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I love browsing through Creator Exhibits here on iCraft. That’s how I usually find inspiration for my work. You can find all kinds of things from absolutely stunning jewelry pieces to adorable baby hats to practical pillowcases . Below is my collection of absolute favourites on iCraft.

Masterpiece
Maybe it's just me, but there is something magical about this item. I've seen this dragonfly on... Read more

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This past week in Sellers' Bootcamp, we talked a lot about Twitter. If you're selling online and not twittering, you're making a big mistake.

I joined Twitter around a year ago, using it to announce new products. I used it, maybe four times a month. Two days ago, I mentioned a necklace in one of my shops, and watched the number of hits grow, and grow, and grow! It was amazing!

So you don't know what to... Read more

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• Selling Online

In bootcamp day #4, we were asked to look at our "propositional benefit," or as our drill instructor, Christine, from PillowThrowDecor , explained, "why should I buy your necklace [or scarf, or soap, etc.] instead of the other guys?" Well, that got me thinking...

Everyone says their product are one-of-a-kind, and unique. But why are my journals and sketchbooks more unique than others?... Read more

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It is so exciting to see someone like my GEEK guys as much as I do. Super Geek was featured today at MyShoppingConnection.com! It says ...

"Get your geek on with this decidedly nerdy pillow from PillowThrowDecor.

The Geek Pillow is part of the Luxe and Found Collection, which focuses on eco-chic pillow designs that utilize remnants, upcycled materials and other "throwaway" items.

This cute little... Read more

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• Eco-friendly Living

I‘m starting bootcamp on Monday, at iCraftGifts.com , a Canadian-based online marketplace. It's an international site, which launched in November 2007. Anyone who creates their own arts and crafts can sell at iCraft. The site is different than Etsy - no commission on sales. And similar in that they use the same payment methods... basically PayPal, with checks and money orders allowed.

I plan to write a... Read more

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As online sellers, we have a love/hate relationship with our shipping process. On the one hand, we want our packages to happily wing their way in ecstasy to our wonderful customers.

On the other hand, we know that our package has to march through a threatening forest of dangers in order to reach the customer.

Due to volume, over-worked employees, and rush, shipping through the US shipping systems during the... Read more

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Just in time for this most important holiday selling season, the third iCraft Sellers' Bootcamp will kick off on November 1, 2009 with a bang! The icraftgifts.com site is an international selling venue exclusive to handmade items.

Designed this time specifically for the holiday selling season, this FREE online sellers' marketing class goes for 28 days (weekends off) and has daily marketing and... Read more

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• Selling Online

The artwork of Roberta Murray’s shifts and changes before your very eyes. Each image’s narrative, seems to move sideways and flicker, then aligns to suit your personal gaze. Through the use of texture, form, and light, Roberta creates images with a rich tapestry-like depth. The resulting forms are images with a nostalgic, fairytale quality as though taken at a different time or in a different world.... Read more

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• In the Spotlight

The American Crafts Council is a national, non-profit educational organization founded in 1943 by crafts pioneer Aileen Osborn Webb. Webb had a vision of contributing to world peace by uniting the craftspeople of the world. What a great thought!

The mission of the Council is to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Their primary goal is to explore how to be the bridge, linking... Read more

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• Selling Online

I have always loved bright, shiny things and as a child collected all sorts of pretty stones, shells, and beach glass. I still have many of those cherished objects.

Beads have fascinated me for years and I have been embellishing clothing with them for a long time. I made my own wedding dress and beaded the bodice and sleeves in a vine and leaf pattern.

In my professional career as a dentist, I work with my... Read more

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• Tips, Tutorials & DIYs