Inky Productions- Victorian Floral Art and Pendants

Under Spotlight at Crafts Around the World!

2009-06-18T07:53:00.000-07:00

Today I am at Lin's Blog: Crafts Around the World!

Pieces in Local Shops

2009-06-09T20:31:00.001-07:00

A look at some pieces that will be making their way into the etsy shop (there's white camellia all pretty and crystal clear! I knew I had a great photo of it somewhere!) The fuchsia pinks are actually with the collection shown next... take a peek!This set of beautiful pendants can be located at June Miller's store Art and Junk in downtown Melbourne, Florida!

New Photos of Previous Custom Orders

2009-06-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

This one of the two boys is infinitely more clear than the previous version. I just love it. In fact, I've been doing more figure pendants recently. Keep an eye out for them to appear in my shop.This is white camellia, I'm sad to say it wasn't near as good a shot as I had expected. Difficulties with camera to computer screens. It looked focused super tiny... oh well next time I run into her

Hand Drawn Floral Art Pendant in Matte Silver -- Jonquille for Desire.

2009-06-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

You are desirable; all that is lovely. Your desirability is evident in all things physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual.“There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” - Mark TwainJonquille, the flower drawn on this pendant means desire.Pendant Details:♥Drawn with archival ink and pens (Aubergine/Zig Writer) on archival paper.♥Matte silver frame with bail.♥

Hand Drawn Floral Art Pendant in Matte Silver -- Hellebore for Wit

2009-06-04T09:03:00.000-07:00

"Oh the cleverness that is you."Have you ever admired the witty rejoinders in movies, shows, and books? You can enjoy the witty nature of others and inspire it in yourself. Bring a little of that cleverness in your sphere with this fabulous violet pendant.Hellebore, the flower drawn on this pendant means wit.Pendant Details:♥Drawn with archival ink and pens (Violet/Zig Writer) on archival paper.♥

Deflowering 2

2009-05-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

Be sure to click on the image to see it bigger!I just love the black and white drawings from this book. Don't you?

Deflowering

2009-05-12T19:57:00.001-07:00

Over the next few days I'm going to post images to the book The Recently Deflowered Girl by Hyacinthe Phyppe. I forget exactly where I first found the images, if I remember I'll be sure to credit the person right away. I'm going to skip over the cover and interior introduction for now and post them at the end.Today's Deflowerment: Blind DateI'm surprised the last name wasn't Smith, aren't you? lol

Fabulous News!

2009-05-11T10:04:00.000-07:00

I will be showcasing some of my work with Art and Junk in downtown Melbourne, Florida, USA. Learn more about her shop in my mom's writeup of Finding a Wonderful Gallery Shop.It always pays to have moms. I know this is a day late for mother's day, but it's true nonetheless no matter what day it is.Moms make great advertisers (be doubly sure to supply them with tons of business cards.) June saw my

Art Portfolio

2009-02-06T15:03:00.000-08:00

You might be interested in seeing my art portfolio - I'm working on a few new pieces.I made Wild Daisy and like with Clouded Geranium, I decided that the original drawing needed to be expanded. I have a video I'm working on to explain. I'll post it in a few days.Take care!

Waterproof

2009-01-27T13:55:00.000-08:00

As an online seller I have had more trouble with the concept of waterproof than anything else. My jewelry is not waterproofed and that seems to deter a lot of consumers. So I'm going to pose this question:How many people will only buy jewelry that is waterproof?If you answered yes:Why? Is it because you perceive that it is of higher quality?The concept that waterproof jewelry means high quality

Happy New Year: Some Updates

2009-01-12T23:10:00.000-08:00

Spread the news - I am back from vacation.Updates:I've come to the sad conclusion that selling wearable art jewelry on Etsy is not the venue for me. I put a lot of work into advertising, sharing ideas, meeting others around the site and making friends of sellers. Buyers have either not found me despite the active promoting or prefer things at a lower price point. That's fine, but after 8 months

Video Blog: Where do you put unsold items?

2008-12-10T18:06:00.001-08:00

Video Blog: Quick Marketing Tip

2008-12-08T19:28:00.001-08:00

Just a quick little tip and idea for all those looking to do a little guerrilla marketing.

Video Blog: Buyers with Credit Cards

2008-12-04T10:19:00.000-08:00

Too cool! Shoppers don't need a PayPal account to pay by credit card!

Video Blog: Calling Out Buyers in the Forums

2008-12-04T05:15:00.000-08:00

I know this is a very touchy subject with buyers and sellers alike. As a buyer, you're frustrated with the seller for not being communicative. As a seller, you're upset because what you thought was a great sale has turned out to be quite sour. There's no need however to air laundry like that in the forums. Both end up looking bad and what's worse it sounds like the same problem, different people,

Video Blog: Showing Off My Packaging

2008-12-03T18:10:00.000-08:00

I take a lot time and care with my packages. I think presentation is very important. When you buy a wearable art pendant from me I like to think it was partly because you loved the design and partly because you loved the story behind the pendant. To that end I have found a way to give you the story as well as the pendant with your purchase.I've also received many beautiful packages from other

Video Blog: Branding Tip for Your Shop

2008-12-01T16:58:00.000-08:00

What are your branding tips?

