Shop of the Week - Caelum / ZoBe Designs

Meet Deanna Sims of Caelum, this week's Etsy Twitter Team's shop of the week. Deanna loves paper and her etsy shop is full of creative cards, scrapbooks, gift tags, memo clips and other gifty items using paper. As Deanna puts it "I play with paper, scissors and glue...I love creating and I hope that love is reflected in my items." Deanna confesses to having a paper obsession, "I can’t seem to stop buying more. I love the process of trying a new design out. It’s very gratifying when an idea comes together and actually works."

And for inspiration, she says: "A lot of my items come from my own need for them. I needed a baby shower card and came up with the idea for the clothesline card. I was trying to think of a cute wedding card idea and hit upon the Wedding Cakes idea. The custom baby blocks were made originally as a gift for a friend’s new baby. My scrap paper pile also inspires me! I’m always trying to think of new ways to use all of my scrap paper because my container is truly out of control."

While she will be stocking new items daily through the holidays, she doesn't have any special events planned; with 2 young kids she'll be focused on family, but in the new year, she's going to make a foray into the wonderful world of advertisting. She's already been researching various media in preparation.

Deanna uses Twitter "mostly to share the amazing things I find on Etsy." She feels Facebook has brought the most business to her Etsy shop: "My Facebook Fan Page has been really good for me. It’s nice to connect with people on a personal level."



Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/caelum
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ZoBeDesigns
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ZoBeDesigns

Caelum ships internationally.

Written by Judy of WellspringCreations

Bridal Daze Is Here!

In an effort to cure brides, grooms, and their families and friends of the impending "Bridal Daze" that usually occurs during wedding planning, the Etsy Twitter Team is embarking on a week-long journey to help all those affected by that “glazed over” expression when faced with so many choices.

On our blog this week you will find everything from handmade “Save the Date” cards and invitations, jewelry for the bride and attendants, candles, guest books, scrapbooks, gifts, a little food to tide you over, and thank you and note cards. It’s the one-stop-shopping location you dreamed of when you were a little girl dreaming about your wedding. (Ha! Like all of us girls did that, right?!)

After you have chosen your location and date for the wedding you will need two things: “Save the Date” cards and invitations to the big day. Here are some really great ideas for going handmade for your paper goods!!

Purple Lemon Designs

This shop has many choices for the handmade wedding. They carry personal stationery and handmade invitations as well as "Save the Date" stamps to create your own cards.

Check out Purple Lemon Designs' Wedding Stamps and Stationery shop section.

Glitzy Events

Glitzy Events specializes in customized wedding invitations. They offer a creative and affordable alternative for your special day.

Special offer: 5% off any full invitation order, must mention "Etsy Twitter" to qualify. Refund to be issued via PayPal.

Invites by Jen

This shop specializes in paper goods for your whole event, from "Save the Date" cards to programs for the ceremony.

All couples that place their deposit in June to book their wedding stationery for their future date will receive an additional 10% off their entire order. Mention "Etsy Twitter" to receive the discount. This special is on top of all the regular discounts she offers: if you order 150+ invitation sets you receive 10% off your invitation order and if you order your invitations through her you receive 10% off all additional stationery such as menus and programs.

A GRAND GIVEAWAY!!

In addition to the invaluable wedding information you will find this week on the Etsy Twitter Team blog, we are having a contest for all of you! Our team members have put together a lovely prize basket that one lucky commenter will win at the end of the week. Some of the prizes include stunning jewelry, a coffee cozy, and shop discount coupons!

In order to enter you must leave a comment on the blog about Bridal Daze. That comment must include a way to get a hold of you either through your user name link to your blog profile page or if you don’t have a blog you can email your info to etsytwitterteam@gmail.com. (Please be sure to include your comment in the email.) You may enter once per day. No Etsy Twitter Team members are allowed to win. At the end of the week I will draw a random winner from all the comments. If you know someone who is getting married soon, tell him or her about this contest so they can get in on the action! Good luck! Commenting closes Sunday, June 14th at midnight!

See all the posts about Bridal Daze!