tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67308748224364038582012-01-15T18:22:30.168-08:00......................A group of Artists and Craftsmen from the Sacramento, Ca. Metro areastubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.comBlogger811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-59135691170265328672010-08-22T16:05:00.000-07:002010-08-22T16:05:26.321-07:00

Testing the setup at home If you’re considering beginning to sell at Second Saturday Sacramento, you may be thinking "darn, if only I had a display booth that was cheap to make and quick to set up and tear down, yet small enough to fit in my car!" Well, no fear, fellow Etsians- I’ve converted this how-to write up I made awhile ago to this handy blog post. The following is a suggestion for

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Hello team! If you're like me, I'm sure you've spent some time at your computer, staring at the monitor with your Etsy shop open, wondering how to magically make more visitors and sales occur. One of the great things about being part of a team is sharing information with one another. When one of us tries something new and has success with it, we can tell each other all about it! So one

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Hello All, I hope you are doing well on this rainy May evening.I know it's not Saturday, and I could just wait to post until then, but chances are I will forget and so -It's Tuesday and today we will have a how-to(ish) post. :)This upcoming weekend in my daughter's 4th birthday - she's super excited and we're having a tea party(juice and cupcakes) to celebrate. With the day coming quickly,I

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People have been making 'something' to carry things in ever since time began. What was the first container? We'll probably never know, but it was most likely out of some kind of natural materials like leather (an animal skin) or a netting of grasses or twigs (a basket). Once that first ingenious person figured out to make a container, I wouldn't be surprised if she (I'm willing to bet it was a

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Hey everyone! I'm reposting Rhonda's post from the Sac Etsy group - my how-to today can be thought of as:How-to support local crafters!Here's the info! hope you can make it out!CRAFTASTIC SALEDate: Saturday March 27thSale Times: 9am til 2 pmAddress: 5912 Beech Ave., Orangevale near Hazel and GreenbackContact: OddArtistThere will be a dozen Sacramento vendors in attendance, both from

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Hi all! Spotted another craft fair on craigslist...Vendors/Crafters invited to participate: 4/10/10 (Rocklin, CA) Date: 2010-03-15, 12:50AM PDTReply to: ruhkalaspringthing@gmail.comRuhkala Elementary School PTC presents:"It’s a SPRING THING!”RUMMAGE, CRAFT and VENDOR SALE!Saturday, April 10th from 8am – 1pm@ Ruhkala Elementary School6530 Turnstone Way, RocklinOnly $20 per space! Interested

Mandanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-80358754482631620932010-03-22T00:59:00.000-07:002010-03-22T00:59:54.840-07:00

stubbornwoman - Crochet Patterns - Carmichael, CA, United States - iCraft.ca

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Hey all!Here is another craft fair I found on craigslist...call for crafters and artisans (east sacramento) Date: 2010-03-19, 4:24PM PDTReply to: tntthrift@sbcglobal.netCrafters Stroll hosted by Folsom Blvd in the 30’s MerchantsThis ‘n That Thrift and Gift, French Hen, Pink House, Krazy Mary’s – new location, Nine16, Bicycle Chef, IZ Boutique, Psychic Reader, Strands Salon, 33rd Street Bistro

Mandanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-36643263851390523022010-03-20T14:01:00.000-07:002010-03-20T14:37:20.904-07:00

In the land of knitting these are lovely paired increasesI teach a Magic Loop Toe Up Sock class in which I teach paired increases which are used to shape the toe of the sock. These can also be used in Sweater shaping, mitten shaping and pretty much any other shaping you can do in knitting. I use these instead of the bar increases (knitting into the front and back of a stitch) because the bar

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Hi All. I was looking at craigslist for a job and stumbled across this:CRAFTERS/VENDORS NEEDED (Rio Linda, CA) Date: 2010-03-11, 10:04AM PSTReply to: depotlawn@yahoo.com Crafters/Vendors needed for Craft faire to held on March 27th, 2010. The Craft faire is an outside event located at the depot lawn park in Rio Linda, CA. Cost is $20.00 for a 10x10 space. Being held the same day as the Rio

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Okay okay, I know, it's not Saturday, and I apologize. Only my second blog post and I'm running around and ignoring days of the week and proposed themes and such....which brings me back to:Did you know?! I just found out that you can search Etsy for local artists- or just by zip code or city....probably everyone else knows this - but I've just spent the last hour, quite happily enjoying the 5

