Who we are!

    Teamt is an international group of etsy vendors who hail from all over the globe! Many of our members are from the United States (California, New Mexico, Minnesota, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, and New York) but about half of our members are from other countries including: Israel, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, England, Slovenia, and Bulgaria!

    Our team members sell beautiful items from the following categories (and you are sure to find something to your liking)
:


Art
atelier28
Tessamania
petekdesign
ABitofWhimsyArt
LauraAshleyWoodArt
Phofun

Bags and Purses
JennyNDesign
464Handmade
boejackdesign

Bath and Body
JenSanHomeAndBody

Ceramics and Pottery
sawyerceramics

Children
busybonniebee

Clothing
Naftul

Crochet
cookieletta
ShopDreamsofCrochet

Dolls and Miniatures
DuduToyFactory
   
Glass
GlassEtc
glassDaisys
westernartglass

Holidays
schemata
LittleBirdDePapel

Home Decor
LinaECreations

Jewelry
NancyWallisDesigns
 AliCArt


Knitting
Handamade
Silvia66
SmilingKnitting

Paper Goods
PipingHotPapers
bookity
PipingHotBooks

Photography
ABitofWhimsyPics

Supplies
norajane

Vintage
SmallEarthVintage
bellalulu
adobehousevintage
mijumaju

Weddings
KisforCalligraphy

Woodworking
MaderaNueve

New Teamt Members: LittleBirdDePapel and LauraAshleyWoodArt

We have two brand new members to teamt! 

Laura from LauraAshleyWoodArt  recently joined teamt and she offers: 

 "...unique, Modern Wood Wall Art! Chic art uniquely crafted on solid pine wood panels and accented with bold materials like metal and mirror-- and best of all, wall art that looks expensive but is easy on the wallet."  

Hop on over to etsy to see more of her work!

Also brand new to Teamt is Vicki from  LittleBirdDePapel !  She has so many amazing things in her shop including: 

 Handmade Journals, Boxes, Garden Art, Cards, Origami Earrings, Scarves & Home Decor

Check out her shop soon! 

Welcome back WesternArtGlass!

Teamt has a returning member: Brian from WesternArtGlass! Welcome back!
 Check out his etsy shop here:
etsy.com/westernartglass 

"Transforming discarded glass bottles and scrounged pieces of stained glass into memories, dreams and floating clouds..." Brian Western

INSTAGRAM SALE IS OVER!

Teamt International members are offering a 10% discount on all the beautiful products in their shops for July 18th and 19th only!

Click on any of the shops below and use the coupon teamt10   (only those shops listed here) to receive your discount starting July 18 until midnight of July 19th:

 

464Handmade    

ABitofWhimsyArt    

ABitofWhimsyPics    

 GlassEtc    

HandaMade    

 Kisfor Calligraphy    

LauraAshleyWoodArt    

LinaECreations

MaderaNueve 

 NancyWallisDesigns    

  petekdesign    

PipingHotPapers    

PipingHotBooks
Phofun

SawyerCeramics   

schemata  

ShopDreamsofCrochet  

DuduToyFactory

 SmilingKnitting  

Tessamania 

HAPPY SHOPPING!

 

About DuduToyFactory!

I would like to introduce one of our fabulous team members: Desislava from DuduToyFactory and ShopDreamsofCrochet  (also known as @florinabanbinadaisy on instagram) ! 

 Slava designs most of her adorable little crocheted dolls and stuffed animals herself and is willing to customize her designs! Her prices are very reasonable for handmade toys and can be washed in lukewarm water with a mild detergent. Shipping prices are also very reasonable at just under $10.00 (ships from Bulgaria). 

If you are a crochet addict you can also purchase one of Slava's PDF patterns and make it yourself! 

So click on the links at the top of the page and go take a look at Slava's shops! How can you resist?

                                         WELCOME BACK Lina from LinaECreations!

Lina is now a member (again) of Teamt International!

