tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18004883415544779402012-02-14T04:48:11.152-05:00Contemporary Beaded and Silver Wire Artist-designed JewelryIndieCEO / GalleriaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480784588327294927noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1800488341554477940.post-22243981297487929132011-12-31T10:37:00.000-05:002011-12-31T14:30:56.319-05:00

I was determined to make one more post before the year ended and I have barely made it. So here I am on the very last day of 2011! Gosh, the year got away from me and all my blogs have been silent. Not by choice, though, as I truly enjoy blogging and often feel frustrated that I can't take the time to focus to write posts to share. Here is a heart-warming story for you to finish the year.

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There are several previous posts on the 2011 jewelry and color trends that you might enjoy: Pantone's 2011 Color Trends Interpreted in Beads Beaded Jewelry Design Trends for 2011 The fashion colors and jewelry color trends for this year are soft, muted, but clear colors. Lovely rose, blue, green, and warm hues will be found in stores this year in home furnishings, fashion, paint colors,

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A gentleman I know was polite enough to go to GalleriaLinda's Contemporary Beaded Jewelry Zibbet.com shop at my teasing request to "check it out," but he then told me he was so impressed with my design style that he wanted to purchase the contemporary pearls for his wife.  The pearl necklaces I create for GalleriaLinda are made with the fabulous Crystalized(tm) Swarovski Crystal Pearls that have

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Pantone is the driving force with color trends for all things, such as home furnishings, fashion, paint colors, and even ink colors for printing! Because fashion follows this trend, it makes sense that jewelry designers might utilize some of the current colors. This allows for market-friendly jewelry that will coordinate specifically with 2011 fashion. This chart shows the Pantone colors for

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All designers have their individual processes to create their design vision. Some will draw in order to implement. Others will lay out elements in order to implement. It does not matter what type of designer you are, you likely will utilize your individual design process in all design efforts. Early in my career as a commercial interior designer specializing in large hospital projects, I

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Fresh from Beading Daily, comes the top four beaded jewelry trends for 2011. It is exciting that GalleriaLinda is actually on track with trends! As a jewelry designer, GalleriaLinda desires to create jewelry that people will appreciate and designs for the vision, not fads. The coming trends fit perfectly into GalleriaLinda's design vision. Top Four Beaded Jewelry Design Trends (from the

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Did you see this? I just had to post about this! Guerrilla artists are vying for the element of surprise in unexpected places and this artist accomplished that! This is the New York City Wall Street bull sculpture that has been entirely covered in a hand-crochet pattern. Original post: http://animalnewyork.com/2010/12/wall-street-bull-crocheted/ From the blog, here is the caption:  "NYC’s

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The big hype for Black Friday and Cyber Monday has come and gone. Frankly, I don't see the point. The advertising messages whip us into an urgent frenzy that is just exhausting! Black Friday has typically been the "sale of the decade" for big box retailers, especially for technology and electronics, but I prefer a more sane approach to buying. Slowly but surely I have increased my Internet

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 I am loving using vintage components, beads, and charms in my jewelry work! Each one is so different and inspiring.. If you know my work, you realize that I do not use a lot of "froo froo" with filigree, bunches of charms, romantic looks, etc... I do love those looks and there are jewelry artisans that create absolutely gorgeous jewelry with this signature. Although I love to admire these

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With great anticipation, we are waiting for Thanksgiving! Better than turkey, dressing, and gravy, are seasonal oranges straight off the tree. Our backyard "Amber Sweet" orange tree always bears ripe fruit right at Thanksgiving, as if to purposely offer up some natural goodness to the occasion! Above is a photo of the fruit's progress so far this season. In two weeks, they will be perfect!

