Glass Beads

Support Your Community - Etsy Supply Series

If you're going to make jewelry, you're going to need supplies. So, where should you shop? Well, you could fight the crowds and the crafters by driving to your local crafting big box store to purchase some of their slightly overpriced wares. You could find one of the plethora of online supply shops like Fire Mountain Gems. Or... you could support your Etsy community and purchase from one of Etsy's fine supply shops! There are several great reasons to support shops on Etsy.

Jewelry Suppliers buy jewelry, too!
Not all jewelry suppliers make jewelry, and even if they do, they might like what you make better! Purchasing from an Etsy seller will give you greater exposure and build networking relationships that can be very fruitful.

Feedback, Feedback, Feedback
Purchases on Etsy generate feedback, and if you've built a good repoire with your supplier, you will have a great feedback score on Etsy. Buyers can see that you are a responsible Etsian, and will respond positively.

Support the hand that feeds!
When you support Etsy shops, you're supporting Etsy! If you love the site that gives you the opportunity to have a fantastic storefront, great customer base, and overall great selling experience, you should support the shops that support Etsy!

For the next 5 weeks, this blog will showcase a fantastic Etsy jewelry supply shop. They'll share the reasons they love Etsy, and you'll see the reasons you should love them, too!

There is also a directory of Etsy jewelry supply shops in the making. Soon you'll be able to obtain a list of which shops carry the exact 'thing' you need!



Featured Shop - artebellasurplus

How did you get started selling on Etsy.com?>
My business partner heard about etsy. I researched it and we started our first shop, artebella.etsy.com. I now have 2 of my own shops, artebellasurplus.etsy.com and aboriginals.etsy.com.

Is Etsy your only shop?
No, I just recently opened artebellasurplus.artfire.com.

What sort of supplies do you sell?
Premium Czech glass beads and crystals, Swarovski crystals, recycled glass beads.

What is your favorite item listed in your shop?
Oooooo, that's a hard one! I love all my beads!!

Do you make jewelry, or do you just sell jewelry supplies?
I do make jewelry which I sell locally and on etsy at aboriginals.etsy.com.

Any specials going on that you'd like to tell readers about?
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