April Featured Seller and Give Away: SaysYou

This month I am featuring a good friend of mine SaysYou. I meet her in college in ceramics class and we have just recently reconnected through etsy! Scroll down and enter the give away!!!!

Here is what SaysYou had to say:

How long have you been making embroidered items? Christmas of 2007 I embroidered monograms on paper for several of my close friends. A few designs followed based on positive feedback, pirate ships and woodland creatures - I was trying to follow the trends. Do you draw the images yourself or find images from other places to use? In 2008 I began working exclusively on fabric and incorporating designs from my friends who are artists. Designs are drawn on paper and then traced onto the fabric with a "Mark-B-Gone" pen. The fonts I use for monograms are scavenged from free-font sites. What inspires you? I'm inspired by everything vintage, quirky, and rare. I love domestic wares for the home and I love creating a nest. Embroidery feels like the best of both of these things, a long standing womens' craft which is generally completed in the home, for the home. Which websites do you sell on? I only sell on Etsy through my shop, SaysYou. What is your blog address? www.shetwinkles.blogspot.com - She Twinkles (you can call it Shet Winkles if you are so inclined ;) What is your favorite item? I love the three little Matryoshka Nesting Pests - Franky, Bitey, and Wolfie. I might keep them for myself. What are your 5 favorite shops of etsy? I have to give props to my friends on Etsy. I do love SpoolofPlenty and I'm so proud of Angela for how successful she's been! I also love NervousMule - and my friend Nieves. TheHeyDayShop was the first person I didn't know who Hearted my shop - I bought several fabrics from her and I love them! ElisRecords has the best collection of weird records - Brandon is quite a curator and Eli is the best dog in the world. Statement from you: This feels like an adventure and I hope that more exciting things start happening through Etsy. I love making embroidered pieces, which is surprisingly fulfilling and is a welcome break after a couple of unsuccessful artistic endeavors. I think embroidery is just about as handmade as it can get and every piece is a little bit of me reaching out to you. I hope you love it. SaysYou Give Away! What is the item you are giving away? A hand embroidered monogram - your choice of letter, style, color, and size. And of course, a few surprises How to Enter: 1. Check out her shop: SaysYou and leave a comment regarding her shop. 2. Post this giveaway on your own blog and leave a comment with the link 3. Twitter or Plurk and leave the link in a comment. (0nly one will count) 4. Buy and item from her shop and leave the transaction ID # *Winner will be Chosen April 30th by drawing a name out of a hat :) Everyone has a chance!