Tutorial - Copper Domed Pendant Necklace Utilizing A Wooden Dapping Block

By Michelle of Evie's Tool Emporium

Every once in awhile you stumble upon a great opportunity to partner with someone that leads to the unexpected. About a year ago via the internet I met Dotty from Totally Tutorials. She has a wonderful blog site that features tutorials made by many talented, creative artists.

I discovered that she was looking for supply sellers to offer supplies in exchange for a tutorial. I jumped at the opportunity. One of the exchanges Evie's Tool Emporium participated in was with alteredbeauty. The supply that we gave in exchange was a wooden dapping block with punches. Ashley created a copper domed pendant tutorial that is not only a quick easy read, but also shows how a new tool can change the creative process!

If you are a supply seller or an artist please feel free to contact Dotty. She is wonderful to work with and I know your experience will be as positive as mine! A huge thank you to Ashley for her tutorial!

Etsy Supply Street Team - ESST - Appreciates Their Customers

By Michelle of Evie's Tool Emporium

As supply sellers on Etsy each of our shops have stories of wonderful customers. We would like to take the time to recognize a few of them today!

These creative artists are wonderful customers of ESST member buttonalia. She is a New Zealand trained ceramicist with her specialty being sculpture, glazes and glaze techniques. She is now working from her small studio in Kent, England. Each button is hand crafted by her and many of the glazes are her own. Because these buttons have been glazed front and back and fired to a high temperature, they are non porous, durable and will never lose the brilliance of the colours.

The first customer of buttonalia's that we would like to recognize is Trizy62. She purchased two adorable spring buds in white decorated by ceramic buttons from buttonalia and created this fabulous necklace!

The second customer of buttonalia's that we would like to recognize is OnceUponaTimeBook. She adorned a talete book with a precious cream and blue/purple ceramic button from buttonalia.

The third customer of buttonalia's that we would like to recognize is ferrytailgifts. She created a teal ceramic button and vintage optical lens necklace with a beautifully pattered ceramic button from buttonalia.

It has been fun sharing with you several items that have been created with buttons from buttonalia. Please be sure to check out their shops and the other lovely creations that these wonderful customers of buttonalia have crafted!

Etsy Supply Street Team Slideshow - A Few Of Our Favorite Things July 2010

By Michelle of Evie's Tool Emporium

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Get to Know - MaryNotMartha

What is your Etsy shop name? MaryNotMartha

How did you come up with that name? The name is a scriptural reference to two sisters, one who knew how to sit and learn and love, while the other was "busy and anxious" - obviously, she was Martha! Since I long to be more like Mary, I need to run the shop with efficiency and attentiveness, but never at the cost of my priorities.


What sort of crafting supplies do you sell? Since the line of crafting supplies is still evolving and growing, inventory shifts. When I started the shop, I was making crepe paper party favor nut cups. As I began doing more paper crafts, I longed to create supplies that looked vintage, so began to experiment with any number of items, from ribbons to crepe paper ruffles to millinery flowers. Anything that could be incorporated into a craft became a science project! Since then, I have begun to add commercially available items such as Dupioni Silks, lace trims, and millinery flowers and leaves. On occasion I also come across vintage items that fit into the sensibility of the shop.

Favorite website(s) aside from Etsy? As a homeschooling Mom, I really don't have a huge amount of time to devote to exploring other sites. For now, my family is the top priority, and my business eats up most of the remaining time, either creating for the shop, listing, or doing research.

Do you craft yourself? If so, what do you like to make? Oh, I love to do so many things! From jewelry to sewing, knitting, crocheting, millinery, making cards, doing wedding flowers..... so many interests, but not enough time!

Please tell us one thing that nobody would know about you. I'm Canadian.

What is your favorite thing to make for dinner?I won't go with the stock answer ("reservations" - who has time to go eat out?!).... for now, it has to be something quick and cool, as the summers in Sunny Southern California with no central air quench the desire to turn on the stove!

What goals do you have for your shop over the next year?First, to become much more organized. I want a place where I can keep my inventory ready to go in an instant (unless it's a custom order, of course) .Second, to develop and add new items that appeal to the ever-growing, ever-changing needs of the seriously discriminating crafter.Third, to increase my sales without any negative impact upon my family. Perhaps that could have been #1, but if #1 and #2 are not in place, #3 just won't happen!