Her shop features beautiful handmade home decor including clay miniature sculptures, mixed media art, and paintings! 

The photo shows just one of her  whimsical wood rack designs that was hand-painted with white, blue and light brown acrylic colors.  

Lina also offers her returning customers a 10% discount! 

Be sure to check out her shop on etsy!

Welcome Back!

I would like to welcome back two of our lovely former members: Efrat from Petekdesigns https://www.etsy.com/shop/petekdesign

and Sandra from Jensanhomeandbody https://www.etsy.com/shop/JenSanHomeAndBody

Welcome Back!!! 

NEW: Growing Teamt Social Media Promotion

Teamt is revamping it's emphasis away from treasury making to social media promotion!  Team leaders are actively promoting members on instagram, pinterst, and twitter. To participate add the items that you wish to promote to our teamt page here: https://www.etsy.com/teams/6217/teamt-international/discuss/16356120/?ref=team_page

The more participation, the more active our accounts will be and the more followers we  will get!
We currently have 126 followers on our Pinertest acount and 52 followers on our Instagram account and GROWING!

Thanks for your participation

Nice Treasury, Jenny!

Birthday Cheer

FionaZakka

Producing fine art is my way of venting energy and thoughts. I started creating art seriously during my college years. I was an art student interested in practically everything. Thus, I was able to study a lot of different ways art provides to express ones’ self. I graduated with a degree in Photography and a minor in Drawing and spent some years working as a photographers’ assistant for various Photographers as well as doing travel photography in between. I soon realized that commercial photography was not what I could do for the rest of my life. It wasn’t creative enough! Through my many journeys in the world of art I’ve created art drawings and paintings with pencil, charcoals, oil colors, watercolors, collages, pottery, jewelry, papier-mache, you name it.

Wild Flower Botanical Art

My favorite is mixed media art collages because I can incorporate small bits of my life and my memories in them. But as so often happens in life tastes change they evolve along with our personality and so my most recent work was influenced and inspired by Chinese art and its simplicity. 


My future thoughts are toying with some 3D wooden panels but that is just a dream to look forward to for now. It is so exciting to create beautiful objects I don’t believe that I’ll ever get bored.

Beautiful!

Mixed Media Collage Art

But, in order to enjoy your creations in their full ability you have to share them with others who find them beautiful and meaningful as well. This is why I decided to put up shop here in Etsy community. It has been such a pleasure for me to see what other people create, to get to “know” their view of life. I believe I can contribute to some of the pleasure of looking at, acquiring and enjoying art with my creations too!

Visit Fiona in her Etsy shop!!

Hang it Here

Sarah John Afana (a/k/a schemata) is a well-rounded individual, especially when it comes to her  ornaments. She creates colorful, contemporary, hand painted glass ornaments for many holiday occasions.

Hand Painted

As Sarah says: I practiced, studied and taught many forms of art throughout my years in California. Painting, drawing, ceramics and fine crafts had been a part of my entire life. I found myself wanting to be in a new place and exploring other ways to create. I moved to New York City, took my love of assembly to the kitchen and graduated from the French Culinary Institute. I began working as a recipe developer in the Food Network Kitchen where I spent my days designing with ingredients. 

I am now being drawn back to the paints and tools of my studio to fulfill my constant craving for the fun and surprise that comes from creating art.

Tomato?

Cotton Candy?

Check out Sarah's shop if you are looking for a great gift idea.

Silvia, Oh, Silvia

I remember the first craft I made; it was a knitted scarf for my husband. I was so proud of myself and sure about my gift because I had knitted it with much love. That feeling was complete and intoxicating. The beauty of handcrafted is that excitement does not tarnish over time. The miracle of this first time repeated itself again and again, with each finished garment.

I want to share with you my most hidden secret: I am a knitting and crocheting addict.

A knitter must admit this compulsion when she starts to think this way: Work is really starting to interfere with my knitting time!

