What's Up For Next Month

Thanks for stopping by to see what is on our schedule for the month ahead - April 2011…

Lofiphotography's Digital Photo: Beach Pink Ripply Grass

This will be a re-occuring monthly post that will post on the last Wednesday of each month to allow our DEST artists to link up below to their blog post that shows what is going on in their studio & schedule for the month ahead.

This is what is going to happen in April on the DEST Blog:

April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011: Treasury Tuesdays
April 1, 2011: First Friday Art Walk On Etsy.com

April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011: DEST Featured Artist Friday*
April 27, 2011: What's Up For Next Month

*DEST Featured Artist Friday is a new post that we are gathering information for and will post in April as we have enough info to create posts. There may be a few Fridays that do not have a post, but we hope to fill all of them in the upcoming months. Artists if you want, send a convo to Gina of Hiyaluv directly. She is creating these posts for our team blog and would love to hear from you...

Also, anyone is welcome to link up and participate in the Treasury Tuesdays here on the DEST blog as long as your treasury includes one item from a DEST member (click for details).
DEST members are asked to use "delawareteam" or "deteam" for one of their item tags.
How do you make a treasury on Etsy? Here is our input.

If you want your treasury to be featured as a large photo on the main post, please contact Marsha of MarshaNealStudio with a link to the treasury by Monday morning, preceding the weekly post.

Etsy's First Friday Art Walk is open to any Etsy Seller.

Just use "firstfridayartwalk" as one of your tags and you will be included.

Check out the First Friday Art Walk Blog and Team Pages.
There will also be a post here for the DEST members to link up their etsy shop if you are participating in the First Friday Art Walk On Etsy event.

We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks…

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here is our DEST Member Featured Treasury:

Beautiful Delaware

Created by:

ThreeMerryMakers

Here is another Treasury by Melissa of ThreeMerryMakers called Delaware Made:

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… Build the community online and locally!

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here is our DEST Member Featured Treasury

Frogs and Butterflies

Created By:

ORphotography

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… Build the community online and locally!

{Shop Feature Friday!} Green Ribbon Gems

Hello! My name is Gina and I blog over at Hiya Luv! 

I also have an Etsy shop called Hiya Luv Handmade.

I am really excited to be a new contributing writer on the Del Etsy Blog! 

I will be featuring fresh, fun, eclectic handmade etsy shops from around Delaware on Friday's and am really thrilled to get started this week!

{Green Ribbon Gems}

Shop Owner Genevieve has an amazing shop filled with brilliant gems for all occasions! Here are some of her current favorites!

Pendant Olive Necklace, $29

Handcrafted Swarovski Crystals Earrings, $24

Handcrafted Pendant Necklace Red Glass, $27

Light Pink Quartz Earrings, $28

During Bridal Season Green Ribbon Gems offers a 10% discount for brides who order 4 or more pieces of jewelry! Wouldn't these makes great gifts for bridesmaids?  

To learn more about Genevieve and Green Ribbon Gems, I asked her a few questions about her inspiration, shop, and products.  

1. When did you open up your shop and how did you decide what you were going to sell?

I opened up my Etsy shop in April of 2010. I have actually been selling jewelry on my own website at www.greenribbongems.com for a couple of years, and have been doing jewelry and craft shows for about 3 years now. I'm not sure exactly what made me decide to sell jewelry. I think I've always enjoyed wearing it and thought it would be a lot of fun to make!

2. Your items are so appealing to the eye and gorgeous! They are like pieces of art! 

Where do you find inspiration to create your products?

My inspiration usually comes from colors in nature like fall leaves, the ocean, bright citrus fruits, vibrant flowers, etc. I like to try to capture these gorgeous colors in my jewelry. I also like simple, classic, clean lines so I tend to do a lot of wire-wrapped pendants and earrings with just a single gemstone or crystal. 

3. Do you release new products and discontinue others on a regular basis? If so, how often? We don't want to miss out! :)

I have all kinds of new products that I try to add whenever I can! As far as timing for when I add new products, it's mostly a matter of finding time to photograph everything I've made. My 2 year old keeps me pretty busy most of the time! :) 

I sometimes discontinue products, but not very often.

