Zebra Printed Items

I recently listed this greeting card:

Zebra Greeting Card



I noticed I had a lot of other zebra printed items in my shop. Here are the rest:

Rounded Zebra Greeting Card



Zebra Lovers Coptic Stitch Journal



Zebra Print Birthday Card



I think these items would be great for animal lovers or people who just like animal print.

Clock Art Inspiraiton

Here's some interesting clock art I found:













You can see more things that inspire me on my Tumblr. What kind of things inspire you?

Mary Kay Cosmetics

I had a video review done for my Mary Kay Business. I'm a beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics. This makeup guru reviewed five Mary Kay products I sent her. You can see the video below:



It's not Etsy related, but I thought I'd share since it's business related. What skincare and makeup brands do you use?

Etsy for Animals Pet Loss Article

I got featured on the Etsy for Animals team blog. I was in this article about healing from pet loss by using your creativity. This card got featured:

Fuschia Photo Frame Greeting Card



The article mentioned using this card to put a photo of the pet. I never thought of using the card like that, but I think it's a great idea. I also used to have this card up (which you can always get custom ordered):

Pet Sympathy Greeting Card



Have you ever experienced a pet loss? How did you deal with it?

365 Project

Here are some updates to my 365 Food Project:



This was homemade ice cream I made. The texture didn't turn out completely right because I don't have an ice cream maker, but it still tasted really good.







Have you had any good meals lately?

EtsyVeg Challenge Winner

I won the monthly EtsyVeg Challenge! I'm really happy I won because I've entered the monthly challenge a lot and this is the first time I've won. They haven't officially announced it on their blog yet, but I have the most votes in the poll.



My blog will be advertised on the EtsyVeg blog for next month. I think it's a good reward because it will help bring more traffic to this blog. Thanks to everyone who helped out by voting!

Project Wonderful and EtsyVeg Challenge

I've been using Project Wonderful to run ads lately. Project Wonderful is an online advertising site where you can bid to put your ads on different blogs and websites. I had this ad on Craftster for about a week.

It got 55 clicks and 39 unique clicks. The webpage itself got about 400,000 views which means next time I should put my URL in the image of my ad too so people who don't click might remember my site. I've done Facebook ads and I paid about $1/click for that so this is a lot cheaper.

I also used Project Wonderful to promote my Mary Kay business. These are the ads I ran:

Let me know which Mary Kay ad you like the best. I like the lipstick one, but I think people might be more likely to click the ad if the image is more unique (like the concealer). I got a lot of views on those ads, but only a few clicks. Since I'm not getting any sales, I'm not running any ads right now. I think it might help to put a set amount of money on ads every once in a while and just let the ads run until that fund runs out. I also want to redo some of my ads since I haven't changed them in a while. Do you do any advertising or use Project Wonderful?

By the way, today's the last day to vote for my This Little Piggy Bank in the EtsyVeg challenge. Just click here and scroll down to the poll to vote. Thanks for any help!

New Greeting Cards

Here are the new items I got listed this week. They're all greeting cards.

Fuschia Photo Frame Greeting Card



I've had this card made for a while, but just listed it yesterday. I like this card because you can insert a personal photograph in it that will display on the front. Let me know if you'd like to see more cards like this.

Wavy Blue and Gold Bird Greeting Card



I love the colors and design of this paper. It's a kind of tribal design with birds on it.

Rounded Animal Postage Greeting Card



This is another animal themed greeting card. I used this paper in my art journal and thought it would look nice as a card too.

I feel like i haven't listed items in a while so it was nice to get some new cards listed.

EtsyVeg Challenge

I'm in EtsyVeg's "On the Farm" challenge this month. You can vote for my "This Little Piggy Bank box on the poll here.



I've never won an EtsyVeg challenge so it'd be fun to win once. I'm doing pretty good in the poll sofar so every vote helps. It would also help if you post on Twitter or anywhere else. Thanks for any help! Have you ever won an Etsy related competition or contest?

Urban Outfitters Shopping Inspiration

I love looking at the apartment section of Urban Outfitters. A lot of their stuff is really creative and reminds me of things you can find on Etsy. Here are some of my favorite items:

Ceramic Cupcake Soap Dispenser

This soap dispenser is shaped like a cupcake. I love how unique items like this make mundane tasks seem fun.

Heart Measuring Cups

These heart shaped measuring cups are so cute. I've also seen smiley face measuring spoons on the site.

Hippo Toothbrush Holder

Hippos are one of my favorite animals so I love this hippo themed toothbrush holder.

Scratch Off World Map

This scratch off map would be great for travelers. It's a creative way to keep track of places you've been.

Astrological Jewelry Stand

I love the astrological theme of this jewelry holder. I'm always looking for ways to store my jewelry so I'd love to have something like this.

Phone Keys Wallet Rug

This rug reminds you to bring your keys, phone and wallet every time you walk out the door. I think this is a really clever idea and it's useful.

Have you seen any interesting items lately?

Photos of Marathon

I thought I'd share some recent photos I took of my sister's dog, Marathon.







You can see more personal photos on my Flickr. If you any photos of your pets, feel free to share!