Featured Etsy Seller – Auntie Robin

/ May 15, 2013 / No comments

This month’s featured Etsy seller Robin. She sews and her Etsy shop, Auntie Robin, is just filled with beautiful one-of-a-kind handmade clothing and quilts. Make sure to read all about her up to the end of this post to find out about a special offer from her shop :)

What do you create/offer in your Etsy shop?

I sew little skirts, doll clothes, and little quilts.  I have some already made and  take custom orders also.

How did you get started in your line of business?

I love to sew, especially for children.  I sew a lot for my family and for gifts and one day, I thought I would try to sell some of my items.  I was selling some in a local boutique and kept hearing about Etsy.  I gave it a try. I think it’s a great place to sell handmade.

Describe your creative process. 

Most times, it is the fabric that inspires me to create something out of it.  Sometimes I will cut out several outfits at a time and sew them up later.  Other times, I’ll cut and sew an outfit at a time.  The little skirts are really fun to create out of several coordinating fabrics.

Where do you find your inspiration?

I am inspired by little children, old movies, paperdolls or books.  I love special requests, especially when it is something a child has thought up.

What is your favorite item in your shop at the moment? 

The mini American Girl doll clothes.  I’ve been having a lot of fun with those.  A doll can never have too many outfits!

How do you promote your work?

I really appreciate blog features such as this one – thank you!  Participating in Etsy teams is helpful and fun also.  Otherwise it’s mostly word-of-mouth.

What is one of your most important lessons you’ve learned since starting your business? 

Participation in Etsy is key.  Join teams, participate in design challenges, promote other shops in treasuries, etc.

What advice would you give someone just starting out? 

I’d say “go for it!”  There are a lot of shops selling a lot of items, but there is room for everyone.  If you have the desire to create, then you need to do it.  The world needs your creations!

What are your other sites (facebook, twitter, blog, etc.)? 

I just opened a second Etsy shop to sell vintage doll clothes and dollhouse furnishings.  It is called AuntieRobinsDolls (http://www.etsy.com/shop/AuntieRobinsDolls).

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S P E C I A L   D I S C O U N T ! !  

Get a 20% discount at Auntie Robin on Etsy. Simply use coupon code 20MAY20 to take advantage of this special offer.  

Thanks, Robin!

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Winners!

/ May 6, 2013 / No comments

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Congratulations to Katherine from CocoPinotte!!! She is the winner of the EtsyMom Team Spring 2013 Color Palette Challenge! See her fabulous winning entry here.

Congratulations also to Amy from New England Quilter. Her treasury was the most commented on and favorited treasury created during the challenge.

Prizes will be mailed out this week to both winners.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the challenge, by creating an item, treasury or voting for an item. We appreciate each one of you and hope you all enjoyed the challenge. Have a great week!

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Voting is Open! EtsyMom Team Spring Color Palette Challenge

/ April 29, 2013 / No comments

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An album has been added to the EtsyMom Team’s Facebook page showcasing the products made for our Spring color palette challenge. Now it’s time to vote for your favorite or favorites – if you have more than one.

Voting should be based on creativity – our team members have invested a lot of time and thought into coming up with these wonderful and creative items.

Voting will remain open until midnight EST Saturday, May 4. The number of “likes” will be tallied at the end of the night and the winner will be announced on Monday.

If you have not yet created a treasury on Etsy, remember that the most favorited and commented on treasury will also win a prize basket. If you create one, make sure you spread the word to your Etsy fans so they can check out your treasury, and of course, the items created by our team members.

So get out there – blog, tweet, post on facebook whatever you need to do to spread the word to your fans, friends and family. Tell them to head over to the EtsyMom Team Facebook Color Palette Challenge Album and vote for their favorite(s)!

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The EtsyMom Team Spring Color Palette Challenge is Live!

/ April 25, 2013 / One comment

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Color Palette Challenge is live!

Many of the participants have ”live” Color Palette Challenge listings now (a few more have yet to be added) and they are looking awesome!!!

