FALL-ing Back into Blogging...

Once again I have taken a hiatus in blogging, but now that the school year is rolling along again, I can return my focus to the blog. Thanks to those who have come back to visit despite my absence. 

Craft Fairs

It is that time of year again. How many of you are participating in the Fall craft fairs, holiday boutiques, and art events? I believe I have signed up for 5 so far (with 2 down so far). 

Need and tips? Here is an older blog post about Craft Fairs.

Here is where I will be locally:

October 10th- Christmas in October at Fishers High School

October 17th- The Hoosier Artisan Boutique by INCrowd Etsy Team  at the Oak Hill Mansion

November 14th- Lawrence Central's Holiday Boutique at Lawrence Central High School

TRICK-OR-TREAT

I LOVE candy... do not get me wrong, but this year for Halloween, I will be giving out my Mini Rainbow Crayons as my Halloween treat to Trick-Or-Treaters. I am very excited because this is the first year I will have any.. hopefully. 

BLOG SPECIAL: 15% off Any Party Pack -Minis or Jumbos-(Great for Trick-Or-Treaters or Halloween gifts for classrooms or parties). Enter code "TRICK-OR-TREAT" in the "Message to Seller" when checking out from my shop! Expires October 18th, 2009. 

**All Packages will be labeled that Rainbow Crayons are NOT food. 

I have new Mini Pumpkin Rainbow Crayons perfect for Halloween!

Do not forget the Party Packs for your next Fall or Winter Wedding, Halloween Party, or Trick-Or-Treat goody!

Useful Links You HAVE to Check out and MORE!

Happy Tuesday!

Today I wanted to share some special links with you, as well as talk a little about Facebook!

Socialmention.com

WOW! I was in the forums the other day and cam across a site called Socialmention.com.

This site allows you to search a name, term, shop, anything. It will come up with as many sites as it can where that search term was listed or mentioned, along with some statistics. I have already found two awesome reviews or "Social Mentions" by searching my Etsy name, Art2theextreme.

The Nurishing Mom's blog had ordered Rainbow Crayon party favors and said some really nice words about my shop and product, along with a picture of the favors they took. I would not have even seen this post without searching on Social Mention. 

The IN Crowd Team (Indiana) on Etsy featured a T-Shirt Memory Blanket listing  with the information also posted to share with others. 

There are several sites that do similar things, but this is the most useful site I found because it is somewhat thorough and gives statistics and feedback. Try it out for yourself HERE! Let me know what you think!

FACEBOOK

Did YOU jump on the Facebook Fan Page bandwagon yet? I finally did, though I was hesitation to do so because it is just another thing to update and follow with my busy schedule, but I care about my Etsy shop, so I did... Not only did I make 1 page... I made 2!!!! Yikes!

In doing so, I have started a thread listing everyone's Facebook Fan page for those interested in becoming "fans" of other Etsy sellers and shops!

**Check out this link to post your own fan link or become a fan of others!**

You can also join the Fan Page Discussion IN THIS FORUM!

Here are my Fan Pages if you would like to see an example or simply visit because you enjoy my blog of shop!

Become a Fan of Art2theExtreme!

Become a Fan of Rainbow Crayons!

*Stop by and say hi, comment on links, "like" things, and you just might be my next featured artist!!! 

You can also become a fan by clicking on the buttons to the left of right of my blog. You can make those right from your blog page on facebook!

HAVE YOUR OWN FAN PAGE???   COMMENT WITH YOUR LINK AS WELL!  (I do not mind)

So You Want to Make Lip Balm??? I know I do...

I LOVE lip balm and chap stick. I use to always use it until I started buying a TON from Etsians! I do not think I want to make it to sell because I have enough things as it is, but I sure want to try it!

Here are some awesome links to learn how to make your own lip balm!
ETSY Labs Tutorial on Making Lip Balm
Majestic Mountain Sage

Not Martha-Lip Balm Making

Here are some lip balm supply shops on Etsy...

VickysSupplies (and has ready made base with the oils)

BLSupplies has Lip Balm Trays to Fill Your Tubes

Don't Want to Buy all the supplies? This kit by SummitSensations makes a perfect gift or activity for a friend or child (with adult supervision of course). 

Here are some great shops to buy lip balm from!

KreatedbyKarina

inalather (Local Indianapolis and main blog post picture)

YouStinkSoap

LeastLikely2Breed

GudonyaToo

dennisanderson (Recently Featured in NY Times)

bubbletub

BareFootBathandBody

ayelet17

**Thank you to beneficialbee, where you can also buy lip balm after the holidays, for sharing some special sites**