Time For A New Look

I've decided to re-style my Folk Art by Kerry blog. It has been quite a stretch of time since I last blogged here and it has been an amazing year. I've learned so much since I first set up this blog. I have established two shops on Etsy that happily fill my time as well as another blog that is growing each day. Etsy is an awesome online "store front" that features and sells everything hand made. My Etsy shops are http://www.folkartbykerry.etsy.com/ and http://www.thereddoor.etsy.com/. Both shops feature affordable original art and make great gifts.

I also enjoy featuring other Etsians and their creative work spaces on my Etsy Studios blog
http://www.etsystudios.blogspot.com/.




















Please take a peek at my shops and my other blog. I have been on an amazing creative streak lately and I plan to share some of my new creations in just a few days. I have a big Art Show on August 16th and have been busily getting ready for that. I look forward to sharing my work, discoveries and new creations with you.

Enjoy your time on my blog and feel free to leave comments!

Where have you been!!!!

Hi,..... It's not you......it's me !. I have been having a hoot of a time setting up my new websites. Yes I did say websitesssss ! Not one but two. How crazy am I?



I decided as an artist to promote my work. To have my work available for others to view is important....aside from shows and exhibitions. I decided to set up a website.
Well.... that was a week and a bit ago.
Things are going very well. The set-up was a breeze. Go to http://www.etsy.com/ ,they provide user friendly instructions to set up a website for handmade items. It's really easy. Another site www.finerworks.com is a really great art website for beginners and veterans.




The more time consuming parts are making a banner & avatar. If you don't like doing it yourself there are others you can pay to do it ~ a good option! The other time consuming jobs are taking pics and listing your items but when you are done they look great ( you can't pay someone to do this ~ hmmm... a good business idea!). You can even go to the Forums to chat and ask people what they think. Don't worry~ all are very friendly and supportive.



So check out all of my hard work ~still in progress~. Send a comment and tell me what you think!

www.folkartbykerry.etsy.com

www.thereddoor.etsy.com

Quote~Give yourself rewards for getting through various stages of a project.

Treat yourself to a movie, call a friend, or go for a walk.

Julie Morgenstern



I think I'll go see a movie!

~Kerry~

My First Blog! (a.k.a. Bug Eyes)

My First Blog



Wow... my eyes are buggy from all of the time I just spent staring at the computer. As I write this first blog I feel a sense of accomplishment and exhaustion. I have to say that the Blogspot Blogger program is very user friendly. When I did make mistakes...and I did ( thus the buggy eyes) there were simple explanations to help out. Are there "buggy eye " pictures to include in a blog? As my eyes are focusing I am praying as I spell check that I am spelling Blogger and not Booger . Did I get it right? Can you tell I have a 5 year old at home?

o.k.- Here is the adult content which doesn't get too much more "adult" than this. I look forward to sharing my first year discoveries as a new "professional" artist... my experiences and helpful tips that will hopefully help other "newer than me" artists. I hope that you find this blog useful and maybe a bit entertaining.



Quote - Whether you think you can or can't, you are right!



I think I Can- & I Did!

~ Kerry Grbich~