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!!

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 !