Love Is In The Air

Yeah, that's right.  Some bunny loves you.  Happy Valentine's Day.

Valentine Season Already!

I am starting off the season with little animals, cupids and non traditional ways to say you care to people you love.  This little fellow will be listed today in my Studio Marcy Etsy shop.

Look for more fun ways to say you care, that will last through the ages and make your loved ones smile.

Remember, some bunny loves you.

Introducing...SNOW GLOBES In My Studio Marcy Etsy Shop

Woohoo! I have been making Snow Globes and they are now in my Etsy shop. Each one is one-of-a-kind and so much fun. If you love them like I do, pop by and visit...click here.

Happy Valentines Day ______________,

There's something about Valentines Cards that I love. No joke intended. It's the creativity and sweetness (and sometimes NOT) that these small indie companies demonstrate.

This one caught my eye. Oh to be in Sixth Grade again. Life was so simple.

You can find it here. It's from www.fitzgeraldcoleman.com, which has a wonderful selection of cards, paper, journals and other fun stuff.

And btw, Happy Valentines Day to you. Thanks for being my friend and reading my blog... Do you like me too? (I hope so)

yours 4-ever,
Marcy

Hearty Laughter

I just love this bead by talented glass artist Michael Dean of www.protege.etsy.com. If it hasn't been sold, you can find it here. Michael also makes lovely encased floral beads, which are also some of my often visited and sometimes bought beads.

Got any favorites on Etsy that you want to bring to folks' attention? Post the url here. and let us know about them.

See you tomorrow- same time, same place.

Who Loves Ya Baby

Happy Valentines Day

Selling on Etsy and curious to know a little more information about who loves your shop and indvidual items?
Maybe you'd even like to track what time of day they are adding hearts to your favorite offerings?

And for people who love to snoop, you can even check out how many hearts your competitors have and whether the person "hearting" the item has an Etsy shop or not. Wow, that's a lot of info.

Pop on over to Craft Cult's website for their Heartomatic. It's easy to just type in the shop's name or their etsy number. Voila, instant stats.

Now how do we use this information? I would perhaps look to see whether any of this coincided with when I list my items, or perhaps if I was on Front Page in a Treasury. The Front Page is a seller's dream with so many more views of our items. Or perhaps you have a competitor who sells something similar to what you offer? You can compare their hearts to yours. (And either feel great, or perhaps ramp up your advertising and promotion.)

If you want to be a Sherlock the old fashioned way, just stop by my shop and click on individual beads. And if you're feeling generous, send me a Valentines Day present by hearting a few of my glass characters. Give me a little sugar baby and share the love.

http://www.StudioMarcy.etsy.com

Big Day for Lucky Winners...One World One Heart Giveaway

And the winner of this year's One World, One Heart Giveaway is........ (drumroll please).......Bella Modiste.

She was chosen fairly by the "FaceBook" method. Let me describe this uber unscientific, yet very fair method...
1. Sign into facebook
2. Ask your friends for a number between the range needed, but don't tell them why
3. Take the first number and use it.

It works for me. And beadmaker extraordinaire, Nancy Tobey was the first to answer.

So congratulations to Naomi, who also has Etsy shop, "She Sews by the Seashore", and I'll be contacting you.

By the way, if you're on Facebook and want to friend me, just let me know that you're one of my blog readers. I'm there under my name, Marcy Lamberson. And if you'd like to follow me on Twitter.com, I'm there under StudioMarcy. (I forgot that italics can be so much fun!)

Musings On The Importance of Name & Reputation

Every so often I visit the Neiman Marcus website.  Sometimes it's just to dream over some of their clothes and other times it's to see what they are offering in the jewelry section too.  (I drool over some of it.)

I was thinking about it this morning and their Glamour Heart Pendant by  Baccarat.  The tag line says, "Baccarat: A long-standing tradition of excellence in exquisitely crafted crystal and glassware."

This little Valentines Day necklace has the following features "Ruby full-lead crystal, Sterling silver, 1 1/8"H x 1 1/2"W & Handcrafted in France."

This little baby retails for $225.00

I wanted to contrast it with this cute, but relatively unknown winged heart that I'm offering for Valentines Day.

•  Two colors of glass

•  Will add Sterling if requested

•  Handcrafted in Atlanta, Georgia

•  Glass from 2 Continents, not just one.

•  Name of actual artisan known

This little baby retails for  $19.00

Okay, so it's not exactly an apples to apples comparison, but I think my slightly quirky heart measures up just fine.

And I know that I need to build my name  and reputation.  Because honestly I think Bacarrat's product is beautiful, but our lampwork hearts and other offerings are creative and wonderful in our own right.

BIG SALE ~ Etsy Glass Artists & I'm One of Them!

The Etsy Glass Artists Street Team is having their own type of Economic Stimulus Package. It's called a BIG Sale. I'm participating in it and want you to come by my shop for a whole lot of savings.

Starting today, the Etsy Glass Artists (EGA) is having a "February Fling" Sale from February 1st through the 7th. See each shop's Announcement and the list below for their offerings! Please use the code "FEBFLINGS" in your notes to buyer upon checking out so you can get the sale price. A great deal and a great time to put a little sparkle into your day.

The reason why this is cool, is because you'll see sales in all kinds of glass art- stained glass, enamel, fused, lampwork and sometimes there are other mediums in their shops too. Some of it is jewelry, home decor, garden art, bobbleheads(of course!) and more!

Etsy Glass Artists "February Fling" Sale
February 1st - February 7th

Participating Members:

Woohoo, this is me>>>>http://www.StudioMarcy.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off (Free Shipping on orders over $40 too)

And these are my friends.....
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http://glasscat.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off on fused and dichroic jewelry
http://groovyglassgirl.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off
http://mycabincreations.etsy.com/ 20% off
http://msotherdenartglass.etsy.com/ 10% off
http://susanlambert.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off
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http://westernartglass.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off
http://paulasstressart.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off
http://prizmatic.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off
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http://colorshoppestudio.etsy.com/ 20% off Stained Glass Jewelry
http://giapet.etsy.com/ BOGO 1/2 Off

*BOGO - Buy One Get One 1/2 off

I will be adding at least 3 new beads daily throughout the sale, and that's no croc....
(sorry, I couldn't resist)