Valentine Love from the Etsytwitter Team!

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it.  Such a fun and romantic time of the year.  The Etsytwitter Team has a few special items to offer to help make your gifting easier.

Valentine Rolled Hat

JayBirdDesigns has an adorable hat for your little darling!  She even has one for the baby of the family.  Check out her shop for her clever designs.

Siam Swarovski Crystal Earrings

MikiyeCreations is never at a loss for romance in her shop.  These red crystal earrings are only the beginning, but what a romantic start for an evening!

Crocheted Red Bow

Butterflyalley has created some adorable bows to pin wherever your little heart desires!  Pin it on a headband, your coat jacket, your loved one's lunch bag; just imagine the possibilities.  Available in many colors so shop away!

Sweet Talk Valentine Dog Collar

KadysPetCouture reminds us to spread the love to our furry friends with a sweet variation of those little heart candies.  Make sure your pet is ready to celebrate.

Strawberry Cheesecake Wall Decor

FromNancysHeart creates the most endearing pieces to decorate any space imaginable.  Stick these little Valentine pretties around your house, on your little one's door, use them to decorate a package; oh, the places you can tuck them!  How about one at each place setting for the special celebration?

Key to my Heart Save the Date

MyLittleChick is ready for all those Valentine's Day proposals with some unique Save the Date magnets.  Stop by to work out the perfect piece for you to send or use them as the place setting at the wedding.  Great idea for something a little different.

As you can see the Etsytwitter Team is festive and ready to help you prepare for that romantic upcoming holiday.  Search for Etsytwitter team and add Valentine's Day for some other ideas.  Don't forget to tweet what you find!!  Add the hashtag #etsytwitter to everything you tweet!

Wonderland wedding treasuries

Weddings with EVERYTHING handmade by Jenco13

The Beautiful Bride by MommaGoddess

A winter white and ruby red Wedding by WhimsyFish

Wonderland wedding

Meet Trudy from

Momma Goddess Treasures In Trudy's shop you can find many things for your very special day. "I sell custom designed and handmade jewelry, wedding garters, and hair combs for the discriminating bride."

Shown here is a Small Organza and Satin Garter - Great for Throwing

Enter the code "ETTLOVE" and receive free shipping for sales $50 and over within the United States and over $100 everywhere else.

Custom orders are welcomed--let me help you with your special day!

~Jen~

Jenco13

Etsytwitter team leader

Wonderland Wedding- spice it up with a splash of Jewelry

Today's shops are all about Jewelry for the bride, bridesmaids, mother of the bride, mother of the groom and grandmothers. If you watch the Rachel Zoe project, on Bravo, as much as I do you have learned that she talks about how simple it is to "spice up an outfit with jewelry".

Having handmade jewelry will make your wedding that much special. When something is handmade it automatically becomes a one of a kind.

These shops also customize items for the bridal need. Please ask the individual shop owners if they can make that special piece your looking for.

Meet Max (aka Maxine) of whimsyfish

Shown here is Max's Beautiful Gold & Ruby Necklace and a Matching Gold & Ruby Earrings .

Need something more Romantic? Check out her

Romantic Heart Necklace or Amber Heart Necklace

all of these items are inspired by fall colors and are just beautiful!

Meet Linda from Linda B's Beaded Jewelry & Accessories (aka LindaB142) . Linda's inspiration for this Brown Jasper Pendant is from the Autumn colors. It would be stunning on a mother of the bride, mother of the bridegroom or a grandmother (of the bride and groom).

She has many other beautiful pieces in her shop so make sure you stop by LindaB142.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow when we feature a few more shops to help you get ready for your special day.

~Jen~

Jenco13

Etsytwitter Team leader

Shop of the Week: Mikiye Creations

This week's shop of the week is run by the lovely: Mikiye Narita. In her shop, Mikiye Creations, you can find various types of jewelry and Specialize in designing one of a kind customized hair accessories. "I am constantly learning and being inspired by my Brides. They always have me on my toes when it comes to creating their one of a kind pieces, many of which are heirloom quality for their Special Day. It's so fantastic to always be striving to be the best I can be and creating heirloom pieces that they will cherish forever."

