Featured Etsy Blogger Artist: TwoZanyZebras

Check out this months Etsy Blogger - TwoZanyZebras! These wonderful children's items ranging from baby bibs to blankets to onesies to t-shirts adorned with fun monsters and critters can be found at http://twozanyzebras.etsy.com. Don't forget to check out the blog too - http://www.twozanyzebras.blogspot.com.

Fabulous Find: Happy Hippo 3 Piece Gift Set

I came across this adorable set when searching for fellow EtsyBloggers Team members. How cute would your little one be in this outfit, handmade by Candy Stick Lane, for Christmas?

The set inludes your choice of a long or short sleeve custom onesie, Happy Hippo Easy Wearing Elastic Waist Pants, and our fabulous burpie.~Burpies are a stylish and affordable addition to your little sweeties wardrobe accessories.This Burpie is made from Cotton fabric wrapped around high quality, super absorbent cloth diaper.

Check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_14&listing_id=16158467&show_panel=true

-Suzanne

Featured Etsy Artist: Bellflower Textiles

Etsy Artist Feature: Bellflower Textiles

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
My shop is BellflowerTextiles, and I sell embellished toddler and baby clothing, felt floral hairclips, burpcloths and baby accessories, wall quilts, and home accents. All of my items incorporate gorgeous, high-quality quilting fabric and traditional quilting elements into unique, modern designs.

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

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

4. When did you start selling on Etsy?
I joined in September, 2008, so I'm brand new! So far business is going great.

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
I love how simple Etsy makes it to set up a professional looking shop, and also how easy it is to connect with a fantastic community of talented crafters.

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
Getting to play creatively with beautiful colored fabric and then share it with other people. I love the excitement of posting a new item and watching to see how many views it get or who marks it as a favorite. And I love the sense of playfulness in many of my items, such as my toddler dragon tees or my rubber duck onesies.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
I love my sea monster toddler tee: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15681900. It's fun and playful and the colors are great. I make these in all sizes and colors!

8. What teams do you belong to?
I'm a proud member of the Seattle EtsyRain team, and a member of Team Etsybaby and Team Etsymom.

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
I love promoting in flickr -- I try to add my products regularly to a bunch of appropriate groups so they get a lot of views. My flickr site is http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellflowertextiles/.

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
Here are a few of my current favorites:

Pretty little doll quilt: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15930153
Platypus placemats: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15502573
Tabby cat travel pillows: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13876364
Black and white quilt: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5253063

11. What do you do in your spare time?
I have a toddler so I have very little free time, but when I'm not parenting, sewing, crafting, photographing new items, processing photos, or blogging I like to read, garden, and cook. I'm an obsessive tomato grower and make a killer homemade tomato sauce. I try to read a book a week.

12. What blogs do you follow?
Way too many!! A few of my current favorites are Crazy Mom Quilts (http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/), Cool Mom Picks (http://www.coolmompicks.com/), Sew Mama Sew (http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/), and Sweet Figments (http://sweetfigments.blogspot.com/).

13. Do you have anything else you would like to share? Thank you so much for featuring me!

Featured Etsy Artist: CuddleBabyBoutique

Featured Etsy Shop: CuddleBaby Boutique

1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
CuddleBaby Boutique - I sell handmade baby blankets, onesies, bibs, burp cloths, hair clips and holders and more!

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

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

4. When did you start selling on Etsy? I started at the beginning of August 2007

5. What is your favorite thing about Etsy?
I really enjoy reading about the Featured Artists! There are so many incredibly talented people on etsy!

6. What is your favorite thing about what you sell?
Having a baby is such a wonderful experience and I like the thought that I'm contributing to the expectant parents happiness.

7. What is your favorite item in your own shop and why?
My Early Spring Quilt is one of my favorites! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9753165 It turned out so beautifully and was a lot of fun to make. I'm only sad it hasn't sold yet. I've also started making double-sided Minky blankets with appliques on them and I'm pretty excited about how they have turned out. They are so soft!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14817945
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15787527

8. What teams do you belong to?
I belong to the Etsybaby Team, Etsymom, Etsykids and UtahEtsy!

9. What is the most fun thing you do to promote your shop?
I love being able to hand out my business cards. It's fun to be able to talk to someone about my shop and invite them to take a look!

10. What are some of your favorite finds by other sellers on Etsy?
Wow, I don't even know where to being. I love the Bath and Body Section of Etsy! Country Heart Gifts is my favorite! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=8901 Check out my Favorites on my shop page to see what other Etsy finds I love! There are so many awesome things on Etsy!

11. What do you do in your spare time?
I have 2 kids, Myra (3) and Alexys (1) and an amazing husband, Chad, so I don't really have much spare time. My favorite thing is spending time with my family. And if there is any time left over, I like to Read, play the piano and be outdoors.

12. What blogs do you follow?
I follow personal blogs for many of my friends and family.