Treasury

My headbands were chosen twice yesterday to be a part of a Treasury on Etsy. I was so excited and deeply honored. And if your asking, "What is a Treasury?" here you go...

The Treasury is an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery of handpicked items. Members can feature their favorite items, items selected on a theme or just whatever they like. The Treasury is not intended for self-promotion, but instead to acknowledge and share the many cool things for sale on Etsy. Etsy’s staff (“Admin”) often choose whole or partial exceptional Treasury lists to promote to the featured, handpicked items on Etsy’s home page. Treasury lists are temporary and limited in number, so there is some competition involved in creating a list of your own. (copied from Etsy)

Isn't that cool, well, I think it is! And if you want to check out the ones that my headband was chosen for click on the following links:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c060299ca2d8eefc837e120/whats-up

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c085f85ab056d91b89cecce/tropical-citrus-fruit-salad-ooohhh-my

This last Treasury has the most amazingly bright colors. My favorite item has to be the Citrus Rose Pleated Bag

So adorably cute!

What a difference a click makes...

It's always amazing to me the amount of information we have at our fingertips. Type in two little words and you have pages upon pages of information. My two little words this week...Light Box. I was able to choose between hundreds of tutorials and the one I chose was awesome. It was easy to read and after only a couple hours I had built a somewhat exact replica. The only frustrating part was trying to locate the right light bulbs because they do make a world of difference. At first I thought I had purchased correctly until I started taking pictures and got all depressed when they came out horrible. It took me three stores, but I found the right ones at Target (love that store) of all places.

The finished box...

I just can't believe what a difference it makes with my products. Here's a before...

and after...

The colors are so true to the actual product, at least on my monitor, I can't get enough of it. The hard part now is to re-take all of my pictures. It's a little time consuming, but I'm having so much fun I hardly notice. So here's 3 cheers to the Internet for making all of our lives a little easier!

Gearing Up

When your a member of Etsy you can sign up to receive newsletters. One that I signed up for is on tips and tricks for selling.

(Click here to check it out)

The topic in this weeks newsletter was on photography. A topic in which I always find fascinating. It talked about how important your macro setting is and the ability to have the perfect lighting/setting for your pictures. People want to get up close and personal to the item since they can not physically touch it. The one major thing I took from the article was how having a light box can drastically improve the look of a product. So in order to drastically improve my look I set out to Walmart to purchase what I needed to make my own. I am chuckling at this very moment just thinking about it. I can build things with wood, but a little cardboard scares me, lol. Wish me luck!

New Model

It is so helpful to have willing neighbors and friends! My Friend E let me take some pics of her gorgeous little girl today. S was such a willing participant. She hammed it up for a good 2 hours and I was able to get some great shots! Here she is in an Olivia flower that matched her little tutu perfectly! Isn't she a doll!

Color Blockage

This last week I have seriously had some major blockage in the brain. I wanted to get out some new products, but every time I sat down I just can't decide on what colors to use. I find myself staring at people clothes (especially little girls) for color schemes. I am constantly asking the hubby what he thinks and he is seriously sick of it, but that's what happens when you do what I do.

Come Friday I finally had a breakthrough (thanks to a friends' suggestions) and this is what I came up with: 

And for some 4th of July fun:

So in order to help my color blockage in the future. What are some of your favorite color combinations?

And the Winners are...

That's right I said winners! I just couldn't handle only having one so I picked three.

1st prize a $40.00 gift certificate goes to...T.J.
2nd prize a $20.00 gift certificate goes to...Angela
3rd prize a $10.00 gift certificate goes to...Trish

So if your name is listed please send me an e-mail via my contact page so that we can discuss all the details. Can't wait to hear from you! And a great big thank you to all of you who participated!