May Happenings

At long last, the team happenings for May! Another very busy month for this amazing team!

Delightworthyn's fantastic hats were featured in the latest issue of Altered Couture magazine. Check out her feature as well as her other creations in her Etsy shop! We are also waiting to hear more about that mysterious marriage proposal ...

Right along side her in the same Altered Couture magazine is another team member, Rebeccasartcloset. Be sure to check out her feature and amazing shop, too!

One of our resident artists had a smashing month! Kristen Stein of Kristensteinfineart found out her art will be in an upcoming movie, "The Roommate". We are so happy to know that the world will get to see Kristen's amazing art!

She was also featured in ThisMomCanShop and MyShoppingConnection, as well as being written up in Philly's City Paper. Congrats to Kristen for all this great publicity!

Alchemistart was featured on the North Georgia Team Blog in an article about Father's Day.


NoraKaren was featured on Mirkwoodcottage, landed in the the Etsy Travel Guide, and had some interesting visits from a nocturnal black cat.

Furiousdreams had an open studio feature on GlassAddictions, as well as a feature on IMadeThat.

Happiknits was featured on ScoutieGirl, as well as the front page of Etsy.

In addition, she and Hollyillustration did a fabulous collaboration this month, combining fashion illustration and the matching capelet creation. Check out both of these talented artists!

Nuvonova was in the Etsy Storque feature on Handmade Weddings. We also want to wish her great luck in her new job for a design house in London.

Capitolagirl was featured in Etsy Finds: Schools Out, Start Shopping.

Eikumpel was on the front page of Etsy.

We also spotted Atelierdesoyun on the front page of Etsy.

Allthingspretty has some big changes as she is moving from New Zealand to Australia. Best of luck!!! And congrats on your Front Page feature, too!

Love2sew made a fabulous video for the team. Check it out here!

On a final note, we are looking forward to hearing more from Peter and Jenn, of Octopedalarts, about their recent trip to Greece and any new inspiration for their creations.

Be sure to click on the links to all of these fabulous shops and features!

Till next month ...

Beth
Thirdfloor

April Team Happenings!

Here we are again, approaching the end of April. So many things have happened in the team this month!Amysfunkyfibers' scarves were included in a 'Spring in to Spring' fashion show held in Indianapolis. Amy's fibers do indeed look funky!CelesteCraft submitted her first patterns ever for publication at e-patternscentral.com, remember her name! Her Etsy shop also passed the 300 sales mark, congratulations!Mylittleaura has added two more collections to her Etsy shop - Organic and Upcycled, my favourite is the Upcycled Angora Sweater! ... Her new collections are a lovely follow up from Earth Day a couple of weeks ago.

Kristensteinfineart has been a real busy bee! Her painting 'Welcome Spring' was included in one of the top 5 decorating trends for Spring 2009 on ImageKind and was chosen to represent Nature. It's perfect! She also signed on with two Philadelphia galleries to show her artwork (Square Peg Artery near Rittenhouse Square and the Mew Gallery on 9th in the Italian Market District.) and she still has a few pieces at Moderne Life Interiors in Jenkintown, PA. Make sure you check her out if you're local! But I haven't finished there yet, she was invited to show her work in a gallery in Canal Fulton, Ohio and received an invitation to show her work at the Picasso Restaurant in Media, PA, for their 2nd Saturday Art Stroll which will be on display throughout May! AllThingsPretty reached the 100 sales milestone, congratulations!Eikumpel released a new line of pins called 'Kumpel Dolls' that you can take anywhere you like, they're adorable!

She also has a stall at a Flea market being held at the Bristol Folk House in the UK on the 9th May.Norakaren opened a new shop on Etsy called HerenciaVintage .. good luck with it!Capitolagirl broke the 150 sales mark and got a small press mention in her local paper, The Santa Cruz Sentinel.And lastly, thirdfloor is officially the original Superwoman (sorry, FDL team joke! - will share eventually!)

March 2009 Team Happenings!

