Out Now! You have read that having a blog will help you sell the handmade items in your online store. You created a blog, or are about to, but have hit a stumbling block. What on earth should you actually
About Etsy Rank – a Useful Site for Etsy Sellers
Starting out on Etsy can seem very much an uphill struggle, and every day there is more competition to contend with. Etsy Rank is a very useful free-to-use website that can help even the most experienced sellers polish their shop.
A New Look for Tin Teddy on Etsy
This week Etsy rolled out a significant new look for seller’s shops. Now my Tin Teddy shop on Etsy looks like this… Previously it looked like this. The biggest differences are that the product pictures are bigger (a good
Butterfly Tag – for Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016, April – A Tutorial
For this month’s Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 I thought I would take a break from the usual large tags I have made. So I made a short, fat butterfly tag instead. I used the “Love From” Tag Die
Fun With Fonts – A Video History of Typography
A fantastic introduction to the history of typography by Ben Barrett-Forrest It took him an amazing 140 hours of work. Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest © Forrest Media – 2013 http://www.forrestmedia.org http://www.facebook.com/forrestmedia http://twitter.com/benbf
10 Tips for Using Your Silhouette Cutting Machine
Here are ten tips for getting more out of your Silhouette cutting machine, whether the Cameo, Portrait or Curio. 1 Pesky Little Leftovers A Silhouette cutting machine is brilliant at cutting very intricate designs. But removing all the teeny
January Tag – Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 – Robot Lady Tag
Yay, Tim Holtz is doing his famous Tags of the year blog posts in 2016. So here is my version of the January tag. First I used my trusty Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates die to cut a large tag
Ten Great Valentines’ Day Gifts from Etsy Sellers
There are just a couple of weeks left until Valentine’s Day! Here are some of my favourite Valentine’s presents and cards from the amazing creators on Etsy. Don’t forget to check out the shop links too as each has many
Assembling a Storage Box by Jamie Cripps from A4 card
Since getting my Silhouette Portrait cutting machine I have been very busy making storage solutions for some of the things in my craft room. I purchased one of the subscription options from the Silhouette Store, which meant that the individual
Cheap and Simple Stamp Storage Video
Over the years I have tried many different ways to store my rather large collection of stamps. I have put them in drawers, and albums. I have stuck them on sheets and hung them on racks. But I was just