Featured Craft artist of the Week: CuteCartoonPortraits

This week I would like to welcome Joanna G. from CuteCartoonPortraits. She love to draw! If you need to have a custom banner or cartoon, she the lady to contact. CuteCartoonPortraits is offering my readers 25% off, so let’s read on and find out how we can get the coupon.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CuteCartoonPortraits

1.What would you like us to know about you?
I am a Motion Designer by day, and an illustrator by night. Everything I do seems to involve some type of creativity.

2.When did you discover Etsy?
A few years ago when I was selling light switch covers. I was blown away by all the talent out there! I have not looked back since.

3.What prompted you to open an Etsy Shop?
I was in school and was always looking for creative ways to make a few bucks without having to resort to working at a fast food chain. It worked! I'm glad it did because this is a really awesome way to make ends meet.

4.What do you sell?
I specialize in custom cute cartoon portraits of your family, pets, and loved ones. 

5.How did you come up with your shop name?
I wanted a name that got right down to the point. I think “Cute Cartoon Portraits” does the trick :)

6.How would you describe your shop?
Cute. Cute. Cute. I'm an expert at cute.



7.What inspires / motivates you?
Good art and good music are a must. I try to visit sites like Motionographer.com when I start to feel the creative “blahs”. This site is a sure cure.

8.How has Etsy changed your life?
Etsy has provided me with a way to do what I love for money. What could be better than that?

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9.Where else can we find you? (Do you have a website or blog outside of Etsy?)
I have a more official selling site: www.cutecartoonportraits.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/CuteCartoonPortraits
blog: cutecartoonportraits.wordpress.com/

10.Is there anything else you would like to share?
How about this doodle of a dancing couple? (pic attached)


12. How much time do you spend on your shop each week?
It varies from week to week, which mostly depends on how busy I am at my day job. But, the more time I spend on my etsy shop, the more custom portraits I get to draw, the happier I am.
13. How do you promote your shop?
14. Right now I've been doing plenty of interviews like this one. It will help spread the word and get people to know who I am.

Coupon code: 25% off EVERYTHING BLOGSALE001 at checkout

Craft Artist of the Week Kristy Hollingsworth from RosySheepBoutique

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Knit2Felt

This week I would like you to welcome Kristy Hollingsworth from RosySheepBoutique. She likes to take a string of wool and two sticks, shape the string and mold it string into something beautiful yet useful, novel yet familiar. Welcome!


1.What would you like us to know about you?
I live in southwest Michigan with my dog and three cats. I have on one daughter and one grandson. I have been creative all my life to varying degrees. Sometimes the creative me is quiet other times it’s very restless.

2.When did you discover Etsy?
I discovered Etsy at the beginning of 2011.


3.What prompted you to open an Etsy Shop?
It all started with an eReader that I had received as a gift. I wanted to find a cover for it and could not. Even the company that sold the units did not have a cover to fit this particular size unit. I thought if I was having such a problem others more than likely were too. Since I’m an avid knitter and felter it was only logical that should be my medium. After that my mind to work on a solution and I came up with a design in a rather short period of time.

4.What do you sell?
I sell what I like to refer to as functional art. My pouches are beautiful and they’re also a solution. If you buy a tablet, an eReader or an iPhone you'll want to have some form of a protective barrier for it. My pouches and sleeves offer that solution by my knitting with a double strand of yarn the wool felts up nice and thick so it becomes a dense padding and it helps keep the moisture off and free of dust especially the open ports that some units have. Now I’m not saying that you can leave it out in a rainstorm or drop it out a window and still have an operational unit but what I am saying is that with reasonable care it will provide a reasonable barrier to the external elements.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RosySheepBoutique

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RosySheepBoutique

5.How did you come up with your shop name?
The first name, Knit2Felt, came to me when thinking about what to name my shop. It made sense albeit literal. I recently changed my name to Rosy Sheep Boutique. The story behind it is cute. I found a sheep figurine, she has rosy cheeks so she became Rosy and my mascot. She even appears in some of my
shop photos and I have created a logo which happens to look just like her, cheeks and all. Eventually she’ll have her own column in my future blog.

6.How would you describe your shop?
I strive for my shop to be warm, inviting and friendly like you’re walking in off the street and I’m showing you around. Casual.

