Meet the HOSTies - silentlanguages

silentlanguages

If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
I have a kitten now (his name is Basil) but eventually I'd love to have a small farm with a few goats on it. I love goat milk, yogurt, and cheese,and it'd be awesome to be able to make that fresh.

Fruit or chocolate?
I crave fruit for snacks, but chocolate covered strawberries are divine.

Your favorite meal?
Sushi, for sure, with extra ginger.

City break or weekend in the country?
I live in the city and hope to someday live on a farm, so a weekend on a quiet farm would be bliss.

Why did you join HOST?
I'm struggling a bit economically on account of health care costs, and thought this would be a great way to help out others and get help in return.

How did you first get interested in what you do?
I've been into maps since I could remember, but it only occurred to me a couple of years ago to combine my obsessive drawing and painting with maps.

Tell us about your shop.
My shop has lots of original map paintings, prints, cards, and necklaces. I also love to do custom maps for people.

What do you love most about selling on Etsy?
I love when someone really appreciates what I have made and treasures it. It's such a fulfilling feeling.

Where else can we find you?
My blog is http://silentlanguages.blogspot.com

Any advice you would like to share with others that might read this?
Never stop creating, never stop trying.

Meet the HOSTies - treasurehuntvintage

treasurehuntvintage

If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
---A Llama.

Fruit or chocolate?
---Chocolate covered fruit!

Your favorite meal?
---A huge CRAB LOUIE salad, with lots of fresh crab!

City break or weekend in the country?
---Weekend in the country, especially the ocean, featuring beach combing and bike riding!

Why did you join HOST?
---Like the idea of helping other Etsy members.

How did you first get interested in what you do?
---I have been collecting and wearing vintage for years, so it just seemed natural to share my passion.

Tell us about your shop.
---treasurehuntvintage features an eclectic mix of goods from the past, from funky to fabulous. My new venture is transienttreasures.etsy.com, where I sell my handmade creations--all made from vintage and/or found objects.

What do you love most about selling on Etsy?
---The great buyers and helpful fellow sellers. Plus, the LOW fees!

Where else can we find you? (facebook, blog, twitter, flickr, etc)
---Sorry, none of the above. I am lame about that stuff. I do sell on Ebay as treasurehuntvintage, and on 1000markets as transienttreasures.

Any advice you would like to share with others that might read this?
---Favorite Quote: "Above all else, to your own self be true."

Meet the HOSTies - The Silver Hand

The Silver Hand

If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
I would love to have an English Bulldog named Fred and a skunk named Louie.

Fruit or chocolate?
Fruit, definitely.

Your favorite meal?
My grandmother's roast beef.

City break or weekend in the country?
I love the peacefulness of the country, so I would choose that, but a city visit is great for things to do.

Why did you join HOST?
I first heard of HOST during the help thread last Christmas. I received so much help from people who didn't know me. I was utterly stunned at the generosity. I wanted to be a part of it the good feelings I had and I didn't want to lose the connections I had made through that thread.

How did you first get interested in what you do?
Rather than buy new earrings, my mom and I decided to give making them a shot. It didn't take long before I was making them every day.

Tell us about your shop.
TheSilverHand is dedicated to new handmade jewelry. I just opened a new shop for vintage re-purposed jewelry at www.JeweledAbyss.etsy.com. I also have a mature shop, www.Pricktastic.etsy.com
It's all so much fun!

What do you love most about selling on Etsy?
I think the community atmosphere is great, but what I love most is that I send my jewelry off to places that I've never been and my craft is spread all over the world. It's pretty neat.

Where else can we find you?
My Etsy shops:
www.TheSilverHand.etsy.com
www.JeweledAbyss.etsy.com
www.Pricktastic.etsy.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/pricktastic
Blogger: www.silverhanded.blogspot.com
www.pricktastic.blogspot.com

Any advice you would like to share with others that might read this?
Be patient and love what you do.

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