EtsyTwitter Team Shop of the Week :: SumikoShop.etsy.com

Be sure to take advantage of this special offer from the EtsyTwitter Team shop of the week ::

Special Offer for the Week: Free shipping worldwide. Mention “Etsy Twitter” in Message to Seller and shipping will be refunded.

And while you are there, be sure to check out one of my favs...these Hope Earrings are amazing!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade Sumikoshop.etsy.com

Pick a day

Don't you just love it when you find a new blog because of a tweet that appeared on your deck just as you sat down from getting that third cup of coffee ... and while you sip [slowly, it's hot and you're still groggy], you read, and realize, "Hey! This looks cool!"

I present the Diary Project 2010, a really cool project that brings together crafters and artists from all over the world to collaborate on a diary that will be available in print or on CD.

Each artist picks a page (there are still some available!) and creates artwork for that page. I'll be Friday, 26 February 2010. Woo hoo!

What a great way to create a completely functional piece of art, and get a chance to share your style/art/craft with the world!

Check it out and pick a date...art is due July 15th.

Playing with letters

As a graphic designer turned jewelry designer, I am always looking for ways to let my passion for typography show through. I had fun playing with letters on the computer, so why not hand stamping?

Here are a few of my 'outlets' available on etsy ::

To honor my new membership to the Etsy Twitter Team



give peace a chance



Kitty face




Now I know my ABC's

COMING SOON TO MY ETSY SHOP...More fur-people designs including this sweet little greyhound ::

EtsyTwitter Team Shop of the Week :: Rocki's Supplies

Deb "Rocki" Adams, of RockisSupplies.etsy.com, creates “handcrafted metalwork findings & jewelry in a variety of finishes using Sterling Silver, Fine Silver, 14k Gold Filled & now Copper”. Her signature pieces are Elfin Ear wires and they are stunning. “A couple years ago, when I was selling in my old Etsy shop, I made my own ear wires for my jewelry and started getting requests for my Signature Elfins. So, I started selling them in that shop and it took off from there.” What a nice way to get a start in selling handmade supplies!

When you look at Rocki’s Supplies shop for the first time it’s easy to assume the items are not handmade simply because they are so perfect! But her jewelry findings really are handmade!! It’s amazing! Including handmade findings in your handmade jewelry would definitely increase the value of your work as a whole. Plus you’re buying handmade for your supplies and everybody wins!

“My tag line pretty much sums it up that my findings are more than supplies, they are ‘Handcrafted Pieces of Art For Your Artistic Creations’ - I truly put my heart and soul into my work and although my days are quite long, I value the integrity of each piece I make and customer care is most important to me. I appreciate each customer and am thrilled when they share their creations with me - makes my heart happy!”



What inspires Rocki to create? “I have this inner fire that I never knew existed until several years ago - out of bad situations come good things. You know, ‘when life throws you lemons, make lemonade!’ I honestly eat, sleep, dream, and wear metal - including my mouth! Yep, braces. I have come up with new creations in the weirdest ways - from relaxing in my pool, looking at fixtures around my home, walking through hardware stores - you name it. Even my hubby gets into coming up with ideas! But, I must say that my customers inspire me tremendously! From brand new requests to tweaking some of my current work, I have made some very cool findings.”

Special Offer for this week only: For any purchase made during the week of this blog feature, she will include a small free sample, one per customer. All you have to do is mention you found her via the "Twitter Blog Feature" in "Message to Seller" at time of purchase.

Follow her on Twitter: @RockisMetalwork
Read more on her blog: RockisRocknBeads.blogspot.com

Shades of Summer

I put this little treasury together today in preparation for Sunday's Summer Solstice. Be sure to check out these wonderful items from the EtsyTwitter Team! [EXPIRES 1AM, JUNE 22]

I'm EtsyTwitterpated.

Seriously. What a great couple of days it's been.

I was lucky enough to catch one of the 25 coveted spots on the Etsy Twitter Team yesterday, and I'm already connecting with so many wonderful fellow etsians, not to mention the follows from the team...and their followers...and so on...and so on. It's truly amazing.

But I must admit, when I pasted the html code into my little blogger gadget and the Etsy Twitter Team badge appeared, I felt a little like I did when I got a Girl Scout Badge for sewing.

I look forward to working with all of my teammates and discovering new ways to harness the power.

And if you are on etsy, type EtsyTwitter into the search box and watch us appear! [okay, our stuff will appear]

Etsy Twitter Team Mission :: The Etsy Twitter Team's mission is to bring Etsy sellers together who use Twitter to become the authority on Twitter for all things handmade.

Made the switch

I finally did it. I'm moving my blog archive from iWeb to blogger. Exciting. Hah! Thankfully, it was so cumbersome to update my blog with iWeb, I have only a handful of posts.

I've learned the basics by clicking around and seeing what happens, but am looking forward to learning more. I'd love to make my own theme at some point, but to start I'd be happy to get the header graphic the right size!

And I have so many questions! What are the must-have gadgets? What do people want to read? How do I tag so it works? I can't really write, why am I doing this?? Why does my 4-year old scream at the top of her lungs whenever she gets the chance? [oh wait, blogger won't help that!]

While I ponder, at least it will be easier to post my ramblings and pictures.