tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75599210016749140492024-03-18T09:48:06.828+00:00Etsy IrelandEtsy Ireland is the official blog of the Etsy Ireland team who represent nearly 1,300 talented artists, crafters, and designers based throughout the island of Ireland. For member interviews, giveaways, how-to's and other fun stuff be sure to drop in!sueatkilmeedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10540189012295956209noreply@blogger.comBlogger972125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-3474585009521418772015-11-16T00:38:00.001+00:002015-11-16T00:47:36.961+00:00Sue Graham in the Sunday Business PostMy fellow team captain Sue was in the <i>Sunday Business Post</i> last weekend (8 November). Congratulations, Sue!<br />
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In case you don't know (and I didn't!), the paper calls people who start an online business 'Giggers'.<br />
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<b>Sue Graham : ‘A lot of people have to turn themselves into entrepreneurs to try to make a living’ </b><br />
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Etsy, the peer-to-peer ecommerce website with about 1,500 Irish members, enables people to set up shops to sell handmade or vintage items online. Sue Graham is captain of the Etsy Ireland team. <br />
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Originally from London, Graham is now living in Co Cork. She has two websites, Swanky Jewels, where she sells vintage jewellery and her own jewellery, and Amazing Beads, where she sells beads, gemstones and jewellery-making tools.<br />
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After she set up her own website she heard about Etsy and thought it would be a good way to attract US customers. Both of her websites have their own Etsy stores of the same names.<br />
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Graham gave up full-time employment because of health issues and then found it difficult to get work as she got older.<br />
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“I couldn’t live full-time on [my Etsy wage]. For most of us on Etsy on our team, it’s supplementary income,” she says. “Everyone wants to do it full-time but it takes a long time with any shop to build up its business.”<br />
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Graham says nearly half of her sales come from Etsy, and the majority of those sales are international, as Irish customers tend to go directly to her website. Etsy takes 3.5 per cent profit on every item sold on the site.<br />
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“The way the economy is at the moment, a lot of people have to turn themselves into entrepreneurs to try to make a living, especially in the countryside where work is fairly limited,” she says.<br />
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Graham says giggers tend to work much more than nine to five, but it is more flexible and she can decide when she wants to work.<br />
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“It gives you an opportunity to do something you want to do, as well as living life,” she says.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazingbeads.net/" target="_blank">www.amazingbeads.net</a></div>
<a href="http://www.swankyjewels.net/" target="_blank">www.swankyjewels.net</a><br />
<br />Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-65740852793299593952015-11-09T22:27:00.001+00:002015-11-09T22:32:42.185+00:00Congratulations, Lijuan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of our teammates, Lijuan McQuillan, had her bead embroidery necklace, 'Blue Duchess', featured in the American magazine <a href="http://bnb.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/" target="_blank"><i>Bead and Button</i></a>.<br />
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Well done, Lijuan! Hope it leads to many wonderful sales.<br />
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To see Lijuan's stunning work, check out her shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lijuanbeadjewelry" target="_blank">Lijuanbeadjewellery</a><br />
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<br />Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-81421051857562993492015-10-23T00:52:00.000+01:002015-10-23T00:55:30.329+01:00Enjoy and share!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Irish cottage ornaments from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PuffinPatchwork" target="_blank">PuffinPatchwork</a></div>
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There is a great article on <i>Irish Central</i> about the Etsy Ireland team, thanks to Claire Kamber:<br />
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So take a look, give a delighted squeal, and share it with all your friends on Social Media and offline!<br />
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It's good. And very good for us, too!<br />
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<br />Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-75626819799733085262015-10-20T11:44:00.001+01:002015-10-20T12:07:10.193+01:00Get your new team badge!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have given our team image a new look. Claire Kamber created our great new team banners and a shiny new avatar. I've played with said avatar, and created a team badge to replace the old one.<br />
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To add the new team badge onto your blog or any other website,<b> </b>simply right click on the above image to save onto your computer. You can then upload it as required. If you need the link address of the image for coding, again right click on the image and click 'copy link address'.<br />
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Enjoy your new team badge and display it proudly on your website.<br />
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<br />Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-37961791276018725572015-07-27T00:50:00.003+01:002015-07-27T00:53:01.806+01:00Have you recently changed your email?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Return to Sender...address unknown? <br />
Green Irish Postbox by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ConkerTreeStudio" target="_blank">Conker Tree Studio</a></div>
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Sue recently sent out a team email and noticed on the sent report that a lot of our active
members did not receive the email. We're talking big numbers, ie over 400 sellers! So, we suspect that many of you have
changed your email addresses, but did not tell us.<br />
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If you have recently changed your email address, would you let Sue know
and also check you have changed it on Etsy. Otherwise, you just won't
get emails, and may think we're not talking to you...!<br />
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Thanks<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ConkerTreeStudio" target="_blank"></a>Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-86199410867803757722015-07-08T23:36:00.003+01:002015-07-08T23:51:30.365+01:00Successful Summer Craft Fair<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After long preparations, the Summer Etsy Ireland Craft Fair took place on <b>Sunday 7 June 2015</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin" target="_blank">The Green Door Market</a> in Dublin 8.</span><br />
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<br />Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-76591214975600573382015-04-13T23:02:00.001+01:002015-04-13T23:03:51.502+01:00Craft Fair in Dublin's Fair City<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Our Team Etsy Craft Fair, has been a great success for members, with many getting involved in more fairs, making new products and generally promoting their wonderful crafts.“ </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"Although a bit cold, everyone was in good spirits!" (</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CartabanCards" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CartaBan</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"Great event, I had such a great time meeting Etsy colleagues and new customers, the crafts were amazing and I found it very hard to stay behind my stall instead of admiring everybody's work! <br />
Maria did a very good job organizing the event, so big thanks to her!" (</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Quilterbell" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Quilterbell</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">) </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"It was a great day at the market yesterday. So many lovely fellow crafters to meet. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Well organised. Thank you Maria!" (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/tinkatsoo" target="_blank">TimKatSoo</a>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It's great to see such co-operation and working as a team. That's what Etsy Ireland is all about!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Maria and Sue have been discussing having another market on 7 June 2015, which is the same weekend of the planned Etsy Party. Let us know in the comments section if you are interested in participating.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What can you do for hours and be happy doing it?”</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Let’s say your answer is working with your hands, that’s
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<b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What were you great at when you were young?”</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This may be hard to think of because some may say: “I was not great
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If you think more you will see you were great at a lot of things, so
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>“What are you great at that others find hard?”</b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Again some people will say I am not great at anything. You are wrong
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Again make a list and see if any on the list tie in with the answers to
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<b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What would you do even if you didn’t get paid for it?”</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gilly Thomas Sculpture Gallery is now open on the 1<sup>st</sup> Sunday of each month.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Do drop in when you are in south County Wexford. The gallery is two miles from Ballinaboola on the way to the JFK Arboretum. A map <a href="http://www.gillythomas-sculpture.com/index.php/ct-menu-item-16" target="_blank">can be found here</a>. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">'Flow' card by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MindfulProductivity" target="_blank">Mindful Productivity</a> on Etsy</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As some of
you know, I am involved in politics, and with the General Election in the UK on
7 May, fairly busy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Yesterday, the
Labour Party released a document on improving access for young people to the
creative education they need and succeed. It also talked about the creative
industries, and how important they are for the country.</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“If you
believe in social justice, if you believe in a more equal society, then access
to the arts and culture is not an optional extra, it is essential - not simply
because of the worlds it opens up, but because of the wider impact it has." *</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It made me
think about how I did not enjoy any arts and craft education in school, because
the teachers mainly focused on the ones who they saw as very talented and
gifted, and the rest fell by the wayside, left to muddle around unappreciated.
