Featured Seller: SimpleJoysPaperie

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! I know I
have been absent from our fabulous blog for a bit
but as most of you know my mother in law Mary was
very ill with terminal brain cancer and was in
hospice care...she passed to the grand heavens this
week and may she rest in peace. My family and I thank you
for all of your love and support...you are truly the
greatest...sending you all love and hugs. pops, family
and doxies : )

Now I am sure you are all ready to meet the Member
of the week!!! This is the first of many...we have
changed our style a little bit...thought you would like
to really get to know our members so this is a new
style of feature that I hope you enjoy. Drum Roll
please..............................................

Meet Lana from SimpleJoysPaperie.etsy.com.
Well Lana has been a member for awhile now and has been
stealing many a show with her front page exposure and
being featured in the gift guide and her beautiful
wreaths flash on the front page banner countless times
a day : ) We are all so happy for her. Her work is
fabulous...intricate and oh so original and unique. We
all have a love and admiration for vintage and what
she creates with those vintage pages is just amazing.
We also want to thank her for her support of our team.

Now let's get to know her a little bit better!
We will start with some favs!
What is your favorite movies:
Road to Avonlea, Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell), North
and South, Wives and Daughters, The Jane Austen novel
movies, practially all period movies by Masterpiece
Theater and BBC.

what is your favorite tv show: Fringe

Favorite music:
Traditional gospel, contemporary Christian artists,
Enya,Celtic Woman

favorite colors:
white, cream, ivory, aqua, brown, coral

your favorite vintage piece:
a huge white ironstone pitcher I got for a song

do you have a pet? name? kind?
Are you ready?
Sam - Maine Coon mix from my Mom a few years before she
passed away
Scooter - abandoned kitten we took in
Samson – blind Pekingese my son brought home from a foster home
Snowflake – Mountain Fiest we got as a pup about 10 years ago
Smokey – TN walking horse
Pierre – Americana rooster
Colette – Americana hen
Buffy – buff orpington hen
Big Brown Girl – Colette & Pierre’s baby (now grown)
Bobbie Jo – barred rock hen (her sisters were Betty
Jo and Billie Jo)
Eowyn – white rock hen
Little Girls – 2 banty hens

How long have you been in business?
A little more than 10 years.

How long have you sold on line?
I think since 2003

What prompted you to sell online?
A friend had told me about eBay and a few Yahoo
craft groups and I decided to try those and reach a
broadercustomer base. Later, I discovered Etsy, too!

How many sites do you sell on?
1.etsy (2 shops: www.simplejoyspaperie.etsy.com
and www.honeysucklelane.etsy.com)
2. my website (www.honeysucklelane.com)
3. Simply Primitives
(http://www.simplyprimitives.com/artisans/honeysuckle.html)
4. TDIPT Mercantile (http://tdipt-honeysucklelane.blogspot.com/)
5. The Eclectic Artisans
(http://www.honeysucklelane.com/TEAwebshow.htm)

Do you sell off line in an antique or craft store? I currently
sell my handmade items at The Commissary in the historic
Victorian village of Rugby, TN (www.historicrugby.org), and
in a gift shop in Oak Ridge, TN called The Ferrell Shop.
I also do one craft show each June. It’s the Lavender Festival
in Oak Ridge, TN.

Well I bet you know a lot more about our friend
Lana...I just noticed I forgot to as her her fav
food...i will have to add that later and if there
are other questions you would like asked to our
friends...just drop me a convo and it will be
added to our next feature : )

Hope you enjoyed and thank you so much Lana...this
was fun and we all send you hugs and wish you
all the best that life has to offer!

I am sure Lana would love to hear from you ...
drop her a little comment here : )

Here is the gorgeous shoppe
SimpleJoysPaperie.etsy.com and don't forget
to sheck out her other fabulous shoppe:
honeysucklelane.etsy.com

Cottage Hits the Somerset Style!

A big hello to everyone! I hope you are all staying cool.
The heatwave is starting up again today so take care of
yourselves and stay hydrated! Well we had a good week
of promoing on our thread but alas Etsy is very slow
and I think that twitter being down a bit hurt here
and there. But now on the HIGHER end of life...the
holidays are on their way (could use some of that Fall
weather)...kids are going back to school and all of
this means that Etsy sales will be up really soon so
keep on creating and coming up with marvelous artwork,
creative supplies, spectacular vintage and oh so
much more...I feel the sales fairy coming through the
air and about to land!

Oh we have some big news!!!! In lieu of our featured
seller of the week we are featuring three of our
family members... Tina from Tinybeardk.etsy.com and
Diane from SignsbyDiane.etsy.com and
Tammy fromFairyDavisToo.etsy.com -- They are SOMERSET
STARS this month! Yes...two of our friends have been
featured in Somerset and oh how fabulous they look.
Cottage Style is getting more attention out there
ladies! How exciting is this! These lovely ladies deserve
every bit of their fame (hopefully fortune :) and we
all want to celebrate and congratulate them!

