Mother's Day Line Up

There are three weeks remaining to Mother's Day. So get started shopping for mom with selections from Team EAOC members. Following are just a few of the many products from our talented members.

Chicken Pot Holder Set by craftinjenn

Rockies Bracelet by jldarden

Green and White Bead Earrings by Team Expressions

Note Cards - Dire Warning no.11 by tagteamtompkins

Mixed Media Painting by CelebratingART

Rosebud Earrings by HopesLovingHands

Coconut Mango Repairing Mask by hydroquenchsystems

Rectangle Bamboo Hoops by TheNeoChic

Sweet in Pink by SobahSobee

fashion-illustration-rocking-my-afro-in by digitalrevolve

canvas-board-painting-moving-on by Libramom

Fertility Doll Earrings by EwaMadam

Chakra Balancing Bracelets by chastity moore

mauve bead necklace by JewelleryByKiki

Happy Shopping!

Rabihah Mateen
http://www.ramjewels.com
http://www.ramjewelrydesigns.etsy.com

Blog Love: A List Designs

Meet Alea and Brenda Bankston of A List Designs.

What do Alea and Brenda have to say about themselves?

We are a mother & daughter team, who love creating original designs.

Daughter began creating jewelry designs in 2004. Most pieces were beaded earrings and necklaces handmade with gold filled or sterling silver and semi-precious stones. In 2009, daughter enrolled in classes with a professional metalsmith and now offers handmade rings, pendants and earrings. These sterling silver creations can be custom designed.

Mother joined the world of jewelry design in 2007, with daughter's instruction. The interest in creating original hand-crafted jewelry has grown over the past years. Designs currently include sterling silver and gold-filled earrings, necklaces and bracelets with semi-precious gemstones. Pieces are designed individually and as sets.

Our jewelry is carried in local boutiques and galleries in Louisville, including Les Filles Boutique and Edenside Gallery. Also see our designs modeled by Miss Kentucky USA 2007, Michelle Banzer.

We often have extra jewelry supplies that we sell as destash in our other Etsy shop. You can visit that shop at: www.thebargainbin [!at] etsy.com.

What can you expect to find on the A List Designs blog?
Gorgeous designs.

 

 

 

They even have their own YouTube Channel!



To learn more about A List Designs, please visit the blog or the Etsy shop!

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If you're interested in having your blog featured, list your blog 

url on our Etsy team discussion here.

XOXO,

{Skincare Finds} 5 Luscious Scrubs You Have to Try

Facial Scrub - (n.) a mixture of goodness used to scrub the gunk off your face; an exfoliator; a mixture that evens skin tone and softens the skin; something you have to use to make your pores look less awkward

-definition made up from experience by Brittany :)

Scrubs should be an essential part of your weekly skincare regimen. Here are a few yummy scrubs made by our fantastic members: beijaflores, jensancandles, skinfolk, thesoapseduction, and purespa2.

Moisturizing Honey Butter Sugar Scrub w/ Organic Shea Butter and RoseHip Oil

LAVENDER Essential Oil Dead Sea Salt Body Scrub with Sweet Almond and Olive oils

Sweet Molasses Body Rub...Organic BlackStrap Molasses and Enzyme-Rich Papaya Seeds with Hydrating Babassu Oil

Creamy Sugar Scrub-Lemon Sugar

Shower Sugar Scrubs - Goats Milk - Pink Sugar

{Etsy Tips} 52 Ways to Improve Your Shop During Rainy Day

Hi, Brittany here! It's raining where I live, so I thought I'd use my first post to write a rainy day to-do list of sorts. I hope it helps you as much as it's helped organize my thoughts.

1. Connect your viewers to the handmade aspect of your business by adding a story to your descriptions that tells how you made each item.
2. Review the prices of your items to stay competitive.
3. Update (and use) all 13 tags to match current trends and holidays.
4. Read the Merchandising Desk Report for the current month (again).
5. Create a treasury. Include members from your various teams and notify them of being included.
6. Participate in the Etsy Success Team Forum.
7. Ask your teammates for a shop critique.
8. Update your titles to match your new tags (or vice versa).
9. Fotofuze your pictures to brighten your white backgrounds.
10. List your items on Tophatter.com or Dreamers into Doers.
11. Flip through the current treasuries and comment on the ones you like.
12. Comment on the current article on the Etsy Blog.
13. Clean out the unused stock in your workroom and donate it to another artist.
14. Blog.
15. Write a tutorial for how to make one of your items.
16. Organize your workroom to fit your current needs.
17. Add brief shipping details to your listings.
18. Keep people viewing your shop by placing links to shop sections in your listings.
19. Design a new item.
20. Learn a new method for making your items.
21. Visit your local thrift store for supplies.
22. Contact local shops about consigning your items.
23. Create a catalog of your current items to leave in doctors’ offices, banks, etc.
24. Work on your wholesale linesheet.
25. Take a bath and relax.
26. Read magazines in your industry.
27. Subscribe to a few craft blogs and add meaningful comments to a few posts.
28. Watch a tutorial video on YouTube.
29. Search for your items in Etsy and take note of the tags of the listings on the first page.
30. Sign up for Google Analytics to better track your search ranks.
31. Look for suppliers that hand make their items.
32. Ask your family members and friends to critique your store.
33. Design business cards specifically for your shop (without your personal address on them).
34. Sign up for, or use, Twitter – for your business J.
35. Sing up for, or use, Facebook – for your business J.
36. Read a few posts on handmadeology.com
37. Analyze, or create, your yearly budget.
38. Work on your Business Plan, or download and start the template from sba.gov
39. Sign up for Wanelo and list some of your items.
40. Start, or update, your own website.
41. Do something creative outside your field: paint, draw, sew, write, etc.
42. Find ways to cut costs in your daily spending.
43. Find a good non-profit organization that could use the items you make—and donate a few.
44. Create a MailChimp newsletter to send updates to your customers.
45. Work on making more stock for your shop.
46. Ask your friends for items they’d like to see you create. You might be surprised by what they suggest.
47. Make your best seller in multiple colors.
48. Start working on a holiday line.
49. Set goals for the rest of the month, or the next month.
50. Streamline your processes.
51. Check your listing views on statsy.org
52. Find websites, or blogs, to advertise on. 

For more information about me, you can check out my personal blog: The Lion Hair Blog. 

New Team Blogger: Made with Hope Jewelry.

We really happy to welcome EAOC Team Member Brittany of Made With Hope to our blog team.  Brittany is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and creates fabric button earrings and accessories.  She also has a graphic design etsy shop called Bevie.  You'll be hearing from her soon so lets welcome her.   In the mean time here's two of my favorite pieces from her etsy shops.