Hi everyone! I'm Elizabeth, and I'm so glad to be here!
I write a little blog,
E Tells Tales, where I feature my favorite finds on Etsy from time to time. I'll just go ahead and admit that I love buying off Etsy! I've been doing it for three years and never had a bad transaction (knock on wood). It can be quite tricky to find what you like though.
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The question I get most often from my readers is this:
WHERE, oh where, do you find all the good stuff on Etsy? It is a little like digging for treasure when you first start searching, isn't it? A treasure that is buried really good, too. Like needle-in-a-haystack good.
I'll tell you how I do it.
1. Favorite everything that strikes your fancy.
I have three years of favoriting under my belt. That's a lot of hearts, and a lot of good things. Hey, even if you're not looking for a lilac satin off-the-shoulder pleated dress for date night, put that thing in your favorites now. If you like the look of that dress, chances are you'll like other things that seller has to offer.
Which brings me to...
2. Follow the trail from one thing you favorited to the whole shop.
I can't tell you how many times I get a convo from a customer who saw one thing they liked from my store, but they didn't look at the rest of my shop to find what they really wanted. It was right there! just waiting to be found! So go clicking through the whole shop.
3. Use Pinterest. Use the heck outta Pinterest*
That's what it's there for, am I right? Most things that make it from Etsy to Pinterest have been through the no-crap filter. Notice how I said most things? Seems like the more people join, the weirder things get.
Anyway.
Here is where you can find everything that's been pinned to Pinterest from Etsy. If you see something you like, follow the trail and favorite. Also, try spying on whoever first pinned it--usually one good Etsy pin leads to a good curation of Etsy pins. You can also follow
Etsy's boards.
*One note about Pinterest and Etsy. I like it when it works in this direction, following the trail
back to Etsy, but it gets dangerous when you start pinning things
from Etsy, especially if you pin it to your DIY or craft or sewing boards. Try to pin things to your wish list instead, so that whoever is making money from that idea can continue to make money.
Steps down off soap box ;)
I do hope some of this helped and thanks again, A Little Etsy Love, for having me.
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