Spotted Paw Creations
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« on: September 22, 2010, 11:04:56 pm » |
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Hi everyone!
My name is Donna Bell.
I just opened up my shop today.
I make paper tole (3D) cards.
At my shop I have Halloween and Thanksgiving themed cards.
In a couple of months I will be updating with some Christmas and New Year's cards.
Come by my shop and tell me what you think.
The name of my shop is Spotted Paw Creations.
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« Last Edit: September 22, 2010, 11:28:09 pm by iCraft Admin »
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Fairy Cardmaker
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 08:30:42 pm » |
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Your cards look intricately cut! Nice work.
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Northern Girl Jewelry
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2010, 10:17:08 pm » |
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Hi Donna,
Welcome to icraft. Your cards are very interesting. I would guess that it's not too early to start adding Christmas themed cards into your shop now.
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« Last Edit: September 24, 2010, 06:46:38 pm by Northern Girl Jewelry »
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2010, 07:56:11 am » |
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I am making some Christmas tags and will have them on sometime next week. I will put on some Christmas cards after the Canadian Thanksgiving.
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2010, 07:03:57 pm » |
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I have a group on facebook and I joined twitter today.
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iCraft Admin
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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2010, 03:20:34 am » |
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Hi Spotted Paw Creations, Welcome to iCraft Community! Glad to have you on board.  Your cards are lovely and just in time for Halloween. I'll be sure we include some of them in our Newsletter that's coming out soon. Just wanted to mention that you can join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/icraft or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/iCraftca/7670217021 as well. |
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2010, 07:11:25 am » |
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I am getting into Christmas mode now. In a couple of weeks have have two Christmas Craft sales I am selling at. Making cards every spare moment I have. I will give an update about how everything went!
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PillowThrowDecor
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2010, 03:33:21 pm » |
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Hey Spotted Paws! Sounds like you are really launching into the Christmas season!!! I just finished 41 Christmas stockings for some shows that I have coming up along with a heap of decorative pillows too. By the way, I use twitter a lot too, not so much Facebook, to promote my work and it has brought me business. It doesn't come overnight but is worth the investment of time. List lots, and frequently, as Google likes to see new content. The more new stuff that Google finds, the more frequently it visits your site which helps to put you on the top (or near the top) of the heap in your product category. Make your store Google friendly! Keywords and SEO are things that you should read up on in the forums and in the Bootcamps. Let us know how you make out at the Christmas events and share your best tips as I'm new to them too!  Cheers Christine |
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Fairy Cardmaker
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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2010, 09:39:54 pm » |
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Wishing you luck at your events! Will love to hear how they go for you.
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2010, 07:45:16 am » |
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Thank you everyone for your advice and encouragement. I am planing on putting more items in my store this week. This is such a busy time of year. I will have to write in my day planer a day and time to add at least one item every week. In the new year I am going to start a blog.
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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2010, 12:15:35 pm » |
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Looking forward to seeing the holiday-themed cards! Thanks for posting! -Johanne |
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2010, 12:47:45 pm » |
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Today I forced myself to sit at the computer and put on a new listing! Lots more cards to come. Will try to put on one a day for a while.
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« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2010, 10:16:19 pm » |
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Awesome!
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2010, 08:01:20 am » |
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Just had my first craft show on Saturday! I sold 25 cards and 57 gift tags! I also had lots of really great comments. A lot of people are sending the cards to family and friends over seas.
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PetiteTuques
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« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2010, 06:32:19 pm » |
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Congrats! Don't you wish it was like that everyday?? Let's hope the word of mouth comes back to iCraft  |
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Fairy Cardmaker
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2010, 09:03:33 pm » |
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Woohoo! Great to hear. Congrats. Thanks for sharing this good news with us!
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« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2010, 07:56:34 pm » |
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Wow that's amazing! What a great sales report , so happy to hear that you sold so much product! Looking forward to seeing new stuff soon, I guess now that you're sold out -Johanne |
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2010, 05:05:01 pm » |
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Had my second craft sale today. Not as good as the first one. The weather was not the greatest today in Wasaga Beach. I sold 14 cards and 17 tags.
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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2010, 09:23:59 am » |
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Hi,
I'm also really liking your 3D cards. I'm thinking we should try to put a little promotional piece together for all the iCraft card makers.
If I put together a little template that has room for pictures and a few bio questions, would you be interested in being showcased?
Thanks,
Denis
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2010, 10:07:37 pm » |
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Thank You Denis!
Being showcased would be wonderful!
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« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2010, 10:36:51 pm » |
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No problemo I'm starting to put some bio questions and a design layout together. If you think of some things that might be good for showcasing your products, as well as yourself of course , keep them in mind and we can include them in the design. Thanks and have a wonderful holiday! |
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PillowThrowDecor
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« Reply #22 on: December 28, 2010, 10:29:16 am » |
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Those are gorgeous gift tags! Doing some for Valentine's Day?
I have to get my head wrapped around Valentine's Day really quickly here!
Cheers
Christine
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« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2010, 11:44:57 am » |
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Straight on to the next big event after new year - Valentine's Day We'll be getting our Valentine's news letter ready too which is exciting. Can't wait to see what our members come up with so we can let everyone know! |
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #24 on: January 01, 2011, 11:03:55 am » |
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Yes! Time to get all of those red and pink hearts on the work table again. I plan to have some new cards made and posted for sale by the end of the week! |
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2011, 01:34:18 pm » |
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Christine, just posted a set of Valentine's Tags in my shop! Cards to come in the near future!
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2011, 10:08:10 am » |
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One more V day card to post and then on to St. Pat's Day followed by Easter.
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #27 on: February 23, 2011, 05:20:54 pm » |
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St. Patrick's Day cards now for sale. Easter cards coming soon.
I am also thinking about expanding into some art pieces. I did a piece for a local art show and I had a lot of fun creating it.
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dragonkaty
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« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2011, 12:54:24 pm » |
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Saw your art piece and it was wonderful! I think you should do more of those too. Of course I also love the cards.
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Spotted Paw Creations
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« Reply #29 on: March 21, 2011, 12:18:08 pm » |
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Thank you, dragonkaty!
I am currently working on another art piece that has nine 8 x 10 parts to it. I have no idea when it will be finished. It is low on my to do list. I might not even sell it if I love how it looks hanging in my house.
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