Folksy Five #7

Many thanks to everyone who has nominated Folksy shops for the next folksy five post. I've had a great time browsing new shops I've not seen before. I'm very excited that for folksy five #8  I get to show you some of the nominated best folksy shops.

But that's two weeks time, so back to today. I've got five wonderful shops to show you today, some of which I've been a fan of for quite a while.

Your name: Kate

Shop name: Buttercup Boutique

Describe the items you make in 3 words: Unique textile accessories

How long have you been selling on Folksy: Almost 3 years

What materials or resources do you use most of: I mainly use felt and add details with pretty floral print fabrics. Liberty designs are a big favourite that I can never resist!

What are your 3 favourite items from your shop:

Your name: Jenny Greenslade and Liz Maggs (twin sisters from Bristol)

Shop name: Little Red Robin

Describe the items you make in 3 words: Rustic, quirky, metal 

How long have you been selling on Folksy: One year and a half

What's your top tip for someone selling on Folksy: Have good shop name and branding image i.e banner matches colours in packaging you have and business cards and we always put in red heart confetti or silver stars in our organza bags for extra special touch for a gift that people will remember and have original unique items not easily available elsewhere.

What are your 3 favourite items from your shop:





Your name: Kate

Shop name: Kate Bowles

Describe the items you make in 3 words: hand-bound books

How long have you been selling on Folksy: A little over 2 years

What materials or resources do you use most of: I'm a bit of a scavenger so I use pretty much anything I can my hands on: recycled papers and fabrics, waxed linen thread, a bone folder, a beautiful cast iron book press .... oh ... and I have a bit of thing for vintage haberdashery ephemera.

What are your 3 favourite items from your shop:





Your name: Anna

Shop name: Anna King Jewellery

Describe the items you make in 3 words: A jewellery rainbow 

How long have you been selling on Folksy: Around 18 months

What’s your top tip for someone selling on Folksy: Over the last few months, I have really worked on my titles and descriptions. The majority of my customers are new to Folksy. I like to think that they find me through search engines. Having descriptive titles and putting the important information at the beginning of your descriptions can really help with visibility in searches.

What are your 3 favourite items from your shop:





Your name: Milly

Shop name: Milliemishmash

Describe the items you make in 3 words: Colourful fun textiles 

How long have you been selling on Folksy: Since the end of 2010

What materials or resources do you use most of: Lightweight, colourful, patterned cottons, particularly I work with Amy Butler and Joel Dewberry fabrics as both designers generously allow people to make stuff with their fabric and sell it on.

What are your 3 favourite items from your shop:



And their favourite items from the say it shop are:

Munich sheet music notebook chosen by Little Red Robin

Naxos map birthday card chosen by Anna King Jewellery

Ottawa personalised notebook chosen by Milliemishmash

Skiddaw button magnets chosen by Buttercup Boutique

Prague wedding card chosen by Kate Bowles