Etsy in Australia!!

Typographic Australian City Print by ButtercupInk

Oops....I'm a bit late with this but most of you would know about it already (and you should have received the newsletter I sent out about it if you're in the Sydney Etsy Team).

Etsy admin Matt Stinchcomb is in Sydney right now!  Tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) there's a special 'Etsy meetup and chat with Matt' @ the western foyer of the Opera House (outside the playhouse theatre). It starts at 4pm and there'll be a chance to ask questions and share your etsy experiences. 

Hope to see some of you there! I spotted Matt this evening, so can confirm that he does indeed exist, and is in the country right now! :)

Matt is heading to Melbourne on Sunday, but it appears that the Melbourne meetup is full.

Info on the etsy blog here

Montage Collective in Fremantle

Hello! Helena reporting from Perth. If you are in town, check out Montage Collective in Fremantle. I popped in this week and had so much fun browsing around! I love the concept, and what a great initiative, supporting Handmade and local talent!



The pop up shop is a collaboration between 12 creative West Australian artists who have come together to set up a temporary shop for 3 weeks. You will find everything from jewellery, bags and homewares to textiles, art and paper goods plus a few vintage surprises in between!



My bestfriend Niina has some of her wonderful creations instore!





A trip to the shop is only fun when you come out with a cute purchase! Be sure to check my blog to see pictures of my purchase:)

Australia Day on Etsy!

Happy Australia Day! The Australian teams on etsy have joined together for a huge Australia Day event on etsy, offering discounts of 15%-25% off everything- teams from all over Australia are participating, including the Down Under Street Team (DUST), the Sydney Etsy Team, the Brisbane BrisStyle Team, the MadeOnTheLeft Perth Team, and also the brand new Adelaide Team!

The promo runs from today until the 31st Jan, and you can use the special discount code ausday (during checkout) for:

15% off these items

20% off these items

25% off these items


Pleated Linen Tote by Bundarra - 20% off with code


Evelyn Dress by threelittleducksaust - 20% off with code


Doris Lace Flower Brooch by itsolive - 20% off with code

Sterling Silver Earrings by frankideas - 15% off with code

The Queensland Flood Disaster

I'm sure everyone is aware of the terrible flood disaster in Queensland. Many Australian sellers on etsy are working together to try and raise funds to help those affected by the disaster, and there are lots of ways you can help- either by donating an item, buying some cool stuff with the proceeds being donated to the flood relief fund, or by helping to spread the word about these efforts.

The Australian Etsy DUST team has established a shop taking donations from sellers all over the world, with all funds (minus etsy and PayPal fees) to be donated to the Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal (over $2500 has been raised already). There are new goodies being added all the time, but you have to be quick before someone else snaps them up because things are selling quickly! You can visit the ausdisasterrelief shop on etsy here.

Some of my favourites from the shop:
Swoon Bracelet by SavageKitten

Alien Nation Coinpurse by MsPIGGii

Visual Journal Slip Cover by iheartcharlie

The Queensland BrisStyle team has also launched a Handmade Ark Flood Appeal, where participating members are donating proceeds from their sales. You can find out info and browse the lovely things for sale via the team's blog- they have raised over $1300 already!

Picks from the Handmade Ark Appeal:


Follow Your Heart Garland by LittleMaryMoo

Banana Cupcake Soap by warmsigh

Jeffrey by WildChildDesigns

There are also other ways to donate- you can contribute directly to the Premier's Relief appeal here.

Also, the RSPCA has asked for help, as their Fairfield Shelter has been severely damaged (see below). Unfortunately the shelter can't receive disaster relief funds needed for human welfare, so they are relying on donations to rebuild the facility. If you would like to donate, please visit their website for details. All of the animals have had to go into temporary foster care because the housing and equipment has been destroyed.

christmas from australia

Inaluxe deluxe christmas card pack: printed on eco friendly 100% recycled card by inaluxe

We all know Christmas is super duper close - and in fact those of us who make holiday or gift items have probably been preparing for months!

These are a few of my favourite Christmas things found using the neat-o new Local Items search - I did a search for Christmas, with Local Items from Australia - see what you can find!

Candy Cane Christmas Handmade Good Will Bunting in Small by heidiadnum

Christmas Stocking by tigesandweince

HAPPY HOLIDAY GREETING CARD, set of 3, eco-friendly, cute garden scene, for christmas new year by littlemoandfriends

Card Pack - 3 Christmas Cards - Post Consumer Recycled by PocketCarnival


Hopefully you can find something perfect for your Christmas on on Etsy! Why don't you try a search for Christmas, with Local Items from Australia - see what you can find!


xx Penny, Pocket Carnival

local items search: gold

Hello! I'm Penny from Pocket Carnival - I'm so pleased to be a part of the Australian Etsy Blog team!

