The Power of Promotion

All of us who have online shops or services are aware of how important it is to promote ourselves on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, but that is only one part of what you can do to make your goods or services stand out from the crowd. Promo Pixie on etsy.com is a shop that can help you get your name out there. Melissa , the shop's owner has come up with some wonderful ways to help promote your items. She offers banner, avatars, business cards, note cards, buttons ,tags, bags and many other interesting items to show YOU off to the world. Here you see some items that I think are wonderful promotional tools.

Origami Art

The etymology of the word origami comes from "oru" meaning folding and "kami" which means paper. This amazing art form originated early in Japan's history with Samurai warriors exchanging folded paper gifts to express good wishes and with origami butterflies that were used in wedding celebrations to represent the bride and groom. The etsy shop of http://meekiyua.etsy.com/ has adorable origami people called "meekiyua" that the artist uses to adorn tags, door hangers, stationary,dolls, and totes. I chose a couple of my favorites to show you, but please visit this delightful shop to read about "meekiyua" and the history behind these wonderful little people.

A Special Gift

Watching a person's face as he/she opens that special gift has always been one of my favorite delights. When my children were little, I would spend hours wrapping their birthday and Christmas gifts with special tags, papers and cards knowing that the beautiful wrappings would be gleefully attacked to get to the gift inside. There is something very fulfilling about adding something special to my gifts to make them beautiful and unique. Plum Stars at http://plumstars.etsy.com/ provides unique gift tags and cards in her delightful etsy shop. Here you can find something special to add to your gifts that will bring delight and big smiles.

The Finishing Touch!

The anticipation of opening a holiday gift is always sweeter when the gift is beautifully tagged and wrapped. These charming Santa tags will be the perfect finishing touch for your gifts this seasson Quirkyn Berkeley has some wonderful items in her etsy shop The gorgeous flowered card below is sure to put a smile on the face of the reciepient. Don't forget to check Carol's blog too.