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First Etsy Community Council Announced
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Published on September 16, 2009 in Etsy News 		Photo by

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UPDATE: Friends, as I mentioned in my earlier article, this first Community Council would be something of an experiment. Over the course of these initial three months we have learned a great deal, including that three months is far too short a period for a single council to serve. Therefore, we have decided to extend the current Community Council for an additional three months to December 10, 2009.

We will reopen the application process for the next council on December 1, 2009. If you already applied for the first council and still wish to be considered, you need not do so again as we will be selecting applicants from the pool of all applications ever received. Thanks!

[The following was originally published on June 9, 2009.]

More than 1000 people applied to be a part of the artists' group of the First Etsy Community Council. To select the first 25 artists, we hid usernames and selected a diverse group of sellers who cover a wide range of success, history, and geographic area. Once selected, we contacted each member to confirm that they were still interested. The last did so today, and without further ado, I am happy to announce the artist members of the Etsy Community Council.

Please put your hands together for:

AardvarkSilver, AchAchLiebling, alibli, betsyryland, CupcakesandMace, dollcloset, electricbluebird, ficklefaerie, hissyfitoly, itsabee, LeahPellegrini, lpdesigns, moonmothpress, organikx, patspottery, pinkracoon, polishedtwo, QuiltElegance, ilusoria, sasjewelrycreations, savor, sherrytruitt, StellarRelics, vital, and waysideviolet.

I want to thank all who applied. If you were not selected for this round, you will be included in the pool for the second selection in three months. Furthermore, those who did not apply this time will have another chance in three months, if they so wish.

We will be opening the application for the buyers' group soon.

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June 9, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. Morado

Sounds like so much fun!

June 9, 2009 at 1:08 p.m. adoreneko

Thanks for the update!

June 9, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. bobnstitch

Wonderful!!!!

June 9, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. qwynwyn

Yay! A buyers' group? That would be awesome! I'd apply for that.

June 9, 2009 at 1:16 p.m. pinpinn

grats hope this works out well!

June 9, 2009 at 1:17 p.m. kutz

This is great I will love to be part of it

June 9, 2009 at 1:22 p.m. abitabite

I'm glad electricbluebird, ficklefaerie, lpdesigns, moonmothpress, savor & sherrytruitt are in the bunch. Happy to see a few names i don't know too, since they represent a different section of etsy.

June 9, 2009 at 1:22 p.m. helenaemmans

sounds great

June 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Waterrose

Looks like a great group! Woo Hoo!

June 9, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. mykonos

wow!!

June 9, 2009 at 1:33 p.m. dragonhouseofyuen

congrats to the selected group and the continued success of etsy and the etsians!

June 9, 2009 at 1:36 p.m. KOALACaddie

Thanks to all who volunteered to serve on Etsy's First Community Council.

June 9, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. mksupplies

This is really neat! I know at least a handful of those Etsy shop users are always very helpful in the forums, so this sounds like a great bunch! I think this is a fabulous idea.

June 9, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. BlueNostalgia

Wishing it was me! Congrats everyone!

June 9, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. EJPcreations

So exciting!

June 9, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. twolefthands

Congratulations everyone, how exciting!

June 9, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. BlackStar

what abitabite said. :)

June 9, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. babook

Mmmmmmmmmm , lovely items with those amaze handmade they making smile of me :D http://www.babook.etsy.com

June 9, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. 4TheSparrowsNest

Fantastic, congrats to all those selected for the "charter" run of the Etsy Council; we're all expecting good things. :o)

June 9, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. sleepymoondesign

Congrats!

June 9, 2009 at 2:07 p.m. VintageEye

good luck to all who were selected. i appreciate
your willingness to give your time towards the goal
of making etsy better!

June 9, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. aBreathofFrenchair

"clap, clap, clap"

June 9, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. OhFaro

What Blackstar and abitabite said....

June 9, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. zwzzy

congrats! looking forward to what happens! :D

June 9, 2009 at 2:27 p.m. humblebea

Congrats everyone! (-:

June 9, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Mymothersgarden

Looking forward to hearing what the council has to share with us!

June 9, 2009 at 2:36 p.m. busterandboo

Great team!

June 9, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. HibouCards

Congrats to the people selected! this is great :)

June 9, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. lovelygifts

Congrats!

June 9, 2009 at 2:59 p.m. dbabcock

Congratulations to the first 25 selected!

June 9, 2009 at 2:59 p.m. Fishstikks

Oooh what a fantastic group you've selected!!

