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My friend is setting up a craft fair for students, advice on how desperately needed!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy McCarthy Oct 12, 2011.

About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Amy McCarthy Sep 16, 2011.

If you have the time.........

please have a read of my new Indie Smiles article about increasing traffic to your shophttp://www.indiesmiles.com/juicy-promotions/I have…Continue

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My friend is setting up a craft fair for students, advice on how desperately needed!

Hi all you folk who know how to organise a craft fair, my friend is going to and we need to know how! Its goig to be in a room at a university and each student can have a table advice on the health and safety/legal stuff/public liability insurance etc and ofcourse PR would be great.Thank you x See More

Oct 5, 2011

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One of my wide range of one off mobiles, all hung on driftwood, using waste stained glass and recycled beads from old necklaces

Sep 28, 2011

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Amy McCarthy replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

"Thanks I will look at those links in detail you guys are a mine of info!"

Sep 16, 2011

Amy McCarthy posted a status

"what happened to me in my Devon Open Studio day today lots of experiementing! http://wp.me/pzg7F-iO"

Sep 16, 2011

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Victoria Baker replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

"I'd offer Paypal to start out with, you can use Paypal to process credit card payments without having an account... Here's Etsy's tutorial on how to do…"

Sep 16, 2011

Whitney-Anne Baker replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

" Both these sites are good places to start learning about SEo. Hope thye are useful to you. Feel free to pick my brains if you need to. http://seoforbeginners.co.uk/ http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo"

Sep 16, 2011

Amy McCarthy replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

"Thanks everyone, very interesting reading and invaluable advice! x"

Sep 15, 2011

Erika Davis replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

"I know quite a few people who have a website and etsy/folksy so it's up to you really. If you have a website and want to sell from it, your really do need to be able to take credit/debit card payments. I use paypal express checkout (people can…"

Sep 15, 2011

Whitney-Anne Baker replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

"Just to add what Bibba Lo said about Serch Engine Optimisation - it is absolutely a must. I found two sites that explained it really simply. I e-mailed them to a friend. Will get her to send the links back to me as I didn't bookmark them (…"

Sep 15, 2011

Bibba Lo replied to Amy McCarthy's discussion About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

"Hi, It is good to keep the shops on internet market places too, especially if you are successful there. You may link them to self standing shop. The most important is to have as much traffic as possible because it will influence your…"

Sep 14, 2011

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About to launch my own shop on my website advice please!!!!

Its been a long time coming, my hubby just is not working fast enough on building my new website (tongue firmly in cheek) but the end is in sight! Now I could do with some advice lovely handmade makers! Do I keep my Folksy and Etsy shops open or just focus on my own?Is it ok to just have Paypal as a payment option or do I need to accept credit cards too? Anything else remotely useful you can share/advice/pit falls etc very gratefully received Thank you Amy xSee More

Sep 14, 2011

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Amy McCarthy replied to Catherine Marche's discussion opportunity - bursary for young Artists

"oh I am too old! keep saying that alot lately :-("

Sep 14, 2011

Amy McCarthy replied to Amanda Robins's discussion What did you write about in your blog today?

"I am trying to write a blog a day over the Devon Open Studios fortnight which I am participating in see more here http://wp.me/pzg7F-iA"

Sep 14, 2011

Amy McCarthy posted a status

"Last week of Open Studios, I am in my studio from tomorrow till Sunday 11-6pm and late night till 8 pm tomorrow!"

Sep 14, 2011

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Art for Charity's sake

Hi I have just installed a sculpture which I am selling off for charity! please see more info here on my actual blog http://wp.me/pzg7F-jc

Posted on November 7, 2011 at 13:30

Experimenting with my new kiln

I have got my kiln all set up and I have made a start with kiln fired glass paints! read more about it here http://wp.me/pzg7F-f4 and take a peak at what I have managed so far!

Posted on April 6, 2011 at 18:17

Extra Large Stained Glass Commission

I have spent the last few weeks working on a massive stained glass panel to go into a double glazed unit.

The design is based on… Continue

Posted on March 20, 2011 at 9:01

My name in lights!

I am enjoying a small moment in the lime light this month as I have 4 pages of feature in the gorgeous Making Magazine (Guild of Mastercraftsmen Publications). The February edition is dedicated to light so I have writen them a brief history of the development of stained glass, a walk through of how to make a stained glass panel and a copper foil project for readers to make…

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Posted on January 22, 2011 at 8:03

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At 20:35 on May 4, 2010, Fluxplay Jewellery said…: Hiya! Thanks for your comment, Im close to Tavistock, where are you? What's the link to the SouthWest group? I don't know it...only just started on here :-)