etsy banners via etsy. cake via microsoft clip art.
It's my etsy shop's 2nd Etsyversary today! My main site just celebrated its 5th anniversary in December, but b/c you can't combine Main + Anniversary and cleverly announce, "It's my 5th Mainversary!" - I let it pass without grand pronouncements. But not my etsyversary - I swear I'd celebrate it just for the sake of saying etsyversary once a year. And then I'd scrub my brain clear of it until the next year b/c it is kinda weird.
Anywho....2 years on etsy! So glad I took the leap b/c it has been a wonderful experience in every way, shape & form. It took me awhile to get there tho:
- dec 17, 2004: created mainsite, daisyjanie.com...happy, happy, joy, joy.
- june 5, 2006: approached by etsy PR street team at Artstar to sign-up. in my head, i was all, "pfft, yeah right, i worked my a$$ off to get the #1 spot on google for handmade handbags...i don't need no stinkin' etsy." (was ignorance bliss? or was I just plain dimwitted? who knew, right?)
- jan 8, 2007 (TODAY): founded & created the popular indie/handmade blog scoutiegirl.com.*
- all of 2007: visited etsy daily as i searched for artists to feature on scoutie girl. really began to open my eyes to the incredible opportunities on etsy - enlightenment followed!
- jan 8, 2008: opened etsy shop. converted.
*Did you catch the part about the scoutie girl blog? Yes, scoutie girl is 3 years old today!!! Even tho she's in the very capable and busy hands of Tara Gentile, scoutie girl is still a big piece of my heart & soul - and I am ever-so-thankful that Tara kept it going & expanded SG's reach, content and passionate voice for handmade!
So, what about a giveaway then? Yes! Let's do it!
In celebration of scoutie girl's 3rd blogversary and my 2nd etsyversary, Tara and I are giving away 2 things that might boost your business this year: advertising on scoutie girl and big ole organizational calendars!
Three lucky winners will win 1 Daisy Janie ecofriendly 2010 calendar and 1 month of advertising on scoutie girl (if you can't use the ad spot, you can donate it to your fave shop.)
To enter, visit this anniversary post on scoutie girl and follow the entry instructions! Good luck!
Thank you for reading & commenting on Daisy Janie!!!