When interviewing Mikiye she told me a little about herself.

"I grew up in a family full of artistic women and was bit by the art bug early in life. I have always loved keeping myself involved with anything that I can express my talents in. I spent 15+ years working as a Professional celebrity Makeup artist in Los Angeles and about 7 years ago began my love affair with making flowers. It wasn't long until my clients and friends were asking me to make them flowers and accessories so it was a natural move to start my own business. I am completely self taught so it's great fun for me to see how far I have come and how much my skills and techniques have improved!"

As an artist the world that surrounds us normally inspires us to create. (well at least that's what my art teacher taught me in elementary school) For Mikiye she is inspired by "history! Art History was one of my favorite classes!I just drooled over the elaborate clothing and accessories. The paintings, colors and representations of opulence drove me wild! I try to incorporate that richness into my work. Little inklings of it here and there. I think my attention to detail and high quality help bring my passion to fruition. Everything in fashion can be traced back to the beginnings and I love to pick and choose from each era a little something special and add my own twist."

Mikiye's trick of twitter is as follows: "I really enjoy getting to know people on twitter. It is such an easy way to see what people are up to. I check out new items my friends tweet about as well as just see what they are up to.I like to make sure I comment/interact with others and I always like to share something I find interesting that another person has tweeted about.Definitely take the time to get to know who's on there because it is amazing the tight knit family that can actually develop when you really pay attention to who's doing what.Frankly, it's just A LOT of FUN!"

As all of our members have Mikiye has shared her business resolutions for the New Year. "One of my business resolutions is to get my personal site up!Literally, this has been in the making for the last 5 years and keeps falling through the cracks.I can't wait to have this available for my clients!"

Mikiye is offering our readers the following special this week:

FREE U.S. SHIPPING on all purchases. Please add SOTW in notes to seller to redeem this. Shipping will be refunded through Paypal.

To learn more about this shop please use the handy links below:

TWITTER ADDRESS http://www.twitter.com/mikiyecreations
FB PAGE http://www.facebook.com/mikiyecreations
BLOG http://www.mikiyecreations.blogspot.com/

Written by Jen. Jenco13.etsy.com

Shop of the week: Glitzy Events

With the wedding season coming up, the Etsy Twitter Team’s Shop of the Week GlitzyEvents has the invitations and the customer service attitude to make the experience perfect for the bride-to-be! The shop proprietor says, “I just want brides to be able to get exactly what they want. Often times with mass production companies there is no personal interaction, so you can’t just say I love this part about this invite, but can you change this. I want my clients to be 100% happy with the product that they receive, so almost all requests can be accommodated.” Since she ships internationally to Canada, UK, Australia, and Ireland, that’s a lot of happy brides!

Kimberley Williams is the talent behind GlitzyEvents. She specializes in custom invitations; the process from start to finish is entirely for the client. They choose all paper colors, fonts, & text, and can also mix and match invitation styles. Coordinating pieces to complete the look and feel of the wedding are also available, i.e. menus, programs, placecards, unity candles, seating charts, & more!

Kimberley’s is inspired by her dedication to quality goods and customer service. And she loves all the options available for paper goods. “There are always tons of new papers in production so I can continually evolve my line.” And with her high quality paper goods, hardware, and machinery, “everything from samples to full invitation orders come beautifully professionally packaged, and with useful freebies for the modern bride.”

Facebook and Twitter are key tools for Kimberley’s business, but most importantly, she enjoys them as a means of building relationships. In addition, she says she has ‘met’ and been able to cross promote with many great wedding professionals. When tweeting about a new product or promo, “the retweets from these ‘tweeps’ have been really priceless.”



