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Etsy Street Teams...Starving Artist Team on Etsy "SATeam"

I have had an active Etsy shop coming up on one year...well the word "active" is only descriptive of the shop being open for business...not the amount of business. Admittedly, I have not been an "active" shopkeeper. There are lots of excuses I can come up with to justify my inactivity, but I will not go on to list them. Shortly after opening my shop I joined one of the jewelry Street Teams on Etsy to help promote my shop. I volunteered to help the team with projects that just never materialized.… Continue

Posted on December 16, 2008 at 9:30am —

November Design Challenge...."Bollywood"

The Starving (Jewelry) Artists Connection tsjaconnection.com....is a WebJam dedicated to a community of artisans, designers, crafters, hobbyists, collectors and enthusiasts of all things created by hand!

Our November design challenge is underway. The theme is Bollywood...a reference to the film industry of India. As a design theme, I see the wonderful design inspirations of India...the beautiful fabrics, prints, gems, fine gold filigree, arc… Continue

Posted on November 6, 2008 at 7:03pm — 2 Comments

Plagiarism...NOT!

I'm not usually given to public rants...but a recurring topic seems to be rearing it's ugly head within the jewelry making communities...some folks choose to call it "Plagiarism".

Initially, I would like to suggest that if anyone is afraid of someone being inspired by your jewelry designs and possibly replicating or using an element in a design of their own...don't post your work on public forum boards. Most forums are about sharing what you know, inspiring others to learn what you have to offe… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2008 at 11:28am —

Design Challenges

The Starving (Jewelry) Artists Connection....tsjaconnection.com....is a newly created WebJam dedicated to a community of artisans, designers, crafters, hobbyists, collectors an… Continue

Posted on September 4, 2008 at 2:30pm —

Taking A Step Back...

In February of this year I put up my first items for sale (online) in my dormant Etsy shop. I had opened the Etsy selling account in October of last year and was just unable to move forward with the listings...it has been revealed to me that this is not at all uncommon. I would equate it to a case of pre-nuptual jitters, cold feet, the moment of truth...faced with the possibility of failure I was immobilized.
After just a week or so, a forum buddy of mine saw one of the items I had listed in the… Continue

Posted on August 17, 2008 at 12:44pm — 1 Comment

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At 10:19pm on June 19, 2008, Billie said…: HI Angela -
I have been admiring the photo's on your page. The necklace that reads "April" is awesome.
Bx

At 6:16pm on April 26, 2008, Stephanie Matheson said…: Hey Ang!!! So awesome to be here!!!! WOOHOO!!! :)

At 5:28am on April 25, 2008, Louise Coulson said…: Thank you so much for the warm welcome. With the spring gardening, I am having a little trouble getting enough time to make jewelry, but pretty soon I think it will settle out.

At 11:29am on September 22, 2007, Melissa said…: We're all going to miss you ladies! I can't wait for the "reports" though! :) Have fun, ok? Maybe I'll join you all next year. :D

At 11:21am on September 22, 2007, Melissa said…: I'm easy to miss. Lol. ;)
As for the glass- we've found the rut of "holy heck we have to build this, and do this... blah blah blah" which takes money. hehehe. So it's still aging in my mind- like a good wine. :)
How're you doing today?

At 7:21pm on September 21, 2007, RegalBeads said…: thank you *blushes*

At 7:06pm on September 21, 2007, EliteBeadCreations said…: Thank you Angela...nice to see you as well =)

At 9:06pm on September 20, 2007, Jennifer Cameron said…: Thanks for welcoming me. I look forward to spending more time here.

At 8:53am on September 20, 2007, Anna said…: Thank you so much for the lovely compliments! We are in awe of eacy other. Your pieces are beautiful as well and I really admire the wirework!
Anna