Monday, May 25, 2009
And The Winners Are...
...we're not sure yet! Thanks to everyone who helped make this giveaway and sale a success. We've got a pile of names to gather & organize before they get thrown into the randomizer & our 5 lucky winners are spit out. The monkeys are working tirelessly & we'll have an announcement soon!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Last Chance To Enter!
Today is your last chance to enter our huge Etsy Canada Giveaway! On Sunday, May 24th at midnight PST our week long sale & contest comes to a close, so hurry up to get your entries in!
Good luck everyone!
Good luck everyone!
25 independent artists and crafters from all across Canada have teamed up to offer a limited, one week only Spring Sale from May 18th to 24th!
Etsy is one of the largest communities of artisans who sell handmade or vintage goods on the web and our Canadian collaboration is incredibly diverse, from painters to knitters to jewelery makers! Aside from having fantastic sales all week, we're also going to be doing a HUGE giveaway of 25 different items! At the end of the week, we'll announce 5 lucky winners! Click on each shop link to check out each shop's sale! :)
ETSY CANADA SHOPS!
acageybee.etsy.com
barefoottams.etsy.com
beadcrazed.etsy.com
bedtimebeads.etsy.com
brynnalex.etsy.com
bylynnkrestel.etsy.com
carolforsyth.etsy.com
cocosjewelry.etsy.com
deandymentstudios.etsy.com
debrasdesigns.etsy.com
elseetee.etsy.com
ficklefaerie.etsy.com
gillianbeads.etsy.com
groovyglassgirl.etsy.com
jansonpottery.etsy.com
luckytroll.etsy.com
luludesign.etsy.com
owlandpussycat.etsy.com
prettybetty.etsy.com
radclothing.etsy.com
sleepymoondesign.etsy.com
squareware.etsy.com
whiterabbit21.etsy.com
How To Enter The Giveaway:
1. You can enter once without a purchase by leaving a comment on this blog post.
2. You will get an extra entry with each purchase (ie. 5 items equals 5 entries)
3. If you blog about our sale and leave a valid link you will get another entry.
4. You can visit each shop involved in the sale, pick a favourite listing from that shop, and then post the link in the comments section on this blog post. This means you can leave 25 links from 25 different shops in the sale and you will get 25 entries into the draw.
This giveaway ends Sunday, May 24th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. The winners will be contacted the following week. You must be 18 years or older to enter. No purchase necessary. This giveaway is open internationally. Tell your friends!
Happy shopping!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Pretty Betty
From jewelry to fabulous hair fascinations, Pretty Betty's vintage-inspired handmade goodies are tough to keep in stock. You'll find her work locally in boutiques throughout Vancouver, but if you're quick enough, you can snap up one of her funky creations in her Etsy shop.
Pretty Betty is doing a BOGO sale this week!
For the Etsy Canada Spring Sale giveaway (more details here) Pretty Betty is giving away this fabulous resin and copper chain necklace - Bird on a Wire:
Click here to visit prettybetty.etsy.com
Carol Forsyth
Old glitz, antique, vintage, detail and color - that's what springs to mind when you browse Carol Forsyth's eclectic mix up of one of a kind creations and re-purposed pieces. This talented lady has been an artist for 18 years and on top of her incredible jewelery pieces, she also paints and teaches seminars. Amazing!
Carol's Spring Sale offer - one free pair of earrings with any purchase! Get shopping now so you don't miss out!
One lucky winner of the Etsy Canada giveaway will receive a 25% coupon off on your next purchase.
Click here to visit carolforyth.etsy.com
White Rabbit 21
One look at White Rabbit 21's meticulously handcrafted creations and you'll want to save her shop as a favorite for years to come. A graphic designer by trade, her eye for design, pattern, color and texture is evident in this Vancouver-based stitcher's shop.
For the Etsy Canada Spring Sale, White Rabbit 21 has tons of items already discounted and ready to fly out the door to their new homes.
Up for grabs to one of our 5 Spring Sale giveaway winners is this sweet patches fabric bucket:
Click here to visit whiterabbit21.etsy.com
by Lynn Krestel
A work at home mom, Lynn Krestel focuses her creativity in jewelery design. You can see her inspiration by natural things - the details of tiny leaves and flowers, the beach, small birds (especially chickadees) - come out in the beautiful necklaces, bracelets, charms & more that she creates for her Etsy shop.
