Queen Anne's Lace Banner

This banner can be used in Etsy and elsewhere. I like the subtle colors and the quick loading time.

Left-click, let the larger image load, and then right-click and save onto your own computer.

Primitive Angel Wings Her Way Onto Graphics

Here is a little web graphic of a primitive angel, and a banner sized just right for Etsy.

Hope you enjoy.

As always, click the thumbnail, then right-click the larger image and save it onto your own computer.

Whooooo Wants Primitive Owls?

Today, a website graphic and an Etsy shop banner for the owl fans.

I loved owls when they were considered passe and will keep on loving them as they pass through their cycles of popularity and unpopularity.

We have many burrowing owls out here. They pop right out of the prairie dog tunnels and stand on their long, long legs, scowling gently. They give a cry much like the cry of the "dogs." I know, they eat little mices, which I also love...

Left-click the thumbnail, then right-click and save the larger graphic.
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Etsy Banner Example

Here is a custom banner for an Etsy seller who is going to try her hand at selling earrings.

Primitive Birdies and Twigs Etsy Banners

Here are two Etsy banners, 760 x 100 pixels, ready to be personalized and used for a shop.

I show them with two different backgrounds so that you can see how very different they can look with one simple change.

In the 60's, primitive designs were often colored in the most vivid of tones, but clearly, the graphics were still primitive. Now, many choose to use subdued colors. During Victorian times, vivid colors were also the vogue, followed by more sedate tones later. What goes around comes around!

As always, click on the thumbnail, let the larger image load, then right-click and save the banner onto your own computer.

Homespun Welcome -- Free Etsy Shop Banner

It's just an Etsy sort of week! Today's free Etsy banner has a homespun feel, as if it's made of wool and cotton.

Click on the thumbnail, then right-click and save the bigger image that will appear.

Did you know...Fall 2008's "trendy colors" were picked two years ago? And that Christmas 2009's trends were chosen back in January at a giant trade show in Germany?

But...sometimes, designers and manufacturers are left scrambling because of a grassroots trend. This is where the handcrafter can really do well, since we are able to immediately create using the suddenly popular color or style. So, keep your eye out for this autumn's and winter's likely trends and be ready to incorporate them into your own designs. It can be as simple as adding trims in the "must have" color!

Thanks for stopping by.

Welcome Friends to A Free Etsy Shop Banner!

Ah, autumn. The beginning of the really great selling season! Here is a 760 x 100 pixel banner that is perfect for welcoming people to your shop.

It's seasonal, it has that special "prim" touch, and it's free!

Click on the thumbnail, then right-click and save onto your own computer. It's easy to have a custom Etsy banner!

"Welcome Prim Friends" Free Etsy Shop Banner!

This would be cute for a shop banner or on a website. It is a good choice for the beginning prim crafter, who might not yet know the direction they wish to go. It definitely says "I'm prim!" but it isn't limiting at all. Dolls, cards, plaques -- it fits with anything you make.

I truly treasure the friends I've made that share my love of primitive crafting. No matter the material we work in -- cloth, wool, paint, paper mache, wood or clay -- we all agree on one thing: Primitives are wonderful!

Click on the thumbnail, then right-click and save to your own computer.

Free Etsy Banner -- Autumn "New This Season"

It's fun to use special seasonal banners to announce sales, new stock, and new themes in your Etsy store or on your own website.

This 760 x 100 banner is sized for Etsy, or can be used anywhere. Candy corn and autumn leaves give it a festive feeling. Perfect for primitive-makers, too!

Most of us who make handmade items see our sales jump during September. That's when I begin a big push to make my store, blog, and website all reflect the excitement of autumn and the soon-to-follow winter holidays. One of the easiest ways is to put some graphics on your site. No matter what you're selling, it seems fresher, more up-to-date when you add that seasonal touch.

Click, then right-click and save the larger image onto your own computer. And by using Picasa or other free graphics program, you can use any of our banners and make your very own "clip art" out of them and place the images in your website. Happy crafting and e-selling!

Free Etsy Shop Banner -- Sleeping Baby!

Here we have a sleepy-head, perfect for your Etsy store that caters to parents! Or use it as a header for your blog or website...the precious baby is a copyright-free long-ago image from Norway. I love vintage images and am always glad to "rescue" them.

Click on the thumbnail, then right-click the larger image and save onto your own computer.

