Design Challenge Feature & Next Month's Challenge!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ONE STOP CLOTHING SHOP!!!

With her funky and unique stenciled t-shirt, Onestopclothingshop has won our first ever design challenge. This cute design, a hot pink tee stenciled with a guitar, www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38024408 pulled in 39 votes!

We spoke with Steph, owner of OneStopClothingShop.etsy.com, ABespokeTouch.etsy.com and MrsSMeow.etsy.com, about her win and her zest for Etsy."Thanks for voting for my guitar tee!" she said. Steph found her inspiration to sell on Etsy from her husband. "I was a buyer before I was a seller, and the husband told me I couldn't buy anymore until I moved the hundreds of boxes of my own handmade items. So now I'm on shop three!"

OneStopClothingShop.etsy.com features upcycled and recycled clothing, fabric items and stencilled clothing. Inspiration for her designs comes from an neverending flow of ideas in her head. "I needed another outlet for my handmade flowers and I kept finding these nice 'but missing something' clothes so I decided to start appliquéing."Some of her favorite items for sale include her Florence Book Safe http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38716932 ("I wanted to keep this.") and her Romantic Jacket http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=38537749 , which would have been hers if it fit.

You can find Steph on Etsy at any of her stores. She also twitters (mrsmeowmrsmeow) and her Facebook Page ishttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=247673416952&ref=mf#/pages/A-Bespoke-Touch/223485950483?ref=ts

FEBRUARY DESIGN CHALLENGE

As winner of the January Tradeaholic Design Challenge, Steph chose "A Cloudy Sky" as the February Design Challenge. So get to work and design some cloudy loveliness!

Challenge entries will be accepted through the 16th and voting will take place from 17-25 of each month. The rules are simple: Only one entry per shop per month please.The item must follow our monthly challenge theme, chosen by the past month's winner.Challenge entry days will be opened through the 16th of each month.Voting will take place from 17-25 of each month. The winner will be announced and featured on the Tradeaholic blog each month. Your challenge entry does NOT have to be an item for trade in your store, simply something handmade you have listed in your store. There's no trading involved in this challenge (of course, unless you want to.)

This month's design challenge is "A Cloudy Sky". Show us your cloudy sky themed item for sale in your store. Entries will be accepted through Feb. 16 and voting will take place Feb. 17-25 on the Tradeaholics' blog (http://etsytradeaholics.blogspot.com/). Show off your items via Etsy with the team challenge tag "tradeonfeb10" without those pesky ". (If you don't tag your challenge item correctly, it will not be included in the voting. Tags will change monthly.)

So, to recap:

Challenge theme: A Cloudy SkyChallenge

tag: tradeonfeb10

Get to showing us those Cloudy Sky items team! And if you have any questions, please convo muffintopdesigns, raevyn77 or thegirlyplace via etsy!

January TnS Start List!

without further ado... our start list for tomorrow's TnS!

Amysonpie.etsy.com
Angiehandmade.etsy.com or kellyfun.etsy.com
Boogerandtash.etsy.com
Karolstreasures.etsy.com or karolsvintageart.etsy.com or karolsvintageattic.etsy.com
Maplestreetcreations.etsy.com
Prettyhairclippies.etsy.com
Teaman.etsy.com
The3maries.etsy.com or createdbythe3maries.etsy.com
Theardencandleco.etsy.com
Uneek4U.etsy.com

thanks to everyone who threw their hat in the ring! see you all in the morning!

xoxoxo muffin and raevyn

ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!! January Design Challenge!!!

we threw down the gauntlet, and you created! here are the 33 - yes, 33! - entries to the first tradeaholics' design challenge! click here to see the entries!

please vote on the poll on the sidebar - one vote per person! we'll announce the winner on the 26th!

(i know that this might not be as streamlined as we could make it, but it's our first huge design challenge... we'll work out the kinks as we go! if you have any suggestions, please let me know via etsy convo!)

$5... $10... wanna have a sale?

we heard you guys want to have a team-wide sale! so do you?

check out the poll on the side - it's a two-part one. one for the type of sale, one for the date.

so go and vote and then watch your email and ning for the details!!!!

who doesn't love a sale?????? whoot whoot!

xoxo muffin & raevyn

p.s. don't forget about the TnS coming up!!!!

january's design challenge!!! ROCK ON!!!

you asked, we delivered!

Welcome to our first ever monthly design challenge. As the Tradeaholics team evolves and more people join, we have decided one great way to get to know one another – and the fantastic things we make - is through a monthly design challenge.

The rules are simple.
Only one entry per shop per month please.
The item must follow our monthly challenge theme, chosen by the past month's winner.
Challenge entry days will be opened through the 16th of each month.
Voting will take place from 17-25 of each month and the winner will be announced on the Tradeaholics blog with a shop feature on the 27th of each month.
Your challenge entry does NOT have to be an item for trade in your store, simply something handmade you have listed in your store. There's no trading involved in this challenge (of course, unless you want to.)
This month's design challenge is "Rock on!" Show us your Rock N' Roll themed item for sale in your store. Entries will be accepted through Jan. 16 and voting will take place Jan. 17-25 on the Tradeaholics' blog (http://etsytradeaholics.blogspot.com/). Show off your items via Etsy with the team challenge tag "tradeonjan10" without those pesky ". (If you don't tag your challenge item correctly, it will not be included in the voting. Tags will change monthly.)

So, to recap:

Challenge theme: Rock on
Challenge tag: tradeonjan10

Get to showing us those awesome Rock N' Roll items team! And if you have any questions, please convo muffintopdesigns, raevyn77 or thegirlyplace via etsy!