http://www.craftme.co
CraftMe.co, New Zealand’s online marketplace for handmade arts and crafts hobbies and supplies, has extended its services to Australia, preparing to dominate a cross-country market to be the region’s top online marketplace for arts and craft supplies.
CraftMe.co went online in 2011, after 2 years of development. Since then, it has grown to be a consistent go-to website for those looking to buy and sell handmade arts & crafts in Australia and New Zealand , acquire new hobbies as well as for those who looking to buy crafts supplies online at a reasonable price. Buyers can browse stores that meet their specific criteria, as opposed to encountering a hodgepodge of information in a general arts and craft space, as it so often happens on other websites. Buyers can shop on many categories on the CraftMe website, with a great product range from custom jewellery design to fine art to handbags to hand knitted clothing, plus much more. Sellers benefit by advertising their handmade items in the category of their choice with a great Google ranking, thus finding targeted and serious buyers for what they are offering. For only $9.99 per month, CraftMe.co Gold Store members can get 50 listings. The website offers no setup fees and takes no commissions and there are no contracts for buyers or sellers to sign. The website also offers a free online store plans for people who just doing their first steps on the online crafts marketplace.
CraftMe.co is a great way for “craftspeople to showcase and share their unique creativity with the world,” according to the CraftMe.co website. Registration is free to both Australian and New Zealand residents who are interested in buying or selling art, handmade crafts and hobbies supplies in a thriving online marketplace.
For more information about CraftMe.co Ltd., visit http://www.craftme.co
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012
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Friday, 25 November 2011
CraftMe.co NZ Australian arts & crafts online gift shopping for indie crafters and fashion designers.
The gift-giving season is here and I have been spending some time thinking about what gifts I shall be giving my family and friends. In the busy holidays, I have been known to ‘misplace’ my Christmas spirit somewhere between the mad dash from store to store and the long, tedious lines for the cashier. Fortunately, with CraftMe I can cut down on my store visits and retain a sense of a heartfelt Christmas.
I like to support local & independent stores so if I see a great gift for someone I love, I grab it. But because I can’t resist this seasonal opportunity to get creative in my studio, I like to think of ways I can combine these store-bought items with my own handmade offerings. CraftMe is a helping me to get affordable but unique handmade gifts. Presenting someone with a new piece of jewellery in a sweet handmade purse can be a nice touch, or think about a new mobile for your friend’s new born baby.
Check out the art supplies section where you can get craft project ideas. I made a coin purse from a pattern and the frames are widely available for purchase online on CraftMe. Children can be the easiest people to make things and CraftMe.co has range of patterns, books and tutorials available for all kinds of clothing, accessories and toys. Try a range of fabric and stencils, using fabric paints using heat, to create your own baby doll and to kit her out with a fine set of handmade clothes or miniature cloth diapers. How about buying a wooden doll crib and making a pretty doll-sized quilt or new bedding set?
There are plenty of ways to bring a little handmade spirit to your Christmas morning. Once you get thinking, you will come up with no end of ideas for creating unique and heartfelt gift combinations for your loved ones. As long as you get started early, I think you will have more time to relax, sit back and enjoy the season. For sure, craftme.co will give you so many ideas; just browse the variety of arts and crafts made by Australian and New Zealanders, support local communities, and get ready for Christmas.
CraftMe.co NZ Australian arts & crafts online gift shopping for indie crafters and fashion designers.
The gift-giving season is here and I have been spending some time thinking about what gifts I shall be giving my family and friends. In the busy holidays, I have been known to ‘misplace’ my Christmas spirit somewhere between the mad dash from store to store and the long, tedious lines for the cashier. Fortunately, with CraftMe I can cut down on my store visits and retain a sense of a heartfelt Christmas.
I like to support local & independent stores so if I see a great gift for someone I love, I grab it. But because I can’t resist this seasonal opportunity to get creative in my studio, I like to think of ways I can combine these store-bought items with my own handmade offerings. CraftMe is a helping me to get affordable but unique handmade gifts. Presenting someone with a new piece of jewellery in a sweet handmade purse can be a nice touch, or think about a new mobile for your friend’s new born baby.
Check out the art supplies section where you can get craft project ideas. I made a coin purse from a pattern and the frames are widely available for purchase online on CraftMe. Children can be the easiest people to make things and CraftMe.co has range of patterns, books and tutorials available for all kinds of clothing, accessories and toys. Try a range of fabric and stencils, using fabric paints using heat, to create your own baby doll and to kit her out with a fine set of handmade clothes or miniature cloth diapers. How about buying a wooden doll crib and making a pretty doll-sized quilt or new bedding set?