Free Etsy Shop Banner: Primitive Doll

For the primitive and country artists out there: A little primitive doll banner -- it would be cute to add the words "Autumn Sale" or "Free Shipping" or something along those lines to kickstart the fall buying season in August. Until that time, I think it's best to be sewing and painting like mad, getting READY to list items, rather than be trying to fight the summer buying doldrums by listing dolls that will only sit there and cost you money.

I am really into pumpkin raggedies this year, and rag dolls with orange hair. Hope they sell!

Click the thumbnail, then right-click and save onto your own computer. You know, over at Photobucket, even the free accounts let you add type and alter sizes, colors, etc -- get yourself an account if you don't already have one! It's easy!

Free Etsy Shop Banner: Little Doll

Another banner suitable for Etsy shops selling kids' items or dolls and toys.

Click the thumbnail. It will enlarge in a new window and then you can right-click and save onto your own computer!

It's easy to add your shop name, with your Paint program or the free Picasa program.

You can also download a free trial of Paint Shop Pro. That's the program we use. If you give it a try, we bet you'll love it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Free Etsy or Website Baby Banner!

Ah, this one is so cute...three little baby faces brighten up this free banner or header. In png format, 760 x 100 pixels. It's perfect for your babies or child-related Etsy shop or website. Sweet little kids!

Click on the thumbnail, then right-click and save the larger banner.

Don't forget that we're happy to make you a matching avatar or sidebar, free of charge!

Free Etsy Banner - Lace and Blossom

This free header is sized just right for Etsy at 760 x 100 pixels in the fast-loading png format, and is very crisp in black, white, and opal tones.

A very narrow silver edge makes this graphic stand out against any background, light or dark.

As always, click on the thumbnail, then right-click and save the full-sized image to your own computer. And as always, we would be glad to put your shop name and any shop tag onto the banner, free.

Kitty Eyes Etsy Banner

Here's a banner from a photo of one of my kitties used as the base for the banner, sized to fit Etsy and other webpages. It's 760 x 100 pixels and in png format.

This cat has pitch black guard hairs and appears black at first sight, but carries a pure white undercoat underneath. Thus, no pair of pants is safe from high-contrast cat hair.

Red Gooseberries

Looks like we are really into the berries this time of year.

In png format, a free header graphic for your blog or Etsy shop. I'm predicting the color family "mustard" will be very big this year. I am making a lot of mustard-colored "witch" hats for my pumpkin-headed dolls. My dolls this year are based on a very cute and retro 60's knee-hugging elf doll I found at an estate sale. The doll differs from the regular elves by having a pumpkin head with a very vintage expression. In fact, I've never quite seen another doll like it.

Enjoy! Click on the thumbnail, then right-click and save onto your disk. Easy!

Understated & Elegant Etsy Banner

Antique lace sets off this banner nicely.

It's 760 x 100, sized ready-to-go for an Etsy banner, usable anywhere on the web and nicely compact png format.

Taupe is a perfect neutral and I think we'll be seeing lots of it soon.

Click the thumbnail, then right-click and save the large graphic onto your own hard drive. Enjoy!

Etsy Banner Redo

I was very happy to hear from my fellow crafter Merrie that she would like a banner redo and wants to use a version of our "Lovely Lady" series. Merrie and I started chatting two years ago about making primitive dolls after meeting on a forum devoted to all things primitive.

From her email: "I really don't think my banner fits my direction any more. I want something that looks vintage and also something that will look very fresh for fall. I'm not listing on Etsy until then. But I don't want to go with a banner that shows one of my dolls or earrings, because I think that's too limiting. And I want that vintage graphic I found incorporated in it. Can you give it a try?"

Here's the "before" banner:

And here's the redo:

She says she loves it!

Thanks Merrie for letting us have a hand in your custom banner creation! All of us at SkullBlossom use Paint Shop Pro, by the way. We love that program!

Free Etsy Banners: Just An Old-Fashioned Grrl

Here are three banners sized just right for Etsy. They can also be used as headers or graphics elsewhere, as always.

And as always, these banners come to you free!

Hat-tip to my crafty friend Merrie for finding and sharing the lovely vintage image used in these graphics.

Fair Ladye looks quite haughty, doesn't she? And fun!

Click the thumbnail to get the full banner. Then right-click and save onto your own computer.

Fresh Plaid Banners Perfect for Etsy and Blogs

These headers are especially sized for Etsy shop banners but can be used in many other places. Etsy banners are 760 x 100 pixels. These are in jpg format.

Click on the thumbnail to get to the full-sized graphic. Then right-click and save onto your computer. Save it where you can find it again easily, such as on your desktop or in a folder you create.

Hope you enjoy. Please share this site with other handcrafters!