Just Like That, I am Back

-
Image
 If I said I was back, would you believe me? Blogging is complicated, and there are so many "get rich quick" blogging schemes that make it look like you are a lost cause if you are not currently earning money blogging. And why are you even blogging if you don't have multiple streams of income and entertainment. If you don't have a brand? I do have this website, but I do not have Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (you don't want to see me dance), or whatever is next.  Heck, I haven't even updated this since before the pandemic. So why am I here, writing about being back and then, probably ghosting for another two years? Life has been rough. It's been painful and overwhelming. I am so thankful for you my readers, or what is left of you. I am so thankful you are reading this post. I am so thankful that you are still committed to making the world a more exciting and more sustainable place.  Keep up-cycling my friends, and you never know, I might be back again with an
Post a Comment

One Week To Etsy: Take A Picture Day Three

-
I am back and we will be talking about taking pictures for your ETSY Shop.

First and most important you want to make sure that you have a solid background to take the picture against.

My Background a Simple $2.00 Trifold
You also want to have lighting. Natural is best, but if you are like me you probably only have a chance to take pictures at night so I use this light.

The Ottlite and yes that is my clutter


The other thing you will want to use is a good editing program. I personally use Picnik (Kimberly from Bugaboo, Mini, Mr., and Me turned me on to it)

It takes pictures like this....



And with a little tweaking it turns it into this...

Monkey Ear Dress

So much better don't you think?

I also like to take pictures of the details of the clothes. This dress is serged so I needed a picture of the serging.

Serged Seams

If you have a similar outfit that your child wears it would be awesome to include that.  People love to see the outfit in action. So I will include this picture.

Rocking The T-Shirt Dress

That is all for today. Tomorrow (or Monday) I will talk about getting your listing up and ready with the worlds best description.

Till Next Time.
post signature

Comments

Judith C Evans said…
Terrific blog! I just found your blog on Blog Frog. I've just discovered Picnik, and plant to edit my photos there, too.

Glad to meet you!
October 31, 2010 at 8:14 AM
The Sweetest Things said…
Love your blog. So glad I found it.
Following from Sits girls forum -You follow mine I'll follow yours-thanks in advance for following back. Enjoy Country Living
October 31, 2010 at 9:40 AM
imcorbie said…
I'm following too..from blogfrog.
Thanks,
Corbie
October 31, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Serene said…
What an utterly useful post; thank you! I was just talking with a friend about how to make our photos better, and you've nailed it. :-)
October 31, 2010 at 3:40 PM
millie said…
Thanks, Robin.
I need to open my etsy shop and I appreciate the help. Thanks for sharing your backdrop idea and showing me how much a photo editor will help me.
Have a great day! Thanks again; I will be back to learn more! :)
October 31, 2010 at 5:58 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Upcycled Mattress Board

-
Image
Hello lovely T-shirt Diary followers!  The Pink Bat Girl is here to rescue you from plain old scrap wood and boredom today with a fun Memorial Day upcycled project!  My block wood is courtesy of an old toddler bed that all of my kids used from Ikea.  The bed has been given away, however, we still had the old wood that went under the mattress.  I thought it would make some really great wood blocks! I took this old wood and my hubby's handy dandy saw and cut them into my desired lengths!.. I love power tools!  So if you would like to make some of these fun decorations here is what you need! Ingredients wood blocks scrapbook paper cut into small strips red, white and blue paint Mod Podge craft glue jewels Start by cutting your wood into blocks.  Paint the top block red, the second block white and the last block blue. When the paint it dry start Mod Podging your blocks with the scraps of scrapbook paper in a quilty kind of design. When mine were done they looked like this. Then I u
Read more

Cleveland LEGO Kidsfest Giveaway!

-
Image
It's LEGO time! How cool is this! If you didn't know Cleveland is lucky enough to have the LEGO KidsFest national tour stop by November 4-6th and The T-Shirt Diaries is giving away one pair of tickets to attend the Sunday, Nov 6th Session from 3pm-7:30pm. LEGO Kidsfest is bringing all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in a three acre activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests. So what does one do at LEGO Kidsfest?   Build with Duplos  or.... Meet a Master Model Builder You will even get to add your own 5" X 5" creation to creation nation. Creation Nation Display at Florida's LEGO Kidsfest Pretty awesome, don't you think.  So here are the contest details. The contest will run until Sunday October 23rd at Midnight. The winner will be drawn on Monday October 24th via random.com.  You get entries for the foll
Read more

Melted Rainbow Crayon Art Tutorial

-
Image
I love the melted crayon art all over the internet. My daughter is having a rainbow birthday party this weekend and what would be better than a crayon art canvas with some melted crayons. I mean how hard could it be? Actually, it melted crayon canvas art is pretty much the easiest art project ever. You will need: 64 pack of Crayola crayons (you could do a few 24 packs or use another brand, but I like Crayola's melt-ability) Hot glue gun (with glue of course) Canvas (I used a 16 X 16 inch white canvas) Blow Dryer The first step is to glue your crayons with a hot glue gun in the order you like to the top of the canvas.  I really like the look of the labels facing the same way.  I also tried as much as possible to go with the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple theme (you know a rainbow for the rainbow party). I started taking some pictures because I was in love with the look of the lined up crayons. I have no idea what I am going to use 100 pictures of a row o
Read more