Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday

You may know that today is Small Business Saturday which was created to help support small businesses by encouraging people to shop local.  In the spirit of small business Saturday, below you will find a selection of items from various Etsy shops randomly selected from the Top Shops of Etsy directory.  Since I am sure many of you are out getting some holiday shopping done this weekend, I selected holiday themed items to promote.

Feel free to add any holiday themed items from your Etsy shops to the list.  Try to visit a few of the Etsy listings above you to help spread the love.

Featured Shop: UDazzle

Featured Shop:  UDazzle

Shop Name:  UDazzle

Description:  A jewelry and handbags store, which offers you exquisite and unique handmade, beaded fashion jewelry and bags in various shapes and sizes. Be sure to experience a riot of colors.

Creation of artifacts is my hobby and passion - I am putting up a few of my unique creations of necklaces, crochet handbags and bracelets. Keep coming back for more ...

Am sure that these creations will dazzle you and you will patronize my store. I assure you that i will strive to delight you.

Featured Items:

 Floral Hex Crochet Handbag - Ivory Base & Multicolor Flora

Kutch Styled Ethnic Tote Bag - Lace, Mirror, Hand Embroidery and Patch Work

Clutch Bag:  Orange Dolly and Crochet Flowers

Where to find UDazzle:

UDazzle Etsy Shop

Top Shops of Etsy Treasury Challenge #5 is OPEN!

Top Shops of Etsy Treasury Challenge #5

Last week's treasury challenge winner was:  Mindful Presents.  This week, they will be our featured shop!  The fifth treasury challenge is now officially open.

The Rules:
- You must include one item from our featured shop in your treasury
- Tag your treasury with "TopShopsChallenge 5"
- Share your treasury!

Some Treasury Tips:

- Add a variety of items to your treasury and don't forget to include vintage items and supplies.

- The first six items are very important in terms of having your treasury selected to appear on the front page.  Make sure you choose high resolution images.  Also, include images that are shot from different angles (close up, far away, tilted).  It makes your treasury visually interesting.

- Hundreds of treasuries are created each day, try to share your treasury in all of your teams and social media sites to gain exposure.

Good luck to everyone!  You have until Monday morning to create your beautiful treasuries.

Top Shops Treasury Challenge #4 Winner

Top Shops Treasury Challenge #4 Winner

The winner of the past week's Top Shops of Etsy treasury challenge just happens to be the shop that was featured on our blog yesterday, Mindful Presents.

Traveling Tales:

Mindful Presents will be the featured shop for Treasury Challenge #5.  Look for my post Friday morning officially opening our next challenge.  I will also be including some new tips on creating a front page treasury.