My Childhood Song

When I was a child and having a hard time, there was one song that always brightened my outlook. It reminded me that it is ok to dream, because dreams can come true. Anytime I felt blue, that was the song that came to my lips. So today I would like to share that memory with you all. I bet most of you already know this song :)

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

(Lyrics found at StLyrics.com)

Somewhere over the rainbow was my childhood song. What was your childhood song?

Jewelry Spotlight - Tiny Hoop Earrings (updated)

Today I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce you to the selection of tiny hoop earrings I offer in my store.

 Each of these tiny hoops have a 0.5 inch diameter. They are about the size of a dime.
This size hoop earring is currently available in  four metals (copper, silver, gold fill, and niobium) and two styles; plain (hammered) and twisted (Twisted only available in silver currently but gold and copper are coming soon. )

Each of these beautiful creations can be found in my store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElunaJewelry

Tiny Twisted Silver Hoops

Tiny Gold Hoops made from 14kt Gold Fill Wire

Tiny Silver Hoop Earrings

Tiny Copper Hoop Earrings

Tiny Niobium Hoop Earrings

Paua Shell and Abalone

Etsy has recently changed their policy of allowing pre-ban endangered species items. This is good news from a conservation stand point. Out of curiosity I looked at the list of endangered and threatened animals and realized that two species of abalone are listed.

When most of us think Abalone, this is what we are imagining. A beautiful iridescent shell that is reminiscent of tropical waters. With such beauty, it is easy to imagine how these wonders ended up on the list. But we would be wrong.

Stock photo from Wikipedia of Haliotis iris.

This is not the albalone that is endangered. These are:

Black Abalone

White Abalone

If you look up Paua Shell, you will quickly find out that it too is part of the albalone group, but unlike the two endanged albalone, Paua's are found in New Zealand. In fact not only are they not endangered, but New Zealand even has a growing aquaculture industry for paua. They harvest the snails for both their meat and their beautiful shells, like these:

Paua Shell Earrings

Etsy's New Listing Page: Hiccups and Work Arounds

Overall I like the new listing page. It is clean, with most of the infomation centered on the product being looked at.

There are a few issues however.

First: Shipping.
In order to see shipping costs, or shipping time, you have to click the shipping tab. Not very user friendly I think.  Short of putting shipping prices and times directly into each listing, I do not currently have a work around here.

Second: Navigation
In the orginal listing format, you could at least return to a section by following the gray nav link at the top of the page. Now that link is hidden by a banner. The banner is nice in that it features products by the seller, BUT it makes it impossible to simply navigate around the store. 

In the case of navigation, sellers can side step this issue by ensuring each listing has a back link to it's shop section as well as a back link to their store.

Since the new listing pages have been in testing, I have seen a larger than normal spike in my shop stats from Etsy; specifically "your listings". While my shop section stats have gone into the toilet.

What do you like or hate about the new listing page on Etsy?

Twitter Tree 7-17-2013

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop M-W-F.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/

Friday:http://http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com

Instructions:

• Only 2 Items per person
• Each Tweet must contain the hashtag #retwt
• Only 1 other Hashtag may be used.
• Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet.
• Keep your Tweet under 140 Characters (including spaces).
• No Mature Items
• Tweet Everyone’s listings. (It is not fair to others if you do not fully participate. Team Leaders do watch who is tweeting and who is not.)

Limit of two (2) hashtags.

Today's Tweeting Items Are:     

Tiny Copper Hoop Earrings Reverse Hoops by ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/MgaFmo  #retwt #jewelry

 

#Hypoallergenic Chevron Amethyst Bead Necklace by ElunaJewelry http://etsy.me/10R2y75 #retwt #jewelry

 

Pictures 

 

Tiny Copper Hoop Earrings

Twitter Tree 07/08/2013

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop M-W-F.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/

Friday:http://http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com

Instructions:

• Only 2 Items per person
• Each Tweet must contain the hashtag #retwt
• Only 1 other Hashtag may be used.
• Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet.
• Keep your Tweet under 140 Characters (including spaces).
• No Mature Items
• Tweet Everyone’s listings. (It is not fair to others if you do not fully participate. Team Leaders do watch who is tweeting and who is not.)

Limit of two (2) hashtags.

Today is a big day for me. I am taking my son to Kindergarten for the first time today. Big Day/ Hard Day. My little man is growing up too fast.

In other news, I opened up another store this week. I will be selling stained glass earrings and mosaic tile jewelry in this store. Please store in and see it: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElunaGlassJewelry

Today's Tweeting Items Are:     

Come see her great Tiny Gold Hoop Earrings made from 14 Karat Gold Fill Wire http://ow.ly/mCl0O  #retwt #jewelry

 

#New Listing and Store! Orange Stained Glass Earrings Stained Glass http://etsy.me/12YSqU1 via @Etsy #retwt #jewelry

 

Pictures 

 

Tiny Gold Hoop Earrings made from 14 Karat Gold Filled Wire

Orange Stained Glass Earrings

Twitter Tree 07/03/2013

The Twitter Tree© will be hosted by a different shop M-W-F.

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com/

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com/

Friday:http://http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com

Instructions:

• Only 2 Items per person
• Each Tweet must contain the hashtag #retwt
• Only 1 other Hashtag may be used.
• Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet.
• Keep your Tweet under 140 Characters (including spaces).
• No Mature Items
• Tweet Everyone’s listings. (It is not fair to others if you do not fully participate. Team Leaders do watch who is tweeting and who is not.)

Limit of two (2) hashtags.

I am tweeting sections today from my store. :)

Today's Tweeting Items Are:     

 

Tiny Gold Hoop Earrings made from 14 Karat Gold Fill Wire http://ow.ly/mCl0O  #retwt #jewelry

 

Come see these Large Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings, 2 inch diameter hoops http://ow.ly/mCl7G #retwt #jewelry

 

Pictures 

 

Tiny Gold Hoop Earrings made from 14 Karat Gold Filled Wire

Large Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings

 

 

 

Listing work.

I have been working on updating some of the SEO on my Etsy store. (warning this could get a little link heavy)

In the past month, I have updated the sections of my store. I have gone from Hoop Earrings to Silver Hoop Earrings, Copper Hoops, Gold Filled Hoops, Niobium Hoop Earrings, and Hoop Earring Sets.

Obviously the Silver Hoop Earrings feature my Sterling Silver Hoops.  I have four different sizes of backward hoops I sell under the Silver Hoop Earrings section, as well as 3 Inch Hoops and 4 Inch Hoops.  My four sterling silver backward hoop sizes are: Tiny Sterling Silver Hoops (0.5 inch diameter), Small Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings (1.0 inch diameter), Medium Silver Hoop Earrings (1.5 inch diameter) and Large Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings (2.0 inch diameter).

I have also worked on my listings for my Tiny Gold Hoop Earrings made from 14 karat gold filled wire, as well as my tiny copper hoops and my small hammered copper hoop earrings.

I am hoping all this work will increase my position in certain keyword searches from Google.

Thanks for letting me ramble.
April