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I am very endeared to this wonderful array of different vintage charms! Some are Lucite, some are aged metal, and others are even inset with glass jewels. I started to use vintage acrylic beads in my designs last year and love to work with them. They are very inspiring. Recently, I've discovered vintage charms of all kinds. Some have such great, old, aged, patina that no amount of money or

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(All photos in this blog post are ©2010 Copyright John Evans, All Rights Reserved) To compliment my last post about "Butterflies for the Fall" that featured fabulous earring designs by GalleriaLinda using sterling butterflies and uncirculated vintage enameled butterflies, I wanted to share a couple of new photos from my friend, John Evans. You can read more about John and his photography in my

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I have been on an earring binge! Making them that is. Earrings, from an unscientific and unofficial poll, are the most sought-after piece of jewelry. They are worn more often that other pieces and can add a spark to an outfit. Here are two fabulous butterfly earrings to brighten your fall season! The red ones are very special because the butterflies themselves are genuine, enameled "new old

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Sometimes, you can find the most awesome photography from the least likely sources!  Many of you know that I am a strategic marketing consultant and have done work for a large land brokerage firm here locally for over five years.  For my real estate projects, I receive dozens to hundreds of photos of each property for my work – mostly land – that are taken by the sales agents. These are used

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You can't keep us ladies from our jewelry. Neither snow, sleet, floods, nor war will stop us. As I collect vintage jewelry for my GalleriaLindaLoft vintage jewelry shop, I seem to go in spurts of collecting interesting themes that peak my interest. First, I was avidly targeting vintage handmade items by obscure artists that were signed pieces of all materials: ceramic, enamel, beaded, and

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Yes, I...am...vintage. See, I am more than 20 years old. Along with being vintage comes memories - lovely memories. Some of you that follow this blog know that as a young girl, I lived in Brazil. We lived in the state of Minas Gerais (General Mines) where most of the Brazilian stones were mined. We often went rock hunting and found tourmeline and amethyst in their raw state. I loved that!! Back

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Found objects can be so cool. And when you incorporate them into your designs, you create truly unique and one-of-a-kind art! This little lonesome guy was found in a pile of vintage jewelry in a "trash to treasure" type of store, just begging for attention. The metal is so well done - it is satin brushed and quite sturdy - not true silver but it actually looks and feels like stainless steel (but

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I have fallen in love with plastic beads, especially uncirculated vintage beads. The word "plastic" to me is kind of a negative word but I have found that "plastics" (acrylic and Lucite) have properties that allow for fabulous design and texture possibilities. Pictured are yummy vintage beads made from quality acrylic and Lucite. You can find 64 varieties of colorful vintage beads in

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I recently visited an amazing shop here in Lakeland, FL! I was not expecting "amazing," but when I walked in, it literally made me stop and take it all in. It is dark and brooding but draws you in with an eyefull of magnificent finds that keep pulling you through the shop. 360 Unlimted is a retro vintage shop that has everything but the kitchen sink (and maybe even that)!. The store

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GalleriaLinda has participated in the Diary Project for four years now. Reservations are closed and my designed pages were submitted a month ago. This year, I reserved pages for all three of my shops: GalleriaLinda Handcrafted Contemporary Beaded Jewelry on iCraft.ca, GalleriaLinda Beads on Zibbet.com, and GalleriaLindaLoft Vintage Jewelry on Zibbet.com. I wanted to share my page designs! I

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 Ok, so this is not about jewelry but I love to hear about DIY people with good ideas that take their innovation to market. And, I am especially proud when it is someone from my area! This is about shower rods with hanging curtains that make a water-safe space for a shower but create a confined space for the person. As one with a commercial Interior Design degree, I know that all details of a

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Handmade artists and designers, as a community, are typically driven by artistic vision and not fad market trends. GalleriaLinda's jewelry designs are no different, however, there is a time and place to shift your design paradigm a bit. When the fashion market swings wildly from dark muted colors from years past to bright saturated colors to years future, that is reason to ponder how that

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I had fun with an artists challenge! I seldom enter artistic challenges because of time. However, a challenge for artists of all media is being held on iCraft.ca forum and the theme is "elements." The first challenge, "wind" has been completed. The second challenge, "earth" just finished. Now the challenge is "water" and I cannot wait to start that one! Challenges are always incredible as they

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We are all curious about "want ads" - right?  Especially those for artists! I want to update you on the online art fair and selling venue that is quickly coming into its own, Zibbet. I have had a Premium shop on Zibbet for a little over three months and have settled in nicely. The look of Zibbet is white, clean, and uncluttered, which is an important criteria for my shops. And if you have a

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I came across a great blog by Denise Yezbak Moore (http://deniseyezbakmoore.blogspot.com) and she is doing a classy and fabulous give-away of BEADS, beads, beads! Could you just die for this? What fabulous beads too - not your throw-aways and this is a very generous give-away like no other. So, skeedaddle off to her blog to see how to enter.   DEADLINE is this FRIDAY JULY 2 to enter!

