Call for SOMA Guild Artisan's
The SOMA Artisan's Guld will have their own venue for the Artist Studio Tour June 5 11am-5pm
we will be promoting the event with local banner adds, fliers, and a write up in the News Record.
the Artisan's Guild venue will be on the ticket map.
We will have live music though out the day and refreshments for the tourists.
If you want to show your work- but don't feel comfortable opening up your own home- then the SOMA Artisan's Guild venue is the place for you!
The event venue is located at 174 Village Rd in South Orange a large victorian with plenty of room.
You will need to get your applications and money in asap to 1978 Art Center
make sure you add that you will be showing at the SOMA Artisan's Guild Venue
Please let me know if you would like to join us....we would be happy to have you!
Katie Clayton
973 327 4488
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Jeri Greenberg has 5 large figure pieces in the show
please come out and support this show, which opens Fri April 1, reception is 5-8pm.
Jeri Greenberg has 5 large figure pieces in the show
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jeri greenberg
www.jerigreenbergart.com
jerigreenbergart.blogspot.com
The Strength of Women:
The Unique Perspective of Female Artists
This exhibit explores the varied and passionate perspective of female artists working
within an array of mediums, including painting, sculpture and photography.
There will be a wine tasting by Ventimiglia Vineyard during the reception.
Friday, April 1, 2011, 5–8pm, OPENING & RECEPTION
1 Diamond Hill Road • Lawrence Pavilion • Lower Lobby Gallery • Berkeley Heights, NJ
Open to the public • 908-273-4300 • Exhibit runs through September 2011
Jeri Greenberg has 5 large figure pieces in the show
--
jeri greenberg
www.jerigreenbergart.com
jerigreenbergart.blogspot.com
The Strength of Women:
The Unique Perspective of Female Artists
This exhibit explores the varied and passionate perspective of female artists working
within an array of mediums, including painting, sculpture and photography.
There will be a wine tasting by Ventimiglia Vineyard during the reception.
Friday, April 1, 2011, 5–8pm, OPENING & RECEPTION
1 Diamond Hill Road • Lawrence Pavilion • Lower Lobby Gallery • Berkeley Heights, NJ
Open to the public • 908-273-4300 • Exhibit runs through September 2011
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
A Look At Etsy
By Denise McLachlan
of Designs By Denise
Are you looking for a place to sell your handmade items online? Confused about where to start? In this article I'm going to cover one of the marketplaces that you can use. Etsy is a growing website for handmade products, vintage items, art and supplies. According to Answers.com, Etsy has grown to a community of more than one million members and 200,000 sellers. There are about 2.5 million items currently listed on Etsy. Their main competitors are Amazon, eBay and Craigslist.
About two years ago I heard about Etsy while watching "The Martha Stewart Show." She had a woman on who makes dolls, and this woman ended up quitting her day job because she couldn't keep up with the sales she was making on Etsy while working full time. Now, before you quit your day job to open an Etsy store, read on.
It is very easy to set up a store with Etsy and the fees are low. The listing fee is 20 cents per item, and the item, if not sold, is in your store for 4 months before you have to re-list. Included in your listing fee is a place to put a description, 14 tags for customers to search, and you can put up to 5 pictures of the item for customers to see what your item looks like. When sold, the fee is 3.5% of the selling price. Unlike eBay, this is not a site where buyers bid for your product. The item sells for the listed price.
When you start to create your store, choose a good user name that relates to your store, because your user name becomes your store name. After you create your store, the interface takes you step by step to easily add an item to your store. Even adding a picture is easy. You can personalize your store with your own banner and avatar too.
Etsy has a "heart" system where buyers can mark your store and items with a heart, in other words mark it as a favorite so they can come back to it at a later date. This is, in my opinion, a good thing because you can get lost in the millions of items on the site. I marked several items so I could buy them at a later date, and when I went to my favorites area it showed the ones that had been sold, so I could go back to the items still for sale and buy them. As a seller I like this idea; I think people tend to go back to an item if it's easy for them to find it.
As for selling anything, you have to market your store; it doesn't sell itself. From the numbers that you read in the first paragraph, you can see that there are a lot of sellers and items on Etsy, and you can get lost in the crowd. I was very hopeful that I could quit my day job, but found that it takes more than just listing your store and letting it sell itself. As I said before, don't quit your day job yet. You need to have a smart marketing plan, good descriptions of your product, good pictures and a lot of patience.
