"Hello lovely people,
When I opened my little etsy shop, I became a member of a great team, the Etsy Greek
Street Team.
Anyhow, I wouldn't have made it this far if it
weren't for the help of this team. Some sweet persons have helped me out, some
just said a good word, some did nothing more than make me laugh! Well, that is
something isn't it? Make you laugh I mean. Have you ever laughed so hard in
front of a monitor screen just by reading some lines in a forum? Well I have!
And I do, almost every day in our chat thread.
This is a team of people like me in many ways.
They love handmade and they love to talk about handmade!!! My kind of
persons! "
After reading Akamatra’s post about Etsy Greek Street Teams’s 4rth
anniversary I realized that I could say just the same words, that I have the
same feelings! And since anniversaries is usually a reason to review things.. I thought about my etsy story
I joined Etsy on January 2008 as a buyer and
after 4 months I made the big decision to sell my jewelry on my own etsy shop J
Antigonidesigns. Of course as a newbie I was trying to find my way in
etsy joining forums. I was surprised by the vivid and supportive etsy community. I’ll never forget the help I got from people
who really did not know me, they had nothing to get from me … they just gave
their help expecting no return… !
That made me feel until now that etsy is not
just a marketplace but maybe the most precious and supportive community for
crafters all over the world!
To make a long story short, soon I discovered
the European team.. ok I thought this is almost locally :)))
Of course I joined and
got my
first “lessons” about team work. There I met
a few Greek etsy sellers too and soon the idea of an Etsy Greek Street team became a reality.
Started with 35 members .. growing to 1000 now … and still
growing!
Now
as Captain of Greek team I am not able to be an active member of the European team too as much as I would like but EST is still in my heart and I never forget my European friends ♥
Today I realize how much my life changed because of
Etsy!!! Not only as an seller but as a
member of etsy community too I learned so many things. My creativity benefited my confidence
got a great boost and most importantly I
made good and strong new friendships.
Now, after 2,5 years neglecting my role as an etsy seller (for personal
reasons) I am ready for a fresh new start! Not only with my Antigonidesigns
shop but with a second one too Antigonicreations selling my polymer jewelry.
That mostly is due to Etsy itself but also to the Greek team that acts
like psychotherapy.
People living in Greece at this time of crisis can understand how
oxymoron it seems raising new hopes and starting fresh.
I know this is a common feeling among my fellow team members
We support each other even if
means telling a joke just to keep us going amidst our daily troubles.
Maybe
those who are into creating are by nature incurably optimistic and I am glad
that through Etsy I have the opportunity to be among them and share a positive
and hopeful perspective!!!
So... wish me good luck :)