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I have been selling my GalleriaLinda handmade jewelry on iCraft.ca exclusively for over 2 years now and I love it - it is hard to believe it has been that long! iCraft is a "handmade only" selling venue that is a "paid by month" model. The Canadian site allows us to sell in USD or CAD dollars. The reason I love iCraft is: Sell handmade only makes it more focused Artful site design - lots of

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A new handmade selling venue is on the scene and I am sure you have seen Zibbet mentioned on the Etsy forum and elsewhere. Sellers are taking shops faster than a skinny minute! Some of you know that I try a variety of selling venues to find out what is a fit. Currently, I sell on iCraft.ca, Etsy, Artfire (free), and Bonanzle. I just opened a GalleriaLindaLoft shop on Zibbet.com. I have tried and

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Finding vintage and antique treasures takes us back to times gone by and oddly, this little pin brought back many warm memories of my grandmother - but in different ways than you think! The pin is circa 40s or 50s and is adorable! It is artist-signed and handmade vintage. It can be found in GalleriaLindaLoft's Vintage Shop. It is porcelain and reminiscent of my Grandma's fried chicken plate.

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The reason I am enthused about sourcing vintage jewelry is that I get excited about the surprise element of finding that fabulous treasure in an unexpected place in an unexpected moment in time. Many of the items I procure for GalleriaLindaLoft's Vintage Shop are beautiful, useful, and I would love to own them myself. But, it is OK for me to share the love of vintage with you so I list them and

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Today is the day that the Artisan Market is open! Every quarter these markets are held in Lakeland, FL with some of the Lakeland area's most creative artisans. The Florida weather is fabulous - cool, sunny, slight breeze, and no humidity - a perfect day to get over to the Artisan Market held by Yia Yia's Beads. The photos are representative of some artist's work that you will find there. Local

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Have you seen the latest? Create free animated Etsy ads for your shops to embed, post, or share! Several sizes will allow you to create one that will fit most anywhere. Go to: http://esellerads.com/ now and get started. There are so many useful Etsy API utilities that we all need to take advantage of and this is one of the best. Find out all about esellerads on the Etsy Storque blog. See

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I have been on a roll with success in finding such great "modernist" designs in vintage jewelry pointing to the modernism movement of the 20th century. I will be posting several in the next few weeks - most are brooches but are lovely little works of art in themselves. Many are handmade and amazing little jewels of the past, surviving the ravages of time to bring joy to the present. What a jewel

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For GalleriaLindaLoft's Etsy Vintage Store, I could not believe it when I spotted these vintage handmade zipper heart brooch pins!. They are both from the same estate sale and after inspection, they appeared to be really old and really special. Likely one-of-a-kind artisan work, they both are created with the same techniques so I believe they are of the same artist. Only one is signed "Ann Potter

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It has been nearly two months since I blogged. I don't practice what I preach! These two months have been busy with family, seasonal colds passed from one to another, holidays, putting up decorations, taking down decorations, day job, and visitors. It is always good to get through January as a BIG SIGH and get back into routine. As I reflect back on the year 2009, I do see accomplishment and

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LAKELAND, FL: How exciting! I was interviewed by Wendy T. Gibson who is a columnist that writes for HandmadeNews.org. The feature called "IndieCEO Helping Handmade" is part 1 of the interview that is published and part 2 will be published later. We talked about the GalleriaLinda Contemporary Handmade Beaded and Silver Wire Jewelry business, as well as things about marketing and why I put them

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The countdown has begun for the holiday season kickoff at Lakeland's McDonald Street Artisan Market! You will find handmade pottery, artwork, fiber arts, jewelry, and many unique and special items for your holiday shopping and browsing pleasure. Be sure to mingle with the artists - that is half the fun! Organized by Kristine Robertson, owner of Yia Yia's Beads and Gifts, the market provides a

