Featured ETTEAM seller: Waterrose

Contributed by: NiftyKnits

Waterrose is a Etteam member, and known to many as "that girl who makes the stunning cuffs"...but there is so much more to find out. Let's see...

Cats or dogs?

3 Dogs --a brussels griffon, brittany, and a rotweiler and 4 Birds...that are far, far from my studio!

Star Wars or Star Trek?

Both, but the early versions.

Fruit or chocolate?

Both, fruit dipped in chocolate!

Favourite colour?

Blue...any shade



Favourite meal?

Today it's Prime Rib, Baked Potato, Corn on the Cob and creme brulee


City break or weekend in the country?

Weekend in the Country, with a great breakfast and either hiking or off-roading. And a great book and music.


Soaps or documentaries?

Documentaries --but actually movies...especially the ones with Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy...and the list goes on. Old movies are the best.



Bath or shower?

Shower mostly. Baths on those days when I definitely need to relax.

Now we’ve got you warmed up…  

What brought you to Etsy? Tell us about your shop (or shops) Do you sell anywhere else?

I have been trying to remember for years how I initially found Etsy, but can't for the life of me remember. I opened my first shop in October 2006. But like so many others didn't realize I couldn't change the name once I signed on. So a year later I opened this shop. I kept my other shop because I hope to put vintage in it one day. Well it's more then a hope, since I have tons of vintage that I've been collecting to sell....better get busy before the house overflows!

I also sell at 1000markets. http://www.1000markets.com:80/users/waterrose/



What’s the favourite item you’ve made so far?

I love all of my cuffs and each time I create a new one...that becomes my favorite. I get so excited when a new design idea pops into my head. It's almost to the point that I have to stop everything I'm doing and make that cuff.

What has been the most useful lesson you’ve learnt (about Etsy) so far?

That there's a lot of great people on Etsy. People who are willing to help and people who become great friends. I have also become a much better photographer...which I was never concerned about before.


If you could start again, is there anything you’d do differently?

Well the one thing I did was open a new shop with the name that I really wanted. I wish I had made the change sooner. I probably would have visited the Virtual Labs sooner. It always seemed scary to step into a virtual room. But now that I have I have learned so much more about how to market my creations on etsy, from tagging to getting the photo's right. I probably would have begun blogging sooner. http://waterrosez.blogspot.com/


How do you see your store developing?

I am adding new lines with necklaces/earrings etc. I also want to increase the home decor section. I just need to find a few more hours in my day.



What have you been doing today that I’ve interrupted?

I was talking to customers regarding my other business...I needed a break.


What’s your top marketing tip for today?

Put yourself in front of people outside of the craft/art world. Let them know what you do. It brings people to you that are interested in finding unique gifts for their friends and loved ones. Then it spreads like wild fire.


http://waterrosez.blogspot.com/
http://www.1000markets.com:80/users/waterrose/
http://Waterrose.etsy.com

AND THE WINNER IS.....

The winner of our giveaway is:

Krystal Hosmer of Solsisters

Congratulations, Krystal!  You will be receiving the beautiful charms shown here from MidnightCoiler of the ETTEAM.  I'll be emailing you today to get your shipping info.  

Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway, and stay tuned as we will be doing this again soon!!

  

Eteam BlogMistress

ETTEAM GIVEAWAY!!

The Etteam knows how to do a giveaway!  

Our own fabulous MidnightCoiler has provided us with some of her beautiful hand made charms (24 total - valued at over $30.00) for our first big blog giveaway.  You jewelry makers are going to love these gorgeous rustic charms that Lynn makes.  The charms are a stoneware/pottery that are lovingly crafted and fired, each a unique individual work of art.  They will look fabulous in any jewelry project that you have.  The charms in the photos here are the actual charms that you will receive.

The giveaway starts today, Friday, May 8th, and will end at Midnight Pacific time on Friday May 15th.  We will use a randomizer to pick the winner.  You can have multiple enteries, but be sure to make each of your entries in a *separate* comment here on the blog.  The winner will be announced on Saturday, May 16th.  Be sure that you put your email address, Etsy store, or blog address in your entries, otherwise I won't be able to contact you if you win!!