7.What inspires / motivates you?
Everything. I see potential in almost everything. I know it sounds over the top but it’s true.

8.How has Etsy changed your life?
Etsy has changed my life by urging me to do my craft consistently, giving me an avenue to share it and giving me the tools to succeed.
9.Where else can we find you? (Do you have a website or blog outside of Etsy?) 
I do not have a website or blog yet. Both are in my future plans as is Pinterest. I’m a one person shop so it’s mostly about the product right now. I do have a FB fan page,www.facebook.com/knit2felt 

10.Is there anything else you would like to share?
Be true to yourself, be who you are. If you are an artist and a creative or whatever you’ve been given.
Honor your life and your gift by using it. 

Featured Craft artist of the Week: Lauren Peters from fibermade4

http://www.etsy.com/shop/fibermade4

This week I would like to welcome Lauren Peters from fibermade4! Lauren is one of our youngest etsy shop owners. Her passion is yarn, it’s also mine. So, stop by her shop and see if there is anything you like! Welcome Lauren!!!

1.What would you like us to know about you? I love crafts, not just with fiber ;)

2.When did you discover Etsy? My mom had gotten a few things from Etsy before i opened

3.What prompted you to open an Etsy Shop? I thought it would be nice to sell the things I make instead of them hidding in my closet

http://www.etsy.com/listing/100520701/fingerless-gloves-crochet-soft-blue

4.What do you sell? mostly children and baby but I do have a few other things to

5.How did you come up with your shop name? I was trying to have a fun and new name and nobody else has it so I used it!

6.How would you describe your shop? Fun new fresh

7.What inspires / motivates you? my little sister and I hope to get into a nice college someday

http://www.etsy.com/shop/fibermade4

8.How has Etsy changed your life? I’m a lot busier but I get to learn new things every day about other people that have done well

9.Where else can we find you? (Do you have a website or blog outside of Etsy?) No, I don’t have any other websites or blogs

10.Is there anything else you would like to share? enjoy your life

11.When you get a new idea, how long does it take you to execute and list it? not very long, maybe a day

12. How much time do you spend on your shop take each week? About 5 to 8 hours

13. How do you promote your shop? I tell a lot of people about it

14. How important is social media for your shop? I think I would be really nice to get more media to get my name out there.

Artezano De La Semana Regina G. de labarradulce

Hola a todas y a todos! Hoy me gustaría presentar a la artista Regina G. de labarradulce.  Ella diseña y vende articulos para fiestas. En este articulo Regina nos ofrece un descuento de 10% en todas las compras en Etsy.
pero tambien no va a ofrecer un RIFA! Para mas información continúen leyendo!

1.¿Qué te gustaría que sepamos acerca de tí?
soy diseñadora industrial de Guatemala aunque actualmente me dedico mas a la reposteria. desde el 2004 me dedico a la venta de party supplies y articulos de fiestas y reposteria en guatemala, principalmente online.

2.¿Cuándo descubriste Etsy?
el sitio no es tan famoso en Guatemala, lo descubri en Google buscando un sitio para aceptar pagos online mediante Paypal y me encanto!
Todas las semanas entro y me encanta ver los productos e ideas tan originales que postean.

3.¿Qué te llevó a abrir una tienda en Etsy?
al principio unicamente lo iba a utilizar para ventas locales y aceptar pagos online en Guatemala pero luego subi un DIY Party kit, luego ya varios y luego me atrevi a hacer envios internacionales vendiendo Washi tapes.

4.¿Qué es lo que vendes?
vendo DIY party kits personalizados y Washi tapes que hasta que estuve en Etsy supe los muchos usos que se les pueden dar y ahora hasta los utilizo para decorar las paredes de mi casa :)
el DIY party kit que mas he vendido es el diseño de Soccer.

5.¿Cómo se te ocurrió el nombre de tu tienda?
la barra dulce es el nombre de mi empresa de reposteria y la marca que utilizo en todas las redes sociales, vendo en Guatemala pasteles y candy stations la traduccion literal de un "Candy bar" o candy station seria "la barra dulce"

6.¿Cómo describiría su tienda?
es una tienda custom friendly, cambia constantemente ya que vendo diseños que me inspiran y solicitan mis clientes locales e internacionales, todo lo que vendo puede ser personalizado y si encuentro algo cute y original que pueda enviar facilmente a nivel internacional, como los washi tapes, lo ire posteando en mi tienda

7.¿Qué te inspira /o te motiva?
me inspira la cultura guatemalteca, me encanta viajar en mi pais, aunque actualmente no lo hago mucho por trabajo. Como diseñadora encuentro mucha inspiracion en el colorido de los textiles y los paisajes de mi pais.

