I am shouting this from the rooftops!!! I am the Captain of the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op Etsy Team. We are a small team of 38 members, but we are strong, motivated and supportive of each other. I keep my team busy with activities in our weekly training classes on Facebook. They never complain that they can't keep up, they pull up their bootstraps and plow right on through the task at hand.
With a team like that I was moved to apply for the Etsy Fellowship Grant in September 2012. I had no idea whether our little team would matter to Etsy Admin folks, but it was worth the chance of at least putting ourselves in front on them and to say 'We are here'!
When I first received the email with the subject: 'Your teams fellowship grant application,' my heart skipped at beat. I said a prayer and kept calm deciding no matter what it said it was at least a response. Well, I could have been blown over with a feather when I read that they wanted to get more information about our team activites. A phone appointment was set and suddenly I was astir with all kinds of emotions.
I could not spill the beans until I knew for sure if we were going to get a grant or not for our fundraiser. Well, today Etsy sent me the funds so that we could place our order and get our fundraiser rolling!!! Wahoo!!!!
Get ready for the first in a series of books from the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op team. It will be available for sell on our website in a few weeks. It is a recipe, tips and diy project book rolled into one!!! All the members of the co-op contributed so you'll get to visit each of their shops as you read each page.
I am so proud of my team and hope you will support our fundraiser by buying one of our first books.
Please let me hear your thoughts about our great news!!!! Leave a comment here for us!!!
To join our co-op visit SUNSHINE FARM GIRL CO-OP!
Many Blessings,
Marsha Jaramillo
Owner
To YouTube and Beyond!!!
Do you YouTube? If not, it is a great way to promote your business or a great place to show off your DIY projects. Do you know how to add the little share buttons at the bottom of the posts here on Blogger? You can make a video about how to do that and it will get tons of views and likes. From there you can just keep adding more videos and the next thing you know you are popular and go viral.
I had no idea what I needed to do other than have a web cam or camcorder. I first googled "How to make a video on YouTube with your laptop". There was a great YouTube video done that showed exactly how to get started. It did take a little time for me to figure out how to upload it and find it in my documents file. But, after that little research I was 'live' on YouTube!
I've made two videos so far. One is about my website, Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op and our sampler bag. The second one is about one of my mixed media art journals. It is so much nicer to see a product on live video than just seeing it in a picture. YouTube even has their own fix-it features built right into the program. So, if you are a little shaky there is a fix-it button for that! If the lighting is not bright enough there is a fix-it button for that.
And, the cool thing is it tells you these issues so you can just hit the button and in a flash your video is now close to perfect. Of course, being an amateur at this means that your first few videos will be like a "B" movie. But, that's okay. It is fun to tweak your location and gain confidence in yourself and then over time your videos will improve and it will show.
Here are my first two that I made. Check them out and please 'like' them and subscribe!
Mixed Media Art Journal
Eco-Gift Sampler Bag
If you've already made a DIY video on YouTube please share it here in the comments section. I'd like to stop by and 'like' it for you. Stay tuned for more of my fun videos coming to my channel real soon!
Thanks,
Marsha