How do you enter?

1.  For one entry:  Visit the Etsy shop of MidnightCoiler and tell us in a comment here what item of hers is your favorite! 

2.  For a Second entry:  Follow our ETTEM blog - and let us know in a comment here.

3.  For a third entry:  Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, and let us know about it in a comment with your Twitter account name. 

4.  For a fourth entry:  Blog about this giveaway on your blog, and leave us a link to your blog post in the comments section here.

We'll be back here next Saturday, May16th to blog about the winner!

Spread the word!! 

Embracing Etsy’s New Merchandising Strategies: Treasuries & Etsy Front Page

Contributed by:  Sound Images

We’ve recently received word from Etsy admin that they are fine tuning the treasury guidelines and will be selecting treasuries for the Etsy Front Page with their new  merchandising strategies in mind.

Although the Treasury is not intended as a self-promotion tool, as Etsy sellers and treasury curators we certainly always have the hope that one of our treasuries will make the front page. We would love nothing more than to see our favourite artisans get that wonderful front page exposure. We would also certainly hope that from time to time one of our own listings may spend that shining moment on the front page.

So, are these new treasury guidelines and Etsy’s new merchandising strategies an obstacle, or could this be the “how to” guide we’ve been looking for? How can we take advantage of the expertise of   Louis Sagar, Etsy’s new merchandising consultant and use it to help us improve our treasuries and market our own shops?

After reading several of Etsy’s  recent storque articles outlining their new merchandising strategies, I’ve highlighted a “things to try” list to help us along:

• Watch for recent trends in the Hot List section of the gift guides.  
• Follow updates from  Etsy’s merchandising desk.   
• Tag your listings according to current and upcoming  themes so treasury curators and potential customers can find your items.  
• Time your new listings to coincide with upcoming themes.  Consider upcoming themes and trends when creating your  listing photos.
• Reflect themes that suit your shop in your shop announcements. 
• Highlight appropriate themes & trends in your item titles and descriptions.
• Consider offering sales or promotions in line with merchandising strategies.
• Build treasuries that feature current and upcoming themes.
• Consider contacting Louis Sagar directly with your feedback and ideas  lsagar.etsy.com or leave your comments here.
  

Remember that themes are not rigid. Be creative in figuring out how the items in your shop can be given a fresh twist to fit in with latest trends.

Etsy’s Merchandising Focus for the month of May

Wedding
Graduation
Emeralds
Kentucky Derby
Cinco de Mayo
Glass
Taurus
Gemini
Housewares
Books and Zines
Paper Goods
Father’s Day
Papa Bear

Here’s an example of how I could use this information to update my own shop. I have a listing for a custom birth announcement that could easily be a wedding or graduation announcement. With the focus of “Paper Goods, Weddings, & Graduations” for the month of May I may consider giving this listing a new title, tags and description so that anyone searching for items within these themes might find my listing. If I wanted to take it one step further I would alter one of the images in the listing to reflect the new theme.


Certainly we don’t all have time to reinvent the items already in our shop, but moving forward with new creations and new listings we can certainly keep Etsy’s merchandising strategies in mind.

Good luck, and keep the creativity flowing!

About the author:  Jill is a music therapist with a love for photography, music & design. She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and daughter where life is busy but certainly full of creativity.  Jill is currently enjoying building up her Etsy shop www.soundimages.etsy.com where she sells original stationary designs and original music from her Celtic duo Anam Cara www.anamcara.ca.

ETTEAM Featured Etsy Seller - Santiam Designs

Contributed by: NiftyKnits.

Today I'm interviewing Debbie of SantiamDesigns .

Cats or dogs?

Dogs, and lots of 'em. I have three of my own Kira, my German Shepherd, Winston, my AmStaff, and Dice, a border collie} and a foster pit bull pup, Penelope Pit Stop. Currently planning for GSD pup 'Mikey', who hasn't been conceived yet. I'm still shopping breeders, though I've narrowed it down to three. One in PA, one in CA, and one in WA.

Star Wars or Star Trek?

EWWWW. Neither. Unless it's the Star Trek Trouble with Tribbles episode! My first two husbands were huge sci fi fans, I corrected that mistake with #3.

