Build Your Brand: Drive Traffic

Welcome back to our "Build Your Brand" series.  So far we have talked about FaceBook, Twitter, and Hootsuite.  I'm moving away from social media this week and back into the most important thing, your Etsy store.  I'm constantly asked "how do I get more views?"  

Here's my suggestions to help you drive traffic to your store, increasing views, hearts, and hopefully generate sales

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Join a Promotional Team.  While each and every promotional team is set up to cross-promote other stores, some teams do it well and some do not.  There are lots of teams on Etsy that are "post and run" teams.  This means that you post the item you are promoting (new, relisted, expiring, etc) and don't reciprocate.  Let's be honest, if you want people to look at your item, then you better be willing to look at theirs.  Avoid post and run teams, and seek out a team that requires you to work for yourself and for others as well. I am part of the Promotional Frenzy Team on Etsy...it requires a lot of work, but it is worth it if you want your Brand to succeed.

Make Relists Work. I know that this sounds boring, but it is really easy to do!  Pick any time of the day that is good for you and relist something that didn't sell.  Please note: do NOT just hit "relist."  If it didn't sell the first time, there's a reason.  Rewrite the whole ad, or parts of it.  Take new (better) pictures.  Change your price point.  Change the Etsy listing category.  Does it fit into multiple categories in your store?  If it was in the 'animals' category, but also fits into the 'jewelry' category, then change it!  

Do the Shuffle.  Do not get so 'stuck' on the items, wording, listings, your "look" of your store that you don't want to change any of it.  Don't you get tired of your living room looking the same every once and awhile.  And what do you do when that happens?  You rearrange the furniture, right?  You need to do this in your store too.  There's nothing more disappointing to your buyer than when they come to your online marketplace and see that nothing has changed.  Often people will visit your frontage of your store just to take a "peek" and see if anything has changed...if they don't see anything different from last time in the first 15 seconds they are there, they will move on.  If you don't have time to rearrange the front page, at least change your "featured items" once a week.  Don't be afraid to update your store, change the order of your items, arrange by color, style, or seasonal trends.  After our first post in our Building Your Brand series, no one should be using auto sort anymore...right...if you are, stop reading right now and go fix your store!

Be New.  If everyone in the world could make what you make, then they would.  Your brand and your items are unique to you.  Dare to be different. But always be yourself.  Your store will not succeed without the addition of new items ... not relists, or the same item in a different color ... truly new and unique pieces.  I try to list at least 5 new items a week.  At times this is a challenge, at other times I list 10 new items a week.  How would you feel if every time you went to your favorite department store they always had the same clothes.  It would get boring and you'd stop shopping there.  Don't let this happen to you.  Add new things to your brand constantly and it will increase and drive traffic to your store.

List Often.  Etsy does a little bit of promoting for you.  At the bottom of the homepage, newly listed items pop up.  They also circulate through the "taste test" and show up first in relevancy searches.  Not to mention that anyone who has marked you as a "favorite" gets a sample of their "favorites" newest items on their circle pages.  Maybe you have a "listing day."  Break that habit right now!  You need to relist and list often.  If you have the time here are a few simple strategies that will help you.  List/relist only 1 item an hour.  This will give you a "spike" in your store stats that you will see instantly.  Check your stats to see when the peak "visit" hours are for your store and use those peak hours to post items.  My peak hours are 6-9am, 2-4pm, and 10-11pm.  Use the times of your peak hours to your advantage.  Pick a number of items to list/relist a day.  Once you hit your max, stop.  My shop has over 400 items.  I choose to list or relist a max of 5 items a day (there will be exceptions: returns from vacation, holiday seasons, high sales months).  For your store, it may be 2 or it may be 10.  Just remember, if everything that you list on one day doesn't sell.  You'll be stuck with that many listings expiring on the same day.  I'd much rather face 5 expired items every day than 20 items once a week.

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Get Inspired.  Often we fall into a "creative rut" where we're simply unmotivated.  We're out of ideas, everything starts to look the same, and the world seems very uninspiring.  Challenge yourself.  At the beginning of this year, I challenged myself to make 52 new Parker scenes this year.  That's one Parker scene a week.  WOW!  What a project.  So far this year I have almost 30 new Parker scenes.  Now please note, that does not include all the other things that I add to my store on a regular basis (buttons, Chubbies, Carmex toppers, pens, etc)...this was just ONE area of my store that I challenged myself on.  If you are in a rut, start small, but think big.  If you could create just ONE new item a week, your store would have 52 new items every year.  For some people this is not possible, while others far exceed that.  Only you can decide what is best for your, your timeframe, your energy level, and your lifestyle.  When all else fails, head to Pinterest, create an inspiration board, and flip through it when you're simply out of ideas.  Or do what I do...keep a running list with you at all times (mine is on my iPhone) and whenever you have an idea, write it down.

