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Written by Yankee Burrow Creations There has been a lot of talk lately about sales…where are they and who’s getting them. And there has been a lot of talk about the role social media plays in your on-line business. We all know that selling on line is a team effort, if only to help us [...]

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QUARTZ

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Posted by Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry LLC Quartz is a very common mineral in the earth’s crust (second to feldspar in abundance), and comes in a variety of colors. Seen here is a cluster of quartz crystals. Quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the primary mineral in sand. Quartz has a hardness of seven [...]

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Discover Handmade May 3

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Welcome to Discover Handmade: Sharing handmade products made by talented artists from HandmadeArtists.com. It is my pleasure to introduce the following talented artists: ElectronicGirl, NellsEmbroidery, TamsJewelry, and BethiesCards. As I was browsing through their shops I had a difficult time choosing only one product to share with everyone, so lets take a closer look at [...]

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Social Media Marketing

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Written by Beadthing Social media sites are a very important part of online marketing. Most likely the most important because we all have free access to most of them. Facebook, Twitter, RebelMouse, Hometalk, and Pinterest have no charges for posting your work or the work of others as we all know. So why don’t more [...]

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Featured Artist Tress of Rozies Pearls

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Tress and Randy are dreaming big! In fact, every time this husband and wife team sells one of their darling pieces, Randy asks if he can retire now! Love this! Maybe not now, but Tess knows that one day she will be able to turn to him and say “Yes, you can retire now.” Tress [...]

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Cubicle Day

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How many creative types are designated to a cubicle during the week? Just because you have bills to pay doesn’t mean that you can’t brighten up your little space and make your work day a bit brighter! Check out these amazing treasures from the talented artists on HandmadeArtists to make your cubicle reflect your creative [...]

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World Penguin Day

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Today is the day to celebrate those wonderful, tux wearing, flightless birds that thrive in the coldest of climates. Like something out of a children’s book, these wonderful birds are amazing to see. In celebration of these unique creatures, and World Penguin Day, I present to you some amazing works of art celebrating penguins! Penguin [...]

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Featured Artist Pat of Chase Your Dreams

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Some live their lives with absolute passion…living to fullest in everything that they do. This is the case of Pat..whose life is a whirlwind of activity; all creative and full of color. Pat is a professional trainer of Miniature Horses and Shetland Ponies which she shows on both local and national levels. She has published [...]

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Vibrant Shadows On Handmade Artist

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Every now and then we try to put some features for artists that we think have some really different perspectives and amazing talent. I would like to feature just a few lovely pieces from Vibrant Shadows! Gallery Size Papercut Starry Night Paper Cutting Large Papercutting Large Art Gallery Size Original Art This piece is just [...]

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Who do you blame for slow sales?

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Your Venue? Resellers? Large collectives? Bad economy? Any and all of the above can and will have an impact on our sales. And since they are out of our personal control, what do you think is the best way to rise above all or any one of them? Lately, I’ve seen so many online discussions [...]

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