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Welcome to "How-To" SaturdayMy name is Rebecca and I am the Sactometro Etsian from the Rockknitmomme Etsy shop.I've loosely themed Saturdays as how-to day, so if there is something you'd like to know how to do – craft or Etsy related, let me know and I'll do what I can to post about it. This first week, I've decided to go with Etsy-related content: At our street team meeting on the 27th of

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Pattern From the PastTake a look at the ripple design in the photo below. It looks like an old-fashioned crocheted chevron afghan -- a favorite standard in the pattern repertoire of crocheters for generations. But although it may look like a ripple afghan, it's not. Amazingly, this piece is a thread-work specimen from an excavation of an Egyptian tomb dated between 900 and 1100 A.D.Housed in the

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Hello Everybody! It's Nicole here for another Interview Wednesday. No SactoMetro Etsy Street Team Member interviews this week, so I thought I would put out a big question for you readers!{By the way, if you are a member of the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team and have not yet been featured in a blog interview, check out this post}Here is my question:What is one of your BIG creative dreams?Can't wait

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05/16 to 05/16 2010 Auburn Antiques & Collectibles Street Fair Streets of Old Town Auburn - Auburn, CA07/03 to 07/04 2010 Pine Knot Village Art Walk In the Village - Big Bear Lake, CA04/24 to 04/25 2010 Downtown Burbank Fine Arts Festival San Fernando Avenue at Magnolia - Burbank, CA06/12 to 06/13 2010 Art in the Park Washington Park - Burlingame, CA05/01 to 05/02 2010 Calabasas

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Hey everyone, our team is in the news! Check it out! I'm not sure if this is a permanent link or not; if you can't get to it, try going to http://www.sacramentopress.com/ and searching "etsy" to find us. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/21956/SactoMetro_Etsy_Street_Team

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Hello everyone! Happy Interview Wednesday! This is Nicole back for another creative interview with a lovely member of the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team.{Do remember, if you're a member of the team that has not yet submitted your interview, please visit this post.}Today, we're going on a trip into the creative life of Rebecca from RockKnitMomMe. Let's take a look at Rebecca's rockin' knits!Tell us a

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Hello there again everybody! It's Nicole from Blue Bicicletta here for this week's interview with one of our very own SactoMetro Etsians. As always, remember: if you're a member of the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team but haven't sent in your interview yet, check out this post.Today we get to hear from Tiffany of the shop Oh My Posh, so settle in and enjoy the creative goodness.Tell us a bit about

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Happy Wednesday everybody! It's Nicole from Blue Bicicletta, and it's time for another chit chat with one of our very own SactoMetro Etsians. {If you're a SactoMetro Etsian and haven't submitted your interview yet, visit this post.}Today we get to learn about new team member: Lisa from Dillonsgirl. Welcome to the team Lisa! And now, won't you come with me for a little peek into Lisa's creative

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Hello everybody! It's Nicole from Blue Bicicletta back with another SactoMetro Etsy Team member interview! {Please don't forget---if you haven't submitted your interview, do it now by checking out this post! }Today we get to peek into the world of jewelry-maker Maggie from the shop EmKay Designs. Hold on to your hats! Tell us a bit about yourself.Hi. My name is Maggie and my shop is EmKay

bluebiciclettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17640017433008789230noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-88461337864898307972010-01-16T12:07:00.000-08:002010-01-16T12:40:20.446-08:00

Like a lot of crafters I know, I have shelves, baskets, bins and boxes of fabric, ribbons, thread, yarn, paint, patterns, books, etc, etc, etc. I try (yeah, right, Eileen, sure you do!) not to buy any more stuff unless I need it. Of course, that sneaky sale flyer from Joann's, the blog from another knitter, or the quarterly knitty.com newsletter will creep into my virtual or my snail mail box

MrsThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00108187941321390335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-66288528814285557872010-01-14T16:48:00.000-08:002010-01-14T16:56:54.727-08:00

