Article on Team Member Leann

Handmade News published a wonderful interview on Leann Terrill, a valued fellow Etsy Team member, of Primo's Pawtourage. Leann has her own Etsy shop and handcrafts beautiful tile coasters and other neat things. She has designed a Maltese coaster for our current Team project, the Maltese doggie bling gift bag.

Awesome Day! A Day of Blessings!

I am so grateful for the many blessings in my life. Yes, bad things happen to me and some days are really hard but every once in a while something happens that just blows me away. Yesterday was one of those days.

I got to talk to one of my Etsy Team members on the phone and it was really uplifting! Thanks Stacey!

Then I posted on a forum that I needed a copy of Microsoft Office 2003, as my newer used pc has no office suite on it, and an anonymous friend is sending me a legit copy of Windows 7 and Office!!! I sat in front of the monitor with my mouth hanging open for minutes! I can't believe this, it is just so wonderful! I use Windows 98, and figured that would be what i use till the day I die! LOL

I was a little worried about money, I have more outgoing for bills than normal trying to pay off the vet bill and I got my first Alchemy request for a nice custom order! I SO love Etsy even with its hiccups!

I thank God for these many blessings!

Is it Relevant?

Yesterday Etsy Admins decided to do a site wide live experiment of a new search based on relevancy instead of recency. One thing I noted: big name popular sellers had a drastic drop in views and sales, little known small less popular sites, like mine, experienced a rise in views and sales. (I had higher views.) The current recency search strongly favors those with bigger budgets to renew and relist, I am wholeheartedly in favor of a search that rotates sellers so everyone has a chance. The experiment was a failure really because title and material stuffing won the day and hogged the first several pages all day of any search. They need to work on it, but that was understood from the start. I think they are on the right track. Most importantly, misstagging needs to be addressed.

And the winners are....

Katherine of Phetched.com announced the winners of my give away, Shauna, Kate, and Eleanor! A huge thank you to Katherine for hosting this fun give away and congrats to the happy winners!

2 Virgos Designs Give Away

Phetched.com is kindly hosting my give away of some glittery dog bone guest soaps! Easy to enter, just comment. Ends Jan. 20. The dog bones are part of the dog themed products in my Primo's Pawtourage line.

Skin MD Naturals Giveaway!

Wow! Skin MD Naturals is having a great give away! It's worth $100 and includes:
1.A Bottle Skin MD Natural shielding lotion
2.A Bottle Skin MD Natural + SPF 15 shielding lotion
3.One pound of See's dark assorted chocolates
4.12 Starbucks VIA Ready brew coffee pouches
5.A "Kiss Me" mug
6.A Cuddly teddy bear
7.Lollipop Bouquet
8.All in a lined wicker basket

Soapy Links

Check out Carolyn Friedman's blog Becoming a Radiologist Technician where she has listed the "Top 25 Soap Making Resources Online” All my favorites are there and a couple of new ones I will be checking out.