A Twitter friend is holding a Valentine Contest, the prizes are awesome!
You can sign-up for this contest on her blog;
Paintermommy.com

You can gain entries several ways, one is to visit the blog and choose your favorite prize! Leave a comment on her blog and sign-up for her newsletter for a chance to win.

Check out the prizes that you can choose from!!



There will be 3 winners!
This giveaway will end on Saturday, January 31st so the winners can get their gifts in time for Valentines Day! Good luck everyone!!

The winners will be announced by Monday, February 2nd.

Have fun and good luck everyone!

Win a huge gift basket of Indie goodies and advertising!

Hi, I wanted to take a break from interviews, only because there is a cry for help. Carole Stites-Luka is my cousin's relative through marriage. You can read her story here:
http://liver4carole.blogspot.com

This Gift *Basket filled with Handmade (and vintage) goodies is to Benefit Carole Stites-Luka who is in desperate need of a Liver Transplant.

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!!
OPEN TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES!!!
WIN ALL OF THE ITEMS SHOWN BELOW, including free advertising and gift certificates!!



Read about Carole's Story here:
http://liver4carole.blogspot.com/2008/12/about-carole.html




Paper Craft Kits YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
(value $150.00!!)
Donated by Wunderkrafts





....and all these goodies















The list of shops that have donated these items are listed below!
deborahspencer(bath products)
tackyhandmade(2 necklaces and green bag)
christiecottage(neckwarmer)
oodlesofpoodles(crocheted poodle)
Lolalynn(5 aceos)
lilbeansboutique(crocheted cap)
kimnettiedesigns(earrings and necklace)
laacesplaace(6 ice cream potholders)
elephantdance(3 thank you cards)
collectiblecachet(tea cup & saucer)



WOW!! FREE ADVERTISING for your Indie Shop or your Blog!! Front page of:
Indiesmiles.com for a 2 week run. Donated by Sue and El owners of Indiesmiles!

You can have your choice of a Showboat Feature or the Big Smiles 125x125 graphic.
Value up to $25.00!!

See:
Indiesmiles


PLUS 2 Gift Certificates for $20.00...each to these great shops
merilsart
sunnfox

(the pics are only examples from each shop, winner will receive the Gift Certificates)



WHO? Anyone located in the United States can participate (except where prohibited by law)

WHEN? Drawing to be held Jan 15, 2008 This is when Carole should just be getting settled in at the Mayo clinic!

HOW?

1)For every 1.00 donation made using Paypal that is made in Carole's honor, you will be entered into a random drawing to win the Grand Prize. So if you donate $1.00 you will receive 1 entry, if you donate $10.00 you will receive 10 entries, if you donate $20.00 you will receive 20 entries, and so forth. 2)Donations are to be submitted here via paypal for this contest;
Transplants.org/
MAKE CERTAIN to indicate that the donations are in honor of Carole Stites-Luka!
3)Each donation that you make to transplants.org/, copy and paste the paypal transaction details into an email and send to liver4carole@gmail.com with your shop name or full name. Use the phrase: I want to win, in the subject line of the email. (if you do not have the pasted details of the paypal payment, in your email, your entry is invalid)
4)The grand prize drawing will be held on 1/15/09.

Post comments here if you would like, but to participate in the drawing you MUST email (to liver4carole@gmail.com) the paypal receipt to win!! We will send you a confirmation of your raffle entry!

VOID where prohibited by law!!
A winner will be drawn on 1/15/2009 using an online randomizer. The winner will be notified by mail.

Once we have a winner, the items will be mailed from the individual Artisans, Vintage and Supply shops.



Spread the word, by linking to this post. Also Twitter this blog for Carole!



Help Carole have a second chance!!

*all items are included, gift basket is not included.

Liver for Carole Stites-Luka

Fellow Etsiers and other readers, this is a plea for help! Carole's blog has been built, her Twitter account is going strong,items have been donated, yet there is so much to do and I need your help!



Carole's daughter owns Candlemaker, an Etsy Shop. Yet, the project of coordinating her Mother's health insurance paperwork, Mayo Clinic paperwork and the endless amount of all other documents is her full-time job. Once she starts to get a handle on that she will be posting Candles for her Mom's Cause. I am donatng a couple items from each one of my shops:

100 Percent to CAROLE- Easy on Easy off - Turquoise and Cracked Ice Necklace

100 percent to Carole Stites-Luka Nestled Wooden bowls snacks


...and I will be adding more and more. Her cousin, Laacesplaace is donating any items sold from her shop to Carole's cause!

