I set up a link on my website which will take you to links for other websites. I have sub-categories of "artist," "musician," "authors/writers," and "services/stores." I like to promote people who are artists and people who are just good people.
Please help refer my website to others and also let me know what you think about it :)
http://sites.google.com/site/marcyeibenartist/
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
I set up my own website!
I'm so excited! I finally set up my own website! I'm pretty darn proud of myself, considering I had no idea what I was doing. I still have a lot of work to do on it but I think it looks pretty dang good so far. Check it out:
http://sites.google.com/site/marcyeibenartist/
I do plan on purchasing a domain name (what I have set up right now is free) once I figure that all out so hopefully shortly it will just be www.marcyeibenartist.com.
Let me know what you think!
http://sites.google.com/site/marcyeibenartist/
I do plan on purchasing a domain name (what I have set up right now is free) once I figure that all out so hopefully shortly it will just be www.marcyeibenartist.com.
Let me know what you think!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Art auction is underway
I got one artist so far (besides myself) who is donating for my fund raiser. I'm very excited about this. Hopefully more artists will come on board, if not, I'll make due with what I have.
The art auction will be Friday, March 12th, through Sunday, March 14th. I picked this date because my mother's birthday was March 13th, and I'm raising money for her (basically).
In case you haven't visited my fund raising page I'll write it on here: my mother died about 2 1/2 years ago of lymphoma. By the time the doctors spotted it, it was too late. She lived for a few more months in the hospital and then passed away. I joined Team in Training in honor of her and to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, so hopefully they are able to find a cure for this. She was my best friend and I miss her very, very much.
My husband is going to do a bake sale at work for our fund raising (sounds funny but he likes to cook). He's making some honey wheat bread right now for that and I will help him by making some cookies, fudge and eclairs (yum!).
I'll keep you guys updated!
The art auction will be Friday, March 12th, through Sunday, March 14th. I picked this date because my mother's birthday was March 13th, and I'm raising money for her (basically).
In case you haven't visited my fund raising page I'll write it on here: my mother died about 2 1/2 years ago of lymphoma. By the time the doctors spotted it, it was too late. She lived for a few more months in the hospital and then passed away. I joined Team in Training in honor of her and to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, so hopefully they are able to find a cure for this. She was my best friend and I miss her very, very much.
My husband is going to do a bake sale at work for our fund raising (sounds funny but he likes to cook). He's making some honey wheat bread right now for that and I will help him by making some cookies, fudge and eclairs (yum!).
I'll keep you guys updated!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
I usually wouldn't blog today
I usually don't blog on the days when nothing is going right, but today I figured I might as well. Maybe people can help me get past my frustrations.
I've been planning this art auction for my fund raising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. My family are all artists and I have a lot of friends who are artists. I thought people would be excited about it. Nothing. No feed back whatsoever, no volunteers to donate art work, no comments on it, no interest, etc. I don't really understand it. It makes my faith in humanity go down a bit.
I've also been trying to drive traffic to my blog through friends, family, facebook and twitter. I know it takes time but I've been working on this for a couple months now and I still only have 8 followers (I love you guys!) and only about 6 people going to my blog per day. I have no idea how to increase this. I guess what I'm writing about isn't interesting enough? This may definitely be true, but I don't know how to improve it really. Any ideas?
Well, I did take a break while writing this and went for a 1.5 mile run during my work lunch break. That has made me feel a little better. Also working on my art makes me feel better, but today I left my sketch pad at home :(
Anyways, I'm done rambling for the day. Any comments and help are welcome, as usual... The next blog will be happier, I'm sure :)
I've been planning this art auction for my fund raising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. My family are all artists and I have a lot of friends who are artists. I thought people would be excited about it. Nothing. No feed back whatsoever, no volunteers to donate art work, no comments on it, no interest, etc. I don't really understand it. It makes my faith in humanity go down a bit.
I've also been trying to drive traffic to my blog through friends, family, facebook and twitter. I know it takes time but I've been working on this for a couple months now and I still only have 8 followers (I love you guys!) and only about 6 people going to my blog per day. I have no idea how to increase this. I guess what I'm writing about isn't interesting enough? This may definitely be true, but I don't know how to improve it really. Any ideas?
Well, I did take a break while writing this and went for a 1.5 mile run during my work lunch break. That has made me feel a little better. Also working on my art makes me feel better, but today I left my sketch pad at home :(
Anyways, I'm done rambling for the day. Any comments and help are welcome, as usual... The next blog will be happier, I'm sure :)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Someone just told me about a really cool website!
