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An Etsy Artist’s Guide to Shipping Art Prints (With Free Materials!)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jade

As Etsy artists, we are often individual sellers working out of our home, garage, or (ugh) bedrooms. For me, one of the biggest headaches was shipping prints. When selling various sized prints, I had to deal with buying multiple sized … Continue reading →

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Painting over Printed Lineart – A Test

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Jade

Inking watercolor illustrations has always been a frustrating experience for me, since I use textured paper and the pens invariably get stuck in every nook and cranny or else wobble over all the bumpy bits, making it look like I … Continue reading →

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Lower Paypal Fees on Etsy (or anywhere else) with Micropayments

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Jade

Hey, Etsy sellers! Did you know that the 2.9% + $.30 fee on Paypal is not the only fee structure you can use for your Etsy shop? A few years back, Paypal quietly released their Micropayments plan to offer a … Continue reading →

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How-Tos: Using Lulu to create your picture book dummy (Part 1)

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Jade

(Please note I am in no way “in league” Lulu… I just want to save my fellow artists some stress when it comes to picture book dummies!) The Problem In the children’s publishing world, it seems like one of the … Continue reading →

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How-Tos: The process of painting "Little Red Riding Hood"

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jade

I thought it might be fun to document what I do when I create my paintings, in case anyone is interested. Unlike most people who use watercolors, I don’t layer all that much so I don’t know how informative this … Continue reading →

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