You're forgiven - my very favourite episode is "trials and tribble-ations", a DS9 tribute to the original series tribbles. I love the bit when someone asks Worf why the Klingons don't look "right" and he says "We don't discuss it".

Fruit or chocolate? 

I love chocolate, but I eat a lot more fruit. Fruit.

Favourite colour? 

Green



Favourite meal?

Anything prepared by Gustav's in Clackamas, Oregon.

City break or weekend in the country?

Life in the country, with occasional breaks in Philly and Manhattan with my daughter and her partner. I LOVE NYC!

Soaps or documentaries?

Documentaries, always.

Bath or shower?

Shower. I want everything icky off of me and down the drain!

Usually I say "Now we’ve got you warmed up…" but I don't think there was any question of that!

What brought you to Etsy? Tell us about your shop. Do you sell anywhere else?

I belong to jewelry and beading lists on yahoo, so that's where I first heard about Etsy. Before my Dr. 'disabled' me, I was working in a medical lab, and had 1 hour for lunch. There was a lovely bead store nearby that I couldn't seem to stay out of. I made things for friends, co-workers, clients, and strangers. {Compliment me on something I'm wearing, and I'm liable to give it to you!} Once I was retired, I had amassed a huge amount of beads, and lost an income. I did the math, and Santiam Designs was born. I also have a SD presence at Artfire, where nothing has sold. Yet!

What’s the favourite item you’ve made so far?


My Sterling and Crazy Lace Agate Choker (above) I want to keep it. 

:-)

What has been the most useful lesson you’ve learnt (about Etsy) so far?

Hmmm. Don't sweat what admin is doing, or not doing. I see so much anger and frustration in the fora regarding admin and to me, it's wasted energy and not good for one's health. Or, maybe I'm just too old and settled to keep up! I cruise the forums for useful tips, opportunities to help a new shop, and general amusement. I frequently sit on my hands, though. ;-)

If you could start again, is there anything you’d do differently?

Yes, Santiam Designs would be Santiam *something else*. I was in a hurry to get started before we drowned in jewelry, so I didn't spend much longer than a nano second on the name. Silly, really.


How do you see your store developing?

I sew, have a full stained glass shop stored away, I do needlepoint, cross stitch, embroidery, have a full grow operation for producing african violets for show, a full Siamese Fighting Fish breeding set up, and love making crazy quilts with lots of embroidery and embellishments so maybe I'll dig this stuff out and open another store one day, when I can't ride my horses up the mountain anymore. While I might add an eclectic item to SD on occasion, it'll pretty much stay the same, just with new items. I want to get into metalsmithing, and DH has offered up his large shop. I just need to make time for classes. I make what I love, and want to wear, in hopes that someone else will covet the items. I don't do trendy, my brain just can't cope with keeping up with anyone else but me!

What have you been doing today that I’ve interrupted?

Not a darn thing. Sitting here, sipping my lovely cup of Senseo and swallowing my twice daily handful of medications. Six more pills to go! And apparently the dogs would like to eat something, they're all lined up sitting, staring at me, licking their lips. I do love them so!


What’s your top marketing tip for today?

Um, you're talkin' to someone that hasn't even installed google analytics. I don't advertise, though I do donate items for auctions and raffles, mostly at dog events. I try to list something new daily. I occasionally renew, and try to make an appearance in the fora a couple of times a day.  I'm so totally laid back these days that hustling just isn't part of my repertoire. I'd rather play with my horses and dogs!

Oh you sound so sorted! Thanks for this, the best piece of advice I'm going to try to take from your interview is "Don't sweat what admin is doing, or not doing."

SantiamDesigns
debskibblesnbits.blogspot.com

About the author: Heather Leavers has a lovely Etsy shop Nifty Knits, where she sells the most charming hand knitted "critters", beautiful flowers and fabulous knitwear!

Unraveling Etsy Treasuries

Contributed by: GloriousHats

What’s the deal with Etsy treasuries? They can certainly be puzzling, especially to shoppers and sellers that are new to Etsy.

