Featured Seller: FooFooElm

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! Hope you all had
a fabulous weekend and are all geared up for the Upcoming
Holidays! Your shoppes are looking absolutely fabulous!
I also have to thank each and everyone of you for the
incredible support that you are giving our team! Our posts
have been WAAAAY up and the amount of Treasuries has been
amazing. Applause for you all...you make such a difference!
More details on our upcoming contest later this week...so
stay tuned!

Well it is that time again...Introducing the Featured Member
of the week...a wonderfully supportive, talented and also
one of our newest members...Debi from FooFooElm.etsy.com
Debi has a wonderful shoppe here in the land of Etsy filled
with unique and gorgeous jewelry. It is a place where
eclectic, vintage, unusual, old, and timeless finds are
refashioned into one of a kind pieces of wearable art! What
a fabulous selection she has and they are all a MUST SEE!!!
She adds new items all the time and also has a sale...Free
Shipping and 10% off all of her items! How great is that.

A little more about Debi in her own words: Creating is
something I've been doing since I was a little girl.
It all started with an embroidered piece I did at four
years of age with my mom and grandmother, and I was
hooked! I am a mixed media artist and I've been creating
handmade jewelry for over 15 years. I love finding new
techniques and vintage pieces to work over and over
until it's my own. I also love paper collage, sewing,
and embroidery, so don't be surprised if other pieces
pop up from time to time.

Debi has jumped right into our weekly forums and has taken
to creating treasuries! A wonderful new support for our
FABULOUS team! We can't thank you enough and wanted you to
know that you are greatly appreciated. Come on over and
visit her at FooFooElm.etsy.com and also drop by and leave
her a little comment her on our blog...i am so sure she
would love to hear from you! Thank you Debi...hugs...pops!

Featured Seller: Sweet Liberty Prims

Good Morning once again Ladies (PLEASE READ
the post that follows this one : ) some very
important and FUN CSSTEAM news!

Well...today we have an extra special Featured
Member of the week...drumroll please...Kath
from the very FABULOUS and creative shoppe
SWEETLIBERTYPRIMS.etsy.com. Today the
spotlight shines on her...by the way for
some of you that don't know...she also runs
OutOnAWhim.etsy.com, INeedThat.etsy.com,
and GetHappy.etsy.com WOW right! Kath is
a wonderful lady and such an incredible
support to the CSSTEAM...we want her to know
how much she is appreciated...so we are
sending her hugs!

SweetLibertyPrims is filled with precious
cottage style goodies that you will enjoy
feasting your eyes upon. I personally
LOVE the egg collections that she has and
they are displayed picture perfect! This
shoppe portrays Kath's primitive side
with beauty and grace.

I would love you to know more about Kath
so I am including her little profile for
everyone to read:
I am an Altered Artist, Junker, Vice President
of our private ambulance service, Mom of 4 boys
and wife, not necessarily in that order! I began
creating as a child, and have done Primitive
painting, sewing, and stitchery, and my current
obsession, altered art! I've done shows,
consignment, mall booths, antique booths and
a little wholesale. I am now primarily selling
online! After several years of scrapbooking
the kids' pictures, I began to do other
papercraft type projects! I am currently
focusing on primitive and whimsical altered
art, such as handmade journals, prim tags,
and anything else I can find to alter!
And having a ball with it! My work has
been featured in Country Marketplace
and Merchantile Gatherings Magazines,
and on the cover of the Ohio Country Register!

Well I hope you enjoyed learning a
little bit more about this great CSSTEAM
member and I am sure she would love to
hear from you...so please take a moment to
say hi and maybe leave her a little comment.
Thank you Kath for all you do for us...
hugs...pops and the gang!

NEW CSSTEAM POSTING CONTEST!!!! FUN FOR ALL!

