Product Feature - Cheery Crafts Clockwork Coasters

Photo Credit: Charmaine from Cheery Crafts

Today's featured products are these lovely little coasters by Charmaine from Cheery Crafts 

Charmaine's shop is full of fun decorations, coasters and other items all made from polymer clay.

Charmaine says..."Polymer clay is incredibly flexible and I love how it enables the ideas in my head become reality. It is a very forgiving medium and feel I am at the beginning of my creative journey with it with much to learn and discover.The only limit is my imagination.

Life is serious enough so I like to explore the lighter side of life through the creative process and hope to bring a smile to peoples faces whilst celebrating the beautiful world around us."
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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/

#DorsetTeamTips - Admin!

This week we are talking admin! Not the most exciting of topics we admit but one that is essential to making your business run smoothly and this is particularly important in the run up to Christmas.

We would love to hear what you do to make the more boring bits of your business go smoothly?

Do you have a top tip for paperwork, tidying or organisation?

Do you have an amazing system for organising what orders go out when or maybe you have a fantastic system for sorting your jewellery supplies. We would love to hear all about them!

Please either comment below or share on any social media platform by including #DorsetTeamTips in your post.

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/

Product Feature - Halloween Dog Bow Tie by BWPetwear

Today's featured product is this lovely animal bow tie by BW Petwear who were recently featured by Etsy!

Bourne Wild Petwear is run by humans Leah and Robb and their fantastic model Arnie the Pug. We don't know about you but we think Arnie is as adorable as the bow tie he is wearing!

Bourne Wild Petwear is based in Bournemouth and Leah and Robb (and of course Arnie!) are part of the Dorset Team.

We can't wait to see more of their creations!