I'm Not Sure I Like Changes that are 'Thrust' Upon Me

I do understand that change is a necessary fact of life...

we are in a constant state of change.

But...when I'm just getting 'used' to something...

it seems someone comes along and

changes things on me.

Recently...Etsy has been undergoing a lot of changes.

I had been so used to 

looking to the right...

for 

Shop sections,

Shop Info...etc..

now that has all been moved to the left.

Not a big change I know...

but it still

'drives me crazy'.

Recently, I got an email from 1000 Markets 

saying

they had been acquired by 

Bonanza.

I had 'just' gotten used to 1000 Markets...

so Bonanza is just going to have to wait

until after the first of the year.

The items from the 1000 Markets shop have transferred

over...but there is no

'rhyme or reason' to how the items

are showing up in Bonanza

(I had them so carefully placed into their respective sections in 1000 Markets.)

But...

such is life...

constantly changing.

Shop Update

You may

or may not have noticed...

I have pulled a lot

of pieces out of

my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop.

About once or twice a year I evaluate

everything I have listed in my

Etsy Shop 

and decide what I want to do 

with each piece.

Well...it's that time again!

I have either pulled

or I'm in the process of pulling

a number of pieces.

I like to have a manageable number

of items in each of my shops...

and when the shops get too unwieldy for me..

I 'clean house'.

So...if there was a piece you were 

'in love' with and you don't see

 in my Etsy Shop...

you can check..
Rustic Goth Zibbet,

1000 Markets,

or

Rustic Goth Artfire.

I have a LOT of artwork...

and much of it isn't even being offered anymore,

plus...

it didn't make sense to have duplicate artwork

in my shops...

so

I am in the process of

making each one of my shops unique

in the art that is being offered.

Some of the same pieces will
be offered on merchandise in my
Zazzle Shop...
and will eventually be offered as a
Print on Demand print
at
Fine Art America.

I like that collectors will be able
to purchase Canvas Art Prints
at Fine Art America,
as soon as I have signed up for the
print on demand program.

So...that's an 'update' on
my shops...
and I'm hoping to have everything
all 'restructured'
by the end of next week.

I'm Having 'SALES' All Over the Place

I'm having 'sales' ALL over the Place!
First...I'm having a 'different' kind of sale
in my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop.

Get 4 regular size prints and receive 2 prints
of your choice Free.
Or..2 Large 11x14 Prints and get 1 print Free.
AND...I am also throwing in
Free Worldwide Shipping
on Everything...
at least through Mother's Day!
I may not 'update' all of
my listings with a 'Free Shipping' notice
in each title...but every listing has already
been set to 'free shipping'.

I wrote about the introduction of
Large Limited Edition Art Prints
a while back.

At the time of this writing, I have
8 Limited Edition Large Prints
in my Etsy Shop.

I have 6 different prints in my
Artfire Shop,

6 in my
1000 Markets Shop,

and
6 in my Zibbet Shop.

Each shop has different prints...

why???? would I do this??

Well...after the March debacle on Etsy...
I decided to open shops on several other sites...
but, because of the ongoing problems
and with Etsy being my main site..
my Etsy shop took sooo much of my time,
that I felt the other shops were pretty much neglected.

I don't know if any of these other shops are worth a hoot
or not...
but I thought I should, at the very least, offer a few
items...exclusive to each shop...to see if I could
find out
one way or the other.

Rustic Goth 'news'

I had a 'stall' at the

Handmade Market all week...

I decided to 'give it a go' and see what happened..

I'll have to check stats to see how

it worked out.

It's a fun little site but a little time consuming

to set up.

My shops at

Zibbet

and 

1000 Markets

have some exclusive items,

unique to each shop

and I am working on new pieces

for each of my shops.

 New pieces also added to

my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop.

I took on a new

custom painting request..

I'm working hard to get it done as it

needs to get to the Netherlands by May 1st.

Jaime is the 'featured Zibbeter' this week..

she gave a wonderful interview.

Now I'm taking some

time away from the computer...so I can get

everything done and also get several

lines ready to present for licensing.

CMZ Art 1000 Markets

I signed up for a new shop

at 1000 Markets

over the week-end.

What with the problems at Etsy...

with their updates that sometimes affect views...and sales...

and then Zibbet going down

because of so many Etsy sellers grabbing Zibbet

shops...

it's all been quite the 'shake-up'...

well..I decided to add 1000 Markets to

my online shops..

along with Etsy and Zibbet.

Since closing my CMZart Etsy Shop

last week...I've been kind of at a loss

about what to do with the pieces I enjoy creating...

that aren't Rustic or Goth...

so 1000 Markets seemed like a good fit

for a CMZ Art Shop.

But...I decided that what I would do there..was to put

ALL of my art styles...

and I started with a few of my Rustic Goth pieces.

My shop was approved yesterday...

and today

I learned that 

'The Aviator'

was featured as one of the

"Staff Picks".

I don't yet have much in this shop...

but after this exposure I will make it a priority..

and get a lot more into the shop

by the week-end.