pwnmonster!!!

The Basics:
Name: Yryn ("Yryn" is pronounced like "Irene")
Age: 16
Location: NJ, USA
Etsy link: http://pwnmonster.etsy.com/

The Nitty Gritty:

What is the meaning behind your shop name?
"Pwn" is originally a video gaming term meaning "to dominate" or "to own". Usually it is said once you won in a battle or a trial against someone. They say it was developed by a World of Warcraft user who just spelled own incorrectly. I always liked that word and thought why not use it in my store name.

When did you join etsy?
April 18, 2008

What type of things are available to purchase in your shop?
Cute jewelry and custom art. Once in a while I'll get a plushie request which is always nice doing.

What is your favorite item in your shop?
I'm not sure, it's pretty hard to pick, I think I like them all pretty equally.

Where do you get your inspiration?
Food, flowers, and a bit of Japanese culture.

Do you have any advice for other etsy sellers?
It may take a while to get your first sale, it can take a while to get even views but if your heart is truly into it then you will succeed.

How do you promote your shop?
I like to Twitter once in a while, write in my blog, and just hang around on Etsy hoping someone will find me.

Why did you join Minor Effect?
Well I always wanted to be part of a group with other people who understood what it was like being a young crafter on Etsy. It makes me feel less alone.

Fun stuff:

What is your favorite color?
I'm not really sure,nothing too intensely bright or too intensely dull.

What is your favorite movie?
Hmm.. it could be Wall-E, such a pretty story.

Favorite type of music?
Rock, indie, and 80's

What is on your etsy wishlist?
ALOT, especially cute food soap and squirrel related items.

What do you like to do for fun?
I like to bake, draw, just browse etsy and most of all I can't live without listening music for a day. I like to collect soap, snow globes, deco tapes, squirrel and penguin type things, and converse shoes.

Tell us a bit about your family.
They're a good family. As many times I think they're annoying (and who doesn't get annoyed by their family a bit?) I know I wouldn't want another family except the one I have. I think I was put in that family and given the parents I have because no other parent or family could care for me anymore or any better. Me and my brother are best friends forever but sometimes we like to deny it. My sister is nice too, she does most of my graphics and helps me with confusing business terms. My dad is nice too. Overall I like them alot.

If you could invent one modern convenience, what would it be?
I would invent some type of magical thing that can track down anything I'm looking for, not sure how it will work but just the concept I guess :D

If you were a wizard, how would you exploit your powers?
I would use my powers for the benefit of my loved ones and people in need, i would do it in secret though :)

SALE is Over

The sale is now over. Thank you to everyone who participated in the sales! It was a fun first sale for this group. Keep up to date on sales and giveaways by joining our email list or following this blog.
Thanks again everyone!

Our First Group SALE!!!!!

This Monday, March 2nd through Monday, March 9th Minor Effect will be having a group SALE! Each shop participating has their own sale going on so please check out the shops listed for more details.

http://peasantsoup.etsy.com/
Free gift or $ amount off with every item purchased! Please see listings for details.

http://worksinprogress.etsy.com/
Free pair of "Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers" earrings with any jewelry purchase! remember to mention this at checkout!

http://garsticksandstring.etsy.com/
25% off first item in each purchase!

http://crochetrus.etsy.com/
Free shipping! Use the code "Reflection" at checkout to receive a refund through paypal.

http://creativecrafts2009.etsy.com/
Scarves are 30% off and cards are 15% all week (prices already adjusted)! Take an additional 5% off the first item purchased this week and an additional 3% off the 2nd item purchased. Please convo CreativeCrafts before purchase.

http://pwnmonster.etsy.com/
10% off! Just use the code "Spring Fever" at checkout or convo pwnmonster before checkout.

http://themilkshake.etsy.com/
Free 5 x 7 photo print of your choice! Just enter the name of the photo print you want and "Daffodils" in the sellers notes at check out!

Remember to check each shop for more details and great items!

CreativeCrafts2009

Here's this week's featured seller!!!

The Basics:
Name: SarahLydia and Abigail

Age: 16, 13
Location: Elizabeth, CO
Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6695391


The Nitty Gritty:
-Can you tell us the meaning behind your Etsy shop name?
When Abigail first started making cards she called her group Creative Crafts, when we decided to start an Etsy shop Creative Crafts was taken, thus CreativeCrafts2009 was born.

