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Etsy Teams Digest: Super Events!


Story by daniellexo, EtsyTeams, sarawearsskirts Published on May 21, 2008 in Events	Photo by surlygrrrl on flickr, of the MN Etsy Team

With over 12,000 members and new Etsy Teams forming daily, there is always something going on with the Teams. This is just a little taste of all the events they're planning and running now. For more information from Etsy Teams, join the Teams Mailing list!

Seattle's Team EtsyRain is really gathering steam! They just held their first big team craft show and have many other upcoming Team events planned! Check out more photos of the event here.
Kick off the summer season with Etsy Dallas! Bring your appetite, creativity, and support for local artists and get ready for a day full of handmade food, music, and fun! The 1st Etsy Dallas Beer-B-Q will boast over 30 local artists and crafters selling their handmade goods. Customers can enjoy grilled food, cold beer and live music! The first lucky 25 in will receive a goody bag. The event will feature a free Make & Take booth for all ages. Everyone can explore their creative side, and experience the joy of handmaking! (All unused supplies will be donated to a local children’s charity.) For more information, check the Etsy Dallas blog.
Boston Handmade is preparing for a huge outdoor show that is all about Etsy! The Boston Handmade Marketplace is an outdoor fair celebrating all things handmade and Massachusetts artists, craftspeople and artisans associated with Boston Handmade and other Etsy sellers in New England. Over 20 artists, artisans, and craftspeople will be showing and selling. Also, there will be live music, craft demonstrations, and more!! Check BostonHandmade.org for details. Registered exhibitors at the Boston Handmade Marketplace include AmyBurhoe, AmyOlsonJewelry, BlueAlvarez, DesignsByLulubelle, ElizabethBrennickDesigns, FernAnimals, FraskeDesigns, Glamourpuss, Knight27, LBranchD, LittleWishes, LuckyMonkey, MadeInLowell, mck254, muchachaK, Nancyrosetta, Pogibabies, ReclaimedToYou, SeaGlassThings, StonehouseStudio, TheHoleThing, TwigsAndHeather, and TwoGuitars.

The do - it - yourselfers of the Connecticut Etsy Street Team are proud to present their second event: The Connecticut Etsy Team Jewelry Spectacular on June 7! Over 25 jewelry artists, and accessory designers from all over the state (all from Etsy!) will attend. Also featured will be special guest, Anne Mitchell, MD, promoting breast cancer awareness and prevention. The team is offering one free jewelry item to the first 200 people through the doors. For more info on this event check out the show's website. The CT Team is also looking forward to meeting with Bethela soon for an informal Q & A kinda luncheon. The CT Team is always looking for new members - if you'd like to become a part of this little crafty family, check their profile page!
On April 26th, the Arizona Crafty Burrito Collective took part in the first-ever Phoenix Indie Craftorama at the Duck and Decanter in central Phoenix. This event was different because it focused on the 7 major craft collectives in Phoenix. Organized by Kathy Cano-Murillo, from CraftyChica.com, it brought together music, food, book-signings, raffles, demos, make-and-take projects, and more than 40 artists from all over the valley!
Etsy Hempsters fosters a community that shares and supports each other in their work, promotes, educates about industrial hemp and advocates for political change in current laws in the United States, the only industrialized nation without this industrial crop. Their first team event is a donation drive where members will be donating hemp items to be sold to the Hemp Industries Association. All proceeds will be going to the HIA to further education, research, and development of the hemp industry. Support eco-friendly alternatives, support independent artists, support Etsy Hempsters.

The EtsyBABY team is excited to be hosting Special Events & Promotions to be held on Etsy, including Customer Appreciation Week, & Seasonal Promotions. Look for EtsyBaby Baby Showers over the next few months! In April,
EtsyBABY held a Mother's Day Give A-Way. The promotion was a huge success and one very lucky client walked away with a gorgeous gift basket!
EtsyGreetings just completed a successful and fun collaboration with JET and EtsyFAST. Members from all three teams designed items with a wedding theme. Mission Soldier Support is a new effort for EtsyGreetings. Member CapturedTimeBooks is coordinating a collection of blank, handmade greeting cards to send to US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for their personal use. EtsyGreetings is in the process of a membership renewal - having been active for over one year, this is an opportunity for shops to renew their membership, update their information with the team, and respond to a few survey questions.
The EtsyKnitters Team is running a month-long Wedding-themed challenge. Members are encouraged to post wedding related items to Etsy.com, and more than 20 EtsyKnitters are participating. Check their blog for more information.

Hearts Born of Love and Consciousness Team is actively recruiting members to join in and spread the word about Etsy by making, wearing and selling heart pins from scraps of fabric. We have begun pollinating with jewelry, photography, and stationary - our bees are meeting soon! If you want to be part of a young team that brainstorms about non-traditional marketing ideas please consider joining.
The Fashion, Design and Lifestyle Team unites like-minded enthusiastic artistic people, who are passionate about style, fashion, life and good taste in every step of their daily lives. For their first team project, the Team chose to an introduction to Etsy “society" through a virtual “debutante” ball. Members are busy working on items for the debutante ball, including invitations, clothing, jewelry, gifts, paintings, and anything else imaginable, united by a common color scheme and the debutante ball theme. All of the items will be pulled together on June 1st for the team launch and the virtual “party.”
Etsymetal members are pleased to announce tutorials at the Etsymetal blog. Search for 'tutorial' on their blog to find them all. Etsymetal members have fun and try out new ideas for the monthly challenges. The April theme was insects and the May theme was cold connections with a spring feel. Look at photos of our monthly theme pieces in the Etsymetal flickr group.

The Bookbinding Etsy Team will be hosting a shop hop over at their team blog! Head over to find out how you can receive discounts at team shops! They are also looking forward to an upcoming Virtual Labs Trunk Show, which they plan on having at the end of May/beginning of June. Be sure to keep an eye out for the team blog entry that will give more details on how to take part in the fun!
EJA is holding a giveaway and we have fantastic handmade prizes for you to win! Visit the EJA website for more details!
The Lampwork Team (LEST) is holding a big promotion with Beads of Courage, a non-profit group that collects beads for children diagnosed with serious illnesses. Check out the challenge going through the end of the month on their website for more information. Purple hearts are the final beads the children are given once they beat the disease and are released from the hospital. Everyone is encouraged to come to the site and vote for their favorite heart. Various members of LEST have donated prizes to be given to the artists with the top three number of votes.

There are so many Etsy Teams and so many Team events happening! We're so thrilled with how active the Teams program is, and be sure to check your favorite Teams' profile pages to find their blogs and see what they're up to! For more information on Etsy Teams, check out this Frequently Asked Questions page, and check here to read all about May's Team Grant winners!