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team. Hope you
had a wonderful weekend and are all set for the
fabulous week ahead of us. Well not only do we
have an outstanding Feature Member of the Week we
also have some CSSTEAM news. As many of you know
by reading our forums our very own
StarryDeborah.etsy.com has a SENSATIONAL idea on
how to get more posts and more exposure for our
team. She thought that having a CSSTEAM give-
away basket for the highest poster would be great
and so many of us totally agree... so that is what
we are going to do. Right now we are in
stage 1...collecting little gifts throughout our
team. You can donate anything that you like...
nothing is too small or too large...anything
that you feel as though would be fun for a
fellow member...there are no restrictions...just
something that would be enjoyable and that would
be just about everything that you creative
ladies do. Supplies are also soooooo welcome!!!
We are going to have them shipped to my home
and I will create a basket...depending on how
many goodies we get will depend if there is a
second and third place prize also : ) So ANYONE
that would like to participate...please send your
donation to:

Andrea Cammarata
10 Orchard Place
Wayne, NJ 07470

We will be collecting the entire month of April
and then the contest starts on May 1st and runs
straight through the whole month : ) Just to
let you all know we might need a TIE-BREAKER
so what we will do in that case is take the
high poster for April and add that to the
scores to break the tie so posting for the next
2 months is crucial : ) No one is a looser
because it gives everyone great exposure.

One other little idea is tagged to this one...
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE it for anyone that is
sending a donation to this event to send a
little I LOVE ETSY item...a button...a tag...
a barrette...a card...ANYTHING that you feel
like creating!!! and add that to the package...
my idea here is to collect all of these litte
I love Etsy items...create a fun basket and
PHYSICALLY bring it to our friends at ETSY
in Brooklyn NY on open day Mondays!!! I
really want to promote our team and I
thought that would be a really FUN way to do
it. It does not have to be big...just
something fun that reflects our love for
ETSY! Remember...none of these items are
going to be for sale...they are totally
going to be used as a gift to ETSY and our
give-away baskets for the HIGHEST posts in
our team. I personally can't wait to see
what will be coming in...only 1 item and
it is TOTALLY YOUR CHOICE!!!! remember to
tag your item with your stores name and
of course your name. I am hoping maybe
we might be able to do a storque article
when it is all done : )

If you have any questions...just convo me
at popalicious.etsy.com or
popalicioustoo.etsy.com I will be happy to
fill in any of the blanks for you!
Oh yes...as I said in the posts...I am
taking myself out of this contest : )

ENJOY and hope to hear from you all soon!
Hugs...Pops!!!!

Featured Seller: EnfantJoli

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team...I hope you had
a picture perfect weekend and got to enjoy some sunshine.
We have some fun projects coming up...on that I will
write more about the end of this week because right now
I want the light to shine on our Featured Member of the
week...Corrie from EnfantJoli.etsy.com

Corrie is one of our teams newest members and has jumped
in with both feet in our forums. She is a delight and
a great support to all of our members. I have to say
she is our first featured seller from Canada!

EnfantJoli is absolutely FABULOUS...the perfect little
boutique for that special and original gift for the
little one in your life. An array of hand painted shoes,
clothes and oh so much more...attention to detail is
obvious in each and everyone of her creations. There are
some special pieces for the adult such as hand painted
stamp boxes, trinket boxes and more. You must treat
yourself and take a peek into this unique and beautiful
world of EnfantJoli.etsy.com

Corrie just loves to paint and one of her favorite
pass times is junking! She also instilled creativity
and the freedom of being unique to her children. A
wonderful artist...team mate and person and we are
thrilled to have her as a part of our wonderful and
unique group of talented artists. I am sure that
Corrie would love to hear from you...so drop her a
little comment here...she will be thrilled! Till
later this week...hugs...pops

Featured Seller: CatNapCottage

Good Morning to all of my friends on the Cottage Style
Street Team. My wish for you is to have a week filled
with love, creativity, understanding, motivation,
happiness, health and joy. Remember to take a moment
to be thankful for all the gifts that God has given
you or whatever you believe in. Also don't let any
opportunity pass you by to show your loved ones that
they are treasured. Enjoy each passing day.

Well it is that time again...it's Monday and of course
we have a new Cottage Style Street Team member of the
week...drumroll please........It is Cindy from the
CatNapCottage.etsy.com but from the start I dubbed
her the Royal QUEEN of Chenille!!!! One look at her
incredible shoppe on Etsy and there will be NO question
why that name was given to her.

