Last Post of 2010 What a Year

I know that I haven't been doing this post very long but the year has been a long and curvy road. I moved to a new city and I start my Etsy business. So here is to a great and adventurous NEW YEAR bring on 2011.

So the last featured artist for 2010 is:

Seller:TrashAndTrinkets

I really love the funkiness of their creations.

Remember to support your fellow artisans because they in return will support you. :)

Well Folks More Posts this Week..

I wanted to thank everyone that has stopped by my blog and viewed my featured Etsy Sellers shops. I have really enjoyed doing this random act of kindness. I will be continuing this after I return from my vacation on January 9th 2011. So please enjoy today's and tomorrows posts. I am always looking for input and you are more than welcome to follow me here.

Today's Featured Artist:

Seller:claygirl790

I just love her cute clay manatees.

Should I take the items I listed on Vacation?

Well I am leaving for Walt Disney World on Friday and I am thinking about taking my listings with me. I would hate to sell something while I am away and someone would have to wait almost 9 days for me to ship their item. Has anyone else taken their stuff on vacation and how did that work out?

Today's Featured Artist:

Etsy Seller:kerrykate

These dolls are just awesome!!!

I will be going on Vacation

Well Folks my Disney Vacation starts on Friday and I will be away from my computer until Jan 9th 2011. I will be posting until Thursday this week. I wanted to thank all of you for visiting the featured artist's shops and mine as well. Enjoy what's left of this year and my next year bring all of us great success in our endeavors.

Today's Featured Artist:

Seller :WithBabiesInMind

Since I am going to Disney this artist just set the theme for the rest of the week and I just love the little bows.

What a Great Time With Family

I had a wonderful time visiting family for Christmas. I even sold a couple items from my Etsy shop. I hope everyone else had a warm and wonderful Christmas. This would make a great birthday gift.

Today's Featured Seller is:

Seller: PoppySeedStation

Just Because

I have really enjoyed featuring different artist and I will continue with this lovely gesture. Today as I was looking at my feedback on Etsy I noticed that one of my Buyers posted a picture showing me what she did with the cut Owl die cuts I made for her. That was very thoughtful and I was delighted to see my work being used in such a creative way.

Today's Featured Artists are:

Seller:Pituda

This seller has the cutest little monster prints in their shop.

Seller: cepratt

I loved the felt brooches this artist has.

Do you have an artist you would like me to feature... Well drop me a comment and I will be happy too.

Planning ahead

Hopefully we are all done with our last minute shopping for this week and can start thinking ahead for our upcoming birthdays and other special occasions.

Today's Featured Artist is : paperfinger

Just click on the artist name and this will take you right to their shop. I love their handcrafted stamps.

Here is to shopping before the Holidays and relaxing after.

Christmas is almost here.

I spent the better part of the evening making cookies and the house smells wonderful. So I thought I would spread some Christmas cheer.

Here are today's featured artist:

Seller: Handpaintedpetals

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HandPaintedPetals

Today's featured artist are:

Seller: basilberrybakes ( Who has very cute pin cushions and purses)

http://www.etsy.com/people/basilberrybakes?ref=pr_profile

and the other featured artist is: miasunique ( Lovely shirts for children)

seller:

http://www.etsy.com/people/miasunique?ref=pr_profile

These sellers have cute items for those last minute Christmas presents.

Happy Holidays

Recovering

It has been a whirlwind of a semester for me. I made it through my last final and then I was hit with a major cold. I will be making up for not posting a featured artist the last couple of days. I will post two today and through the rest of the weekend. I also have good news I just sold another item on Etsy.

Happy Holidays.

Day 7

The weekend is going pretty good so far. It looks like Indiana will be getting hit my another snow storm today and tomorrow. Which means I will have plenty of time to study for finals and make new items for my Etsy Shop.

As promised here is today's featured artist:

Seller: TheScatterBox

I think the crayons and other items this seller has listed in their shop are very neat.

Day 6

It is that crazy time of the year where finals are consuming my time. I really feel bad about not posting yesterday. I will be making up for it in the coming days. Today I am going to work on making more items for my Etsy shop and maybe I will do a little Christmas shopping.

Today's featured artist is:

Seller: catssoftstitches

http://www.etsy.com/people/catssoftstitches

This artist has the cutest knitted slippers and baby hats.

There are only 13 shopping day until Christmas.

Let's support Our Etsy Selling Community.

Day 4

I cannot believe it is already nine days into December. Christmas is only sixteen days away and that is way I am offering free shipping at my Etsy Shop (seller: natebarn) until Christmas day. Besides free shipping I can create custom orders in as little as 24 hours and ship them out the next day.

Now for our featured artist today. I really thought her purses and scarves were very lovely.

Click on the seller link below and you will be taken directly to her Etsy shop.

seller: thehandmadeemporium

Let's help out our fellow crafters this Holiday season.

Day 3

Since I started using all the tags available when listing an item I have noticed a slight increase in the amount of views my items are getting. The one thing that I am trying to figure out is how do you know if your items are worth selling or not. I am really new to Etsy and I only have a few feedback and I am sure that does not help with sales but how do you know?

Like I said yesterday I am featuring a new artist everyday until Christmas. So today's featured artist is : sugarbshop

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sugarbshop?ref=seller_info

This seller has cute bags and booties for babies.

If you have an artists that you thinks needs to be highlighted please let me know and I would gladly try to feature them on this blog.

Until tomorrow Happy Crafting......

Day 2

What a great response on my first day blogging. Since yesterday was so uplifting I have decided to feature a new artist daily until Christmas.

I went and read some advice on selling in the forums on Etsy and I have to say the tips were very helpful.

So what is your best piece of advice for new members to the Etsy community?

That is the question of the day.

I think using all 14 tags for your listing is very important and it was something I did not do until yesterday.

Today's features artist is:

elliesgarden

http://www.etsy.com/shop/elliesgarden?ref=pr_faveshops

I came across her items today and she has the cutiest little hair bows and clips.

If you are looking for cute stocking stuffers these would be great.

Until tomorrow Happy Crafting and Please feel free to stop by any of the shops featured here on my blog. Let's help our fellow crafters and artisans this Holiday Season.

First Pick of The Week.

This Etsy Seller does a random acts of Kindness weekly on her blog. This is why she is my first pick of the week.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/inspiredmama75

Thank you for promoting other artists on your blog.

Etsy Shop Journey

I decided to blog about my journey opening a shop on Etsy. Etsy is such an amazing online community where artisans from all walks of life can showcase their work for others to see and purchase.

I discovered Etsy about six months ago when a friend mentioned that they were selling their tye-dye shirts on their and she was doing great. I was a lurker at the site for many months and finally I decided that I could also become a shop owner and join this group of artisans. So I started my shop Natebarn.

To promote my shop and the shops of other artisans I will be posting my picks of the week. I am new to the community and I feel this is a great way to give back and help other artists like my self. I would like to note that I am not connected in anyway with the artisans I showcase in my weekly picks this is just a random act of kindness in hopes to spread the word about Etsy and the artisans who sell there goods through Etsy.

This is my first attempt at blogging in this manner so please let me know what you think.