New Business Card and Banner for Amor De Plata

In case you haven't noticed, I have a new banner for Amor De Plata. My bright new banner was created by Etsy shop Stypecreative.etsy.com. I was so pleased with my banner that I asked Stypecreative to make some business cards and round stickers (shown above) for me. The back of my business cards is the silver. I'm very pleased with all of the graphics stypecreative did for me.

Treasuries Rock

I recently joined the flickr group Treasuries Rock. It's a group of Etsy shop owners who grab Etsy treasuries and list our group members in the treasury. It's a great way for us to band together and promote our shops. I was able to grab a treasury on my second day.

Check us out at:

http://flickr.com/groups/treasuriesrock/

Broken Torch

Well, things are definitely not going well to start the new year. My torch has gone kaput-died. Ordered a big supply of silver to start on new projects. Waiting for the shipment of my new torch. Waiting, waiting and more waiting. Will list new projects upon resuming my torch firing.

Hickam Craft Fair

We have now tried a craft sale to sell our items. This was my (AmorDePlata.etsy.com) and my hubby's (HawaiiRayRay.etsy.com) first craft sale. We joined up with Angela (AMKstiches.etsy.com) to sell our Etsy items. Angie had the greatest sales and did well, Ray sold a few and I had a sale.

My items apparently are not for craft sales, maybe home shows would be better for me. It is lots of work and took about 10 hours of time. I have to make more items and I just can't find the time. I am very happy to have had this experience and we did give out lots of business cards and Etsy Hawaii Street Team postcards during the craft sale. This may be good for future sales and maybe Chrismas sales.

I've Been Featured on Talentdatabase

Silver Monstera Leaf and Rustic Cross - My Latest Creations

Amor De Plata - FREE shipping on items over $100.

Visit my shop and receive FREE shipping on all items over $100. New items have been listed.

A First! - Fine Silver Dot Ring

Look at this lovely dotted and lined silver ring. I love it! I will be listing another ring tomorrow.

I'm a Level 1 Certified Art Clay Instructor

Whoo Hoo, I now have level 1 Art Clay Certification. After a 3 day course of instruction on all types of Art Clay silver, I have passed the test. We made rolled rings with stones, band rings with syringe details, pendants and earrings. It was a grueling 3 days, but I'm happy it's finally over. I feel qualified for anything now. I will probably list a few of my projects on Amor De Plata at Etsy. Be on the lookout.

Check out my Guestbook!

I listed on Talent Data Base

I listed on talentdatabase.com yesterday. It's a global database of all types of artists. I posted pictures of my jewelry and some basic information but I have yet to fill out my complete bio.

A very talented artist from Japan already bookmarked me which is good. I will read up on it and figure it out soon. I heard it's a good way to get your art, craft, talent out to the world and be discovered!

Crossing fingers.

Fine Silver Shell Earrings - New Listing

Here is my latest creation. I found the cutest tiny shell on the beach, made a mold of it and created these earrings.

Amor De Plata Domain Name is Mine!

I'm so happy I just purchased my domain name. Since I really don't have any computer skills and don't want to stress, I'm having all my amordeplata.com searchers forwarded to my Etsy shop at amordeplata.etsy.com automatically. Oh my gosh, it took all of 2 minutes to sign up, entered my Etsy site name and done. If I had known it was this easy, I would have done it years ago.

A special thanks to Blissbyheather.etsy.com for all of her helpful tips and information on promoting your site in the Etsy forum. Yahoo domain names for $1.99 a year at yahoo business site! You can't beat that. Regular price is $10.00 per year, which is not bad. I LOVE Etsy, they help you so much in all aspects of promoting and success in your business. Remember to buy handmade at Etsy.com everyone.

Liquid Silver Drop Pendant

Check out my latest listing in my shop. I love this silver drop pendant, don't you?

Free Shipping on Items over $100.

I will be offering FREE SHIPPING on all items over $100. in my Etsy shop. I upgraded some of my items to show how a pendant will look hanging from your neck. I hope this will help you visualize the pendant while being worn. Take a look!

Para Mis Amigos Latinos

Favor de visitar mi tienda de joyas de plata
Amor De Plata. En este momento estoy comenzando mi tienda. Pronto espero tener mas paginas con mas joyas. Si tienen una pregunta trato de contestar. Muchas gracias por sus visitas!

My Etsy Shop

Certified Metal Clay Instructor

I'm a member of the Self-Representing Artist Jewelry Designer.

I can't wait to take my certified metal clay instructor course. The course is an intense 7 hours a day for 3 days.

When I'm finished, I will be a certified metal clay instructor. Sounds pretty scary but I'm going for it. I hope I pass the course.

Silver Leaf

Check out my silver leaf in .999 silver. I think it's exquisite, don't you?

New Photo Stamps

Hi,

Just wanted to show you my new photo stamps. They are adorable and have my logo with Etsy.com address.