Front Page Themes/Tags for March 13-18

Been a busy week! Thanks to all who participated in my March Madness Sale, I hope you enjoy your new goodies! Here are some of the themes and tags that made it to the front pages of Etsy and Artfire over the past week:

Etsy:

• Flight (butterfly, spring, spring trends, nature, natural, monarch, art, handmade, vintage, decore, unique, orange, march, jewelry, accessories)
• Meet Me at the Ocean (nautical, ocean, navy, red, yellow, anchor, sea, rope)
• Weapon of Choice (peace, guitar, music, song, sheet music, love, hope, brown, silver, hymn)
• Happy St. Patricks Day
• Squares-ville (crochet, colorful, granny, square, blanket, cozy, cottage, farmhouse, bright, handmade, spring colours)
• A Sacred Place (earthy, forest, green, moss, ivy, gold, mushroom, outdoorsy, natural, wood, rustic, woodland, lavender fields, magical, nature)
• Spring Arrives in Shades of Blue (spring, flowers, bunnies, cornflower, aqua, women, easter, birds, white, porcelain, soft)
• hoppity peep (bunny, rabbit, bird, peep, chick, easter, melon, green, sage, pink, yellow, vintage, spring, march trends, decor, housewares, art)
• rustic geometry (rustic, metal, geometric, square, triangle, rustic home, vintage rustic, wood, natural, brown, warm, earth tones, march trends, geometry, minimalism, simple, midcentury modern)
• Smells Like Happiness (march trends, woodland, forest, farmhouse, trees, nature, earth tones, neutral palette, brown, wood, birds, animals, leaves, leaf, linen, dragonflies)

Artfire:

• Sensational Sages
• Wood Artisan Wedding Fair
• Natures Canvas
• Aquamarine for the Month of March
• Tiffany Blue
• The Green Irish Hills
• A Little Bit of Fire for Handmade!
• The Art of Origami
• Like a Rainbow
• Trees declare Springtime
• Stunning Earthtones
• Black and Tan

Front Page Tags/Themes for the week of Jan8-14th

I'm so excited for Valentine's Day! My little guy and I have already started making cards and he is having a blast. It's so wonderful to see how his little mind puts everything together! Both Etsy and Artfire also have begun to introduce Valentine's themed front pages. Here are just some of the themes/tags that made it to their front pages over the past week:

Etsy:

• Sweeter than Honeycomb (honey, bee, honeybee, worker bee, edibles, vanilla, yellow, silver, jewellery, vintage, warm, honeycomb, beehive, warm tones, amber)
• Love Doubt in Peach (peach, salmon, pink, love, romance, doubt, heart, valentine)
• Wedding at the Big Top (wedding, circus, big top, love, mustard, pinwheels, blue, pink, orange, yellow, circus theme wedding, romance, fun, cotton candy, carnival, spring, destination wedding)
• Old School Style (vintage, school, schoolhouse, librarian, library, book, student, office, mad men, mid century modern, nerd, geek chic, black white, turquoise)
• New Years Resolutions No.3 (lemon, cherry, kitchen, decorate, aqua, red, yellow)
• Strawberry Bubblegum (cotton candy, romance, valentine, pastel, flowers, love, necklace, valentines)
• Blush (blush, peach, pink, valentine's day, love, romance, bows, ruffles, lace, sparkle, jewelry)
• Dark Romance (garnet, valentine, hearts, gray, fashion, jewelry, art, romance, romantic, necklace, black, flower, accessories, candy, love, red, valentine's day)
• Almost Monochrome (retro, vintage, ecru, gray, grey, mid century, cream, rustic, mediterranean, dazzling, old, rusty, dry leaves, taste test, luster, bird, wheels, beige,swing)
• Reds and Yellows (valentines, honeybees, honey, red, brick, mustard, yellow, spring, celebrations)
• Warm and Rustic (warm, rustic, country, primitive, neutral, brown, beige, winter)
• Cozy Valentine (love, jewelry, valentine, red, pink, white, warm, handmade, knit, art, romantic, heart)
• Love is All Around Us (love, Valentine's Day, valentine, romantic, red, kiss, romance, elegant, art)
• Lovely Turquoise
• Denim, Sunshine and Cherry Red (denim, blue, red, cherry, apple, yellow, sunshine, canary, warm, spring, light, triad, playful)
• Forbidden Love (love, romance, red, contrast, forbidden, valentine, dream, apple, blood red)
• A Taste of Honey (honey, amber, taste of honey, beeswax candles, honeybees)

