I think I'm figuring it out....

It took me a few days...but I think I'm finally

figuring out

Bonanza.

Actually...I sold a couple of items and the

kind person who purchased the items

was so sweet to offer a few suggestions of what

I might do to make this shop a little

easier to find.

How very sweet of her.

I wouldn't normally have opened a new shop anywhere

at this time of year..since I am always

busier than normal during the Fall Season...

but since I didn't really want to lose all the work I'd put into

the Shop at 1000 Markets...

and 1000 Markets was acquired by Bonanza...

I didn't really have much choice.

But..I might actually like being there..once I get it all figured out!

Bonanza

I'm not if I'm 'happy' that my 1000 Markets site
is now
a 'Bonanza' site
or not.

Time will tell I suppose.

I recently received an email saying that Bonanza had just
acquired 1000 Markets...
the shops would migrate to Bonanza
and 1000 Markets would
'be no more'.

I had just begun to get used to 1000 Markets
and rather liked the site...
it's much different at Bonanza...
and I'm not going to have time to familiarize myself
with that site until after the first of the year.

Anyway...
such as it is...
my
CMZ Art 1000 Markets Shop
is now
CMZ Art Bonanza.

CMZ Art...1000 Markets and a new printer

My Rustic Goth Etsy Shop

is my primary source of income...

so, of course, it takes about 95% of my time.

I'm pretty happy with this shop and it takes a lot of hard work

to keep it fresh and current.

This being said...

I 'finally' made a sale through my 1000 Markets Shop 

and discovered that the process is really quite different.

For one thing...1000 Markets goes through Amazon.com...

which I do love...since Amazon has such a great

buyer protection in place.

I know...because we've purchased a few

'big ticket' items through Amazon...

we got our Pixma Pro Printer a few years ago..

now I'm saving my 'pennies' to get another one.

I've decided to just leave my 1000 Markets sales in Amazon

to help me pay for it.

For one thing...a new printer would cut my shipping times in half...since

I could do them as I need them, instead of having

to impose on Jaime to try to fit my printing into her extremely busy schedule.

So...I'm going to be promoting CMZ Art...1000 Markets...

and the other CMZ Art sites

a lot more often through this blog...

and my new

CMZ Art Facebook Page.

My Facebook page doesn't have much on it...yet!
I know I should have waited until I have more time
to really 'buff' it out...
but..I'm beginning to think that having more time
is just an 'elusion'.

Some CMZ Art Pieces

I've been doing art

in some form or other...

pretty much as long as I can remember.

For a lot of years...most of my

art was distributed to family members

as gifts...

or

"just because".

Then..my husband and I started doing

the art shows...

they were lots of fun...

and a lot of long...often times Hot...hours.

I learned a lot at those shows.

Then...in 2004...

I listed a couple of my early pieces of art...

along some stuff we purchased at some estate sales...

the first thing to sell

in the very first week...

was one of my art pieces.

I don't think I got a whole lot for it..

it went at auction

on eBay...

I'm pretty sure it only got the one bid...

but I was 'hooked'.

Most of these pieces are from my

eBay days...

and I've offered so few of these

as prints...

until now.

I've got them over on

1000 Markets...

along with a small collection

of Rustic Goth pieces.

I wanted to see how these pieces

go, to decide where I want to take

CMZ Art from here.

Some New Pieces

I LOVE Sayings Prints and Posters...

in my 'younger' days

we always had one or two hanging

in our kitchen...

or bathroom...

SOMEWHERE in our house we had

them hanging.

So...I decided to do a few...adding my own

graphic designs as 'embellishment'...

I've currently got a few of

them listed in my

1000 Markets Shop.

1000 Markets have teamed up with

Amazon...so that everything purchased

actually goes threw Amazon...since they have

such an awesome buyer protection.

I thought that was a good idea.

1000 Markets

I was going to wait to blog about

1000 Markets until

the shop I  just opened there was actually

'ready'.

But...since I am very NEW there and am still

finding my way around..

when time permits..

I don't know when they will change their

'Staff Picks'..

I decided to run a wide 'sampling' of all of the art that I do...

on 1000 Markets...

and I started with a few of my Rustic Goth pieces...

well..long story short...

my shop there was approved yesterday 

and today

"The Aviator"

is featured as one of the

'Staff Picks'...

I'm very flattered.