Large Cloud Shaped Chalkboard Speech Bubble from ChalkStyle

This is a reusable note pad, a prop for a (silent) movie or a photo shooting session, or part of a wedding decor. This speech bubble can even be a piece to decorate a room for a birthday party. Speech bubble size: approx. 8 inches in height and 10 inches in length. Can be drilled for hanging and custom sizing is available.
Price: $9.50
Seller: ChalkStyle
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1. Why did you choose to sell on Etsy and do you sell anywhere else?
Etsy gives us freedom, it allows us to do what we enjoy and is suitable for our lifestyles. For now, Etsy is the only website we sell on.

2. What is your fave thing to buy on Etsy (whether it be supplies or gifts etc.)
Unique handmade items/gifts that you can't find anywhere else in the city.

3. What is your current fave product(not in your store) under 20$?
This little guy would be a great stocking stuffer for a few people we know.

4. Any advice for new sellers?
Focus on what's uniquely yours and believe in your store/talent 

5. And a favorite quote?
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. 

License Plate Letter Keychain from UniquePl8z

The keychain is made from a real, used license plate that has been cleaned, cut, and filed! The edges have been rounded and are not sharp at all. The keychains measure approximately 3"tall x 1.5"wide. In addition to being a functional keychain, they also make great gift tags, and adorable ornaments for your Christmas tree! 
Price: 6.00
Seller: UniquePl8z

1. Why did you choose to sell on Etsy and do you sell anywhere else?

I chose to sell on Etsy because I loved shopping on Etsy! I like to shop handmade when possible, and from small businesses when I can. The fact that Etsy reaches a worldwide audience was a plus!

2. What is your fave thing to buy on Etsy (whether it be supplies or gifts etc.)

I love to buy gifts… for pretty much everyone. I love buying vintage and hard to find items as well. I think Etsy gift cards are going to be my new “go-to gift”.

3. What is your current fave product(not in your store) under 20$?

I have a small obsession with washi tape. I have to be honest though… I’ve never used it on or for anything. I just think it looks so darn cute! 

4. Any advice for new sellers?

My advice for new sellers is to be patient and to do lots of research. Success won’t come overnight, but with the right attitude, focus and determination, it will come. 

5. And a favorite quote?

I have so many favorite quotes. One of them is by Dave Ramsey…”It’s ok to make mistakes, just don’t make the same one twice.”

How I got started: An Etsy Beginning.

Hi everyone! My name is May and I started selling on Etsy last August. I’ve been sewing since I was 14, taking Saturday courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. I decided to take it to the next level last summer. I found out about Etsy on BurdaStyle and decided to give it a chance. After a few months, I felt very at home. Many sellers have helped me grow and learn about advertising, taking photos, taxes, marketing, craft fairs, and among numerous other things. For the seven months I’ve been here, I must say that I have chosen the correct online venue to sell at. I don’t think I would have learned as much on my own or at any other site. Despite the major competition here for sales, there is a great amount of communication, respect and honesty on Etsy between sellers and buyers and other sellers as well. I hope the others around me on the site feel the same love I do! Being connected is an important part of running a business and Etsy has helped me build a lifelong network of friends and enemies (we are competing for sales you know!)

Check out May's: shop, twitter, fb, and blog. Please show her some love since she is offering my blog readers an exclusive discount.

Purchase of more than one item=10% off total

Purchase of more than two items=15% off total

Purchase of more than three items=20% off total

Using code Rquick10. Easy as that =) So get your shop/trade on!!

~If interested in telling the story of your etsy beginning please contact me renee.quick11@gmail.com~

I would love to have some fresh blood for my blog so if your interested in posting a funny story about your customer from hell or an order that went horribly wrong. Contact me about guest posting!

How I got started: An Etsy Beginning.

This whole thing started for me about two years ago when I was going to yoga class. I work in a research facility at a university and even though I love my job, it doesn’t always quench my creative thirst. Two times a week during lunch, I go to a yoga class that is in my building. The woman who teaches the class saw my groovy yoga bag and said to me, “What a great bag!”, to which I eagerly replied, “I made it.” She responded appropriately with a (gasp!) and said, “If you make some of those for me, I will sell them in my studio!” That’s how VirtuoSew was started. I made her about 6 bags and some hairbands.

People started seeing items and I started selling by word of mouth. I wound up at a craft fair and shared a table with a friend who I consider a very talented artist. She told me about Etsy and encouraged me to check it out. Just over a year ago, I opened my Etsy shop. I am constantly thinking about ways to combine fabrics, ways to improve my designs, and thinking of new designs! I still have a lot to learn and long ways to go, but Etsy makes the whole selling thing pretty easy. You get out what you put in, and you can’t always say that about your 9-5. If I’m not selling as much as I’d like, there is always something I can do to improve. I can do things in my own time, in my own way.

Etsy has given me the opportunity to be my own boss and reap the benefits of all my hard work.

A big thanks to Maureen from VirtuoSew! You can also find her on twittter and FB.

* If you would like to tell your story or guest post about something Etsy related please email me at renee.quick11@gmail.com*