Czarinabattymoon on Etsy! Interview :)

Name: Candace McFarland

Location: Norton Va

Age: 28

Name of shop: Czarinabattymoon

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: I took a silly quiz when Quizilla was big, and it just sort of stuck. I'm sure I will change it if I can think of a better name ^_^

How long has your shop been open: My shop has been open since 2011, but it's been pretty quite till this year.

What gave you the idea about opening an etsy shop: I wanted a place to sell my artwork, but the money to open up my own physical location was not possible.

Is this a hobby of your or do you do this full time?: I live, breathe, and sleep art lol I'd eat it if it weren't...ya know...toxic ^_^ Right now I do have a day job, but I am slowly moving to have my own art supply shop.

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: Art Prints, metal works, eleven circlets, and commissions. I do oil paintings, but right now it is only when asked. I don't have the time to devote to painting all day like I would like.

Your favorite item that you sell: My favorite Item that I sell is an eleven circlet that is custom order each time it is made. It is Arwens Coronation circlet. I've provided the link for anyone who wants to take a look.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/203919252/arwen-circlet-made-to-order-elven?ref=shop_home_active_18

Retails:($400.00)

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: I want it to hit off big, and have it be the only thing I have to focus on, besides the art supply shop I hope to have. No day job, Just working for myself.

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: Yes.

If so what: All kinds of beautiful elven circlets, more paintings, improved prints, and any metal creations I can think of. I would like to get into Cosplay accessories If I can.

What is something you want your future customers to know about your shop: If you want it, I will make it ^_^

My favorite item in this shop has got to be this green masquerade mask! I really do love this beacuase its beautiful! I do really like how this piece is made out of metal, which is really cool and unique. That definitely makes this piece one of a kind.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/98369599/masquerade-mask-green-masquerade-mask?ref=shop_home_active_6

Retails:($100.00)

Check her shop out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/czarinabattymoon?ref=l2-shopheader-name

PennysPaper on Etsy! Interview :)

Name: Husband and Wife Team Up of Andrew and Meredith Matics ( Well, mostly Meredith. ) 

Location: Orange County, CA

Age: Late 20’s

Name of shop: Penny's Paper

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: When we were coming up with the name of our shop we deliberated for some time. Finding a name isn’t easy and we wanted something that was fun and cute that showed the kind of people we are. Eventually we settled on naming our little shop after our Yorkie Poodle mix Penny Layne Matics. After alliterative acrobatics we decided that Penny’s Paper was practically perfect. 

How long has your shop been open: My shop has been open since February of 2015.

What gave you the idea about opening this etsy shop: This whole story starts back in September of 2014 when we got engaged. We were looking for a pollen free alternative to the typical flower arrangements that you would typically find at a wedding as Andrew gets migraines from his allergies. Meredith instantly came up with the idea to make paper flowers for the wedding, and after some trial and error she came out with striking and beautiful flowers that were both pollen free and wedding worthy. Skip ahead to February and Meredith was still making those flowers, nonstop. After a few friends expressed interest in purchasing them for their own purposes we decided that maybe starting an Etsy shop for specialty papercrafts such as the flowers and hand cut reliefs and other such items would be a great idea. Thus Penny’s paper was born.

Is this a hobby of your or do you do this full time?: Is art ever actually a hobby? It’s more of a way of life. The both of us have a hard time just sitting around doing nothing, we may have full time jobs, friends, commitments, and kids ( Not human kids, dogs ) but we can’t help but be creative. If we aren’t doing something with our hands or working on some project, it’s like our lives aren’t complete. Most nights while Andrew is gaming, reading, or writing Meredith is working away on flower after flower, enjoying every second of it.

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: We sell paper crafts of many different kinds. From paper flowers ( our specialty ) to 3D hand cut reliefs to custom paper crafts.

Your favorite item that you sell: If you couldn’t tell yet we are rather fond of our paper flowers but Andrew’s favorite item is the 3D Spock cutout as he is a huge Trekkie and geek and wishes we sold more nerd related arts.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/246184772/the-i-love-you-flower-peach-or-teal?ref=shop_home_active_2&ga_search_query=paper%2Bflowers

Retails:($5.00)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/227217743/mr-spock-hand-cut-paper-cut-art-paper?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=spock

Retails:($12.00)

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: We would love for our shop to become wildly successfully but we are sure everyone says that. We are going to the Anaheim Art Crawl in November and would love for our shop to keep up its steady upward progress.

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: Our products change regularly at the whim of the artist, Meredith. So what our shop has in our future is locked away in that artsy psyche of hers.

What is something you want your future customers to know about your shop: Future customers should be aware that our stock is nowhere near static and they should not be afraid to ask for something custom and unique.