The pure enjoyment of art, creativity and craft –if you weren’t on genius level
– was not seen as important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was always
about this grand outcome, this exceptional piece – and exceptional is often in
the eye of the beholder, here the teacher – never about 'worlds opening up' or the moment of ‘flow’
ie when you forget everything and are just involved in creating something, and
sort of...well, float on a cloud of bliss!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I find that
when running a creative business, it’s a bit like that, too. You try to
produce, and anything handcrafted takes time, so you focus on getting things
done, and the lovely feeling of flow falls by the wayside. I knit on the hoof,
during meetings, watching TV, and while my computer is uploading something, but
only when I am not at home, for instance, when travelling by train and in no rush to do anything else but knit and look out of the window and drink coffee, do I
get my flow back.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So it is
hard to just live in your happy craft flow when you are running a business and
trying to make a living. You may feel like you are battling against the world or closed doors, rather than worlds opening up.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Coming back
to the political, I wonder what you – the reader – would love to see done by a
government – any government – to improve our playing field as a creative (often
one person-) business? What would be the one - or more – thing/s, that you want
a government done for small independent creative businesses? The thing that open doors?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Then maybe,
we would get our flow back more often...</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Tell us
your wish list in the comments!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Purls </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">*<a href="http://press.labour.org.uk/post/111879508104/miliband-labour-will-move-arts-to-the-heart-of" target="_blank"> http://press.labour.org.uk/post/111879508104/miliband-labour-will-move-arts-to-the-heart-of </a></span></div>
Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-28086174681147745432015-02-01T21:20:00.001+00:002015-02-01T21:22:28.807+00:00Adding variations to your listing to get more sales.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> Red guitar pick necklace by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/absolutemarket" target="_blank">Absolutemarket on Etsy</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Adding variations in to your listing is a great way to get more sales of your Etsy products if you are making your products in other sizes, colours, materials or even
finishes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I found this out very fast when I added variations to size to a few of
my listings.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The main size I was selling before turned out not to be the most popular
size, but once I added variations, some buyers started buying larger or smaller sizes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">These are sales I would not have got before adding variations to those
listings.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Buyers would have said to themselves “it’s nice but not the
size for me” and moved on to the next seller.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Now 90% of my listings have variations in them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If your item comes in different sizes, materials, colours, finishes, or
other variations, then variations in your listings are a must.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">You can add these in the variations section of any listing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">You can choose up to two variations per item.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">How do variations work?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Once you add variations, a buyer will be required to select an option
before purchase. You’ll be able to view the options they’ve
selected on your Sold Orders, Receipts, and transaction emails.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Properties and options are not incorporated into Search.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">When buyers purchase your item, they’ll need to choose from the
options you set in the “add variations” section of a listing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Click the “select a property” drop-down list and choose the
correct property you want to use.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">You have:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Style</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Couldn’t find a property?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Add a new property</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In my case I picked size, and because I picked size, the Etsy system
asked “what scale are your sizes in?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I could have picked from:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">I picked inches this time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">You will be asked for options, and because I am doing size this time
I added 11” in the box.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Now click the add button. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">That was my first variation set up (that was easy) but I wanted more sizes. Luckily, that's easy too as all you have to do is repeat the same, and I
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If you don’t see the property you want you can add a custom one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Click the Select a Property drop-down list,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Choose “add a new property”, type the name of the property,
then type the options you offer in the box and click the add button. Repeat as necessary.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Have a happy time adding variations to your listing and I hope it
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<b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">William Doherty</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Etsy shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/absolutemarket" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/absolutemarket</a></span></span><br />
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Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-39216212196470033102015-01-29T23:41:00.001+00:002015-02-01T20:49:02.587+00:00Spring Craft Market in Dublin<br />
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Knitted Tea and Mug Cosies by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheCraftyShamrock" target="_blank">the Crafty Shamrock</a></div>
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Etsy Ireland seller the Crafty Shamrock is organising a <b>Market/Craft Fair</b> on <b>Sunday 15 March 2015</b> at The Green Door Market,
Dublin 8. It is the St Patrick's weekend, and Dublin will be buzzing with tourists! <br />
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There will only be places for 24 crafts on the day, not duplicating
either, first come first served. We will also have two food trade stalls,
for coffee and snacks. On the day, the market will open at 10am for set up. Trading will take place from 11am-5pm. <br />
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If you want to take part, applications for places is by email please to
thecraftyshamrock@gmail.com You will need your own table & public
liability insurance. Cost for a stall/place is €38 via paypal/PO.<br />
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There is plenty of free
parking.<br />
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Closing date for stalls is<b> the 14 February 2015</b>.<br />
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This is a great opportunty for Etsy Ireland team members to showcase and
sell their products, also to network and talk to prospective clients! Don't miss it!<br />
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<br />Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-32522887885751608042015-01-27T21:26:00.003+00:002015-01-27T21:26:42.369+00:00A conversation with Sue Graham<!--[if !mso]>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Hello there! What’s
your name and where do you live?</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">My name is Sue Graham.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I am originally from
London, but currently live in the middle of the beautiful countryside in County
Cork, Ireland.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Is being an artist
your day job? If not, “what do you do?”</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I have three day jobs
actually. The first is the running of my animal sanctuary for farm animals and
birds. We currently have a horse, three donkeys, a goat, 13 sheep, a goose, six
hens, six ducks and six lovebirds.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The second is the running
of my online shop </span><a href="http://www.amazingbeads.net/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.amazingbeads.net</span></a><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span lang="EN-GB">and its Etsy counterpart </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amazingbeads" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.etsy.com/shop/amazingbeads</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">. This involves searching the
Internet worldwide for different beads and beading supplies. I try and buy
different because there are so many bead shops on the Internet and I see no
point in selling the same as everyone else. Of course you have to have a
certain amount of basic stock that is the same or similar, but I try very hard
to find interesting beads in the vintage, gemstone and handmade ranges too, so
that my shop will stand out from the crowd.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The third day job I have is
designing and making jewellery, and sourcing vintage jewellery. I always
have lots of ideas floating around in my head, but the first thing I do is to
draw a rough sketch of the idea, and notes about the beads I might like to
use. After that I lay the beads out onto a beading design board and
play around with the design a bit more. I must say that the design on the
board once it is ready to make is often very different to how it started out in
my head.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I love vintage jewellery
and started selling that on my website too. It’s been very popular. I try and
source jewellery that is in the middle to high end range, and that is in
excellent vintage condition. I check everything thoroughly before I
photograph and list it, so that hopefully no customer will ever receive a piece
where the string is worn and may break etc.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I sell my jewellery, my own
handmade and the vintage, on </span><a href="http://www.amazingbeads.net/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.amazingbeads.net</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, and on a second Etsy shop which I
have named Swanky Jewels. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/swankyjewels" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.etsy.com/shop/swankyjewels</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So those are my three main
day jobs. I also write a blog, and articles for magazines when I have time.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">How would you
describe your work?</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I would describe my
jewellery as fairly eclectic. On the one hand I love to make classic styles,
but there is another side of me that likes to make things that are a bit more
trendy and casual. I love gemstones and I love colour. For myself I like chunky
jewellery, but I actually to design and make more delicate pieces too.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Do you feel you
have a specific demographic or audience you create for? What are the
characteristics of your ‘ideal customer’?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Customers who buy beads and
beading supplies are in quite a broad age and type of person. They would be
between 18 years and 65 years, some younger, some older. Of course these
customers would have many different styles of jewellery and crafts that they
make.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">With regards to the
jewellery, I would say that most of my customers would be between 28 years and
65 years. A lot of the vintage jewellery is sold as bridal/wedding wear, and my
own designs tend to be sold for everyday and office wear, and special
occasions.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I think many of my
customers like to buy a piece of jewellery for a special event, but that
they can wear on many occasions afterwards too.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">When do you feel
most inspired to create?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mornings from about 11am
after all the animal stuff is done. Then again in the evenings after the
animals have been fed, watered and put to bed. The evenings is when I do all of
