etsyjournal
Summary: A handmade journal is passed from one Etsian to another, via the mail. Each participant gets a full spread in the journal to create, embellish, draw, paint, write, *whatever* they want. Then they pass it along to the next person until the entire book is filled.
Deadline: This is an on-going project.
Organized by: stellaloella & DecadenceDesigns
More info: on the etsyjournal blog and in the Forums, here and here.
Image courtesy: etsyjournal on Flickr.
Weekly Creative Challenge
Summary: Each week on Monday a new theme or idea is posted in the Etc. Forum to inspire the creation of a new item. The rules are simple: post in that week’s thread a link to something new that you have created for the challenge. That’s it.
Deadline: This is an on-going weekly event.
Organized by: Jewelstreet
More info: on the Forums, here (first-ever challenge) and here (recent challenge, #43).
Self Portrait Thursday
Summary: Putting faces with names! Each week on Thursday, take a photo of yourself and post it on your Flickr, Photobucket, blog or wherever you have webspace. Then add a link to that week’s SPT thread in the Etc. forum so we can see you.
Deadline: This is an on-going weekly event.
Organized loosely by: tinymeat & mamadelic
More info: on the SPT Flickr photo group or in the Forums, here (first mention of SPT on Etsy).
Image courtesy: SPT group on Flickr.
Etsy Sellers Who Blog V2
Summary: An effort to link together all Etsy sellers’ blogs. Any seller who has a blog about their Etsy shop is welcome to join.
Deadline: This is an on-going project.
Organized by: liskidder
More info: on the Etsy Sellers Who Blog v2 blog.
Etsy for Animals Charity of the Month
Summary: Each month, the Etsy for Animals street team chooses an animal-related charity to which they voluntarily donate a portion of their Etsy proceed. The charity for April is Big Cat Rescue.
Deadline: This promotion runs through the entire month of April.
Organized by: mvegan5
More info: on the Forums, here.
Saturday Night Specials
Summary: The Saturday Night Specials (SNS) is a promo thread started by Willowglass so that Etsy sellers can kick back on a Saturday night and hopefully gain some sales as a result. Buyers look forward to this thread each week! You decide the special for your shop, whether it be a percentage off, a BOGO (Buy One, Get One 1/2 off), or whatever you choose.
Deadline: This is an on-going weekly event.
Organized by: willowglass
More info: on the Forums, here.
Friday Happy Hour
Summary: Friday Happy Hour is a sale started by kateblack, so that makers of handmade goods can mimic the happy hour specials in their favorite drinking establishment. Sales should have a well defined start and end time, like 4:00pm - 8:00pm, for example. Your hours can differ slightly, but just remember – it’s Friday Happy Hour, not Happy Days.
Deadline: This is an on-going weekly event.
Organized by: kateblack
More info: on the Forums, here.
ETC First Mondays
Summary: ETC First Mondays is a promotional event held by the Etsy Texas Crafters Street Team on the First Monday of every month — 24 hours of sales and special offers (from 12:01am - 12:00 midnight, Central time / 1:01am Monday - 1:00am Tuesday, ETSY time). There will be a sale in the ETC team shop every month, and there will be sales/special offers in many members’ shops as well — sales, special offers, and participating shops may change from month to month! Participating shops and their sales/special offers will always be listed in the ETC team shop announcement area, as well as in the forums!
Deadline: This is an on-going monthly event.
Organized by: thistlecraft
More info: in the ETC team shop announcements.
The Photo Lab Project
Summary: This project hopes to remind us of the magic of real film while connecting Etsy community members. Etsy members are asked to list a film photo diary (an exposed but undeveloped roll of film they shot through the course of one day) in their shops to trade or sell. They should be tagged ‘photolabproject’ so that they are easy to find.
Deadline: This is an on-going event.
Organized by: smashing
More info: http://photolabproject.blogspot.com
