Blasts of Inspiration

The Secret Number One Way to Get Things Done!

January 27, 2013
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BlueOtterArt Developing a successful Etsy shop is a piece of work.  Really.  It is a job. You work it. You can be a hobby seller on Etsy with minimal effort. Just hang out and sell a few things now and then. But to really be successful, there are dozens of things you need to get [...]

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Live your beauty

April 26, 2012
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BlueOtterArt How to create a work space you love! It can be super organized, or it can be delightful chaos…whatever satisfies your soul! One of the great artists of modern times, Alexander Calder, created his masterpiece mobiles in an amazingly rich and cluttered workshop (see a photo of Calder’s studio at the Smithsonian Magazine’s blog). [...]

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500 Sales and a Blast of Inspiration

August 10, 2011

BlueOtterArt A great Etsy success story! Ah, you are going to love this.  Meet Sarah, the designer and entrepreneur behind dodeline design. Sara has a blog, and just wrote a story celebrating her 500th sale in her Etsy shop.  That’s right.  500 sales.  How sweet is that! Her story, appropriately titled 500 Etsy Sales: A [...]

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I figure the wives are on Etsy

July 24, 2011

BlueOtterArt There’s a history here.  It’s Superbowl Sunday 2009.  I’m watching the game over at a friend’s house on the big screen.  All the football fans are there, bowls of chips, boxes of pizza, cold beer.  At halftime, David pulls out his computer. “Are you online?” I ask. “Yeah…working my Etsy site.” he replies. “Etsy? [...]

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