Artfire Crazy Train Rider

Todays Artfire Crazy Train Rider is Positively Charming Things

Her shop  http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=38911&op=new&body=1

In her bio she says
"I have this need to work with my hands, creating. It doesn't matter if it's a hand made card, a hairbow for my daughter, a knitted blanket, or a nice bracelet or something sculpted out of polymer clay - I'm simply not happy unless I'm creating something."
There are some lovely items in her shop.

This is pretty! Made from Polymer clay!

and this... a beautiful bracelet

Soft Romance - lucite and Czech glass flower antiqued brass bracelet

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=896787Her

She also has a web site

 http://www.positivelycharming.com/...

Positively Charming Things  a very pleasant shop to browse in...go and take a look!

so many ideas

Yesterday I came up with so many ideas to craft, to paint etc. etc. I would start on one then go to another and on and on. By afternoon I finally just stopped. Nothing was done but a lot was started!! LOL.
Now my craft room has unfinished projects.....oh well...nothing new!! I will get it done.
I did write down my ideas so when I do get back to these projects I will know what I am doing ( I hope!).

When I decided to just stop I went on the internet.
Ha...I went on Etsy and Artfire Forums just to read.....I learned soooo much!!

The forums are so helpful.

I learned how to shorten my username for my Facebook fan page. That really made me happy because I didnt like having all those letters and numbers.
I left my Homepage as is but I needed to adjust my Fan Page.

If you have a Fan Page and you are wanting to do the same, click here.

http://www.facebook.com/username/

The question was asked by www.artgirlx.etsy.com

This answer came from http://www.perfectlypaper.etsy.com/

I also learned how to put a facebook widget here on my blog.
On Artfire you can import your etsy items to your shop..learned how to do that!
On Artfire I learned how to use my blog in my shop...need to get that started.
Like I said....I learned a lot!

Now I must enter ~~~the craftroom~~ ~ and see if I can finish what I started!!

Happy Friday everyone!

helping each other

Well today is my turn on the artfire crazy train. www.craftnique.artfire.com
It is nice to help each other and promote our shops. This Crazy Train was started quite awhile ago and we have many riders. I think we have riders well into 2010. What is so nice about it is that everyone IS promoting. Either by blogging, tweeting, facebook, email, forums etc. You can tell by the increase in views. You know what? That is the way it should be. Helping each other.

It is on "a trust" thing but so far so good. Sometimes you cant promote for some reason or another aka: illness, vacation etc. but they(we) will come back. Some even make up for it by promoting more than one shop at a time to catch up.

Artfire Crazy Train was started by www.PicardCreative.artfire.com

I promote on my blog, email, craft forum and my Facebook page and I have a Facebook Business page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lompoc-CA/craftnique/67095135775?ref=nf

I dont have a Twitter account. I dont know why I dont! (LOL). If you have one is it easy to use? Is it better or the same as Facebook?

This social internet stuff is addicting!!!


Have a great day!

Artfire

Ha! ha! I am still sorting Moonstones, jade, sea glass and other stones. I washed them first, laid them out on a tray than as I walk by I sort. I feel like I am doing a jig saw puzzle...you know..it sits there and you work on it for awhile than on to something else. There are some pretty stones in there!! I am putting alike stones in jars and sea glass in a separate jar. Actually it is relaxing in a way....

Artfire has given us options to set up our shop pages. It is nice. It is like creating your own web page or blog page.. I worked on it a little yesterday. I plan on changing my banner but it will do for now. I choose green for my background color but will probably change that too. LOL It even allows you to put widgets from your etsy or whatever other shops you may have. You can see what I am talking about on my homepage www.craftnique.artfire.com

Todays featured shop from Artfire is ChantillyLace. She has a lot of pretty items in her shop. Hair accesories, jewelry. She works with pearls, lace and fabrics. A lot of vintage items used in her work. you can click on the link to see her shop/items. If you cant click on the link try this one. I know you will enjoy looking around her shop. www.ChantillyLace.artfire.com

Have a great evening ! Until next time
Hermy

Baked artichokes...

My family and I love artichokes.
We live near a few artichoke fields so when we buy from the local Farmers Market or Roadside Stand we get really big artichokes for a great price. I usually boil them ,then we dip the leaves in butter or mayonaisse then eat till nothing left except the fuzzy stuff and scraped leaves!
That is our favorite( and only) way to eat them. Very easy and delicious.
Before boiling... I wash them, cut off the top portion and then with scissors cut the points off the leaves all around then I cut off the stem and rinse them really well.
A few years ago a friend said she always stuffs them with macaroni and cheese, we tried it but went back to the boiled method.
I love cookbooks, collecting and sharing recipes. The other day I found a recipe to bake artichokes ..hmmm sounds good.... Nope... Awful. Not the same. Plus it was a lot of work!
My husband and I decided that we will stick to the boiled method!

Artfire Crazy Train is featuring http://debvandetdesigns.artfire.com. She has a nice variety of items in her shop from girly to gothic. Whatever suits your taste. I like the switch plate cover with roses, very girly and very pretty. Click on the link to see her items.

The sun is out so I am going to go outside and get some vitamin D!!!
until next time..............

Beautiful Day!

Wow the last few days have been cold and VERY WINDY. Today the sun is out, a slight breeze and very warm. We are suppose to have nice weather all week. I dont like the cold so this good weather makes me happy. I am planning to take my mom out and we will enjoy the sunshine.

About every other day I will try and blog about a seller from Artfire. Each time it will be someone different. Should be fun. I love to look at other peoples "stuff". I find it interesting what people can create, the different ideas that we all come up with. Possibilities are endless.

Today is about. djstoreroom. She has some cute pouches, mirrors, frames, purses. To top it off she is offering free shipping and free insurance! She even has a tutorial. It is a fun site to visit.

This is one of her frames. Some are mirrors and some just for pictures.. I like the looks of this, very soft. It would look nice in a baby or tots room.

She also paints, which of course caught my attention!! : ) I love the colors in this picture.

This is just a couple of her items. take a look for yourself at

www.djstoreroom.artfire.com

Well I am off to enjoy the sunshine. I hope all of you have a wonderful day!

artfire

If you havent tried Artfire you should go and take a look at http://www.artfire.com/. Tell them craftnique sent you!!.. My shop http://www.craftnique.artfire/





The staff is really good at answering questions, helping with problems. The forums are fun, friendly and interesting. I find myself reading and reading, its almost as if you are in a chat room.


Today I was browsing through some shops on Artfire and boy, there are a lot of nice things.


like this beautiful bracelet found in http://www.accessoriesbygottjoy.artfire.com/ shop

Isnt it beautiful!! Of course there is more to look at but this one really caught my eye.

I could spend all day checking out the shops on artfire!