Meet Our Newest Contributer

Hello dear OKetsy readers! My name is Brittini Flowers; I am the gal behind Oh honey child. I am a 21 year old wife and mother to four fur-babies :). I have been a crafty maven and attending craft shows and festivals ever since I was a child. I live in western Oklahoma, I sew, I hunt for vintage treasure, I take pictures, I live a true DIY lifestyle and man oh man do I love it! I blog about my life and business on my blog, www.ohhoneychild.com

I am so happy to be blogging for OKetsy.  I plan to share lots of advice, DIY’s, and craft show tips for all my fellow indie business gals.

My first DIY project will be a simple fall pumpkin, good for around the house décor!

For now,

-britt

OHC

OKEtsy Featured Seller: Chocolate Dog Studio

The featured seller of the week is Karen from Chocolate Dog Studio. Karen lives in Tulsa and loves sewing and paper crafts.

Karen, where does your inspiration come from?

My main inspiration comes from the colors and textures in the paper or fabrics. I love putting different colors and textures together in the fabrics and then also the paper crafts. It gives me great joy to see a fabric or paper, envision a completed item, create it and then see the finished item. It is exciting to me to see things appear out of raw materials, recycled materials, or gifted materials that were useless to someone else. It is a little addicting to take a piece paper that someone was going to throw away and make something to sell.

What is your favorite media to work with?

My favorite media is (at this time) working with the paper and then also fabric. In the past I have crocheted, knitted, dabbled in different drawing mediums.

Where would you like to see yourself 5/10 years from now in this project?

In about 5/10 years I hope that I am still following this path laid out before me. I just have no idea where it is heading. I am much happier when I am creating than when I am not creating. It is just something I have to do, whether it is appreciated by buyers or not. :0) Though like everyone, buyers are confirmation that I am doing the right thing!

What is one of your keys to success?

Be nice and kind to everyone that comes across your path, regardless of how they treat you. You are leaving a lasting impression with suppliers, customers and other sellers.

What is one crazy thing about you?

20 kindergartners with paint and paintbrushes doesn't scare me. A regular class full of kids with an academic subject is terrifying! (I used to teach art.)

What is something you would love to learn how to do?

I would love to weave with a giant room sized loom. It just sounds like so much fun.

What is your favorite color?

Green, some pinks, and red are my favorite colors. I wear green most often.

What do you love about Oklahoma?

I love Oklahoma people, they are friendly, concerned and most of all Real. We are used to wide open spaces, fairly large cities, small towns, backwoods.

Be sure to check out this week's featured seller and all of her fabulous sites:

Blog:http: http://www.chocolatedogstudio.com/

Twitter: chocodogstudio

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Chocolatedogstudio

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

Tulsa World Feature- Plumeperfume

OkEtsy team member Tara of Plumeperfume is featured in a great story in today's Tulsa World.

Check out her story from the front of today's scene section!

And then go see her shop. If the perfume smells as good as the pictures look, I am sold!

Featured Etsy Seller

Our very own KeysAndMemories was the Featured Seller on Etsy on November 27. Check out her interview here. Elizabeth is one of the team's most successful sellers and an all-around sweetheart. Congratulations on being featured!

Martha Stewart Weddings

One of our very own is featured in the summer issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. Wow-ee! Head to your local magazine stand and pick up a copy to see Fat Daddy Sweets, maker of divinely delicious treats, alongside other great Etsy sellers. The goods are in the section called "Buy It Yourself," and the article starts on page 134. Check our teammate out on page 139. If you're planning a wedding or just want to support the handmade movement, go buy your copy today!

Congratulations, Alicia! Speaking from personal experience, your product totally deserves the exposure.

Coming to a newstand near you

Our very own BuckBoardWoodWorks shared some exciting news today: one of his carvings will be in the next issue of Woodcarving Illustrated! Check out his handiwork in issue #48 or http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/ when the fall issue is released.

Way to go, Frank!

OklaTravelNews today!

Hey there friends! I'll be on OklaTravelNews today around noon (CDT) to promote Deluxe. I'm so excited to help spread the word about this awesome event. If you can, watch it live by tuning into the Web site right at 12:00 p.m. If you can't, head to the site any time between 1:00 p.m. today and 11:59 a.m. tomorrow to watch the magic happen. Just click the "Last Show Archive" button on the viewer. I'll be wearing my Deluxe T-shirt and a few pieces made by awesome Deluxe vendors, including a team member or two, so look out for them.

Thanks to Sara and JD for trusting silly little me to help out. :)

Great displays

Our very own AScrappyDesign was featured on Indie Craft Shows this week because of her gorgeous booth display. Congrats to Heather! Go check out the post to catch the buzz. It's a great way to get inspiration for sprucing up our own craft-show set-ups. Having a fun-but-functional display is one of the best ways to draw in shoppers.

If you have links to other great display photos, leave them in the comments!

"I love your guts!"

Looking for a Valentine's Day project with a little less glitter and pink hearts? Our very own Amy of EarlyBirdSpecial worked with Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching ("this ain't your gramma's embroidery!") to bring you this awesome, from-the-gut tutorial! Check out the link to make the one you love a card that tells it like it is.

For more of Amy's awesomeness, check out her blog.

Team members in the news!

Several team members, in the form of the Tulsa Craft Mafia, have made the Tulsa World newspaper today. To read the PDF version of the story, click here. The article contains a felt cuff tutorial by KloverStudio, romance novel bookmarks by Hollyrocks, map notecards by weatherandnoise, and a massage oil tutorial by greyeyedesigns (me!). We are all adding the tutorials to the Tulsa Craft Mafia blog as well, where you can also find a great piece on shrink plastic by paperlotus.

So, if you still need to make something for your Valentine, be they your significant other, your parent, your child, or your best friend, check out the tutorials for some great ideas!

Gift Guide Feature

Our very own Robin of VintageGardenKnits is featured in the Moms Gifts Guide right now. Go check out her beautiful Jardin Versailles Stole before it's gone!

TotallyCrosses = TreasuryCity!

Team member TotallyCrosses found out that she's in 7 different treasuries right now. Unbelievable! Come check them all out, click the items, and leave comments.

• JOY, UNSPEAKABLE JOY!
  
• THIS LITTLE HEART OF MINE
  
• Jesus is our Valentine
  
• Menagerie Calling
  
• Words of Faith . . .
  
• Regal Red Love Notes
  
• Heavy Metal

Edit: Miss Thang just discovered that she's in TWO MORE, for a total of NINE! They are:

• Wowzers!
• Whispering H O P E
  
  
  Way to go, TC!

Treasury

Team member AScrappyDesign is featured in this great, owl-themed treasury. Go check it out!

Happy Friday!

(If anyone else on the team is in a treasury, let me know, and I'll add them to this post.)