Saturday, October 4, 2008

Featured Etsy Shop: Plumstars



Featured Etsy Shop: Plumstars


1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
plumstars - notecards, gift tags and all paper fun!

2. What is your shop URL?
http://www.plumstars.etsy.com/

3. What is your blog URL?
http://plumstars.blogspot.com/

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?
I signed up for an etsy account at the beginning of August and listed items around the second week. I've only been on etsy selling for almost 2 months.

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
I love all of the unique handmade items and the wonderful artists who make them. The teams are so supportive and the over-all community is the ideal setting for a handmade store.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
I love paper! I am quite obsessed with all things paper - notecards, gift tags, journals - and to create these items just adds to the crazy-ness!

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
My favorite item in my shop is the recycled Magic Fairy Chocolate Journal. Its adorable!! :) And with the brown paper inside it looks like a chocolate bar.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15710655

8. What teams do you belong to?
California Crafters Club of Etsy (CCCOE) - EtsyBloggers Team - Etsy Artist Lounge - Etsy Trade-a-holics

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
I've done lots of giveaways, usually sponsored by another artist on their blog. Its a great way for everyone to get exposure, as well as having lots of traffic come through plumstars.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
I love saveourhome.etsy.com - I got an adorable clutch from them. I also love the scents of the soaps from jadewicks.etsy.com, to die for!

11. What do you do in your spare time?
Spare time...what's that?!? I'm also in school getting a teaching credential, as well as having a fabulous boyfriend, friends and family that take up all of my extra, socializing time too. I'm perpetually busy and love it!

12. What blogs do you follow?
I follow http://blissbyheather.blogspot.com/ - she has wonderful sewn products - http://blissbyheather.blogspot.com/ - adorable items and always posting! I also follow a non-etsy related blog, http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ - I'm totally addicted to Post Secret!!

1 comment:

Mannie of MannieMandible said...

I've traded with Plumstars (: Everything she has is wonderful! Great post!