the internet work.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I tend to work every day,
and I’m in my studio until late at night too. I love what I do, and because I
work from home I can be in and out, and doing other things if I want to.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><br />
<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Are you presently
promoting on social media? Which platform gave you results and which didn’t?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The social media platforms
I use are Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. I’d say that they all give me equal
results, but like any social media, you get back what you put in. If I slow
down on posts to any then I stop getting views and comments. Having a
social media presence is almost a full time job on its own, but if you are a
small business as I, and many others like me are, then it’s something you have
to find time for because there is little or no money for advertising.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Personally, I think it’s
better than advertising too, because if you speak and act as yourself then
customers can get to know you, and gain a trust in you.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What kind of
marketing are you currently doing for your creative business? Is it working
out?</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I use the social media
platforms as above, and I also comment when I can on forums, and the like. I’m
a huge believer in word of mouth marketing and believe that it is the best
advertising you can get.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I know that when my
customers are happy they will tell their friends about me, and that is what I
aim for.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Do you invest in
any kind of advertising?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Until recently I have never
paid for advertising, but I decided to try a couple of Facebook adverts this
year for the first time ever. I’m finding that it really works in so much
as I’ve had many new likes on my two Facebook pages. Whether they translate
into sales remains to be seen, as it’s very early days yet.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What is the number
one tip you have for creatives in your niche that are just starting out?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">That they don’t expect lots
of sales straight away. I see lots of sellers in the Etsy forums
complaining that they haven’t made any sales yet, and when you look at how long
their shop has been open, it’s only been a few months or even weeks.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It takes a lot of time and
personal effort such as marketing in the social media to get your name out
there. Things don’t happen overnight, but if you don’t give up the sales will
come.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What are the things
you feel yourself struggling with?</span></strong><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Oh the same as many of us
who have a small business I guess – SEO and Tags. Just when you
think you’ve got the hang of it, something changes, but you don’t know what
that something is, and you have to start learning what to do all over again.</span><br />
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<br />
<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Do you set regular
goals for yourself and your business? What are you currently aiming for?</span></strong><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I’m very bad at setting
goals I’m afraid. I very rarely do. I know we are always told that we should,
but I prefer to let things happen, but work hard toward making them happen
better. I suppose that’s my goal then. To make things happen better.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What is something
you’d still like to learn (a skill, a topic) with regards to creative
entrepreneurship?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I actually love learning
new skills and topics. I would love to have better writing skills. Well not so
much the writing, as the vocabulary and grammar that would enable me to write
articles and my blog better.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I also want to learn more
about the history of beads and different types of jewellery through the ages,
as well as about individual jewellers whose jewellery I may sell in vintage.</span><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">When reading back
this interview one year from now, what do you think would have changed?</span></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I’d like to think that I
had learned more about the subjects I’ve just mentioned above, so that I am
able to write more articles about different subjects within my niche, whether
about beads, jewellery or animals/birds. I hope that I’m still going strong
with my shops and jewellery, and that I have made improvements in everything I
do.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Shops:</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.amazingbeads.net/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.amazingbeads.net</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amazingbeads" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.etsy.com/shop/amazingbeads</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/swankyjewels" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.etsy.com/shop/swankyjewels</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Social Media:</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/amazingbeads" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.pinterest.com/amazingbeads</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/SwankyJewels" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.facebook.com/SwankyJewels</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/sueatkilmeedy" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.facebook.com/sueatkilmeedy</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sueatkilmeedy" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">www.twitter.com/sueatkilmeedy</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
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Purlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269534275408553130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-5442111769967344242014-06-23T18:42:00.000+01:002014-06-23T18:42:00.150+01:00Designer Profiles - Paper Craft<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good afternoon folks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know its been a while since I have been here - life has a habit of stopping you in your tracks sometime. I am happy to be back today with a selection of amazing Etsy Ireland paper crafters. So lets go.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me introduce you all to</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/eefaa"><b><span style="color: red;"> eefaa</span></b></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fionnuala from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/FuzzyIrishCrafts"> <b><span style="color: red;">FuzzyIrishCrafts</span></b></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/hollytron"> <b><span style="color: red;">hollytron</span></b></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Letizia from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/ooakie"> <b><span style="color: red;">ooakie</span></b></a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome
on board ladies, apologies for the delay but I happy to finally get you all
together. Can you all introduce yourselves and tell us what you do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Mo, My name is Aoife (eefaa). I am a 25 year old Graphic </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Designer </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">/ Baker. I live in Waterford but I am originally
from Kilkenny City. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fionnuala:</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My name
is Fionnuala and I make handmade greeting cards and wedding stationery at home
in Dublin, Ireland. I am passionate about everything Irish and handmade and
blog about arts and crafts in Ireland.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My name is Holly, and I design and make stationery sets,
among many other things! I did some training as a Graphic<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-align: start;">Designer</span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-align: start;">,
and have a whole host of other interests that add to my creative process –
History, Nature, Books, Video Games, Drawing, Knitting, Sewing, Skating… the
list goes on! I think a natural curiosity is what drives me to learn, and the
creative process is a great way of processing and expressing my discoveries.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">By
day I work in an office - all very ordinary, and when I want to breathe, I open
my wardrobe of tricks (yes, wardrobe!) and see what I can lose myself in for a
while. With the weather so nice recently I got a few plants for the butterflies
and made some stakes from my craft wire to keep them organised until they were
planted out. When I’m not doing that I’m always trying to organise something
new or fun to do or dragging my niece and nephews to cartoon films, fairs, fota
(anywhere you need a child ;)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mo:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How did you get involved with your
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't remember not
being involved with crafting. Paint and Paper have always been my favourite
mediums to create with, so after I finished college and got my degree in
Graphic Design, I opened my Etsy shop! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started making cards for myself in 2012 as a
hobby. In order to fund my addiction to buttons and ribbons, I started selling
to friends and family. I then opened my Etsy shop and started receiving orders
from all over the world. I now sell through my website, through Etsy shop and
through various craft fairs around Ireland during the year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have always liked
making things, and the stationery sets? well, that’s an aspiration on my part. I was always a terrible pen pal, but I really
loved making something pretty to send through the mail! So making stationery
sets for people who are far more organised and interesting correspondents than
I am is quietly satisfying to me</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I come from a very creative family so
imagination was always there for me but how I got involved with paper craft
stemmed from my love of shopping.... I was watching QVC many years ago and saw
this rotary cutter at a bargain. Really they were practically giving it away ;)
so when I got my cool paper cutting gadget home, that was it, I started making
cards and my love of paper craft was born.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a little cat
called Milo who loves to watch me make things. She tends to get in the middle
of things so she doesn't get to stay in my studio for too long. I start my day
by checking emails and Etsy orders and then I get down to business. I try to
make a stockpile of cupcake picks and bunting to stay on top of things!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I work in a school in the mornings, I run a
craft café (The Hazel House https://www.facebook.com/thehazelhouseie) in the
evenings and I run Fuzzy Irish Crafts when I should be sleeping! Oh did I
mention that I paint as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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day is wrapped up in taking care of my Family.
Up in time to walk the kids to school and often on my walk I’ll be
turning over ideas in my head, design ideas, new products. When I get home I usually do some housework
before sitting down to do my “Job of the Day” be it Designing, Blog
posting, Stationery set construction or something else entirely! As I have a
bad habit of getting into my work and losing track of time, I have an alarm set
so I don’t work through pick up time for the kids! Then its back to do Mummy
things......<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A typical craft day, I start with a
leisurely cuppa while checking e-mails, then the wardrobe gets unpacked, I look
through my orders and to-do list and dig in. I do tend to flit from project to
project depending on what I find in my hand at any one time so I might make a
start on plenty of cards and only finish off a few from the day before. I like
to live with an idea in my head for about a week; those projects always seem to
turn out the best. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aparajita;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would love to work
at my shop full time - that would be my ultimate goal. I want to continue to
expand my Wedding Range, I love making special items for Brides and Grooms to
be. Eventually I want to open a shop, where I can work and interact with my
customers face-to-face every day.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My short term goal is to develop my range of
wedding stationery in my Etsy shop. My long term goal is to own my own little
craft shop stocking handmade Irish crafts and become a ‘brand’ for Irish crafts.
