Featured Member ~ Elaine of TooAquarius

Pumpkin Beads

What is the name of your shop?  My primary shop is called Tooaquarius after my gaming handle in my misspent youth.

How long have you been doing your craft?   I've been doing some form of polymer claying for about 20 years now.

How long has your shop been open?  This one's been here since 2008. So 8 yearsish?

How did you get started?  Way back in high school, I made jewellery for gifts and craft shows. In the journey to find interesting but not expensive beads I got into making my own. Polymer clay was my favourite medium for that and the rest is history.

Polymer Clay Cane Sampler, Flower Butterfly Leaf Variety Pack Raw or Unbaked

Where can people find you online?  
my website and neglected blog: www.tooaquarius.com
My instagram
My facebook

Summer Flowers Round Beads with Bee

What do you like about selling on Etsy?  Inexpensive, simple and effective. Plus, I'm used to it.

What brought you to Etsy?  Before Etsy I sold on Ebay (expensive and complicated), JustBeads (buggy) and my own site. Etsy was the next one to try.

What's been your best Etsy experience?   There's been quite a few good ones luckily! The best ones are generally meeting up socially with like minded etsians. It's always nice not to have to explain all the details of my little online work world from scratch.

Fairy Toadstool Mushroom

Citrus

Bluebird Beads

Is there anything else you would like to share with us about your shop or yourself?   I've done well on Etsy but I've tried half a dozen sites, several different Etsy shops, all sorts of social media, shows, classes, wholesale, article writing... there's no one way this works for people. Thankfully, there's plenty of options.

Tiger Lily Beads