The good news is that Etsy is inexpensive, easy to use, and a great way to showcase your handmade items online.
Find jewelry for you and gifts for others at: http://www.demdesigns.etsy.com/
FREE shipping on select items
On the web at http://www.jewelrybydm.com/
Blog: http://jewelrybydm.blogspot.com/
of Designs By Denise
Are you looking for a place to sell your handmade items online? Confused about where to start? In this article I'm going to cover one of the marketplaces that you can use. Etsy is a growing website for handmade products, vintage items, art and supplies. According to Answers.com, Etsy has grown to a community of more than one million members and 200,000 sellers. There are about 2.5 million items currently listed on Etsy. Their main competitors are Amazon, eBay and Craigslist.
About two years ago I heard about Etsy while watching "The Martha Stewart Show." She had a woman on who makes dolls, and this woman ended up quitting her day job because she couldn't keep up with the sales she was making on Etsy while working full time. Now, before you quit your day job to open an Etsy store, read on.
It is very easy to set up a store with Etsy and the fees are low. The listing fee is 20 cents per item, and the item, if not sold, is in your store for 4 months before you have to re-list. Included in your listing fee is a place to put a description, 14 tags for customers to search, and you can put up to 5 pictures of the item for customers to see what your item looks like. When sold, the fee is 3.5% of the selling price. Unlike eBay, this is not a site where buyers bid for your product. The item sells for the listed price.
When you start to create your store, choose a good user name that relates to your store, because your user name becomes your store name. After you create your store, the interface takes you step by step to easily add an item to your store. Even adding a picture is easy. You can personalize your store with your own banner and avatar too.
Etsy has a "heart" system where buyers can mark your store and items with a heart, in other words mark it as a favorite so they can come back to it at a later date. This is, in my opinion, a good thing because you can get lost in the millions of items on the site. I marked several items so I could buy them at a later date, and when I went to my favorites area it showed the ones that had been sold, so I could go back to the items still for sale and buy them. As a seller I like this idea; I think people tend to go back to an item if it's easy for them to find it.
As for selling anything, you have to market your store; it doesn't sell itself. From the numbers that you read in the first paragraph, you can see that there are a lot of sellers and items on Etsy, and you can get lost in the crowd. I was very hopeful that I could quit my day job, but found that it takes more than just listing your store and letting it sell itself. As I said before, don't quit your day job yet. You need to have a smart marketing plan, good descriptions of your product, good pictures and a lot of patience.
The good news is that Etsy is inexpensive, easy to use, and a great way to showcase your handmade items online.
Find jewelry for you and gifts for others at: http://www.demdesigns.etsy.com/
FREE shipping on select items
On the web at http://www.jewelrybydm.com/
Blog: http://jewelrybydm.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The First Craft Show Sept 14th 2009
Nancy Cook of SewNancy with her beautiful hand knits, felted bowls and pocket books, and one of a kind baby outfits. Get ready for the fall with her felt acorns, they look super cute in one of her felted bowls.
Semiprecious by Alison Oxman. Alison's beautiful jewelry made with semiprecious stones is quite beautiful and very well finished with great attention to detail. Unfortunately Alison managed to avoid being photographed. Apologies Alison, please send me one to put in the post.
We all thank Katie Clayton of On the Drying Rack who pulled this event together in a very short time. Jazz up your bulletin board and fridge with her fun flower pushpins, magnets and paperclips.
Jo Bradney, award winning artist with her beautiful fine art prints and note cards, originals too. Check out her note cards documenting her garbage. Who would have thought that garbage could be so alluring!
Ann Vollum of BeastlyBeasties does t shirts and letterpress prints and notecards all adorned with wierd and wonderful beasties. The window was a nice sunny spot to be, but not great for photos!We would like to thank Nancy Cook ( SewNancy), Jo Bradney and Alison Oxman (Semiprecious) for joining Katie Clayton (On the Drying Rack) and Ann Vollum (BeastlyBeasties) at the first SOMA Artisan's Craft show at Express Yourself Studios on Springfield Avenue, Maplewood.
Although traffic was not great I think I am right in saying that we all found the show a great experience for learning from. We had fun trading ideas and getting to know each other better. I believe that everyone came away with something from having participated, new ideas, critiques, some of us made sales, and we have all had more exposure from this show than we would have otherwise had. So please contact Katie at somaartisansguild@gmail.com if you are interested in participating in future shows.
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