It's the end of the month and here is a round up of what has been happening within the Fashion, Design and Lifestyle team!
DAINTYCROCHETBYALY and some of her stunning fascinators were featured on Dramatis Personae blog! The one featured is crocheted lace in brown colors accented with feathers and red wooden beads which is available here.Mylittleaura is holding a SALE where everything is only $10! She has also launched her Spring Collection and now has her own dot-com: mylittleaura.com One of our newest members, Furiousdreams sold three original paintings - amazing!!Another one of our team painters and again, one of our newest members is aliherrmann who made the much sought after position on Etsy - The Front Page! ... and also sold a total of eight pieces of art this month!Norakaren has had a wonderful month with finally reaching her goal of over 70 sales and 800 hearts! She was also featured in the Teens Gift Guides and the St Patrick's Day Gift Guide.AllThingsPretty received a custom request to produce a wedding dress, which also happens to be her forte!Capitolagirl had fabulous news to share with all of us - her Silicon Gallies glass tile computer key pendant necklace was featured in ELLE Magazine's March 12, 2009 Trend Report showcasing Graphic Patterns. We were all incredibly excited for her!Kristensteinfineart is currently exhibiting artwork at Comcast Center, Philadelphia and a solo exhibit at Milkboy Cafe, Ardmore for month of March. She was also accepted into the Juried "Arts in The Park Festival" for June in Elkins Park, PA and featured on a few handmade/handcrafted websites/blogs as a March featured artist.
And finally, we had our first Trunk Show presentation, which was very successful, we can't wait for the next one!

Happy Birthday to nuvonova!!!

The team wishes a huge happy birthday to Clara, the talented artist behind nuvonova.  Make sure you check out her fabulous designs here.

Wishing you a wonderful day and the best of years!

January Team Happenings.

Well, now we are approaching the end of the first month of 2009, we would like to give a rundown of Team Happenings and what is still to come!

First up is Asianexpressions who offers a beautiful confection of kimonos and origami inspired accessories. She had some of her pieces on consignment at the Helena Holter Museum of Art for a Christmas sale, and recently shared the news that the museum wanted more for their Valentines show! Congratulations!

Happiknits is planning a revival of her 'Putting your best face forward' blog entries which stem from her love for cosmetics! She will be reviewing cosmetic/skin care products, and also giving application advice.

OctopedalArts are having a great start to the New Year, with new models and many new designs!

AllThingsPretty's Cornflower Blue Linen Dress hit the Etsy front page, was swiftly bought and then followed by a succession of another three sales!

Capitolagirl's "The Devil Wears Etsy - Bites of Brown" column was picked up by online publication Computer Shopper, which also featured an item from fellow FDL Team member, RebeccasArtCloset.

...and lastly, I, nuvonova, hit 100 sales after 8 months since starting my Etsy Shop and hit 500 hearts a few days ago!

Team Happenings 11/21/08

All the little FDL team elves are getting busy for the holidays!!! Watch for news next week of all of the holiday sales going on in the team's shops.

Nuvonova was featured so many times for her great Advent Calender Pouches. PoppyTalk, MightyGoods, TheRedThread, FancyPicnic, and MyFantasyHouse. WooHoo! Great press for nuvonova!

Capitolagirl had her Silicon Gallies featured on Geek Mom Mashup. Susan's necklaces have been receiving quite a bit of press, also. They were recently featured on the coveted Storque at Etsy. You go girl!

Formfireglassworks, kristensteinfineart and Amysfunkyfibers were all featured on the Front Page of Etsy this week! You all looked fabulous there!
Delightworthyn was featured on Capitola Girl's jewelry blog feature, The Devil Wears Etsy. Her featured hat was immediately sold! Hats off to you both! Sorry, I could not pass that pun up.

Be sure to check out two new blogs from our members: Barbara Lou's Blog and Third Floor Design's Blog.

Wishing all the American team members a wonderful Thanksgiving! I wish all members good health, the love of family and friends, and a moment to remember that for which we are most thankful.

Till next week,

Beth

Third Floor

Team Happenings 11/14/08

Here's a collection of two weeks worth of great Happenings on the team!
Aly of Daintycrochetbyaly was featured on the Be a Peacock blog. Peacocks are all the rage and the peacock creations made by Aly, along with fellow FDL member Nora of Norakaren, are getting so much press. They were also featured on the front page! You go, girls! What a team you are!One of our newest members, Colleen from uvlightstudios had a great feature in JN3 Woodworks' blog. We are all just loving her fabulous creations, especially those QuantumLytes! Glad to have you on the team, Colleen!HappiKnits was featured in the Etsy Storque last weekend. Her shop was in the weekend deals post that is written each week - then her fabulous Incognito Cowl became the face of the Storque article! WooHoo, Becca!!!We had so much FP activity this week it was hard to keep track. In addition to the creation from Aly and Nora, GildaPearl had a spot. And Amy, of amysfunkyfibers, appeared twice this week!! Etsy is loving this team!Have a great weekend!

Beth
Third Floor