End of Summer SALE

One of our HOSTies, LavenderDragonHerbs is now running a super

*** End of Summer SALE ***

The SALE runs from 19 September to 1 October at 12 midnight PST, and this is what is on offer:

• Buy one item and get 50% off a second item (offer excludes incense)
• All incense is now 10% off (except the sample packs)
• All gift baskets have $5 off the listed prices
• You will receive a FREE tea or incense sample with your order

At checkout, please select to pay with "other" and then wait for an amended PayPal invoice.

Please put your choice of tea or incense in 'notes to seller' comments box at checkout.

From now until 5 October, every order placed will be entered into a drawing for a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE to spend in LavenderDragonHerbs.

Just one of the fabulous herbal tea blends you can find at LavenderDragonHerbs

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13982924

Welcome back Quirky!

One of our HOSTies, Andrea, of QuirkyBags, recently re-opened her Etsy shop after taking the Summer off to spend vacationing with her kids. We are delighted to see her shop open again - she is a favourite with many for her original, quirky market tote bags. Her shop is now full of wonderful bags in a huge range of fun, colourful fabrics - of which this is just one example:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15237933

Do check out her super shop! You are bound to see something you like - either for you, or for the kids? Maybe a book bag for school? Or one of the fun Halloween themed fabric bags for collecting candy when you "trick, or treat"?!

Welcome back Quirky - we missed you and are glad to have your shop to stalk through again!

The World's Greatest Garage Sale!

Best wishes to HOSTie Debbie of soulinchains who has a stall at the World's Greatest Garage Sale today.

The sale is organised by The Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association and is taking place at the Fair and Expo Center, Rochester, New York.

Opening hours for the public are from 8am to 3pm and you will find directions here...

http://www.fairandexpocenter.org/directions.html

Debbie has kindly offered to donate 20 per cent of her sales proceeds to HOST, to use to help Etsians in need.

Have a fun and fabulous day, soulinchains... and lots and lots of sales!!!

Don't forget to take a look at the wonderful Etsian's shop at http://soulinchains.etsy.com Debbie makes the most delightful scarves and mini bags (for which you will find a million and one uses!).

Happy Etsy Birthday EFA!

EFA is a team of about 500 people from all over the world, and most members donate a portion of their monthly sales to animal charities. The EFA team shop - much like the HOST shop - is stocked with items contributed by many artists and each month, the proceeds from the shop go EFA's chosen 'Charity of the Month'. Currently the team are in the process of trying to make EFA a not-for-profit organization.

EFA is celebrating its Etsy Birthday this month and to celebrate, team members are working together to get more exposure not only for member shops but for the EFA team shop and the team's worthwhile causes. The EFA Birthday Bash promotion runs from September 15-30 and our HOST member, artbysusmitha, will be participating along with over 120 other EFA member shops! Participating EFA members are offering a 20% discount in the form of a coupon that can be used in any participating shop. For a full list of member shops participating in this fantastic Birthday offer, just follow this link to the EFA website:
http://efaartistshelpinganimals.org/index.php/promotions/27-bday-bash/11-bday-bash-finale-coupon-commotion%20

Susmitha says:

All you have to do to use the coupon is put "EFA Birthday Bash coupon code SUSMI" in the notes to seller for ANY participating shop and then either wait for a revised invoice or pay and get a refund. There will be different codes for every shop keeper so we can keep track of who brings the most people to the sale (the winner gets a special prize from EFA - $50 will be donated to their favorite charity, mine is the Visakha SPCA Cow Sanctuary http://visakhaspca.org/programs/cowsanctuary.php), so if I'm the first person you've heard about this from then use my code in any participating stores but if you got someone else's code first, then use theirs. Oh and feel free to pass my code on to anyone else you know who might enjoy this sale. Don't hesitate to contact me - http://www.etsy.com/convo_new.php?to_username=artbysusmitha - if you have any questions.

If you would like to read more about the charities that EFA supports, just follow this link to the press release on the new EFA Website for all the information about the team's contributions to various animal charities in the last year...http://efaartistshelpinganimals.org/index.php/press-kit/25-press-releases/395-efa-sends-more-than-4200-to-animal-charities-at-team-store-celebrates-by-helping-shelter-in-need

HOST would like to wish EFA a Happy Birthday, and great success with your Birthday Bash!