Paws for Charity Art Book for Sale on www.blurb.com!

The time has come! You can now purchase your own copy of the Paws for Charity Art Book Project 2009. All proceeds of the book will be sent to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade (www.avoncrusade.com).

Its currently listed as a Best Seller and Staff Pick on www.blurb.com! I'm so happy and proud to be part of this project, as well as my little model, Penny. I wanted to share her delight with everyone as well...though she admits she wants to show off a bit. You can't blame a girl...can ya?



Hope everyone will help raise money for this cause by purchasing this book. If you know anyone that has suffered from breast cancer, what a great way to uplift their spirits with a cutie-patootie animal filled book! Visit Blurb now and make your purchase: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/606337

Thanks Sara Harley (http://pawsforcharity.blogspot.com/) for organizing such a great project with a great cause. :)

Until next time!

If you are an Etsian or even a handmade crafter looking to make a living on your creations...you must give this a gander!

After doing the usual never ending research on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics and such, I came across this book, "How to Market and Sell Your Art, Music, Photographs, and Handmade Crafts Online" By Lee Rowley through Google's book search. Lee Rowley has covered all the bases with this 16 chapter book of knowledge.

I encourage anyone trying to make a living through selling their crafts and the sorts to read this book. You can preview the chapters online through Google. Just follow click here.

Happy reading to all of you!

Zulayra

For all of you Etsy sellers out there trying to make it in the Etsian world...learn how to market your Etsy shop.

Are you looking to have your Etsy shop noticed? Not getting the hits you need?



Thanks to Sheryl and her blog, handmade-business.blogspot.com, you can be sure to pick up some tips.

It's always helpful when someone has laid it all out for you when you are not Internet savvy. So many things I wasn't aware of to get my shop noticed. I'm sure everyone could use some schooling, savvy or not. Check out her post on what you can do to make your shop more noticeable out there in cyberspace.

Click Here:
The Handmade Business Blog: Why is SEO Important for my Shop?

Thanks again Sheryl! :)

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Congrats to all of the Artists selected for the Paws for Charity - Art Book Project 2009

Just wanted to give a shout out to all of you. Congrats again and lets hope we can raise the sales of this book for this important cause.

• AllisonFPhoto


• Autumn Sun


• Benedetta Bozzo


• Blenda Tyvoll


• Bonz Photography


• Brooke Churchill


• C.Wade Photography


• Cabin Press Studio


• Cameron Graves Hayden


• Cookies and Water Photography


• Dogs by Wags


• Duffett Folk Art


• Erin Johnson Photography


• Gary Heller Photography


• Gigi Leonard


• Heath Photo


• In The Meantime


• Jennie Huettel


• Julie Magers Soulen


• Karen Davis


• Lemoncholys


• MelissasHouse


• Miriam Mas


• MKC Photography


• NMD Photography


• Nutsy Coco


• Once Upon A Blue Crow


• Out And About With Your Dog


• Pawzitiveart


• Photopia


• Picanco Photography


• Rachel's Studio


• Soul Humming


• Urban Junkies Photography


• We Three Cats


• Wood And Pixels

Paws for Charity 2009 - Art Book Project

Hello all,

I know I mentioned earlier that I received great news. One of my photographs was selected to be published in a book where all the proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer charities.

Such a great cause. I'm so excited that one of my photographs was selected and not to mention that it is for charity.

Your help in supporting this cause (as well as the artists selected for the book) would be greatly appreciated. More information as I receive it will be posted. The book isn't available just yet as it is still in the making. For the current information I have, please see below...and make sure to spread the word...its for charity people!!! :) You can also visit pawsforcharity.blogspot.com.

What is "Paws for Charity"?
Paws for Charity was created several years ago by four women who ran dog businesses and used their businesses to raise money for breast cancer charity. When the group was started, Sara Harley ran a dog biscuit business and sold a package called "Crunch for a Cure". One hundred percent of her proceeds was donated to breast cancer charity. Last year, she sold her dog biscuit business and Paws for Charity languished. This year, she decided to focus on fund raising through Paws for Charity through two projects. Two of the other Paws for Charity founders continue to sell their products to raise funds, and this year will be raising funds for different charities. Paws for Charity is not a registered charity, but they do raise funds for registered charities.

