If you're not on Instagram, I'm also on Twitter and Pinterest. I'll try not to repost much, I promise. These links can also be found on my main site, The Introverted Writer, here.
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May 18, 2016
Social Media Links
Are you on Instagram? Follow along to stay up-to-date with weekly posts on daily happenings, visual inspirations, and writer/jewelry and wedding goods maker news via username ectiwshop. (On the subject of jewelry, I've been regularly eyeing my jewelry-making space, but haven't sat down to make anything--yet. I'm working on it.)
If you're not on Instagram, I'm also on Twitter and Pinterest. I'll try not to repost much, I promise. These links can also be found on my main site, The Introverted Writer, here.
If you're not on Instagram, I'm also on Twitter and Pinterest. I'll try not to repost much, I promise. These links can also be found on my main site, The Introverted Writer, here.
January 07, 2016
Brainstorming a New Year
Is is already one week into the new year? People say that the years go by faster when you're older, and I think they're right. As for the shop, I have to get moving on designing some new jewelry designs that I've, over the past few days, been diligently brainstorming. Also on the to-do list is to take photos of an evocative interchangeable dangle set that I hadn't gotten around to photographing during the busy holidays. If you're interested, the two-dangle set is garnet and smoky quartz (rustic, dark, and lovely!). The weather here has been rainy and the sky a brilliant-though-muting gray, so a photo session will have to wait until there's some sunlight. Natural light will make the photo angles and colors pop on this lush piece. Been rewriting content on my blog pages for clarity and relevance, too.
Now that it's the new year, and I've been making jewelry for over five, one would think I'd have a handle on these shop-related tasks. Ha! It's almost as if each year follows the beat of its own drum--some years are more productive than others, and each has its own fine-tuned focus while should-be focuses blur into the background. Only to find themselves at the forefront, once again, when the creative process shifts. Same goes for my writing. As the pendulum swings.
One thing that fortunately doesn't fit this go-with-the-flow mentality is my focus on custom orders. Whether for writing services, jewelry, or wedding goods, I keep up with the momentum; I do not fall behind. I stick to deadlines, give each order my all, and maintain an intense, sustained focus that I later wonder about and attempt to replicate with brainstorming and making new non-custom pieces. Nothing builds determination more than a deadline. I've learned that honing a craft takes much practice, and this practice comes in many forms--one just has to persevere through the creative process, find equal footing through it all. Generating ideas is one form of practice; actually sitting down to create a piece is another. I'm still learning about sentence structure and timing when I work on writing orders, still learning new jewelry-making techniques even after five years. I'll take the daily grind of life over its grandeur any day.
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One thing that fortunately doesn't fit this go-with-the-flow mentality is my focus on custom orders. Whether for writing services, jewelry, or wedding goods, I keep up with the momentum; I do not fall behind. I stick to deadlines, give each order my all, and maintain an intense, sustained focus that I later wonder about and attempt to replicate with brainstorming and making new non-custom pieces. Nothing builds determination more than a deadline. I've learned that honing a craft takes much practice, and this practice comes in many forms--one just has to persevere through the creative process, find equal footing through it all. Generating ideas is one form of practice; actually sitting down to create a piece is another. I'm still learning about sentence structure and timing when I work on writing orders, still learning new jewelry-making techniques even after five years. I'll take the daily grind of life over its grandeur any day.
December 05, 2015
Getting the Hang of It
How are you all doing? I feel like it's been awhile (again...) since I've touched bases with you beyond the holiday hubbub and the showcasing of new shop items. So here I am, shifting the subject to more humanlike thoughts--because humanity is what really matters when it comes down to it. On the EC | TIW front, I actively started utilizing my Twitter account, while also writing here and posting on Instagram (see this blog entry for my dilemma about this). First, I was confused about what to post on each site: the same information, but condensed? Different information? Have each social media account reflect different aspects of my shop? Unnervingly, a cacophony of thoughts stormed my mind; I felt like I was in over my head. Overstimulated to the max. Finally, I decided to post what I wanted to, which has become fun for the following reasons:
1. Twitter's word-count limit lets me play around with words: those with varying weight, illustrative potential, and wit--to include as I see fit.