For the Etsy Canada Spring Sale, you can get 20% off any order in her shop! Please make sure to mention the "spring sale" so she knows where you found her. :)
The big giveaway from Lynn's shop is this sparkly pair of vintage crystal earrings:
Click here to visit bylynnkrestel.etsy.com
Elseetee
The lovely Laura of My Little Eye (also known as Elseetee) has been spotted all over wish lists and favorites with her colorful robot, octopus and bird prints. Instead of just a simple flat print, Laura adheres her archival Hahnemuhle textured paper prints onto 3 x 4 inch blocks which hang easily using a thumbtack. The sides are decoupaged using Japanese origami paper in kimono patterns. Each one is lovingly hand assembled and unique!
During the Spring Sale get 15% off any of the pieces in her Art Blocks section. The savings will be applied via a Paypal refund, so please mention the Etsy Canada Spring Sale when you checkout!
And if you're one of the 5 winners who get their paws on 5 of our whopping 25 item giveaway, you just may see this little guy arrive in your mailbox:
Click here to visit elseetee.etsy.com
LuLu Design
Founded in 1993 by Kathy Crabbe, professional psychic-medium, astrologer, spiritual healer and artist, LuLu Design features prints, boxed card sets and yes, even astrology reports and readings!
All of the prints in Kathy's shop are 2 for 1 during the Spring Sale! Buy 1 print valued at $14.95 and receive a 2nd print free!
For the giveaway - Kathy is offering a 1 Question Soul Reading valued at $25.00!
Click here to visit luludesign.etsy.com
Thursday, May 21, 2009
owl + pussycat
Amanda of owl + pussycat has been making things since she learned how to sew at the age of 5 from her grandmother. In her shop you'll find unique handmade items sewn from natural fibers, like the mushroom tea cozy above!
For the spring sale, all items in her shop have been reduced by 20%!
Giveaway - a floral green child-sized Montessori style placemat and napkin set!
Click here to visit owlandpussycat.etsy.com
Bedtime Beads
Bedtime Beads is the Etsy shop of Elin, a Vancouver mom who somehow finds the time to create beautiful jewelery amidst 3 wee ones underfoot! From fun and inexpensive glass beads to sterling silver and semi-precious stones, I'm sure you'll find something you want to take home (or give!).
Spring sale: HALF OFF YOUR SECOND ITEM (of equal or lesser value). Once you've purchased your items, wait for a revised invoice through PayPal.
And for the giveaway...drumroll please...teeny hammered ring earrings!
Click here to visit bedtimebeads.etsy.com
Brilliant Beads
A dentist by day...a lampwork and jewelry artist by night, and evenings, and weekends, and well yes, very early in the mornings too, Gillian Soskin lovingly handmakes all of her lampwork beads at her studio in London, Ontario.
This week only Brilliant Beads is offering 15% off, PLUS free shipping, on all jewellery purchases! (Finished jewellery only, not lampwork beads)
Refund will be given by Paypal.
And for the giveaway - earrings made with genuine garnet stones set in a lovely sterling silver setting! The back of the setting is "see-through" so the light can pass through the red garnet stones.
Click here to visit gillianbeads.etsy.com
squareware
Squareware is the home of Carrie Moffatt, a Victoria, BC artisan who creates stunning modern kiln-formed glass pendants. She's currently offering 20% all purchases in her shop!
For the big giveaway - one lucky winner will receive this beautiful turquoise dragonfly pendant. Gorgeous!
Click here to visit squareware.etsy.com
a Cagey Bee
a Cagey Bee is the Etsy shop of k.g.b., a Vancouver painter who creates cute character portraits and adorable critters. All week long she'll be offering a free sampler pack of postcards with every purchase! Just enter the phrase "Etsy Canada" in the notes to seller box when you check out.
And for the big giveaway - the lucky winner will get to select one FREE print from her shop!
Click here to visit aCageyBee.etsy.com.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Team Canada Treasury!
Woohoo! The lovely bedtimebeads snagged a treasury to showcase some of the items up for sale from our talented group. Click here to check it out!
BrynnAlex
The BrynnAlex Etsy shop is truly inspirational. Created in remembrance of her daughter, Elaine works to preserve the memory of Brynn while encouraging others to follow their dreams.
Brynn was always designing, crafting, drawing, painting, writing - a perfect fit for Etsy! Everything is crafted in loving memory of Brynn. The proceeds go to her bursary fund, so that someone may go to fashion design school or an arts program in her name. Check out the website for more information.