Here is an example of the Page 1 hot list in Etsy's Main Treasury:


A treasury collection may be viewed as a mini-multi-artist art show. Lots of shows in a huge gallery. See a title or curator name you like, click the title and go on into the show. Like the looks? stay and view, click on an item to open a new window/tab to examine it in detail. If you are intrigued and wish to learn more about the curator or a featured artist, they can read that person's profile. Often the gallery seen on the Etsy Home page is one of the member curated treasuries brought up to the Front Page.

This is a Treasury that made it to the Etsy Front Page -from flickr Etsy Front Pagers Group


Anyone registered on Etsy can curate a treasury. Admins, buyers and sellers. While it is an open playing field, gaming skills are helpful. It does take time and energy to capture a treasury. Some enjoy the challenge and get a little buzz when snagging one. Some enjoy putting together collections - by theme, color, or for commentary - any of the reasons one might like to curate an art show.

Selecting items for a treasury collection is a neat way to become familiar with team members work and styles. This treasury is my latest curation. It has work from members of the two teams I'm on - ETTeam and TeamMN.

It is really fun to take a theme or idea and put together a reflection upon that concept and create a vision or statement using items ranging from fine art to fiber.
A lovely way to let one's creative muse play.

Do visit the Etsy Treasury sites and see what you think; maybe even give curating a Treasury a try!

About the author:  Jane Carlstrom loves to restore and make hats that she sells in her Etsy Shop, Glorious Hats.

Some fabulous ETTEAM members giveaways!

Several Etsy Treasury Team members are doing some wonderful giveaways on their individual blogs.  If you like giveaways (and who doesn't), click on over to their blogs to enter each of the giveaways.

Ok, here are the giveaways:

Nora Karen - is giving away one of her fabulous Peacock totes. 

 

DKJewels - is giving away some of her gorgeous jewelry.

NiftyKnits - is giving away one of her adorable knitted Meerkats.

AdornMeJewelry - is giving away one of her lovely rings. 

GocksFrocks - is giving away some beautiful fat quarters and some coordinating trims.

Remember to click on each of the links above to go to the individual giveaways.  

Good luck!! 

Featured ETTEAM Seller

Contributed by: NiftyKnits




Are you ready? GO!

Cats or dogs?
I'd have a hundred cats if my DH's motto wasn't 'moderation in all things'

Star Wars or Star Trek?
I'd Trek to the ends of the final frontier!

Fruit or chocolate?
Dove Dark, yummmm, which reminds me, I'll be right back!


I had to google this, I don't think it's a brand we know in the UK...unless it's just me?

Favourite colour?
I always say yellow, my quilt guild would say purple and turquoise, but like your children, how can you have a fave? I DO not like brown, though (except if it is a Dove Dark!).

Favourite meal?
Hmm, does chocolate count? Actually, I have passed on my chocolate obsession to my daughter and she made a chicken dish with chocolate and homemade ravioli pasta with chocolate.

City break or weekend in the country?
I'm a country girl, (not the music), so give me a horse to bury my nose in and a barn of newly baled hay! I love sunshine and flowers and growing things, so country it is!


Soaps or documentaries?
Soaps! I watched them until I found Etsy, then gave them up cold turkey after 25 years!

Bath or shower?
Shower - long, hot and steamy!

Now we’ve got you warmed up…

What brought you to Etsy? Tell us about your shop (or shops) Do you sell anywhere else?
I first heard about Etsy on Martha Stewart's show. Rob was on with one of the top sellers, I don't remember who it was. I lurked a LONG time before joining. The treasuries were a favorite place to hang out, but I also spent a lot of time in the forums and reading the Newbie Guide. This is my only venue right now, and that's fine with me. I schlepped stuff around a few times several years ago and don't care to do that again!

What’s the favourite item you’ve made so far?
Well, I have 3 shops. Only one is handmade, although I do have a few handmade in my wearable vintage shop.  In ByTheBy I have girl's jumpers/sundresses and I just love the ones with the cute little shoes on them. It's a Daisy Kingdom print. 

