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One Hundred Dollars a Month

I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Promote Your Etsy Shop Here!

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Pot holders by ZoeDawn

This past year, one of my goals was to hand make {or acquire for free} all of the gifts I give. I’ve also been selling a lot of my hooked rugs. That means, between getting gift ideas and listing my own items, I’ve spent a good chunk of time on Etsy. My take on Etsy is this: It’s where thousands of the coolest, most talented humans on the planet come together to sell the most awesome handmade stuff. And the more time I spend on Etsy, the more blown away I am by the crazy talent out there.

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Portable Mint Tin Amp and Speaker for Electric Guitar by Ampoids

I love seeing that talent translated into a little income for people. I love that they are using the skills they’ve honed to support their livelihood! This year, I’m on a spending freeze, so I can’t support those shops in the way I’d like to. But I know so many of my readers love Etsy! So here’s your chance to get the word out about YOUR shop and promote yourself.

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Aqua Bracelet Cuff by KathyAlderfer

If you have an Etsy shop, leave a comment on this post with the link to your shop and tell us a little about what you sell. With the holidays right around the corner I would LOVE to be able to feature some of your items in a Mornings with Mavis post.

egg-gatherning-apronEgg gathering apron from Yoder Sewing Room

I have an Etsy shop too in hopes that all those talented people will somehow rub off on me! You can check it out HERE. But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about YOU and YOUR Etsy shops! So get to commenting! Feel free to also leave a comment if you have a friend or family member with a shop you love!

Don’t have a shop but have wanted to start one? Here are my tips on How to Sell on Etsy. Check them out and see if Etsy is the right fit for you.

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SQUIRREL NUT – linocut print by saraschalliol

If this batch of Etsy recommendations is as awesome as the last, I need to hide my wallet! I was pretty blown away by all of the amazing shops! And now I turn this post over to you…

~Mavis

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  2. This is my mom’s Etsy site. She’s an artist and sells oil paintings and silk scarves that she paints by hand. My dad is a woodworker and has made some peppermills and boxes from reclaimed oak that fell on their property in the Sierra Mountains. He’s also a photographer and has put some of his photos up too.

    My parents are both in their 70s and Etsy is one of their few sources of income. I hope you guys enjoy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/danijeanart?ref=l2-shopheader-name

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  4. My husband and I have had an Etsy shop since 2009. It’s mostly his woodworking. He turns assorted houseware items like bottle openers, bowls, travel mugs, etc. We also sell wooden buttons that I make from tree branches. A lot of the wood we use is salvaged from fallen trees and friends’ firewood piles.

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/askcheese

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  8. In my shop, I make and sell vinyl decals. I have many fun designs that I created but I also love to help other business owners by making custom decals for their vehicles or for use in their shops. I have many fun gift ideas as well- for holidays, baby showers, you name it!

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  13. Mavis – thanks for promoting shopping handmade again this year! I definitely plan to be checking out the other shops listed here!

    I mostly sell handmade fairy doors in my shop. Two of them are custom – they can be personalized with favorite colors and names. The others are ready to ship. I also have a few mini fairy door magnets as well as a few fairy garden signs and miniature fairy houses. I have a lot that I need to get photographed and listed …

    Here’s the link to my shop:
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkChihuahuaCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu

    Thanks for visiting!

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  14. Mavis, thank you for this opportunity for all of us that have a shop at Etsy!

    I paint on fabric and we sell hand painted items for the home, such as kitchen/tea towels and placemats – also handmade tote bags and cosmetic bags. The shop is kind of new, so I will be adding new items soon! Hope you stop by and take a look.

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/artisanarie

    Thanks!

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  17. Hi Mavis!

    Thanks for doing this again!

    I have a shop on Etsy. I mostly make hand stamped natural stone coasters and trivets. A lot of my designs focus on Buffalo (NY ) pride and I sell them in a local Buffalo themed store. I went to school for Interior Design and a mom of two kids. I LOVE to paint custom nursery art that helps to complete a baby’s room. Here is a link to my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/midwooddesign I also have a blog at http://http://www.midwooddesign.com/ I haven’t kept up with it enough since I started back working full time, but I post a lot about my garden and my new designs.

    Thank you again!

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  18. Mavis, so kind of you to feature my shop in your post (aqua bracelet cuff above)…thank you! I love when you do this post. It’s great to learn about other Etsy shop owners who frequent your blog.

