This plump, lil' chickadee is braving the snowstorm...but don't worry, he's bundled up in his favorite scarf 'n' hat. Plus he brought along his thermos filled with steaming hot cocoa. *Chickadee picks up cup with his foot and takes a sip* This is an 8x10" print of my original ink illustration, which has been digitally colored. Click the image to check out the new listing!

...healing stone jewelry) and began selling at a few scifi conventions (one of my other passions). It still wasn't enough to satisfy my need to create. That's when a friend suggested opening a shop on Etsy. So on December 30th 2007 I opened 'The Grand Design' http://www.cjgrand.etsy.com (The name is not an ego trip, Grand is my maiden name;) Lately I've discovered a new obsession, Steampunk Jewelry...

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5607118 Check it out. Way jokes/cool/groovy/awesome/etc.

...butterfly-patterned cotton fabric. Front features a beautiful appliqued heart and the embroidered word "LOVE". Back features a mirror-imaged appliqued heart. Comfortably fits about 8 cards. Has a handy cut-out on the edge so that you can get your cards out quickly and easily. Hand-sewn and hand appliqued with care, by me, in my pet-free, smoke-free home. For sale: http://onetruetree.etsy.com

... pumpkin orange, and ivory colors of wool/rayon blend felt, and a sunny yellow polyester felt. Features a pretty little autumn-themed tree and a yellow bird. Comfortably fits about 8 cards. Has a handy cut-out on the edge so that you can get your cards out quickly and easily. Hand-sewn and hand appliqued with care, by me, in my pet-free, smoke-free home. For sale: http://onetruetree.etsy.com

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...wellness center. I could go with that.  THAT would be cool.           Next week, there's a new life coach client.            AND on Monday I made and shipped a apron order for my first official Etsy client.  It was so exciting!  Man did that apron come out stunning.  Great combo of fabrics selected. I'm lining them now, and that really makes them look good, and feel good, too.   I've got pics...

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I can only imagine what Julie and her husband went through getting their gorgeous late 19th-century home ready for the Etsy MN Fall boutique last week. It’s a brave thing, inviting tons of strangers into your home to buy and sell - it makes me think old-school merchants were brave people, braver than me, certainly! Julie and family pulled it off beautifully, and the woman never stopped working over...

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, flickr, kaboodle, stumbleupon, etc, etc, etc, and so on. How do I get my etsy shops noticed amongst all the advertising going on in these "social networking sites". I don't see much socializing. I see lots of come see my new product, I am having a sale, come check out my low prices. Is this what I also have to do to be seen? Does the squeaky wheel get the business...