Her 2010 New Year’s resolutions is to “reach a larger audience. The start of 2010 has been fantastic. I have literally tripled my business from this time one year ago. It really has been an awesome start to the year.”



From February 8-14, GlitzyEvents is offer
Free shipping on all invitation samples
Just mention EtsyTwitter @ check-out for a refund on shipping,
or convo me ahead of time for an updated listing.

To learn more about Kim and her amazing shop please use these links:

twitter is http://twitter.com/glitzyevents

blog is http://blog.glitzyevents.com/

facebook: http://facebook.com/glitzyevents

Written by Judy.

WellspringCreations.etsy.com

Shop Of The Week: Glitzy Events

Kimberley Williams, of Glitzy Events has one mission: to provide high quality products and personalized service to her clients. Whether working with brides-to-be, or those planning graduation, anniversary or other celebrations, Glitzy Events is a one-stop source for everything from gorgeous, fully customized invitations to products such as unity & memorial candles, place cards, menus, programs, etc.

Born out of Kimberley's frustrations while planning her own wedding, Glitzy Events is happy to design something unique for a customer. "We can take any design in our shop and customize it completely for our clients. If a client loves our work but wants something a little different we will work with them until we can come up with a design that they love. We don’t charge any additional design fees as we feel that this is part of the custom process." Located in New York, the shop currently ships to the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK and is always happy to provide shipping quotes for other International customers.

With a full service website as well as an Etsy location, Kim's always looking for ways to save time and has found Twitter to be very useful in reaching new clients.

"Twitterfeed.com has been an extremely helpful tool. As I list new items they are posted to my twitter account automatically within 30 minutes which then results in immediate views for my products. Using this tool saves me a lot of time and allows my products to be seen by hundreds of people almost instantly. This has helped me to connect with other professionals within and outside of my industry. These connections lead to referrals which lead to sales."

Glitzy Events is offering two specials this week: Become a Fan of their Facebook Page (http://facebook.com/GlitzyEvents), leave a comment on their Wall, and receive 5% off your full

invitation order

AND

Order 2 or more INVITATION samples and get free shipping...refund to be issued via Paypal.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade GlitzyEvents.etsy.com

Bridal Daze: Thank You Cards!

When all is said and done, the decorations from your wedding are tucked away, you’re both wearing brand new rings, and your dress is on its way to the cleaners, you now have the task of thanking all those who helped to make your wedding day the most awesome event that it was. People who helped, those who generously gave lovely gifts, and the people who stood up for you in the ceremony all deserve the nicest thank you cards you can give them. And what better way to do that than by doing it handmade? The people who receive them will feel all that much more special!

Pretty Cheap Jewelry

In addition to jewelry, Pretty Cheap Jewelry makes lovely greeting cards! You won't believe the special touches! "I make everything with quality and care, and sell for fun and love. My prices are sensitive to today's economic reality. You simply get more for your money at Pretty Cheap Jewelry."

Constellation Photo

A picture is worth a thousand words... So send them to all your friends or send them on special occasions. These are color-rich, stunning photograph note card sets.

Special Offer: Mention in checkout that you saw these cards in the Bridal Daze event on this blog and get 2 extra cards FREE! Get 6 instead of 4!!

The Giveaway!!!

In addition to the invaluable wedding information you will find this week on the Etsy Twitter Team blog, we are having a contest for all of you! Our team members have put together a lovely prize basket that one lucky commenter will win at the end of the week. Some of the prizes include stunning jewelry, a Wayside Violet coffee cozy, and shop discount coupons! It's a great prize package!

In order to enter you must leave a comment on the blog about Bridal Daze. That comment must include a way to get a hold of you either through your user name link to your blog profile page or if you don’t have a blog you can email your info to etsytwitterteam@gmail.com. Please be sure to include your comment in the email. You may enter once per day. No Etsy Twitter Team members are allowed to win. At the end of the week I will draw a random winner from the all the comments. If you know someone who is getting married soon, tell him or her about this contest so they can get in on the action! Good luck! Commenting closes Sunday, June 14th at midnight!

