Sunday, October 21, 2012

Recap: Tell Your Story!

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Last weekend, we came together for the first of three Holiday Boot Camps - the Tell Your Story event. The cafe gave us a large table to sit at and we shared stories with each other  while we nibbled on free goodies that the cafe graciously provided. Even Howard helped to prompt questions between members which got us all critically thinking about our About Pages on Etsy.

As we all sat and discussed, members moved in and out of the event to go outside and consult with Astra Brinkmann. This kept the groups of people rotating and everyone got to talk to to different people through out the event.

Even brought along forms for those who needed a Business License, Seller's Permit, and Temporary location permit.  Additionally, our member Arielle Jackson of Shoplittlegems works for Square - she brought freebies for member: including Square readers and credit card signage for craft booths so we don't miss any sales this holiday season.

The Table with freebies - photo by J. Astra Brinkmann

introductions - photo by J. Astra Brinkmann

Your Team: Your Story

Portraits that tell the story that our team is wonderfully diverse and talented!
This is only a small fraction of our team - but I believe these photos really highlight SFEtsy well.
Photographer Astra Brinkmann took headshots of each member who came to the event and gave advice for putting your best look forward in product & lifestyle photography.  She is available for private consulting and creative portrait photography is her forte! Clearly, you can see the results below of each member who attended showcased each of their individual style and brand.

Members in attendance:

Team Leader Even Howard - Nadene
Team Leader Lisa Spinella - Tickle and Smash
Imelda - Sunset Shutterbug
Kathryn Hedges - Splendid Colors
Claire Smith - Embergrass
Arielle Jackson - Shoplittlegems
Terrie Raphael - The Curious Potter
Usha Mishra - Usha Designs
Heather - Heathered
Jillian Knox - Joules Jewels
Shagane - Wolf Industries
Paola Sollecito - Knits by Paola
Susan Leff - Made in The Haight
Kimberly O'Dowd - MultiFlasking
Anne Marie Hodrick - Hearts Desire Outlet
photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Heather - Heathered

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Kathryn Hedges from Splendid Colors
photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Usha Mishra - Usha Designs

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Team Leader Even Howard - Nadene

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Terrie Raphael - The Curious Potter

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Claire Smith - Embergrass

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Kimberly O'Dowd - MultiFlasking

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Arielle Jackson - Shoplittlegems

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Shagane - Wolf Industries

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Imelda from Sunset Shutterbug

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Susan Leff - Made in The Haight
photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Paola Sollecito - Knits by Paola

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Anne Marie Hodrick - Hearts Desire Outlet

photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Jillian Knox - Joules Jewels
photo by J. Astra Brinkmann
Team Leader Lisa Spinella - Tickle and Smash

ALL OF THE IMAGES FOR DOWNLOAD & VIEWING ARE ON OUR FACEBOOK
(there were several taken of each member! - Go ahead, snoop) 
Astra Brinkmann is gratuitously letting members and Etsy use her images free of charge. However, you must give her credit each time they are used and link to her website when possible. Astra has all copyrights for all images.

We hope to do another one of these types of events next season and partner with Astra again to give more of our members an opportunity to showcase each of us and get inspired to talk About ourselves and "Tell Our Story" some more.

Which photo is your favorite?
-Katy


If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Katy or Steph about joining SFEtsy!

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