Can't wait to see what comes of this great new adventure!

Congrats all!

June 9, 2009 at 3:06 p.m. MeadowbelleMarket

Hmmm, I'm not sure yet what the council is supposed to do (this is the first I've heard of it), but it sounds very prestigious. I can't wait for more updates.

June 9, 2009 at 3:14 p.m. MyGrandmasAttic

Very cool Congrats to you all!

June 9, 2009 at 3:20 p.m. lpdesigns

i'm so honored to be chosen as part of this first group! thanks so much! and thanks abitabite for the vote of confidence. :)

June 9, 2009 at 3:21 p.m. paramountvintage

great idea etsy!

June 9, 2009 at 3:23 p.m. CollectionObsession

Congrats to all!

June 9, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. thebestvintage

This really is a great community!!

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June 9, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. mannequinreject

This is awesome, I'm happy with the selected users I already know and I look forward to getting to getting to know the ones I don't know! Sounds good.

June 9, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. ITSABEE

I think this is a wonderful idea, im so excited,Thankyou etsy for selecting me and my little store.

June 9, 2009 at 3:50 p.m. GreenMamba

I'll be watching with great interest. Can't wait to see what the initial fruits of this combined effort will be.

And I second gwynwyn's suggestion: a buyer council - even a temporary one - would be a great way to pick the minds of those without whom Etsy would just be a great idea . . . (no buyers, no success story)

Thanks, Matt!

June 9, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. beautifulbridget

Congrats to those selected!!

June 9, 2009 at 4:09 p.m. lavalleygirly

Oh , like the idea of a buyers council! Preferably peeps with no shop...so we can try to see what it's like to be a buyer and not have any Etsy knowledge...right?

June 9, 2009 at 4:11 p.m. crochetgal

Congrats to all who have been selected.

And a buyers council would be an excellent idea as well!

June 9, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. AustinModern

Great Idea! Congrats to everyone selected!

June 9, 2009 at 4:14 p.m. SecretLentil

oooh can't wait to see how this turns out.

thanks for trying this etsy, and thanks to everyone who's working on the council. i appreciate it.

June 9, 2009 at 4:14 p.m. linkeldesigns

How exciting! Congrats!

June 9, 2009 at 4:17 p.m. waysideviolet

hi everyone! thanks for all the congrats! i'm looking forwards to working with these fab people!!

June 9, 2009 at 4:21 p.m. KAPARA

Congratulations!!!!

June 9, 2009 at 4:27 p.m. ficklefaerie

Thanks everyone :) I am so excited to be part of this first group. I am very happy to see some names I know and some that I don't. Now I can't wait to see what is going to happen!

June 9, 2009 at 4:34 p.m. steinschmuckdesign

Congrats to everyone!

June 9, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. copperlilly

Very cool, hoping this turns out to be a great thing!

June 9, 2009 at 4:58 p.m. couturedesignsbym

Congrats to the chosen few:) Let your art be seen, heard and bought!

June 9, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. JensJewellery

Congratulations on being selected...

June 9, 2009 at 5:08 p.m. niftyknits

well done people! we look forward to hearing all about it!

June 9, 2009 at 5:10 p.m. KLynnae

Congrats to the first coucil!!

June 9, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Furiousdreams

Congrats to the first council. Hopefully they'll include more fine art on the front pages!!

xo

June 9, 2009 at 5:40 p.m. onedaysgrace

Great that so many want to contribute to Etsy success. Thanks to those giving their time.

June 9, 2009 at 5:41 p.m. buttercupbloom

Congrats, Good luck and Have fun!! xo

June 9, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. bellasparty

Cool! Congratulations!

June 9, 2009 at 6:12 p.m. girlscantell

so nice to see a mix of familiar and new-to-me names on the list! this sounds like such a useful initiative, i can't wait to see the great things that come out of it.

June 9, 2009 at 6:17 p.m. thepuddingstorevint

Congrat!.....Love "The Amazing Beard Hat"!!!

June 9, 2009 at 6:24 p.m. esmeraldadesigns

Congrats!!!!! Hope for amazing things to come out of this group:)

June 9, 2009 at 6:24 p.m. esoneofone

thumbs up! so glad to be part of Etsy, such a healthy community of friends and free minded thinkers that appreciate one another's work!

June 9, 2009 at 6:33 p.m. FashionFrills

Great idea! Let's hope it leads to building our small shops and increasing traffic.

June 9, 2009 at 6:35 p.m. undertheroot

i like this!