See the previous posts about Bridal Daze!

Bridal Daze: For the Bridal Party Women!

Planning a wedding can be stressful because there are just some things that are out of your hands that you cannot plan, like the weather. All brides hope for a sunny not-too-hot and not-too-cold wedding day. But just in case it’s chilly or raining, your wedding party gals might need a little jacket. This is where JusShar comes in! Look how cute these are!


They are all made to order, can be color customized, take 18-21 days to complete, and comes in XS to L. See the colors here: www.JusSharDesigns.com/yarn.html

How perfect is that?! When I got married the selection of little shrugs was not so pretty! I wish I had known about JusShar! Make sure to order yours ahead of time!

Then there’s that thing I will be cautious to use my wording around. You know. "That Thing" that comes once a month. Can’t always plan for that either, ladies.

So for your minor "needed item" emergency, Abby Chase Designs has created the Incognito Tampon Wallet. It’s both functional and perfectly pretty! Keep all your needs at hand with this cute wallet! No one will be the wiser!

The Giveaway!!!

In addition to the invaluable wedding information you will find this week on the Etsy Twitter Team blog, we are having a contest for all of you! Our team members have put together a lovely prize basket that one lucky commenter will win at the end of the week. Some of the prizes include stunning jewelry, a Wayside Violet coffee cozy, and shop discount coupons! It's a great prize package!

In order to enter you must leave a comment on the blog about Bridal Daze. That comment must include a way to get a hold of you either through your user name link to your blog profile page or if you don’t have a blog you can email your info to etsytwitterteam@gmail.com. Please be sure to include your comment in the email. You may enter once per day. No Etsy Twitter Team members are allowed to win. At the end of the week I will draw a random winner from the all the comments. If you know someone who is getting married soon, tell him or her about this contest so they can get in on the action! Good luck! Commenting closes Sunday, June 14th at midnight!

See all the posts about Bridal Daze!

Bridal Daze: Great Gifts!!

Family and friends of the bride and groom can go handmade for the wedding, too! There are so many items that need to be purchased for a wedding from gifts for the bride and groom to thanks you gifts for the bridal party. The Etsy Twitter Team has some awesome gifts ideas for the big day!

Scrap With Style

Specializes in scrapbooking needs for many occasions. "I love scrapbooking and I'm excited to share these wonderful scrapbooking products with you! I have lots of page kits, coordinating papers, ribbons, albums, chipboard, rub-ons, and other embellishments!" This is a great shop to help your happy couple create memories to treasure!

12" x 12" Scrapbook Page Kit: Timeless Love

This page kit is "timeless" with pretty floral and black and white images, plus I love the touches of red! Great for couples, engagements, love, wedding and even family photos!

Chipboard Layered Album Kit: Our Story

This kit includes everything you need to create an album similar to the sample I've shown here. I love the colors and textures in this kit and I love chipboard!!

I Love You Printed Ribbon: 1/2 inch wide

Super cute ribbon to add to your scrapbooking!

Special Offer: 15% discount in this shop this week -- enter code "Bridal Daze" in Message to Seller at checkout and receive a refund of the discount via PayPal!

Wayside Violet

Many brides have chosen to have Wayside Violet make custom coffee cozies for the bridal party. Personalize the cozies with the bride's wedding colors or other colors of your choice. These make great thank you gifts for the coffee lovers in your life!

Sale: Free shipping on bridal orders!! To redeem type "Bridal Daze" in message to seller at checkout.

Purple Lemon Designs

Monogram address stamps are great bridesmaid's or groomsman's gifts or gifts for the happy couple!




Threepeats

Do you need unique, handmade gifts or favors for the special women involved in your BIG Event? Are you into recycling? This shop is for you!!



All pairs of long, light, dangle earrings (made from recycled vintage beads, chain and ribbon) will be $2.00 off during the Bridal Daze Event (a 25% discount!). Refunds will be posted to your Paypal account after purchase.

