Treasury Round-Up

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{curated by mary*mule, featuring various KNETies}

Team Interview: Holiday Goals

Q: What are your goals for the upcoming holiday season?

mary*mule- My goals are to focus on products for men. I know this is one area on etsy that is lacking, and I'd like to help fill that niche. I already make items for men, I just need to work on beefing up my stock of those items.
I am also working on some new products, hopefully I will be able to get them in my shop before the holidays.
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bowrene- I am hoping to run a successful sale, and get my items up to the 50
mark. I'm at 38! I also am hoping to get my FB fan following up to
100.
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Four Harp Designs- Survive :) No seriously though... that kind of is my goal. Last holiday season my kids were sick basically the whole season long. "Two under two" with very little napping - so just keeping up with my orders is my goal.
I'd love to get more items listed in my new shop Four Harp Designs Too and get selling! I just opened but haven't done a whole lot in terms of marketing, etc. I'm going to be selling some items in a holiday boutique next month so I hope that draws a little attention to either of my shops!
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Prost to the Host- My goal is to build up as much stock as possible before the baby comes. Ideally, it will help me get through the first few months.
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Go Against the Grain- Ideally I'd like to create some new products and work on a better strategy for repeat customers. Also would like to increase my marketing, maybe figure out if I can afford some advertising.
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Madas Place and Madas Place Baby- My big goal is to reach 1000 sales by New Year's! Go Mada's Place, go!
The rest of my goals stay the same. I am always looking at my photos and descriptions and branding and hoping to improve it. I want to continue relisting new items in my shop and making it the most awesome it can possibly be.
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Bella Mia Bows n Things- I'm just trying to get back into etsy. I've taken a very long hiatus since we've been super busy on the homefront, but I sorely miss etsy. I just have to learn to manage my time better so I don't get lost in taking pics, editing listings, promoting, etc while totally neglecting my dayjob (stay at home mommy to a toddler and being a super-wife. hehe). I think I was just trying to do too much, and I just got burnt out. Maybe I can look at etsy as stress relief from the day to day stuff, instead of just one more thing to add to the stuff I HAVE to do.

Team Interview: Best Halloween Costume

Q: What was your best Halloween costume?

Go Against the Grain- I'm actually hoping to make this year my best one ever. Bust since I don't have a picture yet, I'll share last year's! I was little red riding hood, complete with basket of real baked goods :) We all dressed up for work, it was a lot of fun.
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Bella Mia Bows n Things- My favorite halloween costume was when I was about 19 or 20, I think. I was working at target, so i decided to go as a Target Guestcard =)

I took 2 pieces of red poster board and I made the front look like the front of the guestcard and the back I made to look like the back of the guestcard. I had every detail down to the tiniest thing. Then I put the two together with ribbon, I think, and put it on so I was a walking guestcard.

I won the contest that year at target for best costume
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Four Harp Designs- My 1st grade costume was my favorite. I dressed up as a Cabbage Patch Kid (still in the patch). I remember my mom spending hours upon hours sewing it for me - complete with a little "patch hat" and leaves to cover my shoes. She even ironed on a Cabbage Patch Kids logo. I loved wearing it!

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Belle Papillon Designs- My best costume ever was a California Raisin. I think it must have been 1987 or 88. My mom took a huge purple t-shirt and sewed tucks in it all the way around. Then we stuffed the inside with newspaper and grocery bags. We painted my face purple, and then I pulled the neck of shirt over my head (Beavis and Butthead style, though this was long before they were on TV). Paired that with leggings, white gloves, and hi-top Chucks, and I won the costume contest at my afterschool program!
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Blush Printables- I have two favorite costumes.

In 1988 I was a witch. Yes, I went trick or teating with a broom in one hand and a my little pony in the other.
In 1991, I was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz which is my favorite movie EVER. My nana sewed my costume & even bought me red shoes that we put glitter on. My brother was the cowardly lion that year.
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Swish Designs- One year (about 1998 or so), me and all my friends went as the cast from
Austin Powers (the first movie). A couple of the guys bought their costumes
but my girlfriend and I made the fembot costumes. We won first place in a
costume contest. My 2nd favorite costume was in about 1996ish - I made a
cat woman costume. I had found a mask at a costume shop and rented the movie
and painstakingly drew the costume out on a black lycra full body suit. It
was super cute - didn't win first place though - my roommate did!!!
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mary*mule- I was Pippi Longstocking in 4th grade. My dad bent a wire coat hanger around my head and my mom braided my hair around it so my pigtails stuck out. I had mismatched clothes too.
I won 2nd place in a costume contest at the grocery store.

Treasury Time!

Curated by mary*mule, featuring several KNET members

Set of 2 upcycled b... anycards $25.00	Cashmere Teal Cirqu... thejunebride $14.50	Recycled Vinyl Bann... seen1 $10.00
Leaf Scarf or Garla... mrowe $25.00	SALVAGE GARDEN III ... bearpawrustics $165.00	Zippered cosmetic p... marymule $8.00
Ready to Ship Upcyc... arksendeavors $30.00	LETTER R Embellishe... beadcandi $15.00	Eco Friendly Upcycl... thepainteddais... $18.00
Orchid Birds recycl... telaine $30.00	1 Dozen Half Inch F... TwistedPlanetB... $2.75	Lavender Bath and B... mirasolfarm $12.00
Are We There Yet - ... MaisyandAlice $12.00	Funky Fork Style 00... jjevensen $10.00	Shell Spoon and Fre... plumbpretty $36.00

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Featuring Blush Printables

$	Reserved for Molly-... VintageScraps $	Vintage French Pink... shopangelico $2.50
DIY Birdcage Wedge/... 10eisha $15.00	Filigree Blush --- ... YeLLoLiLY $80.00	Degas Necklace In B... tamar $32.00
je t'aime lace ... florriemitton $79.00	Queen for a Day clairelafaye $995.00	Ballerina Collectio... CorrineONeill $59.99
Genuine pink blush ... dutchpearl $10.00	Blushing Pink Corsa... pinktea6 $33.00	Zara - Bridal Hair ... olivefarm $92.00
Printable Favor Lab... blushprintable... $8.00	White Tulle Flower ... beaneandco $165.00	vintage Black Satin... NaturalPondVin... $36.00

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Fabulous Rustic All... CaptainCat $80.00	Woodland Outdoor Ru... braggingbags $39.99	$
SLUGS Paprika with ... ThoseAlaskanGi... $	LAST SET Size 8 De... RingsHandmade $4.00	Tuesday Morning - ... elr104 $28.00
Grey Neckwarmer elde $48.00	SUMATRA MANDHELING ... katherynmd $14.00	Earthy - Tumbled Av... kateemarie $20.00
Beautiful Organic W... dressbabybeaut... $	Sunday in Cambridge... Raceytay $25.00	Purple Pleated Tuni... larimeloom $100.00
Leaf, ring InmostLight $13.00	Soft Cotton Bracele... firebirds $12.00	Handpainted 4x6 Fra... EmbellishedBay... $25.00

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