Shop of the Weekend

This time we get to know another member of the Createability Team, Carapace. She designed the pill bottle we now use as our team Logo!

Carapace's Shop Announcement

****I have 500 hearts! I think that deserves a party, don't you? Come over to my blog at www.caramakes.blogspot.com and join in my 500 hearts giveaway!***

Welcome, welcome! Come in to my cabinet of curiosities, home to wonders gathered from the four corners of my studio! See something you like? Take a closer look, maybe it will tell its story. All my pictures and pieces have stories,and all orders from my store ship with their descriptions.

Come back again soon- there's something new every week!

Have something in mind that's not in my shop? Drop me a convo, I adore custom orders!

Bio

All my work is handmade by me, though I reserve the right to borrow inspiration from anything that holds still long enough to be studied. I work from a smoke-free but cat-debted studio.


Proud member of:
Creatability:
http://www.createabilityteametsy.blogspot.com/
Team Etsy Texas:
http://etsytexascrafters.etsy.com
FAE team:
http://fantasyartofetsy.webng.com/
http://fantasyartofetsy.blogspot.com/
Etsy Bloggers:
http://etsybloggers.com
Etsy Friends:
http://etsyfriends.blogspot.com/

Those who want to know more about my mystic creation process, read on, and prepare to be amazed by the creative mi...

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• Born on August 3
• Joined December 14, 2007

Favorite materials

Clay, paint, felt, and anything green

Createability Team Annual Thanksgiving Sale

The team will have another annual sale over the US Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday to Monday, November 25 to 29th.

Teammates are welcome to offer any sort of deal or sale they wish – a percentage off (some or all items), free shipping, BOGO, free gift, etc. You are also welcome to combine this sale with one from another team, or to offer it for a longer period of time.

We will again ask members to promote the sale however they can – blogs, twitter, Facebook, etc. We will run a promo thread again, & if Etsy runs any promotions for that weekend, we will submit teammates to be considered. Last year we got two teammates into the Etsy Finds email one day & both had several sales!


Here is a list of those team members participating in this year's event:
AilorsAttic.etsy.com 20% off everything
ajbcreations.etsy.com 40% off plus free gift
AStonesThrow.etsy.com Buy one, get one 50% off
beadedrelics.etsy.com 10% off everything
berrybluecreations.etsy.com 50% off select items
BirdhouseBlessings.etsy.com free marshmallowman ornament with $15 purchase
BlackMagicStudio.etsy.com Free shipping +10% off everything.
blacksheepdesigns.etsy.com 15% off everything
cabbingrough.etsy.com 50% off everything
Carapace.etsy.com prints for $7
cindylouwho2.etsy.com 10% off everything
crochetbymsa.etsy.com free shipping plus free gift
cuddlebugkids.etsy.com 10% off everything
Debsparkles.etsy.com 50% off select items
ElainaLouiseStudios.etsy.com 10% off + free shipping to US & Canada
EllesBelle.etsy.com 15% off everything
flamingolady.etsy.com Different sales through the shop
freshpikd4u.etsy.com 15% off everything use code HAPPYHOLIDAYS
GrannysKnits.etsy.com 50% off everything
HandPaintedPetals.etsy.com 10-20% off everything
Harvestmoonbyhand.etsy.com Free gift for every $10 spent (excluding shipping)
jeanetteranney.etsy.com Free shipping plus free gift
kittyanydots.etsy.com 20% off everything
MadeByMari.etsy.com Free Beaded Snowflake with any Purchase
May7th.etsy.com 25% off everything
merigreenleaf.etsy.com 15% off everything, excluding custom dolls.

mistyridge.etsy.com 10% off everything.
obachansflowers.etsy.com free shipping
PhotosByChipperfield.etsy.com BOGO sale, free shipping to US & Canada
RivetingArt.etsy.com 25% off everything; 40% off Black Friday only
Sunnyplainquilting.etsy.com 20% off everything
sunshinebycindy.etsy.com 10% off everything
For updates on the list of shops who are participating and for Createability members to get added to the list, please check out these Etsy Forum Threads:
http://www.etsy.com/teams/5732/createability-team/discuss/6676013/
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6670266

Interested in joining the Createability Team?
Here are the requirements: http://www.etsy.com/teams/5732/createability-team

Shop of the Weekend

Let's get to know asianflair, another member of the Createability Team

asianflair's Shop Announcement

❖OUR SIMPLE SHIPPING POLICY❖
No additional cost for multiple items. Whichever item has the highest shipping cost, that will be the total shipping for your order.

NEW TO ETSY? There are some helpful links on our shop policies page:http://www.etsy.com/shop_policy.php?user_id=9628826

If you like rabbits, our other shop, Rabbittude at rabbittude.etsy.com, is all about bunnies!

Bio

Welcome To Asian Flair

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Okay, we admit it, most of the time we are all about the bunny (see our shop rabbittude.etsy.com). Sometimes,though, we just need to change gears, sneak away from the rabbits and do something different. 

Blaine Pullin is the computer guru, shipping manager, and resident green thumb. Rebecca Pullin is the artist, designer and communicator.

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• Joined March 28, 2010

Favorite materials

Sterling silver, pewter, copper, pearls, natural gemstones,shell, Swarovski cyrstals, leather, beads, paper, printer,inks, fabric

ETSY PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE AMATEUR

This article was written by MadeByMari

Here's a trick for your any of your photos in order to get them uniform.  It takes away a lot of steps of camera-fiddling!   INSTEAD OF ZOOMING IN to get all the details, and then getting less-than-perfect results with your colors and focus, try this when trying to get a good set:

1.  Set your camera to fairly HIGH MEGAPIXELS like in the 2000-3000 range if it goes that high

2.  Leave the camera on “wide angle” or “fairly far away" shot.

3.  Turn your flash ON if the lighting warrants it.

4.  Now pull the camera back a ways. At least 18"

5.  Sometimes I have it on "MACRO" (The little flower symbol) and it works well.  It all depends on the size of what you’re taking.

