SALVAGED WHIMSY: treasury

Wow, today has been a doozy of a day. There must be a full moon or something because my toddlers have been out of control today. I was ready to put up the white flag and call it a day by 8am. No exaggeration.

Deep breaths.

One of my guilty pleasures is creating treasury lists, but I haven't done one in quite some time.

Galvanized metal is one of my most favorite things.(Has anyone been to the Pottery Barn Outlet Store lately - it's a galvanized wonderland of fantasticness!)

The look, the color, the patina of galvanized metal (whether it's really metal or not) is a fabulous thing!

You can click on any of the items to be led to the Etsy listing.

I created this treasury display via Craft Cult's Etsy Treasury widget like I mentioned in Friday's Camp Etsy post.

One tip - not sure about other blog editing tools, but in Blogger, when I pasted the widget into my "HTML" view, it didn't show up in the body of my post when I clicked back over to "Compose." Obviously, it showed up once I published the post.

It's a fun, easy way to share your treasury lists - if you try one and have any issues, I'd be happy to help in any way I can.

Have a great week.

take care -

Hello, my name is Erin and I'm addicted to...

You thought I was going to say Pinterest? Yeah, that's a given, but I've developed a bit of an obsession with creating Treasury Lists on Etsy.

It's like shopping for free. Granted, you don't get the stuff, but it's fun to look, right?

Here's a snapshot of the last one I created about PASSION:

Tasty, right? and Pink. Life doesn't get much better than that. Other than the fact that I was wearing sweats and sat in my toasty little house while I "shopped."

It also inspired me to create this:

I googled it, and I don't believe I stole it? Please let me know if I did! If you like it, please feel free to use, print, sell, share, put it on a billboard.. (I'd love a link back, if you don't mind. pretty please)

So anyway, back to shopping...

You don't have to be an Etsy seller to create treasuries...it's free to anyone, you just need to be a prestigious member of Etsy.

Per Etsy, a "treasury" is "an ever-changing, member curated shopping gallery." Oh yeah, I said "shopping gallery." Consider it an educational experience and maybe a resume builder? (ahem, Gallery Curator) No going to the mall anymore...we are simply browsing the Retail Museum.

Wanna try? You sure you're up to it?

Well then, follow me, my dears...

Oh, didn't have to load up the kids or warm up the car, and we're already here at the Magical Mall - AKA Etsy!!!

How convenient!

Since this is a special mall for beautiful, talented, and important people, you'll need to sign in or sign up...consider it the country club of online shopping. It's very exclusive (not really - it's open to everyone) as you'll see when you check out the amazing array of shops (this is true!)

Go ahead...I'll wait.

tap

All signed in? Good. Now, still on the home page, you'll want to find the Handpicked Items section:

and click on "See More"

Here you'll find Treasuries created by "Member Curators." Please don't wander off, I'll give you free time to do that later. Focus. On the right side, click on "Create a list"

I know you're excited, but before you wander off, a couple tips:

1.Give your new treasury a title (can't save without it)

~~2.Make sure you stay together and hold hands with your partner~~

2. Check the "only you" box (consider this your "dressing room" and you don't want anyone to see you until you're "dressed")

3. Be on your best behavior (read the Treasury Guidelines on the right)

4. Open another window of Etsy to do your "shopping"

Still with me? If not, please step off to the side, and I'll review the procedure with you again in just a moment.

Now, it's time to shop!

In your 2nd Etsy window, start browsing through the shops at your leisure.

Now, isn't that a pretty little chalkboard. Great choice! (tee hee).

Once you've made your selection you need to copy the Listing ID #

Highlight the "listing ID #" and copy it.

Now, return to your original Etsy page:

Choose a box and "paste" Then click "ok"

and...

Now before you wander off unaccompanied, a couple more tips for you:

1. Once you have 4 items selected, SAVE it. SERIOUSLY, I've lost several lists by accidentally hitting the "back" button. It doesn't "auto-save" for you, so save often.

2. Click edit to make any changes.

3. Hover over an image to remove it. So I don't lose things I like along the way, I'll copy anything I like into my treasury, and then delete as needed.

4. Drag and drop images to change order.

Are your feet hurting yet? Or maybe, is your bum tired?

I hope you had fun on our little shopping excursion, I know I did.

Once you've completed, and you've primped to perfection...

...don't forget to change the settings to share the fun with everyone. Also, you can add up to 18 tags and leave a note for your visitors and adoring fans.

Important Disclaimer: I am, by no means, an expert at Etsy (nor do I work for them or have I been compensated)...goodness, I think I've been on there for 3 months or something. It's something that amuses me, and thought you might find it entertaining as well. I can not be held accountable for undone laundry, uncooked meals, or your unclean house due to hours spent curating your retail museum.

If you are an Etsy expert, I invite you to correct anything I've said, please. I do not want to misinform or cause any type of shopping trauma that may lead to years of ~~retail~~ therapy to cure.

As I continue to research this topic, it's vital to my studies that you share your treasury lists with me (pretty please!)

Well, it's been fun, we'll have to do it again sometime soon. Maybe next time we can grab lunch!

Shared here:

MONDAY:

Kristen's Junk Drawer

DIY Home Sweet Home

Thrifty Decor Chick (1st Monday of Each Month)

The Gunny Sack