Featured Etsy Shop: Ginger Snap Novelties

Featured Etsy Shop: Ginger Snap Novelties

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
Ginger Snap Novelties. I sell a variety of items, including handmade jewelry, bookmarks, original art, mini figurines, handpainted treasure boxes, and more!

2. What is your shop URL?
http://www.gingersnap1988.etsy.com/

3. What is your blog URL?
N/A

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?
October 29th, 2007

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
All the fun trinkets you find!

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
How each one is unique and has a piece of my artistic soul breathed into it.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
Lola, my Zombie Chibi, because she is so horrific yet cute at the same time. I will never make another figurine like her.

8. What teams do you belong to?
As of now, none.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
Make some products for me and wearing them around town! Wearing your own items is the best (and most fashionable) advertisement!

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
I Heart Seamonsters pendant, cupcake pincushion, black rose choker

11. What do you do in your spare time?
sketch, make jewelry and other random trinkets, create new t-shirt stencils, and other creative hobbies.

12. What blogs do you follow?

As of now, none.

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?
I am just a young housewife looking to turn passion into profit!

Featured Etsy Artist: Timothy Adam Designs

Featured Etsy Artist: Timothy Adam Designs

*Bliss Notes: Anyone who spends any time in the forums knows who Timothy Adam is. Not only is he a very gifted artist but he is also an incredible help to fellow Etsians. Who else actually gets "called out" in the forums? Do a search for his name and he pops up everywhere! His tremendous success is well deserved and I am honored to be able to feature him on my blog.

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?

Timothy Adam Designs: Modern Metal jewelry, furniture, and art

2. What is your shop URL?

shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074716

main website:
http://timothyadamdesigns.com/

3. What is your blog URL?

blog:
http://timothyadamdesigns.blogspot.com/

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?

I started selling on etsy in march of 2007

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?

I love the Etsy community, and the fact that anyone can build a business from the ground up!

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?

MY favorite thing about what i sell is the fact that there is no one else out there that is doing what i am doing....

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?

My les paul coffee table is my favorite. Not only do i love playing guitar, but this table sold to Barneys NYC right on Etsy in the spring of 07.

8. What teams do you belong to?

I am not on any street teams

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?

I have a load of fun writing articles for my blog that help the etsy community.. this in turn helps promote my Etsy shop!

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?

I love browsing Etsy for cool finds.. i feature sellers all the time on my main blog and this new project of mine>> http://blufuse.com/

11. What do you do in your spare time?

spare time? ok i do have some spare time here and there, and i love playing volley ball, going to movies with my wife and playing Frisbee with my dog.

12. What blogs do you follow?

Oh i follow tons of blogs.... but i love any blog that has to do with modern design like modish and design milk

Featured Etsy Artist: Sugar Village

Featured Etsy Artist: Sugar Village

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
Sugar Village. I sell small, original watercolor paintings.

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

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

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?
October 22, 2008

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
That it's a place to find unique, one of a kind, handmade items. The community is also very nice and helpful.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
The process. I love coming up with new ideas and imagining what the creatures of Sugar Village would be doing.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
My Giraffe and Flowers piece (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16513239) because it was the painting that made me realize I wanted to continue to make these little paintings and share them with other people. So it was basically the first Sugar Village resident.

8. What teams do you belong to?
None at the moment

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
I created my own business cards and I have mailed a few to other Etsy members that offered to promote. I also have Twitter, Myspace, Facebook and Flickr accounts, as well as my personal blog.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
Vintage cameras by Domistikate http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5363986
The animal portraits of BerkleyIllustration http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5404421
The feminine necklaces by RachelleD http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5139840

11. What do you do in your spare time?
Photography, bake and spend time with my geeky husband and weird sheltie.

12. What blogs do you follow?
I follow many blogs! Just to name a few favorites are:
http://bread-and-honey.blogspot.com/
http://decor8blog.com/
http://prettyinthecity.blogspot.com/

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?
Nope, just thank you!

Featured Etsy Artist: Alphabet Hill

Featured Etsy Artist: Alphabet Hill

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell? My shop is called, The Alphabet Hill. We specialize in custom alphabet photo keepsakes. Photographs are taken of architecture, nature, and everyday life and resemble the letters of the alphabet.

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

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

4. When did you start selling on Etsy? I started selling on Etsy on Labor Day 2008. Pretty ironic, isn't it?

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy? My favorite thing about Etsy are the forums. I have learned so much from talking with and bouncing ideas off of other sellers.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell? The best part of what I sell is that it every piece of artwork is customized. I have never created the same piece twice and that makes it so meaningful for me.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why? My favorite item in my shop is the custom black and white framed alphabet keepsake. I really like the way the framed pieces look the best and the black frame that I use is gorgeous.