Soap Rehab

Made-from-scratch cold process soaps, lotions and other bath and body products... time-honored methods but with a modern kick. Natural yet effective ingredients are used to create products that are detergent free and paraben free. Now you can get clean and feel good about it, too. Bath and body gifts are a special way to say you care about someone!

Pink Champagne Heart Glycerin Soap

Sereni-Tea Shea Body Butter

Blackberry Lemon Drop Pedicure Duo


Fat Daddy Sweets

These would be perfect as favors for a summer wedding! White Chocolate flavored with fresh lemon, just the right amount of tartness and sweetness, reminiscent of sitting on the porch on a warm summer afternoon enjoying an ice cold glass of lemonade. You'll be hard pressed to eat only one at a time!


I hope you have found some new ideas for gifting handmade! Anyone of these gifts would be perfect for almost anyone!

Don't forget... we have a giveaway going on for a Prize Package including a Wayside Violet coffee cozy, beautiful jewelry, and gift certificates and coupons to Etsy Twitter Team Shops. Leave a comment to enter! Commenting closes Sunday, June 14th at midnight!

See all the posts about Bridal Daze!

Bridal Daze: A Little Sparkle!

You’ve found the perfect dress. You’ve hunted down the perfect shoes. Even got a great deal on those much needed undergarments! Now it’s time to put the crowning touch on the whole ensemble! Jewelry!

This is an easy way to go handmade for your wedding, and with many different price ranges, anyone can afford to do it. Adding that special touch to your “fairy tale” look is simple with the Etsy Twitter Team’s jewelry artists!

South Paw Studios

South Paw Studios jewelry on Etsy offers handcrafted designs by self taught, Toledo, Ohio jewelry artist, Katy Mims. All jewelry is crafted with hand selected semi-precious and precious gems, fresh water pearls, sterling silver and vermeil metals. Affordable elegance, chic designs, no fuss jewelry!

Pearl Necklace and Earring Bridal jewelry set. You pick the color! 15 colors to choose from!

Joslin Jewels

"I simply wish to make beautiful objects of wearable art by following my muse wherever she takes me. My designs are sometimes simple, sometimes intricate, sometimes whimsical, and sometimes elegant." - Sheridan Joslin, Jewelry Artist

Bridal Daze Special: Free shipping PLUS buy one or more necklaces and pick a pair of earrings priced $25.00 or less for FREE!

Pretty Cheap Jewelry

Have money left over for a honeymoon!!

Budget Weddings are Beautiful Too Necklace & Earring Set

White Wedding or Whenever Earrings (great for bridal party, additional pairs or colors made upon request)



Bella Tu Jewelry

Each piece is handcrafted with meticulous attention to detail so that your lovely treasure will be cherished for a lifetime.

That's Headley!

That's Headley! Jewelry Designs is about a journey in wearable art in semiprecious gemstones, wire, and glass. Color, texture, balance, and richness are the design goals.

Linda B's Jewelry

An elegant and timeless necklace for your wedding.

The Giveaway!!

In addition to the invaluable wedding information you will find this week on the Etsy Twitter Team blog, we are having a contest for all of you! Our team members have put together a lovely prize basket that one lucky commenter will win at the end of the week. Some of the prizes include stunning jewelry, a coffee cozy, and shop discount coupons!

In order to enter you must leave a comment on the blog about Bridal Daze. That comment must include a way to get a hold of you either through your user name link to your blog profile page or if you don’t have a blog you can email your info to etsytwitterteam@gmail.com. (Please be sure to include your comment in the email.) You may enter once per day. No Etsy Twitter Team members are allowed to win. At the end of the week I will draw a random winner from all the comments. If you know someone who is getting married soon, tell him or her about this contest so they can get in on the action! Good luck! Commenting closes Sunday, June 14th at midnight!

See all the posts about Bridal Daze!