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20 Ways to Promote Your Etsy Shop with Discounts

September 22, 2010
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Do you want to increase your sales and profits? I know that’s a no-brainer question, but are you doing anything to promote your sales? Having a great product is a start, but you have to sell it to be successful! Discount codes and sales are a popular way to help someone go from a “maybe [...]

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Support Esty Sellers!

September 15, 2010
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Who are Etsy sellers? They are your friends, neighbors, sisters, and mothers. There are so many mom’s that are trying to earn a little extra money while staying home with their children. Wouldn’t it be great to show them support and get wonderful gifts for your friends and family? I think so. {Well, maybe you could get a little [...]

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Etsy’s New Feedback Privacy

September 7, 2010
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Etsy has just introduced a new Privacy tab for managing the information you share when you leave feedback for purchases. I know some wholesale buyers ask to not have feedback left for them so they don’t get contacted by other Etsy sellers.  And sometimes suppliers are asked to not leave feedback so a seller’s supply [...]

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Simply Beautiful Craft Cabinet

September 3, 2010
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Wrap it up…I’ll take it! I love this craft cabinet! You can turn a plain old cabinet into something useful and pretty! The color is so cheerful that it makes me happy just looking at it. It can be customized to work for your favorite crafts and closed up when your done. This will keep [...]

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Decorate With Spools of Thread

August 31, 2010
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Alright…really, who doesn’t love vintage thread?  Whether it’s sitting out on your table or in a beautiful bowl or jar, thread is a good thing! Decorating with these beauties can be so much fun and provide bit of inspiration at the same time. Here’s a few thread loving ideas I ran across that you might [...]

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7 More Fabric Scrap Ideas

August 24, 2010
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Check out these cool fabric wrapped balls…what a great way to use some of those fabric scraps you’ve been stashing. Yes, I know you have a pile just like I do! I’m always looking for new ways to use my little bits of fabric. Some of the designer fabrics are too beautiful to waste even [...]

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Common Sense Service

July 17, 2010
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We’ve all had those moments when we wonder… what were they thinking? Around here, I’m usually wondering that about one of my three boys/men (they all alternate between these two randomly). Recently though, I had an experience which caused me to wonder the same about a company I had ordered from online. I won’t bore [...]

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Christmas In July On Etsy

July 16, 2010
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Christmas in July is in full swing…have you bought anything yet??? This is the third year for this special event and it benefits sellers and shopper alike, so join us in celebrating with some beautiful handmade and vintage treasures! Like these… Vintage 4 Vintage has these lovely cups and saucers…better get them before they’re gone! [...]

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What Do These Two Items Have In Common???

June 7, 2010
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Here’s a little game for you! What does this Lemon Candy Cream Soap and… this Clay Dolphin Pendant have in common? They’re both helping to make something better… Help the Gulf Coast Recover is a collective Etsy shop to help the Gulf Coast recover from the BP oil spill. Etsy sellers have donated their items [...]

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A Splash of Color {My Backyard}

May 28, 2010
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Welcome to our backyard! This is one of my favorite spots! See the chair on the left? Tim made it just for me as a Mother’s Day gift a couple years ago. I love to sit in this chair with a good book…it’s so big and comfy! What about that chair on the right? Well, [...]

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Etsy Wants You To Succeed — Don’t Believe Otherwise!

May 5, 2010
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“Your success is our success and growing your sales is what we are focused on. Period. Only by placing ourselves in your shoes can Etsy be successful.” The above is the closing of a post by Etsy itself on the Etsy forums recently. Makes sense, doesn’t it? We hear so many reports of people in [...]

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Improve Etsy Sales Using Color Names — Or Just For Fun

March 22, 2010
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If this isn’t the idea of the century, it’s close. Well, maybe I’m biased because I’m a complete color fanatic and this post just gets me all tingly. Here’s the source of my good vibes: I found a cool site where you can see the name for any color. Kimberly, The Color I had no [...]

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Facebook Fun — Community, Inspiration, and Friends

March 9, 2010
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We’re having so much fun with the new Facebook Page! Have you seen it yet? We’ve found such a great community of Etsy lovin’, creative thinkin’, makers of cool stuff, and just generally awesome folks. We hardly feel qualified to be there! (For anyone wondering, sometimes I say “we” because I need Tim’s help with [...]

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Trash to Treasure — Recycled Crafts

March 8, 2010
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Have you ever seen a purse made with an old hardcover book? I love this idea! With the variety of handle kits available at craft stores everywhere, you can make it just your style. What a great conversation starter it would be…perfect for that next dinner party! Taking old books and turning them into something [...]

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It’s A Craft Show Weekend!

March 6, 2010
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It’s a craft show weekend around here! Are there more shows starting to pop up all over the country as the weather warms up? I think there are actually two different shows going on downtown this weekend, and I can walk to both of them! You gotta love a town like that! I found a [...]

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Art Village Love

February 5, 2010
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I’m dreaming of warm weather over here. Some of you might know that we live in Florida, but it just hasn’t been warm enough lately! And it’s even a little grey out this morning. This cute little artist village above is on the way to Key West. We always find time to stop and browse. [...]

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