Website Down! - Update, Reflections, & Invitation

I just accidentally deleted Greenjeans website (!!!) before arranging to redirect traffic to the blog (!!!!!!)

Luckily I'd made a backup earlier, but still! Aaugh!!!!!!!

Just in case anyone noticed and is wondering!!


UPDATE & Reflection:

The webshop url (www.greenjeansbrooklyn.com) should start redirecting to the blog here (www.greenjeansbrooklyn.blogspot.com) in a matter of hours. I didn't realize it would be so easy to delete the website!

While I did indeed intend to take the site down today (*tear!*) and go back to my original blog-only web presence (more on that soon!), I'm a little sad that the site we worked so hard to design and build over so long is suddenly just gone!!

At the same time, change is in the air. And sometimes change comes before we think we're ready for it. But once it has happened, it feels good, even refreshing.

Besides, I'd rather my website go out with a bang than slowly fade away. Out-of-date websites lingering on the web are like abandoned houses.

So, it's on with the blog redevelopment. I'm writing new copy today and playing with new layouts. Ideas about the format are evolving along the way.

I'm again leaning toward renaming the blog, too....

Why change the name when "Greenjeans" has recognition and many people like it?

Because, well, why not? I've been looking for a way to refresh the blog, as well as my intentions for keeping it up, now that Greenjeans is no longer a retail concern. And I am intrigued by what it could be if I change it up...

I will still be blogging about craft, design, art, and sustainability, but there will be a new look and host, new sets of links (including former Greenjeans artists and craftspeople), and a refreshed group of categories.


Invitation

I invite you to share your thoughts, if any, on this matter of revamping the blog.

Should I change the name?
What should the new format include?
What would YOU like to be reading about here?

Post your comments here, or email me at amy [at] greenjeansbrooklyn.com.

So. Although the website is no more, a new blog is on it's way. That sounds like a good progression to me. You?

Posted by Amy Shaw for Greenjeans.

Spring Thaw SALE at Greenjeans!

As recently announced, Greenjeans is closing its Webshop.

So we are having a dramatic SPRING THAW SALE on all remaining stock!

Unprecedented discounts on jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, furniture, and much more will start appearing in the coming days.

Sale starts officially March 20 and ends April 12.

So mark your calendars and check the blog and website frequently for newly added items and bigger discounts.

Starting with savings of 25-40%, we will be rolling out new sale items and deeper discounts – up to 75% off – each week.

This is it – we’re not holding on to anything!

Thank you for your patronage over these four years. Please take advantage of this final opportunity to shop Greenjeans online!

Download the e-flyer.

Posted and image by Amy Shaw for Greenjeans.

New in the Webshop

We continue to add new items to the Webshop just about every day, stocking the virtual shelves and improving organization for your holiday shopping pleasure!

Recently added:

Ceramics by Kit Cornell

Jewelry by Alison Mackey (photographs under resin)

Jewelry by Lulu Smith (colored resin in silver)

Stay tuned for more, including Gift Guides!

And if you missed last week's special edition of the Greenjeans Gazette with the discount code, here's a link to the newsletter...

Happy shopping!

Posted and images by Amy Shaw for Greenjeans.

Making Updates to the Website

If I've been a little quiet lately, it's because I've been working so much on Greenjeans Webshop, getting it ready for the holiday shopping season. Websites take so much time to keep current, but it was definitely time for a tune-up!

Besides photographing and adding new items, I've been trying to make the site easier to use, whether you're shopping or looking for information about an artist. I'm in the process of creating Collection pages that will improve shopping by category. And I'm constantly adding bios to the Meet the Artisans page.

To see what's new now, go to the Jewelry Collection -- there's lots of new work by Lisa Crowder, Erica Schlueter (pictured), and more. In the Wooden Toy Collection, you'll find updates on forthcoming inventory. And over the coming weeks, you'll find newly listed items in many more categories including Ceramics, Children's Books, Sculpture, and more.

Also coming soon: a new logo, a new blog header, and new items to view and purchase.

Now I must note, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE SHOPPING EARLY if there's something in particular you'd like from Greenjeans this year. The wooden toys are available in limited quantities, and almost everything else in the Webshop is one-of-a-kind. Shop online or contact me if you want to get started early.

Stay tuned to learn about where you can find Greenjeans in person this holiday shopping season.

And be sure you're signed up for our newsletter, the Greenjeans Gazette, because I'll be offering special DISCOUNT CODES and more to use in the Webshop all season!

Do let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements to the Webshop -- I want to make it as good as I can for you!

Posted by Amy Shaw for Greenjeans.
Image: Embroidered Pink Flower Pendant by Erica Schlueter.