8.¿Cómo ha cambiado tu vida con Etsy?
ahora vendo realmente a nivel internacional, ya he enviado mis diseños y productos a Brazil, Australia y hasta a el Polo Norte!!
He aprendido a tratar a gente de muchos paises y me he dado cuenta que el servicio al cliente y la relacion vendedor-comprador se trata de manera diferente en cada pais.

9.¿Dónde más podemos encontrar te?
www.pinterest.com/labarradulce
www.sieteinvitaciones.com
www.facebook.com/labarradulce
www.facebook.com/deTODOparatusfiestas
www.sieteinvitaciones.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/labarradulce

10.¿Hay algo más que le gustaría compartir?

que se animen a abrir la tienda pero tengan paciencia ya que no es tan rapido como uno creeria y no se desanimen ya que es super emocionante cuando uno envia sus diseños super lejos :)
Etsy es un buen lugar para inspirarse, hacer nuevos amigos y hacer contactos en todo el mundo.


11. Cuando consigues una nueva idea, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevará a ejecutar y añadirla a tu tienda?
depende, cuando un cliente me pide un diseño custom trato que en menos de 48 horas ya este el listing publicado pero algunas veces tengo la idea, hago bocetos en la compu y al cabo de varios dias o semanas se hace realidad.

12. ¿Cuánto tiempo toma tu tienda cada semana?
todos los dias ingreso a Etsy y reviso las stats de mi tienda, y comparto listings en diferentes redes sociales.

13. ¿Cómo promueves tu tienda?
la promuevo en todas las redes sociales principalmente Pinterest y Twitter, tambien en los teams de Etsy, probe con los anuncios dentro de Esy pero a mi personalmente no me funcionaron

14. ¿Qué importancia tiene los medios sociales para tu tienda?
son super importantes no solo para mi tienda en Etsy si no para mi negocio en Guatemala, vivo de las redes sociales y paso todo el dia trabajando y posteando mi trabajo en ellas.

** Puedes publicar el couponcode: GIVEAWAY para un -10% en todas las compras en Etsy.

Featured Craft artist of the Week: Nicola Baker from Handmade by Nicola Baker

http://www.etsy.com/shop/nicolabaker1

Good morning everyone!

Today I would like to introduce Nicola Baker owner of Handmadeby Nicola Baker. She creates art pieces and items for your home that are one of a kind, each of the pieces she makes are individual and made at a high quality, giving you something unique every time so stop by her shop at Handmade by Nicola Baker. If you do order from her, she has offered our readers a 15% discount on purchases. The code is included in this interview , so keep reading!

1.What would you like us to know about you?
My name is Nicola Baker and I live in the North East of England,UK in a place called Durham with my husband and our two young sons.
Durham is a lovely city, but what has struck me over the years is that all of the shops are the same and what they sell is generally the same. In fact not just in Durham, in most of the UK. That’s why over the past ten years I started to make more and more of my own pieces of art – it’s just lovely to have something different in your home. So, initially from making things for my own house, I started to sell my work in shops and galleries.


2.When did you discover Etsy?
I discovered Etsy September 2011, however it wasn't until earlier this year that I actually started to work on my shop listings, participate in Teams and promote it. It took a while to understand the different things you need to do to help promote your shop. Initially it seemed daunting, reading about favourites, circles etc. I suppose anything new and different is daunting, but people on the Teams are very helpful, ask a question and if anyone can help they will.

3.What prompted you to open an Etsy Shop?
For a number of years I have sold my work in galleries, shops and have participated in various craft fairs. Now that can be pretty limited to just where you live so I feel why can’t anyone, no matter where in the world have some lovely pieces of art, whether that be a gorgeous handmade paper bowl, some fabulous mixed media pictures for your home or as a beautiful gift or lovely individual handmade cards? That's why I decided to open my Etsy shop. There are so many beautiful shops on there, it's inspiring to see people doing something they obviously love and creative and actually making a living from it.