-When did you join Etsy?
We joined Etsy on Christmas Day, of 2008

-What kinds of things are available for purchase in your shop?
Right now we have cards, knits, and crocheted items. We will be adding new items soon!

-What is your favorite item from your shop?
Hmm.... probably the Be Joyful Pink card!

-Where do you get your ideas and/or inspiration?
Color, Nature, God, books, anything and everything!

-What advice do you have for other Etsy sellers, especially those just starting out?
Well, I don’t really have any since I am new, other than making sure you do your best to make each product the quality it deserves.

-What do you do to promote your shop? Do you blog? Twitter? Facebook? Myspace?

Right now, we post papers on bulletin boards in stores with business cards. We also blog (http://creativecrafts2009.blogspot.com/ ) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/creative_crafts )

-Why did you decide to join Minor Effect?
There were no teams for young Etsians! I feel like we need to show people that we can do just as well as adults as Entrepreneurs, and still make quality handmade.

Fun Stuff:
What is your favorite:
-color? Green
-movie? Saving Sarah Cain
-type of music? Christian Pop/Rock

-What item is on your Etsy wishlist?

It got sold! Something like this: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18016214


-What do you do for fun?
SarahLydia: Act, sing, run- goof off with Abigail!

Abigail: Dance

-Tell us a little bit about your family.


Well.... we have two parents.......

We have an older brother (Josiah, 18), and two younger siblings – Hannahmarie (11), and Jeremiah (9).

We live in the country, in CO on a ranch.

Works In Progress!!

This week's amazing featured seller is Works In Progress! She is one of two leaders of this group and I am grateful for all the help she has given me.

The Basics:
Name: Kelsey

Age: 18
Location: North Carolina
Etsy shop: http://www.worksinprogress.etsy.com/

The Nitty Gritty:
-Can you tell us the meaning behind your Etsy shop name?
There is a sign, "Works in Progress", on the shed at my grandma's house. I really liked the whole look of it, and it was one of the first "art" photos that I took. And it was that photo that helped me decide to start selling on Etsy. I had planned to branch out in jewelry and such, so I thought that my shop would also be a "work in progress", something that I was always working on changing and evolving.

-When did you join Etsy?
I discovered Etsy accidentally one day about a year ago, and have been infatuated with it ever since. But it wasn't until this past November that I began to sell on the site.

-What kinds of things are available for purchase in your shop?
My fine art photography and jewelry.

-What is your favorite item from your shop?
I would have to say the redhead pendant necklace. She is so adorable! And I love the little purple flower that accents it.

-Where do you get your ideas and/or inspiration?
I go by what I like, what I think looks good, and jewelry I would wear myself. In fact, I often make double, one to keep for me! ;) Also I like really cutesy things, like Japanese kawaii stuff. And I love vintage or retro looks.

-What advice do you have for other Etsy sellers, especially those just starting out?
Promote! No one can buy from your shop if they don't know it exists, right? So you have to get your shop out there. I use a variety of promotional tools and go into Etsy chat as well to get more exposure. Also it is important to list new items regularly so you can be at the top of the searches. And be patient! Especially in this economy, it is hard to make sales sometimes and it might take a while.

-What do you do to promote your shop? Do you blog? Twitter? Facebook?
Myspace?
All of those actually! On my Facebook though, I just have a small Etsy-mini type section.

blog: http://www.worksiprogress-etsy.blogspot.com/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/worksinprogress Myspace: www.myspace.com/worksiprogress90

And I am also on ArtFire!

http://www.worksinprogress.artfire.com/

-Why did you decide to join Minor Effect?
There are some really talented young people on Etsy and I was happy to join in this group showcasing that. I think it is important for them (and me) to have this outlet.

Fun Stuff:
What is your favorite:
-color? turquoise
-movie? Forrest Gump and You've Got Mail (gotta love Tom Hanks!)
-type of music? I love listening to music! I like a lot of indie and U.K. bands. Right now I am really into Noah and the Whale and then The Killers new album. I listen to music for the lyrics and the meanings behind them, so classical music or songs without words are kind of lost on me!

-What item is on your Etsy wishlist?
I have had my eye on some amazing art prints! Especially from http://www.artandghosts.etsy.com/

-What do you do for fun?
I listen to music, do photography, and shopping! I am a shopaholic.