Application deadline is 02/01/2010 for the following craft shows: 03/26 to 03/28 2010 Carlmont Village Fine Art Festival Carlmont Village Shopping Center - Belmont, CA04/10 to 04/18 2010 The Flower Fields Arts and Crafts Fair 5704 Paseo Del Norte - Carlsbad, CA03/20 to 03/21 2010 Home, Garden and Antique Show Silver Dollar Fairgrounds - Chico, CA02/02 to 02/04 2010 Colusa Farm Show Colusa

Mother Goose and Gearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969285547828203198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-77403417778822370842010-01-13T09:49:00.000-08:002010-01-13T10:46:47.997-08:00

Hello there! It's Nicole from BlueBicicletta, and I'm back with the first SactoMetro Etsian interview of 2010. Yay! Before I forget, as always, we are trying to post up interviews with each and every member of the SactoMetro Etsy Team, so if you haven't submitted your interview yet, please visit this post. Today, we get to take a peek into the creative life of Becky from PurdyThings. Without

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Hello everyone! This is Nicole from Blue Bicicletta, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are gearing up for a spectacular new year.Well, you guessed it---it's interview Wednesday! Sadly, I have no interviews! Imagine that! I think we might have some very shy members of the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team. Don't be afraid--we'd just love to hear about you and your creative life! As I've

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Home - A Stubborn Woman's craft site

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Hello everyone! It's Nicole again, from Blue Bicicletta, and I'm back for the final Interview Wednesday before the Christmas Holiday. I will be taking next week off to celebrate with my family. Today, we have the lovely Marianne, SactoMetro Etsy Street Team Leader, here for an interview about her creative life, including her two Etsy shops Trucdart- Original Art & Gemstone Jewelry and

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Hello all! Nicole here from Blue Bicicletta. Interview Wednesday has arrived once again, and almost gone---I'm quite tardy today---too much art business and not enough blogging fun! That's about to change!Today, you'll be learning about another lovely member of the SactoMetro Etsy Team: Christine from Christine's Jewelry Box and her lovely jeweled wares. I can see so many of these pieces

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Hello there! It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: another interview here with a member of the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team! Since I have not received any new interviews this week, I thought this might be a good time to let you all know a little bit more about me, the poster of these interviews. So, I had a little chat with myself and below, you can see the results.Also, as always, we want

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Hi everyone. I am Elizabeth with Pickle Doodle Designs, and this is my first blog entry. I thought I would get a discussion going about what we're all doing after the holidays. How are we all bouncing back from such a busy and draining season.Please feel free to share anything and everything. I am escpecially interested to see if we're revamping our Etsy shops, selling at anymore craft fairs, or

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My grandmother wore aprons. So did my mother. Most of them were pretty basic. My paternal grandmother made one out of a kitchen towel that was practical and very cute. My maternal grandmother crocheted a cute little apron that was not meant to be anything more than decorative. Women used what they had at hand- here's a pattern from 1950 for an apron out of bandanas. Different, huh?But I didn’t

MrsThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00108187941321390335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-43969039992790626862009-11-25T12:03:00.000-08:002009-11-25T12:29:56.537-08:00

Hello, and Happy Thanksgiving to you! This is Nicole again from Blue Bicicletta, back with another interview with one of our very own SactoMetro Etsians. This week, we'll be taking a peek into the creative world of Amy at DifferentFolks. Amy has prints and t-shirts and onesies, oh my! Let's get started!Psst: as always, we would love to do an interview with every single member of our SactoMetro

bluebiciclettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17640017433008789230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-54584187306215894132009-11-23T08:33:00.000-08:002009-11-23T08:33:00.958-08:00

Check out this great article about a movement focusing on buying local & how it helps the economy! http://www.etsy.com/storque/craftivism/new-rules-support-your-local-economy-6092/

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Hello there! It's Nicole again from Blue Bicicletta. Interview Wednesday has come again, and you know what that means---it's time for our second interview with one of our own SactoMetro Etsians! [To see the first interview with M and J Designs, check out this post. To be featured in this weekly interview, check out this post on the Google Group.]This week, we're taking a trip back in time with

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Different show dates and application deadlines (12/1/2009)!Christmas in the PinesLake of the Pines - Auburn, CA12/01/200905/13 to 05/16 2010Carmel Art FestivalDevendorf Park - Carmel, CA12/01/200903/04 to 03/13 2010The Rogue Performance FestivalVarious Venues - Fresno, CA12/01/200902/12 to 02/15 2010Whiskey Flat DaysCircle Park - Kernville, CA12/01/200912/05 to 12/05 2009Festival Navideño en

