Vintage, Collectibles, Glassware, Dinnerware, Home Decor, Repurposed, Upcycled, Recycled with LilacsNDreams

Hello everyone, and Welcome to PassnItOn! Glad to have you here. 

As everyone knows I was gone most of the weekend, and during the time of abscense, driving for hours, etc. I had time to think of things too. I have 2 shops with Artfire, and the other shop has a different name. The name with the 2nd one is a name I have been suing since like 2004-2005 when I first started sales online. Everyone likes simplicity, less work, easier to organize & maintain, and having things in 1 place. I believe I am going to be combining my 2 shops at Artfire under my other shop name which is LilacsNDreams. Within that shop I will be offering vintage, collectibles, dinnerware, glassware, home decor, kitchenware, along with repurposed, upcycled, and recycled treasures. Some of the reconstructed treasures might use a vintage piece during its process making. After much thought I feel that this kind of variety store would be fine to have combined, and a more enjoyable shopping experience for everyone too. 

So, now that I am back home, rested a bit today, I would like to start working tomorrow on moving things over, and combining into one store. As my friend has often mentioned....simplicity....and I feel like this is a good move too. When you get a chance, watch my LilacsNDreams Artfire Shop where you will see everything in 1 place to simplify. I will then be able to better focus with my listings more into 1 shop, give it all the proper attention it should have, and not only will it be more enjoyable for the customers, but also for me too. 

I will keep this blog going right now, and have no intentions of closing this. Great way to keep everyone informed, share, and gives everyone time to find me with other places too. When you have a chance feel free to visit my other blog at LilacsNDreams Blog, or visit my website I have also been working with at LilacsNDreams Website. Would love to have you visit, and leave comments with things too. 

Thanks for the visit, and the understanding of changes coming too. Wishing ya'll a very Happy Hump Day! Take care, and best wishes to everyone!

 

PassnItOn Artfire Shop RePurposed UpCycled Treasures

Hello, and Welcome to PassnItOn! Sorry, been absent a little bit with putting things together, making decisions, gluing, creating, crafting....and having fun! Then, taking pictures, and revising them to better fit for my listings. Artfire is still hopping with new sellers coming to the sight everyday...you know, some of the issues with Etsy and all. 

I wish all the new sellers coming to Artfire well, and much success too. Best to all of you!:)

Sorry to make this short, and uneventful but rushing to get things done around here. I wanted to wish everyone a super weekend, have fun, be safe, and enjoy!:) I shall be gone most of the weekend, and will check in with things as I am able to. Take care everyone, and stop by to visit my shop when you can PassnItOn Artfire Shop. Enjoy the inventory there, and watch for more to come:)

Also, I need a few more likes on my Facebook Fan Page I had to start over with a new account there due to glitches, and such. If you will, please visit that page, and like it for me.....I NEED a new URL address that is shorter, and easier for me to deal with too!:) LOL:) Visit PassnItOn Fan Page, and give it a like please.....Thanks soooo very much everyone!:) 

PassnItOn Repurposed UpCycled ReStored Treasures

Good Morning, and thank you for visiting my PassnItOn Blog. Hope this finds everyone doing well, and having a super day. 

I have a mess on my table with pieces of glass to glue together, sorting through pieces, setting pieces together and then deciding do not like it, or altering them, and so on. I have different little mini bouquets of flowers sitting around trying to decide finishing touch for another piece, and babysat grandbaby yesterday.....so I was delayed from what I started to do:) Looking at it today, and still unsure of a few things. 

Think gonna leave house for a bit, get some errands done, clear the head a bit, and hopefully when I come back I will see a picture of things to accomplish with some of these pieces here. 

Don't forget to visit PassnItOn Artfire Shop to see some of the pieces I have done, and watch for more to come....once I get them completed. Also, to see my links, pictures, and notes in one place feel free to visit a site I am working with PassnItOn. I am thinking I might like this better for a website than the google one I have been working with. Much easier to navigate, and deal with. Still a working progress, but really like the ease of things with this place. Check it out, and see what you think. 

Here is wishing all of you a Happy Hump Day! Wishing you luck with all you do being productive, and with those who sell too. Thanks for visiting PassnItOn, and hope to see you here again soon!:) 

 

New Facebook Fan Page

Hello everyone, and Welcome to PassnItOn! 

