Pumpkin Crazy!

It's Fall and it is time for yummy Pumpkin Soy Candles!

Since Pumpkin is my fav, I have many, many to choose from! Order at either http://blisscandles.com/ OR on my wonderful Etsy site at http://blisscandles.etsy.com/.

Featured Etsy Shop: jn3 Hand Crafted Woodworks

Featured Etsy Shop: jn3 Hand Crafted Woodworks

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The Etsy community is full of a multitude of talented artists. Amongst this community of talent is an incredible team called InteriorDesignTeam (AKA DesignStyleGuide). This team is comprised of artists who create furniture, pottery, home décor, photography, paintings, various artwork, candles, lamps, bedding, and more.
If you are looking to redecorate or just for something special, search “interiordesignteam” to find these fantastic artists. Today’s featured artist is a member of this talented team.

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

jn3 Hand Crafted Woodworks is the name. I sell items that I build in my wood shop, mainly candle holders, bookends and these cool little things that seem to suspend a bottle of wine in mid-air (I call them "Wine Rests"). And I build small bookcases to order so they fit perfectly a particular set of books or DVDs -- say a favorite trilogy or series. I have a lot of fun building this stuff.

2. What is your shop URL?

http://jneale3.etsy.com/

3. When did you start selling on Etsy?

June 27 of this year.

4. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?

I used to sell my wares in a gift shop in Burleson, Texas, and the place was very crowded. The ladies who ran the store were nice but shelf space was at a premium and because of the over-crowding it was difficult for customers to see clearly what I had to offer. At Etsy I have my own virtual shop where I don't have to compete with anyone else, at least not during the time a potential customer is actually "in" my shop. I can change photos and update descriptions at a moment's notice -- on a whim, even -- and I can spend all the time I need in my shop instead of minding the store because the customer can take care of just about everything except delivery of his or her purchases.

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

My favorite thing about what I sell is the building process. Measuring, sawing, shaping, gluing, clamping, and sometimes taking a brand new idea through the development stage in the process. I just love working in my shop. Working with exotic hardwoods is wonderful, especially during the finishing process when the figure and colors of the wood jumps out.

I turn on the radio to SportsRadio 1310 AM, The Ticket out of Dallas, crank up the machinery and start cutting and assembling parts and the hours just glide by. It's very relaxing.

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

My favorite items in my own shop would be the bookends simply because I first began making them because I needed them to keep my books and DVDs organized. The design arose out of simple need. It's a clean, beautiful look and it has room on it to display small items, statuary or even photographs.

7. What teams do you belong to?

I belong to the Design Style Guide Team (Interior Design Team). I've really enjoyed the camaraderie and encouragement I've received since I joined a couple of weeks ago.

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

I used to be a photographer back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. More recently I was a graphics artist for about 13 years. It's nice to be able to put my knowledge to work when I take photos to display items for sale in my shop. I have a digital camera now, so that part's different than it used to be, but I also still have all the software and two Macs to run it on so I can clean up the photos and make the items I build look the way they do in real life.

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

Pretty much anything from Imagine Studio, especially this great piece called The Jester's Wife (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.phplisting_id=14770225). Both Supernova Designs and Candy Corn Studio make jewelry out of the dice we use to play Role Playing Games... I love that stuff! Nanette Gilligan at GlamGill Studios does these beautifully detailed collages like the one she calls The Satellite of Love (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13368746).
There's a painting called The Elyssa, Tall Ship From Galveston
(http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=472061) from RH Radcliffe Designs that has a special place in my heart because I've been aboard that ship several times. And Eliza Gauger has some of the most amazing art I've seen in years at http://elizagauger.etsy.com/ and everyone should do themselves the favor of dropping in to see her stuff.

And then there's the woodworking crowd. The good ones are too numerous to name, so just let me point you to Craftsman Trom (http:// Craftsmantrom.etsy.com/), Aussie Woodcraft Design (http://AussieWoodcraft.etsy.com/) and Sewelson Woodcraft (http://sewelsonwoodcraft.etsy.com/). You can't go wrong with any of those shops.

One more thing, there's this great shop called Bliss Candles (http://blisscandles.etsy.com/) that should be mentioned, not because you own it, but because, as someone who is on the other end of the candle equation in that I take finished candles and use them to create something else, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into making them. From what I can see you do a great job.