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Hello there! This is Nicole from Blue Bicicletta, and I am a new member of the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce you to a new series of posts here on the SactoMetro Etsians Blog. Every Wednesday, I will be putting up an interview with one of our very own SactoMetro Etsians, so that we can take a peek into the creative lives of wonderful local artists/

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Hey everyone, please join me in welcoming a new member- Roshni of RoshnisPaperTrail who makes paper goods. She will be recruiting fans for our facebook fan page within her 500 FB Friends!

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-23328267673268333512009-11-09T08:55:00.001-08:002009-11-09T08:55:33.867-08:00

Hello all! Please welcome Annette of DazzlingDogz, a new member. Also, Jillian of ClassicsRedone has a pretty successful personal blog and will be contributing to our team blog as well.

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-47013991672221769852009-11-08T13:06:00.000-08:002009-11-08T13:06:17.808-08:00

Hello everyone! We have several new members lately, and not everyone is signed up for the Google Group yet. There is a link to it on the lower left of this blog, so if you have yet to sign up, please do. We use Google Groups to get important emails out to everyone, and it's also a good way to ensure that everyone sees your questions. You can of course comment in the blogs, but Google Groups goes

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-28368729443259610102009-11-08T12:50:00.001-08:002009-11-08T12:50:52.844-08:00

Please welcome Jen of PunteBella, who makes crocheted baby items!

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-43822566683901315932009-11-07T14:55:00.000-08:002009-11-07T14:55:48.272-08:00

Hello everyone! Please welcome 4 new members: Shelly of Susiea who makes paper goods Laura of RandomHappenstance who makes ACEOs Eileen of MrsTalbott who knits and makes aprons, dolls and more Jillian of ClassicsRedone who makes accessories Have a great weekend everyone.

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-6104476031245302982009-11-06T12:59:00.000-08:002009-11-06T12:59:00.613-08:00

Hello everyone! We have two new members today, Mary of TheCareerScrapper, who does paper arts and crafts, and Tiffany of OhMyPosh who does bows and accessories. Please join me in welcoming them. Thanks!

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-43750773535772960342009-11-06T08:45:00.000-08:002009-11-06T08:45:09.593-08:00

Hello everyone. I'm going to be sending out tons of convo's today to local shops to recruit members (and let people know about the Dec. 5th craft faire because they're only half booked right now). We are starting to get large enough that I'm going to need to start sorting shops by their products in our list on the left. I'll be sending out an email asking for that from you soon (probably next

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-2600347431887235752009-11-05T10:16:00.001-08:002009-11-05T10:16:49.280-08:00

Hey everyone, please welcome Shirley Fulgham to the group. She will be checking craigslist for any decent listings on Fridays and posting items of interest that she finds on google groups. Her shop is: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shirleyfulgham Thanks!

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-24440833618146443622009-11-05T08:04:00.000-08:002009-11-05T08:04:27.440-08:00

Hello everyone- this is a quarterly publication created by Cindy Nickles. She has been making this comprehensive list of craft faires as well as useful business tips for crafters in our local area for over a decade. It is available both digitally as well as in printed form, and the subscription price is $15/year. There are 29 listings for the rest of the November alone in this thing. Tons of info

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-51933382956366462482009-11-04T09:14:00.000-08:002009-11-04T09:14:05.173-08:00

Malea started two discussions on our fan page. Go to Facebook, enter Sacto Etsians in the search bar to find our page. Click the discussions tab, then reply! I think listing our links there may actually count as inbound links to our shops- ie, SEO! Yay Malea!

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-1318966074717950312009-11-03T09:41:00.000-08:002009-11-03T09:41:17.688-08:00

Hey everyone! We have another new member today- Nicole of BlueBicicletta. She makes art and illustrations, and she will either be contributing to the blog or working on enhancing the blog as an effective marketing tool. Please welcome her to the team!

