Treasury Time

Woo whoo!  I made it into another treasury on Etsy - that's 2 for this month.  I'm not sure how long the list link lasts (try saying that 3 times) but it's fun while it's there.

I really like creating treasuries but I hardly ever catch it when a list opens up.  For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, a treasury is a photo collage of items arranged around a theme.  They're fun to put together and the challenge is to have your list get "hot" enough from people looking at it to get your treasury featured on the front page.  I've never made the front page, but there's always a 1st time.

Happy Spring to everyone!

Artfire Rapid Cart

How cool is it?  You can buy directly from my Artfire store without an account, just by clicking a link on the rapid cart.  Artfire has some amazing features for sellers as well as buyers.  I love "tweeting" with the owner and the staff members, it's a really friendly place to be on-line.  If you've never checked it out, you should give it a try.

There's also a special being run by several sellers right now - the Artfire Stimulus Package - the sellers are offering some really great low priced deals.  I have a couple of my ring bases listed, just $6.  Normally, the base would be embellished with stones and more work, but they look pretty awesome just by themselves.  They're copper, which is supposed to help with arthritis.  I wear them when I'm working on jewelry, pliers are hard on your hands!  I don't have arthritis, but I do seem have less fatigue when I'm wearing them, could just be a placebo affect.  

So try Artfire today and do put "AFSP" in the search box to see what you come up with - consider it an adventure in handmade!

Updates

Made my 50th sale on Etsy - yeah!  The buyer didn't even know I was running a special, so much for promo's.  Also made my 1st sale on Artfire, the 1st is always the hardest.  It was a pretty little ACEO acrylic painting that I was tempted to just keep for myself.

Feeling it rather appropriate that Calif. sales tax goes up 1% on April Fool's.  Much anger on not only raising taxes, but using our kids as pawns.  We've been running hot and cold as our little school district has been trying to deal with "proposed" budget cuts, which the State won't confirm until after our budget has to be adopted.  The State likes to threaten even larger "cuts" to the schools in order to get the average Joe to accept higher taxes to save our schools.  The kids are caught in the middle and it angers me to no end.  If you are in California, please vote no on Prop. 1A, which extends these ridiculous taxes for 2 additional years, information which doesn't appear in the voter guide or in most newspapers.

Trying to balance getting taxes done, working more at my husband's business, kid stuff and creating.  Unfortunately, creating ends up coming in last.  Well, not quite the very last - housework holds that place in my life.

Good karma to all of you!

Milestones

I hate milestones, especially for birthdays.  After you hit 21 and can drink legally, what's the point?  30, pfft, 40-the over the hill jokes start, 50-you may as well be dead, 60-well, retirement is near, or is it???, 70-glad you're not dead yet...

But, I do have a milestone.  I have 49 sales in my Etsy store.  I like the number 49, it's a nice number, but I'm looking forward to 50.  If you're the 50th sale in my store, you'll receive 50% off any 1 item.  Just buy, pay and once I verify you're number 50 I'll refund you half of the purchase price (not 1/2 off of shipping, it is what it is).  Really easy!  If you're 51 or 52, you'll get 25% off.  

So help me get over this milestone!  Bold jewelry - Vintage Finds