First, I want to give a shoutout to clevergirl on Etsy. Her super-awesomeness went out of her way to send me these 2 ml vials, and I am plotting now for something interesting to do with them/fill them with: Today is the last day of Nablopomo, and hopefully I’m sliding in to home with all [...]

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While Etsy did indeed report an increase in traffic over Cyber Monday, there’s still a lot of factors to consider: first, last year around this time, the site kept breaking. Second, that 30% increase was about 13,000 items selling. And if you look at that increase, that means around 25% of Etsy sellers had active [...]

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I suspect a lot of people click “vegan” on the bath and body category or plug it into search engines seeking soap, perfumes, and so on, thinking “yeah…vegans have something to do with vegetarian. That MUST be natural!” Between that and the sublimely ridiculous celebrity endorsements of veganism by celebrities often later caught wearing fur [...]

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Odorographia: A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the … By John Charles Sawer I offer this mainly as an intriguing curiosity. Sandalwood is a subject of much discussion because of its endangered status, and because natural perfumers can’t use santalol (the synthetic), so have to reach for other substitutes like amyris. Share [...]

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I’m having a heart and extending free shipping at Magickal Realism for one day, since several people weren’t quite able to get their orders in on Monday. The offer ends at midnight, CST! Share on Facebook

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Although I’m not into the whole Cyber Monday shtick, I thought I’d get experimental and offer a little bit of a discount – all orders are free shipping until Midnight tonight CST, an for those who would like a little variety, I’m also offering a 3 for 3 sale – 3 samplers, $3. I especially [...]

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I’m hearing a lot about Cyber Monday. It’s all the hype among retailers, large and microscopic. And I’m seeing a lot of my fellow Etsy-ers in particular, leaning forward, drooling. Here’s what I’m going to say to you, in the spirit of helping you set realistic expectations that involve marketing yourselves gradually: Cyber Monday is [...]

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windfarm2_smaller Originally uploaded by magickalrealism My boyfriend and I passed a windfarm in Northern Iowa on our way to and from Thanksgiving obligations. They look quite different to me in the way back under full sunlight – on the way there, we were tailing a storm, and I thought that the generators looked like anorexic [...]

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As mentioned on other blogs, I’m a fan of Clean House and I’ve signed on to the decluttering movement (though you’d never know it given the small tornado that has hit my motel room). I also just this week have marked a complete reorganization of my home office/studio – not too shabby for a roughly [...]

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Bear with me over the next two entries, kind readers. I’ve had a long strange night in the motel I’m at, and while the details are not relevant to this blog, they alas affect the writing because between the sleep deficit (I got two hours of sleep last night) and the turkey’s triptophane, I’m running [...]

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