Check Out UGallery.com Today

Hey All,

I have been busy with other projects lately and I apologize for that. But, I did run across this website that I thought was pretty cool.

UGallery.com is an online art gallery that caters to College students and mixes in social networking and eCommerce all at once. It allows sellers a place to show their art for sale and at the same time buyers get great prices on original pieces of art.

The website set up is terriffic. You can search by artist, medium, size, color or even the school the artist goes to. So stop by and see the up and coming artists from across the country.

Till next time.....

How to Price Your Crafts

One of the biggest problems crafters have is pricing their projects correctly so they actually make money.

We all want to be successful, but to sell your craft at a price below what you have put into it will only make you broke and take the fun out of crafting.

I have found a e-book that is very informative on starting a craft business and how to run it.

The book also comes with an added extra "Craft Pricing Calculator." It is compatible with most spreadsheet programs and is a must to help you run your craft business.

I hope you check out "Craft Business - How to Start Your Own Craft Business" and enjoy it as much as I have.

Till next time.....

New Christmas Characters from MyCraftsPage.com

First of all sorry for the lack of posts lately. It has been busy the last few weeks and I have ignored this blog.

But on a good note, Tommy over at MyCraftsPage.com has new tutorials for Christmas all ready for you to look at and make on your own.

If you have never been over to Tommy's website it is a wonderful source of tutorials for the avid polymer clay artist. Tommy has a great gift in making adorable character beads that anyone can make.

So visit Tommy today and say Hi!

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How to Make Polymer Clay Beads

I wanted to start with something simple to make with our polymer clay and decided to show a couple of videos on how to make beads.

Beads are easy and simple to make and yet can bring you in some decent cash if your design and colors are good. I use Etsy to sell my craft stuff as eBay's fees are way to high just to hope they sell there. At Etsy you pay a low one time fee and that is it.

The first video is how to make beads the freehand way, without the use of a bead maker and the second, of course, is how to make polymer clay beads with the assitance of a bead maker. These bead makers are made out of tough clear plastic and usually make 1 - 3 different sizes or shapes with the same bead maker and they are usually priced around $12.99 - $14.99.

I hope you enjoy these and come back for soon for the next project.

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Our First Featured Artist

Keeping within the polymer clay realm, I have decided to award Tommy Venable of MyCraftsPage.com as our first Featured Artist!

Tommy makes some adorable little characters with polymer clay that would be the envy of any clay artist. But not only does Tommy make great characters, but he makes awesome tutorials on how to make these characters.

This unselfishness alone is a great attribute to have and I am sure Tommy will be awarded ten fold for his work.

Congrats and Thank You for the Tutorials, Tommy!

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Color Scales in Polymer Clay

Whenever I am trying to learn about a new craft or technique, I always go to YouTube.com to try and find all of the videos I can on the subject. There is nothing better than actually seeing someone show you how a technique that you are trying to learn. I want to thank all of the video makers that have taught me tons of stuff, I can never repay you.

While I was on YouTube, I wanted to find some videos on the basics of polymer clay. Boy, did I hit the jackpot. I found a video on how to do color scales in polymer clay. This not only gives you a great reference to color for future projects you will do, but also gives you some practice on blending different colors of polymer clay.

I have to give credit to Maggie from MaggieMaggio.com for the awesome tutorial and please check out her website for other great tips.



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MyBlogGroup.com is Live!

I have started up MyBlogGroup.com and I hope you will visit it soon. It is a central point that connects all of my blogs together.

I also have a list of tools that I use to get traffic, money whatever for my blogs. If you have any that are not listed there is a contact e-mail at MyBlogGroup.com on the Tools page for you to use.

I am looking for new things to include on the site also. I do not have any ideas at this time, but I am working on it.

So visit MyBlogGroup.com and let me know what you think!

Till next time.....