-Tell us a little bit about your family.
There's my mom and dad, and then I have a brother who is a bit older than me. I am the baby of the family!

-What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie?

Thin mints.

-Fill in the blank- I would like to be known as the world's greatest ________

Friend! <3

CrochetRUs!!

This week's featured seller is CrochetRUs!!!

The Basics:
Name: Lora

Age: 13
Location: NY, USA
Etsy shop: http://CrochetRUs.etsy.com

The Nitty Gritty:

-Can you tell us the meaning behind your Etsy shop name?

My Etsy shop name is The Crochet Sisters and I chose it because it seemed fitting considering the fact that we (my sister and I) both crochet and we are sisters.

-When did you join Etsy?

April 08, 2008

-What kinds of things are available for purchase in your shop?

Home décor, baby gifts, fashion accessories and more! I am slowly but surely adding to the inventory in my shop.

-What is your favorite item from your shop?

My favoritest favorite in my shop would have to be this

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=19644826

-Where do you get your ideas and/or inspiration?

I get my inspiration from many things, the child in my avatar, for one. He is one of the main reasons I started my shop. I also get some of my ideas from the kids I babysit a lot.

-What advice do you have for other Etsy sellers, especially those just starting out?

Do your absolute best to be the friendliest person you can be to everyone on Etsy, you just never know who would've been a potential customer but you cut them off with a rude word.

-What do you do to promote your shop? Do you blog? Twitter? Facebook?
Myspace?

I use Twitter, Flickr, OwntheHour and Facebook. I frequent the chatrooms on Etsy…I haven't yet gotten the hang of passing out business cards but I will!

-Why did you decide to join Minor Effect?

I joined/started this team because I felt there was a need for a group for teens on Etsy. I liked the thought of getting to know other people who were close in age to me, liked artistry as much as I do and were endeavoring to build a business as well.

 

Fun Stuff:
What is your favorite:
-color? Hot pink is my all-time fave color.
-movie? My favorite movie this week is Another Cinderella Story
-type of music? One of my favorite types of music is RnB

-What item is on your Etsy wishlist?

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14950515
I LOVE bags!!
-What do you do for fun?

Two of my favorite pastimes are playing strategy games on the computer and dancing and singing to karaoke music.

-Tell us a little bit about your family.

I am one of 5 kids. I have 2 older sisters and 1 younger sister and brother and we are all homeschooled with the exception of my oldest sister.

-If you were scuba diving, what underwater creature would scare you the most?

Either jellyfish or octopus! Both give me the heebie-jeebies!!

 

-What is the strangest method of transportation you have used?

A bus has got to be it! It seems so weird to me lol.

GARsticksandstring!!

This week's Featured Seller is a co-founder of this group and helps in sending out emails and messages. Give a big hand for GARsticksandstring!!! And as a special thank you to all our followers, GAR is giving 25% off any purchase of $15 or more (before shipping)!! Simply enter the code "crayola" at checkout and wait for a revised invoice :)

The Basics:
Name: Glen
Age:14
Location: Louisiana
Etsy shop: (link) http://www.garsticksandstring.etsy.com/

The Nitty-Gritty:
-Can you tell us the meaning behind your Etsy shop name?
GAR=initials sticks=knitting needles string=yarn

-When did you join Etsy?
sometime in late 2008

-What kinds of things are available in your shop?
lots of knitted and felted stuff....animals...baskets.... scarves...hats...etc...

-What is your favorite item in your shop?
bunny

-Where do you get a lot of your ideas/inspiration?
my mom

-What advice do you have for other Etsy sellers, especially those just starting out?
chat a lot, that's where I get my sales

-What do you do to promote your shop? Do you blog? Twitter? Myspace? Facebook?
none of those...want to blog but have no time....once again I chat and show to people

-Why did you decide to join Minor Effect?
because its a good way to share business ideas for teens and for us to unite =D


Fun Stuff:
What is your favorite-

-color? depends what day you ask... today? blue

-movie? Twilight

-music? Christian

-What item is on your Etsy wishlist?

some earrings and make-up for my sis

-What do you do for fun?

knit

-Tell us a little bit about your family.

Dad (works of course) Mom stays home except Wed night and weekend when she works in the nursery at church...sis 1 year older than me....and I knit...we are homeschooled

-What {mis-}perception in life do you frequently disregard?

the one about immature teenagers

-What book of reference do you turn to most often?

Bible