Mikiye ~ Etsy Twitter Team Shop of the Week

This week's shop is run by Mikiye Narita. In her shop, called Mikiye Creations, you can find various types of jewelry and one of a kind customized hair accessories. "I am constantly learning and being inspired by my brides. They always have me on my toes when it comes to creating their one of a kind pieces, many of which are heirloom quality for their special day. It's so fantastic to always be striving to be the best I can be and creating heirloom pieces that they will cherish forever."

Mikiye's twitter trick? "I really enjoy getting to know people on twitter. I make sure I comment/interact with others and I like to share something I find interesting that another person has tweeted about. Definitely take the time to get to know who's on there because it is amazing the tight knit family that can develop when you really pay attention to who's doing what. Frankly, it's just A LOT of FUN!"

And Mikiye's business resolution for the New Year? "One of my business resolutions is to get my personal site up! I can't wait to have this available for my clients!"

Mikiye is offering our readers the following special this week:

FREE U.S. SHIPPING on all purchases. Please add SOTW in notes to seller to redeem this. Shipping will be refunded through Paypal.

To learn more about Mikiye and her work, follow her on Twitter or Facebook and read her blog.

Sweetwater Inspirations ~ ETT Shop of the Week

At Sweetwater Inspirations, owner and designer Wendy Hamilton offers her customers distinctive hand-crafted jewelry of exceptional quality and value. Wendy "...love(s) to work with metal wire (sterling, copper, brass) and love(s) the sparkle and unique qualities found in glass, stone, and semi-precious beads. (She) chooses materials of quality and represents (her) jewelry with integrity. (She) purchases (the) materials in small quantities, so (she) sells limited production or one of a kind pieces."

Since her store just celebrated its first anniversary (1/5/10) on Etsy, Wendy has taken on the following resolution for 2010: "Last year I put a lot of time into learning about e-commerce and developing the software I needed to make my business run efficiently. This year I am taking courses to hone and expand my metalworking skills and will put more of my time into design development and building my portfolio."

From January 18th-24th Wendy is offering the following discount in her shop:

FREE US SHIPPING on all items in her Etsy shop

- PLUS a 10% discount on purchases totaling $50 or more* ·

Discount will be refunded to PayPal after payment or you may convo her before payment for a revised invoice.

(Texas residents - applicable purchase of $50 is calculated before sales tax. International shipping is not included in applicable minimum purchase and discount does not apply to shipping.)

ETT Shop of the Week ~ Tamara Garvey

Tamara Garvey, of Tamara Garvey Illustration, is an illustrator who is inspired "by walks through her hometown of Savannah, Ga., magazines, other artists/crafters on Etsy, the colors in a stranger's outfit, tattoos, cute dogs at the dog park...anything really!” She draws "fun, whimsical, pen-and-ink scenes, usually involving at least one animal and/or tree, as these are my favorite things to study and draw! I sell them as prints in different sizes, including ACEOs, as well as note card sets."

Tamara has a degree in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design and a B.S. in Biology from Mary Washington College. When asked about her Twittering: “It took me a while to get used to Twitter, but now I am really into it! I try hard to maintain a mix of promotional (self or other) tweets with replies or random thoughts, to keep a personal touch to things. I love keeping in touch with my Etsy team members, seeing what they're creating, and what's new with them. I have made some great connections with other artists and crafters. One girl in particular, a freelance illustrator, has pretty much become my mentor as I develop my own illustration career! I think it is amazing that a new site can have such an effect.”

Follow her on her blog and on Twitter!