Hi :) I'm new! Lets introduce ourselves.

[Former_Member]

Hi :) I'm Tilly. I create bath products with all natural products in my home and during the day I'm at work designing and programming online software. I graduated with an Interactive Design degree and I LOVE designing and creating new things and trying out ideas. I first started with jewelry design on Etsy, but realized it wasn't my true calling. I taught myself how to make soap and I've been soaping ever since. I've been making soap now for about 6 months and I love every min. of it! :)

I'm a mom (to two dogs), fiance and big sister to a younger sister and brother. I love the outdoors, camping, gardening and playing beach volleyball in the summer. Summer is my favorite time of year!

My fiance and I purchased our first house 3 months ago so now I have my own soap kitchen on the first floor separate from our eating kitchen upstairs. In our old 1 bedroom tiny tiny apartment I had to keep everything in boxes and pull them out when I needed one... Wow, what a difference having room has made! I can create lots of new soaps more efficiently now and have room for all my crafting supplies (which there are way too many since I scrapbook and sew as well...).

Right now I've been working on making some portable wooden display risers for my next craft fair in Sept. I'm not a wood-worker so it has been an interesting experience... with trial and error - lol After talking with some other soap makers I thought I might make and sell my display racks on etsy some day in the future! For now I'm sticking to making as much soap as possible for heartsy and for my next craft fair in September.

♥ Become my fan on Facebook www.facebook.com/TillyDesigns
♥ Tweet with me twitter.com/tillydesign

:)

Happy creating!
~Tilly

[Five17Designs]

Hi Tilly, You're soaps are SO fun!
I'm loving these!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67458269/vegan-glycerin-jigsaw-puzzle-soap

I'm Jessy and I make quality beaded bracelets.

I'm currently a college student studying Elementary Education. Working with kids is my passion and joy :) This year I'll be student teaching and am way excited to work with some pretty fantastic 4th graders next semester. I recently got engaged to my wonderful fiancé. He and I have been together since high school and are planning to be married next summer.

My second passion is crafting. When I'm not working on lesson plans or homework, you can find me working with beads making jewelry.

Last year I began selling bracelets to the girls who lived in my dorm. I sold my bracelets for a cause. Half of the profits made went to a local food pantry which my dorm partnered with. The girls loved getting involved and news about my jewelery spread throughout campus. Almost every day last semester I had ladies knocking on my door asking to take a peek at my bracelets. Talk about encouragement! :) It was an awesome experience. This upcoming semester I will continue selling to the ladies in my dorm and supporting local outreach agencies.

I'm just kicking off my new Etsy shop, so any form of support from you all would be wonderful!

-Jessy

[Former_Member]

Hi I'm Dawn from Sheffield in England and I've just added the first items to my Etsy shop. I'm a bit overwhelmed by it at the moment so any support or advice anyone can give me would be much appreciated!

Look forward to getting to know you all!

[Former_Member]

Hi I am Sandy. I just opened my shop called Sandys Kickin Coasters. I also have a shop called Sandys Sentiments. Of course I sell mostly coasters in kickin coasters and Sandys Sentiments I sell cards, vinyl, and die cuts. I love etsy. I work at a public high school, so I am off for the summer enjoying it very much. I have a husband and two teenage sons. I decided I needed something for me since my house is usually pretty quite. I love crafting. I woud love for you to come check out my new shop.

[Former_Member]

Hello, I'm Brandy and I opened my store a couple of months ago, Classy and Sassy Girls. I have only had a couple of sales and I would love to get this business going a little more! This is my first "team" to join and I appreciate your support in the future!! By the way I love the soaps Tilly!

[Former_Member]

Hi!
Im Francis and I opened my store - PaintAndLove, i opened a little over a week ago and i just love it!
I love creating, making things, transforming a thought into something beautiful. I am constantly thinking about new things to make and i do them over lunch breaks, nights and weekends, whenever I have time.

I am a mom, my daughter is 11, and i have an office job mon-fri, so any time left is making things! Right now i have some paintings and frames, and little by little ill be adding more things, and I still have to figure out how to network and market my store. I am so new to all this, Etsy, the store, marketing... but i am so EXCITED! i feel very blessed to be doing this!