Is anyone else having issues with Facebook with the new changes that have made? I have seen a lot of people asking for help, having problems with pages, falling into certain glitches with facebook, and so on. Well, I am one of them myself. I have spent a couple of days trying to fix some glitch I fell into, and well...it has not been working. I have enough people liking my fan page to get the New URL address for it, but upon doing so I fell into some glitches with that. Facebook is such a big place, so well advanced, you would think that they would have better support to help people with. And, that they could better fix issues that need correcting instead of saying NO, you had your chance, this is it, sorry. So sad. 

Anyway, due to the issues I have been having....I have started another fan page, and I need to get everyone to please please please help me by liking it so that I may get the short URL address. Once I get things transferred over, and situated, and can notify fans and friends of such....I will close the other FB account as fast as I can:)

Here is the link to click for my fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/PassnItOn/159628154091122   If you will, please stop by and like my fan page so that I can close the other account, and get this one all set up for everyone, and for me too:) Thanks a bunch everyone, and I do appreciate it!:) Have a super evening, and a beautiful day all!

 

Blue Candle Jewelry Soap Dish Holder, Purple Lilac Jewelry Candle Soap Dish Holder, Glass Ashtray Candle Holder With Blue Stand

Blue Glass Candle Jewelry Trinket Soap Dish Holder was listed with my PassnItOn Artfire Shop today. See this listing for Blue Candle Jewelry Soap Dish Holder at Artfire.
See all the pictures, and details at that link.

Purple and Lilac Candle Jewelry Trinket Soap Dish Holder was listed with my PassnItOn Shop at Artfire today. See the listing for Purple and Lilac Colored Candle Jewelry and Soap Dish Holder showing all the pictures, and listings with this adorable treasure.

A Pressed Glass Ashtray Candle Jewelry Trinket Soap Dish Holder with Blue Stand was also listed to my PassnItOn Artfire Shop tonight. See all the pictures, and details of this wonderful piece in my shop for Glass Ashtray Candle Jewelry Soap Dish Holder with Blue Stand 

* * * ALL items have been repurposed, upcycled, and self created by Me using previously loved items that may show light wear, if any. I search for items to use with care, and find the best possible pieces I can that are in a respectable good used condition. Sometimes some of them look like new. All pieces are then carefully hand washed prior to my process of repurposing, and upcycling. I would not offer anything to you that I would not gladly display with my own home. Unfortunately, I do not have the room for all of these lovely treasures created (LOL) They must go to new homes, and that is why I offer them to everyone with my Artfire Shop. I enjoy what I am doing, and am always anxious to be working with something new, and making notes for new ideas. As I like to note in all my listings, unless otherwise noted to you these pieces are One-of-a-kind not found in stores. How Special is that? * * *

Have a super evening everyone, Happy Hunting, and Shopping!:)

Artfire Listings Cloche and Glass Candy Dish Compote Repurposed

Hello Everyone, and Welcome to PassnItOn Blog. Glad to see you here. I have been working on a few pieces for completion these past few days as some of you know. I was able to list 2 items to my PassnItOn Artfire Shop, and have another item almost completed. I did find a few more pieces yesterday to also be working on while I am completing the item too. Wanted to stop by here, and leave a couple of pictures with links for ya'll to visit with.

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2953980

Glass Cloche With Decorative Plate Home Decor was repurposed, and upcycled by Me. Visit the direct link above that takes you to the Item page at my PassnItOn Artfire Shop. There you will see more pictures, and details of this item too.

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2954150

Please visit the link above to see this Glass Candy Dish Compote Pedestal Stand that was repurposed, and upcycled by me. This item has been listed to my PassnItOn Artfire Shop. Visit for more pictures, and details to this piece. Much better in person than I could picture!


Thanks again for visiting my PassnItOn Blog today, and hope everyone is enjoying the day! Take care, and always welcome to visit. Any questions ask, and please share anything that you would like too. Love to hear from everyone!:)

 

Announcement at Artfire About Google Algorithm Change

Hello, and Welcome to PassnItOn! Things are drying, and I have been checking them over before I picture, and post the next projects I have completed. I am having fun! Till then, this is something that came from the forums at Atfire that I wanted to share with everyone. All of us always watching announcements with Google, watching how we list, have the rules changed, how can I better rank and be seen, etc. Well, here is something that was posted today at Artfire for Google Algorithm Change:


It is rare that they announce these.  But this one affects a large portion of queries.  And it reinforces AGAIN how duplicate content will be further penalized and how your item pages need to have more content.


