A Dark and Stormy Night, Twitter Chat and some sad news about treasuries...

Boo! Hello lovelies from a rather wet and rainy Bridport today! I was a bit MIA last week busy with orders and designing so missed posting themes for Treasury Tuesday and Twitter Chat but here I am, back in action and ready to inform.

We have some rather sad news for our team as this week's Treasury Tuesday will probably be our last since Etsy is doing away with the ability to create treasuries as of 5th October. Read all about it here, if you haven't already done so.

Even so, our Treasury Tuesday theme for today couldn't be more fitting and wouldn't it be fab to go out with a bang and create many lovely treasuries featuring our gorgeous team makes? The theme is: It was a Dark and Stormy Night so...think a chilly Halloween night, full moon blazing, bone chilling howls and sounds in the night, dark storm clouds and thunder and lightning filling the air. What are your most creep-tastic items to showcase?

Just to get you in the spirit, check out our very own Lynn Davy's and Mariangel Antonini's treasuries by clicking their names above. They featured so many lovely items!

As for our twitter chat this evening, I think this theme is one I especially could use a bit of help with- time management. I think as most of us work from home it is something that can often be tricky as there are more distractions around us. I know that I sometimes long for a studio space outside my home as it would then feel more like I am "at work" so hopefully this discussion will lead to some tips on how to better manage our time with less distractions.

So, just to recap: our treasury theme is Dark and Stormy Night and twitter chat theme is Time Management.

Next week we will be looking at a General Q & A for our twitter chat which is always a good time.

Don't forget to use the hashtag #dorsetteam when joining in and remember that our team twitter is @DorsetTeam.

Community News - Collaboration between Etsy Sellers and Natural History Museum

Photo Credit: Etsy (Please see article)

This weeks community news is an article about a collab between some Etsy sellers and the Natural History Museum during the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions. The article makes really great reading and there are some really beautiful photographs of the design process too. The winning items can still be purchased from the Museum gift shop! 

Take a look here: https://blog.etsy.com/uk/2015/12/14/etsy-x-nhm-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-collab/

Shop Updates - A new marketing tool from Etsy

Photo Credit: Etsy.com 

Exciting news this week from Etsy, they have introduced a new marketing tool for sellers which is being rolled out to make sharing on the Etsy sellers app earlier. It is called Shop Updates and will make sharing from the app onto social media much easier and quicker and works as a 'in house' social media feed. 

Etsy say "Buyers using the Etsy shopping app will see these updates on their homescreen from Etsy sellers they’ve interacted with through favoriting or purchasing. Buyers will also see updates on a seller’s shop home. "

Do you have the new Shop Updates feature? We would love to hear what you think about it in the comments section below!

For more information on the update please see the Etsy community news: https://blog.etsy.com/news/2015/shop-updates-a-new-marketing-tool-for-etsy-sellers/