For those that are participating – remember to make sure you’re using the challenge tag “EMCPC”. This MUST be included for your products to count in the challenge and to make it easy for the rest of us to create treasuries!

Let’s have some fun making those treasuries showcasing the EtsyMom Team’s talent and creativity from this challenge. Don’t forget, if you create a treasury, be sure to tell your Etsy-using friends and families so they can comment on and “favorite” your treasury. The treasury that is favorited the most and receives the most comments will win a great prize basket. Post your treasuries in this thread on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/teams/6802/etsymom/discuss/12198781/

While you’re checking out the entries - if you see something you love, why not purchase it and support your team members that way as well?? I’ve already seen lots of goodies I wouldn’t mind having for myself :)

On Monday morning (April 29), an album will be posted to the EtsyMom Team Facebook Page with qualifying entries. Voting will start then and run through May 4. Be sure to vote & remind all your fans to vote too!

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Featured Etsy Seller – Velvet Teacup

/ April 15, 2013 / No comments

Coralie of the shop, Velvet Teacup, is this month’s Featured Etsy seller. She is from the beautiful country of Australia and like most of us, has been creating for most of her life. She makes the most adorable bridal headpieces and accessories, I couldn’t help but wish I knew all about her shop when I got married. Read all about her, visit her Etsy shop and I am sure you will recommend her shop to all your friends who are planning their weddings.

TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF

I am lucky to live in a pretty little rural corner of our country with my husband and family. While raising a family of three children I have probably morphed into a “Bowerbird” because I love anything colorful, pretty and shiny. I always start my day with Etsy and a cup of coffee at around 4.30 a.m.

WHAT DO YOU CREATE/OFFER IN YOUR ETSY SHOP?

My shop, VelvetTeacup, is a combination of hair accessories which I handmake using a variety of new and vintage millinery flowers. Flower crowns are my favorite but I also have wedding headpieces, woodland inspired combs , veils and fascinators.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN YOUR LINE OF BUSINESS?

An early love of sewing led me to a career in dressmaking which in turn led to making wedding gowns and as part of that process I moved into making the headpieces and accessories to match.

DESCRIBE YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS

When you love flowers as much as I do the process is very simple. Sometimes a new idea comes as a result of seeing a particular colour combination, a wedding photo in a magazine or a collection of new flower arrivals on my work table. At other times it is just a matter of trial and error.

WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR INSPIRATION?

Inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere. Sometimes a piece of jewelry will give me an idea and a huge inspiration for me was a collection of hats and headpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London which came to Australia a while ago as part of a travelling exhibition. The colors of nature and the changing seasons also play a part here.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ITEM IN YOUR SHOP AT THE MOMENT?

This is easy. I actually have two favorites. One is a flower crown in shades of purples and mauves which has become a popular seller and usually sells out rather quickly once I have listed it so I repeat this design often.

The other piece is a sweet little woodland comb in pinks with bramble berries and velvet leaves.

HOW DO YOU PROMOTE YOUR WORK?

I am lucky to be a part of the Wandarrah Team here in Australia and they are great promoters so this has been a big help for me with Australian sales. There are many wonderful Etsy teams I am part of and they are all eager to help promote other sellers. Apart from the teams, I have a Facebook page linked to my shop. A little further down the track, I will submit some of my work to local publications for consideration.

WHAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS YOU’VE LEARNED SINCE STARTING YOUR BUSINESS?

The biggest lesson for me has been just to keep doing something for my business. This may be researching about trends, making the actual pieces, planning the next photoshoot or even painting props for my product photography. The next biggest lesson has been to stay positive and not to be influenced by what other sellers have in their shops. Being confident with my business has taken a while to achieve but just by “sticking at it”, the confidence has come.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE WHO IS JUST STARTING OUT?

Give yourself time. Sales don’t magically happen and when you have had an Etsy shop for a few months with only two sales, don’t think you have failed. Make some new things and list them, change your titles and tags – every day if you have to and just keep going. As the saying goes “Rome wasn’t built in a day”.

WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER SITES?

Etsy shop:  www.etsy.com/shop/VelvetTeacup

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/pages/VelvetTeacup/234852506569230?ref=hl

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Gift Guide – April

/ April 13, 2013 / No comments

‘Mother Mine’ by EtsyMomCoolStuff

What are you giving your Mom for Mother’s Day?


 Home is Where your …

$57.5
Shabby and Sweet Al…

$13.5
Bloom, Original Art…

$7
Mothers Day Gift Gi…

$13.8

I Heart Mom Lavende…

$5.5
MOTHER’S DAY GI…

$24
personalized charm …

$80
Custom Genuine Sea …

$42

Sleep Tight Spa Gif…

$15
Vintage Silverware …

$34
Botanical Art – Ori…

$25
gift for mom- Women…

$68

Personalized Mom (5…

$30
Mama bird – antique…

$17
This Heart’s fo…

$53
Personalized Custom…

$18

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

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Time to start the Challenge!

/ April 12, 2013 / One comment

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TIME’S UP!

The deadline to enter your shop into the EtsyMom Spring Color Palette Challenge has passed.

If you signed up to participate…. here’s the recap on what you need to do!

  1. You’ve got until April 24th to make the items that will go into your shop. You may use one, two, three, four, five or ALL of the colors in the palette, but no matter what color(s) you choose, be sure to be CREATIVE.  You may enter as many items as you want into the challenge.
  2. Once your items are made & photographed, you’re going to list them in your shop as a DRAFT listing. Be sure your first photo rocks since that’s what people are going to see in the treasuries.
  3. You’ll then make your listings live on April 24th!!! Remember to tag your listing with “EMCPC“ in order for your entries to count!

Sounds easy enough, right – so let’s get creating. Remember to tell your friends, family, fans and followers what you’re up to. The Challenge winner will be chosen based on how many votes their item receives. It’s your job to hype up this event so they can come & vote for the best item… Let’s work hard on making our products great for the event. May the best mom win!

For those of us who couldn’t participate in the challenge, we can still use this opportunity to promote our team and members by making some really great treasuries from all the entries. One treasury curator will have a chance to win too, based on the number of “favorites” and comments via Etsy. So be ready to make those treasuries on April 24.

So here’s the FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPATING shops that have signed up for the event. We are excited to see many new shops participating:

Hi Mamma

Modernmomgear

Sokava Designs LLC

New England Quilter

RockefellerCrystal

Kendall’s Closet of Cute

Sykin.net Productions

StoneyMistDesign

Happy Tree Press

alaApron

mompotter

Creative Art By ME

Twelve2

VelvetTeacup

Lovely Kensie

Cocopinotte

maggiesjewelry

Polka Dotted Bliss

Last but not least, we want to thank all the shops that volunteered to sponsor this event! You all are SOOOO generous! Here is the list of our FABULOUS SPONSOR SHOPS. The winners will receive a gift basket with goodies from these shops.

Hi Mamma

Right As Rain Creations

Stoney Mist Designs

Tuscanycreative

Woodenhive

Loud Waterfall Photo

CocoPinotte

Sassafras Saige

Are you ready? Are you excited? Alright then…get to creating & promoting & good luck everyone!

Any questions? Leave them in the comments below or on the team FB page & we’ll get them answered!

 

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EtsyMom Team Spring 2013 Color Palette Challenge

/ April 1, 2013 / One comment

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And we have a winning palette!!! Berry Brights received the most votes making it the palette for the ETSYMOM TEAM SPRING COLOR PALETTE CHALLENGE!

BERRY BRIGHTS

The Color Palette Challenge is one of our best events. If you have not participated before, maybe these reasons will help persuade you to try it out this time around:

  1. It’s sure to benefit your business
  2. It may help you make more sales
  3. You’ll get to be featured in some treasuries
  4. You’re going to be blogged about, Tweeted about, & Facebooked about
  5. You’ll get increased exposure
  6. You could win some really cool free stuff

Doesn’t that sound good?