4.What do you sell?
I sell a variety of paper related products. From handmade paper bowls and handmade greeting cards to original art collages and art prints.

 

5.How did you come up with your shop name?
I sell different products, so felt I didn't want to narrow a shop name down to 'Paper Bowls by Nicola Baker' for example. I wanted a name to be able to act as an umbrella for a number of products, thus allowing me to add other shop sections. All my products are made by myself so the name Handmade by Nicola Baker was born.

6.How would you describe your shop?
In my shop there are lots of items for the home, ideal as gifts or for yourself.

7.What inspires / motivates you?
My products are inspired by textures, colours and techniques I have discovered mainly while travelling. My house is my canvas; sometimes I'm guilty of creating art that I would like to own, but hopefully that resonates with other people too.

Sometimes I have to take a break from making, whether it be for five minutes or for the rest of the day. I usually go and work on something else or catch up with my admin if the juices really aren't flowing! Some days a field trip is in order – to the library, an art gallery or just a walk to check out architecture, surroundings and just to clear my head and thought process.

I feel if I keep working on something and I'm just not feeling it then it shows in the end product. If you are making something just for the sake of it then it usually shows and as a maker you view that work differently. I just want to be the best I can be and to make the best products. I keep telling my 6 year old never to give up, just keep trying and you will feel so proud. So I've got to try, really!

8.How has Etsy changed your life? 
Etsy has allowed me to be more focused and creative as I now have a shop front which I see daily and want to make it the best it can be. I now feel I am more in control of my business. I can see how may shop looks and rearrange it accordingly. When you leave your products to be sold in someone else’s shop they decide where to place your work and how much they will promote it.

 9.Where else can we find you?
I have a blog www.nicolabaker.com - My Blog shows people snippets of what's new in my shop, information which I have found which may be useful, and features some amazing artists.

You can also follow me on Twitter @nicolabakerart

10.Is there anything else you would like to share?
If you are having a bad day or a period where you are struggling with ideas or sales then view it as a bad period, nothing else. Don't dwell on it. As an artist you put so much pressure on yourself and self doubt can easily creep in, but without this self-critique would our products be the best they can be?

11.When you get a new idea, how long does it take you to execute and list it?
It depends on the product, it takes longer to make a paper bowl or a collage, so it can take around a week to make it and list it.

12. How much time do you spend on your shop take each week?
I spend around 20 hours on my shop. The time is taken up with coming up with new ideas and experimenting with them, making products, listing them, participating in Teams on Etsy and promoting items. Saying that, it actually could be more than 20 hours some weeks!

13. How do you promote your shop?
I have a blog and Twitter account. So far I have resisted Facebook, but I think now is the time to promote my shop on there.

14. How important is social media for your shop? 
Don't underestimate the power of social media and how it can help your business. The world is our marketplace now and there's never been a better time to sell your work. The goalposts have changed – leaflets and business cards aren't as important as a good web presence and Twitter account. It's one more thing to learn and get to grips with, but those who do will find they not only build their sales, but accelerate them.

If you could offer your readers a 15% discounton purchases with this code - Blog15.

Artezano De La Semana Raquel Torres de Torrana

Hoy me gustaría presentar a la artista Raquel Torres de la tienda Torrana. Ella vende mandiles, bolsas, y diademas preciosas!
La semana que viene Torrana nos ayduadra a rifar uno articulo. Asi que "ojo" vengan a jugar en la rifa! Ahora lean nuestra intrevista.

http://www.etsy.com/people/torrana

1.¿Qué te gustaría que sepamos acerca de tí?
Soy una mujer que le gusta ofrecer mis talentos para ayudar a otros. Mi mama fue mi primera maestro y ella me enseno que uno se ofrece a otros, para ayudarles. Ella me enseno a coser. Me gusto, y ya de senora he regresado a las costura. Me gusta todo tipos de coster; tejido, brodado, adornado, y costura de maquina. Ahora, yo como mama, paso el tiempo cosiendo con mis tres hijas.

2.¿Cuándo descubriste Etsy?
Yo no sabia de etsy primeramente. Mis amigas me presentaron ha etsy. Les cosi mandiles y me apoyaron a vender. Una mama de la escuela de mi hija me dijo de etsy. El proximo mes lei una revista que tenia un articulo sobre etsy. Fui inmediatamente ha buscar al etsy.com. Una de mis hijas, Elena, le encanta buscar articulos unicos sobre el internet. Ella ya supo de Etsy, y ella me ayudo.