On Twitter someone let me know about a website called http://www.fundraisingtips.com/. I checked it out and it has a lot of good info! It gave me some great ideas.
Here are my ideas so far (these are all for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society currently but would also be used, if they work, for other causes):
1. Silent auction with donated goods. These will be donations from businesses, my paintings, art work or crafts donated by others, and anything else I can get.
2. An art work auction on-line. I saw a group on-line that is doing an art auction to raise money for Haiti. It was a little more complex than mine would be but still an awesome idea I can use. Mine would most likely be mostly my paintings, but I think I can get some other artists to donate pieces as well, such as my niece. She is a wonderful artist and I'm sure would love to help out. I would set up either a web page or maybe just a facebook page (probably easier) where people could bid on certain pieces and I could have about 75% of the proceeds go to my fund raising.
3. A great big raffle. I guess the good thing about a raffle is you don't really have to have a location, you just have to have the items and set a time for it. Then you have to get the prizes delivered. This would be a fairly simple one.
4. A bake sale. I love to bake and I'm sure I have friends that would help out. Once again though, this comes down to location. Maybe a friend's front yard? Or in front of a business?
These are my ideas. Any assistance, input or others ideas are welcome! Everyone has been so great with all kinds of help so far :)
Here are my ideas so far (these are all for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society currently but would also be used, if they work, for other causes):
1. Silent auction with donated goods. These will be donations from businesses, my paintings, art work or crafts donated by others, and anything else I can get.
2. An art work auction on-line. I saw a group on-line that is doing an art auction to raise money for Haiti. It was a little more complex than mine would be but still an awesome idea I can use. Mine would most likely be mostly my paintings, but I think I can get some other artists to donate pieces as well, such as my niece. She is a wonderful artist and I'm sure would love to help out. I would set up either a web page or maybe just a facebook page (probably easier) where people could bid on certain pieces and I could have about 75% of the proceeds go to my fund raising.
3. A great big raffle. I guess the good thing about a raffle is you don't really have to have a location, you just have to have the items and set a time for it. Then you have to get the prizes delivered. This would be a fairly simple one.
4. A bake sale. I love to bake and I'm sure I have friends that would help out. Once again though, this comes down to location. Maybe a friend's front yard? Or in front of a business?
These are my ideas. Any assistance, input or others ideas are welcome! Everyone has been so great with all kinds of help so far :)
Does anyone know of some good fund raising ideas?
I want to be able to hold a big fund raiser but I don't even know where to start. How do you get a location? Should I ask a catering company to donate food or just include that in the cost of a ticket to it? I have lots of good ideas I just don't know how to make them happen.
I would love to do a silent auction, but once again, where would I have it? I don't think I'd have a problem getting items for the auction, I guess it would mainly be the location and the food that I would need to figure out.
I'm going to head out the door to get some art supplies right now but I will continue this later...
I would love to do a silent auction, but once again, where would I have it? I don't think I'd have a problem getting items for the auction, I guess it would mainly be the location and the food that I would need to figure out.
I'm going to head out the door to get some art supplies right now but I will continue this later...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
To blog, or not to blog...
I know some people blog every day, but I don't think I should do this. I've been blogging whenever something relatively significant has occurred and I hope they've been an interesting read, and I would love any feed back on how I can specifically improve my blog.
On other notes, I have over 32 fans for my artist page after just 1 day, which is not bad at all. I have only been able to post 4 pictures so far (it's hard when both the baby and the cat are trying to crawl all over them as you're trying to take a picture of them) but will be doing more by the end of tomorrow. Much of my original art work has been given away, so it's also time to do some more!
I haven't moved very far on finding someone to make prints, so if anyone has any suggestions in the San Diego or LA area, let me know. I have a friend in LA who is a professional photographer and I'm going to ask her if she can take some good photos of some of my art work, so that I can get prints made easier.
Once again, any feedback is more than welcome!!! :)
On other notes, I have over 32 fans for my artist page after just 1 day, which is not bad at all. I have only been able to post 4 pictures so far (it's hard when both the baby and the cat are trying to crawl all over them as you're trying to take a picture of them) but will be doing more by the end of tomorrow. Much of my original art work has been given away, so it's also time to do some more!
I haven't moved very far on finding someone to make prints, so if anyone has any suggestions in the San Diego or LA area, let me know. I have a friend in LA who is a professional photographer and I'm going to ask her if she can take some good photos of some of my art work, so that I can get prints made easier.
Once again, any feedback is more than welcome!!! :)
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