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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Introducing... On a Whimsey!
1. DaWanda Shop Name: On A Whimsey
2. DaWanda Shop URL: http://en.dawanda.com/shop/OnaWhimsey
3. When did you open your shop? 21 June 2008
4. Are you in the DaWanda Shop Directory here? pending.
5. What Category are you under? pending under art.
6. What do you sell? Encaustic paintings to suit every taste and budget!
7. Describe 2 of your current products. ACEOs (Art Cards, Editions and Originals as well as paintings in every size up to A3 size (roughly 16" x 12" or 41 cms x 31 cms)
8. Tell me a bit about you... Encaustic Art! Well, until a few months ago I had never heard of it and certainly did not have any idea what it could be! Was it something to do with burning? I guess you are getting warm..... this medium dates back to Egyptian, Greek and Roman times when wax used to be burned into wood to create images of religious icons etc. Nowadays, with technology, the art has become so much simpler and fun to do! All you need are some pigmented wax blocks and a basic smooth bottomed iron set at a cool temperature along with some encaustic, specially prepared card. Now you melt the wax and manipulate it with the hot iron! You can also use other tools like a stylus with different points for finer work, a hairdryer to blow the wax or just plain old tissue or a toothbrush to effects. Its up to you! What is so exciting about this medium is that once you start... you never know where you are going to end up! You can check my blog for more information on this wonderful art.
Obviously, I try to give my paintings to family and friends but there has to come a point when they have had enough! So, that's where somewhere like Dwanda comes in. I listed a few paintings, a variety to show what I can do. In addition I sell my paintings on Etsy too.
And, so, my work space is divided between fabric and wax! I love to quilt and crochet too. However, due to lack of space I have to decide which I am going to do that day because although you can transfer a wax image onto fabric you don't really want splodges of wax on baby items!!
So, there you have me a very small nutshell! I so look forward to meeting many more people on Dwanda and hope to share my love of encaustics with you all.
9. Do you have a website, or blog? http://onawhimsey.wordpress.com/
2. DaWanda Shop URL: http://en.dawanda.com/shop/OnaWhimsey
3. When did you open your shop? 21 June 2008
4. Are you in the DaWanda Shop Directory here? pending.
5. What Category are you under? pending under art.
6. What do you sell? Encaustic paintings to suit every taste and budget!
7. Describe 2 of your current products. ACEOs (Art Cards, Editions and Originals as well as paintings in every size up to A3 size (roughly 16" x 12" or 41 cms x 31 cms)
8. Tell me a bit about you... Encaustic Art! Well, until a few months ago I had never heard of it and certainly did not have any idea what it could be! Was it something to do with burning? I guess you are getting warm..... this medium dates back to Egyptian, Greek and Roman times when wax used to be burned into wood to create images of religious icons etc. Nowadays, with technology, the art has become so much simpler and fun to do! All you need are some pigmented wax blocks and a basic smooth bottomed iron set at a cool temperature along with some encaustic, specially prepared card. Now you melt the wax and manipulate it with the hot iron! You can also use other tools like a stylus with different points for finer work, a hairdryer to blow the wax or just plain old tissue or a toothbrush to effects. Its up to you! What is so exciting about this medium is that once you start... you never know where you are going to end up! You can check my blog for more information on this wonderful art.
Obviously, I try to give my paintings to family and friends but there has to come a point when they have had enough! So, that's where somewhere like Dwanda comes in. I listed a few paintings, a variety to show what I can do. In addition I sell my paintings on Etsy too.
And, so, my work space is divided between fabric and wax! I love to quilt and crochet too. However, due to lack of space I have to decide which I am going to do that day because although you can transfer a wax image onto fabric you don't really want splodges of wax on baby items!!
So, there you have me a very small nutshell! I so look forward to meeting many more people on Dwanda and hope to share my love of encaustics with you all.
9. Do you have a website, or blog? http://onawhimsey.wordpress.com/
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
April Blog Carnival – Spring is in the Air/Easter
This month’s carnival is entitled ‘Spring is in the Air/Easter’, so I am looking for entries inspired by this theme. Entries could include;
Spring additions to your shop
Your latest collection on DaWanda
Your favourite finds this month on DaWanda
Up and coming Craft Fairs this month
Your personal craft work this month
Your favourite Easter Egg recipe
Easter Hunt Pinboards
Of course there are many more possibilities… so I will leave it up to your imagination!
So how do you enter your article? Well it’s simple… post your article on your blog and follow the instructions here http://dawandashopdirectory.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-carnivals.html. Remember your entry doesn’t have to be the longest article and photos always help!
