Okay, theoretically I get what’s going on here. You shove as many words and phrases into the titles of your listing as possible, and you show up in more searches.
What I want to know is, who the hell is searching Etsy for “blacky darky cannibal”?
In the ill fated sequel to Titanic, Rose gets her arm amputated and falls in love with Stephen Fry’s torso.
Last February, I breathlessly told you all about my custom clay portrait purchase from Sharie’s Craftworld on Etsy.
This is the photo I sent:
And this is the finished product I received.
I don’t mind teling you that this is among the very greatest things I have ever purchased. I would save this in a fire.
I sincerely hoped that people would avail themselves of Sharie’s clay portraiture services, but I wasn’t sure anyone would. I mean, I’d certainly pay upwards of $100 for a 3-D portrait of myself as Verne Troyer, but not everyone has as refined a palate as I do.
So imagine my delight this week when I received not one but TWO emails from readers who had invested in these heirloom quality portraits.
First, there’s Paul.
This is the picture Paul sent:
Adn this is the finished product:
Paul says he enjoys how the portrait makes him look like a Far Side drawing, and that no one in his family understands why he bought it.
Personally, I like the bright red lips and the fact that he appears to be kissing a golf club. I also take great pleasure in the nose, which looks to have been imported from a portrait of Jamie Farr.
Then there’s Talia.
She wanted a portrait of her fiance for his birthday gift. This is the photo she sent:
And this is the final product:
His reaction was, understandably, a mixture of awe and stunned silence. Her fiance says it’s one of the best gifts he’s ever received and “he is a man that is RARELY impressed by material things.” Talia says they want an entire series of these going forward, including their future wedding photo.
“Sharie was wonderful to work with,” says Talia. “I’m not sure why she made my cat Chinese, but somehow it still works.”
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