ByTheBy is temporarily closed until the CPSIA situation gets resolved, but here's the lovely little dress for you to admire:.


http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16165863

In ByTheWay, my first shop, which is wearable, mostly vintage, I also have a few handmade and a few upcycled items. My fave in there is a cute little black velvet swing dress.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13426871

In ByTheWayside, which is nonwearable vintage, I guess it would have to be the hammered aluminum ice bucket. We had one as I was growing up, and I think it was used primarily as a cookie tin!


I think ByTheWayside is my favorite shop. I love finding goodies to list, but then again, I love finding stuff for ByTheWay, too! There's that favorite thing - I can't decide!

What has been the most useful lesson you’ve learnt (about Etsy) so far?
Write everything down (that's my life lesson, not just Etsy!). If you have a question, there are a ton of people who will help you in the forums. But please, check if your question has been asked before, or some of them will get upset.

If you could start again, is there anything you’d do differently?
Work on my photos more. There is a lot of good info out there, but mostly for jewelry and small items, and my photos of real models are still a work in progress!



I think you've got it sorted now! This is one of my favourite product photos. I was quite convinced it was a trendy leather bra at first!

How do you see your store developing?
I have already changed focus. I originally had my ByTheBy girls' things in with the vintage at ByTheWay, and that just didn't seem to work, so I split those items off. I like what each shop is now. I would like to add some altered clothing to ByTheWay, there are so many beautiful items you can pick up dirt cheap, and I hate seeing anything go to waste. I also have a collection of vintage fabric that I plan on making into garments with vintage patterns. Mostly 1970's double-knit polyester - fun bright colors!

What have you been doing today that I’ve interrupted?
Well, actually, I put this interview on hold to go to the gym and grocery shopping. I dislike both, but if I sit in front of the computer all day, I gotta move sometime! Then I am also in the middle of redoing all my tags and rechecking sizes of my vintage clothing in ByTheWay. I have most of it done, but with 12 pages of items, it takes a little time!

What’s your top marketing tip for today?
Marketing tip? Well, I guess it would have to be join the best team on Etsy - the Treasury Team! I have met so many nice people there! There is so much competition on Etsy, but ETTEAM is a very sharing and supportive group. The team exists to support each other and we do, not just in treasuries, but in lots of other ways. I am impressed that members that are selling the same type of items help others on our team who are selling the same type of items improve their shops and also promote the others's items in various venues!
Contributed by: NiftyKnits

Heather, thank you so much for featuring me in your blog! I really do love the sense of community, helpfulness and acceptance we have on our team :)

My pleasure - thanks for taking the time to answer so many nosy questions! I can only agree with your comments above about Etteam - our team rocks!

ByTheWay
ByTheWayside
ByTheBy
ETTEAM

About the author: Heather Leavers has a lovely Etsy shop Nifty Knits, where she sells the most charming hand knitted "critters", beautiful flowers and fabulous knitwear!

Taking Great Pictures - Photo Makeover Series

This is the first in a series of Etsy Photo Makeover discussions. Contributed by: Charmed by Karen

Essential to appearing in treasuries, appearing on the front page of Etsy and, ultimately, to selling our products are great photos. Photos can be our greatest online sales tool and the key to great photos is an inquisitive mind. There is so very much to learn about photographing for Etsy sales and all of us are continually learning. I'm not a photo expert, just another Etsy shop owner who has a lousy camera with which I am determined to make due. I am convinced that all of us can create beautiful photos with mediocre cameras and no fancy light sources or contraptions. Natural light is your best friend here on Etsy. It's all a matter of learning about your camera, setting a beautiful & intriguing stage and having fun in photo editing. Taking photos for Etsy is different than taking photos for other venues. There is an art, a style and even a science to taking successful Etsy photos. This ETTEAM Photo Makeover series is an opportunity for all Etsy sellers to learn more about creating photos that are appealing to treasury curators and buyers. Any and all comments are welcome.

Our first makeover is Midnightcoiler. She had been displaying and photographing the thumbnail (first photos) in her "3 medallions" series flat on the ground, separately arranged and shot from the top. While this thumbnail shot gave some good visual information, it didn't have much of a "clickablitiy" factor.

