Starting an Etsy Shop? Here are 8 Articles You Must Read First Gypsy earrings – handmade chandelier earrings – Gypsy, Yellow Article by: Jenny Hoople Lots of people have been asking me lately what they should know about setting up a shop on Etsy. Here I’ve gathered together the articles that have been golden nuggets of advice for me in a sea of information. Know at the beginning that making amazing products is only half the battle, the other half of your time will be making sure that the right people are aware of them. I’ve found that the marketing part of owning an indie craft business is just as fun and creative as the making part. If you start reading these articles and it all seems boring and you’re disappointed that there are no quick-fixes, then you’ll want to take aside some time to really evaluate what you want to do with your creative impulse.
The Gentlemens Refinery The former Master Barber for The Art of Shaving and Executive Barber for Truefitt and Hill (North America), Perry Gastis has worked his magic on an elite clientele that ranges from celebrities to Fortune 500 executives. Always willing to share his knowledge and experience, Perry is also the expert voice behind askthebarber.com. Dissatisfied with the synthetic additives present in most men’s grooming products, Perry partnered with an organic chemist, and after years of research and development formulated The Gentlemens Refinery: A sophisticated paraben and alcohol free men’s grooming line utilizing the rarest and finest natural ingredients (certified organic wherever possible). The Gentlemens Refinery combines traditional luxury with a deep respect for both personal and environmental health in an expanding range of products that make shaving and grooming a sensual pleasure for both body and spirit. The Gentlemens Refinery by Perry Gastis
Home ~ B'sue Boutiques ~ Vintage Jewelry Supplies and Victorian Jewelry Findings New Items, Just Arrived Just Back In Stock What's On Sale! Jewelry Making Kits, Grab Bags, Muse Lots Jewelry photography tips - how to take pictures of jewelry Taking good quality pictures of jewelry for most is an unsolved mystery. However, there are some simple techniques used by the professional, which even amateur photographers can use to obtain dramatic results with minimal effort. The following examples show the basic setup that should allow anyone to achieve results they can be proud of. These images were all taken using a Canon Digital Rebel camera with a 100MM lens. The basic setup we used included an EZcube light tent to soften the shadows and eliminate glare, while providing a clean and clutter free background.
Cultural Perspective on Scents and Beauty As a skincare product junkie, I was never as obsessed with fragrances as I was with product texture, performance and packaging. However, I noticed with the launch of JUARA, my own line of products, that people’s first reaction to my products was completely scent oriented. One very frequent comment I would get from customers in stores after smelling our Body Crème or our Rice Facial Cleanser was “Your products smell so amazing, I am addicted to the scent.”
30 Great Places to Buy Fabric Online « The Humble Nest You can make the greatest stuff with your sewing skills but if you don’t have great fabric to work with your projects just won’t turn out as well. Finding fabric that is perfect for your needs can be a bit of a hassle and it’s often a task that’s best done in person so you can gauge weight and texture. Yet, some of the best deals on fabric, especially imported or designer fabric, can be found online. Here are a few sites that I’ve found to be particularly useful in finding and buying great fabrics. UPDATE: I appreciate all the comments and recommendations, but please check out my follow up post for additional sites. Many more suggestions appear there!
Selling Artwork, Crafts, and Supplies on Zibbet Since Zibbet is growing rapidly and is still in its early stages of ramping up as a great new place to sell art online, early birds like you and me get to benefit enormously. Right now, a premium monthly membership on Zibbet is $7. You can go back to a free membership any time if you decide a premium membership isn't worth it. (but for the price of a sandwich for 30 days of full customization, social media integration and more, it's probably worth it, don'tcha think?) There are less than 350 premium Zibbet memberships available at that price, with new memberships getting snatched up each day. After that, the price jumps to $15 a month, but anyone getting in earlier gets the $7 rate forever, no matter what.
The Psychology and Biology of Beauty Issue 6, December 2002 Looking Good: The Psychology and Biology of Beauty Charles Feng Human Biology, Stanford University feng@jyi.org Guide to Beadwork Bead Stitch Book Introduction The Guide to Beadwork online book has chapters with step-by-step instructions for learning the basics of seed bead stitching: It starts with a chapter on Fringework. It also has chapters on seven separate jewelry bead stitches: with printable pattern pages for most stitches: These beading stitches can be used separately or combined to create: Beauty from a Cross-Cultural Perspective Everyone knows that there are some striking differences between beauty culture standards among women of the world. In some more developing countries in Africa and Central America, it is considered more appealing to have extra weight than the super-thin standard found in Western and Eastern cultures. In the Middle East, modesty is seen as a beauty virtue instead of the in-your-face attitude spread by Hollywood.
Beauty Secrets from the World by Lisa Ling SheKnows: You’re known to travel around the world quite a bit. How would you compare women of other cultures to those in America? Ling: No matter where you are in the world, women (economically challenged or not) have the desire to look beautiful and to be healthy. They just practice those things in different ways. I’ve been lucky enough to travel a lot, and I try to live my life in the most natural way possible. Why beauty is in the eye of the beholder - Health - Sexual health - Sexploration Esquire magazine just picked Scarlett Johansson as their “Sexiest Woman Alive,” and if you are wondering what criteria they may have used, well I can’t tell you. I don’t know. But here is one possibility: She’s easy. No, not that way. A study released last month in the journal Psychological Science appeared to show that what we think is attractive, or beautiful, is whatever requires the least amount of effort. Past studies seemed to show that people look at human faces in search of cues as to how likely a person would be to make a healthy baby.
The Cultural Implications of Beauty Beauty,Spring 2005Fifth Web Papers On Serendip Meera Jain The Cultural Implications of Beauty "Human beauty is a reflection of cultural perceptions and ideas of aesthetics are indigenous to that area." (13) "Beauty is not one's own, but a reflection of one's culture." (46) The conclusion of our beauty class ended on a topic that I was really interested in and wanted to explore further. Cultural Difference: Its Effect on the Perceptions of Beauty Cultural Difference: Its Effect on the Perceptions of Beauty and Initial Relations between African and African American Women Omomah Ilamosi Abebe