Artfire

• Artfire Red Hot and Full Steam Ahead
• Taupe is on the Move
• Reds and Pinks for Your Valentine
• Valentine's Goodies For the One You Love
• The Freshness of Salmon in Our Lives
• African Safari on Artfire
• Richness
• Caramel and Apples- a Luxe Collection
• Silver with Mellow Yellow
• Spice Market- Saffron
• It's Winter but Dreaming of Spring
• They Call me Mellow Yellow
• Aqua Shades
• Turquoise and Copper
• My Pink Romance
• Only Hearts
• Excuse Me, Do You Have the Time?

Front Page Tags/Themes for January 1st-7th

It has been awhile since I took a look at the front page themes/tags on Etsy and Artfire and I thought this would be a great week to see if there were any trends emerging. I definately noticed the trend towards neutrals,which was mentioned in Etsy's January Merchandising Desk article, although I am looking forward to seeing some of the other colours mentioned as well (Cozy neutrals, taupe, oatmeal, turquoise, aqua, saffron, deep red, metallics). On Artfire the front pages were much brighter with a mixture of colours emerging, although I did notice several pink or red ones. Here are some of the front page themes/tags for the week of January 1st-7th:

Etsy:

• Kiss Me At Midnight 2011 (new, undiscovered, lessthan20, new years eve, midnight, kiss, january, 2011, garnet, resolution, treats, warm, love, heart)
• Blue Tones (emerald green, blue, tuquoise, white, holidays)
• Something Special (winter, new years eve, january, gifts, white, beige, brown)
• It's FREEZING OUTSIDE, Natural fashion gifts that will warm her (gift guide, her, holiday fashion, neutral, beige, cream, fur, knit hat, mittens, sheepskin)
• neutralized (clean slate, clean, cream, white, cocoa, beige, new years, january, rest, relax, calm, relaxed, neutrals)
• Wintertime Love (white, winter, snow, romance, romantic, beautiful, lavender, blue, lace, french, feminine, dreamy, wintery, trees, cool, cold)
• Nantucket (resort, blue, water, ocean, nantucket, vacation, crab, sailboat, clam, lobster, navy, chic, seahorse, breezy, breeze, cottage, natural)
• Brownie Taste (brown, champagne, taste, winter, mustard, holiday fashion, party, gift guide)
• Getaway...Vacation Time (exotic, tropic, vacation, memories, luggage, packing, resort wear, seashell, beach sea, essentials, ocean map, bikini sunglasses, maps, dreamy vintage)

Artfire

• Beautiful Rose Shades
• Used and Reused
• Wonderfully Creative Collection
• The Magnificent Black Cat
• For the Ones I Love
• I Heart You
• Champagne Wishes
• Marvelous Maple
• Down to Earth Turquoise
• Simply Silver
• Chocolate Chips with a Tad of Caramel
• New Years Eve Party Girl
• Set the Mood for a Festive Affair
• Abstract
• Desert Dreams
• Rocking Horses
• Woolens
• Wishlist of a Gardener
• Roses are Red
• Jaded
• Honeysuckle Pink with a Splash of Yellow

Front Page Themes and Tags Nov. 7-12

Just a quick update today, busy helping my parents move (which includes our Rouge River Beads supplies shop). Hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoy some of this week's front page themes/tags from Artfire and Etsy:

Artfire:

• Leather and Lace
• Shabby Chic Gifts
• Australia
• New Treasures on Artfire
• Blueberries
• Crows and Clay
• Artfire Beauty
• Modern and Minimal
• Lets Face It
• Neckware Ala Rainbow
• Chocolate Gems
• Classic Christmas
• I've Got the Blues
• AJDJSS Jewelry Suppliers (Rouge River Beads is featured in this one!)