Light Box from CowBoyStudio

Spend Money.  Let's face it...spending money is a fact of life.  But you need to spend money in all the appropriate places.  I have read in many posts where people use only the cameras on their phone to take pictures of their work.  While for some people this might work, I would never suggest this.  I feel to sell online there are a few must have items you need to invest in.  A good digital camera.  You need to have at least a 6 mega-pixel digital camera.  There are hundreds for sale and often you can get a great camera for just $100.  A light box.  Until several months ago, I really didn't see the point in a light box.  I though, my pictures look okay.  Well that's just it, they were okay...but I knew that they could be better.  I bought this light box, it was inexpensive, but well worth it. If money is an issue though, you can even make your own.  And last but not least, the most expensive, a reliable computer.  I used PCs for years and when my 9 year old HP laptop died in Sept. 2010, I literally cried...and then went shopping.  It was a tough decision, but one I will never regret.  I had no choice, I had to have a computer that would outlast my last one.  Apple gave me that answer...awesome customer service, a genius bar, an outstanding warrantee, and peace of mind.  No other company could touch that.  Not to mention that they are state of the art computers.  (More on why I'm now a 100% converted Mac girl to come in a later post).  Like with the previous 2 items, only you know your financial status, income, and business profit margins.  Please known these 3 things came over time for me and my store.  My camera is almost 10 years old at this point ... but I saved for it and spent enough money on a good Sony that it still isn't outdated!

Find a Strategy & Build Your Brand. Only you know what will work for you and your brand.  I can only make suggestions to my readers.  What has worked for me, may not work for you.  You are your brand.  You determine the success and failure of your brand ... not anyone else.  Let your imagination run wild, dream big, plan big, and work hard.  Your brand cannot establish itself without your help.  It needs you to work hard so that it will succeed.

Build Your Brand

 

 

Today we're going to talk about something different in your branding: the "cohesion" of your Etsy store, or other online store.  However, this article is geared specifically to your Etsy store. Learn how to Build Your Brand and turn your store into a store that people want to shop at, are eager to buy from, and looks professional too.

 

One of the things that I am a HUGE advocate of is arranging your Etsy store in a cohesive manner that looks like it has had forethought and planning (more on this in a minute).

 

Here's the tough part for most Etsians.  The do's and the don'ts.

The biggest thing for your Etsy store is to have only "like minded" items in your Etsy store front.  

 

Why is this important?  This is important because you don't want people to feel "overwhelmed" that you do a little bit of everything.  They will feel like they are going to a garage sale or a flea market, even though everything in your store is handmade.

 

The Don'ts of Your Etsy Store:

• Do NOT mix vintage & handmade on Etsy.  Do one or the other, but NOT both, at least not in the same store front.
• Do not sell multiple mediums in one Etsy store. If you sell photography, don't add your paintings, jewelry, crochet, and needlework to the same store.  This is too overwhelming for your buyers.  If your buyers want photographers they will go to shops that specialize in this.  Remember, this is all about "building your brand."  In order to "build your brand," you must first decide WHAT your brand is. Perhaps you make knitted hats and your store is filled with pages of hats.  Does this mean you can't add gloves, socks, or scarves...absolutely NOT, it's the same "genre" of artistic talent.  Run with it and do so happily.

What You MUST Do: Sort, Organize, & Stay Organized

Use the "custom sort" feature in your Etsy store. So where do you begin in 'sorting' your store?  That's a good question.  You begin with whatever items are your favorites, or your "brand" image.  If you look at our store, you will see that all of our Parker Scenes appear first on our shop page.  Why?  Parker is not only our "brand."  But many people come to our store, just for Parker.  You will then see the other cute & popular items in the pages that follow, each with their own distinctive "sorted" theme or pattern.

 

Initially it might take more work.  At the time this article was written, my Etsy store has over 440 items, so keeping them "sorted" is of high importance and often takes a lot of extra work.  But, the extra work is worth it.  I know that when my customers go page by page through my store that they will find something that they like and appreciate because I took the time to "sort" the store myself.

