Shop Crafty in Austin this weekend!

Funky Finds Spring Fling

The Funky Finds Spring Fling is next weekend. Make sure to come check it out if you're in the DFW area.

Cowtown Indie Bazaar

Come see me at the Cowtown Indie Bazaar on September 4th, in Ft. Worth, TX!

http://www.cowtownindiebazaar.com/

Renegade Craft Fair - Austin, TX May 15th and 16th!

http://www.renegadecraft.com/austin

Today and Tomorrow!

An artsy extravaganza! That's me on the lower right of the poster!

Upcoming Black Friday - Cyber Monday Sale!

Free worldwide shipping on all orders over $20.

Urban Street Bazaar

Make sure to come check out the Urban Street Bazaar in Dallas on Oct. 10th & 11th! I'll be showing my jewelry, and in addition to the usual things I have in my Etsy shop, I'll have a whole bunch of new designs that haven't been seen anywhere else!
See ya there!

Found Handmade

I'd like to give a shout out to foundhandmade.com for featuring my Bond Brooch in their blog. Search or scroll down til you see the post titled Bubbles I, and I'm the first one in the jewelry section! Thanks for including me with all those other lovely crafters! One of my favorite pieces featured were these beautiful earrings by MyFriendRoze.

VenusZine Feature!

I'm terribly excited to announce that my Nuclear Oxidized earrings have been featured in VenusZine's September issue! You can see more of their style picks online at http://venuszine.com/

A Swan for Sure

I received a message today letting me know that my Funnel Cloud Necklace was featured on A Swan For Sure.
I must say some of her other fashion picks have me drooling as well, like the lovely grey cardigan with the large pockets featured in the same post. =D

Etsy Dallas Birthday Giveaway!

The folks over at Etsy Dallas are celebrating the team's 2nd birthday this week, and this time the gifts are being given away!
One lucky person could win a prize pack full of goodies by Etsy Dallas members just by commenting on their blog post! There are other ways to get extra entries as well, just go see for yourself!
And don't forget, you can always keep track of the Etsy Dallas happeneings by following them on Twitter @etsydallas.
Good luck!

Artfire Shop is Open!

I decided to open an Artfire shop to test the waters and see how things are looking there. So far, I've already had one sale, which is awesome since I currently only have a limited selection of my my jewelry available. Most of what is available is from my Molecular series, with a couple of other things as well.

Social Networking

I just wanted to remind everyone about the Freeforged Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter pages. I update those a bit more often than I update this blog, so if you're looking for more frequent updates that's the place to be. I'm also always looking for new friends =)
Check them out here:
Facebook
Myspace
Twitter

Another feature!

Big thanks to ABespokeTouch for featuring my Cloud Jumper earrings in her blog the other day. She made these beautiful scatter flowers which can be used to decorate a table for a wedding or party, but I'd love to try incorporating them into some jewelry or hair accessories too! They're also available in pink or white. You can see them and more here.

By the Numbers

If you're like me, you're probably not very good at keeping track of the math end of a business.
For a little help, and some tips and tricks, check out this series of Storque articles by jjmfinance on Etsy.

Blog Features!

It's been a wonderful week for blog features!

First, DirtygirlSoaps of the Indie Style blog featured my Oxidized Attraction necklace in her Indie Style Picks section of her blog. You can see her Rock Candy handmade soap below, and I must say, it looks delicious!



Next, Studio618 of Etsy, whom I met on Twitter, featured my Bond Brooch in her Friday Finds section on her blog. Studio618 makes jewelry like these bold rainbow wrapped hoops that are made with sterling silver and crystals.


Thanks to the both of you!

Newsletter!

I've recently signed up for a mailing service with Mailchimp so that I can send out newsletters. I've begun sending out newsletters roughly once a month, sometimes a little less frequently. If you'd like to sign up, you'll find out about upcoming shows that I'll be at, and sales that I will occasionally have. And don't worry, if you ever decide you don't want any more e-mails from me, there's an unsubscribe link on every e-mail, which is honest and legit, unlike those unsubscribe links you'll see in e-mails offering you money from Nigerian royalty.

So, apparently I was on the front page of Etsy last week.

Etsy Front Page 6/19/09 Admin
Originally uploaded by Etsy Front Pagers

I was looking through my shop's Google Analytics, and I noticed I had a huge spike of 358 views on one day. 319 of those views were on a particular item.

Trying to figure out why, I checked the Etsy Front Pager's group on Flickr and searched for my etsy name and found a screenshot for the 19th. Awesome! I actually found 4 screenshots for me, only one of which I'd previously known about.

The treasury was admin-selected, for the search term 'science'

Checking the Heartomatic I found that I received 24 shop hearts and 27 hearts on that particular item.

I'd relisted that particular item 2 days before, and relisted 2 different items that day. I also had one sale from that day, but for a different item.

So there's the breakdown for ya, hope it is both interesting and helpful to everyone.

Giveaways!

more new photos
Originally uploaded by muttsywonder
Ashley Akers Jewelry and Harrilu have teamed up to bring us two awesome giveaways! You can win the above top (which is totally adorable) by Harrilu by following and commenting on Ashley Akers blog.


Ashley Akers Givaway On My Blog
Originally uploaded by muttsywonder
And you can win the above necklace by Ashley Akers Jewelry on Harrilus blog by commenting. Isn't that awesome!

Animal Cracker Soaps

animal cracker soap close up picture
Originally uploaded by abreathoffrenchair

Now, I have to say these are adorable soaps. They're shaped like animal crackers, with a snickerdoodle scent. How awesome is that?
See more here.