4. What is your best seller right now?

I sell a lot of the flat briolette pear shaped Swarovski crystal wire-wrapped earrings in a variety of colors. I think the simplicity of the design and the classic shape is appealing to a lot of people. I made an olive pair for myself, and wear them all the time! Here's a link to the olive earrings:

Handcrafted Olive Swarovski Earrings, $24

5. Today you...

Danced with my daughter, made gingersnaps with my daughter and her friend, made 4 bracelets for my neighbor, watched The Office with my husband, and finished off the evening with some chocolate chip mint ice cream!

6. Tomorrow you hope to...

Photograph some new jewelry, get all my current orders shipped, convince my daughter that vegetables are edible, have some quality snuggle time with my husband, and eat some chocolate chip mint ice cream. 

7. Yesterday you...

We built quite a few block towers, did puzzles, played on the playground, read stories, photographed some earrings, and of course I ate some chocolate chip mint ice cream. You need the extra calories when you're 6 months pregnant. :)

Do you have a favorite from her shop? 

Isn't Genevieve divine? Her shop is just as lovely! Be sure to stop by Green Ribbon Gems and say hello!

If you would like to be featured or know somebody in Delaware with an etsy shop who would, please email send me an email: gina {at} hiyaluv {dot} com

Happy Etsying!

Gina

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here is our DEST Member Featured Treasury

Choices

Created By:
OldAndWise

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… Build the community online and locally!

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here is our DEST Member Featured Treasury

Fresh For Spring

Created By:

CuriousOddities

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… Build the community online and locally!

First Friday Delaware Style

Welcome to the Delaware Etsy Street Team First Friday Monthly post.

Above: Holga Lomography Photo America's Greatest 8x10
By DEST Member Lofiphotography

Listed below are links to art events happening on this special night right here online and in close by areas.

This post allows our participating Delaware Etsy Street Team Members on Etsy.com to add a direct link to their Etsy shop as part of Etsy.com's First Friday Art Walk.
Artists participate in this Etsy event by tagging some items with "FirstFridayArtWalk".

Some of our DEST member artists are offering 10% off items in their Etsy shop tonight when you use the coupon code "DESTFF10" when checking out.
Artists: you will have to add this coupon code to your shop and make it active for the time you want customers to be able to use it. 

If you want a night out on the town to check out some great local art, 

Check out some of these First Friday Events:

Wilmington, DE has a First Friday Art Loop

Kennet Square, PA has a First Friday Art Stroll

Philadelphia, PA has First Fridays hosted by Old City Arts Association
If you know of a similar local event to add, please leave a comment on this post with a link to the event website. Thanks!

Delaware Treasury Tuesday

Welcome to our Delaware Etsy Street Team weekly blog post where you help promote your Treasury and build up our team and local art community.

Here is our DEST Member Featured Treasury

Bright Colors Seen In Delaware

Created by:

Marsha of Marsha Neal Studio

Through Delaware Street Team Members Shop

Anyone can create a treasury and add it here as long as your treasury has at least one of the following:

1. At least 1 item from DEST Member or

2. At least 1 item with a Delaware Tag (delaware, delawareteam, deteam, etc) or

3. Theme based on Delaware (events, colors, teams, places, etc) or

4. A Treasury created by a DEST member.

You get the general idea right?

Promoting the arts in DE? Okay, just making sure...

You can add a direct link to your treasury below in the Inlinks gadget.

You just need the treasury URL, name and your email address (email will remain private).

Need help on creating a treasury? Click HERE.

I will add this weekly blog post URL to DEST member Aquariann's weekly blog post:Treasury Tuesday. 

You are encouraged to add your individual treasury to her "link up" as well.

And remember, the more you view and comment on other people's treasuries, the more they will want to come and check out yours… Build the community online and locally!
And remember this Friday is First Friday.
Come back and see which of our member shops are participating in the First Friday ArtWalk on Etsy.com