The Biggest Storewide Piddix Sale Ever -- This Monday

In three years of selling on etsy, I've never had a storewide sale before, so this should be fun.

Starting at 10 am pacific time this Monday, November 30th and going until 10 pm, I'll be offering amazing deals too good to pass up at least once per hour. I'm calling it my "10 by 10" sale since I plan to offer several sets of 10 collage sheets for just $10 (regular value $30-$35). Yep, that's right, 10 collage sheets for ten dollars. These will be listed with a limited number in stock and when they sell out, they won't be re-listed, so grab one quick if you like it. I may also throw in a couple of $10 CDs. Or perhaps a set of ten full-sized images? Or even a couple of random $1 images or sheets here and there. You'll have to swing by to see exactly what's on sale.

I'll post on twitter and in this forum thread just before I list a new set. Or you can also use the forum thread to suggest different images or collections you'd like to see on sale. Sale items will be listed prominently in the shop with the image above, or you can click here at any time to see if any 10x10 items are currently listed. See you Monday!

Looking for Balance (in all the wrong places)

One of my lovely piddix customers wrote me today asking for advice on finding work/life balance. If only I had a good answer! While I am pretty good at "crying uncle" once I've reached a breaking point, achieving equilibrium before I reach it is a skill I am seriously lacking.

Since my last newsletter went out more than six weeks ago, I've worked mostly 16-hour days, staying up until 3 am most nights on the following:

1. A 70-item wholesale catalog of printed collage sheets. By Thanksgiving you'll be able to find printed piddix sheets in person if you live near Minneapolis and online for everyone else.

2. A free, 12-page pdf titled "Seven Tips for Etsy Success," published this morning on indiefixx.

3. A new, soon-to-be-released collaboration with Annie Howes.

4. Negotiation of several commercial contracts, including one that should land piddix images in Barnes & Nobles nationwide by late 2010.

And so much more...

Lucky for my sleep-deprived-brain, I dropped the collage sheet files off at the printers this week, so things are getting back to normal. But I still fear falling right back into the late-night routine the next time another large project comes up. Anyone out there have any tips to share that have worked for you? I'd love to hear them.