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oh, this is always
changing, but at some point, I’d like to get my Stationery sets into a lovely
Brick and Mortar store with lots of other lovely things – at the moment
everything is made to order, which is nice because I can customise things
really easily, but it’s not so good for expansion! I also want to make more
stationery things – Notebooks, Wrapping paper, bookmarks, etc. and I’m slowly
plugging away at that</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aparajita;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">I’ve never been overly ambitious, I’m
happy to get orders when and if they come in although I do have it in my head
recently that I’d like to submit to a magazine, so when I’ve got some product
shots that I’m happy with, watch this space!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mo:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are there any Designers, blogs,
crafters, arty people you follow and why?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are so many
crafty people I admire. I love </span><b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paper Panda</span></u></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4f81bd; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shen Wong Jewellery</span></u></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #00b050; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Drim Design</span></u></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I love their use of social media to showcase
their items. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am constantly amazed at the wealth of talent
that Ireland has to offer in term of crafting. There are so many Irish crafters
that I have featured on my blog that I just love like Rosario at <b><u><span style="color: red;">Ventry toys</span></u></b>,
Kay at <b><u><span style="color: #0070c0;">Ruby
Robin Boutique</span></u></b> and Maria at <b><u><span style="color: #00b050;">Lollipops and Daydreams</span></u></b> to name but a few.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I love </span><b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">How About Orange</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">for all the resources she posts, and
other amazing people she links to. Also love the work of </span><b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0070c0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Olly Moss</span></u></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.moss.fm/%E2%80%93" target="_blank"></a> <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">He makes my inner Geek (Both design and
regular) sing</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aparajita;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dawn Bibby</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> an English card maker – I learned all
the basics of card making online from Dawn, and of course I follow loads of our
fabulous Etsy Ireland Team members, It really makes me happy to see when you do
so well and turn up on magazines, newspapers, at craft fairs etc</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any advice for new crafters</span>?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My advice for new
crafters would be to start out slow and enjoy crafting. It will take time for
you to find your 'niche'. Try new things all the time! Don't get bogged down if
sales aren't coming your way. It will take time, and that's OK! Just remember
to enjoy it all!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My advice would be to do keep doing what you
love to do and what gives you energy and then you will never have to work a day
in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Go for it! Listen to Advice and Ideas from other people,
but always listen to your gut. 9 times out of 10 its right. Don’t let fear make your decisions for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Try
not to give yourself unreasonable deadlines, if you’re new to crafting you need
lots of playtime to work everything out. Also don’t let one obstacle or
negative incident make you quit, I read only yesterday something along the line
of – Giving up after one setback is like getting a flat tire so you cut the
other three.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aparajita;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aoife:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eefaadesigns" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.facebook.com/eefaadesigns</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/eefaadesigns" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://instagram.com/eefaadesigns</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">etsy: <a href="http://www.eefaa.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.eefaa.etsy.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FuzzyIrishCraft">https://twitter.com/FuzzyIrishCraft</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FuzzyIrishCrafts">https://www.facebook.com/FuzzyIrishCrafts</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blog <a href="http://www.fuzzyirishcrafts.com/blog.html">http://www.fuzzyirishcrafts.com/blog.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Website <a href="http://www.fuzzyirishcrafts.com/">http://www.fuzzyirishcrafts.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Holly:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hollytrondesign" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.facebook.com/hollytrondesign</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://hollytron.blogspot.ie/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://hollytron.blogspot.ie/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Letizia:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow girls, you are all such busy people. I love your enthusiasm for what you do. Thanks for being part of this Designer group. I wish you loads of success for the future. Now folks please pay these paper crafters a visit and share some love.......</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thats it for now from this occasional series of Designer blog articles. As there has been no crafters in the spinning and weaving section who have come forward to be interviewed, the next category is Woodwork and Rushwork. So calling all wood and rush workers on Etsy Ireland..... If you would like to be included please get in touch.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers for now</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><a href="http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> huggleknits</b> </span></a></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Has the clasp come away from your necklace or perhaps you want to convert a charm into a pendant and need a simple ring/bail for hanging it? Whether you are doing a bit of DIY repair on your own jewellery or are a beginner in beading and wire work, learning to make jump rings is a </span><span style="text-align: justify;">handy skill to have. You can buy jump rings, but if you know how to make them yourself, you need never run short.</span></div>
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All are available in jewellery craft stores and widely sold online.<br />
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If you are serious about wire work, a<a href="http://handmadebyamor.blogspot.ie/2013/10/how-to-harden-silver-wire-charms-and.html" target="_blank"> hammer and block</a> is a recommended investment alongside a full set of pliers for jewellery making. I use a rubber tip hammer to harden jump rings, earring hooks, metal charms etc. You can also get a soldering kit to seal the rings, but a well-made, properly handled jump ring should stay shut with normal wear.<br />
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The wire needs to be hard enough to hold its shape. Look for the ga number or mm to find the gauge. A good, semi hard wire for beginners is gauge 20ga (.80mm) but 18ga (1mm) is preferable and with practice, go for harder again (16ga/1.25mm). If unsure, just ask for help from your chosen supplier. If you are a novice, it's best to practice with plated wires before moving on to more expensive metals such as sterling silver. I used solid copper for these photos:</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Wrap some wire a few times round the base of one prong of the pliers. The higher up you go, the smaller the top jump rings will get. If you want them the same size, only make a couple at a time and wrap them on the same spot on the prong. Make a small coiled spring as shown, slide it off the pliers and cut along it at an appropriate point. </span></div>
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Personally, I would always harden the rings using a rubber hammer and block. Click for instructions on <a href="http://handmadebyamor.blogspot.ie/2013/10/how-to-harden-silver-wire-charms-and.html" target="_blank"> How to Harden Jump rings etc.</a> Now they are ready to use for repairing your own jewellery or incorporating into your designs. </div>
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There is a secret to opening and closing jump rings correctly so as to preserve their integrity and keep them strong and tight. Please read <a href="http://handmadebyamor.blogspot.ie/2012/05/how-to-open-jump-rings-loops-and.html" target="_blank">How to Open and Close Jump Rings..</a>.</div>
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Jump rings are the simplest way to re-attach a clasp. If you have a soldering kit to seal them, then all the better. However, if the ring is well-made in a hard wire and was opened and closed correctly, it should hold without soldering.</div>
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You can make a jump ring to attach to a small charm and wear it as a pendant, attach to a bracelet or perhaps to a zipper.</div>
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Congratulations to our Etsy Ireland team member, Rob Karreman. His shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/drksoapcompany" style="background-color: white; color: #0192b5; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Dr. K Soap Company</a> was featured on the Etsy blog last week. Well done Dr. K!<br />
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Photo by <span class="profile" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/drksoapcompany" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Dr. K Soap Company</a></span></div>
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Published on <span class="posted" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">May 23, 2014</span> in <a class="category" href="https://blog.etsy.com/en/category/shop/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Shop</a></div>
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My name is Rob Karreman, or “Dr. K” of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/drksoapcompany" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Dr. K Soap Company</a>. I was born in Cape Town, South Africa and moved to Ireland in 2007. I’m now an Irish citizen, and currently live in County Cork, Ireland.</div>
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I started my business in 2011 after funding ran out for my position as a lab researcher at a university. Soapmaking always appealed to the biochemist and scientist in me, so it was a natural transition. I really liked the idea of experimentation in my own lab; it was, and still is, an exciting and fun journey to come up with a range of body care products. While my business started in the kitchen, I have since moved to a dedicated workshop which has greatly enhanced my creativity and productivity. Graphic design and photography, which are both hobbies for me, have proven invaluable in the establishment and promotion of my brand.</div>
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Inspiration for my products is intrinsic to my personality – I am inquisitive and a perfectionist, so product formulation and development checks all the right boxes. I have always loved nature; living in Ireland, I am fortunate to be surrounded by lush unspoiled beauty, which inspires the use of all-natural ingredients and earthy colors in my packaging.</div>
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I found out about Etsy while looking for ways to get my product out to a worldwide market. I was inspired by Etsy’s approach to the promotion of handmade wares and a self-sufficient working culture, so I joined up right away. Since Ireland is a small island with a relatively small population, Etsy became my “window to the world,” and before I knew it, I was exporting my soapy wares to far-flung corners of the globe. Some exotic destinations I have shipped to include French Guinea, the Cayman Islands, Haiti and the Faroe Islands. Etsy has had a profound effect on my life – it has helped create an income and a full-time job for me.</div>
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My future goals involve developing more all-natural, personal care products for men. I would also like to “give back” to the country that took me in by creating local Irish job opportunities. My long-term dream is to have a workshop in the countryside with views of mountains and waterfalls that exemplify the charm and romanticism of this beautiful country.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774400984919332486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-51697232188152284722014-05-15T14:30:00.000+01:002014-05-16T01:12:22.442+01:00Giro d'Italia, Welcome to Ireland. Getting to Know You #32<div style="text-align: justify;">
The <a href="http://www.gazzetta.it/Giroditalia/2014/en/" target="_blank">Giro d'Italia</a> cycling race commenced on the island of Ireland last Friday so why not put a creative spin on it?<br />