 

Here's the downside, no matter what you do, when someone shops in your Etsy store and clicks on one of your categories you can not "sort" those.  They are sorted by Etsy automatically as 'most recently listed' and there's nothing you can do to change this.  But these pages are (in my mind) not as crucial as the homepage where people will land on your store and get 10 seconds to decide whether they like your store enough to shop, or not.

 

Join us next week for more of our "Build Your Brand" series.

Tips & Tricks for Pinterest

Not being spammy, and pinning valid items to you and to your business is important.  If people find you "spammy" they will not follow you...or they will follow you and quickly "unfollow" you.  This is true of all social media sites, from Flickr, FaceBook, Twitter, and many more.


So here's how to be a success on Pinterest.  First, you MUST decide if your space will be a personal space or a space to promote yourself, your store, and your art form, whatever it may be.  My pinterest is for my store, my brand, & my passion, Polymer Clay.  Yes, it has personal thing on it...but the first 8 boards are the most important...we'll get to that in a minute.

IF YOUR PINTEREST IS ORIENTED TO YOUR HOBBY, CRAFT, BUSINESS, ART, ETC:

Find & Create pin boards that are just like what you do & make them the FIRST & MOST FULL boards on your page!  For example, for me, I have Kater's Acres (my store) listed first, then my branding (Parker), and then my polymer clay main board, then all things relating to polymer clay (tutorials, tools, etc).  Followed by Etsy things and then my personal cute stuff.  Read how to do this below.


HOW TO ARRANGE YOUR BOARDS:

See the "Save Arrangement Button" in the top right?

• On the top RIGHT corner, click on your name.  This will automatically take you to your landing page...your BOARDS!
• Next, click "ARRANGE BOARDS" in to top right corner of that page.
• Arrange your board so it's pleasing to you, your business, your brand, and others too!
• The most important part: CLICK "SAVE ARRANGEMENT" when you are done!

HERE'S WHY YOU'RE DOING IT:
You're probably wondering, "why mix business with personal?"  If you are "spammy," as we talked about before, people will NOT follow you.  They will decide all you do is self promote...and DELETE you!  And to be honest, who wants that?!  Don't you get tired of your TV networks running the same 5 commercials all the time?  It's based on the same principal: we like variety.  By having your business Pinterest page set up this way, you can promote yourself, your brand, and your personal things without being pushy and self serving.

Shown with "Pins" Search

I'm going to use myself as an example.  I searched for "polymer clay" under boards, people, and tags too.  Then I follow all the boards & people that these correspond too.  This will UP the amount of people who repin YOUR work (after you pin it first of course) if you are in the field.  Not to mention that people who you follow & repin using this method will get sent an EMAIL and may even follow your board back that relates to your MUTUAL art!  This translates into the all important back-links, views, and hearts.  Easy, common sense will get you far in Pinterest.  Further than either twitter or FaceBook will.


STEP-BY-STEP:

Shown with "Boards" Search

1. Search for your craft, hobby, art, etc. --- When you do this you will see three options: pins, boards, people.
2. Go through ALL the links under "BOARDS." --- Follow all of them that are full.  There's no point in following boards with zero to four pins....they aren't used frequently enough.
3. Go through ALL the links under "PEOPLE." --- Again, pin them all!
4. Go through ALL the links under "PINS." --- This category will be the biggest and could honestly take you DAYS to get through....don't be in a hurry, but pin whatever you want.

OTHER HINTS, TIPS, TRICKS:

Examples from my pins of my work

• Pin your own work.  BUT...when you do, make sure you do these 2 things:
1. Tag yourself! Use @YourUserName to your pinterest page is linked to that item...at least initially.
2. TAG your item!  For example, my items I tag "#polymer #clay" after the information I choose to add.  This makes sure this item shows up in the search....otherwise they are just pictures and links....you do NOT want this!
• Comment on YOUR WORK that others have repinned.  Why?  Because with pinterest you can change what you originally posted it under....but you CAN'T remove comments.  Comments like "Thank you for pinning my work."  will leave the link to your Pinterest landing page where you SHOULD have linked your website, twitter, blog, etc.
• Search for repins that you may not have been notified about. You're probably thinking I crazy right...that would take hours.  Yes, it might....but if someone "repinned" your work and one of their "followers" "repins" it again, you will NOT be notified of this repining.....go find your item and comment.  It will keep you associated with it right on Pinterest.  This means people don't have to CLICK on the item to see it's yours.

I hope this helps!  ENJOY becoming a Pinterest addict!

