Secret Santa on Etsy Lithuania Team

Happy New Year to all readers! Here’s a bit overdue post about the exciting Secret Santa game we had on the Etsy Lithuania Team, pics of the wonderful gift I’ve received and a spotlight on two artists I had an opportunity to get to know a little better: talented knitter Irma who was very generous to send me one of her bestseller pieces and also an outstanding fiber artist Rita who was receiving Secret Santa gift from me.

Handmade Artist’s Shop: First Impressions

Yesterday I was at the doorstep of Artfire getting ready to open an account with them when I realized I cannot find a button for the basic (free) account anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty good at locating tiny-wrong-color buttons, reading small text or finding disguised links. It simply is not there any longer! So, naturally, I stepped back and went to see what google knows about this. Was hoping to find a secret entrance but… Artfire has made a decision to get rid of the free accounts.. Surprise?

Not a pleasant one anyway, but it pushed me to go looking for new marketplaces to sell my handmade jewelry. From the many options I especially loved a new discovery – the Handmade Artist’s Shop. A reason for this love at first sight was very simple – they do not allow resellers of mass produced items and Chinese junk on their boat. At least for now the Handmade Artist’s Shop is strictly and exclusively “handmade”. Lovely!