Social Media : Pinterest

One of the teams I belong to on Etsy is the Promotional Frenzy Team.  There are a number of requirements for participation on this team - all of which are there to assist members in building their Etsy businesses.  Among the requirements is participation in various Social Media avenues, such as Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, etc.

At one time, there was some encouragement to start using Pinterest.  As I started using it, I found that this was one that I could really get into.  Pinterest can be very addictive,  I mean FUN!  Over time, some concerns were expressed about the Terms of Service on Pinterest.  Apparently, the Terms stated that Pinterest would have the right to sell any content posted there.  Finally, within the last week, Pinterest announced changes to their Terms, which go into effect on April 6, 2012.

In their announcement, they state -

Our original Terms stated that by posting content to

Pinterest you grant Pinterest the right for to sell your content.

Selling content was never our intention and

we removed this from our updated Terms.

This should address some of the concerns about using Pinterest.  Phew!  I wasn't terribly concerned about using it, since, although I am often posting photographs of my work, I am not a professional photographer, so it is doubtful that anyone would want to buy the pictures. 

Anyway, I hope that the changes in the Terms will make others more comfortable in using Pinterest.  This is where I have focused more of my efforts than any other Social Media.  While I currently have 772 followers following all of my boards, many of my boards have twice that.  My Jewelry Board has 1561 followers.  My Etsy Finds and Faves Board has 1529 followers and the Bath and Body Board has 1543 followers.  And it is always gratifying to get the string of emails notifying me of followers that have "liked" or "repinned" the things I have posted!

I hope you will join me on Pinterest.  You can find me at http://pinterest.com/sharonintexas/.  If you need an invitation to join, just leave a note in the comments.  I just need an email address so they can send you the invitation to join.  Hope to see you there.

Always Looking for a Deal

Today, I am just doing a quick post about something many of us do and some of us even enjoy - shopping!  A week or so ago, I got an email from my sister recommending that I check out a website that supposedly had great deals - new deals every day.  It took a while for me to get around to it, but it does look interesting, so I thought I would share it.  Here is the link:  NOMORERACK

Of course, when I first looked at the link, I couldn't imagine what on earth Nomo Rerack could possibly be.  I have since learned that it is actually No More Rack.  It appears that they have 8 or 10 deals every day on some high ticket items at up to 90% off.  Don't know how they do it, but I'll be checking it out on a regular basis.  I have seen some very tempting things.  For example, today they had the Kindle Touch 3G for $15.87, retail was $150.  Of course, they sold out before I got there.  Otherwise, I would have scooped up one of those!

Just thought I would share.

Have a great day!

Something New and Different

One of the dangers of Etsy is stumbling across something unexpected that you absolutely have to have! In the course of doing my daily tasks, I stumbled across such an item - some polymer clay flowers created by BeeTreebyMe .  I knew I could create something lovely with them that would fit well with my collection.  Yet, it would be something different, too.

It took a number of attempts to find just the right way to display the flower - putting something together, seeing if it works, and then taking it apart when I decided it isn't just the look I was wanting to create.  Finally, I woke up one morning with an idea of just the design that would work.  So, here I present to you my very first design using polymer beads...

You can find this creation in my shop at Blue Flower Necklace at RomanticThoughts on Etsy

Have a great day!