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If you don’t know, Andreea is an entrepreneur who sold her first business in 2005 for $50,000 and having started a t-shirt company in 2007 where she reached six figure sales within her first year, she was able to pay herself and sustain her family from day one.  She also got her products into over 300 stores and more than 200 media outlets, all while working part time so she could stay at home with her first baby and then her second. read more

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This gingerbread isn’t for your belly but it looks good enough to eat. Wee houses made from felt are so cute covering a battery operated candle. Shafts of warm glowing light emanate from the doorways and windows. Make half a dozen to create a miniature glowing village and place around the tree or table decoration.

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Etsy has made it easier for seller to connect with their fans and followers right from their shop.  Now sellers have the option to add a Facebook like and Twitter follow button right under their banner.  Setting these buttons up is simple.

Connecting your Etsy shop with Facebook and Twitter is only one piece to the social media puzzle.  Below you will find a list of resources from Handmadeology. read more

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Valerie Tyler creates handmade one-of-a kind, limited edition jewelry using a variety of metalworking techniques and mixed metals. Her focus is on design that is modern, contemporary and fresh.

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At Kunklebaby, you'll find handcrafted, boutique children's items - balancing upscale style with modern flair. I love combining fun, vibrant color with unique & elegant design. Enjoy!

Kunklebaby was created after I had children. I found it hard to find stylish, hip items for both baby and mother. I wanted vibrant, fun, unique and elegant. Just because I had children didn't mean I was no longer stylish. I wanted to stand out and started creating my baby line then.

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We are a connected group of artists, artisans, and craftspeople working collaboratively for the mutual creative and professional benefit of everyone in the group. 

For more information about us, please write us at: etsyteamcolumbus@gmail.com.

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My name is Lisastarchild, yes this is my real first name, no my parents weren't hippies! lol. I am a handmade Art toy maker from Cleveland, Ohio. I am inspired by designer toys, urban vinyl and the art of Luke Chueh and Buff Monster. I currently hand sculpt all of my figures out of polymer clay, but hope to someday be able to afford to produce a small run of some of my characters in vinyl. read more

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Abril creates out of joy and this reflects in all of her work, a fantasy of creatures are born each time she picks up a brush and start painting, She give life to enormous eye characters, whimsical tree, Day of the Dead Skeletons and abstract flowers.

The medium employed is acrylic paint with concentrated oil based paint crèmes.

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I'm a happy hippie veg-head! I love making things, reading zines, sipping soy mochas, sunshine, animals, activism, yard sales, thrift stores, drag shows, and music.

I chose the name "Calamity" because Calamity Jane was my 6th great aunt, and Calamity was my nickname when I was a little girl.

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This advice is how you cannot just set up your shop and wait.  You must be proactive by constantly improving and smart promotion.

When I first opened my Etsy shop, Acute Designs, it was a hobby.  I made a few things, took a few {not very nice} photos and expected sales.

And they didn’t happen.

So, I did my research and improved my designs and my photos and the sales started to trickle in. read more