Wordless Wednesdays - Defy Expectations...

To Be Brave paper print  by maechevrette



"It is in all of us to defy expectations, to go into the world and to be brave. To want, to need, to hunger for adventures, to embrace change and chance and risk, so that we may breathe and know what it is to be free." - Mae Chevrette

 

 

Will YOU defy expectations?

xoxo ~Mad/Elizabeth

Freeform Fridays - Wolves at the Door

Three Wolf Moon Beer Wolves Fine Art Print by EtherealStudios

Wolves at the Door - a Brave

"Story Night Feature"

by: Dorothy Walker of dorataya

 

"Early in evening, in her cottage on the outskirts of a small spooky Southern town stepped in folklore, Rebecca heard the chilling crowing of ravens. Eventually she drifted into a thick and awful sleep. . .

 

a spirit appeared to warn her of the coming bad times. She told of wolves (bill collectors) threaten Rebecca because due to the new "regulations" she would not be able to earn a living being an artist. Rebecca awoke and rang up her friend Mary...who lived far far away. Mary told her how to obtain a magic feather to summon the protector who lived in the woods....through his therapeutic messages to her she was able to believe she could overcome the evil powers in her country and moved way up North"

 

 

A little Gothic inspiration for your Friday. Enjoy!

 

xoxo ~Elizabeth

Wordless Wednesdays - Gypsy Van



John Deere - Antique Farm Equipment Photograph by HumboldtStreet

Postcards from the Gypsy Van

 

 

 

Enjoy! xoxo ~Elizabeth

Happy Valentine's Day!

Mysterious Valentine...

 

 

For Him


Happy Valentine's Day!

xoxo ~Elizabeth

Do You Spring Clean?

Construction Zone Wall Decal by WilsonGraphics

Yesterday and today I've been working on Spring cleaning in my Etsy shop, MadScientistsDesigns. Whew! It's a lot of work, but totally worth it! I'm pretty happy with the results so far.

 Yesterday I went through all of my listings and re-cropped the thumbnail photos to highlight a close-up of each item being careful to make similar items a similar size in the preview thumbnail photo.

Today was the biggie: re-vamping the listing descriptions. Ugh! If you've ever done this, you know that over time you can lose the symmetry/consistency in your descriptions and (horrors!!) even leave out vital information! Yikes!

 

Before:

One hand-formed dragonfly ring in brass with a special dark pink wings. Adjustable and comfortable. The dragonfly's wings and tail hug your finger.. The perfect accent for your Steampunk, Goth, or Vampire fashion!

Jewelry comes wrapped and ready for gifting. See the last picture for examples of packaging.

More dragonflies: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MadScientistsDesigns/search?search_query=dragonfly&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search  

Payments accepted: PayPal (preferred), Direct Checkout, Etsy Gift Cards

Shipping: USPS

Thank you for stopping by. Come back soon. :-)

...and After:

One hand-formed dragonfly ring in brass with a special dark pink wings. Adjustable and comfortable. The dragonfly's wings and tail hug your finger like a little friend.

The perfect accent for your Steampunk, Goth, Nature Inspired, or Victorian fashion!

More Dragonflies: http://etsy.me/1iSa86Q

Payments Accepted: Pay Pal (preferred), Direct Checkout, Etsy Gift Card

Ships USPS 1st Class

Jewelry comes wrapped and ready for gifting. See the last picture for examples of packaging.

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"Dragonfly Meaning

The dragonfly is generally associated with the symbolic meaning of transformation. Here are common meanings for this animal totem:

*Change and transformation
*Adaptability
*Joy, lightness of being
*Symbol of the realm of emotions, invitation to dive deeper into your feeling
*Being on the lookout for illusions and deceits, whether are external or personal
*Connection with nature’s spirits, fairies realms"

From: http://www.spiritanimal.info/dragonfly-spirit-animal/
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Thanks for stopping by and come back soon! :)

See the difference?

 

What are YOU doing to spruce-up your shop? Which description do you like better? Leave me a comment and let me know. Thanks!

 

xoxo  ~Mad/Elizabeth

Wordless Wednesdays

Seduced by the Glory of Green

 

 

Enjoy! xoxo ~Elizabeth

Fun Day Sunday

 

Some fun treasuries to give you a smile on this glorious Sunday.

 

 

 

Enjoy! xoxo ~Mad/Elizabeth

Freeform Fridays

Perfectly Purple

 

 

Enjoy! xoxo ~Elizabeth

Wordless Wednesdays

Song of a Secret Garden

 

 

Enjoy! xoxo ~Elizabeth

Make It Mondays - Etsy School Week 1

Today I'm starting a new program to help me whip my Etsy shop into shape: Etsy School - February.

 

The Etsy UK Blog has a nice explanation in their post,

Introducing the Etsy School Program.

 

Basically, I'll be doing an intensive 4 week shop overhaul. Think of it as Spring Cleaning...

 

 

Week #1 Focus: Introductions and Shop Critiques

 

Hi, my name is Elizabeth & I'm in Florida

I prefer to go by: Mad

My Etsy Shop(s): MadScientistsDesigns & MadScientistsDestash

I make: Jewelry and sell supplies

I love: beauty and nature

When I am creating, I love to listen to: the TV

I could live on this food for the rest of my life: cheese

A funny fact that you light not know about me: I'm shy

Waffles or pancakes? pancakes with bananas

 

I will be critiquing other shops and doing a self-critique of my shop. There are already some things that I plan to do to get started:

1. I am deactivating listings for all of my older jewelry and going over the pieces. I may make changes to them, take them apart and make a new piece, or simply re-take pictures with my newer camera.
2. I am re-vamping my banner (again). Yes, I know that the one I have is relatively new, but I think that I need to change it...
3. I am re-writing my About Page on MadScientistsDesigns

 

Whew! That's a lot for Week #1! Want to join me?

 

If you want to critique your own shop:

Shop Critique Worksheet

 

Wish me luck and, as always, suggestions

and encouragement are welcome.

 

xoxo ~Mad/Elizabeth