We’re changing the rules of the challenge just a smidge from the last couple times, so pay attention. This year, we will have 2 winners for the challenge: 1 winner for receiving the most votes for their color palette item and 1 winner who creates the most popular treasury.

how does it work

1. You’ll need to sign up to participate in the challenge by filling out this sign up form - you’ve got until April 10 to register your shop.

2. Once you’re registered, you’ve got until April 24th to make the items that will go into your shop. You may use one, two, three, four, five or ALL of the colors in the palette, but no matter what color(s) you choose, be sure to be CREATIVE. To change it up a bit too, this time, you can enter as many items as you want into the challenge.

3. Once your items are made & photographed, you’re going to list them for sale in your shop, but DON’T make the listing live until April 24th!!! You’ll need to tag your listing with “EMCPC” in order for your entries to count & remember…you want that first photo to rock since that’s what people are going to see in the treasuries.

4. Once items are live, EtsyMom team members should start making treasuries. The treasury that receives the most comments and is “favorited” the most will be one of our winners.

5. Photos and links to entries will be posted on Facebook on April 29th. Voting will run from April 29th through May 4th. Anyone can vote, so spread the word!

6. The item that receives the most “likes” will be the winner. And as mentioned previously, the member who creates the most popular Etsy treasury will also win. Winners will be announced on the blog on May 6th.

7. If you are a winner, a prize basket of goodies donated by some of our fabulous team members will be yours.

So what do you think? Have questions? We’ve got answers! Ask away in the comments below or email us at EtsyMomTeam@gmail.com.

donating

We still need prizes for this challenge. If you haven’t already donated a prize for a past challenge, please head over to this form to sign up. As always, we could not do these contests without the generosity of our team members.

TO WRAP IT UP…

We want this event to continue to be great, awesome, superb and successful! But you know we can’t do that without you. So whether you decide to participate, be a sponsor (or do both, or do neither), we could still use your help promoting this event.

So tweet about this event or link to it on Facebook. Chat it up on Etsy and Blog about it! We sure would appreciate it! Let’s show the world all the talent and creativity our team has to offer.

And now for the fine print…. participation in this contest is open to EtsyMom Team Members Only. If you would like more information on becoming a member, or if you are unsure of your membership status – please contact us right away at etsymomteam@gmail.com.

Good luck everyone! We can’t wait to see everyone’s entries!

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It’s time to vote for your favorite color palette

/ March 26, 2013 / No comments

Thank you to everyone who submitted palettes for the EtsyMom Team Spring Color Palette Challenge. Now it’s time to narrow down a winner.

Below are the palettes to choose from. You can vote for your favorite from now through Friday, March 29. Feel free to vote as many times as you want.

Click here to vote. The winning palette will be announced next week along with the rules for the Challenge. Happy voting!

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EtsyMom Team Spring Color Palette Challenge

/ March 22, 2013 / No comments

The Spring Color Palette Challenge is right around the corner.

In the past we’ve used color palettes based on the Pantone Color Report. This time around we wanted to try something different. This time, you get a chance to decide which colors we’ll use for the Spring Color Palette Challenge. A fantastic site and source for color inspiration is www.design-seeds.com – if you’ve ever seen it, you know that the possibilities are endless. We’d love for you to take a few minutes to find YOUR favorite palette and share it with us. After we collect them all, members will be able to vote to decide the winning palette.

So take a few minutes and head on over to: www.design-seeds.com. You can search by color or theme. Or you might even already have some favorites pinned on Pinterest. Submit the URL (only one per shop, please) in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RaKcjNooMXWvj7Aw3GrmspB3nHuEEDNAKdo7oBdW-x8/viewform. You have until Monday, March 25 to submit your favorite. We’ll compile the list and then put it to a vote to choose which colors will be used for the challenge.

We’re also looking for donations for prizes. This is a great way to get your shop name out there! If you’d like to donate a prize, please fill out our donation form, also by Monday, March 25. We’ll get in touch to confirm afterward.

If you have any questions, please let us know!

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