Cindy is a vintage textile collector and pillow
designer. She has assembled a large array of vintage
fabrics through her travels so each pillow is all
about the fabric it is made from. Each one is special
and has it's own story...how wonderful is that! Cindy
has a special love of barkcloth and has collected
hundreds of yards of this magical fabric...rich with
color...design...texture and history. Not only
does she create she shares these treasures in her
shoppe so others can use their imagination and
talents to conjure up a delightful work of art.

The CatNapCottage.etsy.com is filled with all kinds
of special vintage finds! You must drop by and take
a peek...you will enter a Cottage Land that you will
not want to leave. Cindy is a valuable and wonderful
asset to the Cottage Style Street Team and we are
honored to have her with us. A team player and a
delight!

So...make some time and go visit her...it will be a
journey that you enjoy for sure. You will feel all
warm and cozy after your eyes feast on the soft,
fluffy, nubbie and let's not forget yummy and
delicious chenille that has all the comfort of a
a helping of warm homemade peach cobbler with
ice cream! Enjoy! Sending you all hugs...pops
Please leave Cindy a little note to say HI! : )

I have just read the forum posts and our friend
Cindy from the CatNapCottage needs prayers for
some family problems that are serious. Please
take a moment and send Cindy and her family some
prayers and warm thoughts. Hoping and praying
that things get better in your lives.

Featured Seller: SimplyFrenchDesigns

Good morning Cottage Style Street Team...hope you
all had a fabulous weekend and enjoyed some of the
warmer weather that blew in for a few days. The
team listings look so beautiful and so SPRING TIME!
Love seeing the sweet Easter Treats and all the
pastels adorning the pages. Looking forward to
seeing more and more incredible creations from the
best team on ETSY : )

Today we are featuring someone that is no stranger
to any of us...Denise from TheSeasonalCottage.etsy.com
but this time wearing her SimplyFrenchDesign.etsy.com
hat or should I say beret! She has this absolutely
delightful shoppe that is like a French Pastry shoppe
filled with delicate treats that will become the
muse to your art. You must drop by and take a peek!
You will say...oooooolala!

Denise is also one of the biggest supporters here
in the wonderful world of the Cottage Style Street
Team...she is always posting finding fabulous goodies!
Denise also shares all the information that she
finds out with us...the latest in Twitter...Etsy...
New Sites and so much more...a generous and giving
friend to us all. We want to let her know how much
she is appreciated and loved here. Hugs to you
Denise from us all!

Now...Denise wrote a little bit about why she
created SimplyFrenchDesigns.etsy.com and wanted to
share it with all of you...so here it is in
Denise's own words : ) I am sure you will enjoy
this little piece of history, I know I did.

I am of French descent on both sides of my family
and as my grandmother use to point out - no one
"intermarried" until this generation. Both sides
of the family tree have been researched back to
the 1600's in Saint-Jean-de-Mortagne, Perche
(Normandy) France. My ancestors on my Dads side
- Our name was originally "Guyon" now Dion,
traveled from France to Quebec and were among
the original 43 settlers of Quebec. (We visited
there and there are parks and streets named after
my ancestors - which my sons thought was very cool)
My fathers parents were from Quebec. My mother was
raised with French as her first language at home
and the Catholic schools she attended. My father's
parents immersed themselves in the English language
and raised their children to be bi-lingual.
My parents spoke French to each other but we spoke
only English. So enough rambling. I have always been
fascinated with my culture and have collected
everything French (both old and new) for many years.
I just find it comforting in some weird way.


Please stop in and say hi to Denise I know she
will so love to see you! Hugs...pops!

News from Sadie

Hi everyone...just a quick note. Most of you
know Sadie and for the newbies she is the lady
that started this group and went onto developing
Lollishops and handed the torch to me (so glad
she did : ) here is a little update she wanted
me to share with you all...

I have some information on the brand new Creative
Cottage Shopper!This shopper/coupon book is open
to vendors from Etsy, LolliShops and eBay!
They will be sold here and at those locations!
Check out the details here first
http://lollishops.blogspot.com
and then here to sign up:
http://cottagestylevendors.blogspot.com/2009/03/sign-up-sheet-for-coupon-space.html
Thanks ladies!