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After a year's long hiatus, I have been loading in vintage items to my GalleriaLindaLoft Etsy shop. A lot of what I offer is vintage jewelry of all kinds, but I have started listing some interesting miscellaneous items. One item caught the eye of InColdStorage, who put my item in her "Black Magic Women" treasury on Etsy. InColdStorage has a fabulous vintage Etsy shop so please visit! For some

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What a great surprise this morning to find GalleriaLinda's Handmade Vintaj Brass Filigree & Green Crystal Pearl Necklace design featured on the Vintaj Blog. Rose from Vintaj sent an email to let me know and I have been posting this excitement everywhere! Vintaj makes the most fabulous natural brass filigree and stampings. I love them for their warmth and detail and they make a design

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This month's McDonald Street Artisan Market in Lakeland, FL will be a winner! If you are local, please join us for Lakeland's finest artisans, where you will find handmade pottery, artwork, fiber arts, jewelry, and many unique and special items. NOW is the time to get a handle on your holiday shopping and what better way to say "you are special" than to give handmade designer items? Your

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Having a dress form has been my fondest dream. Although I don't sew, I wanted one for the ability to display necklaces on a full sized scale. Meet Lucy, my new assistant!I was at the right place at the right time - you know - one of those deals you cannot believe...It happens that I was on our local CraigsList looking for a local art event - and I am never on CraigsList - ever!An ad for dress

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If you are local, you must put on your calendar the monthly McDonald Street Artisan Market! Artisans in the area will display original art, pottery, handmade jewelry, glass art, and other handcrafted goods!Every first Saturday of the month is the date. For October, it is next weekend:October 3, 200910 a.m. to 4 p.m.Located in the courtyard of Yia Yia's Beads & Gifts, this monthly show has been a

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OK, maybe I was a little dramatic with the title but I had to share this! If you follow me on Twitter or on Facebook, you know that I am cleaning out for a garage sale in October. I am finding all kinds of treasures. Many go to the garage sale pile, then, tiptoe back to the Linda Keeps pile. I don't know how that happens!In our garage, I found a real treasure long forgotten. A large shoebox of

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I hate to bring this up, but we are two weeks away from October and six weeks away from the start of the holiday selling season November 1. Are you ready?I have to say that I was not even thinking about until I read TheTinyFig's blog post. Then I got into gear and have done much to be prepared.Read TheTinyFig's blog for exceptional and useful tips for the following:Build your inventory and shop

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There are all kinds of video sharing and photo slide show utilities online for small businesses to use for their marketing.One interesting online video utility I recently found is Animoto.With photos, you can produce a 30-second video for free! When you become proficient at your video productions, you may want to make a full, unlimited video for only $3 each or get an annual pass for $30 per

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Constantly trying to upgrade my photos, I am challenged as an amateur photographer! I have tried so many phases of backgrounds and staging for the jewelry product. With my point-and-shoot camera, I can only do so much, but believe that my photos have increased in value over the years.Lately, I have gravitated to plain white backgrounds for my primary photos. You can see this at the GalleriaLinda

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Named "Moon Rocks," these beads just explode with creativity! Irregular dimpled lumps of glass that have an opalescence light-capturing personality that literally takes light hostage and won't let it go! They are a white translucent glass with cognac circles and when light glows through them the light is much like a warm, light Brandy.One can get lost in beads. They are all so different and I

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On Twitter, I ran across Tiger and Lilly Boutique's craft web site and it looks very interesting! With a selling feature, craft blog, craft forum, and craft projects - what more could you want?Tiger and Lily Boutique - Make it! Sell it! Buy it!, is an online arts and crafts resource for handmade gifts. They relaunched their website to provide a great experience and an easy-to-use craft website

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As an online seller of handmade jewelry, I am always looking for free promotional opportunities. Forums are a good resource for free promotional opportunities as you will see calls for product and seller features. I am always keeping my eyes open!An annual project that I love and have had GalleriaLinda participate in for three years is the Diary Project, which is organized and implemented by