2. Instagram has been helpful to pull together photography and writing into shortened posts, with an emphasis on photos.
3. My blog, which remains my favorite mode of communication, allows me the space to write freely, and creatively, without word-count limits and ergonomic annoyances (i.e.:smartphone keyboard). Although my mind goes a-mile-a-minute, I type very slowly; I think too fast and my hands can't keep up unless I use a regular keyboard.
Content varies per site depending on what works better for me: quick, pulsing writing for Twitter; evocative photos and their accompanying words for IG; chronicling the thought process via in-depth writing for this blog. Together, it's a fun, exhilarating challenge that forces me to learn and use new words in the process. (And you know how I love a good word...)
Bottom line:
What at first felt overwhelming and scary--the balancing of, and posting on, three social media accounts--is now something I look forward to on a weekly basis. (Pinterest doesn't count because pinning visual inspiration is easy.) I love playing around with words and ideas to fit these very different social-media platforms because it keeps my writer's brain happy. It's only then that I can concentrate fully, without interruption from my ever-roving mind, on making jewelry and book page goods, plus crafting quality writing services, during this busy holiday season. With practice, things have become more manageable.
1. Twitter's word-count limit lets me play around with words: those with varying weight, illustrative potential, and wit--to include as I see fit.
2. Instagram has been helpful to pull together photography and writing into shortened posts, with an emphasis on photos.
3. My blog, which remains my favorite mode of communication, allows me the space to write freely, and creatively, without word-count limits and ergonomic annoyances (i.e.:smartphone keyboard). Although my mind goes a-mile-a-minute, I type very slowly; I think too fast and my hands can't keep up unless I use a regular keyboard.
Content varies per site depending on what works better for me: quick, pulsing writing for Twitter; evocative photos and their accompanying words for IG; chronicling the thought process via in-depth writing for this blog. Together, it's a fun, exhilarating challenge that forces me to learn and use new words in the process. (And you know how I love a good word...)
Bottom line:
What at first felt overwhelming and scary--the balancing of, and posting on, three social media accounts--is now something I look forward to on a weekly basis. (Pinterest doesn't count because pinning visual inspiration is easy.) I love playing around with words and ideas to fit these very different social-media platforms because it keeps my writer's brain happy. It's only then that I can concentrate fully, without interruption from my ever-roving mind, on making jewelry and book page goods, plus crafting quality writing services, during this busy holiday season. With practice, things have become more manageable.
September 04, 2015
Free US Shipping on Orders Over $15
Update:
I have decided to remove the 15% off discount on EC | TIW jewelry for IG followers. This is due to PayPal's new policy, effective 10/30, which states that those who receive refunds must have a PayPal account...or else they will not receive the refund at all. A little unfair considering the current not-yet-changed policy gives refunds to all persons--PayPal account holder or not.
However, I am still offering free US shipping on orders over $15. All you have to do is apply FREESHIPPING at checkout.
However, I am still offering free US shipping on orders over $15. All you have to do is apply FREESHIPPING at checkout.
See my blog post on how to apply coupon codes:
August 28, 2015
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Remember Etsy Treasuries? Although I have not posted one here in awhile, and sadly, Etsy now promotes them less, I continue to truly enjoy seeing their creative themes and unique finds. The moody, vibrant ones always seem to catch my eye the most. Anyone with an Etsy account can create a Treasury, and I think that putting one together is an art form in itself: from selecting images, to choosing a title, to visually arranging them in the given layout. The sky (and the 16-item max. space) is the limit.
See this Treasury here.
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It's almost my 5th shop anniversary, and the promos continue!
IG followers @ectiwshop receive 15% off all jewelry purchases from my shop after purchase.
To receive this discount:
1. Follow me on IG (@ectiwshop),
2. Make a jewelry purchase, and
3. Etsy convo me that you are an IG follower.
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