8. What teams do you belong to? I have just recently applied to the Etsy Moms..and I am looking for a Michigan team that is a little closer to me in Metro Detroit.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop? The best thing I do to promote my shop is to pass out business cards and sell at local craft shows. I love talking to my customers and recommending Etsy to people.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy? A few of my favorites are...YUMMYBUBBLEGUM's necklaces, OKTAK'S handbags, and of course Suzanne's BLISS CANDLES, the three-layer jars are on my "want to buy" list.

11. What do you do in your spare time? In my "spare time", I am the mother to three boys, ages 8, 3, and 2. My "real" jobs are a first-grade teacher and volleyball coach.

12. What blogs do you follow? I am pretty new to the blogging world...I still am trying to figure out how to find people out there. Come find me and I will follow you! :)

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share? Thank you so much for reading! And thanks to Suzanne for featuring me, be sure and visit both of our shops. http://www.blisscandles.etsy.com/ and http://www.thealphabethill.etsy.com/.

Featured Etsy Artist: Debra Linker

Featured Etsy Artist: Debra Linker

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
Debra Linker - Living In Full Color

2. What is your shop URL?
debralinker.etsy.com

3. What is your blog URL?
debralinker.blogspot.com

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?
March 08

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
The community! (Most) people are so helpful on the forums, I've participated in an amazing BNR (More Meaningful Gifts BNR), and the fun of treasuries! I also proudly participate in teams: EtsyRain (Seattle local team); Interior Design Team and a high end art team: Gallery United.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
Actually doing the original painting is my #1 favorite thing in the world to do. I have a great deal of fun making those paintings in to greeting cards, too!

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
The original painting from which my avatar is made is my favorite item (right now) in my shop. It seems to represent everything about art that I love - COLOR, sensual shape, simplistic yet somehow sophisticated composition, and - worth mentioning again - COLOR!
8. What teams do you belong to?

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
Right now, it is the More Meaningful Gifts BNR started by Dorana (http://dorana.etsy.com/)

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
Oh. This is a long list:
Any candles by http://madhatterspottery.etsy.com/ Any pottery by http://studioelan.etsy.com/ Any of the flower photography by http://flandersfield.etsy.com/ Any of the cashmere scarves by http://hautegoat.etsy.com/ Any of the bath and body products by http://shopredleaf.etsy.com/ Any of the jewelry by http://artisanimpact.etsy.com/ Any of the art by http://amberalexander.etsy.com/

Literally - I know these shop addresses by heart! I love their shops, and the shop owners are EXACTLY the reason I love Etsy.

11. What do you do in your spare time?
Spare time? I play Texas Hold'em tournaments, help other people with their Etsy shops, and mentor artistic women using Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" as a guide.

12. What blogs do you follow?

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?
I think the most important aspect of my art is the support I get from my husband, Bruce. He gives me much space and time to paint, but he also encourages my Etsy participation, is interested in hearing about the amazing people I meet, and is excited when an Etsy order comes in. He has even made purchases for himself from Etsy! Without his encouragement, I may not have started painting at all - and I certainly would not be trying to sell my paintings! He's the best cheerleader in the world!

Featured Etsy Artist: My Mother's Garden

Featured Etsy Artist: My Mother's Garden

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?

My shop is called "My Mother's Garden" ~ I sell handmade one-of-a-kind ceramic treasures for the home and garden.

2. What is your shop URL?

http://www.mymothersgarden.etsy.com/

Website-
http://www.mymothersgarden.net/

3. What is your blog URL?

http://mymothersgardens.blogspot.com/

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?

I opened up the doors to my shop in May 2008.

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?

I love the endless creativity that can be found on etsy, along with the sense of community and ease of use.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?

I love to hear how it makes people feel when they see it. When I show at the craft shows I like to watch how people react when they see my ceramic art, most of the time it seems to bring a smile to their face, which of course brings a smile to mine.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?

My favorite piece right now is the "Hanging Ivy Birdhouse." I love the way any of the round birdhouses look hanging in the garden, they add whimsy and texture to any garden.

8. What teams do you belong to?

I am a proud member of three teams:
Etsy Mud Team / EMT
Design Style Guide aka Interior Design Team Etsy Artists of Color / EAOC

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?

Hm... This is something I need to do more of, any ideas? I would love to hear what anyone has to share.
I'm really enjoying the blog experience, I try to post new garden art and garden photos often.
I like to give a little extra surprise gift with my etsy orders when I can.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?

