Articles

7 Nov, 2011

Social Networking for Crafters and Handmade Artisans

Social Networking for Crafters and Handmade Artisans Author: Lily Evans For those unfamiliar with Facebook and Twitter, Facebook is a social networking website where users can add people as friends, send messages, and update about their lives. Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging website that allows users to post and read messages (tweets) [...]

1 Nov, 2011

Damask Woven Labels For Rugs

As we know damask woven labels work great not only for clothing and apparel but for home accessories as well. Meet our customer http://www.ramrirugs.com/ and the beautiful damask clothing labels we created for them. “Ramri Rugs creates beautiful handmade carpets made only from the finest materials of the Far East. Each masterpiece is handknotted by [...]

31 Oct, 2011

Selling Crafts Online

Selling Crafts Online Author: Buy Handmade Crafts If you are not selling your crafts online then you are missing out on sales. Now before I go any further let me dispel the myth “If I open up an online shop they will come”. Nope, this is absolutely not the case. Opening up an online shop [...]

26 Oct, 2011

Branding Your Creations With Custom Woven Labels And Hang Tags

For today’s post we would like to feature the beautiful woven labels and custom hang tags we’ve created for our customer Blackberry Bramble. Branding is a very important part of any marketing strategy, you need to be sure that your customers know your logo and who you are. Custom clothing labels and hang tags are [...]

24 Oct, 2011

How to Sell Your Crafts Online

How to Sell Your Crafts Online Author: Kevin Ian Selling your handmade work online can be a confusing process. What do you need to get started? Where can you sell your work? How do you get your work seen? When your first start out it seems like you have a hundred questions and no answers. [...]

17 Oct, 2011

Craft Business Part 1 – No Craft Sales at Etsy, ArtFire, etc?

Author: Bob Beacham Here’s an internet craft business myth for you. All you need to do is go to Etsy or Handmadecatalog or Artfire or one of those online craft selling sites, set up a store and sit back and count the money! Oh you’ve tried that, and it doesn’t work? Hmmm… so what are [...]

13 Oct, 2011

Sports Woven Labels To Brand Your Products And To Increase Customer’s Loyalty

There are many professional manufacturers that develop some of the finest sportswear available in the market, and you probably know exactly who they are because they make sure all of their apparel carries their company label. However, all clothing companies and start up apparel companies may not understand the benefits provided by having permanent woven, [...]

12 Oct, 2011

Custom Clothing Labels for Children’s Clothing

For today’s blog post we want to feature some examples of the beautiful clothing labels we have created for some of our customers who are in the children’s clothing business. When talking about custom clothing labels there are many alternatives where to choose from, hope this post can help and give you some ideas. To [...]

10 Oct, 2011

ArtFire vs. Etsy: Where to Sell Your Handmade Crafts

<h2>ArtFire vs. Etsy: Where to Sell Your Handmade Crafts</h2> <strong>Author: <a title=”Lily Evans” href=”http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/lily-evans/455208″>Lily Evans</a></strong><br /> <p>There has been a recent resurgence of crafting hobbies and handmade work, especially as people continue to be affected by the current economic hardships.  High quality artisan goods are being purchased online everyday and new marketplaces have emerged to [...]

3 Oct, 2011

Starting an Etsy Business

Starting an Etsy Business Many creative people dream of starting their own business selling their own handmade creations, but too many people think that it’s either too hard, too costly or both. Well that may have been the case a few years ago, but since the launch of Etsy in 2005 it is probably the [...]