Quit Your Day Job: FancifulForm
Through the success of her Etsy shop, Lauren, a.k.a. FancifulForm, has been able to balance all aspects of her business while simultaneously putting herself through school. Lauren has developed her own strategies for selling success through trial and error. Today's she is going to share some of her best …
Quit Your Day Job: BloomStudios
Christine of BloomStudios knew from a young age her path in life should be in the arts, but opted for a job in the dentistry field where she eventually met her husband. After taking a metalsmithing class while staying at home with their children, she began selling her work on Etsy. She hasn't regretted …
Quit Your Day Job: nelladesigns
Elizabeth of nelladesigns opened up shop on Etsy after the persistent urging of one of her close friends. Her sales started picking up and she began to rethink her Etsy shop as more than just a favorite pastime. After leaving her full time graphic design job, she's been making a living through her shop …
Quit Your Day Job: BreadandBadger
I've been looking forward to bringing you the story of Amanda and her significant other, Sean, who have both been able to quit their day jobs in order to successfully earn a living running their Etsy shop, BreadandBadger. Soon after Amanda quit her day job the budding success of her glass business …
Quit Your Day Job: spacedogstudios
Sarah of spacedogstudios was able to quit her day job as a floral designer in order to make a go at selling her handmade journals full time on Etsy. She's learned the importance of treating working for herself like a serious business with boundaries. She swears by wearing comfortable pants to make it …
Quit Your Day Job: gorjuss
This week I'm bringing you an incredible twist on our regular Quit Your Day Job feature. The story below not only outlines the success Etsy helped bring Suzanne, the Scottish artist behind gorjuss, but it also focuses on the story of her husband, Grant. He was recently able to leave his day job to help with the …
Quit Your Day Job: SherryTruitt
Sherry, aka sherrytruitt, is successfully selling her jewelry on Etsy. She thinks of quitting her day job not so much as "taking the plunge," but as an evolution of previous experiences. Equipped with lots of coffee to fuel her day, Sherry is proud to call herself a full time jewelry designer, making a living …
Quit Your Day Job: SkyDreams
In order to stay at home and spend time with her new daughter, Hee Soon of SkyDreams quit her day job and soon thereafter opened her jewelry shop on Etsy in order to make some extra income. It was soon thereafter she realized this rapidly growing business would be her family's main income. Eventually her …
Quit Your Day Job: Surly
Amy of surly has found great success selling through Etsy, and it couldn't have come at a better time. After facing bankruptcy and a stint in the service industry, Amy refused to let bad fortune get the best of her. She learned from her previous mistakes, and with that knowledge created a successful and …
