Team ESST Sponsors Yart Sale!!

Team ESST will be sponsoring the Yart Sale again this year. There will be more info coming. Keep checking :)


Thanks for your interest!

May First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza

By Evie's Tool Emporium

The Etsy Supply Street Team - ESST - is proud to announce the "May - First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza".

The May event will run from Thursday, May 7th - Sunday, May 10th, 2009. ALL ETSY SHOPS - HANDMADE, SUPPLIES AND VINTAGE - are invited to participate by placing an announcement in your shop and joining in with promoting on the "Official" Promotional thread in the Etsy Forums.

This will be a “Shopping Event” similar to a Public Marketplace. There will not be a "Overall theme" since Etsy is a Global Marketplace hence, the seasons, cultures, holidays, etc. can vary quite a bit. Although not required, we do strongly encourage shops to have a feature, theme or sale as this can pique interest and help you to draw people to your shop.

You do not have to participate for the whole weekend simply join in when you can on the Promo thread in the Etsy Forums. You can search for the official thread - “MAY FIRST WEEKEND SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA MAY 7TH-MAY 10TH”. Here is the Promo thread in the Etsy Forums:
***FIRST WEEKEND SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA MAY 7TH-MAY 10TH***

The only requirement is that you have a shop on Etsy and help promote by joining in and bumping the thread throughout the weekend. Talk about your shop and what you have to offer our shoppers.

Those of you who blog or twitter can post and/or tweet about it and promote to people that are off Etsy to visit us. It will provide the Etsy community with publicity, making our shops more visible, and hopefully creating a monthly event shoppers will look forward to.

If you have any questions please convo the Etsy Supply Street Team.

April 24th is Etsy Day

By Evie's Tool Emporium



Today, Friday April 24th is Etsy Day! Take a moment to appreciate all the efforts of the shop owners on Etsy! So many people twittered about Etsy today that the Wall Street Journal noticed!

MEET...Altered Art Supplies.

Altered Art Supplies + Fabric Samples

What do you sell?

I sell vintage supplies which are mostly from my overflow of odds and ends from my Antiques and Collectibles business

What's your favorite item/line that you sell?

novelties and toys

Give us an idea on how to use your products. Do you have a picture of YOUR OWN project? for altered art, steampunk, collage, jewelry, embellishment, etc.

I have put together some DIY kits, but I don't actually make items.

How did you choose your user name?

Most of my customers who were buying my damaged or missing piece goods were using them for altered art. Hence, the name.

Street clothes or Pajamas?

both

Biggest indulgence or guilty pleasure?

dark chocolate

Favorite food?

vegetables

Favorite non-craft website?

EBay Favorite craft website (not Etsy)? don't have one

What is one thing that nobody would know about you.

I used to have stark white hair.

What are your plans/goals for 2009?

To take better pictures and constantly put more items into my shops.

Where else do you sell? Other IDs, sites, local shops, etc .

I wear many hats. I have 2 other stores on Etsy: FabricSamples...which is also part of this team and Shefindsthings which sells Vintage and Collectibles. I sell on EBay under Shefindsthings at Nostalgia. I have five booths in an Antique Center in Quechee, VT where I sell vintage and collectibles. I have many private customers who buy huge quantities of designer fabric samples from me.

What do you sell?

I sell discontinued trade only high end designer fabric samples.

What's your favorite item/line that you sell?

chenille

Give us an idea on how to use your products. Do you have a picture of YOUR OWN project?

I have many customers who use these samples to make fabulous handbags and pillows. I have other customers who cut up and use these samples as appliqués for textile art.

How did you choose your user name?

I was looking for a sell describing name, hence FabricSamples

Sheila Conner

http://Shefindsthings.etsy.com

http://AlteredArtSupplies.etsy.com

http://FabricSamples.etsy.com

http://DesignerFabricSamples.blogspot.com

http://stores.ebay.com/ShefindsthingsAtNostalgia?refid=store

Get to know.... 'The Artist's Closet'

What is your Etsy shop name?
The Artist's Closet

How did you come up with that name?
I thought of the place where I keep my art supplies and where people would most likely store theirs.

What sort of crafting supplies do you sell?
In The Artist's Closet I sell Mixed Media, Book Arts, and Altered Art supplies.

Street clothes or PJ's?
- sorry Yoga pants and an over-sized sweatshirt or sweater. The pleasures of working from home!

Favorite website(s) aside from Etsy?
Apartment Therapy
TheGreenGuide.com
What Bird.com
ColorMatters.com
CoopAmerica.org
The Dalai Lama
ok-I'm a bit of a web geek!

Do you craft yourself?
Yes

If so, what do you like to make?
Jewelry, Collage, Decorative Art

Please tell us one thing that nobody would know about you.
I don't like wearing socks. Even in the dead of Maine Winters.

What is your favorite thing to make for dinner?
If I am alone (without my husband or boys) I love imported cheese, stoned wheat thin crackers, red grapes, pistachio nuts and a glass of wine. With my family we have been into Indian Food lately. Tandoori chicken, even though I don't have a tandoori oven.

What goals do you have for your shop over the next year?
To increase sales in all six of my Etsy shops by marketing off site. Create more handmade goods. Try to establish more wholesale accounts of my handmade items in local shops (live in Maine-seasonal coastal community).

I have a total of six shops on Etsy. Three Supply shops and Three Handmade.

For all your Mixed Media, Book Arts, and Altered Art supply needs.

