Around the end of 2008, a new phenomenon rose on Etsy: the Etsy Guide. For prices ranging from $5 – $75 you can get, usually in pdf format, a set of instructions for how to make your Etsy shop either a)the best it can possibly be or b)a freakin’ money magnet, man! Written for the [...]

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Tuning back in to this blog as I gear up for another round of picture posts and related content for your general entertainment. I’m still running stuff at the perfumery on Etsy, and while my feelings regarding Etsy are complicated, I’ve decided to try to simplify everything by just playing in my own sandbox. Once [...]

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I just wanted to let you all know today is my last day for free shipping worldwide. For you lovely international clients, I do want to give you a heads up: customs restrictions are getting enforced a lot more on both sides of the pond, and because of that, I have been hearing reports of [...]

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! I use this book as an example of what’s possible in a land free of trademarks, and where copyright has expired. Jane Austen is an odd phenomenon, wherein the 19th century and the Internet meet – and since Ms. Austen [...]

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I thought I’d write a few fun facts and point you to a few of my other running endeavors – I adore perfumery, and it’s one among many other things that I enjoy doing. I also write Fat Chic plus size fashion blog. I am dedicated to the Artist’s Way and I keep a blog [...]

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These are my personal views, and in no way approved, verified or validated by Etsy. My only association with Etsy is that I have a shop there. For those of you running behind on your blog feeds, Maria Thomas is leaving Etsy and Rob Kalin is returning. Now that Thomas has made Etsy actually profitable [...]

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I’m closing my shop on December 1st so I can deal with the inevitable wedding flotsam. I’ve got my dress where I want it, and now we need to pin down the wedding coordinator and I have to write itineraries so people get an idea of what’s going on, where to call a cab, etc. [...]

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I managed to score a treasury – thank you, Craftopolis – and since I had a little time to kill, I got to thinking about the nature of thinking about oneself. Narcissism and humility seem like their rank opposites, dwelling on either side of a coin, but maybe it’s really a pendulum. Sometimes, you need [...]

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One of my awesome HandmadeMN teammates included me in this treasury! Share on Facebook

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I wish I could do more about the quality of the vid, and the frequent cameos of my awkward fingers. But hey, I got somethin’ for ya. Share on Facebook

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