“There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it.” - At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee  

Bolero

Joking apart, crochet and knitting are a versatile craft; there are so many different techniques and stitches to try. I try to challenge myself with a new process or skill for each project.

A knitter starts to work with a thread of yarn, stitch by stitch, she creates a fabric and a shape. The hardest part of this activity is to find out if your garment will be nice or not at the end of the work. Many times you have to completely undo a garment...working hours are lost.

But when the job is done and there are no mistakes you feel again this first emotion and....you're hooked again!

Nice ring!

You can see Silvia's beautiful work, which ranges from shrugs and scarves to jewelry, in her Silvia66 shop on Etsy.

Silvia has been with TeamT "forever."

Shop Spotlight: WesternArtGlass

Brian looking through a fragment of mouth blown clear and white flashed antique glass

Featured: WesternArtGlass
Interview by: MargotBianca



Tell us a bit about yourself. How long have you been making your glasswork? How did you get started down this path?

I started drawing when I was a wee lad. We were very poor, and the bunk beds that my older brother and I dreamed in were conveniently tucked into a corner of the living room. Under my brother's watchful eye, we made aquariums out of discarded cardboard boxes, and dangled crayoned paper fish with leftover twine. Running through the neighborhood bare naked, was another of my specialties! I enjoyed motorized street sweepers and trolleys as I peered into the goings on animating Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Street sweeper's crying," and, "Transfers OFF!" were a couple of my standard sayings.



Much later, my brother suggested that my drawings would translate well into stained glass. I spent part of a summer learning the different aspects of making stained glass panels and lamps in his studio in Winnipeg. That was over thirty years ago. At that time, I was pleased to sport the smallest ears in my family of origin. As the years pass, my ears keep growing (I have a daughter in law with smaller ears than me), as my glass work gets smaller--cutting little leaves from sides of beer bottles to dangle from earlobes!



What is your favorite item in your shop right now? Why do you like it the most?

My favorite piece in my shop is a simple leaf branch...


...with graceful leaves. I enjoy the simplicity and the organic balance.  My granddaughter enjoys delicately setting the mobile in motion.


Do you have any goals for your shop in the coming months, as we prepare for holiday madness? What new steps do you want to take with your work?

In case you haven't heard...it's almost Christmas!?! This year, I'd like to have more pieces already made. I'm toying with the idea of a Curio Shop section with tree and leaf drawings, weird vintage stuff (including books and vinyl), strange handmade books incorporating poetry, prose and drawings (little walkabouts in my neighborhood), and whatever pops into my so called head.


Check out Brian's Etsy Shop!

Shop Spotlight: SweetandDirtys

Embroidery hoop wall art 
"This" is sweet, and the inspiration behind it is even sweeter.

Shop: SweetandDirtys 
Shop Owner: Logan
Member Since: December 2010


Working out of her Tennessee home studio, Sweet and Dirty's was born out of Logan's love of sewing.  She brings new life to vintage and recycled fabrics and you can tell she's having fun doing it.

From her fabric choices to her stitching and embroidery details you can see the love sewn into each of her one of a kind purses, pouches and wall art.


Orange dot floral pouch


The Mustard Kite


Midnight Mustard floral bag


Read more about Logan on her about page on Etsy.

(Spotlight compiled by NancyWallisDesigns.)

Shop Spotlight: Xenotees

Collective Animal Nouns T-shirt in Charcoal
Shop: Xenotees
Shop Owner: Noelle
Member Since: July 2010

Working out of her Philadelphia workshop, Noelle professionally screen prints her original designs onto tees, scarves, totes and housewares.

You'll love her sense of fun with her animal lover's tshirts, pet lobster, oversized graphics and inspiring fortune cookie prints.


His and Hers Infinity Pillowcases

Nautical French Lobster T-shirt

Giant Fortune Organic Tea Towel


Read more about Noelle on her About page.

