A great Etsy Team!

Isn't it great to see how virtual communities work? And make you feel really at home in this huge world?

On Etsy, you can become a member of a team, or of several teams, and share ideas and experiences. I've become a member of three of those teams, and one of those teams is the European Streetteam.

One of the members of that team came up with a great plan: the Spring Fairy Swap. To cut a long story short, this package arrived from Mallorca, Spain!

And it contained several surprises:

And I sent something to a teammember in Belgium:

In grey and pink, because I'd been told those are colours she likes.
So we were all surprised by Santa Claus, sorry, the Spring Fairy!

On April 18, an interview with Tscarf can be found here!

http://blog.kanelstrand.com

CAKE POPS

For a change, Tscarf took up a culinary project, the upcycling of a cake. The only difference is that the outcome disappears fairly quickly, at least in my family, haha.

First we had this big chunk of home baked cake:

Which was then crumbled in a bowl:

Some red icing was called for:

The icing and the crumbs were mixed and rolled into balls:

These balls were given a stick, so that they started to look like lolliepops:

 And then dipped in chocolate, and..... eaten!

 

coupon!

So happy that the sun is shining today, that you get a 15% discount at Etsy! Use the code SUNNYSUNDAY here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tscarf

Ten cheers for our local goodwill store!!

STEP 1
Waking up feeling happy because it's Wednesday, which means that the Goodwill Store (aka KOOK Alkmaar) is open.

STEP 2
Finding time and excuses to actually go there, to see if there are any woollen sweaters to be found, as I've just discovered the joy of upcycling sweaters, for a change.

STEP 3
Being lucky and finding two, racing home on my bike to actually put them in the washing machine.


STEP 4 
After much thinking, finding out that part of an arm can be turned into a little bag, pouch, purse, whatever you may want to call it, to be used for your public transport card! And with the help of a red T-shirt (well, a tiny part, also found at the KOOK), a ring from a brochure and a button from, again, this great KOOK, it all became this:

 

Etsy European Street Team Chain Game!

A couple of weeks ago, someone started the Chain Game @Etsy, in which we create so-called treasuries, featuring each others' work. In this treasury one of my items is included, so I'm very proud, of course.

'Monday is my Day!' by elsahats

European Street Team (EST) Promote European Street Team Chain Game

green jelly fish earrings zdrop $16.00	Ice blue aquamarine sterling... maroulina $94.00	Night And Day Bracelet - Swa... LeelaBijou $35.00	Crochet bib necklace - singl... MariesCorner $13.80
white cherry blossom - natur... bialakura $25.00	Amethyst Tree Branch Wire Wr... WireShire $17.00	Lavender and Bergamot Daquir... BarSoap $4.00	Lacy Green Beret isamocrochet $28.00
Earrings "Dew drops&quo... DemyBlackDesig... $36.00	Upcycled Tscarf Erna Tscarf $16.00	Linen Panel Skirt roseglen $65.00	Pink Flower And Hearts ginaregina $25.00
Mixed media fabric collage gunnelsvensson $85.00	NEW - Tangerine ( Orange ) S... milkysupplies $6.50	Felted necklace burgundy fl... Baymut $31.00	Big blue and light blue glit... SirliMosaic $35.00

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com A/B image testing.

find and be found

Just like you, I usually use internet to find things. And people. And services. Now and again, though, I'm found! To tell you the truth, that is such a much rarer thing to happen, that I am surprised by it, time and again.

Only two weeks ago, a former schoolfriend of mine found me through Facebook. Nothing remarkable, happens all the time, but still, very special to hear she moved to the other side of Europe, and is now active in the same business as I am! Thanks to Skype we were able to catch up for a couple of hours, and now keep the contact going. Wonderful!




And then to be found as a business, that's just as special! Only yesterday did I give Sushi Workshops to a very nice group of ladies, because they had found me on the internet.

The latest, which also made me proud and happy: the Dutch website Ecoweetjes, which publishes news on ecological items, invited me for an interview, which I gladly gave, of course. So now you can find my first online interview here: 


http://t.co/gujkNSo
in which I was asked to explain how I was inspired to start making Tscarfs, my plans for the future , etc.

In short, my slogan for today is: FIND AND BE FOUND!