Etsy:

• Royalty INSPIRED (purple, yellow, art, sewing, fall colours, gold)
• Rustic Christmas Gift Guide (rustic, primitive)
• Cold November Rain (grey, blue, cold, rain, soft, clean)
• Cozy Winter (let it snow, hot chocolate, winter, snowflake, snowmen, snow, winter wonderland, cozy, warm, sheepskin)
• A Pinch of This and a Dash of That (autumn, fall, harvest, gifts, caramel, felted, eco-friendly, seeds, candle, wine, lotion, bar, soap, charm, message, paper)
• It's Only LOVE- Gift Guide (romance, love, gift guide, her, soft, colors, pastel, pink, green, wedding, romantic)
• A Little Lumberjack in Everyone (lumberjack, plaid, wood, winter, beard, bear, forest, pine, tree, pine tree)
• Take a Gander (red, goose, gander, Christmas, teal)
• A Winter Walk Through the Forest ( winter, woodland, forest, moss, green, Christmas, birch, white, snow, brown, acorn, holidays)
• Red Gifts Guide (Christmas, red, gift guide, holidays, woman, snowflake, place card holders, white, Christmas tree, ornaments)
• Shitake mushroom (taupe, brown, sepia, tan, beige, green, rabbit, snowman, donkey, november, gloves, Christmas, old fashioned)

Front Page Tags/Themes for the Week of Nov1-5

Welcome to November! Holiday season is now in full gear and we have already begun to see some amazing Gift Guide ideas and winter/holiday themes. Here are some of the themes/tags that appeared on the front pages of Artfire and Etsy over the past week:

Artfire:

• Metal Work Wonders
• Wrapsody
• Hosting the Perfect Thanksgiving Celebration
• Classic Colors to Ponder
• Gifts for Him
• Wild Zebra
• Artisan Soapcrafters Collection
• Metal Flowers
• Luscious Lampwork
• For those cold days...
• Warm, rich browns
• November Gift Ideas
• Bee-utiful!
• I'm in the Mood for Orange
• Pinks and Greens

Etsy:

• Autumn Fabulous (brown, autumn, fall, fashion, jewelry, home decor, art, leather, handmade)
• Dreamy Blue (blue, light blue, night, dream, dreamy, white, winter, cold, handmade)
• Celebration of Fall (autumn, fall, red, rust, green, apple, yellow, orange, gold, acorn, flower)
• Winter Mice, a Polar Bear, Snowflakes and a Cozy Sock Monkey (holidays, Christmas, gift ideas, winter, snow, gray, ornament, red, green, white, art, accessories, felt, jewelry, fashion, cozy)
• Gift Guide for the Geek (in all of us) (geek, nerd, hipster, argyle, techie, gadget, gift guide, hard to buy for, digital, dork)
• Gift Ideas Under $35USD
• Holiday Hostess Guide (holidays, Christmas, gift guide, hostess gift, wine marker, coffee, housewares, gold, white, gift tags, candle, red, green, pine, wine, winter)
• Buzzzz with a drop of honey (bee, honey, yellow, gift guide, sister, calender, gift wrap, gray, winter, december)
• Tealicious Plum and Mustard Sorbet (teal, mustard, plum, purple, gift guide, gift ideas, november, december, christmas gifts, holidays, christmas, berries, ornaments, home decor, accessories, ring flowers, citrine)

Front Page Tags/Themes for October 15-22

The holiday shopping season is quickly approaching (and for some has already begun) and online shop owners are busy getting their shops in order for the impending rush (or so we hope). If you haven't checked out the November Merchandising Desk article on Etsy then you will want to do that now. Also don't forget to enter Kawartha Beads WIN AD SPACE FOR A MONTH giveaway to give your business an extra boost this season! Here are some of the tags and themes that appeared on the front pages of Artfire and Etsy over the past week:

Artfire:

• Fresh Pumpkin Pickins
• Foggy Morning
• Fur the Love of Felines
• Great Gift for $15 or less
• Knit one....Crochet too!
• On the Water...Sea Foam

Etsy:

• Dancing in the Rain (rain, weather, cold, ice blue, white, grey, gray, storm, dancing in the rain, dancing, clouds, sky)
• Teal and Red (teal, red, polka dots, blue, fall, bunting, art, print, jewelry, embroidery, vintage)
• Citrine Gifts Under 50 (citrine, gifts, under 50, handmade, golden tone, autumn, fall, yellow, mustard, scorpio, jewelry, natural, november, novembers birthstone, astrological, sagittarius, thanksgiving, unique gift guide)
• Pretty Whites and Ivories (white, milk, glass, vintage, necklace, snow, owl, winter, ivory, beige)
• A Novel Idea (book, reading, bookend, relax, cozy, art, home decor, housewares, rustic, soft, shabby chic)
• Purple Haze Wednesday (purple, violet, lavender, lilac)
• Aqua and Rust (aqua, rust, orange, turquoise, blue, pumpkin, autumn, fall, mid century, vintage, retro, cottage chic, harvest gold, housewares, burnt oranges, aquamarine)
• Dear Santa, Please bring me these or no cookies! (cranberry red, olive green, holiday, reindeer, owl, gumby, november, gift guide, ornament, stocking, bunting)
• Cozy: A Holiday Gift Guide (gift guide, cozy, warm, neutrals, natural, blue, green, sepia, winter, pinecones, knitted, hat, scarf, nature, trees, brown, cream)
• Hidden Meaning of Pomegranates (pomegranates, christmas, gift, gift guide, home decor, november, holiday, for her)

