Yellow Pebbles

These sunny & bright earrings feature vintage Austrian glass beads with a pebble like design on them, highlighted in yellow, strung on handmade fine silver headpins.

Die, Die, My Darling - Red Glitter

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

Pearl Coils

A swirly coil of sterling silver wire, hammered and sanded for texture.

A single pearl wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, hangs from each coil.

If you want, you could take the pearl off, for more versatility. The ends are hand filed and smoothed for comfort.

Krypton

Little squares of frosted plastic with the atomic symbol for "Krypton" printed on them in black ink.

Silver Sway

Single lengths of sterling silver wire, curved, rolled, hammered and buffed to form rough curves and french ear wires.

Tomato

These remind me of a fresh juicy July tomato, plucked from the vine and eaten right then and there.

Blue Pebbles

These delicate earrings feature vintage Austrian glass beads with a pebble like design on them, highlighted in pale blue, strung on handmade fine silver headpins.

42

It takes Deep Thought 7½ million years to compute and check The Answer, which turns out to be 42. Unfortunately, The Ultimate Question itself had long been forgotten.

The Answer is stamped onto 5/8 inch discs of copper, which are gently domed. The Answer is oxidized, and the sterling silver ear wires are oxidized to match.

Using Etsy Search Effectively

As a regular Etsy Seller and Buyer, I browse the forums on a daily basis.

One of the common concerns I see from Sellers and Buyers is that "Search is Broken"

In my experience, it is not. You just need to know how to use it.

Etsy search states clearly how their search engine works.

They also offer the searcher a pretty large list of "tips" to aid in finding what they need via search.

From Etsy

• Add more words to narrow it down
ex: who it's for, color, material, category
• NOT eliminates words
• "Quotes" searches for phrases in items: tags and titles
• Narrow your search with items: tags only
• Broaden your search with items: tags, titles and descriptions
• Find sellers: sellers: usernames
• Sort by price or date listed

Using these tips, I am able to find almost EXACTLY what I am looking for using search.

A common concern is the "bleed" of vintage and supplies. This is VERY easy to remedy; Simple include the terms "not vintage" and "not supplies" in your search terms.

Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. tag abuse, user error and misunderstanding of the tag system by sellers can lead to search results that do not belong.

This does NOT mean Search is broken. It means someone is using the wrong tag to describe their items, or possibly using separate words that match but may be unrelated.

For example, if a fabric is called "blue glass" it may come up in my search results. This does not mean search is broken. I asked it to find the terms "blue glass"

Try using quotes to refine your search if you find a bleed over from similar but unrelated tags.

If you find an item that is a clear tag abuse offender (say a red baby blanket in the above search) Use the "report this item to Etsy" link, and move on to the next item.

Remember, Vintage and Supplies ARE allowed, but they must be tagged appropriately, and in the appropriate primary category. If you see an Item that is abusing tags, such as commercial beads in the “jewelery” main category, report it to Etsy.

Etsy Search Help Guide

Happy searching!

(Originally Published on Qassia )

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