Organization and Treasuries.... Two Random Things...

I woke up today, grabbed a bagel, and thought about going back to bed. Since a certain someone could not fall asleep last night, I decided it would not be fair for me to go back to bed, so both of us will be tired now.

Instead of getting what I need to get accomplished today, I organized the layout of my blog.... AGAIN.... at 8:00 in the morning....

I deleted all of my blog roll call section and placed those same blogs in a new format provided by Blogger. It is more condensed and puts the most recently updated blogs at the top. You can find it towards the middle of the right-hand column.

In this process, I also checked each one for new reads, ideas, and to see if I was still on their blog roll call (yes, I do check and edit as needed). Surprisingly, out of the 50+ blogs I have featured, I was on at least 42 of them, so kudos to you for staying true to your blog roll call list!

If you would like to be added, please respond to this post with your link and I will add you!

My priorities lie elsewhere currently at 9:25 am I am in desperate need of some organization...

THINGS TO DO TODAY: (Not in order of impor

tance, but what my schedule allows)

-Go to WalMart so I can ship my latest products out

-Make a special project (I have to be secretive for now)

-Clean my apartment/laundry

-Pack for my CRUISE (I leave on Thursday)

-Eye doctor (I have a weird black spot in my vision... not good)

-Mailbox

-Eric 

Ok, now that I have that planned out. I feel a little better now!

In other news...

I put up a NEW POLL to the left. I would love for your feedback. I have always been interested in how people find me. Now If only I could put this up on my Etsy site where it would be a little more helpful to get accurate information.

I am planning on a new Give-Away when I return from vacation next week. It is going to be very awesome, so make sure you keep checking in!

I had my first non-paying buyer I will need to deal with soon. I have been very lucky so far, so I am trying to let this one brush off. How many times has this happened to you? The product supposed to be featured is the Night on the Town lino-cut print. I was so excited too when it was purchased. I think so far about 3-4 of those have been purchased in various colors though my shop. Each one is an actual lino-print, not a reproduction.

I have also been featured in several treasuries throughout the past week or so. They only last a short time, so I love to share them with you!

My Rainbow Butterfly Crayon (Third Column, First Item)

My OOAK Original Wood Cut Print of and Owl (Second Row, Middle Item)

Hope everyone is having an awesome day and staying dry. Indiana has been having tons of flooding and rain. Please keep those who have had damage or lost their homes in your thoughts.

Buried Treasury and TimothyAdamDesigns

For the past few months, I have had the pleasure of talking and working with etsian TimothyAdamDesigns. I met found him on Etsy back when he was looking for artists for his second edition of The Handbook to Handmade. I noticed in the forums that several were interested in being a part of this monthly publication. At the time, it seemed like a lot of money, but when I decided to go for it, the spaces to be in the book were gone. 

Shortly after, I was able to jump on board and be in the third edition and get chosen for the cover (the Rainbow Crayons)! I loved the book so much that I joined again in the 5th edition as well!

Since then, Timothy now has a HUGE following and sells out of the preregistrations sometimes in 24 hours or less. Being featured in his book is in high demand right now and it is a great purchase for anyone looking to advertise!

He has even now come up with a $10.00 ad space you can purchase (which I have twice already), which I think is amazing because this book is sent all over the world. It is a great keepsake, promotional item, or advertising source for anyone's shop!

He has also gone on to develop several blogs that have become popular:

Critiques and Reviews 

His personal blog

And his newest, Buried Treasury.

BURIED TREASURY

In the new Buried Treasury blog, Timothy features Etsy-Minis of all types of shops. Anyone can be features and tagged on up to five categories. All one has to do is comment on at least two of the postings/shops and send him a convo. For more information, CLICK HERE.

I did this yesterday and within a few minutes, Tim had me up and running! 

Tim Says, ".....there are so many great items on Etsy that are buried under thousands of items......lets dig up these Etsy treasures and display them in a different and unique way. These Minis are active and can change when

 shop owners change their items"

I took some screen shots for you to see above and below!