Tuesday, April 23, 2013

FirstFridayEtsy on Pinterest

Our AWETeam (Art Walk Etsy Team) has a new Pinterest board!

Members just have to ask on the team Pinterest thread to be added.




And individual shops can also have a board where they can add new items.


What other themed boards would you like to see?
Would you like to see boards for each of the teams involved in First Friday Art Walk Weekend?

Etsy individual shops, get involved with the AWETeam.
Teams - get a leader or captain to get your team involved HERE.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Art Walk Etsy Team April 2013 First Friday Art Walk

Welcome to the AWETeam Members
First Friday Art Walk Blog Post

Every month the AWETeam (Art Walk Etsy Team) hostsFirst Friday Art Walk on Etsy.com
This is a blog hop type event where shops selling items on Etsy.com can show off their new work.There are three hops on First Friday, all with their own blog post so you can cruise your interest in the order that you want. 
1. AWETeam Members (You are here!)
Click HERE to see our AWETeam April First Friday Art Walk Discussion Board to see all of our team member items from shops participating in this month's Art Walk.
2. Location Based Teams
3. Theme Based Teams
 
Here is a sampling of our Team Members work for your viewing pleasure:

6CatsArt
These are little gadgets Etsy gives shops to show off their latest listed items.

Don't forget to check out all three monthly First Friday Blog Hops!
See you next First Friday for more new work!

Location Teams April 2013 First Friday Art Walk

Welcome to the Location Teams
First Friday Art Walk Blog Post
April 5-7, 2013


Every month the AWETeam (Art Walk Etsy Team) hosts
First Friday Art Walk on Etsy.comThis is a blog hop type event where shops selling items on Etsy.com can show off their new work.There are three hops on First Friday, all with their own blog post so you can cruise your interest in the order that you want. 

1. AWETeam Members

2. Location Based Teams (You are here!)

3. Theme Based Teams
Here are the teams that have signed up for this month (links may not be seen in email version).


If you are an Etsy.com location or theme based team leader, and would like to get your team involved, please join our First Friday Art Walk Team (For Teams).

If you are an Etsy.com seller and would like to participate, please join our AWETeam.

Theme Teams April 2013 First Friday Art Walk

Welcome to the Theme TeamsFirst Friday Art Walk Blog PostApril 5-7, 2013

Every month the AWETeam (Art Walk Etsy Team) hosts

First Friday Art Walk on Etsy.com

This is a blog hop type event where shops selling items on Etsy.com can show off their new work.
There are three hops on First Friday, all with their own blog post so you can cruise your interest in the order that you want. 


2. Location Based Teams

3. Theme Based Teams (You are here!)
If you are an Etsy.com seller and would like to participate, please join our AWETeam.

Here are the teams that have signed up for this month (links may not be seen in email version).

If you are an Etsy.com location or theme based team leader, and would like to get your team involved, please join our First Friday Art Walk Team (For Teams).

Thursday, April 4, 2013

First Friday AWETeam Treasuries

Here are some of the newest AWETeam Etsy Treasuries 
Celebrating First Friday Art Walk on Etsy.com.

The AWETeam (Art Walk Etsy Team) hosts this monthly event here on this blog.
It is a three post - blog hop event, which goes LIVE on the First Friday of the month.

Timeless Monochrome by Helen Kilsby
Green Spring by Sonja Bikic

April Flowers by RuthsArtWork
Awakening Spring with the AWETeam by Lisa Boucher
Spring Has Sprung by Carrie

The Love of Handmade by Lawrence Carter

Monaco Dusk by SeeDesigns
Stop back on April 5, 2013 (tomorrow) to see the three First Friday Art Walk Posts:

Monday, April 1, 2013

So, What is First Friday Art Walk on Etsy.com

Sometimes I feel like people keep asking me the same question.
What is First Friday Art Walk on Etsy?

If you want the details, we have an entire ABOUT page.
And if you read it, you will probably gloss over and just not "get it" because it is more than 140 characters long.
But there is a lot of info there you can go back and reference.
Sometimes you just have to jump in and try something...

Short and sweet:
The First Friday Art Walk is a "Blog Hop" event where a bunch of people that are selling their work on Etsy.com show off their new shop items (and maybe even run a special for the event).

In 2013 we clarified the question:
Where does "the event" happen?
It happens here, on the AWETeam blog.
The AWETeam (Art Walk Etsy Team) is the founding team that started this monthly event.

When does it happen?
Over the First Friday Weekend of every month.
PS - Lots of links on the site bar of this blog (not mobile view).

Why did this event start?
People selling on Etsy.com wanted a regular event where they could show off their new work.
So the AWETeam was formed from a couple of great women...
It has changed over the years due to team & forum changes, leadership and technology.

And we now work the entire month leading up to First Friday by posting new work in the thread, creating Treasuries, and sharing things socially. Then when First Friday rolls around, all the work is done and we can all just sit back and click and cruise all the cool work & maybe get something great out of it!

What is an "Art Walk"?
Traditionally, Art Walks or Art Loops happen locally on the First Friday of every month here in the U.S. where galleries and shops host a small "Opening Celebration" for their new show for that next month. 
Lots of people come and see the work, enjoy beverages and finger foods and of course: ART!

Why should you join this event?
If you have a shop on Etsy.com and you want to market your work and do it in a way that will also give you a supportive network of fellow Etsians to work together with,
this is a great event to join in on.
For individual shops:
The AWETeam has a team Pinterest Account.
#AWETeam, #FirstFridayEtsy #FFAW @FirstFridayEtsy
And of course, this blog...

Why should your Location or Theme Team join?
This gives your team a monthly event to participate in.
You can market the Art Walk to upcoming trends, local events, holidays, celebrations, etc.
It gives your members an actual deadline to get new work listed.
So there is motivation.

Not to mention that individual shops and teams get exposure through cross promoting,
especially the week leading up to the First Friday Art Walk Weekend.

Want to get your Team involved?

Really, it is simple to join up for a Team.
1. Join the FFAWW Team for Teams.
2. Create a thread on your team board the month prior to the event.
3. Link the thread up to our blog hop (link in private thread).
4. Get team members involved:
~Each shop adds 4 items from their shop
~They can create team treasuries 
~They can share and promote via social media.

Who sees the Art Walk Blog Hop?
Anyone that clicks on links to this blog can find the First Friday Art Walk Posts.
Those posts contain links to:

This has the potential to grow exponentially.
It is a seed that is planted in the soil, waiting for a bit of rain and sunshine.

You should join in and watch this Art Walk Garden grow!

Click and join: Shops or Teams
Then help promote and get more people to
Click and Blog Hop this Art Walk!

See you back here on April 5, 2013 for the three posts for First Friday Art Walk Weekend!