Build Your Brand: Twitter

Build Your Brand with Twitter

We have talked in several of our posts regarding your brand about FaceBook.  It seems to me that after following many of you on Twitter & FaceBook that the one thing you are NOT doing is being social.

Social media is called "social media" for a reason.  Social media gives you a reason to interact with another person, it allows you to put a name & personality with your brand image.  As I browse through several of your Twitter accounts I see things like this:

You're probably looking at this thinking: "Gee, that looks familiar...I do that too."  If this is all you do, you will NEVER get followers and people will not click on your links.  

What's wrong with this post?  First off, let's look at the obvious.  Where is the link in this post?  There are so many hashtags you can't even read the tweet.  We all love to be picked up by bots, because it gets our name out.  But let's be honest, does Twitter really provide you with traffic?  Not sure? Go check your Etsy stats and see if people are REALLY clicking on your links to your items from Twitter.  

Here's my shop stats since January.  You can see where my Twitter rates...now let's be honest.  What's the point of using Twitter if it's not going to help me.  Just by these stats alone I should be focusing more on SEO, StumbleUpon, Pinterest, my Blog, and Facebook...I should probably CLOSE my Twitter account. I have changed the way I tweet over the past month, spurred on by my own interest and learning of social media...so hopefully this number of 4 measly referrals from Twitter will multiply by at least 10 by the end of the year.

Here's another example of a "no-no" tweet...

So what's wrong with this one you ask?  Multiple things.  Billy has given us permission to use him as example and for that we are thankful.  Billy is new to the promotional world of Etsy through the PromoFrenzy Team and is just beginning.  When I began using Twitter, all my posts looked like this too.

Here's why it's not good.  Like our first example, where's the link?  Everything in the post is clickable, meaning you are actually less likely to have anyone click on anything.  Try to think in conversations to gain attention and followers.  I'll be honest 99% of people would never read a post like the one above.  Why?  It's too hard to read.  Most users think that in order to come up in tweet searches you have to use a hashtag.  This is WRONG!  Here's an example.  I searched for "Polymer Clay" on Twitter...here's what I found.

Here's my suggestion for a better tweet: "Vintage jewelry is my passion. This Victorian Scissors Pendant would look great with a blouse. (insert link)"

Why this is better: The user is stating a fact about him & his store.  The user is also suggesting a way to wear this jewelry.  With jewelry & clothing this is the hardest part.  I can't tell you how often I've seen something and think, "I don't even know what to wear this with."

The point of Twitter is this, to get people to CLICK on your link that you've posted.  Forget about the bots...no one follows bots except the people that use them.  Let's be honest, when was the last time you visited a bot you were tweeting their hashtag with and actually clicked on one of those links?  Probably not recently.

There are literally thousands of articles on how to tweet effectively, gain followers, and grow your click-back rates.  Just do a simple search for "twitter social media marketing" and you can find a wealth of information.  The experts tell you that at MAX you should have no more than 2 clickable links.  So if you are promoting an item from your Etsy store, 1 link will be your item's link and the other your strongest keyword, shown in the example below.

The most important part of Twitter....being social.  Here's a great tweet from an everyday user showcasing part of her real world life...

How do you think the users shown below gain thousands of followers?  Because they post relevant material several times a day.  

So how do you become "authentic" even through social media mass marketing?  It's actually very easy to do...you can even schedule social tweets so that you don't forget and so that you don't have to think about it!  I use Hootsuite to schedule my posts, often weeks in advance.  Does that seem generic to you?  Perhaps it does and perhaps it is.  That doesn't mean these are the only time I schedule conversational tweets.  But I have ONE conversational tweet schedule through HootSuite for both FaceBook and Twitter every day on various topics and at varying times.

What kind of social things should you post? You can post anything you want really.  From what you're working on, what you see outside the window, what you're having for dinner, a recent TV show you watched...anything.  We post on a variety of social things. Sometimes it's a quiz question.  Our most popular was when I asked our "fans" when Parker's birthday was.  We had a huge response.  Sometimes we'll quote a book we're reading or a favorite speaker, author, or quote from a famous person.  Sometimes I'll ask our fans what they want to see.  I posted this one day: "Currently I'm busy swimming....in owl buttons....okay, so I'm not swimming....but my studio table is pretty crowded with the little cuties."  Within several hours I had over 10 direct message responses.  When this happens, you do one thing: answer back...even if it's several hours later.  Let's face it, no one lives next to or inside their computer.  Remember...be social.

