Featured Seller : Gypsy Mermaid

We at the CSSTEAM would love to introduce you to one of
our wonderful members: Gypsymermaid.etsy.com. Her
shoppe is filled with sweet cottage treats and a ton of new
and fanciful Halloween Surprises. Please stop by this week,
pay her a visit, drop her a convo..say hi and ENJOY!

Gypsy Mermaid
gypsymermaid's Shop Announcement
Gypsy Mermaid Is getting ready for Fall and Halloween!
So out with the old and in with the new! Everything is on
sale and has been marked down! I will combine shipping!
So fill those boxes up!!! Contact me before purchasing So
I can alter the shipping charges to one low rate one!! HAVE
FUN!!! hugs


Come by and visit my blog sometime to see all the things I
create! http://gypsymermaidlife.blogspot.com

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SHIPPING COST and SPECIALS:
If you would like to purchase more then one item please
contact me before purchasing and I will change the cost of
the pricing. I can ship for one low cost.

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If there is anything you do not see that you would love to have
made Please dont be afraid to ask me. Most likely I have made
it and if not I will love to try!

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Thank you SadieLouWho

Dropping in to say hello to everyone in this fabulous team. Hope all
is well with everyone. I want to thank Sadielouwho for all of her
hard work and dedication to this group. We will miss you but we all
wish you tons of success in your new venture: Lollishops. I am sure
it is going to be fabulous! It is certainly not good-bye, we know
where you are and so many of us will be joining you in your new
venture. We are sending you a group (((((HUG)))))! Thank you!

I also want to thank all of our members for your dedication and help.
I am new at this end of the world and it is great to have the support
you are all generously offering. The blog will be updated regularly
in just a little bit...so check back next week for more news!

Take care everyone! Hugs to all...pops

Handing Off the Torch...

As many of you already know, I am very sweetly busy with my brand new marketplace, LolliShops...The froufrou friendly marketplace which you are all invited to apply for (if you haven't already and a lot of you have).

So, being as how I am so sweetly busy--I have decided to pass the torch of leading the Cottage Style Street Team, to a VERY responsible and capable member, Popalicious. I wouldn't just give this job to anyone--I really had to stop and think about who would step in with lots of ideas and a willingness to devote attention to the role.
We spoke on the phone the other day and my mind was 100% set at ease.
So from now on, she will be responsible for anything having to do with the Street Team. The best way to contact her would be through her Etsy Shop which I have already linked to.
I wish the team tons of continued success! I will be be keeping an eye on it and rooting for you behind the scenes...
(all blog posts from here on out will be written by Pops too)
...Goodbye,
Love,
Sadie Lou
( It's not really goodbye though--you all know where to find me!)

Today is Christmas!

In July...

Featured Seller: PinkButterCreme

When you look at Tami's creations over at PinkButterCreme two things come to mind:
Tami has the best handwriting ever!
And...
The girl paints a delicious cupcake!
You'll love the pink, glittery goodness over at her BLOG. I stopped in for a visit the other day and was so drawn in by her photographs. I particularly loved this one...


I have one glass cake stand--but I think I need some more. What a cute way to display a collectible!
I suggest finding Tami on Etsy or in Blogland, either way--you'll come away feeling like you've sipped tea in a rose garden with a friend!
~Sadie Lou

Protect Yourself on Flickr

Ladies,
We have had a rash of people stealing your photos on Flickr and making use of them! I have spotted your images being used on Etsy Shop banners, MySpace Backgrounds and uploaded to other Flickr accounts without the proper credit being given back to the artist.
We must protect ourselves!
If you're going to use Flick--here are 2 ways to help protect your photos and images.
You can block any user and you must set the proper license for your photos.

Blocking a user is a must. If someone adds you as a contact and they have no photos available to you, no profile information and they just mark your pictures as favorites--they are probably working on copying you or ripping off your images.
I had a user come through and mark 3 pages of my photos as favorites. I blocked them.

Just move your mouse over the person's icon picture and a drop down menu will appear--click on the last option "block".

A new page will open that says...


Next, set your account to post pictures with "All Rights Reserved"


This will protect your images from being saved as targets to someone's desktop.

I hope this helps!
~Sadie Lou

Christmas in July!

July 25th is coming this Friday!
I will be listing some One of a Kind ornaments as well as a few surprises! Make sure you tag your Christmas creations with the following tags:

cssteam
csst
christmas
july

That we can find your special goodies and promote one another!
Here are some inspiring photos!