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Instagram–15 Quick Tips to Get You Started

June 6, 2013

Are you on Instagram??  I’m growing to seriously love it!  What’s not to love when it involves pretty photos from people all over the world…Instagram rocks! I thought I’d share a few tips I’ve learned along the way to help you get started on Instagram.  You quickly find yourself enjoying this super fast growing form [...]

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75 Free Printable Labels {Make it Handmade}

April 16, 2013

Looking for some free printable labels, gift tags, and fun stickers for your handmade creations? Everything Etsy has teamed up with World Label and designer Erin Rippy of InkTreePress.com to provide you this incredible collection of printable labels and other goodies. All for free and available for download right here! All Downloads are PDF 8.5×11 [...]

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Improve Your Product Photography {5 DIY Tutorials}

February 19, 2013

Great lighting can make your products look amazing! It’s no secret that product photos can make or break your Etsy sales.  You can have the coolest handmade product ever, but without an outstanding photo you might not be as happy with your response. Getting beautiful photos is not as hard as you think, but it [...]

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Free Photo Editing with iPiccy

January 24, 2013

Free photo editing has never been easier or more feature rich. Tools and websites designed to crop, edit, and enhance your photos are almost as abundant as places to share them! It’s no secret that I’m a Pinterest fanatic (EverythingEtsy on Pinterest), I love Instagram, and I’m in constant need of photo editing for my [...]

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Etsy Packaging Ideas

September 19, 2012
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Awesome packaging can really make your products stand out!  Ever want to buy something just because it’s packaged soooo cute?  Am I the only one?  I think not!  Ever hate to open a gift because you don’t want to mess up the ribbon?  If you are a lover of all things packaged pretty this post [...]

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Could This Simple Tip Help You? {Daily Goals}

September 7, 2012

Oops. I did it again. I stopped for too long and let my head fill-up with all of the things I’m doing at once. All of the sudden I felt overwhelmed, and no wonder: Etsy Shops (plural) Blogs (plural) Kids (plural) Chores (PLURAL) Husband (thank God, singular…though he may have multiple personalities I’m not sure [...]

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Are You Being Yourself Online?

July 24, 2012
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{You Are Beautiful by Fresh Words Market} No woman is an island. We may wish we were on an island, but that’s a different story altogether. The point I’m making is that we’re all part of a community, or more accurately a number of communities. We’re friends, daughters, moms, etsy sellers, craftahaulics, vintage freaks, bloggers, [...]

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Instagram Weekend Fun

May 19, 2012

Do you use Instagram?  I’m pretty new to it, but I already know I love it!  You can share your life, work, whatever through photos with great little filters that make everything look better…like my Mother’s Day cup of coffee. Here’s a bit of my life in photos… The harbor…view from lunch at The Crab [...]

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Etsy Wedding Registry & Handmade Weddings

May 10, 2012
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{Photo by ArmoursansAnguish} Weddings are magical and handmade touches only add to the beauty!  We’ve share with you 101 Simple Handmade Wedding Ideas, but why not start off your new married life with fabulous handmade treasures from Etsy? Did you know you could sign up for Etsy’s Wedding Registry now?  I know if I was [...]

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Easy Shipping for Etsy Sellers

February 2, 2012
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Stamps.com makes it super easy to send out all your packages with this nifty little scale and lots of other goodies. There’s one thing that has always driven me crazy about selling everything online…going to the post office.  It can take forever!  A couple months ago I started using Stamps.com and shipping everything right from [...]

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Save 25% On WordPress Blog Themes from StudioPress Today

November 28, 2011

If you’ve been thinking of moving to WordPress or upgrading your current WordPress theme, today might be the day to take that step. I just found out that StudioPress is offering a 25% discount on the Genesis Framework and all of the related Child Themes that make it so easy to customize. Just enter coupon [...]

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Handmade Label Printables {Free Downloads}

November 18, 2011

Handmade labels add a special touch to any gift or handmade creation you might sell on Etsy! Today we have a bunch of beautiful handmade labels for you to stick on everything you make.  These were created by the talented designer, Cathe Holden.  I’m a huge fan of hers so I’m thrilled to share these [...]

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