Google Announcement Here


Best Practices

1) Do not duplicate content across marketplaces - a site like Etsy has higher authority than most and can get away with more duplicate content ( other duplicate sites will be penalized)

2) Do not duplicate content on the marketplace - try to keep your items unique from one another.  This change is targeting content farms that run massive duplication of content to try to snag Google traffic.  If you use the "easy method" of copying listings you are behaving like a content farm in the eyes of Google, your listings may suffer.

As we have said in the past - easy for you is BAD for your business.  Difficult for you is probably better for your business.

3) Do not write short, low-value descriptions -Longer descriptions with more information, discussion of product, how the product is made, how it can be used, even testimonials will index better.

Why?  Because  Google says so in the announcement.

"At the same time, it will provide better rankings for high-quality sites—sites with original content and information such as research, in-depth reports, thoughtful analysis and so on."





Make sure to read the link that is towards to the top for Google Announcement too. Also, visit PasnItOn Artfire Shop, and see what is now there, and watch for what is coming. Thanks again for visiting everyone, and feel free to share or comment about anything too. Have a super weekend everyone!

Photo File Names Should be Descriptive For the Google Searches

All Photo File Names Should Be Descriptive

The article below has been copied from Treasure Seekers Unite Social Network for Sellers, and People in search of Unique Treasures. Angie the Owner has added this discussion for the members of the sight to read, and contribute to. Pretty neat, and very helpful too. Since Angie has noted this for any new pictures I have done for my listings I do title, or name the pictures to better help me with searches. The more help, and the more knowledge we can have of such things is so much, but so beneficial when we can share these things too. Visit Treasure Seekers Unite for more discussions, and to see what others are sharing too. 

We all know that item titles should be descriptive, yes.  What I'm talking about here are the actual file names (photo.jpg) that you upload to your online store, website, or blog.  Did you know that Google reads these too?

If someone searches  Google and chooses to limit their search just to photos...and your photo is called ivory-pillar-candle.jpg it will show up!  However, if your photo's file name is 12345.jpg it will not show up in this type of search.  

SIDE NOTE:   Google reads spaces as "%20" so if you upload a photo called "my photo.jpg" (notice the space?) the actual URL for this photo would be http://www.mysite.com/my%20photo.jpg - which causes a lot of links to be broken if they were not linked to properly.  You should either use _ (underscore) or a - (hyphen) for any file that will be used in a URL.  The hyphen is preferred because Google reads these as a keyword separator.   The underscore, while it does prevent broken links, is treated just like another character and Google sees "tealight_candle" as "tealightcandle" with another character in between.  Whereas, "tealight-candle" is read as two separate keywords.

Quite interesting, and useful too. That is one thing I like about this social network, the things that are shared by all members, and the things we all learn together too. Very beneficial for the sellers, but also for shoppers too. When you can, visit my PassnItOn Shop at Artfire. Also, I have 2 websites I am working with to keep everyone updated, posted, and to show things too. Visit PassnItOn Website, and also PassnItOn at Weebly. Slowly getting them into order, and organized. Once things start moving a bit more, I hope to add buttons for shopping right from the sites too. Till then, it's all a working progress.

Thanks again for visiting with PassnItOn Blog today. Feel free to ask questions, or leave comments too. Everyone is welcome to share. Have a super day everyone!

 

 

Elegance Artfire Collection

Hello, and Welcome to PassnItOn! I have been included with another collection on Artfire called Elegance. Very nice items shown, and wanted to share this so all of you could also view it too. Elegance Collection  Nice collection, and please visit this to see. 

Instead of crafting this weekend, so far anyway, I have been thrifting for more pieces to repurpose, and offer for all to see and buy. I have found some really neat glass pieces, and have been gently washing all of them clean, and drying them, and now playing with them to see what will work together between what I have bought, and what is already here. The weather was nice, and I enjoyed the time of thrifting to find pieces. 

Still working on my website for me, and having an issue with how the page is arranged, and how to fix it. I am not computer literate, but hope to soon have it worked out. Till then you can visit my weebly site at PassnItOn. I pretty much have this put together, and am also adding my rapid cart from Artfire there too. 

Tomorrow while hubby watching his races, I hope to be gluing, and putting things together. Weather sounds like more snow, so good for me to stay home to work on crafts. 