(Spotlight compiled by NancyWallisDesigns)

Member Feature: Jonathan (SawyerCeramics)

Featured: SawyerCeramics
Interview by: MargotBianca

Tell us a little bit about your background, how you learned your craft, and how you got started selling it on Etsy.
I grew up in San Diego, California where I still live and create my work. As a sophomore in college, I took a non credit beginning ceramics class at the UCSD Crafts Center. The class was once a week for a few hours in the evening, but lucky for me the course tuition included 24/7 studio access for the entire quarter. I took advantage of the open studio access but soon got frustrated with the amount of time it took to get to campus, pay for parking, park, and walk to the studio just to make a few pots. I went online and bought a used potters wheel and that’s when the whole pottery thing snowballed. For a while, I transported my work to the Crafts Center to be fired but once again, the added time commitment to and from was not practical.  By now I knew pottery wasn’t just a passing hobby so my next step was to build my own kiln. At that point it was a couple years since my first pottery class and I felt confident enough to start selling my work. I heard about Etsy from a friend so I posted a few pieces online and that’s how SawyerCeramics began. I sold my first piece for $6.00 with $4.00 for shipping, probably 5 cents profit… oops.

From your Etsy profile, I notice that you were studying Management Science when you took your first ceramics class. What is Management Science? Do you currently work in this field, too? Do you find that this knowledge and training helps you in running your own small business?
At UCSD I earned a B.S. in Management Science which is a major within the Economics department. I took classes including basic economics, statistics, and financial accounting which have all been very helpful running a small business. While I enjoy the art of making pottery, I also enjoy the art of selling my work and experimenting with strategies to become more successful. For example, one of the challenges with selling pottery online, is that high shipping prices can make sales difficult. As a result, I’ve had more success selling smaller items like mugs, small vases and butter keepers as the shipping rates are more reasonable. 

What do you think is the most rewarding part of selling your handcrafted work? What aspect is most challenging?

One of the most rewarding feelings for me is when I know someone truly enjoys a piece that I have made. A few weeks ago I was selling my work at a local Veteran’s home. I could tell that some of the people were truly excited to own something I’d made. It’s a special feeling to bring a little happiness to someone’s life, even if it’s only through a handmade mug used for someone's morning coffee. 

Right now the most challenging part of selling my work is deciding through what venues I will sell. Although my Etsy shop has been online for more than two years, I have only recently started selling my work in public. I have tried selling at local businesses’ craft shows and will start to sell at craft fairs and farmers’ markets in the future.

I see that your mom, Linda, helps you with your Etsy shop. That is pretty sweet! Can you tell us a little bit more about how you guys work together?

My mom, Linda started helping me with my pottery business late last year. Initially she helped by listing new pieces to Etsy, but now she helps me in almost all areas of my business from creating treasuries to firing my kiln. I am very thankful for the time and effort she puts into my business and I also value her insight and opinions on current or potential pieces for my shop. The air plants with small vases in my shop were her idea inspired by our friend Cathy from GlassEtc.  Cathy was also the one who got us or rather my mom in to the treasury making business.  

Why do you think it is important for people to use handmade dishes in their daily lives?  Do you have a personal favorite piece(s) that you use regularly?
I enjoy using handmade pottery dishes for the uniqueness and artistic flavor of each piece. Even if it’s just a set of four mugs, each has its own qualities created during the firing process. I don't have a favorite piece but I probably use my mugs most regularly.

What are your goals for the direction your ceramic work in the future? 

In the future, I would like to develop a better understanding of the relationship between my own wheel thrown forms, clay, glazes and the firing process that will allow me to express myself better as an artist. Right now my biggest challenge or obstacle is understanding my kiln…how to fire my kiln more consistently to achieve my desired glaze results.

On a free weekend, what do you find yourself doing?

On a free weekend I am often making pots, playing soccer, or learning how to fix my car. Usually it’s something outside where I can get my hands dirty.   

Visit Jonathan's Etsy Shop!