Robin Maria Pedrero - Fine Art ETT SOTW

Robin Maria Pedrero paints portraits and lush, dreamy landscapes in a variety of media. Because she wants her art to be enjoyed by everyone, she offers prints of her original works in many forms in her etsy shop, including coffee mugs, tote bags, notecards and displayable prints. Her subjects, use of color and style appeal to a broad range of artistic tastes.

Robin has collectors, both individual and corporate, all over the world. Her work is displayed in several museum gift shops and art galleries. If you have your own theme in mind, Robin is quite happy to discuss a commission.

To celebrate being featured as the new ETT SOTW

Robin has created a coupon code for 20% off,

SOTW20PERCENTOFF

Learn more about Robin and her work by following her on Twitter and Facebook or by reading her blog.

Faerytale Wings Art - New ETT SOTW

The new ETT SOTW Faerytale Wings Art features the work of Lydia and Curtis Kinsey! Lydia is the artist who keeps the shop full of beautiful paintings, prints and ACEOs and Curtis (who also does some art), handles the business end of things.

Lydia's subjects range from this beautiful black and white portrait of Elizabeth Taylor (acrylic on canvas) to the charming, minimalist watercolor print of cherry blossoms. Lydia is often inspired by the landscape and weather of her native Florida but she is open to creating personalized works as well. So if you've got an idea, just ask!

Faerytale Wings Art is offering

15% off all items in the Etsy Shop

Use the code ETTSOTW

Learn more about Lydia and Curtis' work by following Faerytale Wings Art on Twitter and Facebook and by visiting their website.

The New ETT SOTW is talinaann ~ Photography & Wearable Fiber Art

Our ETT SOTW is talinaann. The shop's crocheted wearable art and original black and white photographic prints available in this shop are all the work of the talented Talina Ann Zsido.

Talina Ann loves working with natural fibers that she obtains either from fellow Etsians or her local alpaca farm (how convenient!) Her crocheted scarves, cowls and chokers are all original designs and made without patterns. Talina Ann finds crochet to be "creative therapy" and does it as much for relaxation as for the unique finished products it results in.

In addition, she is a gifted photographer and her dramatic black and white prints are eye-catching and unusual. Any item from this unique shop would make a perfect handmade gift for family or friends.

To celebrate being the ETT SOTW, talinaann is offering

Free shipping on orders over $50 this week!

(Note: Shipping will be charged on checkout, but will be refunded via PayPal within 24 hours of purchase.)

Learn more about Talina Ann and her work by following her on Twitter and Facebook or by reading her blog.

geek details ~ ETT SOTW

Amanda Roberts is the talent behind the unique Etsy shop, geek details in which a variety of "geeky things" are sold. Items range from embellished luggage to buttons with clever messages to art prints and jewelry. When asked what she loves most about creating, Amanda states, "That I get to make stuff every day...I love the process of making new items, seeing something lovely and knowing that I made that pretty thing." And her inspiration comes from, "everything! It can be a music lyric, something a friend says, a glass of wine, the way the colors of my flowers blend. I try to find inspiration everywhere and then I mix it up to create something new."

This week geek details is offering:

Free domestic shipping on orders over $80

when the buyer mentions “etsytwitter” in the notes to seller section*

Learn more about Amanda and her work by following her on Twitter and Facebook and by reading her blog.

* Some large items can vary greatly in shipping price from one country to the next. Convo geek details for the international shipping rate specific to your location.

Where the Wild Things Are ~ New Etsy Treasury!

No animals were harmed in the making of this treasury! Expires 4/9

Thing A Day ~ Day 11 Puddle Jumping

I created this spotlight at By Hand By Me that features etsy artists and their wonderful items I found using the search word "puddle." Click on each item to go directly to its etsy page!

Dee Jay Photography ~ Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week

Denise Montville and her son work together to maintain a shop full of lovely photographs on etsy,

Dee Jay Photography. The photos are available in several different formats including bookmarks, cards, ACEOs as well as prints.

When asked about her work, Denise says, “The world around me inspires me to create. I love looking at textures, shapes, colors, and nature and I usually regret the days I leave my house without my camera!” Denise adds “My son always sees things from different angles than I do” and the result is the wide range of beautiful and captivating photographs in their shop. When asked about her business goal this year, Denise laughed and then answered “to try to shoot more photos and actually get them listed in my shop!”

To learn more about Denise, follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

To celebrate the 17th birthday of one of Dee Jay Photography's partners,

they are offering a 17% discount. In addition, as Shop of the Week, they are offering free shipping this month

(just wait for a revised Paypal invoice before paying).

International shipments can be accommodated, too. Convo Denise for a shipping quote.

Otter Delight

I'm not sure why the otter is my favorite animal (after dogs of course!). I think it has something to do with the way they combine furious shell-cracking (hard work) with lazy lounging, all while floating on their backs. Ever since I was a kid, trips to aquariums and zoos meant spending hours in front of the sea or river otter exhibit, watching them slip into and out of the water gracefully. The rest of the family would leave me there and pick me up on the way out because there wasn't really anything else on exhibit that I wanted to see! Maybe the penguins.

These etsy artists have captured the essence of the adorable, feisty, endangered animals. Just click on any image to be taken to its etsy listing.

KGB? No! a Cagey Bee ~ ETT Shop of the Week

Kris G. Brownlee (KGB) of a Cagey Bee describes her etsy shop as follows: “I'm a painter, so my first love is creating the actual paintings - from sketching to swirling the paint around my canvas. But because I know a lot of us can't afford to buy original work, I try to offer a variety of lower cost reproductions: prints, notecards, and even little pendants with my characters!

I want my customers to know how much heart and soul and pure joy is poured into my work. I was a very quiet, shy child and spent years creating elaborate stories for my imaginary friends. It's no wonder that I've started to bring some of them to life in my paintings."

What inspires her? “Everything! Favorite storybooks, movies, lyrics to songs, interesting characters I meet in real life... my biggest fear is that I'll never have enough time to paint all of the things I want to paint. If I ever run out of ideas, I can just walk out my front door and almost always see *something* interesting. There's this one woman in my neighborhood that I see every so often who I've been itching to paint since the first time I laid eyes on her. She walks this pack of 6 or 7 dogs - those giant long haired Afghan hounds! It looks like a scene straight out of a cartoon with their hair swishing and bouncing and swirling along!”

As a special thank you to her Twitter pals, all prints in her shop are 2 for the price of 1 this week. Buy one print and simply enter the name of the second print you'd like in the notes to seller box. Double the cuteness!

Learn more about Kris and her work at her blog.

Copper Mine Treasury on etsy

While mining for copper on etsy, I discovered blue dog rose, a successful etsy shop owner based in Seattle. The copper birds were, based on the comments from treasury viewers, the odds on favorite in the collection. The amazing thing is the variety of media this artist works in and all of it is beautiful. I can't wait to have a grandchild to surround him or her with mobiles and watercolors and prints by artists like Nakisha.