Artist-How-To Feb Wrap-up

Feb accomplishments for Artist-How-To include the amazing over 1,000 subscribers in the last 22 days! Thank you, turning to us for information. It is humbling to say the least, and I look forward to providing you with the best most up to date art information and instruction possible.

That being said, In the next week look for an addition to our site that we hope you will be as excited about as I am. What is it? Sorry, Can't tell you yet, we want to get it set up and flowing before 'officially' announcing it.
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If I counted correctly, 8 new free lessons have been added over the past 28 days. To see them and the other 60+ articles go to our Free Lesson Page.
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ArtistHowToDotcom Etsy Shop continues to be available.
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Valentine Day's special gift of free 'Romance' images.
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In the coming month we will continue adding free lessons to the page, offer a new major feature to the site we are currently in the middle...shhhhhhh

Each week, at least once, we offer to you interesting links of interest to artists, and artists selling online we will now archive the links into one convenient place. Once we have it put together we will post the link.

Now I am off to work on projects at hand :0)

Thank you again!

Diane

Artist-How-To.com 02/25/07 Update

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New Free Lessons and Tutorials
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Three new lessons/tutorials listed today!

Photo Essay “Sculpting the Human Head in Polymer Clay”
http://www.artist-how-to.com/pchead.htm

“Weaving On a Bead Loom”
http://www.artist-how-to.com/weavingbl.htm

Creating a Pin Cushion from a Found Object”
http://artist-how-to.com/pinc.htm

To see all free lessons and tutorials
http://www.artist-how-to.com/free.htm

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E-Books
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Choose either E-Book for $9.99

"Controlling Creative Clutter: Organizing the Artist's Studio"

"Make a Profit with Your Passion: Starting a Home-Based Art Business"

http://artist-how-to.com/front.html

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ETSY

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http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5025455

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Vote

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View and vote ‘Yeah’ for our entry at JPG Magazine

Look for a February wrap-up post, in the coming week. :0)

Diane

Artist-How-To Update

Artist-How-To.com's Diane Dobson Barton “Artella Daily Muse” interview appearing today, Saturday Feb 23, 2007

http://www.artelladailymuse.com/
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Interesting links
http://www.alvarezwaxmodels.com/ Amazingly detailed clay animation creations

http://jpgmag.com/ A place to share, store and possibly publish your photographs. Well worth a look see!

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ Download the latest release of FireFox, if you haven’t already. It has a wide selection of add-ons to choose from. My personal favorite being ‘Stumble!’, which directs you to sites containing things you say you are interested. Sounds pretty basic doesn’t it? But in my opinion it takes browsing to a whole new level.
These are a few of the sites I ‘Stumbled’ onto;

http://www.pelourinho.com/movies/c003702/
http://www.show-me-dq.com/
http://haha.nu/creative/how-to-make-roses-from-maple-leaves/
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
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More later :0)

Artst-How-To - Balls and Other News of Interest

Do you want to see my balls? Balls of variegated thread balls that is? New lesson on how to make your own, and a new article on copyright issues
http://artist-how-to.com/free.htm
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This past week we have been throwing around the idea of not only offer classes, but also adding a wiki to the site. Adding a wiki will enable free sharing of ideas, and support. I would love to continue to hear thoughts from everyone concerning either.
bartonstudio@cox.net
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Shipping fees have been lowered in my ETSY shop so check it out! I will be moving things around this evening so keep an eye out for a clearance category.
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And speaking of moving around, I am upgrading the site's space. This involves moving the site to a new server. So, just in case, be aware that this may cause things to behave funky over the next 48 hours or so. I have not noticed anything yet, but just in case.
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Interesting Links

I LOVE podcast. And whenever I find one that I truly enjoy I can barely contain myself. A friend informed me of the following online radio show and I think it is perfect for any quilter out there. Best of all you can download it and listen to it at your convenience on your Mp3 player.

Alex Anderson (Simply Quilts)
http://alexandersonquilts.com/podcast/

The next link is for those interested in setting up blog with RSS capabilities.
http://www.toprankblog.com/tools/rss-buttons/

If your not yet ready to take the plunge with RSS, the home page contains links to myriad of useful reading. http://www.toprankblog.com/

The final one is my favorite. It is a massive list of free online education, including MIT, UCLA, and Berkeley.
http://www.eliteskills.com/free_education/
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That wraps up this weeks annoucement. Feel free to share this with anyone you think could benefit from its contents.

Have a creative week all!

Diane
http://www.artist-how-to.com/

Artist-How-To.com Class Inquiry

Recently, I have been throwing around the idea of offering online classes through the site. I need to know if folks would be interested. If you are please contact me at bartonstudio@cox.net. If possible include the types of classes you would like to see, if you would like to teach or participate in a class, or just say ‘Heck YEA!” to let us know you would like to see us pursue it further.

http://www.artist-how-to.com/class is where the class area is currently located, and a few ideas of possible classes can be seen.

Free Offer Extended

Free Offer Extended Through Feb 14th!

Artist-How-To.com Valentine's Day gift to you! 5 pages of 26 high-resolution images are available for the next 24 hours - FREE!

What is the catch? We only ask that you follow our Angel Policy. Feel free to pass the link along to anyone and everyone you think can put it to good use :0) Enjoy!

Gift Page for download and password.

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We are extending this because our provider has been doing maintenance throughout Feb 13th and it has caused problems with some people's downloads. If you attempted this download yesterday and had problems, please try again today.

Thank you, and I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. ! I hope you enjoy these :0)

Diane

Artist-How-To.com FREE Valentine's Day Gift

Artist-How-To.com Valentine's Day gift to you! 5 pages of 26 high-resolution images are available for the next 24 hours - FREE!

