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A fellow (brilliantly clever) Etsian, Shannon Kish, has created a great Etsy shop statistics site for those of us who sell on Etsy and are addicted to checking our statistics. Etsy Goth provides similar features as Heart-o-Matic (which is another favorite tool), but Shannon has taken it a couple of steps further, having also given the user the ability to sort by the returned information as well as show summary data regarding the returned results.  While she says it's still a work in progress, I find it very useful and it has quickly become one of my daily must-check sites. ...

I have a problem...an addiction, if you will, that I must learn to temper.  Just lately, I spend way too much time in the Etsy forums.  After many months of insisting to myself that I should be using this valuable resource, I now find I indulge too much of my time reading the posts.  However, there's so much knowledge to be gained!  I'm a sponge who constantly wants to learn more.  There are so many beautiful, talented people out there who are also trying to make a mark with what they create and Etsy's forums are such a great place...

What a nice surprise yesterday!  I found out about this cool tool on the internet that searches Etsy treasuries to see if someone's featured you.  It's called Etsy Treasure Hunt.  How flattered was I to learn that another local designer chose my Turquoise and Carnelian Circle Necklace to include in her beautiful treasury of local Austin artists' work? You should really take a look at her crochet pet collars at her Etsy shop CrochetPetCollars.  They're way too cute!  Don't think for a second she's not forgotten us!  Check out her lovely adornments for your two-legged friends as well.  Very elegant...

Today a review of my work was published by the Feminist Review on my Freshwater Pearl and Blue Topaz Earrings.  I was really flattered when they found my site and contacted me with an interest in doing the review and happily packaged up and sent samples.  The Feminist Review is a collection of 20 editors and 200 writers around the world.  Their daily reviews include books, movies, music, fashion, jewelry and a whole slew of other interesting items from a feminist perspective.  Not to mention, I love that they support independent artists, which is really great.Many thanks to the Feminist...

Ah...what luck!  It stopped raining almost long enough to get my little seeds in the ground.  Right as I was finishing up, it began to sprinkle, but I persevered.  I tried to keep my seed packets as dry as possible, covering them in their little plastic bucket while outside but they did get a little damp (so did I!) so I've laid them out to dry.  I'm sure they'll be fine.So now I have several heirloom lettuce varieties, Swiss chard, a few more herbs (can you really ever have enough?) and I managed to get my collard green transplants in. ...