Grand Prairie Woodworks

Today I am featuring Grand Prairie Woodworks where you can find cutting boards, kitchen utensils, clocks, lighting and other home decor by a master builder of Mission furniture.  Here are a few items that caught my eye.

 Mission/Arts and Crafts Photo Frame in Oak

Mission/Arts and Crafts Accent Lamp

 Wooden Spatula/Stirrer in Cherry

Make sure to visit Grand Prairie Woodworks to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Artfire Crazy Train - past few riders

I missed some of my Artfire Crazy Train features so I am doing a catch up post and featuring three great Artfire shops.

The first is Tak Unique Jewelry and Designs.  Here is one great piece but visit the studio to see the full selection.

Vintage Czech Glass Turquoise Tierracast Pendant Necklace and Earrings

The next featured item is from Lovely Things by Capable Hands.  Make sure to visit the shop for the full selection as there is a wide variety of items sold.

Sakura Omiyage with Dragonfly Fabric

Last, but not least, is a great vintage jewelry shop called Yours Truli.  Visit the shop to see the full selection of beautiful jewelry.

Victorian Glass Floral WG Cameo Bracelet

Make sure to visit all the great artists featured here as there are so many more great items.

DK Miller

The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Lindsay's Bead Boutique

Today I am featuring Lindsay's Bead Boutique where you can find great beaded jewelry.  Here are just a few of the great items you can find:

Shell flower Necklace and Bracelet Set

Red and Gold Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set

Red Aventurine and Yellow Jade Jewelry Set

Make sure to visit Lindsay's Bead Boutique to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

KRISTA.ARTFIRE.COM

Today I'm featuring a lovely jewelry shop.  KRISTA.ARTFIRE.COM has some lovely jewelry and other handmade items.  Here are a few that caught my eye.

Starry Twilight - Resin Pendant

Little White and Purple Pouch

8x10 inch print - Bird in the Branches

Make sure to visit KRISTA.ARTFIRE.COM to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

LD Photography

Today I'm featuring LD Photography where you can find photographs, aceo's and photo pendants.  A few items that caught my eye are:

Photo Pendant necklace ALICE IN WONDERLAND key to the door

ACEO CHEETAH CUB photograph Metallic print limited edition

FLAMINGO LOVERS photo greeting cards set of four

Make sure to visit LD Photography to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

acadienne

Today I am featuring Artfire shop acadienne where you can find hand knit, crocheted or embroidered items.  A few items that caught my eye include:

 

Blue and yellow dishcloth pair in crochet

 

Hand Embroidered Blackwork Bookmark in rose/green multicolor

Purple Mountain Crochet Stole

Make sure to visit acadienne to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

jewelry by fyfe

Today I'm featuring jewelry by fyfe where you can find a great collection of jewelry and enamels.  A few pieces that caught my eye include:

 

Polymer Clay Maple Leaf Choker

 

Copper Enamel and Sterling ring

 

Blue Turquoise and Red glass Necklace and Earring Set

Make sure to visit jewelry by fyfe to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Designs of Avalon

Today's featured shop is Designs of Avalon where you can find jewelry and some neat bead art mosaics.  A few items that caught my eye are:

 

Southwestern Style Turquoise and Silver Chain French Hook Earrings

 

Capricorn the Sea Goat Zodiac Seed Bead Mosaic Gray and Pink

 

Tibetan Silver and Pressed Glass Beaded Bracelet - 

Pink, gray and blue

Be sure to visit Designs of Avalon to see the full selection!

DK Miller

The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Artisan Finds Today

Today, I'm going to share a few items from a couple of shops.

From Artfire, I'd like to share the following piece from Scarlet-Impressions

 

Lilac Turquoise Copper Wire Wrapped Pendant

A random cute pick from Etsy shop infinityarts

 

Swirling Smoke 115x115 Wall Clock

Tomorrow I will be sharing some recent listings by the Photographers of Etsy.  Be sure to stop by.

DK Miller

The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Llmare

Today's featured shop is Llmare where you can find lovely jewelry.  Here are just a few of the many great pieces you can find there.

