Getting Your Store Listed on the Blog

We want to make it easier for customers to find what they want to purchase from our CCCOE members. To do this, we want to have your store listed under one category. So what do you need to do? ---> Send the following information to Nan at NansGlam via convo.

• The category you would like to be included in.
• If you are interested in writing for the blog please let Nan know. We'd love to have you.

How To Relax During Holiday Rush

Aquamarine & Lapis Lazuli Sterling Silver Stacking Rings. Rings & Photo by Emily Wiser

Worried and frazzled during Etsy's holiday rush? Here are some tips to help you relax and enjoy the ride. 1) Make a work schedule and stick to it. It will stop you from worrying about what comes next. 2) Keep an online calendar of important events. Need to reorder boxes regularly? You can schedule your reminders on Google's online calendar, and have it email reminders. 3) Take a break. Get a massage. Walk around the block. Drink some Tension Tamer Tea by Celestial Seasonings. 4) Exercise. It's been proven to help you with stress. And you'll get to use different muscles from the ones you normally use for crafting. 5) Make your friends and family help you. Sure, they can't help you make your items. They don't know how to knit or sew, but they can run packages to the post office, cook you dinner, and help clean up your studio.

Have Your Team Treasury Shared on Twitter

The CCCOE Team account, http://twitter.com/cccoe, now has over 3100 followers & climbing! If you'd like to have items tweeted & exposed to thousands, then: 1. Make an ALL CCCOE team treasury; and 2. Post the treasury in our team treasury discussion thread on Etsy: Allie will then tweet your treasury & an item from your shop. ****Members that are more involved in the team are more apt to be tweeted more often. Re-tweet items from CCCOe twitter & be retweeted. Use the #@cccoe tag to help us find you.

Handmade Holiday Gift Guide Featuring CCCOE

Due to the relentless leaders of the California Crafters Club of Etsy, a select few CCCOE members were featured in the Handmade Spark Holiday Gift Guide. Winged Basket | $135 | Crist Pottery

Rust and Turquoise Crystal Earrings | $12 | Red Bess Bonney

Garnet of Delight Bracelet | $65 | Whimsicals

Organic Orange Calcite Macrame Necklace | $45 | Earth Cultured

Frida Kahlo print of painting with frame | $60 | Estudio Martita

Squirrel Thank You Set of Five Handmade Cards | $15 | Shanna Michele Designs

Say Goodbye To Summer – Chunky Moebius Cowl | $36 | Third Eye Artisans

Pink and Blue Piglet, 2010 | $24 | zfla

Saturday in the Park-hand painted silk georgette scarf | $42 | Muse Silk Paintings

Artisan Necklace – Karen Hill Tribe – Rock Salt | $72 | Keikeaux

Many members submitted their items so thank you to all our wonderful CCCOE members who submitted their items.

Five Ways to Make Your Facebook Fan Page Stand Out

Looking for ways to maximize your Facebook Fan Page? Here are five easy suggestions from Simply Zesty, a blog devoted to social media and online public relations, on how to make your business page more effective. Plus, there are lots of other articles on using social media to build a business. Now if you only had time to read them all ...

Noah Erenberg...extraordinary abstract artist

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Noah Erenberg is the son of Elena Mary Siff who has grown to be a fine abstract artist in his own right. His obvious talent being inspired and nurtured by family & friends.

Asked what his favorite colors are... the straight forward answers are red, blue, pink. When asked what "art" means to him, he says it makes him feel wonderful & happy he's an artist. He does his work outside...being directly inspired by the neighborhood, trees, ocean, surf.

He was invited to join an international exhibition of visionary art called, "Internal guidance systems" which traveled the world from 2006-2008,

His art is featured in a new book titled, "Drawing Autism" by Jill Mullen, Mark Batty Press, NYC http://markbattypublishers.com/books/drawingautism

Also see more of his work on a website he shares with his mother.. http://elenamarysiff.com/noah/index.html

Heading for a Craft Fair? Read This First!

From the blog Create Some Buzz, here's a list of 14 Tips to Increase Your Craft Show Sales. Also, at the bottom of the post there's a link to an earlier piece with a checklist of what to take to a show. Even if you're an old pro at craft fairs, there's a lot of great information here.