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In honour of the event, this month's <a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/search/label/getting%20to%20know%20you" target="_blank">Getting to Know You </a> spot is shared with <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5056/etsy-italia" target="_blank"><b>Etsy Italia Team</b></a>. This is where <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team/discuss/" target="_blank"><b>Etsy Ireland</b> </a>welcomes another team with a 50-50 shared treasury and a feature, here on our blog. Buongiorno Italia! Welcome to Ireland and of course, best of luck to all the cyclists too!<br />
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Necklace made using inner tube of a bike wheel, by Nokike, Etsy Italia</div>
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I can't think of a better way to introduce our Italian friends than a necklace made from re-used bike tubes by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Nokike?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Nokike.</a> Now <i>that </i>gives a whole new meaning to the term 'recycling.'<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5056/etsy-italia" target="_blank">Etsy Italia</a><u> </u>is a large and ever-growing team of Etsy sellers who are either Italian or residing in the beautiful country of Italy. To apply you are required to be an Italian speaker. The team was set up in 2009 and since then has flourished to over 3500 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5056/etsy-italia/members" target="_blank">members</a>. Hardly surprising that they have a whopping 14 team leaders! Their purpose is to support one another and share tips and ideas for improving and growing their shops.</div>
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I love the strapline on <b><a href="http://etsyitaliateam.blogspot.ie/" target="_blank">Etsy Italia team blog</a>,</b> 'Beauty is Handmade.' On their blog you will find team information, promotions, tutorials etc. You can also find them in the usual hangouts:</div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/EtsyItaliaTeam" target="_blank">Etsy Italia on Twitter</a></div>
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You can find their members' goods on Etsy by using the search tag <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/search?q=etsyitaliateam&ship_to=IE" target="_blank">etsyitaliateam</a>. Most interestingly, they also have their own <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/EtsyItaliaTeam?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">merchandising store,</a> stocked by their members. Earnings go towards funding the team's activities. </div>
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As the race kicked off in Belfast, it is fitting to introduce our team with a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/186747190/giro-ditalia-greetings-card?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=craftyirelandteam+giro&ga_ship_to=IE&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">Giro d'Italia greeting card</a> by Northern Ireland artist, Jeff of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/BelfastTimes?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Belfast Times.</a> </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team" target="_blank">Etsy Ireland</a> </b>is a team of over <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team/members" target="_blank">1000</a> artists, designers, crafts persons and vintage goods or craft supply sellers, who are Irish or live in Ireland. We aim to build a stronger craft community in Ireland and to share selling and crafting tips, promote our team and support each other. As well as on <a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/p/home-page.html" target="_blank"><b>this</b> <b>blog</b></a> we are found here:</div>
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You can search for our goods on Etsy with the tag <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/search?q=craftyirelandteam&ship_to=IE" target="_blank">craftyirelandteam.</a><br />
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Enjoy the treasury shared in tandem with our Italian colleagues:<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjIyMzgwNnwyNzI2MTcxMjc4/giro-ditalia-welcome-to-ireland" target="_blank">Giro D'Italia - Welcome to Ireland,</a> by Anne-Marie of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/HandmadebyAmor?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Handmade by Amo'r</a></div>
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A special thank you is due to Rosalba of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/DreamUpGraphic" target="_blank">Dream Up Graphic</a>. As soon as she received word that her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/187112934/logo-design-for-handcrafter-premade-logo?ref=tre-2726171278-8" target="_blank">pre-made logo</a> was featured in our 50-50 treasury, she immediately set off to reciprocate the favour:</div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings from the home of Huggleknits, back after a break to introduce you all to Sharyn from <a href="http://www.1801vintage.etsy.com/"> 1801Vintage </a> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi Sharyn. Thanks for agreeing to meet me and sorry for the delay. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi Mo. I'm Sharyn, designer and jewelry maker behind the handmade jewelry line 1801Vintage. I create pieces inspired by vintage styles where I try to capture the elegance and nostalgia of bygone days. I studied Fine Art and make a lot of my own clothes these days.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have made jewelry for as long as I can remember. I started out making pieces that I wanted to wear as accessories and when I started getting compliments and making a few sales I decided to open up 1801Vintage on Etsy. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It all starts with a big pot of coffee, a great time to catch up on some jewelry design history, I love the decadence and variety of styles in these vintage pieces and I think it's a great way to start the day. I work in the afternoons, I prefer daylight for crafting my designs, and while no two days are the same I design, craft and learn something new everyday. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the moment I'm designing copper jewelry so right now I'm looking forward to getting from the design stage to crafting some artisan copper jewelry for 1801Vintage on Etsy. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am always interested in discovering new designers, I love Pinterest. It is a great source for designers and I love to see what people are making, jewelry, fashion and DIY.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569693180723681084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-86617694886784340492014-04-18T11:00:00.000+01:002014-04-18T11:00:12.274+01:00Calling all Bloggers or Blogger Wannabes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I set up my own website at <a href="http://www.shenwong.com/">www.ShenWong.com</a>. As you can imagine it is becoming too much work to maintain both the site as well as my Etsy Shop. As such, I am making the transition to move my efforts and resources from Etsy to my own site. While my Etsy shop will still be open, I will not be updating it with new products. With the move, it no longer makes sense for me to keep my position as Etsy Ireland Blog Co-Ordinator. Nor do I have the time anymore. So this role is now open to all Etsy Ireland members. <div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774400984919332486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-8061422642991477872014-04-17T14:00:00.000+01:002014-04-17T14:00:00.618+01:00Getting to Know You #31, in the Garden<div style="text-align: center;">
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For this month's <a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/search/label/getting%20to%20know%20you" target="_blank">Getting to Know You</a> spot, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team" target="_blank"><b>Etsy Ireland team</b> </a>would like to give a warm welcome to the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/8056/gardens-of-etsy" target="_blank"><b>Gardens of Etsy team.</b> </a>This feature is where we introduce our guests with a 50-50 shared treasury and a short blog post.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Gardens of Etsy</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> are an international team, heading towards </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/8056/gardens-of-etsy/members" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">650 members</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> all of whom share an interest in or are inspired by nature, plants and/or gardening. </span><br />
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In their own, poetic words<i> '</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">Gardening is an art form all it's own, sculpting the earth as </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">we go. Creating a sanctuary to calm our spirit and rejuvenate our soul. We fill our gardens with not only plants and love but enhance them with our arts and crafts. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><i style="font-size: 12px;">We bring the outdoors in by filling our homes with our nature inspired works of art'. </i></span><br />
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Find some of their members' beautiful items on Etsy by using the tag <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/search?q=gardensofetsyteam&order=most_relevant&ship_to=ZZ" target="_blank">gardensofetsyteam</a> </b>or in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/people/GardensOfEtsyTeam/favorites/items-i-love?ref=favs_index_1" target="_blank"><b>this list of team faves. </b></a>Maybe you will be inspired to purchase something lovingly made to use in your own green space. Click <b><a href="http://gardensofetsy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </b>for their blog (but don't forget to come back to us!)</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team/members" target="_blank">Etsy Ireland team </a>would like to welcome Gardens of Etsy to our virtual 'garden party.' We are a team of over <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team/members" target="_blank">1000 </a>artists, craftspeople, craft suppliers and sellers of vintage who are either from or reside in Ireland. You can find our items using the tag <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/search?q=craftyirelandteam&order=most_relevant&ship_to=ZZ" target="_blank">craftyirelandteam</a>.</b> As well as <a href="http://www.etsyireland.blogspot.ie/p/home-page.html" target="_blank"><b>this blog</b></a><u> </u>we are found here on<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/EtsyIreland" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> </span>and <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/etsyireland" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674252781322553198noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-66386417249016847282014-03-13T12:00:00.000+00:002014-03-13T14:19:46.962+00:00Getting to Know You #30, Ireland says Thank You<div style="text-align: justify;">
What have the Choctaw Nation, Germany and an Irish American lady got in common? The answer lies in the fibre of this month's Getting to Know You treasury.</div>
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This month, Etsy Ireland Team shares our Getting to Know You spot with Auld Irish Artisans, UK & Ireland Team plus special friends who have helped us this year. See our blog Thursday 13th to find out more ... http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/index.html<br /> </h2>
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<tr> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/157333294" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/018/3/7312213/il_170x135.482027698_h5xn.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/157333294" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Keep Calm - I Can't Keep... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DustyShamrockStudio" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> DustyShamrockS... </a> </div>
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$20 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/156039243" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/024/0/6751045/il_170x135.477091470_17k1.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/156039243" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Ancient Irish Bog Oak Bog Ro... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MayFlyEtsyShop" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> MayFlyEtsyShop </a> </div>
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$69 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/128517648" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/009/0/7886194/il_170x135.445707841_hx20.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/128517648" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Bracelet leather green 4-row </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Charmecharming" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Charmecharming </a> </div>
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$15 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80107501" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6229416/il_170x135.299344130.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80107501" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Home Decor, Zen Garden, Vint... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtGlamourSligo" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> ArtGlamourSlig... </a> </div>
