Archive for May, 2009
There are days when it’s all too much, when the outside world is breathing down my neck, deadlines are looming and there’s just not enough time to get it all done. On those days I want to run away, and so I escape to the land of Flickr and feast my eyes on beautiful photographs that take me away from it all. My Super 16 this week is all about this need to be as free as a bird, to spread my wings and let my dreams take flight. Wouldn’t you love to be a bird, even for just one day?
See you next week, friends! ~ Susannah
1. birds overhead, 2. like a summer memory with a cherry on top, 3. birds, 4. Diana+, 5. identification, 6. dont let that bird fly near my face, 7. Untitled, 8. Untitled, 9. flight, 10. Untitled, 11. Freedom, 12. birds, 13. i love birds, 14. vaudeville, 15. fly away, 16. Olive Branch
I have been loving these accessories found on ShopLissa.com, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Melissa, who runs the shop stocks the shop with tons of great clothing for women, men, and kids. How cute are those LAMB sneakers for toddlers. Melissa has graciously offered a hefty 20% discount to all papernstitch readers with the coupon code PAPER20. The discount code will be good for a month from today. Be sure to sign up for the VIP list (just type in your email address at the bottom of the homepage) for your discount. Visit ShopLissa.com here.
I have been corresponding with Jen Lula of Jen Loves Kev for a couple of weeks now, and have come to absolutely adore her blog. With us both being high school art teachers, and both of us being married to (well I am almost married) graphic designers, we have quite a bit in common. And I love, love, love Jen’s style! So, I just couldn’t resist naming Jen Loves Kev blog of the week. My favorite part of Jen’s blog are the daily Teacher Style Files. You’re gonna love this blog! Visit Jen Loves Kev here.
Happy Memorial Day! Craft Venture is all about the business management and marketing of your wares online. Last time, we talked about engaging the senses of customers and jurors for online exhibitions and marketplaces via writing your product descriptions. This week, we’re talking about the other parts of your online business that require writing: your announcement(s), profile(s), and policies.
Other than your shop’s banner, avatar or product photos, your online business announcement and/or profile are the very first thing that your visitors see. Are the words you’ve chosen compelling or repelling to your visitors? Do you have typos, misspellings or punctuation errors? Are you using so many symbols, multiple links away from your shop, and odd formatting (e.g., all caps, inconsistent caps) that folks leave your shop before they look at any of your products? (I think that almost all of us are guilty of the above at any given point in our online business careers, as we develop our online personas.) Are you using your real estate to your best advantage, successfully conveying the message that you intend to?
I’m going to tell you something about communication that you may not realize: you have not successfully communicated if your intended message isn’t received. This is so crucial, I’ll say it again: if your visitors don’t understand – or hear – what you’ve attempted to say, you haven’t communicated with them. If your visitors leave before reading your announcement and/or profile due to distracting or poor writing and grammare, you’ve failed in your attempt to communicate!
Posts will be slow today to observe the holiday and relax for one more day but the lovely Brenda will be posting later today with Craft Venture. I love long weekends, don’t you? I wanted to take the time to say congrats to papernstitch exhibitor Terry Graziano, who was just featured on Time Out New York for her sailor inspired hat. How adorable! I love Terry’s work (which is why she is also the shop of the day today)and I am so thrilled for her to be featured on Time Out. Check out all the nautical picks here. Or visit her papernstitch shop by clicking below.
Visit the Mia Beads shop here.
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