15% off Handmade Jewelry through Cyber Monday at Fine and Dandy on Artfire!

No coupon required, but if you are reading this, you may also use code "FREESHIP2011" for an additional savings! Please take a look at all the new items I've listed this past week. Here is a sampling:

My Etsy shop reneesumner is participating in the Etsy Fort Worth Team sale as well, 15% off but you must use code "EFW15". If you would like to shop in person, come by Korean Tiger in Keller this Saturday for a family portrait and to shop jewelry! Call 817-217-8232 for more information, and to schedule your mini portrait session. Another post on that coming soon...

Fall Events Schedule

I am going to be at a few holiday shows this fall and would love to see you there! Make sure you get in line for a goody bag at the Cowtown Indie Bazaar for a pair of Fine and Dandy earrings!

Fall Arts Goggle, Fort Worth, Texas:  Arts Goggle on Saturday, October 8th from 4-10 pm

Cowtown Indie Bazaar, Will Rogers Memorial Center Fort Worth, Texas: Cowtown Indie Bazaar, Fall 2011
Saturday, October 15th, 9am - 5pm

Handmade Holidays from Etsy817 team:  Etsy817 Handmade Holidays Friday December 9th 12 - 7pm and    Saturday, December 10th 10am - 4pm.

What I Love About Artfire

With the many online and local venues available to crafters for selling their art, what makes Artfire shine above the rest?  I would like to share my top five things I love about Artfire:

1.  Artfire is customizable to Pro users.  Besides adding a custom banner, you may set the colors of your shop, add widgets, custom footer, many shop sections, the list goes on!  No bland pages here, where your shop looks just the same as everyone else's.

2.  Artfire has no restrictions about you posting links to other shops, like Etsy.  You can link to your Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, blog, personal website, YouTube, Flikcr, Blogger, and more.  It's a great way to let buyers know more about you, and see you as a trusted vendor.

3.  On Artfire, your items may be bought by anyone easily.  They do not have to sign up or have an account to purchase your item.  This makes it so user friendly, and more likely to complete a sale rather than having buyers abandon their cart!

4.  Pro users pay one monthly rate for unlimited listings, with NO commission, NO expirations or relistings.  Period.  As a business owner, this allows for easier budgeting of monthly expenses, more creative freedom in listing as much as you want, and no lost sales due to expired things that you forgot to re-list.

5.  With Artfire, Pro users get a great looking blog included in their shop!  How wonderful to have everything all in one place!  Potential buyers can easily browse your shop, read your bio, and check out your blog to really get to know you.  Handcrafted selling is all about the personal connection between the seller and buyer, and Artfire's "non-sterile" atmosphere makes the shopping experience just like walking into a cozy shop in a small town Artisan's Row.

One phrase the keeps coming to mind is "user-friendly".  I love the layout, and everything about Artfire.  I'm proud to be part of this growing community.  If you are seeing the benefits too, and would like to try it out, use this linkfor  One month FREE Artfire Pro


Thanks for stopping by!

Renee

15% off Jewelry in my Artfire and Etsy Shops

Hi!  Welcome! 

I've recently re-vamped my Etsy shop, set up an Artfire shop, and have a new blog going here.  To kick it off, I am offering a sale:  15% off any items with the coupon code "sendme2dc".  My 8th grade son has a field trip to Washington DC next month, and we're both going.  I lived there for almost 5 years, and he was 2 when we moved to Texas, so we're really looking forward to it!  A little fundraising never hurts!  Here are some of the items I've added recently:

 Thanks for visiting!  Have a wonderful Friday!

Renee