Super Sunday!

It's Super Sunday today. Got home after badminton session and found myself in this Storque article (the Storque is Etsy's Blog name) about bookmaking, quite by accident. Another check with Craftcult later led me to realise, not only was the article responsible for the GINORMOUS increase in Scribble Shop's incoming traffic, but also i was on the Front Page again! For a little while anyway.

1 Storque article + 1 Front Page features ----> 30 new item "hearts" & 17 new shop "hearts".

Front Page List

A little more reflection and then it dawned on me. I made a comment in the forums about Etsy's new shipping tool option (offering a suggestion and inadvertently making my presence known) and the forum's poster Etsy Admin member JulieinCharge took notice. She was the one who wrote that Storque article.

He He He....Mighty happy. =)

Road Map Envelopes

Things have been quite slow in progress in terms of Scribble Shop additions. August has been a busy month, especially with my new art course. We're given homework and though it doesn't seem like much, it certainly takes up my time.

I feel i should be focusing on my art education and so, i've been trying to do some self-study as well. At the moment, i'm reading 2 useful books on watercolour painting, and pattern design. My plans for the immediate future are:

1. More frequent art sessions - e.g. a painting a day, quick sketches, plein air studies in the Park


2. Organising my crafting areas - find suitable vertical storage, orderliness, separate creating & mailing spots,


3. Better housekeeping (uh-huh)

Also, my niece is coming in about a week. As in, coming into the world. Yes, i think it's a girl. We don't know, only the doc does. My Mum will be visiting and staying for 2 months to help with the baby. And a dear friend of mine is getting married.

Looks like September will be a very interesting month. =)

Updates

Last week finished off with a very good Sunday, for me.

An old friend from way back was in town and i had the chance of showing him and a colleague about Sydney for a day. We did all the usual harbour sightseeing things (though it was enough for them to see the Opera House and Bridge from a near distance), took the ferry to Manly (on the way we glimpsed a pod of dolphins! I've never seen them in the harbour before), had lunch in Darling Harbour (all paid for by their employers hehehe), shopped at Paddys Markets, then back to Darling Harbour for...wait for it....a deluxe seafood platter at a good restaurant. Mmmm....the prawns and oysters were to-die-for. =p Pity about the lobster. Oh well.....and it was good to catch up with Alvin too. =)





Got home exhausted but happy. Checked my shop statistics and saw a very sudden jump in views and popularity of some products. Did further checking and yup, i made it to the front page of Etsy yet again. I hope the good news never ends. =)

This Treasury (collection of featured creations) was compiled by Etsy staff themselves. How cool is that! Looking at it now, it seems to be an all Aussie-affair! Yay!

Now, i've gotta go rest a bit. All the excitement of the weekend is still casting its effects on me poor body. I'll be back soon...