The thumbnail/first photo, which appears in the search pages, serves primarily to draw the shopper off of the search and into your store. The thumbnail need not convey anything more about an item other than the feeling that something wonderful awaits the buyer after the click. Photos 2,3,4 and 5 are informational in nature, but your thumbnail should always be inviting and intriguing. It doesn't necessarily have to be a close-up. Anything goes, as long as the photo invites the buyer to click, to step into your shop.

For a new, fresh approach, we changed Lynn's arrangement to give it some depth and to highlight the texture of her medallions. Arranging the medallions in a scattered pile gave them a more natural, inviting feel - almost as if the viewer had found them on a mountain path and was free to just scoop one up. She re-shot her new grouping lower to the ground and more from the side, to give the picture more texture and movement. We cropped the photos to feature each medallion and chose to center this thumbnail shot on the circle medallion because it was the most comfortable shape for the eye to focus on at first. The subsequent photos give more information, but our thumbnail is our "glamour shot," whose purpose is to attract, attract, attract. We finally showed the group as a whole. This is the "strip tease" method of presenting items. We show the parts, little by little, gradually revealing the "full monty" at the end. Voila!

Here is the new listing, along with the "before" photo in the fifth position:

About the author: Karen's fabulous Etsy shop is Charmed by Karen

Tagging for Maximum Exposure in Etsy Treasuries

We are all looking to gain the most exposure possible for the listed items in our Etsy shops. One of the easiest ways to achieve this goal is through multi-tagging using relevant terms/words.  Many team members, as well as others in the Etsy community, search for tags when composing their treasuries. The more descriptive the tags we provide, the easier it will be for treasury curators to find us.

The following list of colors and synonyms should be a helpful starting point, but doesn’t come close to exhausting all the possibilities. If you don’t find the exact shade you need here, try looking in your garden, refrigerator, make-up bag and even your child’s jumbo pack of crayons.

Be sure that if you are using multi-tags, that your words are all relevant  to the item being sold. There are 18 character spaces per tag line (including spaces), and if you plan carefully you may be able to fit a related color phrase into a tag, such as lime green or turquoise blue. Besides colors there are also a variety of alternative words that we listed below in the general tags section.   We hope this helps people find your Etsy shop and the fabulous items you have for sale! Happy tagging!!

Tagging Terms - Colors

For colors, the first alternative is French. Remember, you get 18 spaces in a tag.

RED – rouge, wine, burgundy, ruby, maroon, terra cotta, rust, fire, blaze, flame, auburn, bay, bronze, chestnut, cinnamon, copper, hazel, henna, mahogany, russet , sorrel, rust, jasper, brick, cabernet, blood, pomegranate, apple, cherry, tomato, garnet, raspberry, strawberry, paprika

PINK – rose, cerise, fuschia, magenta, blush, flush, mauve, cotton candy, bubble gum, ballet, petunia, carnation, shell

ORANGE – peach, apricot, mango, tangerine, coral, salmon, pumpkin, squash, rust, mandarin, cantaloupe, paprika, carrot, copper, melon, bronze, flesh

YELLOW – jaune, gold, oro, lemon, sulfur, citrus, topaz, canary, sun, mustard, amber, ochre, tawny, saffron, citron, citrine, jasper, butter, daffodil, popcorn, champagne, sunshine, lemonade, sunflower

GREEN – vert, emerald, jade, moss, peridote, olive, lime, mint, apple, grass, Kelly, loden, avocado, fern, leaf, chartreuse, lichen, honeydew, forest, evergreen, bottle, seafoam, kiwi, pea, sage,

TEAL – sarcelle d’hiver, aqua, turquoise, robin’s egg blue, blue-green 

BLUE – bleu, beryl, cobalt, eggshell, marine, indigo, midnight, azure, navy, royal, sapphire, sky, denim, cornflower, periwinkle, coastal, ocean, pool, lapis, cyan, peacock

PURPLE – pourpre, violet, lilac, amethyst, plum, orchid, grape, wisteria, periwinkle, lavender, eggplant, mauve

BLACK – noir, ebony, coal, ash, cinder, carbon, onyx, jet, midnight, raven

GRAY – gris, grey, silver, dove, ash, mist, fog, taupe, titanium, charcoal, granite, smoke, slate, dusk, steel, haze, platinum, gunmetal, pewter