As part of the giveaway prize package, Brynn's mom is donating this adorable set of cards:
Click here to visit brynnalex.etsy.com
Janson Pottery
There's a sweet charm that goes along with the handmade nature of pottery, something that mass produced mugs and saucers can never replicate. I'm not sure if it's the imperfect, unique nature or just the way the curves actually look like they were shaped by hand, but those tiny touches are a nice way to make your morning coffee a little more special.
Based out of rural Ontario, Janet uses both a potter's wheel and slab roller in her working process. This talented lady also creates all of her own glazes, enjoying the opportunity to experiment with different materials. Various glaze applications are used alone or layered over a base glaze for wondrous results.
Visit Janson Pottery to connect with the enjoyment of handmade pottery plus get some great deals! Selected items have now been discounted 20%.
Click here to visit jansonpottery.etsy.com
Fickle Faerie
Fickle Faerie's reusable eco-friendly produce bags are one of those genius products that make you wonder why we haven't been using them all along. And judging by the way they've been selling, it's safe to say that you're going to be seeing Fickle Faerie produce bags, cute snack bags, reusable lunch napkins and reusable gift bags everywhere soon!
To date Fickle Faerie has sold over 7500 single reusable bags. If each of those bags is used just once a week for the whole year, that's over 390,000 bags we have all helped save from the landfill sites! Help Fickle Faerie reach her goal of 1 MILLION bags saved this year!
Mention "Etsy Canada Spring Sale" & you'll get free shipping in the shop all week long!
If you're one of our grand prize winners, you may pick a gift set in your choice of color. No you don't always have to go green to, you know...go green! :)
Click here to visit ficklefaerie.etsy.com
Debra's Designs
Bright and colorful, Debra Designs jewelery is perfect for summer! Jade, rose quartz and my personal favorite, turquoise, add a dash of sparkle and shine. Check out her charm pendants too!
Up until May 24th you can get 20% OFF anything in Debra's shop! Refund will be given by PayPal or you can wait for a revised PayPal invoice to be sent to you and pay the discounted price. Please mention the Etsy Canada Spring Sale on checkout!
If you're one of our lucky winners, you could receive a $25.00 gift certificate from Debra Designs! Hmmmm...now what would I buy first...
Click here to visit debradesigns.etsy.com
BeadCrazed
BeadCrazed is the shop of Canadian artist Lisa Lutz, who eventually got tired of searching for the "perfect" bead and decided to make her own! Once she began her adventures in lampworking, it quickly became an obsession. Fortunately for the rest of us, she's willing to share her creations!
If you're one of those lucky folks who gets to summer on the water in Kelowna, BC, make sure you check out Lisa's beads in person at:
Shop the Valley - Artisans of the Okanagan Gift Boutique
1551 Ellis Street, Downtown Kelowna
Of course, you don't *have* to wait for summer. :) For this week only, BeadCrazed is offering 20% off EVERYTHING in the shop! All of her prices have been adjusted to reflect this discount already, so get shopping!
And if you're one of our super duper grand prize winners, you could be sporting these pretty Flower Power earrings, handmade with lampwork glass beads. A $20 value!
Click here to visit www.beadcrazed.etsy.com
the Lucky Troll
Lucky Troll's nature inspired handcrafted jewelery is so pretty, one has to wonder how a troll could come up with such lovely creations! Tiny hands perhaps? ;)
Working out of her Vancouver studio, Katty uses an artist's eye to transform high quality materials like Swarovski crystals and gold-plated stampings into pieces you'll treasure. The acorn pearl necklace is my favorite. :)
This week only, as part of the Etsy Canada Sale event, Lucky Troll is offering 20% OFF EVERYTHING. You will be refunded the 20% via Paypal after you've made your payment.
She's also giving away Epicenter - a simple and chic everyday ring made of super-strong galvanized steel wire. This ring is carefully hand-wrapped and is very lightweight and comfortable to wear. "I wear this ring almost every day, and it has hardly a scratch on it!"
Click here to visit luckytroll.etsy.com
Dean Dyment Studios
Lori Dean Dyment is an artist/printmaker living in Richmond, British Columbia. From monotypes to linocuts, her high quality prints and attention to detail almost seem nostalgic when everywhere you turn you see cheap digital copies that pale in comparison to the original. You don't have to be a printing expert to immediately notice the difference when you see her incredibly saturated images with such fine detail. Breathtaking!