Good luck to all of us, and visit my shop!!! i'll be visiting all of yours soon and favoriting items ;)

[Former_Member]

Hi all,
Great team name! My company is Steelhead Studio. I've been making jewelry for almost 30 years (!). My Etsy store is maybe two years old, and I'm ready to make sales jump. I love the variety on Etsy and being able to see the efforts of so many creative people. I look forward to checking out more of your shops and getting the promotion locomotion chugging along! And yes, I need to get a profile pic rolling...

[Former_Member]

Hello everyone!!
I'm Cat, I live in Portland, OR. I started my Etsy a couple of years ago, however I took a hiatus for the past year. So it was only really active for a year. I decided to get the ball rolling again! I create jewelry and hair accessories using vintage jewelry. I also have a vintage resale section in my store. I would LOVE to eventually make a living out of creating things, however until then I manage a tea store. :) I enjoy doing arts and crafts shows. I love Etsy because you meet a lot of like minded crafty people! I also have a Facebook page for my stuff, I plan on using it as a blog venue as well.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kendi-Jewelry-and-Accessories/153451006952

I love exploring Etsy and seeing all the beautiful things that so many talented people create! I look forward to being part of a team and helping each other out!!!

[Former_Member]

Steelhead Studio, I love this:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66232593/aqua-teal-color-collage?ref=pr_shop

I'm Margaret, and I live in Portland, Oregon. I've been a quilter for years, and I love nature photography, but now I'm making beaded jewelry and having a lot of fun with it. It's time to start learning how to market, though, and this is the first team I've joined--you all seem so supportive and creative.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you all create and learning about promoting our work!

[Former_Member]

HiHi~!
I'm Lapuzelo, live in Hong Kong.
just join and opened my Etsy shop last month, selling my own handmade beaded jewelry by now, might include beaded accessories in future.
working hard on learning how to promote my shop online everyday after my day job :) feels like this became my second day job but is fun!

facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zelo-Handmade/172421052817611
twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/lapuzelo

[Former_Member]

This is fun reading about everybody! :)

I'm Victoria, a college student from Minnesota. No major choosen yet....aviation or nursing or communications or something (I cannot decide!)

Can't I just craft for the rest of my life?!

I love to craft and fix things up. I'm proud to say I learned every bit of my crafting/sewing knowledge from my dear mom. :)

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm Jaimelynn!
I just opened my shop Little Ma's Boutique about two weeks ago. 
I sell handmade children's gifts such as hair bows, hair flowers, jewelry boxes, room decor, baby gifts and custom photo frames. 

I'm a stay at home mom to my 2 year old son and 9 month old daughter. 
I've always been a creative person and lover of the arts.
My lifelong passion has been writing, but creating anything with my hands, be it a painting or a hair bow, it feeds my creative soul.
Im just starting to learn to ropes of how to sell on Etsy and I will be doing some Houston area craft shows this fall- SO exciting! 
I also have a facebook page for my shop, if you wouldn't mind checking it out and liking it I'd appreciate it so much!!!

Littlemasboutique.etsy.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Mas-Boutique/151137901629008

Thanks!!! 
Jaimelynn

[AshtonRainbows]

Hi my name is Ashton, I've been on etsy a while but I seem to not be the best at being consistantly on here. I make lots of things, and am an Illustration student. I have far too many hobbies and love comicbooks.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Acid-Rainbows/

[Former_Member]

Hi Tilly, I love this one:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67177554/shea-butter-blue-clamshell-soap

I'm new to etsy, too. I've been a crafty type all my life. Quilting is my latest joy. I think every girl tween would benefit from learning to quilt. As a teen I didn't know anyone who quilted and quilting seemed to be the cool club. Quilters had their own fabric, their own notions, etc. I remember walking through the fabric store looking for yarn as a teen and when I had strayed into the quilters isles I felt like I was trespassing. Today I quilt and I wish I could've mentored the girl I was into quilting. Everyone out there with a craft or art, pass it down to the young ones in your life. They'll be enriched by the gift you give them.

