For Valentine's Day, we at The Storque thought we'd seek out the Etsy members who are the most beloved (or rather, be-hearted). We tracked five of out of the top twenty most-hearted users and sought them out for interviews. They were totally surprised and pleased to find out!  The second in this series is esdesigns.

Working in sterling silver and gold, Elizabeth Scott makes jewelry with simple forms and detailed textures. She uses some of her favorite plant images (hydrangea petals, ginkgo leaves, birch bark and aspen leaves) to design botanical jewelry with contemporary simplicity. After graduating with degrees in drawing and printmaking, Elizabeth began making jewelry while teaching, and it grew into a full-time business. She lives in rural upstate New York.

Without further ado, here is esdesigns! 

Tell us how you first got involved with Etsy.
In 2006 I was making my jewelry part time while teaching, and was looking for a way to sell it online, and I found Etsy on Google. I'd always wanted to do something art-related full time, and Etsy has made that possible.

What's your favorite Etsy feature?
Treasury. No, Pounce. I can't decide.

How do you think you became so beloved in the Etsy community? (You've got a lot of hearts!)
I design my jewelry to be simple to wear every day, and I think it helps to sell something that people need. I haven't done any advertising apart from a group ad with EtsyMetal this winter and a few times on the showcase, but I've been on blogs like design*sponge. Most of my buyers are new Etsy users. I'm not sure exactly where they're coming from, but I can tell that Etsy is growing every day.

Do you have an Etsy crush? If so, who?
Since there are so many more women than men on Etsy it makes that sort of difficult, but I've been a member of the EtsyMetal street team for a long time, and have met some amazing metalsmiths. We're all so supportive of each other and I don't know what I'd do without them. A few of them are guys, like downtothewiredesigns and one of our new members, blindspotjewellery. I really like their work - does that count? (Ed. note: It does!)

What are you doing for Valentine's Day?
I've never done much for Valentine;s Day. I really enjoy making gifts for special occasions, but I'm happy with something simple and inexpensive myself. I'm hoping for an ice cream cake.

Now that you've heard esdesigns's story, share the love! Get out there and give some hearts, hug a friend or think about a loved one. Aw! Below you'll see some of esdesigns's faves.