Community News - Lynn from Nemeton hits 2000 sales!

For our community news feature today we are so excited to share that Dorset Team member Lynn from Nemeton has reached a huge milestone and has just recently made her 2000th Etsy sale!

This is a huge achievement, congratulations Lynn!

Lynn has been on Etsy for many years and makes beautiful handmade beaded jewellery as well as selling DIY beading kits and bead 'treasure boxes'. She has recently written a book and often makes jewellery for competitions.

Have you recently hit a milestone in your shop? We would love to hear, please share to #DorsetTeam 

Be an Expert: Last U.K posting dates for Christmas!

Photo Credit: Dorset Team member Sophia's personalised Christmas sacks 

Christmas is fast approaching so if you run your own Etsy shop planning and timing is crucial!

One question we get a lot in the run up to Christmas as shop owners is 'When is the last day that I can order and still get my gift by Christmas'. Each year Royal Mail put out a recommended last postage date for Christmas. This is really useful to use as a guide. You then need to plan what date you want to work to (do you want to work right up to Christmas or are you heading away so need a cut off date before then), how long will it take you to make things and does that leave you enough turn around time (It is no good someone ordering the day before the deadline and it takes you 1 week to make each item!) and how much stock do you currently have made up.

For 1st class items being sent to the U.K the last postage 21st December.

Find out more here: https://blog.etsy.com/uk/2015/11/10/last-uk-christmas-posting-dates/

Dorset Team Craft Party 2015 - #CraftParty

We had so much fun at last year's Dorset Team Craft Party that this year we are holding a larger craft party event.

When: Friday 5th June 5pm - 8pm
Where: Library Cafe, Poole
Entry Charge: FREE!

Please RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/856533177768637/


What is Craft Party?

Each year, all around the world, people come together on the same day in locally organised Etsy Craft Parties. The idea is that it is a fun gathering and a way to get together local creative to create together and inspire one another. It is a great time to meet other local creatives, share a creative skill and who doesn't love a party?!

The Dorset Team will be hosting a Craft Party this year in Poole. The theme is Kaleidoscope and we will be focusing on paper craft, in particular collage but please feel free to come along and do any type of craft.

The event is free.


Things to bring:

*Old Magazines to collage with

*Paper

*Glue

*Scissors etc

So you can make some beautiful collages and paper crafts and of course any other crafting materials you have laying around which you can use.


Hope to see lots of you there. Please see the link above to RSVP