 

Garnet and moonstone handmade earrings

 

Aquamarine Nugget Smokey Quartz Handmade Bracelet

 

Sky Blue Topaz Handmade Necklace

Make sure you visit Llmare to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

GIRLseattle

Today I am featuring GIRLseattle where you can find some unique handcrafted jewelry and accessories.  Some items that caught my eye include:

Black Glass Drop Necklace

 

Black and Pink Lolita Fingerless Gloves

 

 Oxidized Copper and Glass Coiled Bangle Bracelet

Make sure to visit GIRLseattle to see the complete selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Moonlight Eternal

Today I am featuring Moonlight Eternal, an Artfire shop with a wide variety of items ranging from jewelry to bath products and more.  A few items that caught my eye include:

 

Jeweled Flower Necklace

Goat Milk Bath Soak Sample Autumn

 

Lava Rock Bracelet  

Make sure to visit Moonlight Eternal to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Roxy's Rox - Handmade Artisan Jewelry

Today I am featuring Roxy's Rox, an Artfire studio where you can find a great selection of handmade artisan jewelry.  A few pieces that really caught my eye include:

 

Blue Pendant Necklace

 

Black and White Polymer Clay Pendant Necklace 

Make sure to visit Roxy's Rox to see the full selection.

DK Miller

The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

The Shutterbug Eye - Updates and changes

So I felt it time to do an update on my shops and plans for The Shutterbug Eye.

I had the fun experience last weekend of being the Artfire Crazy Train rider.  While on Artfire as a verified, or pro, member I have listed well over 200 photo items, promoted myself and others and yet I feel like I have created largely a gallery.  My few sales have been mainly to friends, my page hits are not where I'd like them to be dispite trying to write good titles and such.

I am moving in the following directions:

1. Getting all of my best pieces categorized in galleries on my website.
2. Listing my favorite pieces on Etsy to maintain a limited best of selection there.
3. I plan to purchase a pro member on Flickr which is only $24 per year and put all my best pieces by category there.
4. I will continue to feature other artists on My Handmade Site though may change how I do things slightly
5. I will continue with my photo blog The Shutterbug Eye

I hope that limiting my focus, as I was trying to manage Artfire, Etsy and 1000 Markets, will make life less stressful, help me enjoy the process again and hopefully be successful.  I will not shut any store, I simply do not plan to manage them anymore.

 

 

If you wish to see my full selection visit me at http://www.theshutterbugeye.com and look at my galleries.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Bella Sweet Jewelry

Today's featured shop is Bella Sweet Jewelry.  Some of my favorite picks from Bella Sweet include:

 

 Lemon Quartz Necklace with Marble Pendant and Aventurine Beads

 

Amethyst Nugget Earrings with Green and Purple Amethyst Briolettes

 

Lime Chalk Turquoise Necklace with large Orange Glass Pendant

Visit Bella Sweet Jewelry to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

Awaken Jewelry

Today I am featuring Artfire store Awaken Jewelry.  A few of my favorite items at Awaken Jewelry include:

 

Fireproof Sterling Silver Disk Necklace

 

Tiny Footprint Stamped Gold Filled Necklace

 

Hand Stamped Heart Shaped Faith Necklace in Gold

Make sure to visit Awaken Jewelry to see the full selection of beautiful and inspiring pieces.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

My ride on the Artfire Crazy Train

So my ride on the Artfire Crazy Train begins today.  The Artfire Crazy train is a group of verified members who band together and promote each other.  Each member of the Crazy Train gets 2 days where they "ride the train".  On those days the other members will blog and tweet and promote the riders car.

If you look back, I have had an every other day feature on an Artfire member.  They were crazy train riders.  If you have a Verified account at Artfire you should check out the Crazy Train.

Check out the Forum Post to see what items others like in my shop.  As the day goes on I will share links to other blogs or features I may find on myself over the next two days so this posting will evolve and grow.  Check back to see what transpired on the Artfire Crazy Train.  You can also visit my Artfire shop to see all my photos.

Features while on the Train:

• Andrea W Designs Blog
• Grammie's Krafty Kabana 
• Tak Unique Jewelry Designs
• Positively Charming Things 
• Creative Critters on ByHand

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more

JPATPURSES Unique Handbags and Accessories

 

Today I am featuring some lovely purses from J PAT PURSES Artfire studio.  Visit her shop to see all the colors and selection.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Purple Punch Little Zip pouch Padded

 

Hey Sugar Flat Bottom Zipper Pouch Padded

 

NEW-Charcoal Blooms Little Zipper Pouch Padded

Make sure to visit J PAT PURSES to see the full selection.

DK Miller
The Shutterbug Eye, Nature photography and more