There are plenty of ways to bring a little handmade spirit to your Christmas morning. Once you get thinking, you will come up with no end of ideas for creating unique and heartfelt gift combinations for your loved ones. As long as you get started early, I think you will have more time to relax, sit back and enjoy the season. For sure, craftme.co will give you so many ideas; just browse the variety of arts and crafts made by Australian and New Zealanders, support local communities, and get ready for Christmas.
Monday, 21 November 2011
CraftMe.co NZ Australian crafts and hobbies online marketplace fro emerging artists and craftspeople
http://www.craftme.co
CraftMe.co NZ Australian crafts and hobbies online marketplace fro emerging artists and craftspeople
Hobbies are leisure time activity that engages fun, relaxation, and accomplishment feelings. They range from fairly simple pursuits like stamp collecting and card making, to more complex activities as creative knitting oil painting. Some enterprising hobbyists, by choice or because they need extra money, decide to turn their hobbies into a profitable business they can operate from their homes. Getting online exposure for such a small business is essential for his operation. CraftMe is an ideal platform and a collection of online galleries where a craftsperson can open his online store in just a few minutes.
Depending on the experience and the qualifications you have gained from participation in your hobbies’ activities, you can make money from them in a number of ways. You can teach, tutor, write, talk, or consult about your hobby; film how to do it and upload it to YouTube; make a product related to it; or coach someone in it by writing an eBook or broadcasting a seminar.
If you think you would like to turn your hobby into a home-based business, try www.CraftMe.co, an online marketplace for arts and crafts, which operates in Australia and New Zealand. Here are some examples of craft and hobbies with suggested business ideas that may give you some income generating ideas of your own.
You probably ask yourself, why crafts?
We all know people who value quality and finely crafted items, which always appreciate handmade and unique products. Entrepreneurial crafters often develop a loyal following of faithful customers. Savvy craftspersons study the present demand for different types of crafts and produce a range of items that both frugal and wealthier clients can afford. Try to research the market for trends and fashion before you start your own online store.
CraftMe recommends having your online gallery store as a starting point where you can supply custom orders and generate online sales. From there you can branch out your markets, ranging from retail shops to craft wholesale shows. Start your artistic hobby part-time to test your products, to purchase quality equipment and supplies as you can afford it, and to hone your skills. Network with fellow members of CraftMe.co in related to your arts and crafts, and read interesting articles on the website and success tips. For further details, visit http://www.craftme.co website and get inspired!
CraftMe.co NZ Australian crafts and hobbies online marketplace fro emerging artists and craftspeople
http://www.craftme.co
CraftMe.co NZ Australian crafts and hobbies online marketplace fro emerging artists and craftspeople
Hobbies are leisure time activity that engages fun, relaxation, and accomplishment feelings. They range from fairly simple pursuits like stamp collecting and card making, to more complex activities as creative knitting oil painting. Some enterprising hobbyists, by choice or because they need extra money, decide to turn their hobbies into a profitable business they can operate from their homes. Getting online exposure for such a small business is essential for his operation. CraftMe is an ideal platform and a collection of online galleries where a craftsperson can open his online store in just a few minutes.
Depending on the experience and the qualifications you have gained from participation in your hobbies’ activities, you can make money from them in a number of ways. You can teach, tutor, write, talk, or consult about your hobby; film how to do it and upload it to YouTube; make a product related to it; or coach someone in it by writing an eBook or broadcasting a seminar.
If you think you would like to turn your hobby into a home-based business, try www.CraftMe.co, an online marketplace for arts and crafts, which operates in Australia and New Zealand. Here are some examples of craft and hobbies with suggested business ideas that may give you some income generating ideas of your own.
You probably ask yourself, why crafts?
We all know people who value quality and finely crafted items, which always appreciate handmade and unique products. Entrepreneurial crafters often develop a loyal following of faithful customers. Savvy craftspersons study the present demand for different types of crafts and produce a range of items that both frugal and wealthier clients can afford. Try to research the market for trends and fashion before you start your own online store.
CraftMe recommends having your online gallery store as a starting point where you can supply custom orders and generate online sales. From there you can branch out your markets, ranging from retail shops to craft wholesale shows. Start your artistic hobby part-time to test your products, to purchase quality equipment and supplies as you can afford it, and to hone your skills. Network with fellow members of CraftMe.co in related to your arts and crafts, and read interesting articles on the website and success tips. For further details, visit http://www.craftme.co website and get inspired!
CraftMe.co NZ Australian crafts and hobbies online marketplace fro emerging artists and craftspeople
http://www.craftme.co
CraftMe.co NZ Australian crafts and hobbies online marketplace fro emerging artists and craftspeople
Hobbies are leisure time activity that engages fun, relaxation, and accomplishment feelings. They range from fairly simple pursuits like stamp collecting and card making, to more complex activities as creative knitting oil painting. Some enterprising hobbyists, by choice or because they need extra money, decide to turn their hobbies into a profitable business they can operate from their homes. Getting online exposure for such a small business is essential for his operation. CraftMe is an ideal platform and a collection of online galleries where a craftsperson can open his online store in just a few minutes.