Etsy Front Page Tags/Themes

Sorry for the delay on this post! I haven't been feeling very well the past couple of days so now that I can function again here goes:

• Sand & Stone (beige, grey, muted, fall, autumn, cozy, jewelry, accessories, art, soap, undiscovered, pounce, brown, handmade, vintage, furniture, journal)
• Sunshine and Slate
• Cloudy with a chance of Pretty (grey, gray, muted, pale, pastel, soft, cream, white, light blue, cool)
• Juicy Purple (purple, grape, violet, mauve, romantic)
• Foxy Chocolate (chocolate, brown, coffee, autumnal tones, undiscovered, September, fall, autumn, richer earth tones, woodland, natural colors, rusts, foxy, fur, October)
• AHOY! Tis Talk like a Pirate Day (pirate, treasure, chest, silver, brass, rust, boots, pirate speak, blouse, clothes, dresses, romance, ship, Halloween)
• Charcoal Roses (charcoal, rose, flowers, grey, gray)
• Scarlet & Peppermint
• Fall Festival (fall, autumn, chilly, harvest, camping, outdoors, cool, cozy, gray, green, red, rust, coffee, camp blanket, perfect weather)
• Chocolate Covered Cherries (undiscovered, pounce, new, cherries, chocolate, red, burgundy, berries, deep, brown, fall, autumn, food, chocolate covered cherries, cookies, cupcake, fruit)
• Aqua huses mixed with wood (aqua, blue, seaglass, woodgrain, feathers, natural, twigs, branches, soothing, grey)

Front Page Etsy Tags/Themes #17

Hope that everyone had a great week! While I didn't list them here, I definately saw several Halloween related treasuries featured with wonderful hues of black and orange and witches and goblins! Can you believe its that time of the year already? Here are some of the other themes/tags that appeared on the front page of Etsy this week:

• Home is where the heart is (home decor, pottery, cozy, colorful, heart, handmade, vintage, orange, red, blue, green, plaid, fox, chai, house, tea, modern, fall)
• Peachy Keen
• Turquoise and Yellow
• Did Someone Say Coffee (coffee, brown, warm, mugs, personalized, winter, candy, creamer)
• Nature's Neutrals (natured, fall, natural history, brown, beige, taupe, leaves, September, autumn)
• It's Apple Pickin Time (fall, apple, yellow, rust, red, green, fruit, picking, food)
• Equestrian (equestrian, horse, butterscotch, yellow, camel, gray, black, beige, olive, riding)
• Rustic Romantic Fall ( art, fall, rustic, romantic, wedding, farmhouse, cabin, vintage, sepia, red, harvest, autumn)
• Autumn Nightblooms (fall, autumn, harvest moon, full moon, blooms, red, orange, flowers, silver, vintage, acorns, feminine, green, blue, gray, melancholy, dark romance, woodland)
• Fallen for Orange...
• Charm and Sorcery (halloween, autumn, orange, black, brown, creepy, natural history, bone, crow, yellow, feather, witch, apothecary, haunted)

Front Page Etsy Tags #16

Hope that everyone had a great week! Here are some the tags/themes that graced the front page of Etsy over this past week. Have you been working on revamping your tags in preparation for the holidays? They will be here before we know it!