3.¿Qué te llevó a abrir una tienda en Etsy?
Paso mucho tiempo para registarme en etsy , y otro mes para poner mis productos. Tenia miedo por que no sabia como vender por el internet. No se mucho de la tecnologia. Mi hija, Elena, me apoyo and me ayudo con todo, desde la tiendita a la cuenta de PayPal. Ella tomo las fotos y me alegro me titilo. Ella me ayuda cada dia.

4.¿Qué es lo que vendes?
Empese a vender mandiles "retro". Yo uso mandiles cada dia y me encanta el estilo de los 1940 y 1950. Hacia mandiles para mis amigas y ellas me apoyaron ha empezar a venderlas. Ahora, la tienda tiene otros articulos para la mujer. Mis amigas me pidieron bolsas, y pues ahora tambien vendo bolsas para carga (tote bags). A mis hijas les encanta diferente cintas o bandas para el pello. Buscaban cintas con adornos. Como no las pudimos encontrar, yo misma las hice. Y ahora vendo cintas adornadas. 

5.¿Cómo se te ocurrió el nombre de tu tienda?
El nombre de me tienda, o boutique, es muy personal. Es un nombre inventado de dos apellidos. El mio, Torres, y el de mi esposo, Retana. Juntos somos - Torrana. Cuando nos casamos, hace 20 anos, le dije que si algun dia tendremos nuestro negocio propio, el nombre sera Torrana.

6.¿Cómo describiría su tienda?
Describia mi tiendita como boutique para la mujer unica. Cada articulo es hecho a mano y hecho con cuidado y calidad. Desde el diseno, a los colores, he pensado en cada detayo. Por eso, cada articulo es unico y con su misma personalidad. Creo que cada producto busca a la mujer que le va quedar bien, como si fuera hecho para ella misma.

7.¿Qué te inspira /o te motiva?
Telas. Me encanta las telas. Puedo entrar a una tienda de telas y inmediatamente una tela me captura la atencion. Algunas veces las ideas de que crear con las tela estan hay. Otra veces me gusta la tela tanto que la compro sin saber que ser con ella. Dias, semanas, o meses espero hasta que se me llega la idea. Finalmente, me inspira mis hijas. Ha Elena, le encanta la moda y tiene ideas muy femeninas. Trabajamos juntas muy bien.

8.¿Cómo ha cambiado tu vida con Etsy?
Siento que tengo mas proposito y satisfacion con mi misma. Se que mis ideas se pueden realizar en articulos. Esos articulos (sea mandil, bolsa o cinta para el pello) pueden traer sonrisas y placer a otras mujeres.

9.¿Dónde más podemos encontrar te? ¿Tiene un sitio web o blog fuera de Etsy?
Tengo pagina sobre facebook – www.facebook.com/pages/Torrana/309980995719229

Hay pongo fotos de articulos que se venden por etsy. Tambien pongo telas o ideas que tengo. Tengo otra pagina sobre Pinterest, donde pongo estilos que me gustan y me motivan. Y pues como les dije, desafortunadamente me falta habilidades en la area de la tecnologia. Espero que me pueden encontraran mas seguido. 


10.¿Hay algo más que le gustaría compartir?
Espero que me buscan en Etsy o Facebook. Pongo articulos nuevos cada semana para que regresan regularmente. Ademas, si no encuentran un color specifico, me pueden pedir una orden. 

Featured Artist of the Week: Nikki from ThisNThatbyNikki

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThisNThatbyNikki

I would like you to meet Nikki and her Etsy shop: ThisNThatbyNikki. Her shop is, as she likes to call it, “Eclectic.” She offers a variety of items from handmade jewelry to crochet and cross stitch. If you love to shop for unique handmade items, then you should definitely stop by and check out her ThisNThatbyNikki shop.

Nikki recently opened her shop and wanted to offer all my readers a coupon for 15% Off her entire store! Simply make sure you continue reading!

1. What would you like us to know about you?

 I am a serial crafter/do-it-yourself-er. I love to find new ideas and projects to work on. I then work on them obsessively until something else crosses my path, and then continue on. Interests outside the crafting world include gardening, camping, playing with my dog Watson, oh and my day job-- archaeology.

