Etsy for Animals

I have taken the Etsy for Animals shop links from the right hand side and put them in a table at the bottom of page.

So show your love for animals ~ Check out the Etsy for Animals Street Team Shops, these are shops on Etsy that support and donate a percentage of their sales to animal charities.

Etsy for Animals Update

Okay I believe I have everyone's Etsy shop listed that are a part of Etsy for Animals!
If I have forgot somebody, please let me know and I will add you.

Etsy for Animals is a group of Etsy Sellers who have joined together to make Etsy and the world a better place for animals. Our goals as a group are to raise money for animal charities through sales in our Etsy shops and to share ideas and promote one another :)

Be sure to join the Flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/efa/

Upcoming items

We just finished a wooden seahorse, turned out very cute. Just have to put a sawtooth hanger on it, then we will list it. David has been working on a snow owl out of pine for awhile now(in between custom orders), it is beautiful. We will leave it unfinished so the person who purchases it can do what they want with it, he says it would look great if somebody whitewashed it, due to the fact it is a snow owl. Owls are one of David's favorite items to scroll so I don't know if I'm going to get him to list it for sale or not!!!

Sent off our baby shower gift to Whittamore, hope she likes it. Kind of hard to come up with baby items to scroll out of wood!!! Working on another one, the pattern was messed up when we got it so after we make a few alterations to it, we'll get started on it. I actual feel it will be one of our best sellers.

Also today is my son's 30th birthday, so Happy Birthday to him!!!!

Until next time!!!!

Diane

Featured Etsy Seller - March

Cards & Jewelry by Michele

mvegan5 (Vintage bead jewelry & handmade greeting cards) is the featured Etsy seller for the month of March. Her Etsy shop reflects her love of animals and nature. She paints and draws images of animals, hoping to express and share her love for nature and all living things. She has donated 10% of her sales to the Oakland SPCA in California and will choose different animal charities to donate to each month. She also creates jewelry from vintage and found pieces. She turns them into something new, wearable and beautiful. She has started an Etsy for Animals street team (to which I will be a member of!) and is also a member of EtsyGreetings street team. She welcomes custom orders.

I have chosen her chicky card and a pair of her handmade earrings as my favorites.

Here is what some of her buyers had to say:

very cute card and seller was a treat to do business with. Thumbs up!

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CARDS HANDSIGNED BY ARTIST! True artistry! I will be proud to send these out to friends and business associates. Shipment was super fast and even the packaging was lovely! Very friendly seller. Overall - highly recommended! A+++++++++++++++++++

love this card!

So be sure to check out her Etsy shop:
http://www.mvegan5.etsy.com

Eagle

Brother-in-law's Christmas gift. Had forgot to take a photo of it so had my sister take one and just got it.

It was made out of mahogany and then finished with tung oil. It is one of our favorite items.

Featured Etsy Seller - February

Featured February Etsy seller: "robandlean"

Everything is made by the family members, husband, wife and children. Their wooden rings and necklaces are handcrafted with great care and attention to detail. Each piece is a unique piece of art and no two pieces are the same. They will do custom work, just allow enough time. All their jewelry arrives to you in a hand sewn gift bag, tied with a ribbon and also comes with a hang tag. Some of the woods they use are: African Coral, Pecan, Purpleheart, Bocote, Zebra Wood, Cocobolo, Walnut and I am sure they will find others to use too.

To date they have sold 47 items.

Here is what some of their buyers had to say:

Absolutely wonderful. I've wanted a wooden ring forever! This one is just perfect:)

Beautiful ring! Fits great and my husband loves it!

Beautiful work of art. This necklace is amazing!

Ring arrived in a very cute package and is of amazing quality.

Right now they are having a Valentine's Sale, buy anything in their store through February 14th and receive free domestic shipping. They also have a Sweetheart's Special, order any matching set of rings and get a 10% discount plus free shipping.

Check out their Etsy shop:

http://www.robandlean.etsy.com

A Little Behind!!

It is time to get caught up!! Got the moose silhouette listed. Sold the sun and moon plaques. Looking for a woodworker/woodturner to feature for the month of February, going to post a new topic looking for one on the Etsy forums. Adding new Etsy shops, non woodworking & woodworking, that have some very beautiful items.