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When I started making jewelry for other people, bracelets were my staple. You could not stop me! It was like Picasso's "blue period." Bracelet after bracelet after bracelet.Then, after months, well, frankly more like close to a year, I fell in love with making earrings. Then, necklaces caught my fancy. Now I go in spurts of frenzy-creating from one to another.I am back to my basics making

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Isn't that just like a woman? When the economy goes down, ladies buy earrings! At least I'm hopin'. Well, really, they are.Last fall when the economy in the US was at a standstill, I made a decision to stock GalleriaLinda's iCraft shop with $12.99 USD earrings. That is not a huge investment, but still, earrings can be a great wardrobe brightener.And, it worked. I have had new customers purchase

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I am embarking on a high-energy Sellers' Boot camp in iCraft.ca!! Already, the sales strategies are electrifying!This is a new admin-supported program started by Christine of PillowThrowDecor for sellers on iCraft.ca! Christine not only produces the most elegant pillows for your home, but she is also a sales expert that creates energy that motivates!She is the one that started the awesome "Odd

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Is anyone ready for Spring to come? Here in Florida, spring has sprung. Bougainvillea is in bloom, as well as Azaleas and various flowering trees. I guess I am in the mood!I have had these two sets of beads for quite some time - the carved yellow jade flower and the glossy green elongated acrylic beads - never thinking they would come together in this spring-inspired symphony!Over the winter,

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Well, I never meant to go this direction. But, this is what happens when you are inspired at first sight.We have a gorgeous bead shop here in town that has the most quality and luscious Czech glass beads. I love to just stroll the perimeter and take in the glass beauty hanging in strings along the wall and windows, glinting in the sunlight in every color of the rainbow. What a treat!The Czech

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It is a good thing that I have been in the earring exploration period of my jewelry design journey! With the economy as it is, customers are trending to these small bits of ear art with smaller costs. Earrings are a great way to update any wardrobe for a small amount of money.GalleriaLinda's earring designs are unusual, bordering on bohemian or sometimes downright crazy. See the latest

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ByHandmade.me is new on the scene and making splashes for handmade sellers and buyers! It is a community, but more than a social network, it provides ways to promote your products through showcases, blog entries, forums, chats, and more to buyers!See GalleriaLinda's Latest ByHandmade.me spotlight! Actively seeking buyers, as well as sellers, this is likened to a trade market that brings both

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Here is a great article and interview with Artfire.com's president, John Jacobs that provides a glimpse into how ArtFire got started and how the staff works so efficiently.The article, by Darla Dixon of the Atlanta Artist Examiner, explores the inner workings of Artfire.From the article....What makes ArtFire different from other handmade art sites?As the Internet becomes increasingly more

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Update:3 Verified Artfire Members credited to GalleriaLinda2 Free Artfire shops credited to GalleriaLinda (won't count unless become verifed)If you have not read this, see below for great opportunities for you!Only you and I can create our own futures. Therefore, I am getting serious about selling on Artfire. I want The Artfire Free Ride for Life and you should too!(I know this is a long post,

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(Pendant tiles shown above are from the collection at Albu Designs)Today, I ran across Albu Designs' web site showing wonderful tile pendants. A lot of people make these darling little handmade tile pendants but these cute pendants never get tired. They are great little gifts and always you will find a design that speaks to you.I was so excited to find that Albu Designs had a great tutorial on

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iCraft.ca keeps on their toes with new and exciting features on their still young web site.They have revamped the entire front page over the last few months. It has the same basic, clean design but they have added flash featured items. Today, they introduced fabulous flash rotating header in the whimsical iCraft design that incorporates the best of the best in handmade!The header is very slick

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It seems that I have been inspired by the Asian influence recently. And, that is a good thing! Through no careful planning to credit to me, I created these earrings this week at separate times and discovered the Asian color palette and striking simplicity as I prepared them for listing. You can find these Asian inspired earrings in GalleriaLinda's iCraft shop! Red and rich colors are the news

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It pays to check your selling venues! I found that my recently listed vintage-inspired necklace was featured as ArtFire's "Item of the Hour!"The necklace is a vintage-inspired collection of Swarovski crystal pearls in the softest of greens and paired with Vintaj brass filigree and the most wonderful multi-faceted Czech glass 12mm round glass bead and a light champagne color. A favorite!

