First, a tribute to the web phenomenon that inspired the title of this post:

Admittedly, I’m a late adopter of Google Base and have only recently uploaded my Etsy shop products to the free service. Part of my…

I love ordering supplies from other Etsy sellers, and my new favorite supplier is Button Arcade! The 1″ custom magnets I ordered from Button Arcade owner Kyle turned out perfect, and the process couldn’t have been easier.

I…

I’ve spent countless hours over the past several months struggling to improve the product photos in my Etsy shop. Happily, I’ve now worked it out to a relatively pain-free photography workflow that works for almost every product that I currently make, and Google’s Picasa3 had a lot to do with it. Here’s how I use it.

photo from jspace3

I swear officer, I never received my 4th Quarter 2008 Sales and Use Tax form! And, subsequently, I didn’t even think about submitting payment. I did however receive my notice of delinquency on Friday, after…

My Etsy shop, along with the hubbands and I, will be on a short vacation for the next two weeks! Our product listings won’t be visible while we’re away (it’s all or nothing when you use Etsy’s “vacation mode”), but we’ll all be back in action on March 11th!

Please read on to find out how to get notified when the shop is reopened. Because…you DO want to know. Don’t you? :}

Shave minutes off of your work day with this collection of handy shortcuts for managing your Etsy shop, Gmail and of course Windows XP. Come on, you know you’re excited.

For the site, at least. So, things will look and feel a bit wonky while I work my way through customizing my new WordPress theme.

For instance, where’s my header?! It’s getting late and I haven’t figured out why…

I couldn’t help but ooh and aah when these coils of ribbons came tumbling out of the package I ordered from The Ribbon Retreat.

The colors are right on, the shipping was fast and the value was pretty…

Updated on 2/6/09 to include instructions to add the newly updated Etsy Shop application to your personal profile page!

Looking for a way to get some more exposure for my products and Etsy shop, I spent the morning creating…

(title referring to Outkast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” from their 2000 album Stankonia)

I took this photo to show proof that my workspace and supplies can, on occasion, be well-organized and neatly-folded. I’m not sure you can…