Cast A Vote for Metamorphosi!

Vote!

You have one more day to head on over to the lovely rikrak blog and vote for our very own trashionista Metamorphosi!

It's easy!

Simply click on this link

and scroll to the bottom of the post!

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All rights reserved.

How2: Enter the Handmade Olymipics!

(sew) FASTER.

(paint) HIGHER.

(metalsmith) STRONGER!

ladies + gentlemen!

welcome to the 3rd annual 2012 handmade olympics: where the handmade world comes together to celebrate making things!

think downhill sewing.

100-metre silk screening.

pairs cooking on ice!

and all of the other amazing things folks in the handmade world do + make + create every day!

oh what a wonderful handmade world we live in!

now's your chance to show the world your own creative creations, AND send some handmaking love out to other nicies who inspire you in the handmaking + handpicked world!

please see the MAIN handmade olympics post for all of the fun-filled details & rules on the events!

now.. welcome to event 3: please leave comments here nominating:

your favourite handmade eco-friendly item!

one you love by another maker & one you've made yourself!

for this event  think beautifully recycled, repurposed, sustainably-minded creations.

think organic or eco-forward.

think of an eco-friendly handmade item that you just love!

you can nominate yourself + another in EACH event! PLUS get bonus ballots for twittering, blogging, facebooking & more about the #handmadeolympics! yay!

the amazing PRIZES

the handmade olympics prize packs are just gosh-darn fantastical!

this EVENT will award the following prizes!

including $150 worth of handmade goodness:

a $50 gift certificate to jake + cleo

a $50 gift certificate to remaker

a $50 gift certificate to rikrak

+ an *i WON GOLD* handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop

+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog

with $60 worth of handmade goodness:

2 months of advertising {may & june} on the rikrak studio blog : value $60

+ an *i WON SILVER* handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop

+ one FREE month of may 2012 advertising on the rikrak studio blog! yay!

+ an *i WON bronze* handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop

PLUS, there will be ONE overall random nomination selected from all handmade olympics entries ( & extra ballots!) to WIN the FAN PRIZE PACK (a $50.00 shopping spree in the rikrak shop!)

now check out the other events + nominate more fun folks!

( event 1 ) :: our favourite handmade goodie with an innovative design

( event 2 ) :: our favourite handmade goodie for kids

( event 3 ) :: our favourite handmade eco friendly goodie

( event 4 ) :: our favourite handmade item that inspires loveliness + wellness

( event 5 ) :: our favourite handmade personality/group forwarding kindness thru handmaking

( event 6 ) :: our favourite FUN-FILLED handmade OR vintage goodie

( event 7 ) :: our favourite handmaking-focus blog

Images & Text © 2012

All Rights Reserved By Individual Artists

Marketing Monday: Present Yourself to the Press

Last year, I had bookmarked an Etsy blog post Seller Tip: Present Yourself to the Press.
Since I'm also posting the Feature Me Friday posts, I thought it would be a great topic.

As a crafter and seller, you want to get your story out there - summer fairs, gallery exposure, wholesale orders, and don't forget the holidays (yes, time to start thinking about it now!).
Your story should include a few basic photographs, according to Vanessa and Danielle.

a nice head shot


slyraccoon

a photo of your studio or workspace


alexkeller

a photo of you in the creative process


rikrak

your items in context


eyepopart

your items against a plain background


ecokaren

You'll want to keep high resolution photos on file and you can always resize those later.
What else can you use these for?

• About Me or Contact Me page of your business website
• Your blog
• Facebook Fan page
• Your Flickr stream
• One of the images in your Etsy listings
• A blog, magazine, or newspaper interview
• Applications for a grant, artist in residency, gallery show or craft show
• If you're picked for Featured Seller on Etsy
• Etsy Open Studios Tour series on The Storque and its Flickr group
• For another example, check out ShareSomeCandy's Workspaces series
• Other Storque posts

goodgirlsstudio

business cards - getting them printed

A few posts ago, I shared a DIY for business cards.


upcycled business card blanks SurpriseBoxSupply.etsy.com

But what if you want to get your cards printed and still be eco?


eco wallet/business card holder rikrak.etsy.com

I found this informative post on the cosa verde blog


thanks Liz & Jeff!

Etsy Trashion in the Handmade Olympics!!!

