February Etsyblogger Carnival & Winner of the Giveaway!

Alright peeps & fellow Etsybloggers...this is why I opened shop & 

 

ETSY!

I've always LOVED crafting, scrapbooking, stamping, making cards, etc, etc, etc...so when I first heard about Etsy from my girl WorkoutMommy, I checked it out...loved it, came up with a plan to open shop and am on my merry way!  I love creating things and figured why not let others enjoy them so I can support my craft-a-holic habit...I mean to save for my girlies College fund ;-)

I adore the friends I've met...some I even feel like I've known forever, even though we've never actually met in person.  I heart my 2 teams...Etsybloggers & Etsymoms, as I'm sure you recognize the buttons over there in my sidebar.  I usually do try to promote them a bit more by snagging treasuries and such (but as you can tell, I've been a slacker lately and need to get back on track).

I love when I get a HEART or an item I made gets a HEART & even better...when I make a SALE.  Even though most of my items are pretty cheap, it's still makes my heart skip a beat when I get that e-mail that says, 'Etsy Transaction!'  It means someone actually likes the stuff I make other than me and it just gives me a great feeling...woo hoo!  Like a shot of espresso (which I might just need in a few hours since it's 2:45am and I get up at 6:30, hehe...unless the baby wakes me up beforehand....ahhh)!  

Ya know what the best thing is though?  Is that my friends and family have been so supportive of my little shop :-)  Always asking how it's doing, what's new, can I come over and shop...so sweet!  Thanks guys, you are the BEST!!

What I don't like is when someone 'purchases' something but doesn't pay for it and won't communicate back to you :-(  I've only had it happen twice, thank goodness.  Read about that here!  But just to let you all know that commented...I decided just to let it go and not give any feedback at all.  I just couldn't bring myself to leave negative feedback (because like I said...I feel like Etsy has such a positive atmosphere).

I'm sure there is so much more I could say about Etsy and why I heart it...but I must catch some zzz's so I'm not a crabby blogger!

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Before I forget though...

THANKS A BUNCH TO everyone who commented here...the articles, tips, well wishes...were all just what I needed & I really appreciate it!  So I hit up the random generator and it drew lucky number 23...

...Tara over at Too Much Information!  She'll receive a set of Ladybug Birthday Tags...woo hoo!

P.S. What do you think of the ol' switcheroo on the design?  I used this easy peasy tutorial from 3ColumnBlogger, yippee!  I know, the bottom of the header is way off...I'm working on fixing that.  And hopefully I'll get that Nav bar up and running soon too so it won't look so unorganized.  But it's a work in progress & I'm excited!