Birthday Card

My friend Julie's birthday was last week, so I created this cute typography birthday card for her.  She loved it!

I'm thinking of adding it to my Etsy shop as a custom personalized item where my customers can choose the name and maybe even a custom message for their friend:)

Law and Order

Did you know that Etsy has an in-house attorney? Sarah Feingold represents Etsy regarding various legal matters. She also contributes regular posts on Etsy's blog, including her "You Be The Judge" series.

I found Sarah's blog posts this week as I was reading an interesting forum post about copyright infringement. Laws pertaining to copyright infringement impact everyone in the handmade/creative community. I've bookmarked Sarah's blog link so I can read her posts regularly. There are so many great resources on Etsy!
http://www.etsy.com/storque/authors/SarahSays/

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Friday's Forum Wrap Up

There's always something interesting going on in Etsy's forum discussions. Etsy sellers are a wealth of knowledge and more than willing to share their experience. I enjoy reading the Business Topics section to learn some insider tips that can help me be successful during my first year on Etsy.

Here are some worthwhile posts I found on the forums this week:

Tips for Holiday Season Prep. Can you believe it's time to start thinking about holiday shopping already?!?  Etsy seller TheTinyFig provides tons of great advice in this post.

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6626479

Three Sales A Day Diary.  Etsy seller KathyPanton set herself a goal of selling three items each day and started this forum thread to keep herself accountable.  Great idea Kathy!  And she's documenting all the 'tweaks' she makes to reach her goal, which is a great resource for the rest of us.

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6627594

Don't Quit Your Day Job.  Finally, this is a hilarious post by KnotWorkshop who interviewed Etsy seller crownofrue for her Don't Quit Your Day Job series.  crownofrue actually has a real full-time job and sells her soap and jewelry on Etsy for fun. 

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6636224

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Birds On A Wire

Birds On A Wire
Originally uploaded by TheColorBee
I love creating custom prints! This print was requested by a creative buyer who wanted a print with custom colors for her daughter's bedroom. She loved my "Birds On A Wire" print, and wanted it in fuchsia, chocolate brown and lime green. And voila! Here's the result of our collaboration. Enjoy!

September Treasuries

I just had to share with you some really nice treasuries I've been featured in lately.  They're all great collections, especially since they included one of my prints LOL:))

Sunday Favorites by magalerie
Featuring Ctrl Alt Delete - by ColorBee

September Sapphire by eireanneilis
Featuring Change The World - by ColorBee

Pucker Up by miascloset
Featuring Love Is All You Need - by ColorBee