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IndieSpotting.com is a really fun web site where you can see so many wonderful handmade items that are hand picked by editors and placed on the site for our enjoyment.IndieSpotting.com is a part of a shopping site called MyShoppingConnection.com and is explained on their web site as:MyShoppingConnection.com was created as a resource for people who love shopping for interesting, unusual or

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I am so excited that the fashion color trends are finally getting back to clear colors! Jewel tones, rich colors, and vibrant accents are really where my personal aesthetic lie. Take a look at GalleriaLinda's artist-designed and handmade jewelry and you will see color, color, color.Recently reading about fuchsia and berry colors, I went back into my many bead boxes to look for purple, fuchsia or

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When I don't have a lot of time in a chunk to devote to creating jewelry, I can pop over to my table and work up a cute pair of earrings!Last year, I started making my own ear wires and have been very pleased with them. Not only do they look handmade (which is the point), but making my own saves money on materials.I love these deep, rich green glass beads. With the gold and red metallic stripe,

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The jewelry in the GalleriaLinda shops often presents a sleek or contemporary aesthetic in design. When the vision for the design of this particular neck wire was forming, I thought...is that all there is? Yes, that is all there is and all that is needed.Although the minimal beads in this design seem paltry in quantity, the juxtaposition of the beads contrasted brightly with the sleek, black,

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Avatars are a much needed accessory for any online participant, just like handbags and earrings! Sometimes, it is hard to figure out if you should use your business avatar or your own photo avatar in certain places. Sometimes, your online places blur the line between business and personal. What to do?I found this interesting site, where you can "create" your face!! It is surprisingly similar to

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I can hardly wait! Handmadeology is coming to town on January 26, 2009!Offered by TimothyAdamDesigns, it is billed as "teaching the formula that I use to sell handmade goods online," and if you have followed Tim at all, you know he makes good on his word. Often sharing tips and strategies for online marketing and advertising on his timothyadamdesigns blog, he sets himself apart by actually

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My blog find today is a GREAT tutorial to make this fabulous fish. Ferragamo Studio has a detailed tutorial on the studio blog that shows you in detail how you too can make this fish!Visit Ferragamo Studio's tutorial on making this Groovy Fish Soft Toy.Be sure to visit Ferragamo Studio's shop too for really cute dolls, pincushion, and soft toys.

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Tonight is a good night for blog reading!!The Tiny Fig, who has written great posts on running an online shop before, gives us an excellent tutorial on how to add Google Analytics to our ArtFire and Etsy shops.Google Analytics will track your visitors and provide a variety of useful reports. You can see your number of visits, referring sites, key words used in searches, and much more!!Read The

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I ran across the blog of Shades Jewelry and she had an excellent post on keeping in touch with your customers to help sales!This very task is something that is free, easy, and helps sales. Yet, many of us don't do it. Why? Well, I think it is because we don't think to do it. Or, we are not familiar with computer utilities that will allow us to do it.Whatever the reason, we need to make a new

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I don't consider myself to be a "vintage inspired" designer, but sometimes vintage elements really move me to create something beautiful. There is just "something" about vintage elements. The patina, style, detail, or workmanship can make the imagination run wild.The bracelet you see here incorporates old vintage family buttons that are used with real hematite barrel beads. I added little

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Just posted on Indie CEO: "Painless New Year's Planning for Your Indie Business." I did not want you to miss out on the handout - a fun, informal "Think-it-Through" list that will help your business. Read the whole Indie CEO article with links to painless business planning handouts here.The "Blogging is an Art" series has been very popular on Indie CEO and people are anticipating the rest of the

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Since the day GalleriaLinda set up shop on Artfilre.com, the two most popular items happened to be vintage jewelry! I am amazed at the number of views these items have had for the short few days that the shop has been setup.One is a very funky and cute vintage alligator and lizard pin that is a gorgeous 3 inches long. With muted colors of green, purple, dusty red, and orange, it is not only

