Artfire has announced a new group deal . With the sign up of 20,000 new pro accounts you will only have to pay $5.95 a month. That's a 10.00 savings. SO if you've been contemplating opening a pro-account, now is the time. If you don't have a current account just sign up for a free basic then do the upgrade to pro. It really is easy.
The tools on artfire are really awesome and easy to use. I think one of the best things is the fact you can link to your outside studios and websites. Buyers don't need an account to sign up.
Seriously, give it a try, you have nothing to lose!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
The Modern Witches Tools for Success!
Craft Tutorials
I've been working very hard lately at revamping my website trying to make it more user friendly. Instead of links leading to etsy or artfire, I decided to keep everything on my website. At night, I've been putting together collections. It soothes me. Check out my latest. Make sure you give it 5 stars:-)
I've been working very hard lately at revamping my website trying to make it more user friendly. Instead of links leading to etsy or artfire, I decided to keep everything on my website. At night, I've been putting together collections. It soothes me. Check out my latest. Make sure you give it 5 stars:-)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Doing less to do more.
This was posted on the Etsy reading list and I found it to be really good advice.
What are you going to do less of?
Not only is it really good advice for business but in our personal lives also. What in our lives are we spending perhaps too much of our energy on and need to scale back? When we are stressed and feel like there is too much going on, maybe we need to stop and think of ways we can lighten our load a little. Even if it's just cutting back and not giving up completely.
I thought, maybe I should give up my weekly obsession with chocolate and then thought, nah. I'll give up work before I do that.
Visit my studio at Wickful Things
What are you going to do less of?
Not only is it really good advice for business but in our personal lives also. What in our lives are we spending perhaps too much of our energy on and need to scale back? When we are stressed and feel like there is too much going on, maybe we need to stop and think of ways we can lighten our load a little. Even if it's just cutting back and not giving up completely.
I thought, maybe I should give up my weekly obsession with chocolate and then thought, nah. I'll give up work before I do that.
Visit my studio at Wickful Things
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Something wicked..
I am so darn excited, I created my first collection on Artfire. I have to admire my handy work. Seriously cool collection.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The perfect gift.
My 6 year old daughter has a knack for making first impressions. For her first day of kindergarten she told her teacher that "he was a good teacher and she had a great day but didn't know if she was coming back tomorrow, she would have to ask her mom." It was his first day of teaching and this little girl was putting him in his place in a matter of fact way. He told me he will always remember that moment, not so much the words, but how this little girl said it. So very sure of herself and happy.
A couple days before first grade started, Quinn and her daddy, made a necklace together. It was a snail shell they found together and put on a string. Honestly, it was quite ugly, and it smelled. So she decided the morning of school that it was the perfect gift for her new teacher. I tried to protest but my daughter, true to form, could not be persuaded to do otherwise. So she marched off to school with her "gift" and a sense of contentment that I can only wistfully dream of feeling. To her that necklace was special and it was obviously the perfect gift for any teacher of hers. I know it will make an impression. How could it not?
It's not the gift itself that she is giving her teacher, it's a little piece of her. Her wonder and curiosity that she feels everyone (even teachers) should have. To Quinn that snail shell is a part of nature that is beautiful and mysterious. Ugly and stinky though it may be, viewing nature to her is special and something to be shared. I don't think anyone at the receiving end of these gifts will ever be able to truly appreciate it the same way she does. Not the way I do watching her give these gifts.
A couple days before first grade started, Quinn and her daddy, made a necklace together. It was a snail shell they found together and put on a string. Honestly, it was quite ugly, and it smelled. So she decided the morning of school that it was the perfect gift for her new teacher. I tried to protest but my daughter, true to form, could not be persuaded to do otherwise. So she marched off to school with her "gift" and a sense of contentment that I can only wistfully dream of feeling. To her that necklace was special and it was obviously the perfect gift for any teacher of hers. I know it will make an impression. How could it not?
