan propamanda, chambers, kellies delites, dragon's den, vegan honey and shallakar's peanut butter bites. I can hardly wait to open my mailbox these days.

Another treasury today

I'm enjoying this curating gig. Today's treasury is called California Craftin' and features members of CCCOE -- California Crafters Club of Etsy (I can never get that exactly right)

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=6097

I ran across this great saying on the Etsy Greetings blog this morning that I thought I'd share:

"Spread Love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier" ~ Mother Teresa.

It was from the artist who runs this shop: Remember Me.

My treasury

Last night, just as I was about to sign off for the day, I became the curator of my Etsy treasury. For the uninitiated, a treasury is a collection of images collected from other shops, usually following a theme of the curator's choice. My theme is Rainbows and peace. Here's a link if you'd like to see: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=5780
I also started making little origami boxes and ended up with eight of them. I thought about selling them, but the other sellers on Etsy sell them at such a low price that I'm not sure it would be reasonable. On the other hand, I will probably make dozens, and there are only so many you can give to friends. I'm trying out different types of coatings to render them more permanent; so far I've only tried Golden's Heavy Gel medium. It's not at all tacky (as in sticky) but neither does it give a kind the kind of rigidity I'm seeking. More later, I guess.

Yesterday I started making Halloween cards. I love this little dog. It's a rubber stamp made by Paper Source.

First day of my blog!!

I've been a member of Etsy for over a year now, selling handmade paper art. I'm also a member of the Etsy Loco for Gocco Street Team, Etsy Greetings, and CCCOE (creative california crafters of Etsy, I think). Everyone is very excited about their blogs and says this is a good way to let people know about your work. So here I am.