FREE: Butterfly flower pin/ brooch/ broach

Very nice~Good luck with your auction!

pretty

Oh, this is really pretty. I'm checking out your auctions now that you're looking at my beads. I always love to see what other people make. Try to get better photos ... use a white background, and a small desk lamp with a natural-color bulb (you can buy in the supermarket), and move the light around to avoid shadow, and help the camera focus. With no flash and a good light you can often get real good closeups. It will help you get higher bids.

Getting the photography under control is really critical. You'll get a lot more bids if people can see what they are buying. I'm amazed at the auctions people bid on with a completely incomprehensible photo, it does happen but the seller is leaving a LOT of credits on the table by doing that! If your camera has a micro setting, use it, and also play with the various settings (snow, beach, kids and pets, etc) if your camera has them. You will get better colors if you can find the right setting.

Oh, not good news. Get a decent little camera. I use a Canon Powershot A540, which is an older version, but takes great closeups. You can get older models or even used ones on ebay and other places ... on listia they go pretty high, but you might want to look for one. Get a camera with AA batteries ... the cameras with the built-in batteries that have to be charged are a pain, and if you buy one used and the battery is shot, it is expsensive to replace.

That's what I would recommend, that's why I like the Canon Powershot A series. Keep in mind that many "powershots" have the built-in batteries, like the "digital elph" series (the less expensive series). But you can certainly get a perfectly good camera used, it doesn't have to have all the bells and whistles and mega-zoom and all those expensive features to take good photos for selling.

I like the AA batteries, and I keep a bunch of them on two chargers so I always have batteries handy. They last a long time when you don't use a flash (which I don't for more auction photos). The rechargeables tend to lose their charge quickly when not in use, however, so you have to keep them charging and keep swapping them out to have them handy. Lot cheaper than buying batteries, though!

I bought a used Canon (higher-end) camera from a guy on ebay, who had a decent history on ebay although he is not a professional seller. He had good photos and a good description, and the camera really is like new. I think if you buy from someone who seems reliable you can get a good used one for under $50. You might even want to check locally in the classifieds or on craigslist.

I posted more beads tonight, but they don't end until a week from Saturday, so you have some time to play with if you want to bid on anything. I still have SO many to list, it's getting kind of crazy. It's going to take me a while, and I'm not going to post too many at one time, because I think the people who like them will simply run out of credits!

I posted more beads that will end a week from Saturday, and will post some more lots to end that weekend, but after that I may take a break from the beads for a while. It will be very helpful if all of the crafters/beaders on Listia would get in touch with other beaders they know, get them to join Listia (you don't even have to give a credit card) and encourage them to post beads, so they can earn credits and we can all have the credits we need to recycle one aother's craft materials. Listia is such a GREAT setup for swapping craft stuff!

Ooh, pretty! In the picture, the blues look like they're a bit tealish. Is that the case or is the camera playing tricks on the colors?

Absolutely adorable peice! I'm a sucker for butterflies, and love blue and green!

would be nice to wear on a suit

I just added more great things to my auction list! check em out : )

gorgeous

this is so pretty