For a unique selection of Vintage inspired Supplies such as Birds, Nests, Imported Die Cuts and Dredens.

For a Variety of Paper and Vintage Ephemera.

For Artful Seasonal Arrangements.

For an eclectic assortment of French inspired creations.

My Own Jewelry, Accessory and Decorative Arts Designs can be found here.

Twitter your way to sales.

Hi there. As an avid twitter bug i thought i'd drop a quick blog about 3 ways you can help grow your etsy site, promote ESST and publish your stock to a wider audience. Twitter is a great application. It's the fastest growing social network in the world.

If you don't have a twitter account yet head to http://www.twitter.com/ and sign up.

1) Tell people on etsy that you twitter, its as easy as Twitter: @Tinyark. You can search twitter for keywords such as knitting, craft and tools. This will show you all the posts and who made them on these subjects.

2) Twitter goes out to millions of people. You posts last for ever and you never know who will read them. Use this to shout out to the world about http://teamesst.blogspot.com and the April Extravaganza. PLEASE ADD #ESST to any tweet about ESST or something you want us to read. We can then search to #ESST and it will pop us.

You can start telling people about this new items/promotion right now and also 'retweet' (republish) you friends and other ESST people posts on your twitter and keep them alive.

3) Using an app like TwitPic you can add images to Twitter. This allows you to add a product to a tweet and let the world hear about it. You can (for example) add a pic, brief description and Etsy URL address to any item you sell.

These 3 simple things can REALLY improve your hit rate online. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE use twitter to promote ESST and it's promos. Remember to add #ESST to posts you want us to retweet.

Additional information..

If you want to include more than just your tweets on Twitter check out www.TwitterFeed.com. This clever site will pluck RSS from what ever feed you want and pop it straight onto your twitter. This means when the latest story hits a craftzine then it will also hit your twitter.

* TOP TIP * This also means everytime you post a new item on ETSY it will be posted on twitter too.

A Big Thank You!!

A massive thank you to all you wonderful people who helped with this months promotion. This has been the biggest to date and we have got a great response from both ESST members and visitors alike. We will release news very soon on Mays Promo.. Take some time now to plan what YOU want to do to make May a sale-tactular month for you and how you can help promote TEAMESST.

April First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza

We have so many fantastic shops who have joined in the Team ESST sponsored Shopping Extravaganza!! Take a look at these awesome shops :)

For adorable baby blankets you need to see Amaliesarmfuls.

The next fabulous shop to check out is - LizzieMade! This shop offers you the chance to have a custom memory/scrapbook page made for you,using your own photographs and memorabilia.

We also have bagsofblessing shop participating in the Shopping Extravaganza too!

Katieblue is an awesome mixed media artist, this shop is a must see :)

Yes, we have even more super shops participating have a look!

For amazing beaded jewelry - GrandmaMarilyns . Make sure you stop into GrandmaMarilynsToo !

Hey, Natalie's Notions is having a Grand Opening Sale!!

Spring Sale going on at jdavissquared !

A must to check out - our Fabulous Team ESST teammates!

ForetTwo has extraordinary vintage and supplies!

And her FORET...EMPORIUM OF THE UNIQUE shop.

Livin’ on the Fringe (from Linens and Laurel) offers a variety of new and vintage bits and pieces.

Hurry!! The April First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza ends Sunday April 5th. Don't miss the sales and special deals.

We are on a Roll - Come Join our First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza

These Fabulous Etsy shops have joined the Party!! You can too! Come on in and shop! There are so many great shops loaded with Awesome handmade items, supplies, and vintage wonders.

These are just a few of the shop you can "stroll" though, check them out.

Nickileigh has Sweet Treats For Your Skin! A must to see, lots of great deals that smell so good :)

Now, you need to have a stop and shop here! Unique, Funky Jewelries & Designs by Maricris Guadagna. Her shop is Golden Flower Creation.

This is just Yummy!! You really need to get over to this shop and see all of the goodies there. CoffeeHouseSuds!
For your semi precious gemstone and sterling silver creations visit - jemsbyjbandcompany.

Take a look at our Fabulous Team ESST teammates that are participating in our Shopping Extravaganza.

From 32NorthSupplies - Great Sale section!

And, for vintage supplies visit - TripleTrouble!



Find your vintage beads here at MKsupplies!

Looking for Patterns And Such? No, really that's the name of this fabulous shop :)

Keep your eyes on the April First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza - hosted by Team ESST. You never know what you will find!

First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza

Wow!! Our first day has started and we have several wonderful shops join us in our Shopping Extravaganza! A shout out to these shops - check out their fabulous creations and goodies.

Simplie Girlie specializes in handmade clothing for infants and toddlers as well as a variety of other handmade items for babies.

LOOK! 6060's shop :) You will find many different kinds and sizes of safety eyes, plastic eyes, craft eyes, googly eyes, sew-on eyes, printed eyes here for your lovely amigurumi and animals. I also have purse frames, buttons, and many other findings.

Another great Etsy shop that is join in the Shopping Extravaganza - TheSupplyStation. You need to look over the wide assortment of interesting supplies!

The perfect Mother's Day gift: my Mother's Love necklace! NOW ON SALE reg: $28 SALE ONLY $23 Celebrating the special love Mom's have for Each of her babies. Comes on a print card with that saying in a box ready to gift. This is from ArtWark a beautiful work or art :)

Keep checking with us as we feature the wonderful Etsy shops that have join us for the April First Weekend Shopping Extravaganza!! April 2nd to the 5th - Don't miss it!