I hope these tips will help you to become more social...remember the main goal is to be authentic in an age of technology that allows most to hide and pretend to be someone they are not.  While your busy "Building Your Brand" you will find that you're also getting followers, which translate into conversations, click-backs, views, hearts, and eventually sales on Etsy.  Join us next Wednesday as we continue to "Build Your Brand."

To Blog or Not to Blog?

Before I opened my blog, I wondered whether or not I really needed a blog.  After all, my life isn't really that interesting.  Who would really want to read about my life, my opinions, my ideas, my business, or my unending love for my husband?  Well, as it turns out...more people than I ever thought would.

So I came to a new dilemma.  I had a blog before that was boring and unimaginative.  I couldn't get anyone to visit or to view my blog.  So when I joined the Etsy community, I recognized the importance of blogging.  There were lots of my Etsy friends that had blogs and they were very active and brought them a lot of traffic and even sales.  Then there were other Etsy friends who said that they also had blogs but they didn't do very much for them and they just couldn't find the time to make it worth it.

First, let's keep a few things in mind.  If you're going to have a blog, make a commitment to it!  But start small and don't overwhelm yourself!  Some people say that they only blog when they feel 'inspired.'  I recently read a blog from someone who hadn't posted anything in over a month because she hadn't felt "inspired."  While I agree that this can be true, I also feel that inspiration is all around you and all around the web.  Inspiration can come from other people's blogs as well.

Here's what most newbie bloggers do...they decide they want a blog and then they write like crazy for a week.  Their posts are fantastic, informative, creative, and even humorous.  And then it happens....the posts become less frequent.  Twice a week, once a week, then once a month, etc, and then decide that it's not worth it...why?!  Because they're not gaining "followers" and they're not enjoying blogging.

Blogging can be very beneficial if it is done well.  Here's the key: keep it semi-random yet with typical elements, keep it relevant, and keep it appropriate for your readers.  For example, if your blog is about cooking, why would you start to blog about designing patterns for cross-stitch?!  That doesn't mean that your blog can't be varied.  Variety is what keeps your readers coming back.

Our blog here at Kater's Acres has many focuses.  As you read in our introduction to our blog, we want you to enjoy yourself and your time while you surf our blog.  This means to get your cup of coffee and relax.  Our main focus is to showcase our love of our art form, polymer clay, and let you get to know me, my life, my likes and dislikes...and to create a virtual friendship in some sort of way; so that you feel like as you read our blog, you're actually getting to know me better.  Our second focus is to feature a wide variety of other artists and Etsians, we do this with our "Link It Up" and "Hidden Treasures on Etsy" series.  Thirdly, we teach a little bit about polymer clay and keep you up to date on our studio with our "In the Studio with Katie" series.  We also incorporate some advice and life-help information in our "Coffee Break with Katie" series as well as fun/funny elements like "A Daisy Day."

DreamGrow tells us why every small business should have a blog:

Coffee Break with Katie: We're Featured!

What an honor to find our shop mentioned it Kelly Designs newsletter yesterday.  Kelly writes a wonderful newsletter all about establishing your small business, branding yourself, marketing helps, and techniques.


Here's what she writes:
"A quick note about your facebook business page avatar. If you have a good picture of yourself, use it. People like to talk to other people. If you use your logo, it's a bit impersonal and if you use your product, people feel they are being sold to. I know that on etsy, I highly recommend that you use an image of your product, not a logo or portrait. That's a discussion for another newsletter. On facebook and twitter, use your picture in the avatar. (I'm having my picture taken just for this reason, hopefully this week)  Social media is about being SOCIAL. That said, there are exceptions. An example would be Kater's Acres. The "face" of Kater's Acres is the loveable Parker and he is the avatar for their facebook page."  Click here to view the whole newsletter.


It is tough for a small business to succeed on Etsy or anywhere online.  You have to know your target audience as well as your brand.  We have been working this past month very diligently on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for our store.  While our store has been overhauled to hopefully reach our target audience better, our ads have a long way yet to go; but it is a constant work in progress.


We are so humbled to be mentioned in Kelly's newsletter.  We would encourage each of our readers to check out her newsletter and her blog and get yourself properly marketed online.

Kater's Acres is Growing

We are excited to announce that we have some new adventures taking place at Kater's Acres.  We are currently consulting with a local business to place some of our Parkers, Parker Scenes, Chubbies, and Pet Rocks into their store.  