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-84090794036415037832009-11-02T14:39:00.000-08:002009-11-02T14:39:04.160-08:00

Hey all! We have two new members- Amy of Different Folks and Elizabeth of Pickle Doodle Designs! Please welcome them; both will be contributing to the team blog. If you would also like to contribute, just let me know and I'll add you. We also have a couple new requests pending email responses for acceptance of participation rules and tasks. I think going forward we should look for people to

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-89770542475812964772009-10-23T12:14:00.000-07:002009-10-23T12:14:10.947-07:00

Hello everyone! Thanks so much to those of you who attended our first in-person meeting yesterday! We had a fabulout turnout. It was great to meet everyone, and we are looking forward to our next meeting (time and date TBD). Two things we agreed we would like all like to focus on most were: SEO (Search Engine Optimization)/Online Promoting, and PHOTOS! Here is the link to Etsy's pdf of their

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-36101110982830751312009-10-21T09:35:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:35:18.431-07:00

Hey everybody! We have a new member- Christine. She has two shops, Christine's Jewelry Box and Louie Dog's Boutique. Welcome! Also, a reminder that our first in-person meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday October 22nd at 7 pm at Peet's Coffee and Tea. The address is 1441 Howe Ave. in Sacramento. If you can't make it tomorrow, don't worry. We will schedule other meetings on different

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-42536475330972400252009-10-14T13:06:00.000-07:002009-10-14T13:06:32.347-07:00

Hello all- as Rhonda suggested, we need to get together. I would specifically like to pick a day/time that people who are interested in the Dec. 5th Craft Faire can attend, because I need to collect checks/cash for the $25 booth fee in person and deliver them to the PTA at Regency Park Elementary School. What about Sundays? Does Sunday not work for anyone in particular? If there is a date or

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-20083860419511018212009-10-12T12:27:00.000-07:002009-10-12T12:27:25.876-07:00

So I had an idea this weekend. If I could post 30 new items in 30 days, would I sell more? Especially now that the holidays are ramping up and odds are Etsy will have more overall traffic. I renew items at least 2-3 times/week, but somehow it seems like renewed items don't get as much traffic or views as new items do for me. I read about an Etsy "hack" where you can simply email the URL of a new

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-82072165936274839062009-09-28T16:47:00.000-07:002009-09-28T16:47:49.245-07:00

Just in case you missed this: Hi! Just a note to tell you about an Etsy sponsored, SF Etsy Street Team coordinated, awesome urban craft show that’s coming to San Francisco! SF Etsy would like to extend the invitation to you and your Street Team to be a part of the first (ever!) SF Etsy urban craftstravaganza, Handmade Ho-Down! Event Details: · Thursday December 3, 2009

Betty Atkins Dominguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895739191065854353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-60185075556449612562009-09-28T13:39:00.000-07:002009-09-28T13:39:29.860-07:00

Hey all, thanks for listing those Rachel! I just wanted to let you all know that I got the elementary school across the street to agree to a craft faire just for our team. They will be marketing it to all the parents of all the students since the booth fees will go to the PTA as a fundraiser. I negotiated a low fee for us, which will be $25 each. They are providing tables and chairs and opening

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-87162251608444759012009-09-24T19:58:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:58:53.651-07:00

Bg Craft FestWalnut Creek, CASaturday, Nov. 14Fee: $50Deadline to apply: Oct. 16, 2009 Indie MartSan Francisco, CASunday, Nov. 8Fee: $75 - $150Deadline to apply: Oct. 8, 2009 Conejo Valley Moms' Annual Holiday Boutique 2009Thousand Oaks, CASaturday, Nov. 7Fee: $60Deadline to apply: Oct. 31, 2009

Mother Goose and Gearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969285547828203198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-61130205308166822012009-09-23T08:45:00.000-07:002009-09-23T08:45:50.029-07:00

Hey all- if you'd like to donate an item to charity in exchange for some free advertisement, please contact Katherine Lockhart (Lockhart.Katherine@gmail.com). She will pick up the item from you at your convenience and provide you with the organization's tax ID number for your records. Donation deadline is Oct. 15th. Here are the details: The Active 20-30 Club of Greater Sacramento #1032 is a

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-26125528383521737882009-09-21T13:04:00.001-07:002009-09-21T13:04:31.441-07:00

The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun This inspired me. Please watch!Shared via AddThis

Mother Goose and Gearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969285547828203198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-22524632012738153962009-09-18T14:13:00.000-07:002009-09-18T14:18:48.297-07:00