Stop by Tinybeardk.etsy.com -- SignsbyDiane.etsy.com
and FairyDavisToo.etsy.com
Send them your heart and send them a little comment
here...I know they would love that!

Another HUGE CONGRATULATIONS from the entire
Cottage Style Street Time FAMILY!!!! We are soooooo
happy for you both! Hugs from us all!!!!

Presenting TinyBeardk.etsy.com and this AMAZING
Creation! A true work of ART!


Presenting SignsbyDiane.etsy.com and her precious
mini signs! Too CUTE!


Presenting FairyDavis.etsy.com

Featured Seller: PetitePear

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! Hope you all had
a wonderful weekend and are ready for the new week ahead.
Nothing earth shattering happening this week but I will
say there has been a lot of chatting and promoing going
on and that is FABULOUS!

It is a really slow time on Etsy and I know that many of
you are a little down about it (myself included)...we all
have to hang in there...support each other...send each
other a smile throughout the day and keep on promoing...
I completely believe it is the time of year and come the
middle of September when things get back to "normal" I
am sure the sales will pick up...YAY TEAM! : ) lol!!!
So hang in there -- there will be a light at the end
of the tunnel soon...I know it!!! : )

Well it is time to celebrate another Featured Member of
the week and today we introduce one of our newest members
Jenn from PetitePear.etsy.com -- What a sensational shoppe
she has. If you are looking for the perfect card for
ANY occasion...this is the place to look! Her designs are
so gorgeous you will want to spend hours looking at all the
goodies she has in her store.

Jenn has had a love affair with paper for a long time! Any
type and kind she instantly falls in love with and oh the
creations she brings to life are amazing! I am sure that
she would love you to come on over...take a peek...send
her your heart and maybe leave a little comment here on
the blog. Come on over and share the love with the greatest
street team on ETSY!!!! If you ever forget...I have to
remind you all...you all ROCK and are the BEST EVER!!!
Love you all...hugs...pops!

Featured Seller:DishyVintage

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! Hope you all had
a wonderful week and weekend and ready for the new week
ahead! Not much to go over today except that we have a
new thread and I have to say that it is hopping for the
summer time which couldn't make me happier. Hopefully in
about another 2 months we will have a live chat happening
at least once a month and that is something fun to look
forward to also. For now...enjoy your Summer and work
on all of those holiday treats and we will be running
another CSST special come the fall...SUGGESTIONS are
always welcomed!!!! so email or convo or discuss on the
thread...we are a 100 percent open team here so go for it.

Well we have a new featured seller of the week today.
Drum roll please..........it is Alison from
DishyVintage.etsy.com Alison is one of our newest
members and she has jumped right into our threads and
is getting to know everyone and that always makes us
happy...the door is always open to new friends and
family members here at CSST! Alison has an adorable
shoppe...it's a source for vintage linens, trims and
lace, papercrafting supplies and paper ephemera,
delightful crafting kits, and vintage whimsy! She is
a stay at home mom with 2 girls which i have heard
have caught the crafting bug (LOVE IT!!!) Please
drop by DishyVintage.etsy.com ...say hi to Alison...
send her your heart and leave her a little comment
here...that is always fun for the featured member!
We want to welcome Alison into our family and let
her know how much we appreciate her...WELCOME!!!
sending you hugs from us all...pops and the
CSSTEAM family! : )

Featured Seller: AntiquesGaloreGal

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team...yes it is a new
week and we have started a new thread on Etsy in the
Promotional Section and in the Team Section. Here is the
link to the promotional thread:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6223494
Here is the link to the chat thread:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6223496
Both of these threads will run through the month of
August so if you ever have a question about where we
are...that is where we will be until September 1, 2009.
If you have any questions about how this works...just
take a peek at our promotional thread and my opening...
hopefully that will tell you what you need to know. If
you want it in a nut shell...the promotional thread
basically stays exactly the way it was...a bit of chat...
a place to ask questions...a place to share new finds...
share new ideas and all kinds of wonderful things! If
you happen to be on with and you feel like you and
your friend or friends would like to have a long
chat...hop over to the chat forum...that is the only
time you need to go over there : ) also...if you have
any reservations or questions about this just ask ok...
but I need you to know that you really have no
restrictions : ) We are a family of friends!!!

OK...now for the event you all wait for on Monday
morning...Featured Seller of the week...drum roll
please...AntiquesGaloreGal.etsy.com please drop
by Connie's shoppe...it is absolutely precious!
Filled with such vintage fabulous vintage finds!
Connie goes on a weekly excursion...hunting down
incredible collectibles at flea markets and
estate sales! WOW...what she finds is amazing...
each goodie she comes up with strikes a chord
to times gone by and brings the warm and loving
memory back to you. Connie is also an active
member of our team...always promoting a friend
and always willing to jump right in there to
lend a hand or share information. We are very
happy to have her as a part of our Cottage
Family and we want her to know how much we love
and appreciate her! So stop by her shoppe...
give her your heart and leave a little comment
here...I am sure she would love to hear from you!
Hugs to all...pops!