We have been discussing on our blog what branding is and how to make your brand work.  We have given you our opinion for several weeks that just because you can make something does not mean that it should end up in your carefully branded store.  By restructuring Kater's Acres, we are eliminating the "artsy clay" items, as well as buttons, and continuing our focus on Parker, the Chubbies, Pet Rocks, and whimsical sculptures.  Upon starting on this restructuring and making Parker more available to the public, we have realized that some aspects of our business needed to change, primarily our pricing.  

Up until this point at Kater's Acres, all of our items have been priced at wholesale cost.  Unfortunately this does not leave us room to enter the retail market.  This change in our business may seem like a surprise to some of our loyal customers. We hope to cushion the burden by offering all of our customers a coupon good for one month only (expiring the end of June) for 15% off your purchase.  Use coupon code: "ILuvParker" to receive your discount anytime during this month.  

Additionally, we are going to offer a flat rate shipping fee for the Continental US and Canada.  Also with this expansion and renewed focus, we are now going to offer our items to the overseas markets.  This change in price will allow us to reward our loyal customers with a few coupons throughout the year.  We will still continue to offer our customers FREE SHIPPING when their purchase exceeds $60.  And are still formulating our new customer loyalty plan, with the help of some of Parkers adoptive parents.

You will see a new section in our store entitled "Closeouts - Last Chance."  In addition to this section, we are no longer going to carry our wide selection of buttons.  For all of these items while we enjoy making them, they are no longer going to be carried by our store as we are putting that creative energy into making Parker scenes, Chubbies, and Pet Rocks.  We hope that you will continue to find joy, laughter, and a few smiles from Parker and all his friends, and that you will continue to shop with us for years to come.  We are hoping and praying that you will continue to watch as Parker grows.  Please look for new Parker items coming to our store this week.

The Christmas Pickle Ornament - A German Tradition & Legend

A New Addition to Our Store

Lots of character and lots of fun!

THE CHRISTMAS PICKLE

Polymer Clay Ornament

It is a long standing German tradition that a pickle is used as decoration on the Christmas tree. When decorating the Christmas tree, it is traditional to hang the pickle last, hidden among the branches. The first child on Christmas Day to find the Christmas pickle receives a special blessing for the year and an extra gift! Share this tradition today with your family. 

You are purchasing a brand new, handmade Polymer Clay Christmas Pickle Ornament. This item is made with Premo Polymer Clay in evergreen. Every pickle contains a glitter inclusion that will definitely allow your pickle to sparkle in your Christmas tree. In addition, glitter has been added at the top and bottom pickle markings to dazzle the eye!

The picture at the right is a SAMPLE REPRESENTATION of what your pickle might look like. These pickle ornaments will be MADE TO ORDER. No two pickles will ever be alike! Please allow 3-5 days for making & processing your order.

THIS ITEM IS 100% HANDMADE & CUSTOM CREATED BY ME. You will not find another ornament like this anywhere. This is an original one-of-a-kind (OOAK) item. As with all of our OOAK items, the artist's signature appears on the piece. 

Every item we make is wrapped in tissue paper and tied with Raffia ribbons. They make great gifts, straight out of the box! Want to send this to a friend?! No problem - we'll do that too!

BUY THIS ITEM NOW!

The German Pickle Ornament

It is a long standing German tradition that a pickle is used as decoration on the Christmas tree. When decorating the Christmas tree, it is traditional to hang the pickle last, hidden among the branches. The first child on Christmas Day to find the Christmas pickle receives a special blessing for the year and an extra gift! Share this tradition today with your family. 



This is our version of THE CHRISTMAS PICKLE.  Like the true glass German Pickle before him this Polymer Clay Pickle is also an ornament. Click on the pickle above to purchase a brand new, handmade Polymer Clay Christmas Pickle Ornament. Each pickle is made with Premo Polymer Clay in evergreen. Every pickle contains a glitter inclusion that will definitely allow your pickle to sparkle in your Christmas tree. In addition, glitter has been added at the top and bottom pickle markings to dazzle the eye!

Item of the Day: HEART Polymer Clay Covered Glass Bottle

Today's Item of the Day is another one of our creative and interpretive art pieces. Many of our readers know that not only can you find the cute and whimsical sculptures at Kater's Acres, but you can also find polymer clay art.

This is a brand new Polymer Clay covered glass bottle with a cork lid. It's perfect for storing loose change, hiding a small prized possession, or even to put flowers is...yet it's big enough to hold your dreams.

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