Celestial Wisdom: Weekly Horoscopes June 28th - July 4th Handmade News Craft Inspiration

Celestial Wisdom: Weekly Horoscopes June 28th - July 4th Handmade News Craft Inspiration

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Inspired Health Volume 3 Handmade News Craft Inspiration

Inspired Health Volume 3 Handmade News Craft Inspiration

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HandmadeNews.org Inspiration Department - Getting to Know Us Part 4

Today I would like to introduce you to Lori Ward. She is a columnist in the Inspiration Department as well as the editor of the new Crafty Kids Department on HandmadeNews.org.

As you can tell, Lori stays extremely busy. She also contributes to VivaLaMode, an online handmade fashion magazine, and has two blogs - Risky Beads and Lefthand Madens. Risky Beads is a general blog where you can access all of Lori's other sites. Lefthand Madens is a blog she started for left-handed crafters and artisans since she is one herself.

Lori also has an ArtFire shop called Risky Beads. She has some beautiful jewelry available there. Her latest pieces have the theme of "succotash".



Please visit the sites above to see Lori's work.

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Great SEO Results & an Online Shop for $12/Month

Maybe you're looking to open your first online shop or perhaps you want to expand your current business. Either way, why not check out ArtFire. They are currently offering storefronts for $12 a month with no limits on the number of listings and no final value fees. So all you pay is $12 per month no matter how much you sell.

The search engine optimization (SEO) on ArtFire is excellent, and so far the results for my shops are wonderful. I often appear on the first page or in the first few pages of search results for many of my items. Unlike some sites, ArtFire optimizes the search for your items listed rather than the main site.

Even better, they have a new look for their site and shops. Each verified shop owner has the ability to customize the colors and layout. In addition, ArtFire offers tools that aren't available anywhere else, such as their Rapid Cart which allows you to, in essence, have a shop presence on your blog or website. Customers can buy directly from your site without leaving the page and without signing up as members of ArtFire.

These are only a few of the benefits of having a shop on ArtFire, so why not check them out today?

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HandmadeNews.org Inspiration Department - Getting to Know Us

Today I would like to introduce you to April Monds, a columnist for the Inspiration Section of HandmadeNews.org. April is a mother of two who is currently engaged to be married. She is also a homemaker who loves to create. That is why she opened Creative Haven and became involved in the Handmade Community.



Her shop is named after her daughter, Haven Skye. She has a passion for handmade, unique, creative items of all sorts, colors, shapes and sizes. She is always trying something new and different, mainly because she just want to knows how to do it.
April says she has a bit of of Crafter’s A.D.D. and has decided to share her favorite things with the entire world.

In addition to her jewelry shop, April also runs a supply shop named Creative Supplies. She has some wonderful deals there, too.

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HandmadeNews.org Inspiration Department - Getting to Know Us Part 3

Today I would like to introduce you to another HandmadeNews.org Inspiration Department writer, Daniella Cortez. Daniella is a knitter, dyer, spinner and designer who is deeply passionate about color, being 'green' and keeping as indie as possible in her process.

In addition to knitting and spinning, Daniella also teaches knitting at a local yarn shop, designs patterns and hand dyes yarn inspired by music and nature. She also has two shops, both named DaniDo Crafty, one on ArtFire and one on Etsy.


Daniella has some truly beautiful yarns available in her shops & I just can't decide which one I want to buy. If you enjoy fiber arts, Daniella has a great blog called Danido Crafty where she has patterns and more.

Please visit the Inspiration Department to read Daniella's articles. While you are there, browse around a bit. There is great information and some wonderful stories, too.

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