Thanks for visiting with me, and please visit anytime. Any questions, please ask. Also, if you wish to share something I am glad to hear from you. Have a great evening everyone.

 

PassnItOn Blog, Website, Web Presence, Come Follow Me

Hello everyone, and Welcome to PassnItOn! Glad to have you here, and glad to be able to share with you what I have been working on the past few days, and at times pulling my hair a little bit too. 

Yes, I do have a project I am working on to finish for the store, and got some other creative ideas I am working with too. I am finishing up making a cloche right now. I have found a glass bowl that I am adding my own cloche handle to it by decorating it with some simple lace, and flowers. I have a plate that it nicely sits into making this a cloche with the dish too. Pieces are all in great shape, and look almost new too. Hope to have that done next couple of days to show all of you:)

Ok, what I have been steadily working on are my blogs, but mostly websites for this store, and for the other store I have had for much longer than this. Yesterday I was working on my website for this venue when my grand daughter got on my lap, and bumped the keyboard, and not sure what happened from there. Thought I had the issue fixed last night, and finally walked away from it, but found earlier this afternoon was not fully fixed. So, I have removed everything, and trying to get back to the beginning to start it all over again. Hopefully I can fix it as it was looking so good too. 

I have decided I sell with different venues, some market places I am signed with, but do not do much with them anymore. It's hard to find a place to call home that is agreeable for what I do, what I sell, and to work with what my needs are. So, a long time ago I had read a blog about a woman, and her husband who had moved from their long time home in CA to Ohio I think it was. They moved their business there, and it was doing well. But, like all of us we are always looking for more ways to get our names out there, show our business, and do it as cost efficiently as possible too. Let's face it, things cost to do. Having your own website can cost with hosting, domains, shopping carts, if you pay someone to design it, and so on. 

Anyway, this woman had proposed the idea of how you could bring yourself out by having a blog, and a website, and do it almost for little to nothing cost. She felt it could still work, and was going to work on it to show it could too. The last I knew of she was showing progress with her ideas, and I was happy for her. The idea she had of this had always stuck with me. So, you research, read, see what others are reporting, work on your own venues in between all of this, and keep trying to put it together. 

Well, as of today I think I seen a light that is starting to make sense, and is actually coming together for me. So far, biggest cost has been having my domains with GoDaddy. I have a .com for PassnItOn which leads to my blog here, and I also have a .com for my other name of LilacsNDreams which also leads to my blog. I got a special that I took for 2 years with LilacsNDreams, since PassnItOn is new I have taken a domain for 1 year here, and when I visited GoDaddy today with a goal in mind I got my .net for LilacsNDreams at $9.99 for the year. I haven't even spent $50 yet, and have been setting up websites with google sites, weebly, and using my blogs. What a deal, huh?

What I have decided to do is keep everything pretty much between 2-3 sites for everyone to follow. Much easier to remember, easier to find, and with all the sites I am working on there will always be clickable links that take you to the market places you would like to visit where I am selling, and to also visit other sellers too. And, I will also have the links for both of my store names between the sites too. So, if I ever decide to move from a market place, slow down with sales at one and focus with another venue, instead of trying to keep up with where I move to it, and follow me to the the venue, it will be noted between my blogs, and websites. 

So, I like to think I will only be a "click away", and hoping it will be more convenient for the customers, friends, those who follow me, and etc. Right now for this store name I have this blog, a website I am working with and reconstructing after yesterday, but do have another website I have found that I rather like too which is at weebly, and is coming along nicely too. So, if you feel the need to visit one of the websites, or my blog all the info will be noted with those places. With my blog here you will see on the right side bar clickable links to these places. With these places you will find links, pictures, and which venue the pictures are for that the item is listed with. So, instead of roaming through many different stores looking, you can visit my blog, or websites to get your ideas before visiting me, and don't forget all the other wonderful sellers that have their wonderful listings too.

I do apologize if this sounds a bit confusing. I am excited, and after working on things for a while, not being computer technie, and trying to understand things when I seen a light, and felt it coming together I got excited:) I hope I can do what I am planning, and have been planning. It all takes time, a lot of work, a lot of devotion, and I am fortunate to be able to be home to do all of this. Please bear with me, and I will keep you updated as things move along here. Thank you for your patience, understanding, following me, and visiting with me. Thanks for visiting, and drop by anytime to see what is happening next. Always welcome to ask questions, leave a comment, share, etc.