Choi to the World

Etsy Everywhere!

The adorable Rob Kalin, founder and president of Etsy appeared on Martha Stewart today. He did a great job of showcasing many talented Etsy artisans. I have been dabbling with Etsy for a couple months and I already feel its potential. It is so exciting to see something I believe in do well, take hold and catch some  mainstream attention. What do I believe in? I believe in having a connection to the things we buy. I believe in creativity and the power of an individual. I believe in being fair, the golden rule.

It is amazing to have an outlet that is easy, inexpensive and open to anyone.  Etsy deletes the catch 22. You don't have to have a big impressive portfolio to get in the door in many ways they help you create that portfolio and a successful business. I am tired of the same old, same old, the malls, the big box--the biggest box (which will remain nameless) has been out of my shopping repotoire for about 4 years now.

So, later today I was getting groceries and I stopped to pick op a Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. As I leafed through there was an article about Etsy with several Etsians featured. The Etsy Everywhere theme continued when I learned that there will be a report about Etsy on Weekend Edition on NPR. I love NPR so I am so glad they are picking up the all the wonderful and progressive things that are all things Etsy.

Dr4ward launched

Recently I had the pleasure of creating the look for a new marketing blog by Dr. William Ward, aka Dr4Ward. I had a lot of patient guidance from Bill as he attempted to articulate the feeling he wanted me to create in visual form. It took a bunch of revisions but we came up with a great look for his online persona. I am very pleased with the result and thrilled to add it to my portfolio. Be sure to check out the Dr4ward marketing blog. There is lots of cool stuff there already. It seems that Dr4Ward was a born marketer and it all started while digging for worms.

Featured on Etsy!

** Update--The curator of this collection sent me a screen capture of the front page while it was up. Check out her shop.**    
Wow, my lamp was featured on the front page of Etsy today! So exciting! It was featured along with a bunch of other phenomenal lamps. Check it out. New to Etsy? It is a fabulous marketplace for the handmade creations of artist from all over the world. Buy handmade... it makes the world a better and in this case, brighter place.

Etsy Greetings

I have recently joined a group of people who all make greeting cards and sell them through our Etsy shops. It is a great place to link to lots of cool cards being made by an imaginative group of people. There are over 350 members! Certainly more cards than you'll find at Hallmark and not censored by management! Click the lovely logo to the right to see a new Esty card artist featured every day on the EstyGreetings blog. I will be featured on March 7. Fun!

A few more cards

A couple more of my pop-up creations to celebrate Valentine's Day. They are also great for weddings, anniversaries, or anytime you feel like sharing the love.

A couple of sweet peas sharing the love in a pod.

Inspired by a sweet nest in a Maple Tree in my yard. It has withstood blizzards, ice storms 70 mile and hour winds! What a great symbol of enduring love. Who do you hope shares your love nest with you?