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$96.33 </div>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/177293870" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/026/2/8561139/il_170x135.567689546_86i2.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/177293870" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Rose - cross stitch pattern,... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/evascreation" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> evascreation </a> </div>
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$2.99 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/109558057" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/008/0/6851165/il_170x135.375559551_lz1a.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/109558057" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> vintage soup plates. Shallow... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Carraigmore" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> Carraigmore </a> </div>
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$15 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/160670941" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/017/0/5415926/il_170x135.494183217_dbqt.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/160670941" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Gross grain ribbon lilac, gr... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FEANORcrafts" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> FEANORcrafts </a> </div>
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$0.6 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/163520741" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/041/1/7397026/il_170x135.573254688_7qfx.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/163520741" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Resin Bangle. Eco Resin. Bot... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LostForestJewellery" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> LostForestJewe... </a> </div>
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$60 </div>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85216848" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6269335/il_170x135.311553618.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85216848" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Child's Winter Cap </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LynnsCreativeCrochet" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> LynnsCreativeC... </a> </div>
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$8.95 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/156809574" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/018/0/5906421/il_170x135.480090723_rw4h.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/156809574" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Steampunk Gothic Ornament De... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredEras" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> AlteredEras </a> </div>
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$10 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/124774138" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/036/0/5713090/il_170x135.516751518_7occ.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/124774138" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Apple Green Silk and Alpaca ... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rubystarknits" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> rubystarknits </a> </div>
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$48 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/180439984" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/026/0/8973632/il_170x135.568361043_iuq0.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/180439984" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Untreated Natural Raw Black ... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleIndiaHolistics" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> LittleIndiaHol... </a> </div>
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$1 </div>
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<tr><td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/164016775" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/021/0/6437240/il_170x135.506389864_d2g9.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/164016775" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Hand Polished Dalmation Jasp... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackBearsBazaar" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> BlackBearsBaza... </a> </div>
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$6.99 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/171454597" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/042/0/8631987/il_170x135.534557794_a7rm.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/171454597" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Victor the Frog - fabric toy... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ToysAndHomeDecor" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> ToysAndHomeDec... </a> </div>
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$47 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/127465274" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/011/0/7501788/il_170x135.441809284_axev.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/127465274" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> Art Deco Choker by JAKOB BEN... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtDecoratif" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> ArtDecoratif </a> </div>
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$320 </div>
</td> <td style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/180902326" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/029/1/5575279/il_170x135.569925072_9kys.jpg" style="border: none; width: 100px;" /> <br /> </a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/180902326" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> 1998 Irish 50 Pence Coin Bir... </span> </a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BridgetFainne" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> BridgetFainne </a> </div>
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$22 </div>
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In honour of St Patrick's Day, this month's <a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/search/label/getting%20to%20know%20you" target="_blank">Getting to Know You</a> spot is dedicated to some of those who have acknowledged and supported our team alongside two teams that also host many of our members; The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/7332/etsys-uk-ireland-seller-support-team" target="_blank">UK & Ireland Seller Support team</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5052/auld-irish-artisans" target="_blank">Auld Irish Artisans</a> team. This is a thank you to you all from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team" target="_blank">Etsy Ireland</a> team.</div>
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Here is the breakdown of who our featured guests are and why they were chosen to share this treasury...</div>
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<img alt="artdecoratif" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/003/0/26758144/iusa_75x75.21217988_5mfa.jpg" /> <img alt="Charmecharmant" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/015/0/31012733/iusa_75x75.22316252_9vh3.jpg" /></div>
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Martina and Regina </div>
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Let's go back to one crazy weekend last summer and the hugely successful<a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/2013/07/and-blitzing-winners-are.html" target="_blank"> treasury blitz</a> with our German friends, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/teams/16125/promo-team-de" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Promo Team De</a>. Over two days, between us we produced more than 200 shared treasuries. Martina of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtDecoratif?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Art Decoratif</a> was the driving force behind the German efforts. Regina of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Charmecharming" target="_blank">CharmeCharming</a> was proclaimed challenge Champion not only for participating but for tirelessly clicking, sharing and commenting on as many treasuries as she could. (Lets not forget our own Champion, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/people/PetraShae?ref=owner_profile_leftnav" target="_blank">Petra</a>, who turned out a whopping 35 treasuries!)</div>
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Lynn</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/people/lynncorr?ref=owner_profile_leftnav" target="_blank">Lynn Corrigan </a>of Lynn's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/LynnsCreativeCrochet?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">Creative Crochet</a> has to be one of the most prolific treasury makers on Etsy. This warm and friendly Irish American lady is a great promoter of Etsy shops around the globe churning out list after beautiful list. I'm personally grateful for being included regularly. I often spot fellow team members in the mix. Thanks Lynn!</div>
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Many of our team are also members of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/7332/etsys-uk-ireland-seller-support-team" target="_blank">Etsy's Uk & Ireland Seller Support Team</a>. If you are not, it may be worth considering. This huge team, almost 5000 members strong, is there for Etsy shop owners located in the UK and Ireland. It provides a space for us to exchange information and help each other out, while avoiding self promotion. Find the team on Facebook<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EtsyUK" target="_blank"> HERE</a> and you can sign up to the team <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/emails/uk" target="_blank">newsletter.</a></div>
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Paula and Nuala</div>
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Representing their team, we have included Paula of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/AlteredEras?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Altered Eras,</a> who is based in England and is a team leader. And please say hello to Nuala of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/LittleIndiaHolistics?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Little India Holistics</a> in Belfast.</div>
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In January we said hello to the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/8520/australian-wandarrah" target="_blank"> Australian Wandarrah team</a>. Our greeting was returned to us with a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/treasury/MzgwODM3Mzd8MjcyMzAwNTM2MQ/green-apple" target="_blank">gorgeous treasury</a> by their member <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/ToysAndHomeDecor?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">Little Grey Mouse</a>. It is not often that our <a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/search/label/getting%20to%20know%20you" target="_blank">Getting to Know You </a>treasuries are reciprocated and it was much appreciated. If any of you know of any other payback treasuries to our team do please mention them in comments.</div>
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At this time of year it is nice to give a nod to the Irish diaspora, including the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5052/auld-irish-artisans?ref=pr_teams" target="_blank">Auld Irish Artisans </a>on Etsy. Many of our team are also in this growing group. This team welcomes Irish and non-Irish Etsy people who love Ireland and all things Irish. Well, you can't go wrong with that ;-). You can also find them on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1622642@N21/" target="_blank">Flicker</a>.</div>
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Kate and Meagan</div>
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Representing this team, we have Kate of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/BridgetFainne?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Bridget Fainne</a>, one of the team leaders and Meagan of<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/DustyShamrockStudio?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav" target="_blank"> Dusty Shamrock Studio</a> (She's the one who can't keep calm because she's Irish and sure, would you blame her? Neither can we, we're so excited it's nearly Paddy's Day!)</div>
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This brings me to our last, unusual guest and that is Grace of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/BlackBearsBazaar?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">Black Bears Bazaar</a>. I say unusual as I included her just for one treasury, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTU3Mzg5NTl8MjcyNTc3OTYxOA/true-irish-treasures" target="_blank">True Irish Treasures</a>, sent to us from across the pond. Or rather, it was because of her story and our shared heritage. Grace has Irish blood in her veins but also is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw" target="_blank">Choctaw</a>. She reminded me of the link between her ancestors and ours. I thought it a heart warming story to end this article.</div>
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During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)" target="_blank">Great Irish Famine </a> (1845-50,) the Choctaw Nation, who are known for their generosity and commitment to helping others, heard of our plight - or better said,<a href="http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/famine/blight.html" target="_blank"> blight </a><br />