My favorite item in this shop has got to be this gorgeous butterfly piece. I'm not typically a fan of butterfly items, butt this is absoultely beautiful. I love the design of this, its so detailed and one of a kind. I'ts kinda hard to tell in these pictures but this is a 3D piece.

"This beautiful butterfly was hand cut from a single sheet of paper. The butterflies cut from her wings where then placed around her. It's hard to tell from the photo but her torso is flat, but her wings are mounted with dimension. Some of the butterflies around her are flat on the paper while others are 3d. This piece is perfect for a girls bedroom or any butterfly lovers collection. It is framed in a shadow box frame. It measures 8x10 inches."

https://www.etsy.com/listing/225728414/pink-multidimensional-butterfly-handcut?ref=shop_home_active_2

Retails:($45.00)

Check the shop out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PennysPaper?ref=l2-shopheader-name

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CuddlyZombieCreation on Etsy! Interview :)

Name: Stephanie Dominguez

Location: Tampa FL

Age: 27

Name of shop: CuddlyZombieCreation

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: my mother in law bounced some ideas with me for sometime to help me come up with the name.

How long has your shop been open: I started selling at conventions about a year before I opened my etsy so I guess you could say I started in early 2013

What gave you the idea about opening an etsy shop: My mother was the one who pushed me to open my etsy I sell items better at Comic Con and other conventions but etsy is a nice place to host my shop.

Is this a hobby of your or do you do this full time?: Currently this is what i'm doing full time

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: I sell a variety of different thing. I make statues, charms, pillows, picture holder and now dice bags. I mostly sell my charms and statues but every now and them I feel inspired to make something new.

Your favorite item that you sell: My new Fox statues have to be my favorite item in my shop.
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/199555664/manga-style-fox-statues?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=fox
Retails:($15.00)

 

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: I would love to get to the post I could actually live off my crafting maybe even have a small store front someplace.

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: I just restocked my craft supplies so I plan to work on some new item.

If so what: I post updates often on my Facebook and instagram about what I'm working on.

What is something you want your future customers to know about your shop: I try to offer coupon codes, give aways,  and free gifts whenever possible. I don't use mold for my clay crafts so everything I make is one of a kind.

 My favorite item in this shop was really hard to pick, she has so many great pieces that are really well made and it was hard to pick, but I had to go with the My Little Pony figures. These are so cute and adorable, the amount of details in these are incredible. I love the way she made the eyes on these.
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/212225711/mini-my-little-pony-statues?ref=shop_home_active_3&ga_search_query=pony
Retails:($25.00)

 

 This girl is so incredibly talented with all of her pieces that she makes. Every piece that I looked at I was in awe, she puts a lot of time into all of them and it definitely shows.

Make sure you check out her shop here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CuddlyZombieCreation?ref=search_shop_redirect

KatieKutthroat on Etsy! Interview :)

Name: Katie (Weeks) Kutthroat

 

Location: North Hollywood, California

 

Age: 33

 

Name of shop: KatieKutthroat

 

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: it's a nickname I was given when I was 18, 15 years ago, by some good friends.

 

How long has your shop been open:  8 years

 

What gave you the idea about opening an etsy shop: my friends encouraged me cause they loved my products and we're giving them as gifts

 

Is this a hobby of your or do you do this full time?: fluctuates. Summer time my "real" job gets busy, fall my crafts get busy.. It's a balancing act, for sure. I basically have no social life! 

 

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: I sell hand stitched items whether they are cross stitch or embroidery, some are NSFW but I censor them by Etsy's standards.

 

Your favorite item that you sell: I love anything Will Ferrell inspired and my tattoo flash embroideries! I probably like the embroideries more cause I'm more creative but the cross stitching sells more.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/43486907/diamond-tattoo-flash?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=diamond

Retails($50.00)

 

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: I think everyone wishes they could support themselves on what they love to do, that would be great! 

 

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: I keep a list, that grows daily, of ideas.. If only my hands were faster! 

 

If so what: funny sayings and more tattoo flash. 

 

What is something you want your future customers to kno about your shop:

 

I also accept custom order requests if you can wait for production, I love making something personal for people.. It's really rewarding! 

 

My favorite item for this shop was really hard to choose. She makes so many great pieces and a lot of them that made me chuckle. This one I think has got to be my favorite just for the simple fact that this has so many details in it! She put so much time into this piece and it really shows, her work is incredible.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/224034827/tattooed-pin-up?ref=shop_home_active_4&ga_search_query=tattoo

Retails:($45.00)

 

Make sure you check her shop out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/katiekutthroat?ref=l2-shopheader-name

MySistersVanity on Etsy! Interview :)

Name: Marcy White

 

Location: Louisville, Ky

 

Age: 25

 

Name of shop: My Sister's Vanity

 

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: It was a random name I thought of. I am the first born and the jewelry I make, I imagine, would be the kind of jewelry my older sister would wear, if I had one. It would be the kind of jewelry she would have sitting out on her vanity.