June 9, 2009 at 6:38 p.m. savor

This'll be fun, I hope to do a good job! Thanks!

June 9, 2009 at 6:40 p.m. compassionmalas

Congrats to all those on the artist's group. This should be good.

June 9, 2009 at 6:44 p.m. moonovermaize

Congratulations everyone!

June 9, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. StudioCherie

Thanks to the Seller volunteers. I hope it is an excellent experience for you.

June 9, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. DeborahVoizin

I can't wait to see what is to come............

June 9, 2009 at 7:50 p.m. bittersweetdesign

Congrats to all who were chosen! Best of luck with this new endeavor...

June 9, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. maclancy

congrats to those chosen and exciting that input from sellers and buyers have another great way to help Etsy move onward and upward!

June 9, 2009 at 8:29 p.m. GemJunkie

This is VERY exciting news! Congrats to my sister, Tracy, of polishedtwo for being on the inaugural council!

June 9, 2009 at 8:31 p.m. StellarRelics

Thanks for the congrats everyone!!!
I'm a super-newbie, and after a huge bad luck streak in the 9-5 world, I am soo thrilled to get to be a part of something so amazing!! I cannot wait to meet some veterans and other newbies:)

June 9, 2009 at 8:52 p.m. christinamaedesigns

How exciting! Congrats to those picked. Can't wait to see what you do to help make etsy great.

June 9, 2009 at 9:16 p.m. 10PMJewelry

Congrats to those selected and ev1 else who will benefit!
Patty

June 9, 2009 at 9:21 p.m. happymaxdesigns

Buyers' Group... Sounds interesting! Congrats All and thanks for your time!

June 9, 2009 at 9:34 p.m. lazydoll

awesome job!

June 9, 2009 at 9:45 p.m. That70sShoppe

Congrats to all that were selected.

June 9, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. 4Jess

I just read the Etsy News and saw all the shops that were selected. Congratulations to all of you. :)

June 9, 2009 at 10:20 p.m. sherrytruitt

Thanks for all your warm wishes, I'm looking forward to this.

June 9, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. fairchilddesigns

awesome! congrats to all those who were selected. I love Etsy's community!!!

June 9, 2009 at 11:49 p.m. TheEclecticDiva

Very Nice! So Now were any of these positions for the council offered to VINTAGE peoople? Do our opinions and success count? Just thinking out loud.

June 10, 2009 at 12:31 a.m. littlepinkpebble

cool~!!

June 10, 2009 at 8:43 a.m. banfflines

Congratulations to all of the winners of the Etsy community council!

June 10, 2009 at 9:11 a.m. kidacollective

Fantastic. Congratulations to everyone selected.

June 10, 2009 at 9:14 a.m. MNHPhotography

congrats everyone who was selected. I can't wait to see what you all come up with. ;)

June 10, 2009 at 9:43 a.m. LeelaRocks

Sounds like a great idea! but why is one of the selected shops been closed since Jan 2009? 'Ilusoria'

June 10, 2009 at 11:36 a.m. 1AEON

congrats!!!!!!

June 10, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. Enuwbe

What great fun! I can't wait for a chance to jump on this band wagon! Hooray for the fist ever ETSY COMMUNITY COUNCIL!

June 10, 2009 at 1:21 p.m. kittybblove

excited to see the changes this will bring. Congrats to the 1st ever council members. What a great idea, etsy :} <3

June 10, 2009 at 2:20 p.m. KBShimmer

Congrats!!

June 10, 2009 at 2:33 p.m. AchAchLiebling

Thanks so much for all the kind wishes and congratulations! I'm grateful for this opportunity to serve the handmade community to which I am indebted. I hope my contributions and perspective will be useful and helpful to others.

June 10, 2009 at 2:41 p.m. lindabutterfly

Marvelous. Hoping to be selected eventually but more than happy for these 25 to start the process. Watching with interest.
Excellent too about the Buyers' council. It is good to be listened to and heard.

June 10, 2009 at 3:12 p.m. CreativeConceptsDS

This is great! It'd be interesting to find out what the policies of the new Council are....:)

June 10, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. VintageBookStore

Etsy is so Brilliant.

June 10, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. VintageBookStore

I'm not quite sure what they're doing, but it sounds good.

June 10, 2009 at 7 p.m. TheFetchingHound

congrats!

June 11, 2009 at 10:38 a.m. HazelnutDesigns

I'm interested to see what they're up to - how exciting!

