loneweever
was first hearted by new dominion blues
chakra pennywhistle was first hearted by green eyed girls
paisley baby's first heart came from lisabug
was first hearted by new dominion blues
chakra pennywhistle was first hearted by green eyed girls
paisley baby's first heart came from lisabug
well it's heart-week all around us in cyberspace, and while the jury may be out on valentine's day (waddaya think: good or bad?) one thing's for certain: if you're an etsy-an, *hearts* have a special place in your own heart!
oh hearts: those little things on etsy that sellers swoon over. that sweet little way to show you just love & adore something someone else has made.
yes a heart, when you *favourite* someone on etsy, is a wonderful little way to spread handmade love! and as my own etsy-versary approaches next week, i thought we'd take a trip down memory lane.
you might recall last year i put a call out to all of you: who was your first heart? who was that first etsy shop or etsy-an that hearted your brand new little shop!?
my own tale was similar to many of yours... after a trepidatious (hmmm.. fake word?) beginning, i finally listed my first item on etsy, 3 months after joining.
gosh, was i nervous!
terrified was i!
and then, like a reassuring little cyberly cheer, someone, someone i didn't know at all, *hearted* my little shop!
*swoon!*
fireworks exploded in my little handmaking heart!
and i was smitten!
and oh so thankful! i'm eternally grateful to my own first hearter: the lovely oh the cuteness, and i thought today i'd feature some of yours! thanks to everyone who responded.
and thanks to all of the hearters out there!
now, 9000+ hearts later, i still remember all of those early early folks who sent a heart my way, and i'm so very very thankful!
they mean so much, somehow, don't they?
first hearts: like first loves, we'll never forget them, will we!
who was your first? :)
(ps: you can find your 1st heart by going to craftcult.com, and searching for your store hearts, then scrolling back to the last page!)
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What you wrote is so true. I've been on Etsy more than 3 years and I still remember Recycle Michol hearting me first. I love this post!
ReplyDeleteI think it's very cool that the pairs of shops look like they were made for each other the way you put them together. There's something to that, don't you think?
Thanks for including me, darling dear!
xoxo
I have never thought of the first heart in these terms. I always love to know how many people have hearted me...
ReplyDeleteavisiontoremember.etsy.com first hear was
http://www.etsy.com/shop/vmilan?ref=API_juln_CraftCult
Thanks a ton vmilan!
That's a nice way to show your appreciation, RR. ;>
ReplyDeleteOllieOllie was my first heart, and first sale! Wonderful Etsian, her shop has moved to TheExtentofSilence http://www.etsy.com/shop/theextentofsilence Such a sweetie!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post idea! My first heart in my JanssenDesigns shop was a secret admirer and my first heart in my vintage shop RetroLabs was mycreativeinstincts http://www.etsy.com/shop/mycreativeinstincts
ReplyDeleteSo true! It's fun to reminisce. Those little hearts still make my heart go pitter patter. My first heart was Handworks3
ReplyDeletehttp://www.etsy.com/shop/Handworks3
BeeDazzlesGifts was my first heart! Bee is the best and we convo almost weekly two years later!
ReplyDeleteThose hearts make me happy and boy, I have given several out!!!
(I have WAY too many favorites!)
Thanks for the blog entry!
- ShelleAnne/aka/Rachelle
my first etsy heart was actually my husband. I didn't know that until I searched it. I love hearts.
ReplyDeleteMy very first heart was given to me by my friend Heather at www.winemakerssister.etsy.com her shop is filled with awesome knitting & knitting themed goodies!
ReplyDeleteYay .. I've just had the most fun looking back at my first few hearts! The VERY first heart was from Amy Perrotti ...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.etsy.com/shop/AmyPerrotti
What a cute idea!! I remember squealing when I got my first my heart. After mroe than 3 years, I still love seeing new hearts appear.
ReplyDeleteMy first one was from suchprettycolors:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/suchprettycolors
What a great post! Thank you for choosing my first heart :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the pub and thank you so much ExquisiteJewelryDesigns to be the first one to love my shop :o)
ReplyDeleteYou always have such fun ideas! I don't know if hearts were around when I first signed up, that or a whole year's worth of hearters are no longer around... hrm.
ReplyDeletethat is really interesting... my first heart I got... checked and it was Gay from sundaezchild http://www.etsy.com/shop/sundaezchild?ref=API_juln_CraftCult
ReplyDeleteI remember the unique feeling, every new heart gives me something similar but not the same
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what an awesome post! I love this because its so true. Your first heart puts a smile on your face the whole day and gives you hope of the future of your business:) Mine was from TwoGemsJewelry:)
ReplyDeleteThis is really fun! I love the idea of remembering your first heart. It's true for me that the hearts give you a little boost when they appear. It's like being cheered on to keep going! Thank you for including me :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a fun thing to do...go back 209 pages to August 2006 and find the first person to heart my shop. It's: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LunasaDesigns
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this!
ReplyDeleteWe got our first heart from http://www.GimCarry.etsy.com. I will always remember the feeling. And I remember that I discovered Toas shop in detail.
ReplyDeleteUntill now, every heart feels so good!
i so loved getting those first hearts! still do <3
ReplyDeleteYou are such a sweetie, yet again! I cannot believe it has been a year since that lovely post already. You deserve every heart you get!
ReplyDeleteI am new to etsy just listed my first item a month ago! Haven't sold anything yet, I keep thinking maybe I should give up that it is costing me too much to make things when they are not selling but those hearts keep me going!
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