I just went to my flickr acct and saw that I am an administrator of  the SactoMetro Etsy Team on Flickr. I think this flickr acct is the one I started in Nov. 2008. Do we have another one?I guess you can tell, I haven't been there since 2008. http://www.flickr.com/groups/884054@N25/

Betty Atkins Dominguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895739191065854353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-40628394580606256312009-09-17T20:03:00.001-07:002009-09-17T20:03:27.523-07:00

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31123496Shared via AddThis

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Betty Atkins Dominguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895739191065854353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-43633105763218393292009-09-08T11:30:00.000-07:002009-09-08T11:30:24.611-07:00

Hello Betty, My name is Taylor and I am a new intern at Sacramento News and Review. I came across your work on this etsy website, which led me to visit the arts and crafts blogs that you contribute to. The passion and constant activity of the arts and crafts community in Sacramento is so apparent in these blogs, and this inspired me to e-mail you. I am reaching out to see

Betty Atkins Dominguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895739191065854353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-73023320775537135642009-09-04T12:13:00.000-07:002009-09-04T12:13:10.866-07:00

Hey there everyone- just a quick note that I'll be on vacation out of the country from Saturday, Sept 5th until Monday, Sept 21st. I will not be able to approve applicants to the Google group in that time and probably won't have much access to email. See you all when I get back! Marianne- Trucdart.etsy.com

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-41900551425093576852009-09-03T08:12:00.000-07:002009-09-03T08:12:35.051-07:00

Rhonda emailed me these, found em on Craftster. Thanks Rhonda! Check it out: Thank you for your interest in the 1st Annual Sacramento Cat Hospital Benevolent Fund Cat's Meow Fall Arts & Crafts Fair. The show is open from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on Sunday, September 27th in the back parking lot of the Sacramento Cat Hospital at 4115 Manzanita Ave. in Carmichael. All of the proceeds from the Arts & Craft

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-51942456670420458512009-09-01T11:57:00.000-07:002009-09-01T11:57:36.474-07:00

Hey all- I know most of you make crafts and not art, per se, though crafts are artful and whatnot. But if you check out this thread on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6105708&page=211 you'll see some stats about how many pieces of art there are and that in general, art is kind of underrepresented when it comes to visibility on Etsy. Please "sign" this petition to ask them to

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-26986042318970353222009-08-31T15:09:00.000-07:002009-08-31T15:09:55.038-07:00

Hey there everyone. Some emails have been going around about adding team tags to our items. Since this only benefits us when people know about our group, I'd say we can hold off on using up that vital tag space until we do some marketing as a team, which will be happening this fall. Heike has been working on the fan page, apparently there was an issue naming it with "etsy" or "team" so we're

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-37341552541448260352009-08-27T16:02:00.000-07:002009-08-27T16:08:49.595-07:00

Hello all. This is my inaugural post! (woohoo)I was scanning the wonderfulness that is craigslist today during my lunch break & saw this posting for a craft fair in Citrus Heights. It might be short notice to some, but for those who live in the suburbs of Sacramento, this might be something fun to look into!LOOKING FOR CRAFTERSDate: 2009-08-20, 3:14PMCraft Fair on October 17th looking for

Mandanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-14063850710320941632009-08-27T13:01:00.000-07:002009-08-27T13:01:46.149-07:00

Hey team! Rhonda (OddArtist) is moving back to the Sacramento area shortly. (T-minus job situations clearing up), and she is a member of HandmadeMN, an AMAZING team out in Minnesota. Please take a moment to peep their awe-inspiring blog: http://etsymn.blogspot.com/ They have lots and lots of members, so they categorize them on the left hand side. They also have contests, and a rad logo, and a

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-86708645069004775522009-08-27T11:02:00.000-07:002009-08-27T11:02:39.891-07:00

Hey ladies! I have been emailing IndieSacramento and Cindy of the Craft Connection to find out about upcoming shows. The Holiday Craft Fair is really cool because fees are low AND you don't have to be there to man your booth all the time. See details by downloading the pdf here: http://sacfinearts.org/exhibitionEntryForms.shtml Also, Cindy sent me a pdf of her quarterly newsletter about craft

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-419302404605271862009-08-26T12:46:00.000-07:002009-08-26T12:46:37.295-07:00

