HOST BLOG GIVEAWAY: Etsy Shop Analysis fron noisettemarketing worth $50 US!

Welcome to our first 2010 HOST Giveaway! 

We are very excited about this particular prize because it ties in nicely with the Etsy HOST Spruce Up Your Store Challenge that we are running currently. Come join us for the Challenge and don't forget to enter the contest!

The prize: Etsy Shop Analysis by noisettemarketing

A written review and analysis of your Etsy shop and an action plan of recommendations worth $50 USD,

The report will include (but is not limited to) a review of:
* Your photos
* Your descriptions and tags
* Your branding
* Your prices

For more details, please see Isa's listing for this same item here:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36561190

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ACEO contest

HOST recently held an ACEO contest - open to all of Etsy to participate and show off their creativity - with the ACEOs submitted being submitted to the HOST store to be offered for sale!

Art Card, Editions and Originals (ACEOs) are art miniatures commonly used for trade or sale between artists. The only standard requirement for an ACEO is that its height and width measurements be 2.5 x 3.5 inches (64 x 89 mm); and they can be of either vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) orientation. The sky is the limit for every other aspect of this art!

The FIRST PLACE artist who gets the most votes will win a $10.00 gift credit to the Host store, or a PayPal payment of $10.00 to their account. The SECOND and THIRD place artists will receive super awesome HOST goody promo bags that are stuffed with all kinds of wonderful items!

Participating artists submitted their entries by uploading photographs of their ACEO to the HOST flickr group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/hostchallenge/ and sent listing details for their entry to the HOST store for listing.

This contest has now closed, and below are the entries that were received, together with the link to their listing in the HOST store, where you can read more details about each ACEO. You can VOTE for your FIRST, SECOND and THIRD choices by leaving a comment after this post, or by convoing the HOST store...

#1. Memories - by allaboutthebuttons

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16680313

#2. Sunflower - by walkinthewoodsllc

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16702844

#3. Native American Eagle Feather - by nativetalismanart

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16702296

#4. Nature - by Lor2507 (and her daughters, Maria and Diana)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16701950

#5. Abstract Spring - by bellsakabin

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16718561

#6. Pink Goddess by LDphotography

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16722594

We would like to thank everyone who participated in this competition for their help and support of HOST :) Good luck everyone!!! The results will be collated and published here this Sunday/Monday... so watch this space!

IT'S COMPETITION TIME!!!

The first HOST members' competition closed yesterday, 30 September 2008. Participants were asked to create an item - or items - for a Mother/baby contest, with a maximum of two entries per person to allow for baby boys and baby girls!

Participating members have all donated their competition entries to the HOST store and these have all now been listed for sale in a special new Mother/Baby contest category.

HOST members have a wide variety of craft skills, and this is certainly reflected in the range of items entered. Each of the entries is showcased below for you to view, or you can visit the HOST store to read about them in more detail.

We would like your help to choose our competition winner! Please make your choices for first, second, and third place, and vote by leaving your comments here on the blog, or convo us with your choices privately via the HOST store.

Voting will close at 12 noon - Etsy time - on Sunday 5 October 2008 and the winners will be announced here the same afternoon!

Don't forget: these competition entries are all available to purchase through the HOST shop, and as with all HOST sales, the proceeds will be used to help Etsians in need.

If you need a Mother/baby gift - or if you are tempted to do some early Christmas shopping - now is the perfect time to visit HOST, where your gift will go even further :)

Note: click on each photo to view a image, or follow the Etsy link to view the item directly in the HOST store...

ENTRY #ONE http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15707084

Adorable baby bonnet, donated by ArretsPlace

ENTRY #TWO http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15706714

Feline "FEED ME" bib, donated by DownTheStreet

ENTRY #THREE http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15706517

Five Star bib, donated by DownTheStreet

ENTRY #FOUR

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15707317

Practical in pink mini bag, with pretty in pink scarf extra, donated by soulinchains

ENTRY #FIVE http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15774626

Teeny tiny crocheted baby shoes, donated by BStep401

ENTRY #SIX http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15774401

Hot baby butt pants, donated by LazyButtPants

ENTRY #SEVEN http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15749880

Loveable lavender baby beanie, donated by CrochetMaggie

ENTRY #EIGHT http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15740028

Too cute little pumpkin baby hat, donated by KnitrGal

ENTRY #NINE http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15739639

Dancing dragonfly earrings for Mother, donated by maisyh

Oh, for those of you who are wondering... there are no prizes! We all did it for the love and extra team hugs :)

And by the way...

...the next HOST competition is already open and Etsy-wide participation is invited! Now is your chance to get extra creative and push your own creativity beyond your usual comfort zone.

Details will be announced here shortly but for now, you can read all about it and register your interest in participating here:

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5832552