Video Blog: Applying Etsy Shop RSS Feed with Twitter Feed

2008-11-29T12:06:00.000-08:00

Video Blog: How to Use Etsy Hacks

2008-11-25T17:04:00.001-08:00

Home Parties (Video Blog 5 of 5)

2008-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:00

So what did you think of the set of home party videos?

Home Parties (Video Blog 4 of 5)

2008-11-21T11:53:00.000-08:00

What I'm Working On

2008-11-20T12:34:00.000-08:00

I've been doing a lot of things behind the scenes for my shop. The first thing I did was go through my listings and crop a bunch of photos. The thought process behind this was to have the first photo be centered right for viewing through gallery and thumbnail views. Whew! That took a bit of effort and time.I have to reshoot some pendants because I noticed that they were blurry. Yikes! How can you

Home Parties (Video Blog 3 of 5)

2008-11-19T16:35:00.000-08:00

Home Parties (Video Blog 2 of 5)

2008-11-18T17:31:00.000-08:00

Home Parties (1 of 5 Video Blogs)

2008-11-17T14:00:00.000-08:00

Video Blog: Repeat Buyers

2008-11-13T14:23:00.000-08:00

Woo! You have to love those repeat buyers! What efforts do you go to for your buyers?

Video Blog: Trades

2008-11-12T16:32:00.000-08:00

Learn all about trading on etsy.

Video Blog: What Are Buyers Thinking?

2008-11-11T16:09:00.000-08:00

Video Blog: Guerilla Marketing or Spam?

2008-11-10T19:11:00.001-08:00

Video Blog: Customer Care

2008-11-06T17:09:00.000-08:00

Let's learn how to take good care of our indie customers! What are your tips?

Video Blog: Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T10:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween from Inky Productions!

Video Blog: DIY Etsy Banner

2008-10-29T18:18:00.000-07:00

Video Blog: List of Things to Do to Increase Sales

2008-10-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

What can you add to the list? Send in a video response or leave a comment!

Video Blog: What Inspires You?

2008-10-23T16:59:00.000-07:00

Watch and learn what inspires me to create my Victorian Floral Art Pendants.

General News

2008-10-22T21:42:00.000-07:00

I haven't been doing much creating lately. I have been helping out over at Indie 5 Collective and renewing items in my shop. I can't believe Inky Productions is five months old on Etsy.When it comes to renewing I prefer to renew at the end of the five months to give it the most exposure time wise. Many relist whenever they feel like it to give it the most exposure in the search listings. Both

Video Blogs: Social Networking from Indie 5 Collective

2008-10-16T14:12:00.000-07:00

Today is Social Networking day at Indie 5 Collective. Below is Sandra and Anna's video post on how to network your shop. Sandra and Anna are together Hippy Dippy Designs. Click the play button to hear their tips.When you're done, be sure to check out my video below on social bookmarking websites. These sites have the potential to send hundreds of viewers to your blog, website, photos, videos, and

Video Blogging: Roundups

2008-10-15T11:16:00.001-07:00

Just Feeling Good

2008-10-15T07:16:00.000-07:00

Just feeling good today. Been taking photos of new items and they're not edited and shop ready but they're almost ready. I'll get to them eventually today and post some items. Below is Stephanotis which means Marital Happiness and a Desire to Travel. Perfect for anniversary gifts and weddings and honeymoons or for the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants type of experience.So I've been wondering,

Victorian and Regency Arts and Crafts Roundup Edition #2

2008-10-12T05:22:00.000-07:00

DrawingJewelry-->Necklaces-->PendantVictorian, Brass/Silver, RibbonColor of PendantFloralRomance/Love or Attribute/Emotion or Friendship/GiftWedding/GiftGuilty PleasuresIt's too bad we can't have a number of tags that makes sense like 15 instead of 14. I want to use Jane Austen but not take out what I have now. However, since Jane Austen is quite

Bails Are Here

2008-08-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

My order of gun metal and brass bails are here! Aren't they lovely? I am so excited to see them adorning my floral art pendants.They will make wearing the necklaces much easier as they will be less inclined to flip over in the wrong direction. What do you think of them?Oh... and slipknots will still be used to make the necklaces.