Thanks to Becky (PurdyThings), we now have our very own team tweet-machine! I will be adding a "follow us" button to the blog momentarily. If you would like to be featured or have anything you think should be shared, please convo PurdyThings. If you do not have a Twitter account yet, it's easy to sign up and can be a great marketing tool. Check it out! Twitter.com/SactoMetroEtsy

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-68085735311995498152009-08-26T09:50:00.000-07:002009-08-26T09:50:16.055-07:00

Hello, lovely ladies! A big thank you to everyone who responded to remain active with the team. Following please find an updated list of current, active member names, shops and their responsibilities: Marianne, Trucdart:                          Team Owner/Organizer, Marketing, Team Coordination Betty, StubbornWoman:                   Team Blog Contributor Carol, BerkanasGarden:

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-19289578353005437652009-08-25T23:32:00.000-07:002009-08-25T23:33:45.556-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/pages/SactoMetro/122259789648?createdPlease visit the page and become a fan! Please let me know if you would like to be an administrator and if you would like anything added to the page!

Mother Goose and Gearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969285547828203198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-10103943187831203902009-08-25T14:26:00.000-07:002009-08-25T14:26:39.525-07:00

Hello everyone! Some developments: TWITTER Becky is making us a Twitter account for the team. Lots of etsy teams have these already, and Becky and Betty successfully use them for marketing their individual shop specials and new items. If you are not on Twitter yet, please set up an account. This way we can be sure everyone is alerted of the same stuff. If you don't want to, that's fine. Not

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-48612704116091422912009-08-24T17:25:00.000-07:002009-08-24T17:26:21.534-07:00

I've added Marianne's list to the very bottom of this pageBetty@Stubbornwoman

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-52555451748331546362009-08-24T12:49:00.000-07:002009-08-24T12:49:54.623-07:00

Hey there street-teamers, I just sent an inquiry in Etsy's form to be added to the team blog ring. They're going to email me instructions to add their widget-y thing. Just FYI. :) Also I have received responses from several members about the updated requirements. Deadline for anyone else wishing to remain a participant is the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday. Thanks! Marianne trucdart.etsy.com

Trucdarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646493579840546648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-73481817721352873822009-08-20T13:55:00.000-07:002009-08-20T14:02:38.236-07:00

On October 10th and 11th at Cal Expo, LP & Me Inc. will be hosting the first ever Witchapalooza® in Sacramento, California. Witchapalooza® will be an event like no other in the history of Sacramento and promises to be memorable, fun, and packed with something for everyone. There will be magicians and performers in several key locations throughout the fair. Local Sacramento vendors will be on

Mother Goose and Gearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969285547828203198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-30558043101097001392009-08-12T17:12:00.000-07:002009-08-12T17:52:26.228-07:00

Many of the members have not set up their profile on the Google groups member page. So that I don't have to run back and forth between the two sites, please add your shop name and link in a comment to this post. For authors, so that you can create posts, I need an e-mail address, but don't want it in public, so e-mail it to me. (via the google group page)Changed sidebars so that Team info is to

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-21188601596212452582009-08-12T15:58:00.001-07:002009-08-12T15:58:47.387-07:00

Because I was having trouble posting, logging in, etc.

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-17427298752758992592009-08-12T14:06:00.001-07:002009-08-12T15:57:54.673-07:00

Are any of you having problems posting or joining, or anything else?

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-66616983461322953062009-08-12T13:23:00.001-07:002009-08-12T13:41:56.478-07:00

In order to qualify for Entrecard, we must have at least five posts in a 3 month period... so come post! Entrecard is a great way to get traffic. I have it on all of my blogs.

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-24677833577972099672009-08-12T13:21:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:23:04.239-07:00

I would really like to get more of you on here, should I just copy and paste your links, or will you do that yourself.

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-7568042354241149692009-08-12T13:20:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:21:36.957-07:00

I need to know what you think about this.

stubbornwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02739998886732089367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730874822436403858.post-80830762338332123922009-08-12T12:30:00.000-07:002009-08-12T12:59:20.529-07:00

Administrators cannot click our page's Adsense Ads.We can have up to 100 authors --- These are members, not Admins, so sign up if you are on the SactoMetro Etsy Street Team.

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