If you sell on other venues, where else can we find your items?Nowhere currently..... I love Etsy so much, I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be!http://www.marynotmartha.etsy.com/

Get to Know - LivinOnTheFringe

What is your Etsy shop name? LivinOnTheFringe

How did you come up with that name? I sell fringe.

What sort of crafting supplies do you sell? Mostly sewing embellishments with some mixed media with an emphasis in Made in USA and vintage taking over now.

Do you craft yourself? When I have time. If so, what do you like to make? Generally purses, but I don't generally sell them online.

Please tell us one thing that nobody would know about you. My dream is a small condo on St. Charles in New Orleans and I am in the middle of the mountains isolated.

What is your favorite thing to make for dinner? We are new empty nesters and rethinking meals. Le Cordon Bleu Cookbook is our new resource and it's all good!

What goals do you have for your shop over the next year?I'm moving from 12 years selling on eBay to etsy seriously now. My goal is to stock my shop. I literally have 1000s of items.

If you sell on other venues, where else can we find your items? website for yardage of trims is linensandlaurel.com, eBay lachambrerose and linensandlaurel

Get to Know - CircleintheSand

What is your Etsy shop name? Circle In The Sand http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5166044

How did you come up with that name? My Etsy shop is named in honor of my wonderful husband. "Circle In The Sand" is a very favorite song of ours and Duckie (the avatar) was the very first gift that hubby ever gave me - and it is my nickname on Etsy. If you have ever purchased anything from me, you received it thanks to hubby, cos he does all my Post Office runs for me.

What sort of crafting supplies do you sell? When I first began selling online, I was just trying to destash from my own personal collection of craft supplies, so I have sold Buttons, sewing patterns, appliques, Buttons, needlpoint kits, Craft books, did I mention Buttons? I have an obsession with buttons - I love collecting them and I love selling them!! Favorite website(s) aside from Etsy? I can't really say I have a favorite. I don't have a lot of extra time to spend online, so mostly the sites that I look at are just other craft sites. I do get a kick out of some of the stuff on YouTube.

Do you craft yourself? If so, what do you like to make? I have been doing some kind of craft as far back as I can remember. I started out when I was very young just doing simple needlepoint kits; my mom and Home Ec class taught me to sew; a Great Aunt taught me plastic canvas and a friend taught me how to paint, both on wooden shapes and on clothing. I keep coming back to plastic canvas as my favorite craft, tho I have a ton of needlepoint kits that I want to work my way thru.
Please tell us one thing that nobody would know about you. Hubby and I, together, have 5 children, 2 daughters-in-law, 2 sons-in-law, 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren with one on the way (at the last head count), and one very spoiled Rottweiler named Suggie.

What is your favorite thing to make for dinner? Leftovers!! No, I'm serious......we have a very weird schedule, we get up around 3:30 a.m. so hubby can get to work, so we are kinda tired after working all day. I try to make cook a big casserole or a crockpot full of something on the weekends, then we eat on that for several days. We also love to go to Cracker Barrel - we can both eat there and just stuff ourselves royally for $20.00 - not a bad deal!! Some of our favorite foods to cook at home are Steak, Spaghetti, Chicken Pot Pie, Taco Bake and Chili in the cooler months.

What goals do you have for your shop over the next year? I hope to be able to spend more time in my shop. I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer on April 13, 2010, so medical issues have taken up a lot of my recent time. (Ladies - are you up to date with your mammograms?) I do have lots of completed needlepoint projects that I'd like to get listed, and of course, I still have Buttons and 'destashing' to sell. I also got a new camera back at the first of the year that I want to become proficient with, so that my pictures will be awesome! And, there is always the elusive "business license" issue that I can't seem to take care of :)

If you sell on other venues, where else can we find your items? I actually started out on Ebay, long before I found Etsy. I do still sell a few items there, so occasionally you can purchase a needlepoint kit or appliques or buttons there. http://myworld.ebay.com/je122303

Or email me at jaheden@yahoo.com

Thank you for taking the time to read about me and I'm looking forward to you visiting my Etsy Shop!!

See ya,
Duckie

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An extra special note ~ Duckie is a Great Support Manager for TeamESST!!

She keeps our team threads up-dated and fresh. Thanks Ducky:)

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