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Though they did not have great wealth, in 1847 the Choctaw people of Oklahoma took up a collection to help the starving Irish millions of miles away. The (then) grand sum of $170 was sent on to the US Famine Relief organisation for our fore-bearers' benefit. This was one of the most significant single donations made to the relief fund.</div>
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In 1992 a plaque dedicated to the Choctaw Nation was unveiled at the Mansion House, Dublin. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #3f3427; line-height: 17.999799728393555px;">Scroll down through this link from the <a href="http://www.lordmayorofdublin.ie/lordmayor/Files/Mansion%20House%20Virtual%20Tour.pdf" target="_blank">Mansion House to</a> see the plaque.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #3f3427; line-height: 17.999799728393555px;">Again, thank you to all who have supported Etsy Ireland team in any way to date. </span></span><span style="color: #3f3427; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.999799728393555px;">May I wish a Happy St Patrick's Day to all of you, wherever you are in the world! </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674252781322553198noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-19567571047796954072014-03-03T18:14:00.000+00:002014-03-03T18:14:38.888+00:00DESIGNER PROFILES - TOY MAKING AND BABY CLOTHES<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to the March Designer Profile collection. Make yourself a cuppa and sit down and let me introduce you to 3 ladies who are making wonderful items in the <span style="color: blue;">Toy Making and Baby Clothes </span>area.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Carinne</b> (C) from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/EilishTree"> <span style="color: red;"><b>EilishTree</b></span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Maria</b> (M) from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/LollipopsDaydreams"> <b><span style="color: red;">LollipopsDaydreams</span></b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Yolk</b> (Y) from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/COCOYOstore"> <b><span style="color: red;">COCOYOstore</span></b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Mo:</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hello ladies and thank you all for coming forward to be interviewed for this month's Profile Collection. Can I start by asking each of you to introduce yourselves.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>Hi Mo, my name is Carinne Meyerink (EilishTree). I am Australian with a Dutch background and have lived in Ballina, Co Mayo for almost 4 years.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>My name is Maria Ryan (Lollipops and Daydreams) and I live in Carlow with my family.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>My name is Monika (COCOYOstore) but my artistic nickname is Yolk. I am from Poland and I live in Dublin.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A truly international grouping of creators living in different parts of Ireland. How did you get started?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>I have always loved sewing and made my first doll about 15 years ago. Then when I came to Ireland I joined with a group of local crafters and sold some of my creations at a Christmas Craft Fair. After that I set up my shop on Etsy and now hope to combine it with further craft fairs. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>My background is in finance but I always had a love for sewing and interior design. Then a few years ago I wanted to get some bunting for my children's room and couldn't find anything I liked within my budget so I bought a sewing machine and some fabric and it grew from there.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>For some years I have been working with animations and illustrations in the virtual world and needed to get back to the pencil and paper of my youth. To the smell of paint and ink, to having my hands dirty, to cut outs! So I bought some equipment and started the next part of my journey.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>I have 4 children so I sew between school runs, music lessons, sports, making dinner, washing clothes etc. - not unlike a lot of mums out there. My husband is very supportive and as he works from home I sometimes get bigger chunks of time to create.</b></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">M:</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>I too have young children and after the school run in the morning I do a quick check online -email, etsy, facebook - then its fabric cutting and sewing until school is over. I start again after 8 in the evening for a few hours which suits me as I am a night person!! I also have help with the children other days when I need to do a lot of sewing.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>I start my day by feeding my 2 kittens, Sherman and Mako. Following my morning exercise I sit and create. I love the freedom to be able to make what I like. As well as nursery prints I also make soft toys.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b style="background-color: white;">Busy ladies. What are your future ambitions?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>My superhero dolls have proved to be very popular so I will continue with them. I have decided to expand into selling patterns for my dolls and am working on other designs including a monster rag doll and a smaller one with inter-changeable cloths, a bit like a cloth barbie.....</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>I hope to expand into fabric design and design more little girl dresses. My ultimate goal is to have a complete range of children's wear.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>While I continue to make my nursery prints and toys I am dreaming of having a small studio where a group of women could work together and support each other with ideas and experience.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7;"><b><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">I really like the paintings of Lindy Longhurst on Etsy because they are bright, bold and based on myths and fairy tales. Also Sarah Jane's blog is great with some excellent free tutorials to use with her fabrics.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I love to see what other crafters make and I love Pinterest for that. I also follow a number of bloggers - Tori Jayne for example. The online support network is so important when you mostly work on your own.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #d6e5b7;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">I love rummaging through the resources of Pinterest too. Its an amazing treasury. My greatest role model would have to be Uli Meyer and his studio of animation where I was fortunate to work. Also I just love the beauty of everyday life.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>We have loads to look forward to from you all. In the meantime, do you have any advice for new crafters? </b></span><b style="background-color: white;"> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>Enjoy making first, don't always think about your target audience or selling. Just enjoy the creative process!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My first piece of advice is to persevere, keep
growing with your skills and learning. Also register for tax and don’t expect
to make a profit straight away!! Believe in yourself, have patience and you
will get there!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>Do what you love and be open to the beauty around you.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Thank you all so much for taking part in the interview and sharing with us. You have such a range of wonderful work, and all so different. Very inspirational. Now all we need know is how to find you, the links to your shops etc</b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Find EilishTree on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/EilishTree/145682008832873?ref=br_rs"><span style="color: magenta;"> EilishTree </span></a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Find my blog: </span><span style="color: magenta;"><span lang="NL">http://eilishtree.blogspot.i</span><span lang="EN-US">e</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Links for facebook/twitter/blog etc.<span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://www.mariahomedecorations.com/">www.mariahomedecorations.com</a></span> (blog)(<span style="color: magenta;">www.facebook.com/lollipopsdaydreams</span>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7;">website : </span><a href="http://www.cocoystore.com/"> <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="color: magenta;">cocoystore </span></span></a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cocoyolk"> <span style="color: magenta;">cocoyolk</span></a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>April - Vintage</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>May - Paper craft </b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>June - Textiles incl Weaving and Spinning</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>July - Woodwork and Rushwork</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>August - Sewing incl Patchwork</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>September - Knitting and Crochet</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>October - Other Crafts</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>November - Christmas Crafts</b></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>December - To be decided </b></span></span><br style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: #d6e5b7; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>A maximum of 5 crafters will be interviewed and highlighted each month. Some categories are already nearly full so get in touch soon if you want to be sure of your place.</b></span><br style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><b><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"></span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Next month its </span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: red;">Vintage (jewellery section full)</span></span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> - cant </span><span style="color: #353434; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">wait.......</span></b></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569693180723681084noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-90525063761221395322014-02-14T09:00:00.000+00:002015-02-01T22:09:05.504+00:00How to Craft a Killer About PageReposted from the Etsy Blog.<br />
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Story by <a class="profile" href="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/authors/julieincharge/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Julie Schneider</a></div>
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Published on <span class="posted" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Feb 06, 2014</span> in <a class="category" href="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/category/seller-handbook/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Seller Handbook</a></div>
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When <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Forbes</i> staff writer Hollie Slade was researching a story about running a small business from home, she went to Etsy to find shop owners to profile. Specifically, Slade was looking for shop owners with at least three staff members. After perusing the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/help/article/2661" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">About pages</a> of several shops, she found two that fit the bill:<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BreadandBadger/about" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bread and Badger</a>, a sandblasted drinkware shop owned by Amanda Siska, and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/dockartisan/about" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dock Artisan</a>, a shop selling wooden charging docks for mobile devices owned by Joel Young. Both shops describe their at-home workshops and list their shop members on their respective About pages, which landed them spots in Slade’s published story, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/hollieslade/2013/12/06/running-a-startup-from-home-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">“Running a Startup from Home: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.”</a></div>
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Your shop’s About page gives you a chance to tell the story of your business. In turn, About pages all across Etsy collectively paint a portrait of the community as a whole. An informative and captivating About page can help create a devoted following of customers. It can also spark unexpected opportunities, including press coverage and collaborations. Amanda and Joel reported a spike in traffic from <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Forbes</i> readers in their <a href="https://www.etsy.com/help/article/541" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Shop Stats</a>. Amanda notes that her social media fans were duly impressed. Being featured in the story, she says, has had “a lot of impact in establishing our credibility as a shop.”</div>
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But figuring out the best way to put your shop’s story into words — and images — might seem daunting. With that in mind, here are four tips to get you started.</div>