6.  The item will look fairly small in the viewing window.

7.  Hold down the shutter/picture taking button half way til it focuses, then push it til it CLICKS.  Be sure to be at a slight angle so you don’t get a flash glare.

8.  Take at least twice as many pictures as you will need.  Digital pictures are “cheap” to delete or retake!

And if you want a totally great closeup of a tiny object:

1.  Put it on MACRO (the little flower symbol again)

2.  DO NOT ZOOM IN AT ALL

3.  Turn the flash on

4.  Place the camera very close -- sometimes within a couple of inches

5.  Angle so the flash doesn't wash it all out.

6.  Focus and click.

After you have loaded them into the computer, fire up your photo editor:

1.  Crop it  so the picture of your item is centered how you want it and you still have some “white space” around it.

2.  Note that your pixels will still be high so it will be sharp

3.  Now "resize" to about 1000x1000. It’s OK to be somewhat close, like 1100 x 800 or even 1200 x 700 etc.

4.  If you need to brighten the photo, do so in slow increments using your photo editor.

Your blacks should be black,

Your reds shouldn’t blur out too bright.

And your backgrounds should be sharp (unless you are intentionally blurring them.

Heck I use regular lights, fluorescent, halogen, and incandescent. I have a piece of white cardstocked taped behind my clothes dummy on the patio door. Low tech.  My products aren’t really fancy, but I want them to show up.  Seems like I’m achieving that according to my buyers!

Good luck and have fun.

Shop of the Weekend

Createability Team brings you this weekend's featured Shop
WillowGlenDrive

WillowGlenDrive's Shop Announcement

Welcome, and thank you for stopping by.

Willow Glen Drive is pleased to offer you treasured vintage items, as well as unique handmade creations.

If you've never made a purchase on Etsy before, don't worry, here are step by step instructions. http://www.etsy.com/help_guide_checkout.php

You can view my customer feedback here
http://www.etsy.com/feedback_received.php?feedback_type=from_buyers

Member of Etsy Createability Team

Bio

I have been designing and creating original jewelry for over 20 years. Come take a peek at my online boutique!www.etsy.com/shop/ajbcreations

• Female
• Joined February 05, 2010

Favorite materials

anything, everything

Shop of the Weekend

Welcome to Hells Sewing Circle!
Uncommon Originals and Museum Quality Prints.

August is Wonderful: FREE archival mats for all works on paper!

Proceeds go towards earning a degree in International Affairs

Letter to the Team From Our Team Leader

Hello Createability Team! It has been 2 years since our fabulous team began, so it seemed like a good time to update everyone on what has been going on.


1) GROUPS In the near future, Etsy will be moving the Team pages to the new Groups function - see this article:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/etsy-news/announcing-etsy-groups-in-beta-10201/
It seems easy to use, & we can tag the team page so that people will be able to search through teams for ones that suit them. That will also be the eventual location of the team threads, which will make it easier for members to find us every month.

When our team is finally invited, you will receive an email from Etsy (although it will also have my name in it), asking you to join our group. If you do not join the group at that time, you are by default no longer part of the team.

While Etsy teams are in this transition phase, I am unable to add new member names to our old team page:
http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=453
If you would like to see a full list of current teammates, please check out the right side of the Createability blog:
http://www.createabilityteametsy.blogspot.com/


2) TEAM SALE The team will have another annual sale over the US Thanksgiving weekend, from Thursday to Monday, November 25 to 29th. Teammates are welcome to offer any sort of deal or sale they wish – a percentage off (some or all items), free shipping, BOGO, free gift, etc. You are also welcome to combine this sale with one from another team, or to offer it for a longer period of time. We will again ask members to promote the sale however they can – blogs, twitter, Facebook, etc. We will run a promo thread again, & if Etsy runs any promotions for that weekend, we will submit teammates to be considered. Last year we got two teammates into the Etsy Finds email one day & both had several sales!

IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SALE , please contact me by Monday November 22 with the type of sale you will offer. We will need a few days to get the blog post prepared


3) TEAM PARTICIPATION We have had a discussion in the team thread in the forum, and people have agreed that the team needs a participation rule. DON’T WORRY – it will not be as onerous as many teams are. After some discussion among active members, I have decided that every teammate needs to participate at least once every 3 months, unless you are on leave, on vacation time, or otherwise are unable to participate & have let me know that you still want to be on the team. We understand that not everyone can keep up with the team chat thread, or even check in once a week, so we are not asking for that. Although some people want a one-month rule, I know from my convos with you that that would be too difficult for some members

WAYS to PARTICIPATE – choose at least one every 3 months

a) post in the team chat thread http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6670266
b) post in the team promotions thread http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6670270
c) prepare a post for the team blog: http://www.createabilityteametsy.blogspot.com/ please submit that to berrybluecreations.etsy.com
d) post items to our team Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/groups/createability/
e) make a treasury with at least a few teammates (convo it to me so I know, or post in a thread)
f) blog about one or more teammates (convo it to me so I know, or post in a thread)
g) YOUR IDEA HERE – we would love to have more team activities.

IF YOU NO LONGER WISH TO BE ON THE CREATEABILITY TEAM, please contact me via email or convo at cindylouwho2.etsy.com

IF YOU WISH TO STAY ON THE TEAM, please participate in the next 3 months. Or contact me & let me know that you cannot participate right now. If your shop is in vacation mode, I will not remove you from the team.


I think that is all for now – I will email out a final list for the team sale on the day it starts, & will include the promotions thread link.

Wishing everyone the best for the remainder of 2010


Cindy