Until May 24th you can get 20% off everything in her shop. The discount will be applied as a refund via Paypal.
Lori has also been lovely enough to donate 3 artist trading cards (tiny originals!) for part of our giveaway.
Click here to visit http://DeanDymentStudios.etsy.com
Groovy Glass Girl
One of the things I love about Groovy Glass Girl's eclectic jewelery is the way you can never quite know exactly how a fused glass piece will turn out. There's always a touch of the unexpected no matter how much you try to control the fusing process and that's what makes each piece a unique work of art. Just check out her Etsy shop & you'll see what I mean!
Until May 24th you can buy one item, get one half off in the Groovy Glass shop. Use code "BOGO" in the message to seller and wait for a revised invoice before making Paypal payment. The sale item must be of equal or lesser value.
And if you're in the Vancouver, BC area, stop in to see Poppy in person at the Fab Fair!
June 6 & 7
Heritage Hall
3102 Main St @ 15th Ave
As part of our team giveaway, one winner will snag this gorgeous pair of blue on blue earrings:
Click here to visit http://groovyglassgirl.etsy.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Barefoot Creations
A stay-at-home mom who loves to sew and papercraft, Tamara's shop full of lovingly handcrafted dresses, dolls and hair clips make you wonder where she finds the time! How cute is this reversible pinafore? On top of all that, this busy mom blogs too!
As part of the Etsy Canada Spring Sale, Barefoot Creations is offering 15% off from May 18 - 24th. She will refund the discount through Paypal.
Click here to visit barefoottams.etsy.com
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sleepy Moon Design
Sleepy Moon Design is a collaborative effort between young moms, Zoe Olver and Elena Cyr. They design eclectic jewelery with a flare for the dramatic.
Spring Sale promo - 25% off all items in the shop. They also offer free shipping, even internationally!
If you're lucky enough to nab one of the 5 prize packs from our Etsy Canada Giveaway, SleepyMoon is contributing a 25% discount card!
Click here to visit sleepymoondesign.etsy.com
Coco's Jewelry
Coco's Jewlery shop is full of handmade earrings, necklaces and bracelets in muted earthtones made from sterling silver, gemstones, resin and even macrame. This week she's doing a BOGO sale:
Buy one and get 50% off second item. (OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE) ....PLUS FREE SHIPPING!
Coco is also going to be giving away these pretty earrings to one lucky winner, so please visit her shop!
Click here to visit cocojewelry.etsy.com
Etsy Canada Spring Sale and Giveaway!
25 independent artists and crafters from all across Canada have teamed up to offer a limited, one week only Spring Sale from May 18th to 24th!
Etsy is one of the largest communities of artisans who sell handmade or vintage goods on the web and our Canadian collaboration is incredibly diverse, from painters to knitters to jewelery makers!
Aside from having fantastic sales all week, we're also going to be doing a HUGE giveaway of 25 different handmade items, one from each shop. At the end of the week we'll announce 5 winners and each one will be sent 5 lovely treats!
How To Enter The Giveaway:
1. You can enter once without a purchase by leaving a comment on this blog post.
2. You will get an extra entry with each purchase (ie. 5 items equals 5 entries)
3. If you blog about our sale and leave a valid link you will get another entry.
4. You can visit each shop involved in the sale, pick a favourite listing from that shop, and then post the link in the comments section on this blog post. This means you can leave 25 links from 25 different shops in the sale and you will get 25 entries into the draw.
beads, glass and wire
akane.etsy.com
asecondtime.etsy.com
beadcrazed.etsy.com
bedtimebeads.etsy.com
brynnalex.etsy.com
bylynnkrestel.etsy.com
carolforsyth.etsy.com
cocosjewelry.etsy.com
debrasdesigns.etsy.com
gillianbeads.etsy.com
groovyglassgirl.etsy.com
luckytroll.etsy.com
prettybetty.etsy.com
sleepymoondesign.etsy.com
squareware.etsy.com
fabric and thread
barefoottams.etsy.com
ficklefaerie.etsy.com
owlandpussycat.etsy.com
radclothing.etsy.com
whiterabbit21.etsy.com
paint
acageybee.etsy.com
deandymentstudios.etsy.com
elseetee.etsy.com
luludesign.etsy.com
Thanks so much to Christina, our fearless leader! Check out her fantastic blog for more info: Akane Designs
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We're a group of 25 Canadian artists, crafters and all around creatives who sell our handmade wares on Etsy. Check out our individual shops for more info!