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The best About pages feature a memorable story that describes how the shop owner got started. “People need to connect the product and the story with the person who made it,” says Joel Young of Dock Artisan, which is based in Murphys, California. ”Otherwise, it’s just this cyber land of ‘Where does it come from?’” Joel traces the evolution of his family business, including the initial creative spark and notable milestones, on Dock Artisan’s About page.</div>
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On Bread and Badger’s About page, Amanda Siska describes how she dreamed of being a tattoo artist before discovering that glass engraving is similar in technique, but, she writes, “without sterilization and possible regret.” Amanda also describes how her husband, Sean, quit his day job to help her expand the Portland, Oregon-based business. If you develop a case of writer’s block when you sit down to write your story, imagine you’re explaining it to a customer at a craft fair or to a friend. Then, put those words to paper.</div>
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High-quality images are another key to great About pages. This is your chance to give customers a behind-the-scenes look at your company, so include images of yourself practicing your craft in your workspace. If you’re hoping to attract press coverage, be sure to upload five professional-level, high-resolution photos (those measuring at least 1,400 pixels wide). This shows you’ll be ready with the good stuff if the press comes a-knocking.</div>
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Around the time of his <a href="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2012/featured-shop-dock-artisan/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Featured Shop interview</a> in 2012, Joel of Dock Artisan sprung for a session with a professional photographer. He says the investment has served him well. “If you’re an online company, everything you have is your pictures, your product, your workspace,” Joel says. “So, don’t skimp on pictures and don’t skimp on quality.” If hiring a photographer isn’t in your budget, take your own <a href="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/how-to-make-your-photos-publicity-ready/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">publicity-ready photos</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/how-to-organize-a-photo-shoot/" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">organize a photo shoot </a>on a budget by using readily available elements like flattering natural light, simple backgrounds and props for context.</div>
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Joel Young uses a specialty router jig in his outdoors wood shop.</div>
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Vive la Différence</h2>
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Highlight unique materials, production processes and anything else that might help your shop stand out. For instance, Joel Young’s About page describes the ecologically sound practices that his shop uses to source local materials for their product lines, which fuse nature and technology. “We believe in natural selection when it comes to harvesting our wood,” he says. “Every year, storms come through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and blow over trees and break limbs. We give this wood a new life with purpose.”</div>
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Across the world in Vilnius, Lithuania, Inga, Kestas and Viktoria from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BureBureSlippers" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bure Bure Slippers</a> use their <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BureBureSlippers/about?ref=shopinfo_about_leftnav" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">About page</a> to explain how they source wool from their herd of Skudde sheep and use ancient felting techniques to create their line of shoes and slippers. They paint a vivid picture of their mountainous rural organic farmstead through striking images and connect the dots from their free-grazing flock to a finished pair of cozy footwear. On Bread and Badger’s About page, Amanda explains how she and her husband do their own sandblasting in their garage using a CrystalBlast cabinet and 60-gallon air compressor.</div>
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<img alt="Bure Bure Slippers’s process extends from farm to feet." class="size-full wp-image-209740 thinglinkFetching" data-lazy-loaded="true" height="236" src="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/files/2014/02/How-to-Craft-a-Killer-About-Page-3.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;" width="570" /><br />
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Bure Bure Slippers’s process extends from farm to feet.</div>
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Meet and Greet</h2>
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When you include photos and information about you and your shop members on your About page, you put a friendly, approachable face on your business. On her About page, Valerie Lloyd, founder of Seattle-based vintage craft supply shop<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/smilemercantile" style="color: #0192b5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Smile Mercantile</a>, writes: “I like to think of the Smile Mercantile as an old-time general store with friendly and reliable folk (me) working behind the counter. I have a deep love for history, and I find that living with vintage pieces connects me to the past, and the people who were here before me.”</div>
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Bread and Badger’s About page includes a smiling image of Amanda Siska and the names and photos of her husband and shop member. It also links to Bread and Badger’s website and Facebook and Twitter accounts, encouraging people to interact with the business in a variety of ways. “If we were a brick-and-mortar storefront, I would be sitting in the store talking to people and they’d be able to walk right up and talk to me,” Amanda says. “I want customers to know about me, my business and even my family. That’s the kind of thing that I would talk about if they were to meet me in person, so I don’t need to be too shy about that online either.”</div>
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<img alt="Amanda creates digital artwork for Bread and Badger from her hand drawings, and prints it on transparency film." class="size-full wp-image-209742 thinglinkFetching" data-lazy-loaded="true" height="380" src="https://www.etsy.com/blog/en/files/2014/02/How-to-Craft-a-Killer-About-Page-5.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;" width="570" /><br />
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Amanda Siska creates digital artwork from her hand drawings and prints it on transparency film.</div>
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What are some of your tips for telling your company’s story? Share in the comments!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774400984919332486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559921001674914049.post-1670647945179537482014-02-13T15:00:00.000+00:002014-02-13T15:00:02.697+00:00Getting to Know You #29. Irish Fairytale for Valentine's Day<div style="text-align: justify;">
February brings us the romance of Valentine's Day, like all holidays, a potentially busy time for Etsy sellers. For this month's Getting to Know You spot, I thought I'd bring you a romantic fairytale, Etsy style.</div>
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<tr><td><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/171573425/celtic-dreaming-fairy-original-glass?ref=sr_gallery_29&ga_search_query=craftyirelandteam+fairy&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=IE&ga_search_type=all" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Celtic Dreaming Fairy, Original Glass Painting, Ornament, handpainted, Suncatcher, Stained Glass" height="309" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/032/0/6248691/il_570xN.535180159_8jil.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">Celtic dreaming fairy suncatcher by Gloine Glory, Ireland.</td></tr>
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<a href="http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/search/label/getting%20to%20know%20you" target="_blank">Getting to Know You</a> is a monthly feature where Etsy Ireland team greets another team with a 50-50 cross team treasury and gives them a little exposure on our blog. The idea is to introduce ourselves and mutually promote. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/176012094/surreal-illustration-fantasy-drawing?ref=shop_home_active_7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Surreal Illustration - Fantasy drawing - Tree illustration - pop surrealism - mushroom - fairy tale - OOAK" height="320" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/038/1/5370009/il_570xN.551746762_98o9.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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This month we would like to say hello (and send some Irish magic) to the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/7032/fantasy-fairytale-folklore" target="_blank"> Fantasy, Fairytale and Folklore team.</a> Similar to us, they are a large team, boasting 1001 members. Unlike us, they are not linked geographically (or by heritage) but through a love of all things magical. They describe themselves so gently as 'an innocent place for people to gather together to find others who share their love of everything Fairy, who believe in the beauty of fairy tales, folklore and mythology and its expression in art.' </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/162592023/faerie-toadstool-ring-sculpture?ref=shop_home_active_19" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Faerie toadstool ring sculpture" height="264" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/021/0/6157674/il_570xN.501231033_9dwy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">faerie toadstool sculpture by Myth Weaver, FFF team</td></tr>
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To join the group you should be creating art or handcrafting goods befitting of the team title. The team objective is to actively exchange tips and ideas to help each other grow their businesses and to promote, for example through inspiring, magical treasuries. You can find these enchanting artists on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FantasyFairytaleFolklore" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/123643742/fairy-mobile-waldorf-inspried-needle?ref=shop_home_active_1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="320" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/013/0/6263251/il_570xN.427640232_b384.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fairy mobile by Lively Sheep, Ireland</td></tr>
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What better place for a fairy gathering than the emerald isle? Ireland is a mystical country with a rich heritage of myth and legend, a country with a strong tradition of storytelling and a hint of magic. </div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/teams/5054/etsy-ireland-team" target="_blank">Etsy Ireland Team</a> would like to flutter our wings and blow some fairy dust your way. We are a team of over 1000 artists, artisans, vintage sellers and craft suppliers. Our members are either born in and/or living in Ireland. Our main aim is to build a stronger craft community within Ireland, and on Etsy, to share ideas and tips and spread the word about our fantastic creations. We work together to help each other build the best possible buying experience for our customers. As we Irish don't take ourselves terribly seriously, we like to chat and have some fun too! </div>
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You can find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/etsyireland" target="_blank">our Facebook page</a> , on <a href="https://twitter.com/EtsyIreland" target="_blank">our Twitter page</a> or on the team <a href="http://www.etsyireland.blogspot.ie/p/home-page.html" target="_blank">website & blog</a>. Search for our quality handmade, vintage or supply goods with the team tag <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ie/search?q=craftyirelandteam&view_type=gallery&ship_to=IE&ref=auto1">craftyirelandteam.</a></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Here is our Valentine gift to our February guests, an Irish fairytale romance, composed of listings from both teams. All Irish tales have a moral. As the author of this Valentine's tale, my underlying message is don't sit around waiting for love; learn to love yourself first and actively go seek what you desire and deserve, whatever that may be. If you follow the 'story' linearly you may interpret this tale in your own words with your own twists to the plot. Have fun!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjIyMzgwNnwyNzI1Njg4MjA0" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"> 'An Irish Fairytale Romance' </a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/byAMOR" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"> byAMOR</a></h2>
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For this month's Getting to Know You spot ETSY IRELAND TEAM sends some romantic fairy dust to the FANTASTY, FAIRYTALE & FOLKLORE TEAM. Keep an eye on our blog http://etsyireland.blogspot.ie/p/home-page.html this Thursday <br /> </h2>
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$3.5 </div>
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$15 </div>
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$75 </div>
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$45 </div>
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$12 </div>
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$2.99 </div>
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$59.95 </div>
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