Social Media - Facebook Twitter Tips for Etsy Shop Owners

Social Media - Facebook & Twitter Tips for Etsy Shop Owners

I am no social media expert but this is one of my biggest pet peeves; The Mystery Fan or Tweep.   I  want to find your facebook business page and Etsy shop (I know you've got to have them!) but after 10 minutes of searching, I give up!


Please, it is so easy,  go to "update info" on your personal page and add your business; this will link to your business page!  Note when you click on the "work" icon you will see my day job as one of my "projects".

For my business page,  I like people to know who I am so I have a link to my personal page and Etsy shop. Go to "edit page" and I add all of this info to "general information".  This make it easy for people to find me, my Etsy shop, website and blog!

Note:  I use the same photo and logo because I want to be easily recognized and found so I can get sales, facebook fans and new readers to my blog!

...And for those of you on twitter please put your  twitter link on your Etsy shop!  The easier people can find you and your links the more likely you will get tweets, likes, followers and maybe even more sales!

If you have any social media pet peeves or tips feel free to comment below!

Easy DIY Vintage Collage Pendants

Easy DIY Vintage Collage Pendants. Make your own vintage style collage necklaces!  All you need are some vintage jewelry parts like small earrings, beads, pearls, findings, some scrapbook paper for the background and these pendant trays, glaze & glue I got from SunAndMoonCraftKits

First, so the dark bronze color doesn't show through,  I used my paper punch to cut a 1" white paper circle ( you can do this with scissors)  and lightly glued it with the SunAndMoon Glaze, let it dry a bit then punched another 1" circle from my scrapbook paper and glued that over the white paper.

After this dries,  I added a thicker coat of glaze and let dry overnight. Next I used the E-6000 to glue my jewelry parts;  I let this dry a couple hours then filled with glaze and added pearls or beads.

 

The glaze will become clear when dry.

And the finished upcycled collage pendants you can find in my Etsy shop:

 

Here I made matching necklaces from cameo earrings for sisters, mother-daughters or best friends!

Sun Sand Surf; Beachy Etsy Picks

This time of year is really drab in Seattle so I am dreaming of a beach vacation somewhere sunny : )

'Sun Sand Surf' by BluKatDesign

Ocean Mist Original... TerraCollageAr... $45.00	Blown Glass Vase - ... AvolieGlass $230.00	Seafoam chalcedony ... Tidepools $50.00	Turquoise Green Mat... StravaMax $20.99
Charm Necklace - Vi... BluKatDesign $78.00	Surf Art-Beach Wave... carensilvestri $25.00	Aqua Turquoise Sea ... UneekGlassFusi... $120.00	Authentic Sea Glass... TheJetty $4.00
SALE..Casa Marina erinashleyart $345.00	Fiber Art Mixed Med... cornflowerblue... $105.00	SALE 25% OFF use Co... Nezihe1 $28.00	Shiny Blue Layered ... RocoByRachel $24.00
Sea Green Chalcedon... JanishJewels $128.00	Porcelain, aqua blu... robertapolfus $172.00	Beach Painting Mode... chrismaestrifi... $89.00	SALE 30% OFF Sea Ny... drawGabbydraw $18.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Starfish necklace by BluKatDesign on Etsy

Easy DIY Earring Holder

Easy DIY Earring Holder for my unique earrings. Here is a nice clean modern earring holder I made from an old frame and a radiator grill I found at Home Depot. I got this cool idea form the blog, iheartorganizing

I wanted a more modern look so I used an old metal frame and cut the radiator grill to size with some scissors,  I ran some glue, E-6000, along the inside of the frame then put the grill in the frame and ran some more glue on the back of the grill to hold it in place. I left it face down with a small book on the grill  to dry.

I love how it turned out; it goes perfectly in my bedroom!  For my other simple DIY jewelry holder I use in my shop please check out:  http://blukatkraft.blogspot.com/2011/01/simple-diy-jewelry-organizer-get-your.html


As seen on this blog:

DIY 7 Minute Statement Necklace

DIY 7 Minute Statement Necklace. Here is a stunning super quick necklace that will make a statement in 7 minutes!

Bobby pins now come in cool colors like gunmetal, bright gold and copper! All you need is a bunch of bobby pins and a shorter 16"  chain.  My chain is a fine mini ball chain; the regular sized ball chains are a little too thick for the pins to slide through. Either string them like beads or just slip them over the chain; the cool thing is if you don't like how it looks you don't have to restring the whole thing, you can add or take away pins wherever you want and you can change the pattern and colors to suit your mood!

You can also make colorful necklaces by spray painting the bobby pins!

DIY Quick Easy Wall Art For Bathroom

DIY Quick Easy Wall Art For Bathroom. Here is a quick and simple way to get some wall art up fast!  I like the idea of fabric but in a humid bathroom or kitchen it is not very easy to keep clean so this works great! All you need is a frame and some scrap fabric that is about 1 1/2" bigger on all sides of your frame.  I love this Michael Miller damask.  I  ironed the fabric and just taped it on the back of the cardboard (you may want to add a piece of white paper  underneath if you have a light colored fabric) and slid it back into the frame! Now my husband has a stylish bathroom!

Here is my bathroom wall art:  

How to Make an Upcycled Plastic Bottle Cap Mosaic

DIY Upcycled Plastic Bottle Cap Mosaic.  I've seen similar colorful paper coiled art on Pinterest but it seems very time consuming to coil papers so I thought bottle caps would make it an easier project. With the help a a few friends,  I saved up enough caps in just a few months!

Materials : canvas, caps, large bottle of matte Collage Pouge (found in the decoupage section of craft stores), plastic glue ( I just used my E-6000 glue) and acrylic paints.

Tools: X-Acto knife, course sandpaper and an old paint or glue bottle with a pointy tip or you could just use a plastic baggy.

 

First,  I sanded the top of the lids and roughed them up with an X-Acto knife to help the caps stick to the canvas. Next, I used a generous portion of the Collage Pouge so it oozed out the sides. You may want to put stack of newspapers under the canvas to prop it up so the canvas wont sag under the weight of the caps. I had a large cap from a jug of protein powder that I just glued underneath for support.

I started gluing at the center and worked out. I then filled an old paint bottle that has a pointy tip with the Collage Pouge and squirted the Pouge in all of the spaces to make sure these caps will stay put! (Not sure if this step is totally necessary) You can just fill a plastic baggy with the Pouge and cut a little hole if you don't have a bottle with a pointy tip! If you want to add caps inside of larger caps, use a plastic glue or E-6000.  Finally, I filled some of the caps with acrylic paint, the little bottles of paint from craft stores are the right consistency for this. Then I let dry flat for a few days; and I  now have a colorful, textured piece of upcycled wall art!

Comments welcome!  Be sure to check out my eco friendly magnets made from bottle caps!