Now, I need your help. Please donate an item, if so I'll post it on my blog free of charge! In return, you will receive free exposure. I'll twitter your item and post your item here on Izzy-it.

Twitter for Carole, blog for Carole, pray for Carole and donate if you can. Donations can be made online thru paypal at:

Every little bit helps!

This is a woman who once saved a child's life as a Crossing Guard, a job she held for 22 years! Standing in the cold and other types of weather, helping children stay safe. She was also known for keeping extra gloves and hats on hand incase a child had none. Now it's her turn!

Read more about Carole here:


Follow Carole on Twitter:
Liver4carole

Here is an updated list of the Etsy items donated to Carole:
Handmade items donated to Carole's Cause
Donation List:

Laacesplaace:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11888060
http://laacesplaace.etsy.com/ (all items donated)
Tackyhandmade:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16245109
Tackybackintime:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17491695
ChristieCottage:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9215736
DeborahSpencer
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17906344
hemplady4u:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18675187
Krishenka
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17439698
Wunderkrafts
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php%20listing_id=17130366
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18661595
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18685120
wrappedNwarmth
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18343408
paratu
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18315037
rachelherzog
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15361004

Interview with Jangie!

It's really great how Karma works, this gal owns a blog where she also spends her time interviewing other Etsy shops, so how appropriate that she won the random drawing for this interview on Izzy-it!

1.How did you first hear about Etsy?
I first heard about Etsy from another forum I was surfing. I checked it out and was pleasantly surprised by what I found. I was shocked I had never heard of it before as this is my kind of place. I signed up last December as a buyer and waited until July to set up my own shop. Here I am now. :)


2.Tell us about a little about yourself and your favorite craft/art!
I'm an art student finishing up my bachelor's degree in Art. The focus of my shop is threefold: ceramics, crochet and cards. Right now I crochet the most. I've been doing that for about 7 years now and I like making scarves and scarflettes the most. Baby blankets are my second favorite.

3.What inspires you to create?
I like doing things with my hands. I can't sit still. I crochet while watching TV, waiting for classes to start, I'd crochet while surfing the Internet if it was possible!

4.Tell us something about yourself that would surprise others!
Something about me that would surprise others. I always think I'm horrible at this question, but I'll give it a go. When I was 19 I had the opportunity to spend a night on a docked destroyer at a state attraction in Massachusetts. It was wintertime, my watch broke the night before and there were no windows or anything to look outside to see what the weather was like. I'm definitely not cut out to be in the navy, that's for sure!

5.How do you get the word out about your shop and Etsy?
I have a blog that I promote a lot in forums: http://jangiesetsyshop.blogspot.com. I feature sellers I have marked in my favorites Monday-Thursday and Fridays I tally up the comments I get during the week and pick a lucky winner to promote on Friday. So, it pays to have audience participation. The feedback has been really good for only having the blog up for a few months. I also have another Etsy team that I'm on, and right now we're having giveaways until Dec 12th. http://artsydangerladies.blogspot.com.
In public I always carry business cards with me and I work on my crocheting a lot so people know me for what I do!

I hope Jangie had some of her warm, beautiful scarves along for that stay on the destroyer!

Visit Jangie


I want to feature your shop! If you want to win a free interview and Etsy Mini feature on Izzy-it...read this:
Continue to leave comments, your shop could win an interview at Izzy-it. I will draw a random shop from all of the comments received each week....using an online randomizer.

To maximize your exposure I will be promoting the Featured interview on my Twitter Channel!

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Special Announcement from Izzy-it!

This week Izzy-it is showboating a brand new Indie Coupon Portal "Indiesmiles"!

Run by Myself, Tackyhandmade and Elephantdance,designed with you in mind, Indiesmiles will bring deals to YOU!

Many handmade, supply and vintage shops post their sales on the internet with hopes that you'll find them. Well, scour no more. You can now find great deals all in one great spot!


From December 1st thru the 15th, get Free Shipping in these shops using the code FREESMILES, please see the coupon directory located at the Indiesmiles website for full details.




