Jingle Mingle Treasury Winner: zuzusworld

Here is our second interview from the awesome Jingle Mingle Treasury contest with Sema from zuzusworld, of our very own Selection Perfection team! Her Treasury was awesome and so is her interview, so here we go:

Rachelle: What inspired you to open an Etsy shop?

zuzusworld: I've known about Etsy for a long time, my sister recommended it to me and I would always browse and marvel at all the amazing shop. I wanted to start an Etsy shop to commect with the wider handmade community. Etsy is a wonderful place, I have learned so much about communicating with each other, working hard, and having fun.

Rachelle: What is your favorite element/item of your shop?

zuzusworld: I couldn't choose one item as a favourite. I couldn't even choose a couple. I love all of them.

(Rachelle: My favorite is the one included with this interview; I even had a dress custom made in that color!)

Rachelle: What recent improvement from Etsy do you like the most?

zuzusworld: I love the ability to search my favorite items! I favorite a lot of items to eventually use in treasuries and I think this feature is really help me with that. The recent addition of the Activity Feed feature has made it easier for me to discover new sellers I love as well.

Rachelle: List your four favorite Etsy shops, if you can keep it to just four!

zuzusworld: Okay, it is too hard for favorite shops (I have 154 pages of favorite shops.) But I'll try to keep it short....

TheHouseofMouse
eclu
dreamyvintage
magalerie
baileydoesntbark
reddoll
lapomme

Rachelle: How do you find inspiration for building an Etsy Treasury?

zuzusworld: I can find inspiration in everywhere. Sometimes source of inspiration can be one item, sometimes song lyrics :) It depends on my emotional state.

First Jingle Mingle Treasury Winner: JarosDesigns

I decided to feature three incredible winners for the Jingle Mingle Treasury, as there were three main teams that participated. Here is an interview with the incredible Analisa of JarosDesigns, who was a member of Curation Nation (at the time.) She entered several times, and was even featured on the Front Page with one entry, "Playdate." Hooray!

ShelleAnne: What inspired you to open an Etsy Shop?

JarosDesigns: My mom told me about Etsy when I first started making jewelry and encouraged me to sell since I was making more than I could ever wear or give away!

ShelleAnne: What is your favorite element/item of your shop?

JarosDesigns: I love designing each piece, but I have really enjoyed learning how to photograph.

ShelleAnne: What recent improvement from Etsy do you like the most?

JarosDesigns: I love the Taste Test, love activity feed - I have found so many amazing shops that way! I also love being able to search my favorite shops - makes making treasuries to much easier!

ShelleAnne: List your four favorite Etsy shops, if you can keep it to just four!

JarosDesigns: I have 176 pages of favorite shops so far, it's hard to keep it to four, but some of my favs are:

The Peach Tree
GetReadySetGo
jennyndesign
coolranchstudio
TheFancyLamb

Oh my gosh, I could go on and on!

ShelleAnne: How do you find inspiration for building an Etsy Treasury?

JarosDesigns: I find inspiration in activity feed lately - I'll see someone favorite something I haven't seen before or through the Taste Test - that's so much fun!

Thanks so much to JarosDesigns for her participation and time! It's always fun meeting new Etsy members.

Stay tuned for the other two Jingle Mingle winners; they are just as awesome!

Coming Soon...

Hello everyone! We have not forgotten the Jingle Mingle Treasury challenge results. There was an awesome turnout with dozens of entries, so it took some time to see all of the Treasuries!

Instead of just one winner, we will be announcing winners from each team that participated. Stay tuned for the announcement within the next few days!

- Rachelle

ATTENTION: Jingle Mingle Update

Team Treasury Land of Etsy will not be participating in the Jingle Mingle this round. We hope they join us in the future. Sorry for any inconvenience!

- Rachelle

Announcing the Treasury Team Jingle Mingle!

This is our biggest Treasury Challenge yet! It is going to be epic!

First, what is this awesome Treasury Team Jingle Mingle? Well, it is a challenge that involves Selection Perfection and three other awesome Treasury Teams.

Here are the four teams involved:
1. Selection Perfection
2. TeamT International
3. Curation Nation
4. Team Treasury Land of Etsy - NO LONGER PARTICIPATING

(If you click on the team name you will be taken to their Etsy team page for a list of their team members, so you know who to "mingle with.")

The rules for this challenge are a bit different, so read carefully:

1. Each Treasury must feature 8 Selection Perfection team members and 8 members of either TeamT, Curation Nation, or Team Treasury Land. Each Treasury must ONLY feature selections from Selection Perfection and one other team. For example, if you select Curation Nation as the team to "mingle" with, you will have 8 members of Selection Perfection and 8 members of Curation Nation in your Treasury.
2. Anyone with an Etsy account can join in on the fun, whether they are on any team or not. It is not mandatory for team members. You may enter multiple times, especially if you wish to "mingle" with all of the participating teams.
3. Please follow our team blog if you wish to enter.
4. Please tag the Treasury: "SelectPerfect"
5. Please tag the Treasury: "spchallenge"
6. Please tag the Treasury: "Jingle Mingle"
7. Please include the words "Treasury Challenge" in the treasury title and link back to this blog entry. This is VERY important, so please be sure you do it if you wish to win!
8. Come back and include a link to your treasury in the comments section of this blog entry. Please indicate in the comments section which team you linked to Selection Perfection.
9. This challenge ends December 15, 2010 at midnight, CST.
10. The winner will receive a shop mini AND interview on Selection Perfection's blog, in addition to the knowledge that they are incredibly awesome!

If you have any questions, please convo. ShelleAnne via Etsy and I'll be happy to help!

Good Luck!

- Rachelle

UPDATE: TEAM TREASURY LAND OF ETSY WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING THIS ROUND. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL JOIN US IN THE FUTURE!