Craft Fair Season

It’s that time of year in New England, USA
leaves are changing colors
days are getting frightfully short
pumpkins are popping up everywhere
and it’s craft fair season!
It seems every weekend in many small towns there is a church fair, civic art show, flea market etc.
I will be jumping in with both feet this year. My inventory is up, as are my bills, so off to market I go.
This weekend I will be in Berlin, CT at a Harvest Fair. Weather predicted is heavy rain so it will probably turn out to be a lovely day. The fair info, if interested is:

Harvest Fair
American Legion Post 68
154 Porter’s Pass
Berlin, CT

Hope to see some of you there.
Linda
Crafts from the heart

New markets for my products

You can now find my items in various venues.

Artfire may be the most user friendly because it does not require you to open an account to purchase.

My shops

http://mustlovehomedecor.etsy.com

http://craftsfromtheheart.etsy.com

http://craftsfromtheheart.artfire.com

http://lindaparedesigns.1000markets.com

http://www.zibbet.com/lindaparedesigns

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Embroidery Machine Fun

New Pillows added

I have really been having fun with my husqvarna viking Designer SE. It can be challenging but the end results are worth it. I have added these items to my etsy shop:

bird pillow angel pillow

Embroidered pillow with birds and flower

Primitive Angels

Walter Cronkite Dances

Walter Cronkite Dances

I love this snippet of a magazine article I have. It shows Walter and his son or grandson singing and dancing. It is hand signed by Mr. Cronkite and it shows a side we didn’t often get to see. I wish I knew the magazine and date of issue but in the meantime, looking at it gives me a smile.

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Labels: autograph, cbs, Cronkite, dancing, historic, magazine, photo, signature, singing, Walter

How to get noticed online

waterproof lining bag

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, flickr, kaboodle, stumbleupon, etc, etc, etc, and so on. How do I get my etsy shops noticed amongst all the advertising going on in these “social networking sites”. I don’t see much socializing. I see lots of come see my new product, I am having a sale, come check out my low prices.

Is this what I also have to do to be seen? Does the squeaky wheel get the business? I don’t know. It just doesn’t seem like the right thing to do. The problem is when I do keyword searches for my items in google and yahoo, they are never on the first few pages.

What to do?

Might as well start here

Come visit my shops, mention wordpress and get 10% off all purchases. How’s that?
http://craftsfromtheheart.etsy.com
http://mustlovehomedecor.etsy.com

My handmade pillows with Crate and Barrel and Brookstone – Who knew?

I was alerted to my handmade pillows being featured on:
http://www.greenyourdecor.com/2008/10/09/green-rooms-in-a-box-series-colorful-patio-under-2000/

Imagine my surprise when the other items in the article are from major retailers like Crate and Barrel and Brookstone!

Linda
http://mustlovehomedecor. etsy. com

New International Gift Giving Holiday

Online selling, much like brick and mortar selling, has come to a screaming halt. I guess it is the lack of gift giving events in the summer. Because of this I propose August 1 to be give one person a gift day (preferably one from etsy.com). We craftspeople cannot spend our summers only to prepare for the Christmas season. I do not want to handle Christmas fabric in July. Give us a break.

There are fewer birthdays, graduations, weddings etc. in the heat of the summer. We need one gift giving holiday to get us through until Christmas.

I am looking for names for this new special day. Please comment with a good name for this new international holiday.

P.S.
Whichever Presidential Candidate supports this plan, Obama or McCain, gets my vote.

Http://craftsfromtheheart.etsy.com
http://mustlovehomedecor.com

David Cook New American Idol

Congratulations David Cook!  You are one classy guy. I love the way you shared the stage with all the others.  I love the way your family was there for you.  I wish you tons of success and happiness.

Lost billy joel tickets. Help!!!

If you were 6 very expensive Billy Joel Tickets that have been misplaced one week before the show, where would you be?  I have looked everywhere, prayed to St. Anthony and even recruited my teenager (why bother?) I have a feeling they are either somewhere very safe or in the garbage.
So if you were my tickets, where would you be?
Desperate,
craftsfromtheheart.etsy.com