Storms can be Dark and Angry-Baby Onesie Bodysuit by minienvy

Today I'm sharing a new search tool Etsy has just released - Local Items. Before this tool was released, a search for an item (today I'm using 'gold') could be refined only by items that shipped to your country. Now, there's a neat little 'Local Items' button - if you click this, your search will show you items only in your geographical region, based on your IP Address (like Melbourne, Australia).

Round Circle Disc Necklace by littleobywolfbrother

For sellers: to set this up so your items will appear in the Local Items search, you need to follow these steps!

Sellers location in the Local Items search is based on the location of the red pin on the google map in their public profile.
Click here to visit your public profile, and if there's no little red pin, add one!
It'll take about 15 mins for the search to update, and then voila! Happy local buyers can find your goodies.



Vintage Gold Bunting by madeleinesargent

View more about this search change in this forum thread on Etsy. And have fun in the (golden) sun!

xx Penny, Pocket Carnival

The NEW Sydney Etsy Team!!

Due to popular request, we now have a brand sparkly new Sydney Team on Etsy!!

If you'd like to join the team, you can join here. All Sydney and ex-Sydney buyers and sellers are welcome to apply, as well as etsians from surrounding areas. You can check out our new blog here if you'd like to keep up-to-date with 'etsy in Sydney'.

If you're not from Sydney/NSW or would like to join the Australia-wide DUST team, you can browse the Australian teams on etsy here or visit these links:

Down Under Street Team (DUST)

WA Team - Made on the Left

Brisbane Team- BrisStyle

Melbourne Etsy Street Team

Handmade in Melbourne Team

Kookie Kids


(there was an Adelaide team but I don't know whether or not it's still active)


The Australian Etsy Blog now has bloggers who are members of most of the location-based Aussie teams, and we'll soon be adding a lovely Melbourne guest blogger :) So hopefully we'll get to see many more features of Aussies and team news from all over Australia!

Bloggers:

Morphologica (Sydney Team)

Angelene (BrisStyle, DUST)

LittleMoAndFriends (Made on the Left, DUST)


Update: Penny from PocketCarnival is our guest blogger from Melbourne :)

Hello from windy Perth!

Hello! I'm Helena from Little Mo and Friends. I live in Perth, Western Australia and I like to draw! I'll be doing a few guest post every now and then on The Australian Etsy Blog. I'll also be updating any art events, exhibitions and markets from our part of the town. If you're a Perthian and interested in the arts and anything Etsy, keep a look out for my posts!

This weekend Saturday 13th November - Sunday 14th November, we have some awesome Designer markets happening. If you're in town, you should head down to these venues for some handmade retail therapy! It's Christmas shopping time!



Made On The Left
Showcasing the works of Perth's talented designers
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th November (different stallholders each day)
Upstairs at The Saint, Innaloo (no lift access) 2 Morris Rd
10-4pm
Free Entry
You can check out the stallholders page to see who is selling on which day!



Junior Upmarket
A cute little boutique market for the little ones!
Sunday 14th November
Edith Cowan University, The Pines
1-5pm
Free Entry

This should hopefully keep your weekend busy and creative! Have a good one! XOXO

A chance for your shop to be seen by 13 thousand people!

Would you like some free advertising for your shop- reaching an audience of over 13 thousand?!

I'm offering a chance to subscribers of my brand new Etsy Business Tips newsletter to grab a feature (in a post about their etsy shop) on my other blog, The Etsy Business Tips Blog, and promotion of that feature across my three twitter accounts- that's currently 13,088 followers!

It's super easy to subscribe if you'd like a chance of winning the spot, and I only added a subscription box to the blog recently so there's a good chance of snapping up the feature.

I'll only be mentioning this opportunity to my current blog, twitter and facebook followers because I'm hoping people will only subscribe if they're actually interested in getting some help with their etsy sales (the newsletters won't be sent out too frequently if anyone's wondering about that). Please feel free to tell your etsy friends if you think they might find the business tips blog helpful :)

Subscribe to the *NEW* Etsy Business Tips Newsletter here

I hope you'll find the tips useful! :)

Be quick- I'm going to pick a winner sometime within the next week!

