We are pleased to announce that CraftIsArt.com and ProPay are now partners and those sellers with a ProPay Merchant Account are now able to receive payments instantly by taking credit cards directly on the CraftIsArt's Checkout Process (Direct Checkout).

The CraftIsArt Checkout Process (both Regular Checkout and Guest Checkout) allows sellers to collect the total amount from an order before it actually goes through, in other words, buyers cannot complete a transaction until it is paid for, this is also called “Instant Payments”. Other venues do not offer Instant Payments and let orders go through...

Keeping our promise of continuously implement new features to the website for both buyers and sellers, we have recently incorporated one that we consider very important as it opens the doors of international markets; the Currency Selector.

This new feature allows buyers from countries other than the United States to get prices of items, shopping cart subtotals and checkout totals in their actual currencies avoiding having to jump from one website to another to get an accurate quote of their expected prices to pay. We are starting with 7 currencies (United States Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro, British Pou...

For the past months we have been working on new features and improvements to the site that will have an impact on how listings work in general. These changes will have an effect on both Premium and Basic Sellers. It is important to remark that we continue to learn from your feedback and it is very important for us to know what you think and what you want to see on the website, so please send us your comments and suggestions so we can continue on our journey of making CraftIsArt.com the best marketplace!.

Please continue reading to learn more about the latest changes and new features:

Our first Referral Program is ready!. Earn discounts on your Premium membership fee by referring new sellers to Craft Is Art. Share your codes with your friends, family, associates, etc. Use Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to spread the word about Craft Is Art.

You are provided with 10 referral codes that you can give out to anyone interested in selling their items. There are several ways to use these codes, we are listing a few ideas:

We want to keep you in the loop of what is going on behind the scenes of Craft Is Art, you may already noticed changes made to the site in general, to the home page, to the product view page, and to the look and feel of the shops, but a lot more is coming, and the plan is to continue improving the features of the site, not only for our sellers convenience but for buyers that often need an incentive to complete a purchase, so we want to make it easy and comfortable for them as well.

These are some of the recent changes made to the website:

We know that sometimes you don't want to register just to make a purchase, that is why we created the Quick Checkout, for those orders you want to be able to place fast and secure.

How does it work? Simple, just add all the desired items to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add To Cart" button, when you are ready to checkout click on "My Cart" at the top of the screen, review the quantities for each product, then click on "Quick Checkout".

You will be prompted to enter your shipping information (yes, you still have to fill out a few fields), don't worry, that's about what you ...

Welcome to our New Blog, where we will be writing about Everything Handmade, we are also looking for contributors!, so if you are a member of CraftIsArt.com (Buyer/Seller) and interested in exposing your ideas, then start by writing a blog using the Blog Feature inside your account ("My Account > Blog"), then contact us to let us know about your new entry and that you want it to be on "The Studio".

You will get a link back to your Store as well as credits and recognition for your contribution.

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