Sushi!

I listed a new Sushi Mouse Pad today in my Artfire, Etsy, and 1000 markets shops.

After looking at the mouse pad for so long I started reeeeaaally craving sushi. Sadly the only good place in town is on the other side and I'm not even sure if they'll be open today (or if I want to drive all that way). So I did the next best thing, I made a ByHand spotlight featuring sushi items!



Hopefully I'll have enough free time this week to go grab me some, but this'll have to do for now. Speaking of time....I have a show Friday and haven't even been able to start prepping for it!! Yeah, my head may explode lol. Anyway I hope everyone's had a lovely Sunday!
-3z

Find out if you're in an Etsy Treasury...FAST

Came across this awesome new site while I was in the Etsy forums craftopolis.com all you have to do is enter your username & it will tell you if you're featured in any treasuries on Etsy. It updates every 10 minutes so if the treasury was just made you may not come up in the results right away.

Too cool! Major props to StudioMarlene for creating the site!

-3z

Product Pictures

So I got some really great advice from a friend on Twitter and will be redoing most of my switch plate photos today, in between studying for my History final of course. Here is a sample of what my new pictures will be looking like: Now I just need to figure out how to take better pictures of my mouse pads. They are especially tricky because a lot of the time the background I am using can look like a border. I actually had used some of those clear gems as a background for a few mouse pads and had someone on Ebay message me asking if I would make the mouse pad without the "bubble border" lol. I think today I am going to move some of my lamp shades from Etsy to Artfire. I really like them being on Etsy because they get a lot of views and are put in a lot of treasuries, but I think on ArtFire maybe they will actually sell and it will show some variety in my shop. Yeah I'm going for it :) I also raised all of my prices on Ebay. The fees were getting ridiculous so I am going to make sure if I sell something it is going to be worthwhile. I may have said this in my post last night but when I was doing numbers for my kiosk I figured out if I sold $7000 of product on Ebay I'd probably pay about $2000 in fees (if not more). Craaaazy!

-3zArt

Birthday Jackets

So my Birthday is coming up (yay!) and I am actually gettting presents this year...I think :) There will be at least one more person celebrating with me this year, My Grandmother. Last year was my 21st Birthday....my mom & I went to a Japanese steakhouse...had a few bottles of sake...and I think I was home in bed by 10:30! At least I didn't have a hang over the next morning. Anyway I know for sure my Grandmother is getting me a jacket so I have started shopping. Here is a Vintage 60's Red Peacoat from Decades.Etsy.Com I am going to post a few more that I have found so far...you will probably see a recurring theme!

Here is a cute Plaid Trenchcoat from Forever21 I'm actually pretty impressed with their jackets this year.

A vintage Pendleton Wool Coat. This one from Smmak.Etsy.com

This Yellow Felt Coat also from Forever21

And last but not least this fabulous Vintage 60's Tweed Houndstooth Coat from TheDustyDog.Etsy.com I don't know how I will ever decide! I haven't even searched Ebay yet (Comp is really acting up today and won't load Ebay grrr). I used to have this fantastic light blue & Pink Plaid Tweed Jacket but I lost it when I moved to Hawaii.

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I think I am going to try to go to JoAnn's at about 7 tonight in hopes that there isn't so much of a crowd. I need to buy some more scrapbook paper so I can make some Gift Certificates of different values (and a little easier to read). Had a few sales this morning on Ebay and 1 custom order on Etsy! I hope it keeps coming, I'm really, really motivated today. Hopefully it lasts throughout the entire day and isn't just really a coffee buzz *<:o)

-3zArt

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Gift Certificates

I had a drawing this morning in my Etsy shop for a $20 Gift Certificate. When I was making the Gift Certificate I remembered some card stock I had laying around from other projects & was hopeful I could finally get some use out of them. The experiment was a success!! Here's a few pics of the Gift Cert. I made: I'm really excited about the Gift Certificate...it turned out so cute! I think I'm going to shop for some card stock that will be easier to read when I print on it, and start selling them in my shop. I was really nervous about having to keep up with them and everything but I made a spreadsheet with the information for this one & a special unique code so I think it will actually be fairly easy. Now to do a little more research and then maybe create the listing! -3zArt P.S. I am supposed to be packing shipments and actually getting some work done. *<:o)

You Put the Lime in the Coconut

My Newest Treasury: Featured Sellers:

∙Spiral Stephie ∙Mich Vanetta∙Tizzalicious∙Pix by Cat∙Eleganza Gifts∙Nessa Ancalime∙Mack∙Crafty Steph∙Penny Dog Accessories∙Lil Songbird∙Kre8or∙Tropics Lady

Thank you so much for giving me such wonderful products to create my treasury! Now if only I could get this song out of my head....

Black Friday

After having to work at the mall the past 6 Black Fridays, I am all for staying in this year! In hopes that others will be staying in as well, and do their shopping online, I have decided to do a Black Friday Sale!! You can get details in my Etsy shop announcement at www.3zArt.Etsy.com

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This is my 1st Thanksgiving in awhile that I will be having with a lot of family...and I have a feeling it's going to be pretty rowdy! Football, Booze, and Rednecks...oh my! My last 2 Thanksgiving's were spent at either a Nursing Home or Retirement community so I am very grateful that we get to have a family Thanksgiving at home, and my Grandmother gets to be here with us.

Turkey Bot by IttyBittiesForYou.etsy.com

Hope everyone has a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving!!

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I hope my first blog post wasn't too lame :) I have finally got the setup to where I would be OK sharing my new blog with everyone. Bear with me as I finish setting up. -3zArt