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It seems to be the time of year to try new things!As a business owner of the online jewelry business GalleriaLinda.com, I read forum posts in the various indie arts areas online and have found that when one person discovers a new or little known selling venue, everyone jumps on board and clamors to set up additional shops.Much discussion is had and I too get caught up in the excitement and

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Introducing INDIE CEO, a new blog initiative brought to you by GalleriaLinda. The blog strives to be a helpful business resource to independent business owners (who, by default are CEOs of their own businesses), especially those individuals within the indie arts community.I am very excited to launch this venture, as it has been on my mind for over a year, and now, through careful planning, it has

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There is much buzz and excitement with the online crowd about a new selling venue called ArtFire! Caught up in the curiosity, I visited, watched, and read all about what ArtFire has to offer over the last few weeks. Frankly, it was impressive for a very new and still in Beta selling venue.It wasn't long after I set up my free GalleriaLinda ArtFire shop with the allowed 10 listings that I made

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When you are trying to engage your customer with an online photo of your product, it can be difficult to capture their fickle affections. It is important to impart a "come-hither" personality to your items! The cliche is true that "one picture is worth a thousand words" when it comes to online shops.I have thousands of hours invested over the last few years upgrading my jewelry photos. And, I

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I admit it! I might need an intervention! I started the GalleriaLinda.com business with handcrafted jewelry in mind for the focus.It still is all about that, but my affections are jewelry-specific flaky in general. I am passionate about handmade jewelry, but I love vintage jewelry and I love handmade sterling and gem imported jewelry. The natural progression, then, would be an expansion of

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Pictured is one of my handmade favorite designs. Created by me with real hematite and unusual carved star flower beads, I can't decide if it goes better with a black leather motorcycle jacket or a frilly black cocktail dress!That is the beauty of this design - it spans the spectrum of tough girl and girly girl, and I probably fall somewhere inbetween.The industrial metalic look of Hematite is

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It is aways exciting to see your creations in public view, especially as a featured item on the front page of a venue! Featured recently on iCraft.ca was one of GalleriaLinda's neckwire chokers that have become so popular. This collection was designed to be easy to wear and to go with everything!They are purposefully designed with simple beads, geometric shapes, Zen minimalist concepts, and

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I think a lot of us create jewelry and accessories that we would wear ourselves. If that is the case, then they would also go with our wardrobes - yes?OK, ok....I confess!I created this unusual mix of earthy Fancy Jasper in deep greens and burgundy wine with classic, traditional Swarovski crystal pearls in the pearliest, lightest of dove grays. Casual, but elegant...earthy but classic...a

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</ id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275720513070939234 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_keicAE7IR5Q/STcf2svVvGI/AAAAAAAAAps/Ps9Gg6ULbPs/s1600-h/IMG_6345.jpg" alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_keicAE7IR5Q/STcf2svVvGI/AAAAAAAAAps/Ps9Gg6ULbPs/s320/IMG_6345.jpg" I have been in a "think

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GalleriaLinda will beparticipating in thisexclusive shopping event!Go to GalleriaLinda.com NOW to find out about discounts in all the GalleriaLinda stores for a 20% to a whopping 50% of a large inventory.And wait breathlessly for exquisite indie artists and craftersto reveal their promotions for Black Friday atTheLittleBlackBoxes.I know I am!

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ETSY Sellers' Holiday SaleNovember 27 - Dec. 2, 2008200 Online Shops!!!Shop Handmade!Boy, are we in for some treats!!! Black Friday, the biggest retail day of the year, is almost here. Not only do big box sellers do big discounts but our own indie artists offer GREAT savings in their online shops! ETSYFEST is a group of Etsy sellers that pool their talent and resources to provide this huge sale

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For the 3rd time since July, GalleriaLinda jewelry has been featured on the front page of iCraft.ca!I started nurturing this store and loading in most of my products starting in July and I have had so many views and a variety of orders. My shop at iCraft is doing so much more than my one on Etsy. The admins are friendly and so helpful! I love this site!I have not abandoned my Etsy store and will