    I make handcrafted jewelry, mostly one-of-a-kind pieces but I also do have some limited collection pieces that I recreate. If it’s a good thing, why not? So I mostly use silver and antique brass for the metals, and my favorite beads are Czech glass and gemstones. Recently I have been learning how to do metal stamping to make personalized jewelry. I’ve been having fun with that, making wine glass charms with all my friends’ names and even made a personalized doggie tag for a friend’s dog.

    Here’s a link to my shop. Thank you for visiting my little corner in Etsy! Thanks again, Mavis!
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/kathyalderfer

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  23. Hi Mavis, thank you so much for promoting Etsy and all the people who have shops that are so creative and industrious!!!

    I sell quilt fabric in my Etsy shop. I love my customers and try very hard to make sure they are getting value for their dollar in high quality quilt shop only fabrics at reasonable cost that are cut very generously. My ” TRUE YARD” idea is always 2 or 3 inches beyond standard cuts. My Fat Quarters are 20 inches by 22 inches minimum instead of 18 inches by 22 inches which is the standard size. When fabric is folded and made into bolts there is more tension on one side of the fold than the other. So when it is cut, the weave relaxes and if you need to straighten the grain if it was cut on the standard measurement you won’t have the full measurement afterwards.

    My son also cuts custom pet grave markers that are very long lasting and unique.

    http: http://www.etsy.com/shop/theredhenshop

    There are a lot of wonderful shops represented here, thank you.

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  24. I crochet beautiful things for Baby. Bibs, Burp cloths or Baptism cloths, Bootees, Bonnets, Hats, Barefoot Sandals and I also have a few Crochet Patterns as well. I sometimes do custom orders. My Etsy shop is called Moose and Wren.
    Looking for a gift for someone for Christmas or some beautiful addition to your own baby’s wardrobe? Be sure to visit my shop.

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/MooseAndWren

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  25. I think I actually found your site last year when I was looking into starting up an Etsy shop. It helped to see that there were people who actually could bring in some extra income with things they made in their spare time…

    My shop is The Delicate Stitch. I sell crocheted doilies–only in white and ecru–as well as a few little girls’ dresses.

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDelicateStitch

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  27. My neighbor has an etsy shop called 10whisperingfriends. She makes knitted and crocheted rugs out of cotton material. They are absolutely lovely. She also make bags.

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  32. I love this! I’ve already found some good ideas for Christmas from other shops!

    My shop is MaeMae’s…..my middle name is Mae and I used to get teased in school over it but now I embrace my old-fashioned name 🙂 I travel to Ireland every year and try to bring back vintage goodies. Christmas ornaments made from old books and paper and linens are favorites of mine as well!

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaeMaes

    Thank you, Mavis!

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  33. My Etsy shop is etsy.com/shop/StrandedStars and I make abstract watercolor collages, most recently including deconstructed poetry. Take a look! 🙂

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  35. Hey, I’d love to have our etsy shop featured! It’s owned by my mom and I.

    We make Made-To-Order items…Dog silhouette quilts, dog drool bibs, pillows, etc!

    usbytheseaside.etsy.com

    P.S. we are on Vacation right now, but you can see the stuff we’ve sold! 🙂

    Thank you!!

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  36. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Fleurenasci
    My aunt’s shop is Fleurenasci. She preserves flowers in several ways, but my favorite way is how she takes flower petals & makes them into beads. She will use your own flowers (from an anniversary, special occasion, celebration of life, etc.) & will make the custom beads & jewelry which preserves bits of the petals that are visible throughout each bead. I have shipped several flowers to her & the results have been beautiful! I shipped a rose to her from a family funeral, which she used to create a pendant to remember my loved one by each time I wear it. I also shipped a few flowers from a wedding bouquet that I caught. I was able to gift a beaded necklace to the bride, made with her wedding flowers. My aunt also uses her own flowers if you simply want a beautiful gift that is based on each flower’s essence.
    *I’m not affiliated with her shop in any financial way – I simply love her products

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  37. Wow! So many amazing shops and so much talent!

    I have a small Etsy shop that features 4×4 quote magnets and photography! All photos on the site are my own; I love photography & enjoy pairing my photos with quotes that fit with the images.

    findyourmantra.etsy.com

    Thanks for letting me share! 🙂

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  46. I make custom weighted blankets for children and adults who suffer from insomnia, restless legs, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, etc. The calming affect of a weighted blanket has shown to be very effective. In addition to the selection on my site, I offer customers the chance to choose a custom fabric and match their current interest and favorite colors. Thanks for checking it out!

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/SoothingFabrics
    https://www.facebook.com/SoothingFabrics/

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