EtsyPaper Team Featured Member - Joy Charde

Hello & Happy 2010 to all! We are getting back into the swing of things and have our first featured member of 2010 (drum roll please).....Joy Charde, the creative artist and owner of Art of Joy! I absolutely love Joy's beautiful artwork and am very pleased to feature her here on our team blog. Having purchased one of her gorgeous calendars, I can truly say her attention to detail is fantastic and the quality of her products is top notch. Be sure to visit Joy's shop to see more of her wonderful items:)

Tell us a little about yourself:

My name is Joy Charde. Currently, I reside with my wonderful husband of 11 years and my almost one year old rolly-polly guy in the freezing cold Upstate New York. I work full time at a public library... so between work, baby and my etsy shop, I'm super busy!

Tell us about your shop:

* When did you open it?

I opened my paper shop on July 31, 2009

* What items/type of items do you sell?

I sell cards, stickers and other paper goodies!

Getting to know you - 5 Questions

1. When do you find/make time for your crafting?

Any time the baby is asleep (fortunately, my little one loves to nap).

2. Do you have a special space for your crafting, or does the kitchen table do double duty?

I don't have a space for crafting, so yes, the kitchen table is my "studio".

3. Is there someone in your life that may have inspired your creativity?

Aside from his claim that he's my biggest fan, my husband is a great source of my inspiration. He is always giving me ideas and encouraging me to try new things! Sometimes, he shops at the craft store with me, so I can find just the right tool to make my creative life easier. He also gave me the idea for my shop name. I frantically called him one day while he was at work, and demanded a shop name... He came up with "The Art Of Joy" - because my stuff is fun and "Joy" is my name. He's so awesome!

4. When did you join the etsyPaper Team and what has been your favorite thing about being a team member?

My favorite thing about our paper team is the support we are always giving each other. You guys rock!

5. What is your favorite item to make, the one that makes you smile just thinking about working on it?

I absolutely love making my stickers! They bring a huge smile to my face just thinking about them!

Find her here:


SHOP: The Art of Joy

BLOG: Creative Mamma

NING: Joy Charde

Roll Call Response List is Posted

I have posted the list of members/aspiring members we have received responses from so far. We are asking that everyone double-check the list for their name. We are going to give two additional days for responses to come in and then we will be "cleaning" the roster and ning. Thanks to everyone for your help!* If you need to respond to the roll call, you can find the requested info HERE.

FIND THE RESPONSE LIST HERE

Membership Roll Call - Quick Update

Just a quick note to all: I am in the process of creating a list of all members (official and aspiring) who I have received roll call info from. I am planning on posting it on Ning by tomorrow morning. You'll be able to double-check the list to make sure your info has been received. We are going to give an additional two days (after the list has been posted) for replies to come in - after the two days we will begin cleaning our membership roster and Ning. I will post here once the list is up:)

Membership Roll Call - Deadline for Reply is Almost Here!

For all who wish to remain on the EtsyPaper team: The deadline for reply to the membership roll call is October 30th. The roll call info request was sent as a broadcast message (to all members on Ning). For those of you who may have mis-placed or did not receive the email, I am adding the requested info below. You can just copy & paste the questions and respond to either me or Chrystal via etsy shop convo. Please feel free to ask questions through our Ning forum post HERE.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUESTED INFO BELOW:

Name:Location:E-mail Address:
Primary Etsy Shop:
Etsy Username (if different from shop name):
Brief Description of Your Shop:

Any additional Etsy Shops (with brief descriptions of each): If directly related to your business...
Website:
Blog:
Flickr:
Other Sites:

Send to (either)

* Sarah Kinzalow (Paper Peddler)

* Chrystal Schilling (CS Paper & Beads/ Craft Studio)

Membership Roll Call - Deadline for Reply is Almost Here!

*IMPORTANT*ALL MEMBERS & ASPIRING MEMBERS: IF YOU HAVE NOT RECIEVED YOUR MEMBERSHIP ROLL CALL PLEASE CONTACT SARAH OR CHRYSTAL. WE WILL BE REMOVING MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT REPLIED BY 10/30.
* MORE INFO
* QUESTIONS