The deadline for your entry is 15th April 2007. All accepted entries will be published on or around the 17th of April.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Introducing... Sara's Texture Crafts!
1. DaWanda Shop Name: Sara’s Texture Crafts
2. DaWanda Shop URL: http://en.dawanda.com/shop/sarastexturecrafts
3. When did you open your shop? 16th May 2007
4. Are you in the DaWanda Shop Directory here? Yes
5. What Category are you under? Boutique
6. What do you sell? I sell jewellery, bags and accessories inspired by texture, as well as greeting cards.
7. Describe 2 of your current products.
a. Antique Lace Earrings – these are embellished with delicate beads to give a slight vintage feel.
2. DaWanda Shop URL: http://en.dawanda.com/shop/sarastexturecrafts
3. When did you open your shop? 16th May 2007
4. Are you in the DaWanda Shop Directory here? Yes
5. What Category are you under? Boutique
6. What do you sell? I sell jewellery, bags and accessories inspired by texture, as well as greeting cards.
7. Describe 2 of your current products.
a. Antique Lace Earrings – these are embellished with delicate beads to give a slight vintage feel.
b. Antique Princess Clutch Bag –embellished with lace and beads to match the earrings this piece is my first bag on DaWanda.
8. Tell me a bit about you...
I am from London in the UK and I have always created bits of my own jewellery and accessories, often involving textiles somewhere along the line. More serious efforts though, came much later when I got my first fashion design job, as part of my responsibility was to help with the design of the jewellery, bags and accessory range. Now that I have moved into freelance work I have had more time to explore my love of texture more and work on my own collection, which I am beginning to sell through Etsy and DaWanda.
9. Do you have a website, or blog? Yes, a website at http://www.sarastexturecrafts.fusiveweb.co.uk/ and a blogzine at Crafts of Texture
DaWanda Promo Bag - Update
The lovely
TriUne has agreed to put together bags for French shows - Thank you Triune!
So just to remind you of what we are looking for from Sellers:
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What we need are your:
TriUne has agreed to put together bags for French shows - Thank you Triune!
So just to remind you of what we are looking for from Sellers:
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What we need are your:
- Business cards
- Small promotional samples – no breakables
- Give aways – no breakables
Each item you send should be clearly labelled with your DaWanda shop and all items should fit into a small bag approximately 15cm deep and 10cm wide.
Here is an idea of a small bag I got from Etsy, just in case you are thinking about making promotional samples. want-to-find-something-new-on-etsy
Your promos will have to be split into 2/4 packages; one/three for shows and one for on-line. Please contact the relevant person for shipping details.
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Contacts:
DaWanda On-line promos - sarastexturecrafts
DaWanda UK Show promos - MagicPumpkinsandFaeryDust
DaWanda German Show promos - ContasKoeln
DaWanda French Show promos - TriUne
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PLEASE POST OR CONTACT US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING – I AM LOOKING TO START EACH AREA WITH 15/20 BAGS EACH.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Love Letters
Dear Andreanna,
I can't live without you. Run away with me yada yada---Ok so I never got letters like this from anyone but I bet someone has. Maybe if you a re not the best on paper buy your sweetie this necklace to make up for her lack of love letters. Made by Tizzalicious this cutie is sure to steal her heart and probably earn you major points!
Written by Andreanna of Glamasaurus
Saturday, January 5, 2013
February Blog Carnival - Crafting Through the Winter.
Welcome to the February 18th 2008 edition of DaWanda Seller's Blog Carnival. A celebration of Seller's who blog... Today's feature is all about a 'Crafting Through the Winter'.Sellers were asked to think about the following topics;
- Winter additions to your Dawanda store
- Your latest collection on DaWanda
- Your favourite finds this month on DaWanda
- Up and coming Craft Fairs this month
- Your personal craft work this month
- Your favourite winter recipes
- What crafts will you be doing over the winter?
- Crafts to do in front of the fire
Here are the entries;
Sara of Sara's Texture Crafts presents a shout out for the DaWanda photo competition and an update on her forth coming Exhibitionposted at Crafts of Texture.
Do pop over and check out those blogs and why not visit their shops too!
Sara x
That concludes this edition... The next edition will be announced shortly. To submit your blog article to the next edition of DaWanda Seller's Carnival please use our carnival submission form.
If you are new to Blog Carnivals, but would like to be involved in a future edition, then please read this article... What is a Blog Carnival and How do I Join?
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I need people to feature!!
If you have a DaWanda shop and you are interested in getting yourself featured then this is what I am looking for...