WHITE – blanc, cloud, vanilla, pearl, sugar, powder, snow, chalk, milk, opal

CREAM – ivory, ecru, pearl, opal, natural, parchment, bone

BROWN – amber, cafe au lait, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, fawn, tawny, topaz, umber, ochre, brass, bronze, copper, espresso

TAN – beige, khaki, ecru, taupe, oatmeal, natural, parchment, sand, camel

CLEAR – crystal, transparent

MULTICOLORED – rainbow, iridescent, chromatic, variegated, aurora borealis


Other Tagging Terms

OOAK – unique, artisan, exclusive, original, novel, atypical, exceptional, handmade

MATERIALS – names of stones, type(s) of fiber or fabric, weave or fabric, types of wood

GENERAL – Punk, steampunk, nerd, geek, science, modern, midcentury, funky, dramatic, romantic, whimsical, artisan, edgy, bohemian, boho chic, shabby chic, fantasy, Victorian, prom, contemporary, mystical, mythical, magical, witchcraft, Christian, earthy, antique (over 100 years), vintage (over 20 years), retro (made to look old), heirloom, southwest, old world, Americana, rustic, ethnic, primitive, folk art

OLD – olde, vintage, antique, fossil, patina, old world, primitive, old-world

ECO FRIENDLY – recycle, reuse, up-cycle, refashion, earthy, vegan, environmental, organic, repurposed, natural, earth friendly, earth-friendly, earthfriendly, slow food,

TEXTURE – smooth, rough, pebbled, matte, shiny, sandy, loose weave, tight weave, braided, laced, plaited, lattice, webbed, patina, gossamer, delicate, pointy, sharp, hard, spiny, puffy, patterned, bold, ruffled, frilly, velvet, silky, gnarly, old world

ELEGANT – simple, refined, aesthetic, tasteful, graceful, luxurious, classic, polished, chic, sophisticated

ROMANTIC – erotic, fanciful, amorous, love, flirtatious, dreamy, passionate, darling, precious, bewitching, alluring, seductive, enchanting, kissable, huggable, feminine, flirty

COZY – cuddly, snug, comfortable, snuggly, huggable, warm

SHAPES – geometric, structure, block, symmetric, square, triangular, angular, round, spherical, ovoid, egg-like, irregular, cubic, cuboid, bold, concentric, free form

CIRCLE – loop, hoop, round, ring, spheroid, pouf, halo, bulls eye, doughnut, donut, disc, link

SPIRAL – twist, double helix, swirl, whirl, whorl,

LIGHT – sun, beam, streak, shine, radiation, luminescent, glare, glow, halo, aura, corona, bright, luminous, radiant, luxe, bright, cheerful, breezy

SPARKLE – glow, prismatic, shimmer, prismatic, sheen, gloss, flash, brilliant, iridescence, luminous, glint, glitter, glisten, gleam, starry, faceted, bright, cheerful

HOT – zesty, pungent, racy, peppery, passionate, fiery, torrid, steamy, thermal, blazing, flaming

COLD – frigid, icy, chilly, cool, frozen, bleak, wintry, frosty, arctic, glacial,

NIGHT – shadows, scary, evening, darkness, twilight, dusk, (see black),

CLOUDY – foggy, wispy, vaporous, vapor, smoky, filmy, hazy, murky, shadowy, dusky

FLOWER – bloom, bud, blossom, bouquet, boutonniere, buttonhole, corsage, festoon, garland, lei, nosegay, posy, spray, vase, wreath, stem, floral, flora, weed, garden, nature, vine, wildflower

OCEAN – sea, beach, tidal pool, coast, lagoon, tide pool

BIRD – avian, sparrow, robin, songbird, warbler, nestling, flying

JEWELRY - jewellery

FLUFFY - downy, fuzzy, feathery, soft, puffy, airy

The pictures in this article are some screen captures of some recent ETTEAM Treasuries that made the Front Page of Etsy. Thanks to the following Etteam members for their contributions to this article: Sharon of KnotOriginal, Jaci of By the Way & By the Wayside, Sinta of Art by Tanja Lichtensteiger , Lynn of MidnightCoiler, Sandie of ZaftigDelights.