How I Spent my 4th of July

After a busy weekend of camping, punk rock and too much sun, I was ready to just relax today and do the things I love doing.  I spent the day trying to beat the heat by sewing, listening to rock and roll and eating ice cold moonshine cherries I picked up in Tennessee.  Now I'm off to check out a local hip hop show and hang out with good people.

And check out these awesome items I put together in my fourth of july treasury on etsy... 

 

'Don't Fly Those Stars and Stripes for Me' by RayGunUnDone

Don't get me wrong, I love living in the US and I appreciate the freedom I do have. But the greed and warmongering drives me crazy! So until our government can learn to be a peaceful and benevolent, don't fly that flag for me!

American Legacy TheGoodReveren... $60.00	POLITICAL FRIDGE MAGNET... psychedelictar... $3.99	US Oil Wars T-shirt. If... AllRiot $12.99
vintage american milita... Deluxesoultees $14.99	Give Me Liberty or Give... PeterBeckleySt... $5.00	Forest Wins - Large Scr... phoenixcompost $7.00
1984 Was Not Supposed T... occutees $11.99	american flag usa unite... TRAVOISGOODS $40.00	In War We Trust Vonecker $300.00
Howard Zinn Activist Au... KissMyButtonsB... $0.99	US army : 30 handy flam... Chanced1 $7.00	No Human Being Is Illeg... amordna $11.99
I am Ashamed to be an A... OuterFringe $25.00	Kissin' Bombs custo... KissinBombs $175.00	Heres Your Warning - Gr... ArtZodiac $20.00
I Pledge Allegiance and... vintagaposters $14.99

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Tagging Spreadsheet for Etsy Listings

I’ve been meaning to compile a list of all the possible tags I might use while listing an item on Etsy.  I’m constantly jotting down tag ideas on my chalkboard wall or scraps of paper, so I needed to get organized.  I thought about just starting a hand written list, but figured it might get hard to edit and add to the list after a while.  A spreadsheet is perfect though, and if you don’t have a program that makes them, you can download the Open Office version for free!

I grouped my words under the headings: category/type, style, look/feel, technique/material, recipient and symbols.  Then I just started brainstorming and going through the tags I already put on items.  As I list more items on Etsy I can add new words I come up with, color code categories, and keep everything alphabetical and neat.  Plus now I won’t be sitting there desperately trying to come up with 13 ways to describe my item!