Getting back to work

So I've been a new mom now for almost a month! I can't believe it, time has just flown by! Me and my little angel are getting to know each other and I could not be happier to get to spend my whole day with her!
But now that the dust has settled I feel I can start to get back to my etsy shops, of course only in short spurts while the baby is sleeping! My first task is adding some new products to my photography shop.

And here they are!  

ACEOs!!!!!
They are 2.5"x3.5" high quality prints of my photographs - what a great, affordable way to buy art!
And these are matted - all ready to be framed! So easy!

You can check them out in my shop:
AglaeaDesigns.etsy.com

I'll be adding more images soon but you can request any of photos as an ACEO, just send a request.

And I'll be adding more products to my Aglaea Graphics shop soon as well!

I made it to CraftGawker.com!

So I submitted a photo to Craftgawker.com a few days and decided to check it out today. And to my surprise my photo had made it to the front page!! WOO HOO!!

 

Here's a shot of my image, the heart ornament in the center, along with some other lovely Valentine inspired items. If you don't know about CraftGawker, go check them out, it's a treasury of all kinds of beautiful items. It is a juried site where you can submit photos of any kind of handmade item. They are notoriously picky about the photos they select so it's pretty exciting to get picked. And if they don't pick your photo they usually give you reasons why, so it becomes a nice way to get good critiques of your photos. 

Who knows how long it will be there but still exciting nonetheless!! I think I'll try another.

Here's the link to the photo in my etsy shop (also available as a folding card)

Introducing Aglaea Graphics!!

So I have to do a little self promotion today - after a lot of thought I have finally opened another etsy shop. I work full time as a graphic designer and I figured why not bring that art over to etsy as well!
I've been working for a while on creating designs for cards and started listing them yesterday. I've started with birth announcements (I guess the VERY close birth of my first child has inspired me!), Save the Dates and Bridal/Baby showers but I will soon be adding birthdays and thank yous as well.
My goal for the future is to also expand into logo design and etsy banner & avatar design for all those wonderful etsy sellers who may not be able to create ones for themself.
Take a look here, and keep checking back because new designs will be going up all the time!!
And don't forget my other shop Aglaea Designs, for photography and all things pretty!

OK - so I guess it is winter!!

After my post last week about how it's been feeling like spring here in New York I woke up to snow today! Figures!! But it's OK because it's that really fluffy, soft snow that makes everything really pretty without being a total hassle.
So in honor of this snow I decided to go over to etsy and find some snowflake inspired items, and there are plenty! Here are some of my top picks featuring snowflakes:

Pointy Snowflake 3x3 tile
by GretchenKramp

Snowflake Double Finger Ring
by escottoriginals

Dot Snowflake Rubber Stamp by norajane

Featured in Etsy Top 10!!

One of my photographs is currently being featured on Timothy Adam Designs blog as part of his weekly Etsy Top 10! WOO HOOO!!

I'm number 7 - check out the print here.

If you don't know about Timothy's blog - go check it out for everything Etsy related. He's always got great advice on marketing/promoting yourself and your Etsy shop, along with helpful tips when using google analytics, blogging, etc.

January featured etsyblogger: Nico Designs

I recently joined the etsy team, etsybloggers. It's a great place to not only find some cool etsy shops but also their blogs. It's a very active team and it does have some blogging requirements but that also means lots of exposure for you! Definitely go check them out: etsybloggers.com
Every month etsyblogger picks a featured blogger/etsian of the month and all members blog about them (part of that great exposure I was talking about).

This month Nico Designs is the lucky one!
This shop has the cutest fabric creations.



Check out these cute pears, perfect for Valentine's Day.







And if I have a girl (6 more weeks btw!) I'm getting these shoes!

etsy Love

Since a posted a couple of days ago with my own etsy Valentine items I thought I'd see what other etsians had going on. And since I belong to the fabulous Photographers of Etsy (POE) Team, I thought I'd show you a couple of my favorite Valentine inspired items from this great group of artists. Enjoy!!

Love Blossoms by Lauri

etsy shop: lauri.etsy.com

Our Lady of Paris Hides Behind Her Veil of Leaves by Laura Evans

etsy shop: levansphotography.etsy.com

My Dear by Jennifer Dennis Potter

etsy shop: jenniferdennispotter.etsy.com

Voigtlander Vintage Camera by Helen

(isn't that such a pretty camera!?)

etsy shop: DESIGNbyHELEN.etsy.com

I heart hearts

I have started to prepare for Valentine's day in my etsy shop.
I recently listed these two heart photos as prints and as cards.

They are photos I had taken of vintage heart ornaments I had on my Christmas tree. When I processed the photos later I wanted to keep with that vintage look, hence the blue tint to them, and I found a easy way to do that through the Coffeeshop blog, check out the tutorial here.

Hope you like how they turned out!!

Check out my etsy shop Valentine's section for more ideas for your sweetheart!

HOW Magazine Typography Issue

As a graphic designer I am surrounded by type everyday and I LOVE type!! So when I received the latest issue of HOW magazine and it was their Typography issue *swoon* and then there was an article featuring 6 amazing artists who hand draw type *double swoon*, let's just say I was excited!! You have to check out this issue, these artists are just incredible and one of them is a fellow esty shop owner, 29blackstreet.

And while HOW is directed towards Graphic Designers I would recommend this magazine to any artist. It always has features on great art books (I pretty much always end up buying at least one of their suggestions), cool websites, Illustrators, studio spaces (which is always cool to see), and just other cool stuff.

Their website is full of information as well, HOWDESIGN.com, they have sections for business info, creativity, forums you can jump into, competitions and even job listings.

And I get nothing for saying all this great stuff about this magazine, I just truely love it!!

Thank You Steel Grey Art!!!

I want to thank Steel Grey Art for including me on their blog!!

Such a great write up - I totally appreciate it!!

Check it out here!!!

January Sales in my etsy shop!

For the whole month of January I will be having several sales in my etsy shop.

First, all my holiday cards are on sale - stock up for next year!!!

My 2010 Calendar is also on sale - hand printed using my Gocco, it turned out quite nice I must say!! And I am now including January 2011!

And ALL 8x10 photo prints are also on sale - only $15 - time to get something for yourself!!