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Read my interview on Martha's blog, Dancing Monkey Chronicles, and read about other artists that she reviews.Martha (aka Dancing Monkey Jewelry) wrote a fabulous "Artist of the Week" interview about me about the GalleriaLinda jewelry business, featuring my new earing design pictured above.Martha has a special eye for sleek designs that delight and is a jewelry artist in her own right. Her shop

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Do you have the same problem that I do? Artists and crafty people often don't tend to their marketing strategies because the tasks are time consuming and often frustrating to do (such as using online templates). We as a group just want to create. I find that writing posts for my blog is often pushed aside and I never "get to it." One of the road blocks is the process of having to go on the

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Click here to see: Unexpected Mix Contemporary necklace. Click here to see: Champagne Bubbles and Black Swarovski Pearls necklace. Everywhere I look, I see the fashion forecast for 2008 and what is hot this season is big, bold, color, chunky, tribal, island, and unconventional pearls!!GalleriaLinda has long used Swarovski Crystal Pearls in contemporary ways, often chunky, often unexpected colors

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Read GalleriaLinda's full interview here!Find out what inspires, what materials are used in designs, how the designs "happen," and how it all started.www.GalleriaLinda.com: Contemporary Designs for the Modern Woman

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I seldom work with watches, but I was inspired by this red-faced watch with deep black patina when I came across this black and red chevron bead. It was a perfect marriage!Remembering the fashion-forward watch necklaces and rings from the 70s and 80s, I decided to do a watch necklace. It is designed with that inspiring bead that was adorned with a sexy tassel and red/black accent beads. The

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GalleriaLinda has brought to customers interesting contemporary beaded jewelry designs since October 2006. Armed with a web site and a merchant site, GalleriaLinda transitioned into the cyberworld of consumer retail sales. At the end of 2007, international shipping was introduced and handshakes across the oceans made many wonderful friends from other countries!In February 2008, another

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I have had this necklace focal bead for almost a year and carried it around with me in my purse to bead shops everywhere! In my mind, I envisioned the perfect beads to complement this gorgeous focal bead. Breads of chalky off white that were the same color as the inlaid material of the focal bead.The focal bead is from a vintage necklace that a dear friend gave to me to repurpose - a hippie kind

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For the first time ever, I participated in a beading challenge!Hosted by LavaJewelry, there were about 32 participants from the Etsy community that created jewelry, hats, candle light stands, and mine was a brooch.It works like this: duplicate packages of a variety of beads are prepared and sold to participants. Everyone takes the same beads and creates whatever they desire. The variety of

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What is wrong with me!!? I went into the bead shop to ONLY get supplies -boring, everyday supplies.A half hour later, I came out with these totally capturing beads! They are not even a color that I would put on my list but they are just gorgeous and irresistible (obviously)! A mixture of deep cognac and spice colors just beckoned and inspired this simple, but exotic design that delightfully

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The moment I saw these beads in the bead shop - I knew I had to have them. They are so unusal. They are very clear like ice but with irregular stripes of black and dark, dark chocolate brown and just brought to mind "Zebra." I love the little cinnamon beads as an accent. Yup, this is a great "city-fied" jungle set!

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Photographing jewelry is challenging in itself. It is sometimes difficult to present the accurate colors, good lighting, appropriate backgrounds, etc... Some materials are more difficult to photograph than others, such as sparkly components like crystal, white translucent components, acrylic clear components, pearlized components, and some metals. I like to work Swarovski crystal pearls

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I was excited to see one day that my fabulous "The Planets are Aligned" bracelet was featured in the "Jewelry, Ornaments, Textiles" blog that features awesome photos from Flickr!Called a "Flickr Treasure Chest," you will find amazing photos of creations.

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If you love art. If you love to make art. If you love to doodle. Then...jacksonpollock.org is for you!

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I love these acrylic cubes! They are cherry red and so translucent that the light just filters through. Made with square tubes of Hematite and Swarovski crystal pearls, this necklace has gotten attention. It sold in my Etsy Shop within days of posting just before Christmas and was my first international sale! It was whisked off to London to a very nice gal who wanted to treat herself to

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