Suffering from a case of the "Mondays" I decided to post this video. It made me happy. I hope you feel the same. Check out this super coolness – Kiel Johnson's Cardboard Twin Lens Reflex Camera Time Lapse from Theo Jemison on Vimeo
Year: 2009
Weekend Drive
Last weekend we decided to drive down to Payson to take the Nebo Loop Drive. It was so gorgeous! I couldn't believe all the different colors of leaves. It is things like this that make me love Utah. It is the nature enthusiasts dream. You could go somewhere different every weekend and still have new places to go for years!
Found on Etsy – KBoriginalsect Pottery
Browsing through Etsy I kept coming across this lovely pottery by KBoriginalsect. So… If you are looking for a Christmas gift for me, I will make it easy for you. Any of the items below will do 🙂 I love the custom dog treats, Moxie and Titan would love this stuff!
The Importance of Editing Item Photos for Etsy
It has been said over and over. You need good item photos to sell on Etsy. I can tell that I have gotten better at photographing my items over time, and while I still have a long way to go, I am getting better every time I take new photos. Lighting is always a struggle when you are photographing your items, and while it is important to start out with good lighting you can also get a little help from your photo editing software. I use Gimp and Photoshop to edit my photos depending on where I am. For those […]more
Personalized Handmade Boise State University Earrings
I thought I would do a quick post on the custom piece I just sent out yesterday. This piece is an anniversary gift for an avid BSU fan, as if you couldn't tell. The anniversary is on the 23rd. (Hopefully she does not read this before then!) I was so excited to find some great gems on Etsy that matched the BSU colors perfectly. I hope they like them 🙂 I added a little surprise on the back of one with the date of their anniversary and the words "Happy Anniversary". I also put my label on the back of […]more
Etsy Labs – Photographing Jewelry
I just wanted to start out by giving a big thank you to Rhonda at Prolifiquejewelry for hosting this lab and sharing her secrets for getting her absolutely gorgeous photos (it doesn't hurt that she has some beautiful things to photograph either). This is just a quick recap for those of you who missed it, or maybe just need a refresher. Smile Handprinted Letterpress Poster by rollandtumblepress on Etsy Now, Lets get to the good stuff… What kind of Camera do you use? Lately I have been blaming my slightly blurry photos on the fact that all I have is […]more
I was Featured in my First Treasury!
How Exciting! I was recently featured in my first treasury. Thanks so much to Flowerleaf for including me with these wonderful artists! Please visit the treasury and leave your comments here.
New Packaging
Lately I have been playing around with packaging options for my handmade silver jewelry, and this is what I have come up with. I am really excited and think it turned out nicely :) You can also see the new hang tags for my earrings in the bottom right photo. It was so fun to put together. What do you do to package your items? Abella Blue Handmade Jewelry Packaging
2010 Vancouver Olympic Stamps
I just recieved a shipment of supplies from a lovely seller in Canada and could not help but to notice the stamps on my package. The stamps were created for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and I was charmed by their uber cuteness. Check em out! Is that little guy on the left Curling? Too cute. 🙂
Gimp Tutorial for Etsy Shop Photos
Because of the good response to my post on photo editing I thought I would post a very basic tutorial on how you can improve your Etsy Shop Photos with the free software Gimp. Please keep in mind that this is a very basic tutorial and there are a lot of other features that can help you improve your photos. This technique will work much better if you do some planning beforehand when taking your pictures. This just adds that little extra and brightens up the photo. First you need to download Gimp and install it. Then choose the […]more