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Get to Know!

Get to Know...ArtfulMosaicSupplies!

What is the name of your shop?

~Artful Mosaic Supplieshttp://www.artfulmosaicsupplies.etsy.com/

What do you sell? ~All types of supplies for mosaics! I sell handcut china tiles, handcut stained glass tiles, handmade 3D ceramic embellishments for mosaic and other art, images under glass, glass gems/cabochons, MDF bases for mosaic projects and anything that would look great in a mosaic.

What's your favorite item/line that you sell? ~I enjoy them all.Give us an idea on how to use your products.

Do you have a picture of YOUR OWN project? ~That's difficult to answer because my products can be used in so many ways. For example, people use my MDF bases not only for mosaic work but for collage and other types of mixed media. My supplies are pretty versatile and my buyers have great ideas!Here is an example of my most labor-intensive project to date which shows how to use stained glass and my handmade ceramic embellishments:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20544131

How did you choose your user name? ~I just like the word "artful." Artfully done, an artful way of presenting something, artful blogging, etc. A nice, classy word.

Street clothes or Pajamas? ~Anything goes!

Biggest indulgence or guilty pleasure? ~No guilt...rock concerts!

Favorite food?~Avocados

Favorite non-craft website? ~No particular favorite. I have many interests.

Favorite craft website (not Etsy)? ~I think 1000Markets is a cool site.

What is one thing that nobody would know about you. ~I wanted to be a marine biologist.

What are your plans/goals for 2009? ~To continue building my customer base in my shop and create cool art. Create a website and a blog. Travel. Get organized in general...wishful thinking on that one!

Where else do you sell? Other IDs, sites, local shops, etc ~My other Etsy shop:http://www.calicoskies.etsy.com/~In it's infancy:http://www.boundless.com/

Team ESST Weekend Extravaganza

Beginning on Saturday September 5th at 12:00 AM EST, the Etsy Supply Street Team is hosting another "Weekend Shopping Extravaganza." This months event will be held Saturday, September 5th & Sunday, September 6th, 2009. ALL ETSY SHOPS - HANDMADE, SUPPLIES AND VINTAGE - are invited to participate by placing an announcement in your shop and joining in with promoting on the "Official" Promotional thread in the Etsy Forums.

This will be a “Shopping Event” similar to a Public Marketplace. There will not be a "Overall theme" since Etsy is a Global Marketplace hence, the seasons, cultures, holidays, etc. can vary quite a bit. Although not required, we do strongly encourage shops to have a feature, theme or sale as this can pique interest and help you to draw people to your shop.

You do not have to participate for the whole weekend simply join in when you can on the Promo thread in the Etsy Forums. You can search for the official thread - “SEPTEMBER WEEKEND SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA SEPTEMBER 5TH & 6TH”. Here is the Promo thread in the Etsy Forums:
Thread link will be posted at 12:00 A.M. September 5th!

The only requirement is that you have a shop on Etsy and help promote by joining in and bumping the thread throughout the weekend. Talk about your shop and what you have to offer our shoppers.

Those of you who blog or twitter can post and/or tweet about it and promote to people that are off Etsy to visit us. It will provide the Etsy community with publicity, making our shops more visible, and hopefully creating a monthly event shoppers will look forward to.

If you have any questions please convo the Etsy Supply Street Team.