Ads on My Blog

I posted last week that I'm now accepting ads on my blog. If you scroll down and look on the right side of this page, you can see two new blogs. One is for the Etsy shop randomcreative and the other is for the shop statements2000.

You can see my ad up on on the randomcreative blog:



Do you like to advertise your Etsy shop? I still have to try Search Ads on Etsy.

New Harlequin Romance Upcycled Journals

I listed two new upcycled journals. I actually made these a while ago, but never listed them. Both journals use covers from Harlequin Romance novels.

The Right Time Harlequin Romance Upcycled Journal



Temptation Harlequin Romance Upcycled Journal



Have you ever read Harlequin Romance novels?

Organization Inspiration

I love seeing how people creatively organize things. Here are some organization photos that inspire me:













How do you like to stay organized?

Black and White Photography

I took a black and white photography class next semester. Here are some photos I took:







Let me know which is your favorite. By the way, today is the first day of this semester. I have a fashion class all day today. I took fashion last summer and I liked it so I hope I'll like this class.

Updated Valentine's Day Photos

Here are some more updated photos for my makeover series.

Love Deeply Inspiring Quote Greeting Card





Red and Gold Ribbon Journal





Orange Flower Anniversary Card





I'll have more improved photos next week. You can see more Valentine's Day items in the Valentine's Day section of my shop.

Blog Advertising

I am offering advertising on My Thread of Thought! My Thread of Thought is a craft blog mainly about my Etsy shop, Move the Needle. Move the Needle sells paper crafts such as journals and greeting cards. Besides crafts, I blog about artwork, photography, business tips, holidays, my personal life and things that inspire me.

My Thread of Thought has 300+ subscribers. It gets about 1,500 pageviews monthly. I regularly promote My Thread of Thought on the Etsy forums and through social networking.

There are three advertising spots. You can choose to advertise a graphic size of 125 x 125 pixels or 250 x 125 pixels.



For 125 x 125 pixels, prices are:
1 month: $3
2 months: $5
3 months: $8

For 250 x 125 pixels:
1 month: $5
2 months: $8
3 months: $12

If you would like to advertise on My Thread of Thought, please click here or email movetheneedlecreations@yahoo.com with the subject "Advertising". You may also contact me through Etsy.

New Treasuries

Here are some treasuries I've been featured in lately:

Slush Fund





The second treasury was taken down so I don't have a link, but I took a screen capture of it before it was taken down. Have you seen any good treasuries lately?

Mini Wedding Greeting Card

I just listed this Mini Wedding Greeting Card:





I have a bunch of mini greeting cards (A2 cards). I originally made them as samples to give out. I think I might sell them in my shop though. Would you buy mini greeting cards?

Wavy Paris Map Greeting Card

I sold my Wavy Paris Map Greeting Card:



It sold after only a day of being listed. I'm really happy it sold so quickly! Yay, I'm happy I got two sales already this year. Have you bought or sold anything on Etsy lately?

Cake Inspiration

It was my sister's birthday yesterday. I thought I'd post photos of cakes that inspire me:

Small Pearl Cake



Watermelon Cake



Henna Cake



Easy Ice Cream Cake



Sweet Tooth Cupcakes



Do you like to bake?

Venice Oil Painting

I'm currently in art school. I took a painting class last semester and this was one of the paintings I did. The subject is a landscape and my oil painting is a view from a gondola in Venice, Italy:



I based my painting off this photo I took while I was in Venice a few years ago:



You can see more of my artwork here. You can see more photos I took in Italy here. Have you ever been to Italy?

Updated Valentine's Day Photos

I'm in the process of going through all of my Etsy items and retaking photos. I have a nicer camera than I originally used so I think it will make my photos look a lot better. I'm also better at editing photos now than when I started listing items on Etsy. I'm going to do a makeover series every Wednesday where I show before and after photos of items I updated photos for. Let me know if you want tips on how to take better photos. I might do a post on that too. Here are some updated photos for Valentine's Day items. The first photo is before and the second is after:

Multicolored Hearts Greeting Card





Heart Shaped Vintage Valentine Mini Greeting Card





Balloon Heart Valentine's Day Greeting Card





You can see more Valentine's Day items in the Valentine's Day section of my shop.

Urban Folk Circuit The Alley Craft Show

I got accepted to a craft show at Urban Folk Circuit. I haven't done a craft show in over a year so I thought I'd try doing one again. The craft show I'm doing is on February 12th and is called The Alley. The craft show celebrates Valentine's Day. You can RSVP on Facebook if you're in Chicago.



Have you been to any craft shows lately?

New Treasuries

Here are some treasuries I've been featured in lately:

Ring in the New Year



Love is a Gift Treasury



Have you seen any good treasuries lately?

Snowflake Inspiration

Last week, I posted some winter photography that inspired me. I found this website that was really beautiful closeup photos of snowflakes. Here are some of them:









What photos have inspired you lately?

365 Project Update

Here are some updates to my 365 Project on food:











What kind of food do you like to make?