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Etsy Seller Interviews

We've interviewed some of the most successful sellers to get their best advice. Learn how they got their first sale, their best tips for selling on Etsy, how they attract customers to their shop, and much more!

Judy

Etsy Seller Interview with Judy of JRsFabrics

Judy is the owner and founder of JRsFabrics on Etsy. She sources, quilts, and sells fabrics in all forms of designs, from baby designs to scary Halloween designs. Her passion for fabrics and her quilting hobby fueled a large stock of products that almost filled 2 bedrooms in her home! And it was time to sell. She looked for a platform that could globalize her market and settled with Etsy in 2018, building one of the most popular fabric stores on the platform and generating more than 15,000 sales!

Etsy Seller Interview with Sarah of BoardGameSolutions

Sarah is the owner and founder of BoardGameSolutions on Etsy. They sell and design accessories for board games and tabletop gaming from their home/workshop in Newcastle, UK. BoardGameSolutions is a family business ( Sarah, her husband, and 2 dogs!) that was started as an idea developed from a hobby, the need to fill a need-gap, and to raise wedding funds. She’s had an amazing journey since 2017, building one of the most popular board games solutions stores on Etsy and generating more than 18,000 sales!

Etsy Seller Interview with Maria of Majoyoal

Maria is the owner and founder of Majoyoal on Etsy. She designs and sells ceramic charms and artisan boho finds to make jewelry. She is an artist with a workshop in a peaceful forest on a hill where she creates and then works all her operations from her home! The uniqueness of her products drove very few local sales, and that’s how she decided to globalize her market through Etsy. She’s had a successful career since 2015, building one of the most popular ceramic charm stores on Etsy and generating more than 19,000 sales!

Etsy Seller Interview with Kate and Lena of Propsly

Kate and Lena are the owners and founders of Propsly on Etsy. They sell and design outstanding newborn photography props, the very first cute little things for children, memorable souvenirs, and stylish lifestyle props for esthetic daily life. Kate and Lena are passionate family and newborn photographers, so they understand the market needs in this niche and hence provide high-quality and soft products. They have been successfully selling these products and more since 2017 and have generated more than 39,000 sales on Etsy!

Etsy Seller Interview with Rosi of TheBlackCatPrints

Rosi is the owner and founder of BlackCatPrints on Etsy. She sells SVG cutting designs, social media content, sublimation PNG designs and printables. She is a self-made graphic designer and has taken time and effort to learn her skills from scratch! She managed to develop designs and started on Etsy in 2016. This is after quitting unfulfilling jobs and dropping a high-pressure customs brokerage business! Rosi has built one of the most popular graphic design stores on Etsy and has generated more than 18,000 sales!

Etsy Seller Interview with Melissa of BlackSheepStudiosMA

Melissa is the owner and founder of BlackSheepStudiosMA on Etsy. She sells high-quality buttons and embellishments that can easily be crafted into shoe charms, earrings, and other craft products. She makes sure to source her products from high-quality manufacturers and earth-loving ones too! She’s had an amazing journey since 2021 on Etsy and has generated more than 22,000 sales!

Etsy Seller Interview with Mary Kay of ColibriCharms

Mary Kay is the owner and founder of ColibriCharms on Etsy. She sells and designs planner charms, stickers, stitch markers, and clips. She creates the themes, sources the art, and creates stickers that match her vision in a true artist’s fashion! She has been successfully selling these products and more since 2018 and has generated more than 18,000 sales on Etsy!

Etsy Seller Interview with Mila of VelvetPonyDesign

Mila is the owner and founder of VelvetPonyDesign on Etsy. She sells and designs modern cross stitch patterns and cross stitch kits. Cross-stitching was a hobby which she developed into a business with the help of her graphic designer husband. They have grown as a team from taking "lousy photos" of the work to now being more polished and professional! She’s had an amazing journey since 2016, building one of the most popular cross-stitching stores on Etsy and generating more than 20.000 sales!