CRAFT ATTACK Crafters/Artists Set!

The organizing committee has completed the jury process. We are so excited by the quality of the 42 talented crafters that we have lined up so far. We have great returning artists and super newbies to CRAFT ATTACK. The CRAFT ATTACK! website will updated with the complete list of vendors soon.

There are still a few open slots, so if you haven’t applied yet, it’s not too late. Just go to the CRAFT ATTACK! tab across the top of the page to find the link to the application.

There’s lots of work still to be done. Our next team meeting will be dedicated to CRAFT ATTACK. We need help with promotions now and in September. And there are lots of things that need to be done the day of the show for those not vending. An announcement of the next team meeting will be distributed as soon as Amelie’s confirms that we can use the atrium.

Our Website is Up!

Check this out, guys!

Hornet's Nest Crafters

I even have our upcoming events integrated into the sidebar so you don't have to click a link to go to the calendar. We'll be modifying the theme to be a little more personal for us, but for now, at least we have a functional website. Assuming the WiFi works, I should be able to set people up with accounts if they want them at the meeting. I'll discuss this more at the meeting tomorrow.

March Meet-up

March Hornet's Nest Etsy team Meet-up (Business Meeting)
Satuday, March 28, 2009 2:00 to 4:00 PM at
Amelies's French Bakery Atrium
2424 N Davidson Street, Suite # 102
Charlotte, NC 28205

Facilitator: Melissa Allen of SnitchesGetStitches

Agenda:
Greet new members
Shows & Show Display Ideas
Using Twitter as a promotional tool
Taking Credit Cards with Propay
Wholesale pricing
Etsy Shop Critique - how do we want to do these? What should be reviewed? Let's get started!
Topics & facilitators for the next few meetings

February Meeting 2/28 (New Location!)

The Hornet’s Nest Etsy team will be meeting on Saturday, 2/28/2009 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in a new location. We will be meeting in NoDa at:

Amelies's French Bakery

2424 N Davidson Street, Suite # 102

Charlotte, NC 28205

Topics for Discussion:

~ Follow-up on Project Wonderful advertising – has anyone else tried it? Results?

~ Website discussion – Thank you to Nuri of CandyCornStudios for setting this up. What’s next?

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~ Craft shows – let’s share information about ones we have done, applied to or heard about

~ Planning the next couple of meetings – volunteers to lead and topics

Let us know if you planning on attending, please, just so we have an idea how many may come.

February Field-trip TODAY

The hours of the show are 8 AM - 5 PM today, so I recommend people arrive a little earlier than they usually would to our monthly meetups.

Jen posted this to the Carolina Etsy list a few days ago:

So, everyone's planning to come to the Alpaca Fair on Saturday
February 21st, right? It's at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center on
Hwy 49 in Concord (directions at
http://cabarrusarena.com/pages/Direction.html) and runs from 8am-5pm.
Admission is free but there will be a small fee for parking. In
addition to cute critters there will also be vendors and demonstrations.

There hasn't been any chatter about specific times yet, but if we all get there by mid-afternoon (say 2 or 3?), then we can have some time to hang out and oogle tasty alpaca products before the show closes.

See you guys there!

January Meeting

The Charlotte Regional Etsy Team now has its very own site! Over the next few months we will be working on website design and adding functionality.

Our January meeting was on the 17th, and we had a huge turnout! Here’s a quick summary of what we covered:

• Members, please keep your eyes and ears open for potential meeting locations that can facilitate 15-20 people. We are outgrowing the B&N cafe!
• CPSIA updates (Etsy has a new forum section for this discussion now!)
• Advertising outside of Etsy: Project Wonderful, efficacy of paper ads, twitter, etc.
• Desired website content and functions

February Meeting
When: Saturday, February 21, 2009 time to be determined
Where: Carolina Alpaca Celebration, Cabarrus Event and Convention Center, Route 29, Concord, NC