 

How long has your shop been open: Since 2013

 

What gave you the idea about opening an etsy shop: I wanted something to call mine, and I already co-owned a pinback button business on Etsy, so I went ahead and opened one of my own.

 

Is this a hobby of yours or do you do this full time?: This is more than a hobby, but I wouldn't call it full time.

 

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: I sell handmade jewelry. I also make soaps, but I took them out to my shop in order to perfect them.

 

Your favorite item that you sell: A silver colored slider bracelet with silver- plated filigree beads. It just looks so elegant and I was proud that I actually made it.

 https://www.etsy.com/listing/244477672/silver-plated-filigree-beaded-wire?ref=shop_home_active_2

Retails:($57.64)

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: I would love to open my Etsy shop one day and see that I have had hundreds or thousands of unsolicited views.

 

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: I plan on venturing into other kinds of accessories in the future.

If so what: Different kinds of pinback buttons, pocket mirrors, hair accessories, soaps, etc.

 

What is something you want your future customers to know about your shop: It is a 100% vegan shop, so you can shop knowing that you will never purchase a piece of jewelry (or in the future, soap) made from real animal products.

 

She has a lot of beautiful pieces in her shop, it was hard to choose my favorite but I had to choose this simple beaded bracelet. It's simple and will go with a lot of different outfits. I am in love with this light pink color :)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/242428357/pink-glass-bracelet-bubblegum-pink-glass?ref=shop_home_active_16

Retails($5.59)

 

 

Make sure you check her shop out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MySistersVanity?ref=search_shop_redirect

LilaBabyCandles on Etsy! Interview :)

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Tasha Skiles

Location: Wisconsin 

Age: 21

Name of shop: Lila Baby Candles 

How'd you come up with the name of your shop: I started my shop with the intention of only selling candles in repurposed baby food jars and wanted something that reflected my products.  My first thought was "Little baby candle boutique" but it just didn't click with me. I eventually worked my way to "little baby candles" but I felt like it needed some flair and used Google to look up the name in other languages. I saw the word for little in, sweedish I think it was, and I knew that was it. "Lila Baby Candles" was born. 

How long has your shop been open: little over 5 months. 

What gave you the idea about opening an etsy shop: as a stay at home mom, I had a lot of free time and I really needed a hobby. I started researching candle making and fell in love with it. But my family in general doesn't burn candles often so I honestly thought "hey I could sell these!" so I put in some hours researching online selling platforms and found etsy. I've heard of etsy in the past but never thought I'd end up selling there. 

Is this a hobby of your or do you do this full time?: first and foremost, I am a mother first. My now 1 year old son is my first priority but I do treat my etsy as a business and intend to become an LLC when I am able. I am always working on ideas and products for my shop. Even when I'm chasing down a hyper toddler. 

What kind of items do you sell in your shop: I sell hand poured soy wax candles, molded wax tarts, and most recently body products such as skin salves and sugar scrubs infused with therapy grade essential oils. 

Your favorite item that you sell: I'm in love with my wax tarts and essential oil products. The tarts are so full of fragrance I can fill my home with a beautiful scent just by putting 2 tarts in my warmer and they last for what feels like forever. The skin salve and sugar scrub have made my eczema much less noticeable and made my skin feel softer than ever. Plus the oils I've chosen have not only boosted my mood  and reduced my anxiety just from the aroma, but left my skin healthier. I wanted to make sure that my product leave you feeling better overall. 

Something you want to happen to your shop in the future: I definitely want to have steady sales every week. I put so much of myself into my work and so much thought, I want people to love them as much as I do. I'm slowly gaining speed so I hope I get there. 

Do you have any plans for your shop products in the future: I plan to work with  more charities/organizations/foundations/etc for my Candles for a Cause line of candles to raise awareness and funds for research and cures of diseases and conditions and I want to expand my bath and body products to include a wider range of items. 

What is something you want your future customers to kno about your shop: I'd love my customers to know that this isn't just a hobby, I really love making all my items and love working with charity to help those in need. I always take my time with orders to make sure everything is perfect before I send it. I'm not just someone rushing through a delicate process to make a quick buck on a cheaply made item. I love my work and I value my customers.

My favorite item that is for sale in this shop has got to be one of the baby jar candles. There so adorable and it was super clever on her part to use baby food jars for candles. It's the perfect size not to small and not to big either. I really want to try one of these out!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/225469992/blue-baby-jar-candle-soy-wax-scented-soy?ref=shop_home_active_19

Retails:($8.00)

Make sure you check her shop out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LilaBabyCandles?ref=shop_sugg