I haven't sold much on Etsy on the few years that I've been a member. Now I'm looking into a site called Silkfair.com. It looks pretty new. If I open another online store there, and it takes off, I'll feel like I got in on the ground floor. I just can't... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 06, 2008
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Tags: flowersbyfarha, etsy, Contest, sale, prizes
Welcome to my first Killer Prenewal Sale!
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5653717
20% off selected items in my shop www.flowersbyfarha.etsy.com
Random post prizes (Wi... read entire post
Over the years I've read the poem, "When I Grow Old, I Shall Wear Purple." And with each reading, I've had slightly different impressions of the poet's message. (Good poetry is like that!)
Why wait until you are "old... read entire post
February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Nov 10, 2008
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Starchini blogged about English dialects and who does or doesn't have an accent. This naturally lead to sharing some regional colloquialisms, and then the mis-use of language, etc. Which got me started on some personal pet peeves, for... read entire post
I make floral-inspired fashion accessories from ribbons. Sometime just whatever I feel like playing with, other times custom work for clients. Currently in progress is a 20s flapper style headdress. Client is undecided about what she w... read entire post
In part 2, we left off with which button did Client choose to be the focal point of the frou-frou for her flapper headband. (to review the candidates, see http://www.flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/SilkFair/SilkFair.html... read entire post
Is Mercury in retrograde or something?
I'm not really that knowledgeable about astrology, but it seems like everytime communications and computers start getting fouled up across the board, someone who knows something about astrology comes al... read entire post
As one of the sort of "old-timers" on the new SilkFair site, I've seen first-hand how SilkFair staff works out the bugs, develop great features for the sellers as well as the buyers. It was their support staff's customer service and long range pla... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 06, 2008
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Tags: flowersbyfarha, etsy, flower pin, sale, Contest
Having a PRENEWAL SALE in my Etsy Shop which means, 20% off the regular price on selected items if purchased before they expire in June. And to help promote it, I've been planning out a contest to s... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 08, 2008
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Tags: flowersbyfarha, etsy, poetry, contests, sales
Promoting my shop on Etsy is hard to do. It can be fun, but with so many sellers, it reminds me of retail shops before zoning ordinances put a limit on signage and the street corner sign twirlers, jumping up and down, wavin... read entire post
Thank you all who followed the Flapper Headband Design series from April. When I posted the link to http://www.flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/SilkFair/SilkFair.html so you could view the photos, the gallery functioned perfectly from my end. I... read entire post
Custom orders are always a challenge, trying to get inside the customer's head to 'see' what they envision. Even more challenging is when the commission is for a gift for a 3rd party and we're both trying to guess at it--and even more so when the... read entire post
Client has decided on which look she wants to go for -- can you guess?
Or, which one would you choose?
Photos of the"candidates" here:... read entire post
Back in September I posted about a custom order for a fascinator flower to wear with black velvet dress and pearls. The project is awaiting final approval but you can see a photo and read about it in more detail in my SilkFair... read entire post