Christmas in Kansas City

Kansas City Etsy Shops are pooling resources and giving back to the local community, this holiday season by raising money for Harvesters - Community Food Network.  5-10% of all sales from participating shops between now until Christmas is being sent to Harvesters.  It might not seem like a significant amount at first, until you realize that Harvesters is able to turn every $1 donated into 5 meals.  That's a lot of bang for a single buck! 

This holiday season, as your making your list and checking it twice, look to Kansas City Etsy shops to fulfill your list, and provide some hot meals to those in need this holiday season.  Together we can make a difference - join us.

Many of these shops are donating a percentage of their sales::

Countdown to Christmas Giveaway! Win an Aqua Owl Earrings and Peppermint Poppy Brooch from ItsVann!

Peppermint Poppy Brooch

Aqua Owl Earrings

Win an Aqua Owl Earrings AND Peppermint Poppy Brooch from It’s Vann!

A member of the KC Etsy Street Team, Vann has always enjoyed crafting and making things with her hands.
Her shop, It's Vann, features hand made floral accessories such a poppy brooches and headbands, as well has unique earrings and rings. Her favorite materials to use are felt, beads and buttons and it is reflected in her fun, eclectic accessories. She participated in craft shows around the Kansas City metro area and has just ventured into doing home parties!

Here is how TO ENTER THIS CONTEST AND WIN the Aqua Owl Earrings and Peppermint Poppy Brooch, simply visit Vann’s Etsy Shop (www.itsvann.etsy.com) and choose your favorite item in the shop, then post a comment here about your favorite item here. Be sure to include your e-mail in your post, so we can notify you if you win!

For extra entries, please leave a separate comment for each entry that you complete. Ex. "Like" me on Facebook, leave a comment saying you did. Follow Vann on Twitter, leave another comment saying you did that.

Extra Entries:

1. Become a follower of KCEtsy blog.

2. Follow Vann on twitter or comment that you are already following.

3. Follow Vann on her blog - www.itsvann.blogspot.com.

4. Become a fan of KCEtsy on facebook or comment that you already are a fan.

5. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the link to the tweet.

6. Post on your Facebook about this giveaway and leave a comment here.

7. Purchase item(s) and post the sold item. Each item is a different entry.

Your e-mail won’t be necessary in the extra entries since it will be in the first comment.

Remember, the first comment is mandatory and you must leave a separate comment for each extra entry.

Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Monday, Nov. 21 a winner will be randomly drawn from eligible entrants and notified by e-mail, and the winner's name will also be posted here. Winner has one week to contact Vann to claim his/her prize after initial contact. Contest open to U.S. residents. Keep checking here for our weekly drawings, and good luck to you!

This giveaway is closed.

Winner is windycindy!

Countdown to Christmas: KCEtsy Team's Great Giveaway! WEEK ELEVEN: Win an Apples Coin Pouch from Ni-Chern Designs!

WEEK ELEVEN: Win an Apples Coin Pouch from Nicole at Ni-Chern Designs!

Nicole notes, "My first bag that I'd ever sewn was in high school. My best friend didn't want a pair of jeans, and I thought I could make something from it! End of college, I decided to start sewing again to perhaps help with all my student loans. So Ni-Chern Designs was started. Ni-Chern is my Chinese name, meaning little girl. Sewing is really comforting and relaxes my mind. There's a bit of me in every bag and pouch. And it always makes me happy to see them go to a good loving home."

"It's difficult to pick a favorite item, since I feel like they're all a part of me. I do go through different phases of favorite colors. Sometimes it is noticeable on my listings or my featured items in my shop."

TO ENTER THIS CONTEST AND WIN the Apples Coin Pouch, simply visit Nicole's Etsy Shop nicherndesigns.etsy.com and choose your favorite item in the shop, then post a comment about your favorite item here. BE SURE TO INCLUDE contact information (your e-mail) in your post, so we can notify you if you win. For an EXTRA ENTRY, become a follower of this blog, and BE SURE TO POST A SEPARATE COMMENT letting us know you've done so. For yet a THIRD entry, Tweet on Twitter or blog about this contest on your own blog, including a link to this blog, and BE SURE TO POST A SEPARATE COMMENT letting us know. Include in your comment a link to your post! Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Monday Nov. 2, a winner will be randomly drawn from eligible entrants and notified by e-mail, and the winner's name will also be posted here. Winner has one week to contact Nicole to claim his/her prize. Contest open to U.S. residents. Keep checking here for our weekly drawings, and good luck to you!