What is the "Art Book Project"?
2009 is the first year for this project. A 40 page book is being created using donated art and photograph images from the US, UK, and Canada. The book features dogs and cats (and one teddy bear!) (the PAWS part of the project) and all proceeds raised will be donated to breast cancer charities (the FOR CHARITY part of the project).

What is the book going to look like?
The book is a soft cover book, 7 inches square and 40 pages long. It features the artwork and photography of 37 artists from the US, UK, and Canada. It will be published by an online, on demand company. This means that the books are printed one by one as they are ordered, and shipped out to the purchaser directly by the online printing company.

Here is my contribution:

My little baby, Penny. :)

Bored? Don't know what to do? Where to start?

You know there are times when you have absolutely nothing to do or even wanna to start.

Don't fret! Here are a few things you can do without anything! Courtesy of www.urban75.org and my friend that decided to help me out when I told him I was bored out of my mind sometimes.

Ok - well, even if you are ALWAYS busy..its fun to read. :) I sure got a kick out of them.

Blink wildly and then close your eyes really tight for an interesting light show
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes. Try to make out shapes and see if your subconscious is trying to send you a message (perhaps that funny shape is saying, 'send all your money to urban75.com'?)

See how long you can hold a note
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes)
Not that much fun, but it sure passes the time. Play with a friend, or try to beat your own personal best. Inhale deeply and then try and make a noise for as long as you can. Earn extra points for making your partner laugh or ending on an amusing note.

Try to not think about penguins
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try too little, you end up thinking about penguins anyway.

Use your secret mind power
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Pick a passing by and try to use your mind power to command them do something, like drop their bag or knock into someone. The law of averages dictates that sooner or later one of your mind commands will come true, so you can convince yourself that you really have super human powers and waste even more time trying them out.

Pretend you're a robot
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Walk down the street with mechanical movements, adding 'zzzzzt' sounds with each motion. Pretending to have a motor broken in, say, your left hand can add at least 30 seconds more entertainment.

Scratch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Go ahead, scratch yourself now. Even if nothing itches, go ahead. Doesn't that feel pretty good?

Rate passers by
(Amusement Potential: 10-15 minutes)
Secretly award passers by marks out of ten as you go along, offering (unsaid) expert criticism over their clothing, hairstyle and footwear choices.

Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Pick a random word out of a magazine and say it aloud to yourself until it becomes a meaningless set of noises.

Pinch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
What is pain? Why is it unpleasant? There's nothing physical about it - it's all in your mind. Plus, after pinching yourself for awhile, boredom will seem nice next to being in pain.

Try to swallow your tongue
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
There's not much to say about this one. It is possible, but really stupid.

Pretend to be a car
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Make appropriate revving noises in your head as you walk along and add a racing commentary as you pass strangers in the street. Use blinking eyes as indicators for extra authenticity.

Make Star Trek door noises
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
Stand by an electric door to a bank or something and make that silly "Scccccccchwop" sound heard whenever people popped on to the bridge to hang with Captain Kirk.

Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
Another great time waster. It takes about 30 seconds of staring to create an after image, and the image is then viewable for about the same length of time. Fun to combine this one with pushing on your eyes.

Get yourself as nauseated as possible
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Best achieved by looking straight up and spinning around. Try to be so dizzy you can't even stand up. This is also entertaining due to the "makes boredom seem a lot better" effect (see "Hurt Yourself").

Invent a weird twitch
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Adopt a bizarre twitch (e.g. flicking your head irregularly, twitching with eye or busting out sporadic cough noises) and try it out when you go shopping.

Make a low buzzing noise
(Amusement Potential: 15-30 minutes)
Hours of fun in libraries! Keeping a totally straight face and looking nonchalant, make a low pitch humming/buzzing noise and see who reacts.

Things are looking up!

So... have I had a great week so far. I've learned some great news about one of my photographs and made 2 sales from My Etsy shop, zmacphotography.etsy.com. Well, those sales are pending right now, but I'm optimistic.

I can't get into details about the news I recieved just yet; however, it's very exciting for me! Don't worry, I'll share soon.

And for those of you I know.. NO, I'm not preggo! :)

I've also ordered some business cards and made my very own website!!! Its definitely a start to the beginning.

Like my husband says, I can only go up from here!