In the Night Kitchen

2008-08-17T13:37:00.000-07:00

Amy chose me this week for her Saturday writing crits. She's absolutely wonderful and loves to help others make snappier item descriptions. I love how she helped me clean mine up! I can't to get cracking on editing my shop items!Amy worked on editing Yellow Jasmine read more @Saturday Etsy Writing Critique #16

Shop Mile Marker

2008-08-16T07:51:00.001-07:00

Inky Productions has reached a new milestone! Today I have posted my 50th shop item! Very exciting!The English Lavender Pendant - Chickweed is the lucky number 50!5% off on any purchase made today with the buyer's notes saying BigFiveO.

Currant means Thankfulness

2008-08-15T13:10:00.000-07:00

This pendant reminds me of the smell of warm spices baking in the oven. The scents could be coming from your mother's home, your grandmother's, or even your own. I think of gingerbread cookies and apple pie with flaky crusts.This rich burgundy floral design can be gifted to a loved one as a sign of thanks... perhaps for all those home cooked meals. Or buy it for yourself to remind you of all the

What does humility mean?

2008-08-14T12:45:00.000-07:00

Dictionary.com says humility is the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.Being humble refers to not being proud or arrogant; to be modest; to make meek.To be meek is to be full of grace, to be kind and gentle.Wear broom to remind yourself that you and the world is full of grace.

Yellow Jasmine

2008-08-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

Understated elegance describes Yellow Jasmine. This modest hand-drawn pendant is framed in matte silver. A graceful spray of of tiny white flowers drape like a blanket across the right hand side of the pendant. Yellow Jasmine conjures forth images of sophistication and poise.Yellow Jasmine is the epitome of modesty, grace, and elegance. Those three qualities are attributed to the yellow jasmine

You've Got a Friend in Me

2008-08-12T12:13:00.000-07:00

I'd like to take a moment and quote a song,"You've got troubles, well I've got 'em too, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for you, we stick together and we see it through, you've got a friend in me!"For the friend that's been there for you, to remind yourself to be more giving of yourself, for your best friend, because you're a best friend, Adam's Needle is a perfect gift of friendship.Adam's

An "Olympic" Amount of Customs Orders

2008-08-11T18:12:00.000-07:00

Bad pun, but hey, I took it anyway. Lots of custom orders to share with everyone today. Several in the silver frames (which are brass with matte silver plate).This one is Huckleberry, apricot in brass, meaning simple pleasures.This one is Coreopis, baby blue in silver, meaning always cheerful.This one is Virgina Creeper, rose in brass, meaning 'I cling to thee forever.'Featured here is a brass

The Silver Frames Are In!!!

2008-08-09T18:07:00.000-07:00

I received my silver frames today! Aren't they just mesmerizing? The silver is antiquated like the brass.Featured here is a custom order of a baby blue coreopis floral art pendant. Coreopis means always cheerful.All listings with a corkboard background can be requested in matte silver. Future listings will include an image in matte silver so shoppers can see the difference in frame styles.

He loves me!

2008-08-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

Do you remember picking the petals off daisies and saying aloud, "He loves me... he loves me not... he loves me... he loves me not... he loves me!" Double daisy's meaning based on the Victorian language of flowers is affection. How perfect a companion to the flower itself. This pale blue pendant is sure to steal into your affections.The particular shade of blue in this pendant is bluebonnet.

Rosemary and Thyme

2008-08-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

Rosemary and Thyme is a British mystery series that revolves around the garden and flowers. Boy are there flowers! I have so much fun watching this series. I keep a notebook by my side and right down the various flower meanings that they deliver while chasing down the next criminal.Rosemary Boxer (Felicity Kendal) and Laura Thyme (Pam Ferris) are the sweetest little old ladies ever to be seen on

First Emotions of Love

2008-07-31T06:36:00.000-07:00

Lilacs bloom in full sensuousness, springing forth in bunches. The sight will surely bring a sigh of pleasure, and sound much like the first sultry sigh of two falling in love.In the Victorian Language of Flowers, a lilac conjures forth the first stirrings of love.One of my sepia art pendants, Lilac is darkly luxurious and looks like a treasure found amongst your grandmother's belongings. The

The Lure of Honeysuckle

2008-07-30T06:54:00.000-07:00

Who can forget the sweet smell of honeysuckle on a summer breeze? Bell-shaped flowers cascading in full bloom, remind us of life's fragrant moments. Let honeysuckle be your talisman for a happy life. Enhance your disposition with the simple pleasure of honeysuckle.Honeysuckle in the Victorian language of flowers means Sweetness of Disposition.This Victorian art pendant is one of a kind. Hand

Sepia Art Pendant: Tulip

2008-07-29T11:51:00.001-07:00

Do you need to declare your love? Do you wish to propose? In the Victorian language of flowers, tulips trumpet loudly declarations of love. Brightly colored tulips can help you express the inner yearnings of your heart, the feelings and emotions you have trouble finding the words for. Express your desires for her heart with tulips.See Inky Productions- Victorian Floral Art and Pendants for more