A shop I love: Grace Hester Designs

Four Jungle Safari Animal Prints - Monkey, Giraffe, Lion, Elephant, $15 by Grace Hester Designs.

I came across Grace Hester Designs one day while posting giveaway on Etsy Giveaways and I realized that I had to blog about it, so here I'm.
Grace' shop is well stocked with Personalized Stationery, Animal Prints, Animal Prints ABCs 123s, Animal Prints (Collection), Family Keepsake Prints, Typography Based Prints, Silhouette Papercuts, Birth/Adoption/Baptism, Wedding/Anniversary Art, Giftcards/Frames.

Personalized or Custom Monogram (Single or Initials) Notecards and Envelopes Set of 12 in Choice of Colors, $20 by Grace Hester Designs.

Let's know more about Grace's world by herself:
"Welcome to Grace Hester Designs on Etsy. Originally from Singapore, now living in the US. I enjoy designing and creating products for the busy moms who appreciate modern and personalized products. Most of my designs are silhouette- or typography-based as I gravitate towards simple and fuss-free aesthetics.

I have 2 young daughters, a two-year-old, and a five-year-old who are often “featured” in my banners. They are the inspiration for all of the items in the store – and also the distraction most of the time as I prepare them by hand or on the computer. (But that’s the life I love)

My prints are printed on high-gloss and resin-coated photographic paper that allows the colors in my prints to show beautifully. The prints are smudge- and water-resistant and of archival-quality so they are perfect for keepsake prints meant to be treasured through the years. For all other artwork, I try as much as possible to use archival-quality materials and will note if I was not able to do so in the listing."

Personalized Silhouette Papercut of Child at Desk 8 X 10 (Not a Print), $35 by Grace Hester Designs.

"I also have a store that provides design and marketing services to Etsy sellers. Focus on promoting and developing new products and let me worry about creating banners, avatars, ads, and editing your photos for you at Grace Hester Services.
You are welcome to join me on my busy journey as a full-time working mom trying to find time to design, craft and create on my blog, Grace Hester, on Twitter, becoming a Fan on Facebook or signing up for my mailing list for monthly promotions and mailing-list-exclusive specials."


Birth Date (Birthdate) or Adoption Keepsake Print Poster - 11 X 14 Typography - Island Colors, $30 by Grace Hester Designs

I hope All of you enjoyed reading and getting to know Grace as my as I do and pay her a visit ;)

Featuring: PurrPrints

Oh my, have I neglected my pour blog lately! Not good! But I'm finally here to introduce you to another amazing seller: PurrPrints.
As some of you already know, I joined the crew of Etsy Giveaways a while ago, but contrary to what somebody thinks, that adorable and useful blog it's not completely mine. I love it and cherish like mine, but the real fonder is Becca, alias PurrPrints.
She really know what she saying and doing about giveaways and I wanted to share with you some tips that she posted on her blog. If you have questions about giveaways or how to go about doing one, I really recommend you all to read her post.
And if you are a pro and would like to share your tips with us, please join this forum thread: we'll appreciate your feedback!

Kitty Love Print 5 x 5 - Customizable colors, sizes - $10

I'm taking the time to feature all the people in the Etsy crew, but wanted to start with her since she's really amazing and her work are awesome and I must say even tho her category it's really hard to sell, she's doing wonderfully!

Build your own Pendant. - $18

In her etsy shop you'll find prints of different dimensions, cards, pendants, magnets and ACEO all with a cat-theme!
I personally love cats and I find her style very elegant and chic, yet really colorful and playful, don't you think?

Enjoy knowing Becca a little better from her profile:

I love cats and ink, and I never agreed with the idea that all cat artwork must look like mass-produced cracker-barrel-style kitchiness. I use a combination of hand-drawn, digital, and print techniques to produce my range of work; I also create cat-free artwork, viewable in the "art without cats" section of the store (but shh, don't tell my kitties I'm not always drawing them).

Though etsy is my main love (I adore handmade!), I do have shops at cafepress and zazzle as well to sell items I simply can't make yet on my own. You can visit those by going to http://cafepress.com/purrprints and http://zazzle.com/purrprints

I'm also an eager blogger who always drops back in on commenters and EntreCard droppers; you can see my musings on cats, art, crafts, and occasional random asides at http://purrprints.blogspot.com.

Teams I'm an excited member of:
*Etsy for Animals*--I periodically donate items to their charity shop at http://etsyforanimals.etsy.com
*SquidEtsy*--you can learn more about this team, of which I am a co-founder, at http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=326
*Freethinkers* -- see cool team goodies at http://www.shopfreethinkers.com.
*Cruelty Free Etsy* -- check out the team blog at http://crueltyfreeetsy.blogspot.com for great ideas on where to shop for cruelty-free items.
*Bluegrass Etsy* -- a Kentucky-based street team
*Etsy Bloggers* -- visit them at etsybloggers.com

Ooo--and be sure to check out my hubby's photos at http://kairosphotography.etsy.com

NOTE FOR SILK-SCREENERS: I'm also hoping to find a fabric artist on here who might want to partner with me on turning my designs into pillows--I know a few places that would like to sell them, but I'm hopeless as a silk-screener!