We've been selected to be on the 'shortlist' for voting in the Handmade Olympics!
Please GO VOTE for the Trashion Team and spread the word!
Here's a part of rikrak's post:



thanks so very much for all of your fantastic nominations in the 2010 Handmade Olympics. what a wonderful celebration of handmade!
without further ado, i'm thrilled to present our judges' shortlist for event #5!


thanks so much to our wonderful judge for this event, the inspiring + always encouraging artist Mitsy of Artmind: the beautiful shop + amazing hands-on blog.






what our judge had to say about the nominations: "Here is my shortlist for the Handmade Olympics 2010. What a joy it was to find out more about all the nominations. I tried to get a diversity of nominees together. It's a gathering of people who do things just because, who share their live and love for handmade through their blog, who are an inspiration to others, who volunteer to make this world a better place through their craft, who raise money for people and creatures in need, who are caring & sharing,... There are so many people out there who forward kindness of all sorts. I'm happy to present the following ten people/organisations (in random order) ."


Etsy Trashion team
People that turn trash into treasures is what this team does. The Trashion Team is a group of artists that create art, jewelry, fashion and objects for the home from materials that were leftover, discarded, or found, and sell them on Etsy.
I think it's fantastic that objects get a second life and get recycled or re-used and the amount of creativity involved is amazing.

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Please see the original post for the additional nominees!

the handmade olymipics~ EVENT 1

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yay!
please see the MAIN handmade olympics post for all of the fun-filled details & rules on the events!
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now.. welcome to event 1: please leave a comment nominating:

your favourite handmade goodie with an innovative design!

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for this event
think unique + handmade.
think inspiringly fresh!
think of a handmade item whose brilliant + beautiful design just thrills you!

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thanks so much to the fabulous judge for this event, the brilliant Erin Loechner, of the inspiring design for mankind.com

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please read the RULES here.

the amazing PRIZES

valued at OVER $2000.00 USD,

the handmade olympics prize packs are just gosh-darn fantastical!

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this EVENT will award the following prizes!

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:: a GOLD prize pack

including $150.00 worth of handmade goodness:

a $50 gift certificate to michele maule's shop

a $50 gift certificate to papermode

a $50 gift certificate to themefragrance

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+ an *i WON* the handmade olympics banner/button image to use on your site/blog/shop

+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!

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:: a SILVER prize pack with $100.00 worth of handmade goodness:

a $50 gift certificate to luttrell studio

a $50 gift certificate to artisan clay

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:: a BRONZE prize pack

of one FREE month of March 2010 advertisting on the rikrak studio blog! yay!

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and of course, there will be ONE overall random nomination selected from all handmade olympics to WIN the FAN PRIZE PACK (a $50.00 shopping spree in the rikrak shop!)

the 2010 handmade olympics!

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(sew) FASTER.

(paint) HIGHER.

(metalsmith) STRONGER!

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.ladies + gentlemen!

welcome to the 2010 handmade olympics: where the handmade

world comes together to celebrate making things!

.

think alpine sewing.

downhill woodworking.

pairs cooking on ice!

and all of the other amazing things folks in the handmade world

do + make + create every day!

.

oh what a wonderful handmade world we live in!

.

now's your chance to show the world your own creative creations, or send some handmaking love out to other nicies who inspire you in the handmaking + handpicked world!

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by entering the various events, it's a wonderful way to show the

world your beautiful creations, have some amazing judges

check out your great shops,

AND, if that's not enough fun, there are over

$2000.00 USD worth of AMAZING handmade + vintage prizes!

woowee!

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visit rikrak for more details!

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woohoo, nicies!

let's the GAMES begin!

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Fall into Holiday Cheer with EtsyMoms

rikrak makes these lovely sustainable wallets and she
also an EtsyMom team member!

Thursday at 7 pm Eastern Standard Time The best place to be is the Etsy Virtual Labs!
Join us in getting to know EtsyMoms as they put on a Fall themed trunk show.

Where: Etsy Virtual Labs http://www.etsy.com/virtual_labs.php
When: Thursday September 4th at 7:00pm EST
Who: Etsy Moms is an awesome street team of Mothers who have Etsy shops, we have a few members on the Trashion Team who are also on EtsyMoms.

RockerChick made this beutiful eco-friendly dress from a Men's Izod Dress shirt. She is on the Trashion team and EtsyMoms!

Announcing Earth Tones in the Storque!

Etsy's blog the Storque just premiered a new featured column: Earth Tones. It's focused on being eco-conscious.

Trashion and EcoEtsy teams collaborated on a series of Earth Day celebration articles. The first one Why We're Green coordinated by EcoKate is up already for your reading enjoyment!

Trashion team members highlighted in this article include Kae1Crafts and rikrak. Both life long upcyclers.

It's a wonderful read and a great start to a very special feature!