I don’t often wander from posting about my stitching life, but I joined an Etsy team, Collaborators in Cahoots, a few months ago. It’s been a terrific experience and I’ve learned a lot from many of the people on the team. It’s a small team compared to most Etsy teams. We have around twenty members, give or take a few. Check out all of them! As you might guess, the primary purpose of Etsy teams is to promote each other’s Etsy shops, but we also network and share tips and even become friends without ever meeting face to face. I’d like to introduce a couple of those folks to you.
Kelsi is a multi-talented, funny, smart, and clever (which is different from smart) person. And I’m pretty sure she’s not afraid of anything! She comes up with some really inventive ways to attract customers. Some of her tweets just make you giggle. And I’m way too old to giggle.
Kelsi’s shop, called Kelsilove, is full of creative things. She recycles all sorts of things into jewelry. She knits scarves and scarflettes and coffee cup cozies. She sews and paints and
takes wonderfully, interesting photos. Did I mention she’s still in high school? And she’s headed to University of Nevada
, Reno next fall. And you can follow her blog, just for fun.
Then there is Emily. Another creative, smart, and outgoing woman. Emily’s shop is called NothingbutString, but she does some incredible things with “string”! She says “whether it's beading, crocheting, knitting or sewing, it all has one thing in common, the thread that holds it all together.”
Emily’s main focus is Irish crochet, which is a form of lace.
Irish Crochet Lace is made with a very fine crochet hook and fine crochet cotton or linen thread.
She makes all sorts of jewelry, from rings to necklaces to bracelets . She even embellishes purses with Irish crochet. She recently added crocheted bowls to her inventory.
Emily doesn’t have a blog, but you can follow her on Twitter.
So, now you’ve met two of my CIC buddies. I hope you’ll take a good look at their wonderful shops. Then stop by the Collaborators2 shop and see what the rest of the team is doing.
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