Feel free to leave a comment, next week Izzy-IT will resume it's free interviews. I will choose a shop using an online randomizer from all the comments left each week. If you have left a comment in prior weeks and are still waiting for your free interview, go ahead...leave another comment!

Interview with Christie Cottage!

As an avid shopper in Chrisie's shop, I must say I was so happy to interview her in Izzy-it. I'm sure that you will agree with me, that of all the shops on Etsy, you will find Christie Cottage to be very heartwarming!

1)How did you hear about Etsy?I made a type-o and ended up on Etsy's site. I was thrilled to find it!

2)Why did you decide to sell your handmade items on Etsy? I thought it was the perfect venue for selling my many handmade items, especially during the off-season for shows.




3)Tell us about a little about yourself and your favorite craft/art! My favorite craft is painting. When my husband died, painting became my therapy. My son told everyone that came to the house "Don't sit still too long, my Mom will paint you!"

4)What inspires you to create a new design? Looking through Miss Dorothy's supplies. Miss Dorothy, at the age of 93 years, was going to be moved into an assisted living facility. Her daughter was going to throw all Miss Dorothy's sewing and craft supplies away. Miss Dorothy called her neighbor, who is a friend of mine. The deal was I had to use them all. I am slowly working my way through them. Currently in my shop, anything embellished with a vintage button is from Miss Dorothy's button box. Even the western boot purse I have listed has some of Miss Dorothy's vintage trim on it.

5)How do you intend to promote your Etsy shop? I plan to advertise in a National Magazine next year. I also include my business card in each Ebay item I ship, hoping to introduce those customers to etsy.

5)Tell us something about yourself that would surprise others! I think what surprises most people about me is that my hair is over 4 feet long.


Wow, 4 foot long hair, it must be beautiful! What a wonderful story about Miss Dorothy and her supplies, thanks for sharing that with us!

Visit Christie Cottage

I want to feature your shop! If you want to win a free interview and Etsy Mini feature on Izzy-it...read this:
Continue to leave comments, your shop could win an interview at Izzy-it. I will draw a random shop from all of the comments received each week....using an online randomizer.

To maximize your exposure I will be promoting the Featured interview on my Twitter Channel!

Interview with Cthings!

One of the things that I love about Etsy is that when you meet someone you are bound to meet them again...somewhere! I was Cthings 1st (and they were lovely pink earrings!), so imagine my surprise when the online randomizer choice her shop for the interview! Wow, I had to add the Garnet Wire Wrapped Pendant, it's amazing...I'm sure you'll agree!

1)What did you think when you first found Etsy?I first found Etsy through a friend. She gave me this piece of paper from a magazine in which Etsy advertised in so then I checked it out and thought Etsy was cool! So I’m hooked.


2)Tell us about a little about yourself and your favorite craft/art!I have been married for 18 years to my wonderful husband and we have one son who is 11 years old. We have one dog that is a beagle. I work out of my home as a Licensed Massage Therapist for the past 11 years. It is hard for me to pick one art/craft. I think I would have to say wire wrapping jewelry is what I love at the moment. I have worked with drawing, painting, sewing, knitting and now jewelry. I guess I find pleasure in just working with my hands.

3)Tell us something about yourself that would surprise others!I’m a big fan of “Oprah”

4)How do you get the word out about your shop and Etsy?To get the word out I have told friends, family, clients, using the blog, Etsy forums, Etsyforanimals team, twitter and now neatostuff. I want to check more out as time goes on. Maybe advertise on a blog sometime.

5)Without the luxury of a picture, how would you best describe your work area?Work area? Are we supposed to have one of them? I just sit at our dining table and sprawl all over it. My guys sure put up with quite a bit. Thanks guys!

Oprah is great, I gained a tremendous amount of respect for her, once I watched the footage showing Oprah crying (with her mascara running I must add) on the guys shoulder when Obama won the election! Funny part was, that guy was so mesmerized that I don't think he even noticed!! Gosh, how could you not feel for her and the endless amount of adults that cried that nite?

Visit Cthings and see the other stunning jewelry pieces she has to offer!



I want to feature your shop! If you want to win a free interview and Etsy Mini feature on Izzy-it...read this:
Continue to leave comments, your shop could win an interview at Izzy-it. I will draw a random shop from all of the comments received each week....using an online randomizer.

To maximize your exposure I will be promoting the Featured interview on my Twitter Channel!