May 15
lauraballUncategorized Art, ArtFire, arts, crafts, Etsy, handmade, jewelry, Make, Pledge, Sell, Vow
As many of you readers have probably noticed from my many Artfire posts, I am in the process of moving house. My studio is half packed, half unbelieveably messy and stacked full of boxes. I do however, have a small space on my desk with the essential tools for my jewelry making so all is not lost! Because of these boxes and the lack of inspiring objects, books, photos and prints in the studio I have been rather distracted recently. Tonight I have made a few new pieces (soon to be on Artfire) but after planning what will move with me and what will stay I have decided to make a promise… I vow to buy ALL of my new home items from handmade, sustainable, unique sellers ONLY! No mass produced, inferior quality products – everything recycled and most importantly of all… Everything handmade! I truely have caught the bug!
May 14
lauraballNews ArtFire, arts, Beach, British, Brooch, Coast, Coupon, crafts, Exclusive, Hand Painted, handmade, jewelry, Keychain, Necklace, New, Sale, Seaside, Unique
I am proud to bring you the news that I have been invited to sell my work on Not Mass Produced! They are a UK based website dedicated to promoting hand made products from local artisans in the UK and Europe and strongly believe in environmentally friendly products, reducing our carbon footprint and keeping traditional crafts alive by buying from artisans like us on Artfire rather than mass produced products. My NEW Not Mass Produced Store ships to the UK and Europe and will stock completely 100% unique jewelry products from Tidal Crafts made from sea glass, sea ceramics and upcycled/recycled materials.
Please take a look at my NEW profile… http://www.notmassproduced.com/seller-home/7369643d343833/tidal-crafts.htm
To celebrate being invited to sell on Not Mass produced and to make room for my new jewelry collection which I am currently making (see my last blog) I am having a ***SALE*** in my shop!!! 20% off all hand painted brooches and keychains! You can use an artfire coupon code to redeem your 20% off for two weeks only!
It’s all happening today!… I have also been asked to write a blog for Beside the Seaside Holidays (see link: http://www.besidetheseaholidays.com/blog/). For those of you who have read my artisan bio you will know that I absolutely adore the seaside, the UK coastline and anything to do with the beach! Whether it be walking the dog along the sand and picking up sea glass materials for my studio work, having beach BBQ’s or meeting family for a coastal walk in the wind and rain of Britain. This Beside the Seaside blog has the same passions as me and together we are aiming to make everyone aware of what is on our doorstep and to support the revival of the Great British seaside holiday! My blog will be featured on their website soon and I will post a link connected to my artfire bio shortly. So far it has been a good day don’t you think?!
May 10
lauraballTidal Crafts Advice, ArtFire, Artist, arts, crafts, Etsy, Galleries, Gallery, handmade, Help, Online, Self employed, Selling, Selt employment, Ten, Things
I have not been doing this craft selling for long, so I am by no means an expert. However, after having been on Etsy and ArtFire for just over a month now I would like to share 10 of the key things I have learned in this steep learning curve when you first start out…
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May 07
lauraballTidal Crafts Art, Artist, Artists, crafts, Creative, Creativity, Depression, Email, Etsy, handmade, Inspiration, Inspire, Making, Painting, Research, Twitter
I have so many things going around in my head at the moment that I seem to be having an inspiration overload! From browsing the Etsy forums seems to me that at this wonderful time where summer is approaching and the flowers are blooming people are considering what inspires them and what they make more and more. In this sudden season change people are working on more new ideas rather than staying indoors to concentrate on those hard sales and promotions. I have had several people contact me regarding interviews about my work and my Artfire shopand they all want to know what inspires me. All I can say is I have absolutely no idea! I have no set song, film, object or thing that gives me those sudden rush of ideas.
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May 02
lauraballTidal Crafts Etsy, Hand Painted, handmade, jewelry, Necklace, New, Ocean, sea glass, Seaside, Shells
Tonight is going to be just a quick post I am afraid. I’ve had a very productive day today! I have added new stock to my Etsy shop and launched my new jewelry collection… See Artfire. I am still working on my Message in a Bottle necklaces but my sea glass and wave tumbled ceramic work is listed and ready to be sold! I would like to thank all the people who have given me positive feedback on these, I am glad you like them.
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