What is the catch? We only ask that you follow our Angel Policy. Feel free to pass the link along to anyone and everyone you think can put it to good use :0) Enjoy!

Gift Page for download and password.
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Clearance sale on Vintage Image Collection One - while they last!

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ETSY Store now with marked down prices! We are making room for upcoming projects.

ETSY 25% off Sale

ETSY sale runs until midnight tonight (Feb 11th) 25% off all merchandise!

Artist-How-To.com Sale And News

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Sale
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Starting tonight at Midnight Central time, anything in the ArtistHowToDOTcom's ETSY store will be 25% off. This includes a number of items that would make wonderful Valentine’s Day gifts for someone else or for you.









Do not send payment until you receive an adjusted invoice from me reflecting the sale price.
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New On Site
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Four New Lessons/Tutorials added over the past week.
http://artist-how-to.com/free.htm
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Interesting links:
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http://www.artaffairsoftware.com/download.htm

If you scroll down to the page there is a free version of an Art Organizing Software. WELL worth looking into!

http://www.villagebeads.com/

A family ran business supplying beads out of Ridgeland, Mississippi. One of many wonderful folks I have crossed paths with at the ETSY site.

http://www.marketingprofs.com/

A website loaded with free information on marketing that any one selling online can benefit from reading.

http://www.squidoo.com/artbusiness

The Art Business - Resources for Visual Artists
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Time Sensitive
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Romance Image Collection for Valentines Day can be found here for $4.99
All the images of which can be printed off and used to your hearts content :)
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Tech News
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In case you missed it, the blog is now set up with RSS capabilities. Blogger comes with a basic ‘Atom’ set up but we have gone beyond that and offered the links found to the right.

I am happy to say that subscriptions are flying in and I would love to hear from some of you :0)
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Conclusion
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The past week has been a flurry of research and working with Polymer clay for an upcoming project, while also making amulet bags. The later of which I will include information on the site in the future.

FYI I would like to post more comments from customers on the site. If you have anything you would like to share or comment please email me at bartonstudio@cox.net.

Feel free to pass this along to whomever you feel can benefit from its contents.

Keep creating! :0)

Diane

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http://www.dianedobsonbarton.com/

Artist-How-To Update

This weekend the regular announcement will go out in a few days for Artist-How-To.com, including a 25% off sale for two days only Feb 10th and 11th at the ETSY shop. To stay on top of all future sales and plans be sure to also check the link on the right hand side. Information will continue to be posted here,but will also be put into the calendar so that it is in one convenient visual location.

Be sure to check out the free tutorial page as new information has been posted the last few days as well.

The RSS feed seems to be working fine as is, so I will not be attempting to fix what is not broken. :0) I have been VERY happy with the number of subscribers in the last 24 hours. WELCOME!

RSS update

Just a quick heads up on the RSS feed. You will now find two links on the front page where you can subscribe to the blog you are reading now via RSS. One is through Feed Manager, which gives you number of options as to what reader you can use. The other is through Yahoo only, as I know many are more comfortable with using it and will find this transaction smoother.

There are also two links here on the blog hosted at eblogger. One to the right labeled 'Subscribe to this blog", the other at the bottom of this post labeled 'Atom'.

A word of advice. Currently I am using eblogger (obviously) for the blog information. But I may be switching it again to run off of my host. When/if it is changed over I will announce it ASAP.

Thank you!

Artist-How-To.Com Feb 6th, 2007 Update

This is the first post of the now official Artist-How-To Blog while standing alone. Formerly I posted on the Yahoo group Artist-How-To but because of the limitations that the Yahoo format presents (no pics imbedded etc) I decided to forgo it all together and present only in blog format.

If you want this blog to be posted directly to your email box, it does have RSS capabilities. RSS according to Wikipedia is simply put a web format used to publish frequently updated digital content.

The old group will still be ‘there’, for now, but it will not be updated.

Wikipedia is a wonderful source for more information on this topic. And, I will be including, in the near future, a page on the site with information for those wishing to learn more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)
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Speaking of free information, we were weren't we? Another page has been added by request.
http://artist-how-to.com/boxtent.htm Creating a Light Tent from a cardboard box. It is perfect for those needing something a bit stronger.
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Many months ago a friend of mine held a class on bead weaving at the area library. Some of you may remember me mentioning it on my personal blog. What I learned that day was not on a loom, but I knew I wanted to try one out at some point. Last week I had a friend give me a beading loom she found at a garage sale at a bargain price! Since then spare time has been used working with it.

I had been admiring the amulet bags I had seen online at ETSY and decided that would be what my first project. For those that are not aware, as I was not either until a few weeks ago, Amulet bags are reminiscent of the small beaded evening bags from the 20’s that ladies used to carry. And, it would be the perfect addition to an art doll that has been in progress for some time.

The bag beaded on the loom will be folded onto itself and the side seams ‘stitched up’ with beads and fringe added at the bottom of the bag and along the edge of the ‘flap’.

Do I see a lesson/ebook coming up with directions on how to do this with a loom or a peyote stitch?
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Romance Image Collection for Valentines Day can be found here for $4.99

All the images of which can be printed off and used to your hearts content :)

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ETSY Shop

Artist-How-To.com ETSY shop including pendants for yourself or someone you love.

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Conclusion

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FYI I would like to post moe comments from customers on the site. If you have anything you would like to share or comment please email me at bartonstudio@cox.net.

Feel free to pass this along to whomever you feel can benefit from its contents.

Keep creating! :0)

Diane

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