PS If the winner can't be contacted, I'll choose another winner, so please make sure the newsletter doesn't hit your spam box.

Breast Cancer Research

I was asked to pass this information on, and thought it would probably be of interest to some readers. The National Breast Cancer Foundation has recently launched Australia's first national online register for breast cancer research. The idea behind the register is to provide a way for anyone who is interested in contributing to breast cancer research to become involved in different kinds of studies.

The register is not for fundraising- it involves registering your basic information and you will then be contacted about any new research projects that you might like to participate in. According to the website, 'the choice to participate is entirely up to the individual and projects will vary from completing a simple questionnaire to something more involved such as joining an exercise study, providing a sample of blood, urine, saliva or breast tissue.'

'Researchers will publish the results of their projects on the website, giving the community full visibility to the research process and importantly, the outcomes. Register4 will be an important resource for breast cancer, providing information about risk factors, prevention, common myths and more.

Register4 provides the community with an opportunity to make a contribution to breast cancer research personally, rather than financially.'

The reason this register is so important is that it will facilitate breast cancer research by overcoming some of the difficulties associated with finding research participants.

If you'd like more information or if you're interested in signing up, you can visit http://www.register4.org.au/ or call 1300 709 485
The register also has a dedicated facebook page and twitter account.

Buy A Gift

'Buy A Gift' Gift Guide #1

Cool handmade gift ideas for men:

iphone ipod case in industrial wool felt and leather by kazzki


Organic cotton origami dogs t-shirt by peticotees

Men's seatbelt wallet by interrobang


Bloke soap made with beer by innerearthsoaps

Wrapped

Some Aussie etsy favourites....

Wire wrapped rock crystal and ruby earrings by RealisationCreations

Hemp Jersey Scarf Hand Dyed by RainbowRevolution


Purrfect Day sleeping kitty gift tags by LittleMoAndFriends

Posted by Morphologica
www.morphologicadesign.com - Laser Cut Jewellery Inspired by Science

Bespoke Zine

*bespoke* zine is a new publication created by Jess of epheriell.etsy.com, that I thought readers might be interested in hearing about.

Info from Jess:

*bespoke* is a brand-new Aussie zine all about handmade/vintage/photography/

craft/art/micro-business and much, much more.

Full of interviews, stories, art and photography features, micro-biz advice, tutorials and product features, *bespoke* aims to inspire, nourish, and support the handmade community.

[The zine] is written by the handmade community, for the handmade community... so if you have a story, article idea, product, art or anything else you think would suit *bespoke*, make sure to visit the 'submissions' page on the site and get in touch.

You can buy a copy and find more info about the zine here.

$50 of Free Google Adwords Credit!

Amusing Alpaca Fine Art Photography Print by caseymcardle

I thought this might be of interest to some readers- if you haven't used google adwords before you can sign up for $50 of free advertising here! Yay!

Things are a bit quiet on this blog and over at The Etsy Business Tips Blog because I'm submitting my PhD this month (finally), but there will be more bloggy activity soon :) I'll also be opening the blog up to more guest bloggers, so keep an eye out if you have some cool ideas and would like to be involved.

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Pretty Things

White Embossed Butterfly Wall Art by intheframe


Elegant Black Lace Pendant by lunarbelle


Dainty Flower Earrings by StellarLightDesigns


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31 Days to Build a Better Blog

(a post from over on The Etsy Business Tips Blog)

I've been planning to write some blog posts on this e-book that I purchased recently, but I just saw that the author is offering 25% off the already discounted price for the next couple of days only, so thought I'd better share the discount offer (even though I'm a bit jealous because I've already bought it)!

The normal retail price is $39, so this discount offer brings it down to just $14.95

It's a detailed and clear workbook/guide on how to make your blog more successful at your own pace, and I highly recommend it- I'm planning to work through it thoroughly to pick up some tips for improving my own blog as well.

The e-book is 31 Days to Build a Better Blog and it's written by an extremely successful blogger.

To get the discount, enter the code chrisjuly25 during checkout. Get more info and purchase here. Remember to be quick though...the offer ends this week!



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Favourites From Australian Etsy Blog Readers!

A few of my favourite finds from readers' shops :)

Purse Clutch Turning Japanese by alipink


Cowl Sweater Charcoal by Lyptis


White Cream, Peach or Black Blossom Brooch/Hair Clip by PercyHandmade


Fabric Flower Brooch With A Cute Bird Button by RubyJo


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