Hey you all, if you're like me, always looking for the next best super deal on craft and art supplies, than you better start buying wholesale.
Okay, in order to buy wholesale, you gotta first get a business license, but if you do lots of work and sell on etsy, locally, or any where else, than trust me it pays off.
I've been buying supplies from my local Ben Franklin, and a few other craft and bead supply stores, and Oh My God!, they just upped their price over 100%. How do I know this? Well as…
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Added by PK on August 8, 2009 at 7:26pm —
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Yesterday, I decided to take a chance and put myself out in my community again. I use to do it a lot in the early 90s, when my children were younger, I was more into seasonal crafting then. I did lots of local style items for different gift shops, craft fairs, and a few Friends who owned speciality item shops for "Omeyagi, goody baskets."
Now that I'm more into my wearable items, jewelry, and fine arts, I just really wasn't seeing the impact on my sleepy little town of Hilo. But I woke with a f…
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Added by PK on August 8, 2009 at 1:52am —
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Added by PK on July 9, 2009 at 7:34pm —
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Added by PK on July 3, 2009 at 8:39pm —
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Just wanted to say, thank you to all those patient souls, who lent an ear to my rant. Trust me, you all matter.
I'm much better now. I just wanted to mention here, that I love my etsy shops, Stoneandbone.etsy.com, creativecaldron.etsy.com and Jewelrybyreshell.etsy.com. If it wasn't for such a platform, I think we all would still be trying to figure out what to do with our work, where to begin, how to begin and most of all the frenz we've made along our path.
With that being said, This is a SHO…
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Added by PK on June 22, 2009 at 6:40pm —
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I so love to do as much as I can to promote my shops, but I find that networking can and does take up way to much time away from my actual creating, and marketing my work. I figured I'd post my opinions on my blogs at http://www.blacklightningstudiogallery.blogspot.com, go to BK Connections and link to Art Musing page, Art Business page and my Etsy connection pages. Here i really get into what I think and feel about networking, choosing the right site for your needs, revamping, shooting pics, or…
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Added by PK on March 23, 2009 at 7:11pm —
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Here's a wonderful site that promotes and supports fashion and jewelry designers, as well as fine artist. I was invited to submit my portfolio and was featured in their weekly designer showcase. What's so cool about this site is that they offer a online store, contests and even opport…
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Added by PK on February 20, 2009 at 3:10pm —
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To all Beaders living in Hawaii, visited Hawaii, or plan to visit our beautiful Islands, this group is for you. I know all of you are so busy, living life, but what better way to know each other, see who's doing what, and most of all create a community that loves all things beading. I know some of you may not live in Hawaii, but visit, or plan too, just as long as you're a beader, love beading and crave the need to be part of a beading society, than by all means please sign up. Just a fair warni…
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Added by PK on January 25, 2009 at 7:28pm —
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Love all things beads, need some inspiration, need to add a little bit of magic in your beading life. I got just the trick for you. I have an old recipe that promises to give your beading experience a touch of creative chaos in all the right places. just go to the link below, and you w…
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Added by PK on December 30, 2008 at 4:30am —
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Hey All, I got this really cool link to this really awesome ebook written by Diane Dobbs. She talks passionately about all things art related that deals with business, organization, details for the creative minded person, but in a more relatable way. Meaning we creative types need to deal with clutter in our heads and in our working space to keep our work and business running successfully. But not only that, we need to realize that it helps with the creative process in such a big way. Especially…
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Added by PK on December 29, 2008 at 5:30pm —
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Everyone knows that belonging to Etsy.com is a great way to reach out to everyone who loves all things handmade, especially the consciously hip shopper who know what they want and loves the idea of supporting artist and the arts. But...there's so much more than just selling on Etsy. T…
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Added by PK on December 27, 2008 at 9:29pm —
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Making Way For New Inventory...Clearance Sale
Come one come all...Jewelry by Reshell & Stone & Bone, is having it's end of the year after Christmas Clearance Sale. I have so much new items waiting in the wings to be inventoried that I figure why not let some of my very specia…
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Added by PK on December 25, 2008 at 3:49pm —
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Anyone who loves to twit, let me know...love to follow you and your chirping. http://twitter.com/Puakea
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Added by PK on December 23, 2008 at 4:21pm —
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Attention All Sellers....I was just pondering this latest in selling internationally....Needed some info, I was beginning to ship international, but had some questions regarding tracking, insurance protection and the cost to do this. I've just been shipping in the US, but with outside orders coming, and wanting to make sure there covered the basic rate is an $17.95, for the smallest item. I'm very Leary to ship with out. How do you offer this type of shipping with out discouraging sales? Do you…
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Added by PK on December 7, 2008 at 6:44pm —
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I believe Etsy is beginning to pick up. More sales with other frenz and 3rd Sale this week. The key is to continue to post and renew as often as possible, and to change your announcements as well. I find that more focus on directories, blogs and posting, is helping me more than…
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Added by PK on December 6, 2008 at 1:01am —
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2nd Sale this week, I'm feeling inspired that all my hard work is paying off. Thanks to all the wonderful frenz that have giving me great tips on promoting my shops. You all Rock PK
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Added by PK on December 3, 2008 at 2:42pm —
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Aloha All,... Every one's having a sale right now, I am too. But I'm giving all my frenz and extra $2 bucks off on all sale priced items and if it's not on sale I'm giving $4 bucks off the original cost. All you have to do is tell me which pieces you want by convoing me and I'll adjust them for you. Let me know where you heard this add and your stores name so I can browse your work too. Who knows I might just find some thing I like or need. Any ways I'm all about sharing the wealth, remember wha…
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Added by PK on November 29, 2008 at 10:42pm —
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Yes,... that's right, hard work does pay off. Marketing my wares, networking, renewing as much as possible at the right times and just thinking positively, is the key to success. So stick with it, I know it's hard some times when we'd rather be making pieces than pounding away at…
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Added by PK on November 29, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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Hey every one, want to network your jewelry and get really good business info at the same time, check out this link, http://jewelryartistnetwork.ning.com/profile/PK. If you're like me, I try to do as much as I can to promote and market my wares, any where I can, and at the s…
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Added by PK on November 26, 2008 at 5:15pm —
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Aloha Etsy lovers, Please take the time out and send some love to one of our frenz. She's having a great sale. here's the link going on right
http://etsylove.ning.com/profiles/blogs/storewide-sale
LOL Pk
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Added by PK on November 25, 2008 at 9:18pm —
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