Crown Chakra Tile... By Strawberry Curls
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14233998

Birds of a Feather.... By Maria Greene
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10218681

The Withering Room... By Ava Haney
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11397148

11. What do you do in your spare time?

I love to garden, we just planted our tomatoes and peppers today.
12. What blogs do you follow?

http://solysombracreations.blogspot.com/
http://compostinmyshoe.blogspot.com/2008/09/angels-come-to-dinner.html
http://gardenbrae.blogspot.com/2008/09/infamous-datura-plant-of-zombies-and.html

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?

~Come wander through the garden with me~

Thank you, Suzanne!
I feel quite honored and grateful that you chose to feature "My Mother's Garden."

Featured Etsy Artist: LoriMirabelli

Featured Etsy Artist: LoriMirabelli

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?

My Shop name is LoriMirabelli (Mirabelli's Gallery). I sell contemporary abstract paintings.

2. What is your shop URL?

http://www.lorimirabelli.etsy.com/

3. What is your blog URL?

I'm currently not blogging at this time.

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?

I first joined Etsy on January 16, 2008, but I didn't really list anything until January 28, 2008. I spent the first two weeks looking around and getting to know the site. Within two weeks I sold my first painting, and I can't even begin to express my excitement. Within in the next few weeks, I sold a few more and at present I'm selling 3 to 5 paintings a week. It has been an amazing experience and a busy one too. I've sold 157 paintings to date. Some times I pinch myself just to see if it's all been a dream!

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?

Etsy is an amazing site. It is unlike any other site that I have found. Both the sellers and the customers are amazing. It is such a warm and friendly place to sell and buy. I've had so many emails from other sellers welcoming me to Etsy and wishing me the best of success. From that point on I was hooked. Every time I glaze at other sellers stores, I feel like I just took a stroll down a street at dust in the most beautiful quaint little artsy town.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?

I love art and everything about it. I'm particularly drawn to painting and the use of acrylics. It never ceases to amaze me when I lay that first brush stroke on the canvas. The bright crisp colors gently placed on the canvas eventually develop into a work of art and before I know it hours have passed me by.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?

The new series that I'm currently working is called Across the Nation. I have to say that this is my favorite series to date. It symbolizes my desire to travel and explore art in other countries. Currently I'm saving for a trip to Europe and plan on traveling in the late spring of next year.

8. What teams do you belong to?

I currently belong to Design Style Guide and Mesty.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?

I'm not sure I can say promoting is fun at this time.. lol It's a lot of hard work and late nights. I try to promote my shop every where I go. I post on Flickr.com and EBSQ. I'm currently working on my first art exhibit; it's scheduled for Oct 9 - Nov 3 at Loplops Gallery in Sault Ste. Marie. It's been tuff working on show pieces as well as ensuring I still have new and fresh pieces of work at my shop. It's definitely been all worth it and I owe it to many of the Etsians out there who sent me their encouraging words. Thank you so much!

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?

Oh Gosh!!!! Where do I even begin.there are so many.

There are two that stand out in my mind one is called sprucehome.etsy.com Their shop is filled with retro furniture. I just love there taste and style. One day I might just be able to afford a piece from their shop!

The other is RozArt.etsy.com. She has a series called Leap LOVE IT!!!


11. What do you do in your spare time?

Currently I have very little spare time. I work full time at Chid Protective Service and paint nearly every night and weekend. But when I need to take a break from it all, I get together with friends. I also have an English Mastiff that I hang with as often as possible. He's my side kick and every where I go, he goes. Literally lol.

12. What blogs do you follow?

I'm currently following the Interiordesignteam blog. It's very informative and they are great at helping promote Etsy. Thanks Team!!

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?

It's taking me 37 years!!! But I'm finally living my dream. Thanks Etsy!!

Featured Etsy Shop: Winsome Hollow

Featured Etsy Shop: Winsome Hollow

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?

Winsome hollow - anything all natural, magical, and imaginitive that fits in this little world of the hollow that i've created!
more specifically - waldorf style needle felted figures, wool and cotton plush trees, play sets, wool wall art, etc.

2. What is your shop URL?

http://www.winsomehollow.etsy.com/


3. What is your blog URL?

http://www.winsomehollow.com/

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?

just this last spring, and not in the winsome hollow shop until june.

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?

that it is a wonderful outlet, letting artists from around the world share and affordably sell their hand made work, completely at their own pace. i love selling locally as well, but sending your creations around the world is truly special.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?

well, that each piece of my work is created uniquely and by using all natural materials of heirloom quality, allowing them to be enjoyed and passed down through the years, igniting many imaginations along the way!

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?

probably my new hand sewn wool and cotton tree line as a whole...i can't pick one tree in particular! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5798060&section_id=5631812
the image of the tree has always been very influential on both my art and the little magical world i've created in winsome hollow. to now create trees in a more literal form is both so much fun and full of endless possibilities!

