Happy ETSYversary & a Weekend Deal!

I can hardly believe it, but this weekend is my ONE YEAR ETSYVERSARY!

One year ago on Saturday, I began my adventure with Etsy. (Or should I say my obsession with Etsy?!) My shop wasn’t an immediate success, by any means. My husband confesses that he was a bit concerned the first few months – worried that my hopes for a successful creative outlet would be dashed and I’d be down and broken. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case and in a few months business was booming – well, sort of...

Then “IT” happened - my big break! (Well, my biggest break up to this point, anyway…) On June 15th, one of my pieces was featured in the Lucky Magazine Edits series, where Lucky editors show off their favorite Etsy finds. If you’re not familiar, Lucky is a magazine dedicated solely to shopping. Needless to say, this was an enormous honor for me. Since then, my featured Quince Flower Stack has become my best seller! Orders were flying in and things got seriously crazy there for a while. As you may know, I work a full time day job in addition to metalsmithing and keeping up with all the promotional and administrative duties that an Etsy shop requires. On top of that, my husband and I had just begun the adoption process, and were in the midst of working on the dreaded Home Study. Of course, the adoption process has been by far my biggest priority. With the Home Study now behind us, I’m looking forward to filling the indefinite “wait time” with lots of bench time before we welcome our new baby home!

To celebrate my big Etsyversary, I thought it appropriate to offer a special WEEKEND DEAL featuring my Quince Flower Stack. This weekend only (October 2 – October 4), purchase my Quince Flower Stack and you’ll receive half off a pair of matching Quince Flower Studs! Enter code “Weekend Deals” in the message to seller when purchasing, and I will refund half the cost of the earrings.

What I didn’t expect from Etsy was to have the chance to meet MANY talented artists. I have learned much, laughed lots, and enjoyed getting to know you all better! (Be sure to visit their blogs – see Blog list in the sidebar!)

THANK YOU to all my customers, friends, family, teammates, new Etsy friends, models, & followers. Your support means the world to me!

~dana