Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here a few main Treasuries on Etsy that feature various members of the DEST that are using "DelwareTeam" or "deteam" as one of their tags or are created by a DEST member.

Past Life

Created By:

ChirpAndBloom

Dreaming In Color

Created By:

SunDownFindings

Lavendar Festival

Created By:

ChirpAndBloom

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… 

Build the community online and locally!

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.
Here a few main Treasuries on Etsy that feature various members of the DEST that are using "DelwareTeam" or "deteam" as one of their tags or are created by a DEST member.

Toes in the Sand, Book in Hand at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Created By:
BayMoonDesign

Summer Vintage Look In Delaware

Created By:

Delaware Etsy Street Team

She Sells Sea Shells By The Seashore
Created By
AndTheSignSays

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… 

Build the community online and locally!

Mini Photo Shoot In North Wilmington

Written By Marsha of Marsha Neal Studio

On Saturday, June 4th 2011 Katy Timney of Katy Rose Photography (one of our DEST members) offered the team an opportunity for a "Mini Photo Shoot".

For those of us that were able to make it - it was a lot of fun!

AnticaTreasures Photo Taken By KatyRosePhotography

If you visit Claudia Twardus (AnticaTreasures) website, you can see how she has updated the photo above to fit the whimsical playful feel of her website.

And soon you will see items from that June photo shoot making an appearance in her beautiful and romantic Etsy shop:

From my point of view (I had never had anything photographed professionally before) it was an exciting experience. Very eye opening to see your work on a model - Wow!

I picked out a few pieces of jewelry for the ladies to wear, then stood back…

It really was amazing to watch Katy, Becky and Claudia work together.

You can tell they have done this before.

For my items in my MarshaNealStudio Etsy shop that my photography skills (I cringe at the thought of dealing with lighting, backgrounds, cropping, etc) have produced various levels of not so great images:

Improper lighting and quite frankly - boring:

MarshaNealStudio Photograph.

Trying to establish scale:

MarshaNealStudio Photograph

And when I actually made up a pair of earrings from some of these pieces, and had Katy take professional photographs at the mini photo session, this is what it looks like:

Becky wearing MarshaNealStudio Earrings, Photographed by Katy Timney.

Amazing!!! I think this gives the viewer a much clearer idea about what they are buying.

And as far as my listing goes, here is the updated background with examples of the three different designs that these earrings can be made from. Please ignore that the hole positions are different. That little thing will be updated once I find time to get into the studio to make a few more of these.

And overall, my shop has been updated with a few of the photographs, and there will be many more to come.

It is amazing how good photographs can help your shop look more professional.

And with each cycle of product making, photography, editing & listing, and feedback there will be room for growth and changes until you find what makes your shop exactly the way you want it.

By then, you'll probably be ready for a change, so it will be time to start over again fresh…

With that in mind - make sure to try new things - meet up with fellow artists - get feedback and think about it from that person's point of view (are they your ideal customer?).

Notice what you are attracted to and inspired by and take little steps to achieve your overall goals.

Katy has other dates for "Mini Photo Shoots" scheduled up on her FaceBook page for those of you that are considering doing something like this. Make sure to contact her first.

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here a few main Treasuries on Etsy that feature various members of the DEST that are using "DelwareTeam" or "deteam" as one of their tags or are created by a DEST member.

Why'd The Blue Hen Cross The Road?
Created By:
ChirpAndBloom

Red, White and Lovely

Created By:

WendyShawn

Dreaming of Enchanted Woods

Created By:

MarshaNealStudio

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… 

Build the community online and locally!

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.
Here a few main Treasuries on Etsy that feature various members of the DEST that are using "DelwareTeam" or "deteam" as one of their tags or are created by a DEST member.

Little Bird Fly Through My Window

Created By:

Applenamos

River of Fire

Created By:

InbarShahak

Nothing Rhymes With Orange

Created By:

HighNoteJewelry

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… 

Build the community online and locally!

First Friday Delaware Style June 2011

Welcome to the June 2011 Delaware Etsy Street Team First Friday Art Walk!

Mother and Child Coke Bots by DEST Member TrilbyWorks

Get out locally to see Artist work at galleries or travel around the globe through the AWE Team blog and their Etsy Art Walk Team...

If you are more into the actual human to human interaction (sorry internet electronic devices, we love you, but sometimes need a break) and want a night out on the town to check out some great local art and mingle with the artists and support local galleries by buying art through their venues,

Check out some of these First Friday Events:

Wilmington, DE has a First Friday Art Loop

Kennet Square, PA has a First Friday Art Stroll

Philadelphia, PA has First Fridays hosted by Old City Arts Association

Oxford, PA has First Friday Art Stroll

If you know of a similar local event to add, please leave a comment on this post with a link to the event website.

Delaware Etsy Street Team Members can participate in this event via Etsy.com easily by tagging one of their items with "FirstFridayArtWalk" and to add a direct link to their Etsy shop as part of Etsy.com's First Friday Art Walk below through the Inlinkz gadget.

DelawareTeam First FridayArtWalk Search Results
DETeam FirstFridayArtWalk Search Results

Some of our DEST member artists are offering 10% off items in their Etsy shop on Friday (or through the weekend) when you use the coupon code "DESTFF10" when checking out.
Artists: you will have to add this coupon code to your shop and make it active for the time you want customers to be able to use it.