- I need plenty more shops to showcase - here are the details
http://dawandashopdirectory.blogspot.com/2007/10/want-to-be-featured-seller.html - I also need articles about you, from your craft fairs to your favorite finds on DaWanda - here are the details http://dawandashopdirectory.blogspot.com/2007/10/want-to-be-guest-writer.html
You could also be a DaWanda Buyer who wants to share a new purchase with us.
DaWanda Promo Bags are back! and a Special Thank you!
They are back! Come and grab yours at http://en.dawanda.com/shop/sarastexturecrafts!
I'm going to be listing bags monthly now, so if you have anything you want to include from your shop, or even some business cards then please contact me through my shop.
I also want to thank steinbienchen for her generous help with translating my English listing into German - Thank you! Do pop into her shop... there are some really cute things there.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Directory Announcements - Coming soon a German Editor!
I originally set up the DaWanda shop directory as a way that all sellers can come together to promote their shops and show buyers how fun it can be to buy on DaWanda. For the most part interest has been very positive, however I feel my idea has been limited by the fact that I do not speak French and German… This is why today I would like to announce the pending arrival of our German Editor - Bebe from ContasKoeln
Bebe will come on board with us after Christmas and will help run the German articles on this blog directory.
Please keep an eye on the blog for future announcements and contact details for our German Editor.
Sara x
Bebe will come on board with us after Christmas and will help run the German articles on this blog directory.
Please keep an eye on the blog for future announcements and contact details for our German Editor.
Sara x
Making Promos - The Importance of Giving for Your Business
Serendipity comes in many forms, from the most transcendental to the everyday events. Yesterday I received a message from Sara, editor of the English Dawanda Shop Directory Blog, to tell me that the first batch of promo bags had sold out and reminding me to send more promos if I wanted. Casually, I had spent my day making promo charms to give to my Tarot reading consultants at The Old Riga, the tea bar where I have the readings every Tuesday. Casually? Not really!
Want a Dawanda Promo Bag? - they’re FREE! GET THEM HERE! (More coming soon!)
My addition to the bags: a mini magick kit.
Making promos has proved to me to be a wonderfully effective way to grow a home-based business. They let people know about the real quality of your work, actually they let them know why you stand above the rest!
So, don’t be greedy with your promos. A criteria I think works really well is to go through that part in your craft inventory you never “dare” to use. That lace that is just too beautiful and you have been saving project after project. That lampwork beads. That ribbon. Anything that transmits luxury to you will transmit it to your customers.
As Crafters, we have the privilege of our time. Though the cost of the materials for the promo may be low – or nothing if you work with found and recycled supplies as I do many times, you can give to the work as much time as you want to. Make a special packaging, add that extra touch, and your promos will stand by itself and become a future sale!
Also, a promo is a “good karma insurance” for your business – there is nothing more true than prosperity cannot be reached without generosity. If what you give for free is quality, the help and surprises coming in your life will be of the same quality. Have you ever wondered what good luck was? Good luck is just the returning echo of good actions and good choices.
Close-up of charms and card, printed from a vintage postcard.
I made this batch of charms last year. Actually I first made the originals, then made moulds, and then made the actual charms in air-dry clay, one by one. After drying, I sanded, painted and varnished them. Again one by one. There were a hundred charms so they took almost a whole week. Many were sold as jewelry of all kinds and the last batch was hoarded for a year, never finding something that was special enough to add the charms to it.
Beautifully packaged and ready to fly!
A wing is a symbol of freedom, dreams and purity. It is also a metaphor of the presence of angels on our lives, thus a homage of recognition of everyday miracles. They were perfect to be given for free! So often we only focus on dissatisfaction, I find myself many times reminding my consultants to count their blessings everyday and recognized they are guided by Angels.
Were they kept – or even were they made – to be a messenger of hope? No doubt of it. I’m sure they will reach the right hands, though I won’t know them as the owners of the tea bar will give the charms freely to whoever they choose along the week - they are quite intuitive people themselves so nothing else will be needed for the charms to get to their legitimate owners.
I am almost anticipating the taste of a wave of free energy coming back to me. It is the taste of Giving, the most powerful of all marketing tools! Practise it.
Written by Carolina of http://en.dawanda.com/shop/magickshop
Want a Dawanda Promo Bag? - they’re FREE! GET THEM HERE! (More coming soon!)
My addition to the bags: a mini magick kit.
Making promos has proved to me to be a wonderfully effective way to grow a home-based business. They let people know about the real quality of your work, actually they let them know why you stand above the rest!
So, don’t be greedy with your promos. A criteria I think works really well is to go through that part in your craft inventory you never “dare” to use. That lace that is just too beautiful and you have been saving project after project. That lampwork beads. That ribbon. Anything that transmits luxury to you will transmit it to your customers.