10. What do you do in your spare time?

Watch movies and television shows on DVD, mostly science fiction, fantasy, action and horror films, and my family is really into Buffy and Angel and Firefly. I am a fiend for football, pro or otherwise. I listen to rock music by bands like Rush, Metallica, Mudvayne, the Beatles, the Who, Mushroomhead. I help out with the percussion sections in the junior high and high school bands. And we play a variant of the Storytelling System role playing game called The House. It's a science fiction/adventure/horror game set in the distant future on the remnants of Earth.

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

Yes. Part of the lyric for Free Will by Neil Peart of Rush:

You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice

You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose the path that's clear
I will choose free will

Thanks for this opportunity, Suzanne. I appreciate it.

Featured Etsy Shop: dkpottery

Featured Etsy Shop: dkpottery


The Etsy community is full of a multitude of talented artists. Amongst this community of talent is an incredible team called InteriorDesignTeam (AKA DesignStyleGuide). This team is comprised of artists who create furniture, pottery, home décor, photography, paintings, various artwork, candles, lamps, bedding, and more.

If you are looking to redecorate or just for something special, search “interiordesignteam” to find these fantastic artists. Today’s featured artist is a member of this talented team.

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

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

3. When did you start selling on Etsy? I started selling on Etsy April 4, 2007.

4. What is your favorite thing about Etsy? There are so many things-Listing is reasonable, all the people that I have meet through Etsy are very nice and the teams that I am on are great.

5. What is your favorite thing about what you sell? I would have to say my favorite thing about my work is that I love doing it so much.

6. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why? One of my favorites is a steamer. I made one for myself and use it daily.


7. What teams do you belong to? I am a member of Etsy Mud Team, Design Style Guide, Indiepublic, We Love Etsy and a few more that I can't think of right now.

8. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop? We had a mug swap last year. I waited by my mailbox for a week anxiously waiting for it to arrive. By the way it was great!

9. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy? Oh wow, there are so many. I am redecorating a bedroom right now and one item that I am looking at are the wall decals.


10. What do you do in your spare time? Spare time. What is that! I work full-time, make pottery at night and I did plant a garden this summer, which I have to say looks kinda sad. I also spend as much time as possible with my new grandson.

11. Do you have anything else you would like to share? Making pottery is something that I love doing even if I didn't sell anything. Being able to sell my work and other people enjoying it is an extra bonus.

Etsy Shop Feature: Sidheforest

Featured Etsy Shop: Sidheforest

What is your shop name and what do you sell?
My shop name is Sidheforest. And I sell Surreal and Fantasy Paintings in Acrylic, Watercolor and Ink.

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

When did you start selling on Etsy?
I joined Etsy in March of this year as a buyer, and began selling this summer.

What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
Oh man! The Talent! Gobs and Gobs of Talent. I was astonished by the sheer spectrum of items I could get expertly made, by the individual who made them!

What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
I get to create my own Universe. I am an Artist. I live with paint in my hair and on my nails. And, I own one dress with no paint on it. ( For now...LOL) So the fact that I can paint all day, then sell what I love keeps me grinning from ear to ear.

What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
My Favorite item is actually not in my store at the moment. "In the Beginning" . This one will be in the Etsy CO-OP Craft Ad in Nov. and will go on sale Oct 20 th. It can be seen on my EBSQ art page and the Sidheforest Fan site on Facebook. I love this painting because it was the first painting I did the way I wanted, in the colors I wanted, in the style I wanted, and turned out the way I wanted. As an artist I believe that "self" being a part of the art is what sets different artists apart. And "In the Beginning" was when I began to discover my own path.

What teams do you belong to?
I am not on any Etsy teams yet, I've been a bit shy. But, I think I should change that and find myself a team of two to join. Any suggestions? hehe

What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
Bragging about how cool Etsy is. Too many people have not heard of Etsy and I love spreading the word. I am also absolutely head over heels for my Moo cards. But, my biggest fun promoting myself is learning to have confidence in me and my work, so that I can talk about it with others.

What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
Ok, I can so tell you about my favorites. I will try to make it a short list.
idea2lifestyle.etsy.com , bravegrrl.etsy.com are two of my favorite clothing stops!
oh, and elfland.etsy.com

then of course there's..... figurka.etys.com, buildersstudio.etsy.com, jodieflowers.etsy.com,
And obsoleteworld.etsy.com is one of my most favorite artist on Etsy!

What do you do in your spare time?
This is so easy! Reading, Reading, Reading....LOL I am an avid reader and go through books like potato chips. Early onset Rheumatoid Arthritis has taken away most of my gardening, but not yard sales, building a library, painting, and reading! Oh...and I will bashfully admit to being a bit of a facebook addict. hehe

Do you have anything else you would like to share?
Thank you so much for helping create a wonderful day.