unmotivated

Good thing I have my Market to do today, if I were staying home I would get NOTHING done! Ever feel that way? It's very unusual for me! Hope you all have a great day!

My favorite thing when its cold....

at Market is my flannel lined jeans. My sweet husband got them for me this last holiday season, prolly tired of hearing me whine about how cold I was! LOL Anyhow, if you stand outside for extended periods of time, I highly recommend these, they make a HUGE difference! (of course if you want to be REALLY fashionable wear leg warmers too! ha ha) http://www.haband.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/productID/02EE7D87-0983-468A-8964-F199FC4970AB/

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Latest Treasury

We were featured in another Etsy Treasury, this one is themed Farmers Market, my fave! Here's the link if you want to take a peek http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTkxODMzNjZ8MjUyMjEyODM5Ng/little-piggy-went-to-market

Don't put all your eggs.....

in one basket. I was just reading an interesting post about someone that had their Etsy shop temporarily suspended, it rocked their world to say the least, here's the link for you http://www.handmadeology.com/etsy-shop-suspended-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+handmadeology%2Ffeed+%28Handmadeology+Today%29 the think to tale away is this" Don't just have ONE main mean of distribution for you r company. Diversify! I learned through the New Venture class I took years ago that the "distribution chain" can be more important than the actual item you're producing; if you have no way of getting it to your customers, it's pretty non-existent! Just a reminder, make sure you have more than one means of sale for your customers!

Pinterest Boot Camp

I just completed this very worthwhile 10 part video series on Pinterest. It's very worth your time to check it out, Pinterest is the fastest growing social media site and it's important to learn how you can leverage it to bring attention to your product. Do check it out, lots of other good information here as well http://marketingonpinterest.com/

Latest Treasury Feature

Honored to be included with such other gorgeous soap! http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTUzOTEzNTh8MjQ0Njk5NjIwMg/essentials-of-spring-clean

Swan Day

The Martinez Arts Assn with Womansart.org are organizing Swan day. It will be held at the Old Train Depot parking lot in Martinez. Free booths for women artists. For details and appliaction, go to http://martinezarts.squarespace.com/swan-day/ The event itself will be March 31st 10-4 Support Women Artists!

Five Leadership Lessons From Captain Kirk

I thought this was a really great article, even if you're NOT a Trekkie! http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/03/05/five-leadership-lessons-from-james-t-kirk/

Don't forget

You never know what people are going through, be kind to one another. Be sure to show your loved ones that they are just that. If someone is going through a hard time and you don't know what to say, please just reach out, we need one another. It's amazing what a little love can do. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.......

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Vibrant Essential Oils in this set of Goat Milk Soaps -lemongrass-Tea Tree-Mint with Sea Kelp - $11.50

This is a really fabulous pair of vibrant Lemongrass soaps that you are sure to enjoy. We love Lemongrass because it blends so well with other essential oils, and is loved by everyone, guys and gals alike.



The first one is our Lemongrass Soap, just pure lemongrass. Very uplifting and fresh, and we can't think of a better way to start the day, happy and looking forward to all the good things the da...

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Cool Daily

I just found this cool site http://etsypreneur.com/ That has a really informative daily newsletter you can sign up for. I've just started, as I just discovered it, but I"ve already learned some pretty good stuff! It's really geared towards Etsy Sellers, but I'm sure you can find some good info even if you're not an Etsian. Really positive reading too.

Check it out!

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Little Thank You's

It's a nice touch when you're sending out an order to enclose a little handmade note. I thought I'd share what I usually do:

Which I bought at this Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/AsspocketProductions I was really happy with the quality and speed at which I received the stamp. I also use "mini cards" from www.peculiarparchment.etsy.com .The main thing is, do find a way of including a little "thank you" to your customers!

The new tool

So the post below is from that new Marketing tool I wrote about the day before. You have the option of including more information to the post, I just added a little bit of information to the post. I like that it still prompts folks to visit the Etsy shop. I have been really happy with this tool so far, I do encourage you to take a peek, its been a real time saver for me. Yesterday I plugged in all the promo stuff for the week and it was awesome!

All Purpose Honey Beer Bar Shampoo/Shave/face/Body Goat Milk Soap Avocado Oil - $4.50

This all purpose bar took us by complete surpise! Our customers had been waiting for our version of this bar and here it is! You can use it to wash your hair, your body, and even get a great shave from it! Use it head to toe, you can!



We use locally brewed hand-crafted beer (this batch is Apricot Wheat) - so important to support local whenever you can, with vitamin rich Avocado Oil and honey! We don&...

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