Free Sales Spreadsheet!

February 16, 2008

I have a new free spreadsheet (not specific to Etsy sellers) available for download now. It includes all sales information that a small e-business owner should need come tax time. Please note that it does not include all expenses information. I might possibly create an expenses spreadsheet for download at some point too. But for […]

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Poll: Which Etsy photographer should I feature?

February 15, 2008

I have chosen six very talented Etsy photographers for you to consider. It was extremely difficult to choose only six; the talent in photography on Etsy is just incredible. The photographer with the most votes by next Wednesday (Feb. 20) will be interviewed and featured in my blog in the near future. Please look at […]

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Babylon 5

February 14, 2008

The results of my poll show that I have a very diverse group of readers visiting my blog. The most interest seems to be in my features of Etsy shops. So for those people… I have another feature lined up for next Monday. For those interested in metal, I plan to write about goldfill soon. […]

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Poll: What would you most like to see in my blog?

February 12, 2008

Poll Answers

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Featured Etsy Shop: Designs in Floral

February 10, 2008

Today’s featured Etsy shop is Designs in Floral, a shop featuring a variety of home and gift items created with pressed flowers. This includes intricate artwork, greeting cards, bookmarks, candles, pendants, and soaps. I asked the owner of Designs in Floral a few questions about herself and her work. Tell me about yourself. How did […]

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Metal Series: Brass

February 10, 2008

There are so many alloys of brass that I couldn’t begin to even guess how many, so I’m going to focus on talking about the brass alloy I use in my work; it’s an alloy called C23000. (Also called 230.) Brass 230 is also known as red brass, though to me it appears very yellow […]

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A Little Crabby

February 8, 2008

Here’s the toy crab I made out of red felt for the Crab Feed tomorrow. He will be given away with the grand prize in our drawing. I just kinda threw him together last-minute, but I _think_ he looks like a crab??? (What you can’t see in this photo is the Lava Jewelry logo on […]

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Crab Feed 2008

February 8, 2008

Guess what I’ll be doing tomorrow… Yes indeed, the vegetarian is trying to get people to go to a crab feed. My Rotary Club is having a crab feed to raise money for a local scholarship fund. There are a few tickets left, if anyone’s interested – just contact me. We’ll be serving all-you-can-eat crab, […]

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The Year of the Rat

February 7, 2008

Happy New Year! I’m feeling pretty optimistic going into a new year. I get to continue doing what I love to do. What more could I ask for? 2008 is the Year of the Rat/Mouse. I created a treasury on Etsy to welcome the Year of the Rat – there are a HUGE number of […]

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Gemstone of the Day: Rhodochrosite

February 6, 2008

Today’s gemstone of the day is another pretty pink gem: rhodochrosite. Rhodochrosite gets its name from the Greek, meaning “rose colored.” It is a manganese carbonate mineral with a hardness of only about 3.5-4 on Moh’s scale. Rhodochrosite forms by the oxidation of manganese-bearing ores in a carbonate environment (for example, stalagmites and stalactites in […]

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