Comment # 27 was our winner today, belonging to Quilting Diva. She says "You had me at "orange"! Burnt orange bracelet is one of my faves."
Congratulations! The $15 gift certificate is yours.
Time for a fantastic giveaway from Etsy artist PiperRiley who describes herself as "just a gal from New Jersey." I love her shop filled with floral hairpieces, leather bracelets, and peacock feather hair clips. I love peacock feathers so I am so jealous that I can't win this one. Take a look at this beautiful hair clip that you can win. Enjoy getting to know PiperRiley and check out her giveaway below.
Tell us about your art. What do you make? How did you come to your craft?
I started crafting about a year ago while my boyfriend was away on tour. He is a touring musician and would be away for months at a time, so while he was gone, I started crafting just to kill time . I am very new to Etsy and started off making vintage upcycled bracelets. I would take old belts and give them new life. Then I started to make hair accessories and TahDah!! Piper Riley was born
What inspires your work? Describe your creative process and tell us about your favorite materials to work with.
My biggest inspiration is nature. I work with alot of feathers and flowers. I love feathers!! Especially peacock, the colors are just so amazing and can go so many ways.
What are your goals for your business?
I would love to go full time because it is so much fun. My next step though is to do my first craft show. Not sure when yet but if that does well then hopefully I will be on the right track
What are your favorite hobbies?
I like being outdoors a lot so anything involving that. Snowboarding, swimming, traveling, etc..
I also love garage sales....not sure if that is a hobby or an addiction though :)
What brought you to Etsy? Do you sell anywhere else?
My roommate introduced Etsy to me. At one of our BBQ's I wore one of my hair pieces and received a ton of compliments, asking me where I got it so I told them I made it and everybody then said they wanted one. Thats when my roommate told me that I should sell on Etsy. I checked it out the next day and I was hooked! Buying, selling, critiquing, EVERYTHING!!!
Where can we find you online?
You can find me on Twitter..... twitter.com/heypiperriley
And on Facebook
What is your favorite item in your shop?
I made one of these for myself and haven't taken it off since, I LOVE IT!!
I also wear one of these a lot. It is simple but it really adds a lot to an outfit.
What is the most valuable thing you have learned from your art and being an Etsy seller?
Not to get down if someone doesn't like your product. You can't always make everyone happy but you can try to do your best. Have faith in what you are selling and work your butt off!!!
And now for the giveaway!
PiperRiley is giving readers the chance to win this beautiful peacock hairclip:
First you MUST visit PiperRiley on Etsy and leave a comment with your favorite item.
For additional entries you can do any or all of the following, leaving ONE comment for EACH:
Become a follower of this blog or let me know if you already do- 1 additional entry leave one comment
Follow Oceanside Creations on Twitter AND tweet about this giveaway. Leave your Twitter username in your comment - 1 additional entry
Follow PiperRiley on Twitter AND tweet about this giveaway. Leave your Twitter username in your comment- 1 additional entry
Blog about this giveaway with a link to your post- 2 additional entries (leave 2 comments)
Enter any of the current giveaways on this blog -See left sidebar for a list- 1 additional entry per giveaway entered ( leave 1 comment per giveaway)
Make a purchase from PiperRiley between now and midnight June 19-5 additional entries ~ Leave 5 comments with your transaction #
That's a lot of chances to enter this fabulous giveaway!
Good Luck!
Giveaway runs through Friday, June 19 at midnight EST. Our winner will be chosen on Saturday morning, June 20 via the random.org widget in the right sidebar and will be announced right here on this blog. Winner will be e-mailed and have 48 hours to claim your prize. If winner does not claim their prize a new winner will be chosen. When leaving comments please be sure your e-mail address is available for me to contact you. All photos are courtesy of PiperRiley.
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See more of PiperRiley's work in her shop.
This week is the 2nd annual Etsy Yart Sale! Many Etsy shops will be offering sales and discounts this week starting today June 10th and running through Sunday, June 14th.
Oceanside Creations will be offering the June Buy One Get One 50% Off Sale for the entire month of June. During the Yart Sale I will also be offering Free Shipping to US and Canada. This deal ends Sunday at midnight so hurry on over to my shop for special savings on handcrafted jewelry. Please convo me prior to purchase and mention the Yart Sale special so I may adjust prices and give you free shipping. Happy shopping!
Today is the first in a weekly series of Behind the Art Monday interviews featuring Etsy artists and their handmade work. This week's featured shop is Mod3rnart from Corfu, Greece. Hope you enjoy getting to know these talented artists!
Tell us about your art. What do you make? How did you come to your craft?
We make handmade silver jewelry from original ideas and techniques. Design and modernism has always been a passion of ours and from there we decided to apply it to jewelry.
What inspires your work? Describe your creative process and tell us about your favorite materials to work with.
Ideas come from life-from what surrounds us. The island provides tons of natural inspiration but we tend to mix that with very modern ideas as well. It is almost like we try to bridge the modern with the natural. We love sterling silver, titanium, copper, ebony and brass.
What are your goals for your shop?
To one day live off the sales ;)
What do you do when you are not creating?
Working 9 hours a day-7days a week to make a living.
What is your favorite hobby other than crafting?
Writing, web design, yoga, bike riding, music,
What brought you to Etsy? Do you sell anywhere else?
A friend exposed me to etsy and fell in love. I also sell on dawanda.
Where else can we find you online?
twitter, flickr, www.mod3rnart.com, http://mod3rnart.com/Blog/Blog-Mod3rnart.html
What is your favorite item in your shop?
The Girl with the Pearl Earring Ring
What is the most valuable thing you have learned from your art and being an Etsy seller?
Everything takes time and some things take lots of time ;)
Anything else you would like us to know about you?
We hope life smiles on you all
You can check out more of Mod3rnart's work on Etsy.
Today I am being featured by my fellow Etsy artist Capow on her great blog. Check it out to learn more about me and my jewelry.
I am also being featured on MysticWynd's blog. If you are a jewelry maker or just someone who loves to wear it you should check out this very informative article with great tips on choosing the perfect necklace or bracelet for you.
Beginning on Monday May, 11 I will be featuring some great Etsy artists and their shops. Each week I will have an interview with a talented artist, your chance to meet the person behind the art. If you are an Etsy artist interested in being featured on my blog please contact me through my shop and I will send you a short list of interview questions.
Never heard of Etsy? Check out your place for all things handmade here: http://etsy.com