The lucky winner of this drawing is FREE INDEED! Congrats!

Countdown to Christmas: KCEtsy Team's Great Giveaway! WEEK NINE: Win a Sparkle Flower Power magnet set Sparkle Book from Anne B. Vinyl!

WEEK NINE: Win one Sparkle Flower Power (set of four vinyl magnets) and one Sparkle Book (Vinyl Composition Book Cover) in the mini composition book size from Anne Hollond at Anne B. Vinyl!

Says Anne, "I've been sewing with various vinyl fabrics for the past 10 years. I started on a whim, after seeing a segment on Martha Stewart's television show about oilcloth placemats. After I made the placemats, I couldn't stop thinking about what else I could make with this amazing fabric, and I discovered other vinyl fabrics that were also incredibly appealing. I still can't stop! My inspiration comes from all over. I tend to just be in a constant state of viewing the world through a vinyl lens. I'm always jotting down ideas for things that I think would look fabulous in vinyl, or things that are already made of vinyl but aren't made of cool vinyl! (That's how the pocket protectors came about.) I'm also very lucky -- and very grateful -- to have so many people (especially on Etsy) approach me with ideas. I've currently got several fun projects in the works based on these ideas. One of them, in an amusing full-circle way, is a set of placemats!"

Anne notes that it's hard for her to pick a favorite item. "So many of them have interesting and sentimental back-stories. In a general sense, I'm particularly fond of the appliqued designs. They're very challenging, because the sewing is slow and the margin for error is tiny, but I really enjoy the challenge and the end result. I'm also very proud of my collaborative projects with Christy Schneider at The Petite Press - Project Nerd Power, Project Sip-in-Style, and Project Sup-in-Style."

TO ENTER THIS CONTEST AND WIN the SPARKLE FLOWER POWER magnet set and SPARKLE BOOK mini composition book, simply visit Anne's Etsy Shop annebvinyl.etsy.com and choose your favorite item in the shop, then post a comment about your favorite item here. BE SURE TO INCLUDE contact information (your e-mail) in your post, so we can notify you if you win. For an EXTRA ENTRY, become a follower of this blog, and BE SURE TO POST A SEPARATE COMMENT letting us know you've done so. For yet a THIRD entry, Tweet on Twitter or blog about this contest on your own blog, including a link to this blog, and BE SURE TO POST A SEPARATE COMMENT letting us know. Include in your comment a link to your post! Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. Monday Oct. 19, a winner will be randomly drawn from eligible entrants and notified by e-mail, and the winner's name will also be posted here. Winner has one week to contact Anne to claim his/her prize. Contest open to U.S. residents. Keep checking here for our weekly drawings, and good luck to you!

This week's winner is DOTTY JANE! Congratulations!

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: KCEtsy Team's Great Giveaway! WEEK 2: WIN FREE LIP BALM from Six Gun Annie!

The KC ETSY TEAM is proud and excited to feature COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS - 18 weeks of wonderful blog giveaways from now until December! Don't miss your chance to win some fabulous free goodies from this very talented team!

WEEK TWO: Win FREE Laura Lips 5g Stick Lip Balm from Anne Esquibel at Six Gun Annie! Anne opened her Etsy shop in July of 2008 and began making lip balms from a kit. Then she began buying supplies herself, searching out organic raw materials. "I loved the idea of making lip balm because you can make your own yummy flavors and it is something every person should have in their pocket or purse." Inspired by nature, blogs, and various websites, her favorite lip balm is Mango Madness. "It's really light and tastes really good. It has a nice fresh fragrance and it reminds me of Hawaii!"

TO ENTER THIS CONTEST AND WIN A FREE LAURA LIPS lip balm, simply visit Anne's Etsy shop sixgunannie.etsy.com and choose your favorite item in the shop, then post a comment about your favorite item here. BE SURE TO INCLUDE contact information (your e-mail) in your post, so we can notify you if you win. Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, Aug. 23. Monday Aug. 24, a winner will be randomly drawn from eligible entrants and notified by e-mail, and the winner's name will also be posted here. Winner has one week to contact Anne to claim his/her prize. Contest open to U.S. residents. Keep checking here for our weekly drawings!

And the winner of this drawing is Jae! Congratulations to you!