Etsy Brussels Fly In

It's time for a super interesting guest blog post from our Team Captain, Becka! Last month, Becka travelled to Brussels with Etsy to discuss VAT and has kindly written up and shared her experiences with us all! ++++++++++++++++ At the end of September I was lucky enough to receive an email from Angela Steen, the EU Policy Director for Etsy. I’d been chosen to fly out to Brussels to discuss...

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Seller Spotlight - ICon Art, Stephen Mahoney

We're into September so it's time for our next instalment of our Seller Spotlight!  This month is team member Stephen Mahoney from ICon Art.   Stephen is a portrait painter based in Liverpool. His shop features incredible paintings of iconic people, events and scenes!  1. You clearly have an incredible talent for painting. How did you first get in to painting and...

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Seller Spotlight - Mollycat Craft Co

We're halfway through August so that means its time for our 2nd edition of Seller Spotlight! This month I interviewed Jules from Mollycat Craft Co. Jules makes adorable cards, bunting and much more, with a lot of her work incorporating crochet.  1. Your shop is called Mollycat Craft Co. What inspired the name?  My inspiration is our rescue cat, Molly. I knew before I opened...

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Seller Spotlight - Fairy Fountain Gift Shop

Welcome to a brand new series on our little blog! Each month we will be interviewing one of our team members to help you get to know them a little better.  First up is the lovely Jennifer from Fairy Fountain Gift Shop and her latest shop Fairy Fountain Kids! Jennifer's shop is filled with fun jewellery and she has had nearly 6000 sales since opening her shop in 2015!! She also...

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Etsy Craft Party 2016

On the 18th of June we held our Etsy Craft Party all in aid of the Whitechapel Centre, a Liverpool charity providing support for the homeless.   We had a brilliant turn out of Etsy sellers all based in Merseyside, who gathered to do origami, paper cutting, eat cake and most importantly, raise awareness and funds for such a brilliant charity. On the day we made origami and paper cut houses, with...

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#PaperHouseHunting - Etsy Craft Party 2016

Get your binoculars at the ready because on Saturday 18th June you're invited to go #PaperHouseHunting in aid of The Whitechapel Centre! Every June communities of Etsy sellers across the world host craft parties. These craft parties are a chance to celebrate creativity and build and strengthen communities through craft.  This year the Merseyside Etsy Team...

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The Moody Octopus Project

Want to be involved in the creation of an Octopus that's going to visually show the emotions we go through and raise awareness about mental health? Well keep on reading… One of our team members, Gemma from Girl on Purl Action, is launching The Moody Octopus Project that we just had to spread the word about.  So how does the project work? Gemma is calling for individuals to crochet or...

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UK Captains Summit 2016

Last weekend, me and Becka, headed down to Cambridge for the Etsy UK Captains Summit 2016.  The summit was a two day event with a focus on maximising Etsy teams offline activities.  Much to everyones delight, this years summit was themed around the Great British Bake Off. Over the course of the weekend we undertook Etsy's version of the signature, technical and showstopper challenges.  These...

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Etsy To Me

To me, Etsy means a whole lot more than just a source of income.  Etsy means opportunity…. Since selling on Etsy, I have been provided with so many opportunities to develop my shop, and also my skills and experience.  Not long after I opened my shop, I was getting a lot of inquiries about weddings and parties. This is not what I intended when I opened my shop, but it opened up a whole new market and opportunity for me! From being approached for magazine...

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