New Etsy feature...shop policies.

Etsy has just included a new section in our shops..."Shop Policies".

I found it a rather useful section...and a way to address the FAQs I have received, without seeming negative or (I hope) unkind.

I have been asked, in the past, if I would consider trading or consigning my shop pieces....unfortunately, this is just something I am unable to do. I tend to put off answering these convos for as long as possible, I don't want to come off as rude.

The fact is...I can't afford to sit on any of my pieces for indefinite periods...this is how I pay my bills.

This little section provided me a way to answer those questions indirectly....so if they ever come up in a direct convo in the future...I can just refer them to my Shop Policies. So much easier...I think!

I have found the sweetest little vintage photos that are now in the public domain, meaning that the copyright has expired and they are free to use. I am currently working on a new series...as yet unnamed...that I hope to have a few pieces ready to list by the first part of next week.

And...my little red, white and black digital art pieces...the very first pieces I ever attempted...will be retired soon! I love the little pieces...and they've made it into a number of Treasuries...but, ...it's time...

Recipe prints are retired as well...

Look for a lot of new pieces and new series in the coming weeks....!!!

New pieces...newly listed!

I did some research on vintage dresses and vintage hats...and three of these pieces are the result of that research. I think they turned out very sweet.

The premise is 'vintage girls' with their exotic pets.

"Sophie and Her Baby Seal' sold immediately....I will have some 5"x7" prints available in the shop soon.

'Butterfly Kiss' will be listed Tuesday afternoon.

"Maybelline's Ferret' is currently listed.

The piece with the cute little elephant doesn't yet have a title...and I'll list that one as soon as the title 'presents itself'.

I'll have more pieces from my 'vintage girls' series in the near future.

Taking Mother's Day week-end...'off'...

I've decided that I'm going to have a quiet, somewhat, organizational week-end...at least one day of the week-end. If I'm lucky I just might get some brand new pieces finished for my CMZ Art shop.

I've been doing some 'experimenting' with my shop...and...I'm hoping to spend some of my brief 'time-off' on some pieces for a brand new series...and to get them listed sometime next week.

We'll just have to see how that goes....

If I don't get them ready for the next week...perhaps, the week after?

I'll have to let you know how it works out!

I AM THE "FIND" OF THE WEEK....

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Simply Sentimental

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Thank you Sydnei.

So busy...

I've been so busy trying to 'find my brand'...whatever the heck that means...that my CMZ Art Etsy Shop is beginning to remind me of a flea market booth.

I want to spend the next few weeks restructuring this shop...and remove everything that I am not completely happy with.

I'm 'farming' out all of my prints...through a source I found on Etsy.

They will soon be professionally printed on a Canon IPF6100. All papers and inks used are archival, and the prints are guaranteed to last for over 100 years.

I haven't yet decided on the paper...since I'm still waiting for my sampler pack...but, I'll let you know more when I decide.

Changing directions...

...I'm not actually changing directions..it's more like I'm 'expanding my horizons'..my art horizons anyway.

I've been learning how to do digital art and I have really liked the finished product. I've sold several of my digital pieces and the prints are coming out great. I'm so very pleased with them.

I've done...photo manipulation, digital paintings and illustrations, digital collages...and more. Here are a few of the pieces I've listed the past few weeks.

They are all listed in my CMZart Etsy Shop.

Etsy is 'Down' today....

So, what do you think of my new piece. I am learning how to use PhotoShop and this is a piece I created digitally. I LOVE it! I think it has a 3D effect almost. I do have it listed in my CMZart Etsy shop as a digital print.

Etsy is down today..I guess. I can't get on anyway. I'm assuming their servers are having problems, what with all of the folks who are migrating from eBay to Etsy.

It drives me crazy when I can't get onto Etsy. I was that way when I first left eBay. I must be a little 'OCD' because I have a routine...I get up, turn on my computer and the weather channel, make coffee, log onto Etsy, check for convos..sales...renew something in CMZart and in Rustic Goth, check my emails...etc. When I can't do that, it's like...'OMG, what am I going to do now?" I really need to calm down a bit.

So, I opened yet another shop...on iCraft!

This puts me on....
Art.Com
Art by Us
Etsy
Trunkt
Art Cards Wanted
Cafe Press
Zazzle

and now...iCraft.

Most of these sites do not require a lot of micro-managing, so I don't yet feel totally overwhelmed. But, with this being how I make my living and pay my bills, I'm determined to be as visible as I possibly can!