You may have heard of Artfire before...and if you haven't, I may have to rescue you from underneath that rock. Or maybe you had it in mind to check it out, but you got busy making delicious pies out of sherbert, shaped like sliced watermelon. Or maybe you forgot because you were preoccupied, trying to cajole your husband into keeping his dentist appointment? It's okay, I forgive you.
Today I am going to share a few of the reasons I am more than satisfied as a handmade seller on Artfire.com. It is a wonderful venue for people who want to sell their creations, art, extra supplies, and vintage goods on the internet. I have been a member for just over a year now, and feel a great sense of kinship with the staff and selling community.
Number One: It's a class! A class full of helpful teachers and alumni! Advice, tips, tricks, are readily available from folks who know. The site administrators are quick to answer any questions, and so is the community. Artfire has a strong and well-deserved reputation for listening to their customers (the sellers), including our ideas and input in their brainstorms, and making us feel valued and respected.
There are help guides on every aspect of online selling, and they do all they can to teach sellers the ropes, making it easier for artisans to spend more time creating. I have yet to find customer service like this elsewhere.
Number Two: Tools, glorious tools. I can create coupons, globally edit my listings, customize my own shop (including my studio categories), export and print sales data/invoices, and choose from a number of different payment processors, just to name a few. One of the funnest perks is curating my own "Collections." These may be featured on the sites front page, or even pasted on a website or blog with the widget codes provided.
Number Three: Shopping on Artfire is fun and easy. I do a lot of shopping online, but when I'm looking for unique gifts or particular supplies, this is where it's at. I did my Christmas shopping for on Artfire, and found really special things for my family, things that are 100 times better quality than anything from a department store. I also find it really convenient when I need particular supplies for my jewelry making.
Number Four: I live in a small town and often find it difficult to sell at many shows, particularly at ones that are cost effective. With Artfire, I can share my work with the whole world for a very low monthly rate. Our items are fed to several search engines, and this relieves me of the technical aspects and headache of trying to run my own site. For those who do already run their own sites, the more the merrier. Artfire can help!
Number Five: It's quite personal. When people come to my studio through search engines (which is the majority) or from a direct URL, they think they are visiting my website, not Artfire. I can customize everything, including my banner, layout, colors, featured items...I even pasted a widget code for a chat box so that visitors can speak with me live.
So that's my testimony, straight from the heart ♥.
If you are considering opening a shop on Artfire, you can come test the waters with us. There's no risk of sharks! You can start with a Basic (no fee) studio and get things listed and settled in. I have a special referral code that let's you have your third month of Pro free.
Happy crafting!
Showing posts with label unique gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unique gifts. Show all posts
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Handmade Perfection
Now here's a shop where you'll find some really pretty handmade treasures for your Christmas shopping. Lamata Designs has a great selection of different items to choose from. Paper beads are pretty popular, and you've probably seen quite a few. But the craftsmanship on these is quite impressive. If you've ever tried making paper beads, you know that it looks a lot easier than it really is to get such clean-cut and professional looking results. Lamata's paper beads are so perfect that you can't tell right away that they're paper until you read the description or someone tells you. 
She's got finished pieces or loose beads you can put under the Christmas tree for your crafty friend or loved one. The craftsmanship on each individual bead is really impeccable, and you can tell they were made with meticulous love and care. 
Amazing, the way they look like glass! I love to see up-cycled/repurposed materials come out looking so finished. Be sure to check out this shop and see all the different goodies, as well as Artfire's Unique Gift Guide for more creative gift ideas!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
I Won a Treasure
from DivaPixie! a.k.a.
Fools and Jewels. Beautiful wire wrapping in copper.
She has quite an eclectic mix in her studio, and I really like the steampunk. Here are some of my favorites:
What a crazy-beautiful clockwork piece!
And these are gorgeous:
Ya' know, I've had a few wire wrappers tell me that it's "actually pretty easy" or "not as hard as it looks." Nonsense. I know it must take a lot of patience and practice just to have your loops consistent, and figuring out how to get the most from each gauge/type of wire...
I tip my hat to DivaPixie, and all the other wonderful and talented wire-wrappers I've met on Artfire-the best place to shop for handmade gifts.
This Drunkenmimes Ecclectic LadyLand Jewelry, signing off. Happy Wednesday.
Fools and Jewels. Beautiful wire wrapping in copper.
She has quite an eclectic mix in her studio, and I really like the steampunk. Here are some of my favorites:
What a crazy-beautiful clockwork piece!
And these are gorgeous:
I tip my hat to DivaPixie, and all the other wonderful and talented wire-wrappers I've met on Artfire-the best place to shop for handmade gifts.
This Drunkenmimes Ecclectic LadyLand Jewelry, signing off. Happy Wednesday.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Artfire Collections
Handmade Soap
As you may know, Artfire, the best place to find handmade gifts and vintage,
began a seller-curated collection program a few weeks ago. When they finally start rolling out to front pages, they are going to look sooo HOT! Today I'd like to share with you some of my favorites, both curated by myself and by other artisans. It's so much fun to create these, almost as much fun as it is creating the items themselves.
BACK IN BLACK
As you may know, Artfire, the best place to find handmade gifts and vintage,
began a seller-curated collection program a few weeks ago. When they finally start rolling out to front pages, they are going to look sooo HOT! Today I'd like to share with you some of my favorites, both curated by myself and by other artisans. It's so much fun to create these, almost as much fun as it is creating the items themselves.
BACK IN BLACK
TREES!!
WHAT A TRIP
ROCKIN' RED CONTRAST
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