AntiquesGaloreGal.etsy.com

Featured Seller: AVintageObsession

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! I hope you
has a FABULOUS weekend. Can you believe that we
are in the middle of July all ready? Do you
hear sleigh bells ringing? That can only
mean one thing...Christmas in JULY is here! I know
that many of you have been busy creating like little
elves...listing and tagging for the event and I for
one am very excited to see what you have come up
with. For those of you that do not know exactly what
to do it is very simple. You have to tag all of
your special Holiday wares with Cssteam of course
and then another tag Christmas in July and if you
would like to add a third it would be CIJ. Many
other fellow etsians have also joined in the
spirit of the holidays are are celebrating just
like we are and some are using CIJ so if you would
like it is probably not a bad idea for a little
extra exposure but if not...NO problem you will be
found. I will be popping into the "team" forum
today to make our announcement and please drop by
there and add a link to your shoppe and of course
promote other members. It is very difficult to
keep two threads alive i know but maybe we can
give it a try...the more exposure the better. I
will post the link to the new thread in our
present forum (in a little while...etsy is down
for maintenance.) Well the easy part is done
all the creating and tagging...now we have to
promote and hopefully sell your beautiful items.
I know it seems like there should be more fanfair
but in the world of the wonderful web we have
to make our own bells and whistles : ) so the
bells are ringing and the whistles are blowing
and let's try to keep them making noise through
out the 2 weeks! Here's wishing you all the
best and tons and tons of sales!!!! I know I
will be promoting you all right and left...why?
Because you are the GREATEST most wonderful
group of giving...caring...interesting...
loving ladies I have ever had the pleasure
to be around! A true family of friends!

Now for the moment we all wait for each week
our Featured Seller!!!!! Congratulations
to Lenore (don't you hear Poe's Raven being
recited in your mind : ) Lenore runs the most
delightful shoppe here on etsy...
AVintageObession.etsy.com you must stop by
and check out the most gorgeous vintage items,
tiny teddy bears to antique pocket watches that
are amazing and so many treasures in between!
Lenore is a complete and utter delight,
always has interesting and very educational
conversations on our forums (genealogy being
her favorite : ) and then she is always busy
chatting with her fellow Cottage family and
PROMOTING her little fingers to support
everyone here in the magical land of Cottage.
A complete and utter delight and a fabulous
addition to our team for sure and we are
all thrilled to have her here with us!
Please drop by her FABULOUS shoppe throughout
the week...check it out...send her your
heart if you all ready haven't and leave her
a little comment...I know she would love that!
Thank you Lenore for all the you do for
your family here on etsy...we appreciate and
love you very much! Applause!!!! hugs pops
and your whole cottage style family : )
now...here is AVintageObsession.etsy.com

Featured Seller: CrochetCandi

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team. Hope yu
all had a wonderful Holiday Weekend! Well it is
July and what does that mean...Christmas is on the
way...so we at CSSTEAM will start celebrating a
bit early and list some Christmas goodies for all
of our Etsy friends to see! So roll out some of
those yummy treats and get them listed. Remember
do your usual tag of Cssteam and add a new tag
Christmas in July in July (yes...it fits : ) I
will be placing and announcement in the Etsy Team
Section so people know that we are having an
event and hopefully the word will spread. I will
list the link to the forum announcement and maybe
everyone can drop in there and write a little
something about their shoppe and the holiday treats
they are featuring with a link : ) This starts
next Monday but you can of course start listing
whenever you have the time or notion to. I hope
it is fun and I really hope it gets you some sales.

Now the fun part...it is time for our featured
member of the week...drumroll please....
CrochetCandi.etsy.com or should we say our dear
friend Barbara aka...SouthernVintageLady.etsy.com.
I laughed when I saw people welcoming her to the
team!!!! : ) I loved it! Well as you know Barb
is one of our long time members and may I say
one of our most active and supportive members from
the very start. She always has everyone's best
interest at heart and is constantly posting new
ideas and facts she finds to help us all. A
complete and utterly selfless lady. We
want her to know how much we all love and
appreciate her because she is a precious family
and friend member to us all!

Now Barb has started a new venture using her
creative talents...CrochetCandi.etsy.com a wonder
little shoppe filled with COLOR and hand made
fiber treats! You must drop by and check it out
and also send her your heart. Such fabulous
gift ideas, wonderful embellishments and oh so
much more. I promise you you are going to adore
this new shoppe...even the name is YUMMY!!!!

Thank you Barb for all that you do for each and
everyone of us. We love you...hugs...pops and
your entire CSSTEAM family!