Depending on the experience and the qualifications you have gained from participation in your hobbies’ activities, you can make money from them in a number of ways. You can teach, tutor, write, talk, or consult about your hobby; film how to do it and upload it to YouTube; make a product related to it; or coach someone in it by writing an eBook or broadcasting a seminar.
If you think you would like to turn your hobby into a home-based business, try www.CraftMe.co, an online marketplace for arts and crafts, which operates in Australia and New Zealand. Here are some examples of craft and hobbies with suggested business ideas that may give you some income generating ideas of your own.
You probably ask yourself, why crafts?
We all know people who value quality and finely crafted items, which always appreciate handmade and unique products. Entrepreneurial crafters often develop a loyal following of faithful customers. Savvy craftspersons study the present demand for different types of crafts and produce a range of items that both frugal and wealthier clients can afford. Try to research the market for trends and fashion before you start your own online store.
CraftMe recommends having your online gallery store as a starting point where you can supply custom orders and generate online sales. From there you can branch out your markets, ranging from retail shops to craft wholesale shows. Start your artistic hobby part-time to test your products, to purchase quality equipment and supplies as you can afford it, and to hone your skills. Network with fellow members of CraftMe.co in related to your arts and crafts, and read interesting articles on the website and success tips. For further details, visit http://www.craftme.co website and get inspired!
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
CraftMe.Co Australian & Kiwi arts crafts online marketplace, xmas gifts and Aussie fashion design
CraftMe is a growing Kiwi and Australian arts and crafts online marketplace. It allows artisans to manage, in a very user-friendly way, simple (and free) listings of their items or have the added clout of a more comprehensive online gallery.
An own online gallery allows each store-owner to describe fully the nature of their creations and philosophy. This store can also be linked to already existing websites or blogs. Alongside the marketplace we want to develop forums, blogs, chat-rooms and a media collection relating to the activities, events and community of the practitioners of CraftMe. Set-up of a store/gallery is very easy. However, assistance is offered in the setting up of individual galleries with artists who are intimidated by technology and have been disadvantaged by not being visible online.
CraftMe as a collection of online Australian galleries, unlike isolated websites, works to give the artisan maximum exposure and representation. It is an affordable, accessible platform which enables artisans to exhibit and sell their work, including fine art, craft, and home crafts, in a global capacity. Within this online 'stable' of practitioners, each creator can easily manage their own career and sales administration.
Currently, each month, a new Australian practitioner is profiled on the home-page. This is expected to be a dedicated section which can be can be expanded to reveal an interview or article about the artist/craftsperson. We also have a section 'Artist and Creative services', whereby a creative person or groups can offer tutoring, workshops mentoring or liaise concerning commissioned work.
As part of our marketing, we pay particular attention to the Search Engine Optimisation which ensures a very high ranking on Google search results for the listings on the website. Our excellent search results are usually ahead of other established websites in Australia and New Zealand.
We would like to avoid advertising on the site however we will consider local, relevant advertising (such as local art supplies) which is in keeping with the mission of the site of promoting local artisans, events, artistic endeavours in the community.
There is a resurgence in home-craft and a related ecological awareness globally as well as in Australian and New Zealand: 're-purposing fabrics' and 'up-cycling' being two aspects of this. CraftMe recognises this and offers the artisan an affordable platform to share their ideas, promote their wares and work from home.
CraftMe seeks to develop the representation of Australia and New Zealand paintings, sculptures, carvings and other art-forms on the site. As with other categories, concepts relating to an artist's listed work can be conveyed by YouTube clips embedded in the listing (for example, an interview with an artist). This kind of virtual representation in the arts in Australia and New Zealand has been little utilised so far.
Roy Rodriguez, The founder of the site is aware that to date, there are few 'big' websites that deal primarily with 'serious' fine art. Craftme's plan is to gauge the interest registered by painters and sculptors. It accepts that the online galleries and other services offered by CraftMe may be primarily utilised by emerging fine artists who have little or no dedicated representation in the dealer gallery world. It hopes, however, to also provide an alternative for more established artists who seek to represent themselves- and manage their own administration.
Craftme's overall project brief is to act as an online cultural community hub for artist groups throughout Australia and New Zealand. Instead of or as well as stand-alone websites CraftMe could 'house' many such community groups, their art/craft and associated activities; including reviews, exhibitions, chat-rooms and video. CraftMe is currently one small business, hoping to help other small home based studio/businesses.