8. What teams do you belong to?

naturalkids team

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?

well, it is actually through promoting others...i love finding beautiful creations by other sellers on etsy and making collections in treasuries. people often find my shop through my treasuries and treasury promotions...and i've been fortunate enough to have some of my treasuries featured on the front page of etsy!

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?

that's a hard one...there are so many, but i'll share a few of my favorite purchases from other etsy sellers:

a lovely felted wool blue bird from htttp://www.littleloveblue.etsy.com - http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=9537138

this beautiful jardins botaniques print from http://www.lilymoon.etsy.com/ - http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=9378045

a wonderful vintage jumper dress from http://www.cookiesandcreme.etsy.com/ - http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=10306445


11. What do you do in your spare time?

i love sharing time and adventures with my sister and niece and nephew, as well as reading, crafting with a group of friends here in Brooklyn, and of course spending endless hours browsing on etsy!

12. What blogs do you follow?

here are a few:

http://www.littleloveblue.com/

http://myfolklover.typepad.com/

http://www.mamaroots.blogspot.com/

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share?

just a big thank you for sharing my work and the work of other etsy artists on your blog!

your candles and shop are lovely!

Featured Etsy Shop: dbhoyleart

Featured Etsy Shop: dbhoyleart

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell? I'm Di of dbhoyleart. I create and sell matted prints and notecards of my original colored pencil art I am expanding my product line to include calendars, gift tags, bookmarks and postcards and in the works "dbhoylewearableart" and"dbhoyleartkidz" funky hip clothing lines for adults and kids!

2. What is your shop URL? My shop url is http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5744487

3. When did you start selling on Etsy? I started selling online in July 08. I chose etsy as my first online venue!

4. What is your favorite thing about Etsy? I love etsy! It is an upbeat and vibrant place to be! Talanted & creative artizans, awesome product lines, and postive, fun people to deal with!

5. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why? My fav item that i sell are my fun & inspiring artsy fish! They are unique,full of personality and have an uplifting message but, most importantly they put a smile on my friends faces! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13733979

6. What teams do you belong to? I belong to BBEST boomers & beyond etsy street team and the etsy honeybee helpers!

7. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop? I love to include a bookmark or notecard with my customer's order as a little surprize gift(shh! don't tell anyone!)I like to imagine that perhaps by giving something unexpectedly i may have added a little extra lift to someone's day!

8. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy? My newest (as there is sooo many!)fav find on etsy is TalkingDog's listing
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15025214

9. What do you do in your spare time? In my spare time i am a marathon runner, golfer, sewer, knitter, crafter, avid reader, wife, mom, and new grama!

10. Do you have anything else you would like to share? Thanks for your consideration Bliss, this is a wonderful opportunity !

Featured Etsy Shop: monicaj

Featured Etsy Shop: monicaj





1. My shop name is monicaj and I sell artwork mostly.

2. You can find me at: http://www.monicaj.etsy.com/ I also have a jewelry shop at: http://www.monicajtwo.com/

3. I've had my shop for a little over and year now.

4. There are a lot of things I love about Etsy, hmm, let's see I think my favorite thing about Etsy has to be all the friends that I have made. I am rather addicted to making treasuries, it's so much fun and a great place to socialize. And the people I've met are so nice and friendly.

5. My favorite thing about what I sell is that I am living my dream. I have so many things that I want to create and to sell what I love to do...well, that's my dream job!

6. My favorite item in my shop right now is the World of Flowers in light periwinkle. The colors in the background are very light, its hard to capture the true beauty in a photo.

7. I actually do not belong to any teams, I am not sure why. There are so many that I think I am not sure where to go. This is on my list of things to do.

8. As far as a fun way to promote my shop I have recently purchased buttons from http://www.pipinghotpapers.etsy.com/ with my painting and website on them and it has been fun to give them out. I also have a blog: http://etsylove.ning.com/profile/TheDrawingRoomwithMonicaj?viewAsOther=1

9. Oh, I have a lot of favorites. Where do I begin?
I love DrikaB bags. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15167888
And MichelleMoode's artwork. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15153896
Fray's scarves. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15017490
LeiLiLaLoo's work. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14658015
Elleabelle jewelry. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12666687
Hondamom's bags. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14582804
If I had a little on to buy for it would be humblebea’s dress.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13931657
This dress by kitkitdodge is lovely. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11961662

I could go on and on if you would like to see my complete list of favorites it is in my shop.

10. In my spare time I, well. hmm I was going to say I make jewelry. I guess that would considered work but it is another passion of mine. I love spending time with my family. And enjoy doing pilates and yoga. I am a member of a handmade card club. And recently have had rubber stamps made with some of my artwork.

11. I would like to say Thank you to Suzanne. I am truly honored to have this opportunity, you have brightened my day. Your shop is lovely!