My shop is being featured on a website!! (:

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Hello everyone! I was browsing through the threads on Etsy and I found an opportunity to be featured on Beadsbloom's website, http://www.mamaneedscoffee.com/! She has a sidebar section on the left of her website where she encourages people to buy handmade. She has a list of linked screenshots of a variety of sites! I am number one on the list (: I am really thankful of this opportunity! I really hope in helps bring in some sales! If you guys are featured somewhere, please share the link! I'd love to take a peek!

Thanks for reading!
XOX ~ Mannie

Handformed Earwires and Headpins

So I ordered a wire sample from Beadeux so I could play around with the idea of making my own earwires and headpins. Well, I received the package a couple days ago and just today had the time to play! I made the holiday earrings you see to the left. I am quite proud of myself to have actually made those earwires (: Those earrings are up for sale; you can purchase them here. I can't wait to order more & more wire to play with! I plan to experiement with wire wrapping some stones to use as pendants, too. Wish me luck (:

I finally made a flickr account today (: Click here to view. Not much is up yet, though. Expect more in the future!

I made a custom banner and matching avatar for Hildeguard's Lair. Please comment here to let me know what you think about it?? I really enjoy making custom banners and avatars for people. I like that I can help spice up their shop, and hopefully help them bring in more customers. Also, when a shop has a sale, I can make a banner and avatar set to go with their sale! When they are posting around etsy, people will see their sale avatar and get pulled in... then when they go to thier shop, the sale banner looks appealing, and they read on to learn about the sale. Sounds good to me! I plan to make a listing for this service today.

As in my previous post (about finally getting some little promo tags custom made), Susan finished my tags and says they'll ship Monday. I am excited to see them in person! I'm sure they'll be perfect! I plan to take photos of them once received to share with you all!

Speaking of promos, I would loveee to exchange business cards! Most people who order from me really enjoy see gettings the cards I send to them! They love finding new shops all about buying handmade pieces! If you are interested please leave a comment here or convo me through Etsy (:

Bye bye for now! Hope everyone is doing great! XOX

My Promo Items

I have a few great opportunities coming up to promote my shop! A few shops I've spoken with are going to shows in Oct/Nov and are collecting promo pieces from other etsians to make swap bags out of! As I make jewelry it's not possible to make 20 pairs of earrings to just give away(sorry I am a student, I can't afford that, lol). I played with the idea of cellphonecharms/zipperpulls, but that doesn't really showcase my shop which is all about jewelry right now! One of the members on my team does rack cards from vistaprint. Rack cards are like one page the size of a brochure that can include pictures of your work, some text, etc. I played with that idea, too, thinking I could get them printed and then add a little string of pretty beads for decoration.

I was just browsing through the promotion threads on Etsy and came across Susan's Greetings! I am currently working with her on getting 50 tags similar to ones she has made in the past (see picture)! I really liked the swirl pattern around the initals and the back can be any color or pattern she has available. Right now we are talking about a dark purple! Please check out Susan's shop; She has lots of creative and beautiful paper goods!

Thanks for reading! Leave comments (: xox