I have an inexplicable love for berry beads and this was my first attempt to make something fun and simple from them. It also happens to be the most favorite thing in my shop

2.When did you discover Etsy?

I have heard rumors of etsy for several years, but it wasn't until talking to my cousin (who just opened her shop CaribouClassics *not so subtle plug*) over the holidays that I really went and checked it out. So I guess my first exposure was January 2012.

3.What prompted you to open an Etsy Shop?

Like I said above, I love crafting, generally making gifts for family and friends. But after talking to my cousin, I thought if she can do it so can I. I then made a couple things and posted them, and promptly ignored the site for about a month, naively thinking that someone would magically see my items, think they were brilliant, and snap them right up. Once I realized this wasn't how it worked, I got serious.

4.What do you sell?

As my name suggests, I sell a little bit of this and that. Right now my store is stocked with jewelry and some crocheted items. I like reusing, 'upcycling,' vintage beads in my jewelry and right now some of my favorite items are in the berry bead collection. After experiencing how very swamped the jewelry market is however, I am planning to focus on other types of handcrafts including my crocheted purses. New items (coming soon) will include made to order crocheted lace and cross-stitch embellishments.

5.How did you come up with your shop name?

My shop name is based on my blog name, of course I only posted on my blog once, so that is neither here nor there. But essentially I was searching for something that wouldn't tie me down to any one product. I wanted room to experiment and an excuse to have an eclectic shop.

6.How would you describe your shop? Eclectic.

I made my first knitted/crocheted purse over 12 years ago for a friend and brought that back for my crocheted purse section. This one is one of my favorites

7.What inspires / motivates you?

I am generally inspired by nature. I love being outside and being in my garden. Inspiration for my items in my shop comes from just living life. I like to see beautiful things and I try to recreate that beauty in my creations. If I see something in a magazine or on pinterest I think, 'hmm, how would I make that,' and I go from there.

8.How has Etsy changed your life?

Etsy has given me a reality check. I knew there were a lot of talented people out there, but I realized that the competition is real. There are some seriously talented people on etsy. Not only in what they create, but their ability to photograph, market, and network astounds me. It certainly is a lot more than making some cool stuff, taking pictures, and making money. The main thing I have learned is that while there is competition, there are awesome people out there and almost everyone on etsy is willing to help their fellow crafters out.

9.Where else can we find you?  

You can also find me at:
www.facebook.com/pages/This-n-That-Creations/286432114746551
pinterest.com/goldienp/
and if I get my act together and actually use my blog:
this-n-that-n-the-other.blogspot.com/

Tiger Eyes!

10. Is there anything else you would like to share?

Crafting and etsy should be fun and it certainly can be. Do what you love and love what you do.

11. Tips:
If you want to sell on etsy, make sure you know your local laws and ordinances on business licenses and such. It can be a reality check if you find out after you open your cute shop, that you also have to do the real business side of things.

Research what you want to make, pay attention to trends, keep your shop stocked, join some teams, and don't forget to take a break.

12. When you get a new idea, how long does it take you to execute and list it?

I probably spend 15-20 hours a week on my shop. Either creating, photographing or marketing.

13. How do you promote your shop?

I primarily promote through teams, other peoples blogs, and facebook. I just met up with people from my local etsy team and everyone had business cards so I ordered some of those too. I plan on doing a craft fair or two to build up a customer base and use etsy to stay in touch.

14. How important is social media for your shop?

Social media is important, because currently my shop only exists online. I get several views a day from sites outside of etsy. If people are following your shop back from another site, then you are more likely to make a sale.

Any coupon code, and or sales going on in your shop that you would like to share? I will offer a 15% off coupon for your blog followers under BlogFeature15.

Craft artist of the Week: Preview

Featured Craft artist of the Week:

Starting the last week of April I will be featuring guest artist on my blog. Every week I will interview a wonderful crafter who owns an online shop and sells their beautiful items for others to enjoy. 


We will learn about what inspires them, what motivates them and if they  have any tips for those who wish to start their own business. 


Some of my featured guests will offer coupons and discounts to their items, others may offer free give-aways!  


So stop by and check out the Featured Craft artist of the Week.