June 13, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. LuckyLadybugJewelry

I think this is an exciting addition to the Etsy cummunity. Good luck to all who are participating - it's a commitment and also a responsibility to represent the rest of us. Thanks for volunteering! (I did, too, but didn't make the cut - maybe next time.

June 14, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. electricbluebird

I am so excited about this. Thanks so much for the lovely comments.

June 14, 2009 at 2:44 p.m. bazketmakr

thanks for the opportunity to participate, i am sure alot of good will come of this!

June 16, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. AmyMichaelStudios

Ths is a great idea! Cant wait

Sept. 16, 2009 at 6:55 p.m. PoppysVintageGarden

WoW This is great!!!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7 p.m. KisforCalligraphy

A belated hooray for our community council!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. beadinbythesea

This is the first I've heard of it, so I look forward to seeing what happens going forward. Sounds like fun, congratulations to the first group!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:06 p.m. lilworkerb

Congratulations to all who applied! Sounds like a lot of fun.

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:10 p.m. bhangtiez

Have fun everyone and congratulations!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:18 p.m. ChloesRuffleButt

Very cool! Great shops!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:36 p.m. baconsquarefarm

Great idea to extend the time~ the shops named above were all excellent choices as well~ Congrats to them for being selected~!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. SurrenderDorothy

I'm excited to see what happens next!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. VixVintage

I am so grateful to be a part of this community, thanks! Congrats to all involved.

Sept. 16, 2009 at 8:21 p.m. 1AEON

yeah! nice! congrats!!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. DeBonisOrquera

Congrats!!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. cowgirljewels

Congratulations to all of the new council members - what an honor!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 8:57 p.m. happysexycool

Congratulations to all the new council members! Make us proud!
www.theyedeiagency.com

Sept. 16, 2009 at 9:51 p.m. thebestvintage

Congratulations to all selected!!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. BlueGremlin

thats awesome!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. asundrynotion

Congratulations all!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. smilingbluedog

A great idea, Congradulations to you all!

Sept. 16, 2009 at 10:58 p.m. That70sShoppe

Great idea on the extension of time to serve and congrats to all selected this round. :-)

Sept. 16, 2009 at 11:31 p.m. warpedLaurie

Hip Hip give yourselves a Hurray!!!!!!!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 12:47 a.m. rollerscait

Interesting! Sounds like it will be successful

Sept. 17, 2009 at 3:18 a.m. evihan

GREAT WORK...GOOD LUCK:-)

Sept. 17, 2009 at 3:22 a.m. TheShabbyPinkCottage

way cool

Sept. 17, 2009 at 4:14 a.m. SlimHands

Sounds interesting!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 5:59 a.m. eclipse

Is there any kind of update on what the council has been doing, like what progress they have made or what changes are being made as a result of their work?

Sept. 17, 2009 at 7:40 a.m. sarayard

Very nice ^.^

Sept. 17, 2009 at 8:19 a.m. lovelygifts

Congrats to those chosen!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. bytheway

Thanks and congrats to the current council!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 8:42 a.m. ThePaperTray

Congrats!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 9:04 a.m. poppyfox

Congrats everyone!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. SeptemberStars

Exciting! Thanks for the update!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. cassidycay

Thanks for the update.

Sept. 17, 2009 at 10:03 a.m. chocolatecreative

I am to check the list of members, Etsy is an unique source of inspiration!!
Thanks and regard from London
Marga

Sept. 17, 2009 at 10:09 a.m. CavemanPottery

Congratulations to those who were picked and thank you for your commitment of your time to represent the rest of us! Can't wait to hear about the good things you will be doing for us.

Sept. 17, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. magickalrealism

This is very much needed, and I'm glad that there will be a more direct and clarified voice from sellers to Etsy than what happens in the forums. Good move!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. UglyBaby

This is such a great idea -- I wish I had been paying attention when the applications went around the first time -- good to know that I'll be able to have a chance in a few months!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 7:03 p.m. bhangtiez

Super cool! Thanks 4 the update!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 7:59 p.m. sherrytruitt

Thanks for extending the time Matt, it's really been great so far.

Sept. 17, 2009 at 8:03 p.m. AnniesWearableArt

yesyesyes!!! I am glad to see all these names, and especially glad to see many of these names!!

Sept. 18, 2009 at 9:02 a.m. KasaCollection

good to know

Sept. 19, 2009 at 4:12 a.m. valerieinva

Wonderful!!

Sept. 20, 2009 at 7:49 a.m. mannequinreject

So....what did you learn from the first council? I'm so curious!

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