• Rose Dust: Fall Color Trends (dusty rose, rose dust, champagne pink, beige pink, warm neutral, fashion colors, pantone, 2010, fall, autumn, mauve, pink, neutral)
• Turquoise and Red
• Pretty in Pastels (softs, pastels, light, pink, yellow, blue, lilac, vintage, colorful)
• End of Summer Green (green, harvest, end of summer, romantic, autumn, fall)
• The Moss Gardens are Overflowing with Love (moss, white, garden, nature, earth, organic, green, floral)
• It's Never Too Late For...Seafoam Green
• Grandma (grandma, kitchen, retro, nostalgic)
• Ivy League (green, gray, forest, fall, autumn, grey, college, university, back to school, dark, library, campus, books)
• Chevron (chevron, yellow, blue, red, black, white, stripe)
• My "new" home office...sigh..(office, workspace, aqua, blue, cool, soft, clean, pretty, feminine, light blue, white, cream)
• Autumn Fox
• Shelter...refuge...haven
• All About Love (birds, heart, green, wedding, love, necklace, ring, friends, french, xo, gold, silver)
• Soft (soft, pastel, blue, pink, green, shabby chic, romantic, floral, cottage, feminine)
• tumble dry (laundry, wash day, clean clothes, vintage, clothesline, clean, clothespin, apron, ironing basket, chores, soap, sunny day, lavender sachet)
• Too Late for those Green Leaves (red, orange, trend, leaves, nature, fall, rustic, harvest)
• Woodland Fawn

Front Page Etsy Tags #15

Happy Friday everyone! After taking last week off of Front Page Etsy Tags I am excited to take a look at this week's. In preparation for the holiday season I have been examining my own product tags to make sure that I am using all 14 (although I'm still falling short on a couple) to help maximize my visibility during this busy shopping season. I've noticed that the front pages over the past week are heavily focused on back to school, fall/autumn and I'm sure in the next month we will see more leaves, pumpkins, Halloween items and warm colour pallettes. If you haven't had a chance to check out the September Merchandising Desk article now would be a great time to take a peek. Fall clothing is gracing the stores and I personally have noticed alot of greys, deep purples, and cranberry colours. Here are some of this week's themes and tags that graced the front page of Etsy:

• Camel brown
• Navy Baby (navy, blue, sailing, nautical, fall, cream, anchors, autumn, ocean, tan, brown, white)
• Fall in the City (black, grey, red, white, leaves, fall, autumn, little black dress, urban, modern, elegant, chic, new york, london, vintage, bag, jewellery, lipstick)
• Peachy
• A Nice Cup of Tea
• At the Table (table, napkin, fork, silverware, rustic, plate, wine, placemat, placecard, tea, dinner)
• late summer at the lakehouse (cottage, rustic, earthy, autumn, indian summer, brown, leaf, river house, nature, harvest, muted green)
• Summer Fading
• Leaves All Over
• Love is in the air...(love, white, cream, grey, letters, workd, amour, ceramic, silver, romance, romantic, i love you, fall in love, magalerie, heart, passion, love birds, love at firest sight)
• Pretty in Pink and Aqua
• Mystery Surrounds Her (mystery, autumn, mysterious, drama, gatekeepers, halloween, into the night, the kingdom of shadows, very victorian, avant garde, faces, girl, vintage, spooky, creepy, fun)
• Breakfast at the Farm
• First Red Leaves (fall, autumn, red, neutral, home decor)
• Blue Bird (blue, metal, bird, jewelry, autumn, turquoise, natural, enamel, ornament, scarf, clutch,)

Front Page Etsy Tags #14

What a shift in front pages this week! I can't believe how quickly minds have changed from summer fun to back to school and fall/autumn beauties. Here are some of the themes/tags that appeared on Etsy's front page in the past week:

• Berry Stained Love Letters (berry, stained, love, letters, pink, purple, mauve, romance, rose, juice, watermelon, grape, summer)
• Simply Green & White (green, white, natural, moss, heart, forest, simply beautiful)
• your old world eco wedding style (wedding, vintage, eco, ivory, white, cream, retro, antique, lace, bride)
• Wherever the Wind Takes Me (dandelion, flower, wind, color, orange, blue, green, red, yellow, art)
• To the Moon and Back
• Snow White, Red Rose (snow, white, rose, red, bear, snow white, rose red, fairytale, gothic, grimm)
• Ever-greens! ( autumn, fall, green, natural, vintage,)
• In the Classroom (back to school, school, classroom, khaki, neutral, august, september, fall, brown, gray, notebook, jewelry, home decor, dorm, chalkboard, abc, teachers)
• Grey Black Brown (grey, black, brown, luxury, rustic, autumn)
• Autumnal Equinox (autumn, fall, rust, brown, gold, horse, books, vintage, jewelry, nature, tree, travel, antique, equestrian, owl)
• Woodland Decadence
• I Heard Fall is Coming
• Schoolhouse Rock (school, back to school, plaid, chalkboard, learning, lunchbox, bookbag, pencil)
• In Anticipation of Autumn (autumn, fall, trees, hemp, lantern, locket, feathers, tree stump, forest, leaves, antique)
• Shapes and Forms (geometric, geometrical, triangle, bright colours)
• Back to School (already?) (back to school, school, academics, books, academic calender, chalkboard, teacher, student, fall, autumn, warmth)
• Blue Mint (blue, green, aqua, turquoise)
• Dirt is Good (dirt, gardening)
• She Sparkles (sparkle, pink, grey, fun, cream, tea party, girls night, rich)
• Bursting with Song (song, music, birds, flowers, leaves, organic, jewelry, earthtones)
• Woodland Wonders (forest, green, scouts, deer, acorns, trees, autumn, browns)
• Lovely Ochre (ochre, yellow, whimsical, warm)

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Front Page Etsy Tags #13

I thought there was a good assortment of themes and tags this week and I found oodles of new fav's! I'm excited to start to see the hot trends for fall appearing. With the busy holiday season approaching don't forget to enter to win ad space for a month and give your business some extra exposure! This week's themes/tags:

• Notions (sewing, vintage, dressmaker, thread, fabric, ribbon, pattern, pincushion, scissors)
• Mocha (mocha, brown, rustic)
• New in Town? (dorm room, residence, uni, college, university, turquoise, teal, green, brown, mocha, cafe au lait)
• Sweet Afternoon (tea time, cupcake, cafe, rose, cakes, pastries, lemonade, baking, dreamy, afternoon, girlfriends, tea)
• A Day at the Lake (turquoise, water, lake, summer, teal, vacation, green, sky, blue)
• Come Autumn
• Mother Earth (mother earth, nature, earth, orange, green, yellow, grass, trees, moss)
• Secret Wedding (wedding, white, cream, bridal, rustic, dream, ivory, pearl, jewelry, flowers)
• Sinful and Delicious...Raspberry Tart (raspberry, burgundy, pink, maroon, wine, berries)
• delicate gypsy
• jade green
• Early Thoughts of Fall
• Sweetness (mint, pale, green, pink, clock, doily, photography, tie, lace, brooch, tote, jewellery, ring, dress, vintage)
• brights + whites (orange, white, red)
• Blue Brown Serenity
• Dark Emerald Waters (beach, ocean, water, sunset, emerald, emerald green, wood, wooden, nautilus, sand, oceans)
• Air Blue
• Crop Circles (crop circles, outer space, aliens, spaceship, flying saucer, corn, field, wheat)
• Quirky
• Creatures Big & Small
• Head in the Clouds (clouds, blue, sky blue, elephant, birds, denimn blue, cornflower blue)
• Shark Week
• Folk Love (autumn, beauty, harvest, august, green, bohemian, tribal, fabric, print, outdoor, transition, peridot, red, dots, floral, wood, wedding)
• Lilac Summer
• Summer Peach and Sage (peach, summer, sage, orange, green, light, pastel)
• Hard Black with Soft Peach (peach, pink, vintage, grey, gray, black, white, colours, colors, soft, romantic, textures
• Rustic Woodland Wedding (rustic, country, wedding, romantic, birds, woods)
• The Cocky Nuptials (peacock, fashion, feathers, hair piece, cake topper, favors, green teal, blue turquiose)

Etsy Front Page Tags #12

What a busy week it has been! My hubbie and I have both been on holidays and had a great week taking our little guy on adventures and celebrating his 2nd birthday. My how time flies! I did manage to gather some tags/themes that appeared on Etsy's front page this week and noticed that the trend is shifting to different colour pallette's geared towards fall and the introduction of neutral and colour mixes. What did you notice this week? Here are the theme's and their tags that I observed:

• Cool and Fresh (green, mint, watermelon, lampshade, coral, kiwi fruit, fresh, summer, relaxing)
• Rusty with a Touch of Blue Turquoise
• A Grey Day
• The Grass is Greener (green, grass, sky, blue)
• Summer for the Etsy Gentleman
• Woven (woven, tan, brown, necklace, basket, purse)
• She likes 'em with a mustache
• Softly (soft, pastel, quiet, white, cream, brown, blue, green, light, neutral)
• Gone Fishing
• A Quiet Lunch in the Orchard (lunch, orchard, picnic, basket, relaxation, food, summer, spring)
• Daydream Believer (heart, ceramics, blue, aqua, rose, print, clutch, earrings, pin, ring, notecard)
• Afternoon Tea (soft, delicate, white, afternoon, tea, cute)
• Sun Dried (inspired by tones of orange and brown)
• Chocolate (chocolate, mocha, brown, cupcake, warm)
• Beige and Soft Red

Etsy Front Page Tags #11

I was pleased to notice several front pages this week that featured Undiscovered Shops, giving new sellers an extra boost and I'm sure leaving many of them jumping for joy in front of their computer screens. So what other tags/themes made it to the front page this week....

• Fox and Hare (fox, hare, forest, woods, tree)
• Life on the Farm (farm, farmhouse, ranch, country, western, sheep, jam, cowboy, red, yellow, white, blue, midwest, barn, eggs, dress, horses)
• Geometrics
• Crush on Teacher (teacher, school, crush, hearts, apples, chairs, pencils, chalkboard)
• Nautical Sailor (nautical, sailor, sea, red, white, blue, stripe, anchor, deep, compass, port, ocean, fish, sail away, summer, sailing, travel, trip)
• Undiscovered Shops
• Thinking in Pastel
• Words
• Peek into the Powder Room
• Cranberry and Sage
• Red and Black
• Haiku in Aqua and Red
• Extravagence in Violet
• Road Trip
• Leather and Lace
• Olive and Mint
• Peridot
• Aw Sugar....Honey Honey (golden, honey, bees, yellow, sun, gold, beeswax, mustard)

Etsy Front Page Tags #10

Hope that those who have also been experiencing this crazy heatwave are trying to stay cool! Time again to review this past week's themes and tags that made it to Etsy's front page. Also, August's Merchandising Desk article is now posted in the Storque so be sure to take the time to give it a read and find out where trends are heading for fall. I am excited for the forcasted colours (punches of turquoise, cranberry, mustard, camel and grey) as they are some of my personal fav's. Has anyone noticed the focus on foxes lately, could they be the new owl? Enjoy this week's theme recap:

• Mad 4 Plaid
• Toasted Treats (shades of caramel, toasted coconuts, roasted almonds)
• Good Housekeeping
• Minimalism
• Pastel Colours
• Geek Chic
• Rustic Country House
• Travelling Circus
• Bonjour
• Thrilling Summer Brights
• Raw linen
• Country Wedding
• BBQ
• Lemon & Grey
• Country Kitchen
• Dukes of Hazzard
• Turquoise and Tangerine
• No Place Like Home
• Let's Go For a Hike
• Bees and Tea
• Whimsical in red, white and blue
• Red & Aqua
• French Garden in White
• Afternoon Romance (tags included romantic, picnic, country, countryside, love affair, cottage, feminine, rural)
• Honey Almond
• The Birds and the Bees
• Rustic
• Hello Goodbye
• Carnival Days
• Foxes
• The lightbulb
• Triangle

Front Page Etsy Tags #8

***Every Friday I recap the item tags and themes that have made it to the front page of Etsy. It is important to not mis-tag your shop items but keeping track of current trends and looking at different tags can help a shop owner to get seen!***

Today is the last day to ENTER to win ad space for a month right here at Kawartha Beads!

As I write this post the front page of Etsy features a treasury entitled "Pounce the Tags". The tags chosen were: bumblebee, round, jasper, modern, landscape, barn, kitchen, blue, angora, pearls, elegance, salmon, vintage, country, shabby, cottage.

Also appearing this week:

• inspired by White Linen
• inspired by Geek Love
• Seaside Weddings
• Hint of Magenta
• golden
• Off to Sea
• bark & grass
• The Color Purple
• Waiting for Watson
• scottish red
• green
• hydrangea
• Mint Green Condition
• Mint Tea
• femininity
• Asphalt & Daffodils
• Dark Fairytale
• Throw a summer craft party
• teal & lemon yellow
• Sweet as Honey
• yellows
• cinder & fuschia
• Fancy a cuppa?
• a thicket of brambles
• turquoise & yellow
• Take me to the Circus
• So Peachy
• Old Yellow Farmhouse
• Tea and Cake Please

Have a great weekend!