It's not the gift itself that she is giving her teacher, it's a little piece of her. Her wonder and curiosity that she feels everyone (even teachers) should have. To Quinn that snail shell is a part of nature that is beautiful and mysterious. Ugly and stinky though it may be, viewing nature to her is special and something to be shared. I don't think anyone at the receiving end of these gifts will ever be able to truly appreciate it the same way she does. Not the way I do watching her give these gifts.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Well meant schedules and Caramel apples...
Can you feel it? Fall is slowly creeping up on us like a ghost in the night. I love it. Nothing makes me feel more alive than the cooler days and the beautiful colors en robing the trees before they sleep. The geese honking across the sky towards the south for winter. Hot cocoa and pumpkins. How can you not feel alive?
My daughter is starting first grade on Monday. Another sign of fall. She is excited. I should be too because it saves me a lot of money on summer camp fees! I decided that this year I will try something a little different. This year, I made a schedule. An honest to goodness schedule. It lists everything from wake up, work, free time etc. I even went a step further and started planning all of the meals for the week on Friday night and shopping on Saturday. No more daily trips to the grocery store. I figure it will help save money and time. In particular, MY time. I feel like I'm starting a new school year. Of course, when I was a kid I always started the year gun ho and ready to get my act together only to fizzle out less than half-way through the year. So we shall see!
I listed my Autumn Magic Soap on artfire today. I also poured a whole bunch of caramel apple soy tarts. Did I mention that fall is my favorite time of year??
My daughter is starting first grade on Monday. Another sign of fall. She is excited. I should be too because it saves me a lot of money on summer camp fees! I decided that this year I will try something a little different. This year, I made a schedule. An honest to goodness schedule. It lists everything from wake up, work, free time etc. I even went a step further and started planning all of the meals for the week on Friday night and shopping on Saturday. No more daily trips to the grocery store. I figure it will help save money and time. In particular, MY time. I feel like I'm starting a new school year. Of course, when I was a kid I always started the year gun ho and ready to get my act together only to fizzle out less than half-way through the year. So we shall see!
I listed my Autumn Magic Soap on artfire today. I also poured a whole bunch of caramel apple soy tarts. Did I mention that fall is my favorite time of year??
Saturday, August 7, 2010
The Luna Moth
We've seen a couple rare glimpses of these beautiful giant moths this year. I've lived here for 15 years and this year was the first time I've actually seen one. They are a really cool species of moth.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Not all of it was bad...
Anyone who knows me also knows that my childhood stories are scary nightmares. My stories usually consist of my fond memories of the simply bizarre. An adopted mother who acted bipolar and an alcoholic adopted father who did his best to drown himself. But I know deep down, I have some good memories. I think what usually happens is that the bad outweigh the good. So, my mission is to try and remember some of the good.
So some good memories of my childhood:
My dad had a big garden. Something I can only appreciate now. To have had fresh vegetables every day and not go to the grocery store.
My mother, made the best taco salads.
When my dad would take my brothers fishing, my mom would rent musicals and get pizza we'd have a girls night with my little sister and I.
One christmas a family in the church treated my family to a "secret friend" themed with the 12 days of christmas. Each of the 12 days of christmas a new gift was left at our mailbox or front lawn with a poem. It was exciting to see what would come next. It was very special and really made that christmas a cherished memory.
It's good to know that there are some good memories of childhood. It hurts to relive some of them because they make me sad. But they exist, and that is a start.
So some good memories of my childhood:
My dad had a big garden. Something I can only appreciate now. To have had fresh vegetables every day and not go to the grocery store.
My mother, made the best taco salads.
When my dad would take my brothers fishing, my mom would rent musicals and get pizza we'd have a girls night with my little sister and I.
One christmas a family in the church treated my family to a "secret friend" themed with the 12 days of christmas. Each of the 12 days of christmas a new gift was left at our mailbox or front lawn with a poem. It was exciting to see what would come next. It was very special and really made that christmas a cherished memory.
It's good to know that there are some good memories of childhood. It hurts to relive some of them because they make me sad. But they exist, and that is a start.
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