Etsy Front Page Featured--Again!!!!

My Sparkling Aqua Dreams Afghan was Featured on Etsy's Front Page ---AGAIN!!!

Yes, this is the second time for this amazing afghan (I am STILL seriously considering keeping this for myself).

The treasury named Close enough to daydream was curated by

Jennifer of palimpsestic

"Thank You Jennifer!!!"
For some reason I thought palimpsestic was a member of Team Awesome, the same team I'm on, but I was wrong, we are soooo going to need to recruit her as she makes some amazing treasuries!

As I stated the first time my blanket made it onto the front page...this is a "HUGE, STUPENDOUS, MEGA HONOR". And I can tell you now from experience (I promise the fame is not going to my head--yet), it's just as BIG this time as well!!!

New Etsy Team -- Team Awesome

Team Awesome

I'm exploring something new for me, and if you've been following my blog, you've probably noticed that I started making my own Etsy Treasuries

Spring...
by
MyBluePeacock

Welllll, right about that time, I was invited to join an etsy team. Etsy teams were developed to help members promote each other's items and help each other out in general. Each team has it's own set of rules and guidelines for membership, there is no fee, but usually there are a few requirements. When approached about joining Team Awesome I jumped (well, not literally, but you get the idea) to join as it's main goal is for it's members to promote each other through the etsy treasuries and social media networking. (I'm personally not involved with twitter, or my space, but I do promote my etsy store on my personal facebook page, I should probably think about making a facebook page for my etsy store..).

Etsy figured out pretty quickly that shoppers were more likely to buy, when the listings were beautifully displayed, hence the treasuries . And I've said it before, but I'll say it again, if you haven't checked out the treasuries, you are really missing out on a great way to find some really awesome gift ideas. I also find the treauries to be very inspirational for my own creative process.

Necklace by

Amy

of

rainestudios

Amy is Team Awesome's captain..and the captain is, well, just what you'd expect a captain is, she also sells handmade sterling silver jewelry in her shop.

Handmade fabric coasters

by Merry of

SEWMERRY

Merry makes beautiful coasters, sewing machine covers, aprons and super-great list takers. She is also the team leader AND the etsy member that invited me to join the team. (Thank You Merry!)

If you want to view the treasuries made by a particular etsy shop, you just go to that shop, click on their "profile" and you'll find any treauries they've made at the bottom of the page. You'll also see any teams they are members of, favorite shops and individual items they've marked as favorites.

If you'd like to be involved with an etsy team, simply go to the teams homepage and request to join.

So far I'm having fun looking at the other team members shops and items! Be sure to let me know what you think of the treasuries...

My Etsy Treasury Picks

I have finally ventured into Treasury Land at Etsy. That is to say that I've finally made my own. I've often browsed the treasuries, I find that looking at them is like browsing through a high-end catalogue. The displays the treaury curators create are, more times than not, simply stunning.

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For some reason, I had it in my head that it would be difficult to make up my own, but...nope, easy-peasy. It was so easy and in fact, extremely fun, that I made a second one! I really wanted to post them both in this blog posting but, not gonna happen today...for some reason it's not working. I did however, get them posted on the right side-bar, so you can just click on them or click on

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear...

or

Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair...

And since Miranda is now expecting her first baby, and that happens to be on my mind, alot....I think it's only natural that I would pick baby items and be thinking in nursery rhymes.

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My own items have made it into 61 different treasuries, wooohooo, and I started posting them along the right sidebar, but so many of them was really bogging down my blog when opening the page, so I've ended up posting them all when they first come out, but only keeping my favorites. I felt it only fair for me to start "giving back" to other etsy artisans by featuring their items in my very own treasuries!

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So, if you haven't checked out treasuries yet, you are really missing out, I've found some really great, high quality, gifts just by looking through the treasuries...(see, not only entertaining, but serves a great purpose as well).