[Former_Member]

Hi! I'm Jen. My shop is Notes and Stitches, and I make all sorts of things for musicians and instruments. Right now I have a few recorder cases for sale and a clarinet sock, with fingerless gloves and a flute case to post in the next day or two! I'm new to Etsy, and this is really exciting :)
notesstitches.etsy.com

[Former_Member]

Hello,

I am Eulanda from Colorado! I am an accessory and fashion designer. Here is an example of what I sell on my shop:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73695201/hand-dyed-silk-wrap-010

I am excited to be on this team,

Eulanda

[Former_Member]

Hi all!

I like many things and can make many things and I like making them all! Just need to start from somewhere and concentrate on one theme first ... So I chose to start with greeting cards! Just made few of these today!
I will try to make many more and get them all up here and really sell them ...
I don't know if this will work out, but at least I'll try :)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79246206/i-love-you-card

[Former_Member]

Hi,

My name is Leona, I live in Wisconsin where the weather is usually very comfortable, but this year it has been exceptionally hot. I'm a Mother to 4 children and a Grandmother to 7. I have always been involved in crafts. I stumbled across Etsy last year and decided to join. I sold a few items from my shop, but I would love to promote my shop ( ownie.etsy.com) in a more positive way.

[Former_Member]

Hi I'm Sara, nice to meet you all =)

I am a Mom of 2 boys (12 & 14) and I have a younger hubby - so I'm the only real adult in the house!
I am a HS French teacher by trade, but . left when we moved out to a cabin in the country. I am in central Illinois - lots of deer and birds, hunting and fishing - not much French to be heard AT ALL!
I make jewelry. I love making collage pendants and have several in my shop, all one of a kind. I also upcycle vintage jewelry into new creations, which is sooooo much fun to do!
I joined etsy in March as a shop and sales have been really slow coming. I did some trades and some BNRs to gain sales and feedback.
I just let go of the teams I was on to join all new ones! I love to hear what others are doing to get sales and promote and share.
I hope to learn a lot on here. It was great getting this intro thread on my first day as a member. You are all so thoughtful to do that just for me! ;-)

[Former_Member]

Hello Everybody! I am Munira from Houston, originally from India, Mumbai. I have been in Houston since 2 yrs now and have always been into art! I opened my Etsy account last year but never posted anything. I was too scared and never really thought I was good at it but finally with my husband & friends pushing me (a lot, a lot) I uploaded a few of my paintings just 2 days ago! I am yet learning about Etsy and how it all works. I should upload a few more paintings in a couple of days! I am a bit overwhelmed right now so any support or advice anyone can give me would be much appreciated!
=D

[Former_Member]

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79327730/golden-sunflower-paper-butterfly

My name's Kristina and I live in Ojai, CA. I make paper earrings in all kinds of shapes and designs: butterflies, hydrangeas, flags, Hello Kitty, cats, etc. I've been on Etsy for about a year now, but this is the first time I've joined a team. Already it's fun! I love just cruising Etsy and searching random words to see what wonderful creations are on the site. I'm also ready to get the promotion locomotion moving along!

[Former_Member]

Hi ya'll, I am from Northeast Louisiana and just opened my ETSY shop this past week,,finally got pics resized and posted last night. That was stressful! my husband and I make wood picture frames and I paint them , the economy here in our small town has been awful, our biggest 2 local employers are gone, just trying to get some income generated doing something I love. Trying to figure out how to get some traffic on my site, any suggestions would be so appreciated!! Glad to have found this group!

[Former_Member]

Hi, I am Sue from England, UK. I sell jewellery I have recycled out of old jewellery. I believe in the pheonix. Less of my phylosophy (I think I spelled that right) Time to do some clicking... see ya guys.

[Former_Member]

Hello! I'm Sarah~

I'm new too :)

Tilly, your soaps are adorable!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72965512/vegan-shea-butter-owl-soap
These are my favorite!

[Former_Member]

Hello! My name is rachel and I'm a baby showeraholic. I have a wonderful husband, two amazing kids and an extremely lazy dog. I just recently was able to start staying home with my kids after having my son who is 3 months old. I loved planning my sisters shower and helping her plan mine (She was a month behind me in pregnancy!) so much that I have made it a full time job. I am still fairly new to Etsy and I can't wait to grow and better my shop. I'm glad to have found this promo team and wish the best of luck to us all!!!