As Crafters, we have the privilege of our time. Though the cost of the materials for the promo may be low – or nothing if you work with found and recycled supplies as I do many times, you can give to the work as much time as you want to. Make a special packaging, add that extra touch, and your promos will stand by itself and become a future sale!
Also, a promo is a “good karma insurance” for your business – there is nothing more true than prosperity cannot be reached without generosity. If what you give for free is quality, the help and surprises coming in your life will be of the same quality. Have you ever wondered what good luck was? Good luck is just the returning echo of good actions and good choices.
Close-up of charms and card, printed from a vintage postcard.
I made this batch of charms last year. Actually I first made the originals, then made moulds, and then made the actual charms in air-dry clay, one by one. After drying, I sanded, painted and varnished them. Again one by one. There were a hundred charms so they took almost a whole week. Many were sold as jewelry of all kinds and the last batch was hoarded for a year, never finding something that was special enough to add the charms to it.
Beautifully packaged and ready to fly!
A wing is a symbol of freedom, dreams and purity. It is also a metaphor of the presence of angels on our lives, thus a homage of recognition of everyday miracles. They were perfect to be given for free! So often we only focus on dissatisfaction, I find myself many times reminding my consultants to count their blessings everyday and recognized they are guided by Angels.
Were they kept – or even were they made – to be a messenger of hope? No doubt of it. I’m sure they will reach the right hands, though I won’t know them as the owners of the tea bar will give the charms freely to whoever they choose along the week - they are quite intuitive people themselves so nothing else will be needed for the charms to get to their legitimate owners.
I am almost anticipating the taste of a wave of free energy coming back to me. It is the taste of Giving, the most powerful of all marketing tools! Practise it.
Written by Carolina of http://en.dawanda.com/shop/magickshop
Thursday, January 3, 2013
A New Year on DaWanda/Crafty Resolutions - Blog Carnival
Welcome to the January 17th 2008 edition of DaWanda Seller's Blog Carnival. A celebration of Seller's who blog... Today's feature is all about a 'New Year on DaWanda/Crafty Resolutions'.
It seems most of us spend this time of year planning, so it seemed only fitting that DaWanda Seller's share their thoughts and plans for the coming year. Sellers were asked to think about the following topics;
Carolina Gonzalez of Supramonster presents her well planned 2008 Resolutions - Writing An Art Business Plan posted at SupraMonster Studio Blog. We should strive to follow this business women in 2008... I fear she has a lot to teach us.
Andreanna of Glamasaurus presents Crafty Resolutions posted at Blogasaurus. This was a fun entry, which quite honestly made me glad to know that I'm not the only one easily distracted when trying to destash my craft room!
And finally me! Sara of Sara's Texture Crafts presents New Year To Do List! posted at Crafts of Texture. This is my rather exhausting list of business goals for 2008, may the force be with me!
Do pop over and check out those blogs and why not visit their shops too!
Sara x
That concludes this edition... The next edition will be announced shortly. To submit your blog article to the next edition of DaWanda Seller's Carnival please use our carnival submission form.
If you are new to Blog Carnivals, but would like to be involved in a future edition, then please read this article... What is a Blog Carnival and How do I Join?
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It seems most of us spend this time of year planning, so it seemed only fitting that DaWanda Seller's share their thoughts and plans for the coming year. Sellers were asked to think about the following topics;
- New Year additions to your shop
- Your favourite finds this month on DaWanda
- Up and coming Craft Fairs this month
- Your personal craft work this month
- Your craft New Year resolutions
- Your New Year business or personal goals
Carolina Gonzalez of Supramonster presents her well planned 2008 Resolutions - Writing An Art Business Plan posted at SupraMonster Studio Blog. We should strive to follow this business women in 2008... I fear she has a lot to teach us.
Andreanna of Glamasaurus presents Crafty Resolutions posted at Blogasaurus. This was a fun entry, which quite honestly made me glad to know that I'm not the only one easily distracted when trying to destash my craft room!
And finally me! Sara of Sara's Texture Crafts presents New Year To Do List! posted at Crafts of Texture. This is my rather exhausting list of business goals for 2008, may the force be with me!
Do pop over and check out those blogs and why not visit their shops too!
Sara x
That concludes this edition... The next edition will be announced shortly. To submit your blog article to the next edition of DaWanda Seller's Carnival please use our carnival submission form.
If you are new to Blog Carnivals, but would like to be involved in a future edition, then please read this article... What is a Blog Carnival and How do I Join?
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