Be Inspired by some Old Timers

They say wisdom and maturity come with age. A new Etsy Team, Old Time Etsy, was created this month to celebrate Etsy artists who have been around for a while. New sellers join Etsy daily, so it's easy to lose track of some of your old favorites. This group was established to help promote these "perfectly aged" sellers . Many were there from the start and have weathered all the sites changes. Their staying power, talent and constant evolution are quite inspiring. Here's a Treasury East I made featuring some of our members. Just click the photo to be taken to the original list where you can comment and link to the items.





















Here's a statement about the group and all of the participating members:

We are the Old Time Etsy Team, made up of some of the very first sellers that joined this marketplace in the beginning.

We’ve helped Etsy grow and have been a part of all the exciting changes this site has undergone. Through it all we’ve remained passionate about our stores and remain committed to providing the best possible product and service. To this end we are constantly updating our shops and offering sensational new items.

Our creativity and proven experience is our advantage – with thousands of happy customers to confirm it!

We are:
Aandvdesigns
AliciaBock
Amandajean
Annarubyking
Artbynaomi
Artgoodies
Artnoose
BeaG
Benben
Betsy3
Blackstar
Blockpartypress
Brightonmoon
Circaceramics
Chetanddot
Chocolateandsteel
Clevergirl
ColleenBaran
Craftpaca
Danitashop
Dennisanderson
Earmark
Eggmanstudios
Eliwill
Erinzam
Fruccidesign
Gallery32
Holly
Janedean
Jpatpurses
Juliegarland
Kjoo
Knitknit
Kupkup
Littleoddforest
Locallibrary
Lunasadesigns
Lupin
Marieflyfly
Marmar
Marmeecraft
Mck254
Melabo
Mirrorgirl
Monstergallery
Moxy
Mpatrizio
MSpottery
Mudpuppy
Nanopod
Nikoart
Obsoleteworld
Ohsoretro
Patapri
PearsonMaron
Rafya
Rokdarbi
Runamok
Sarstar77
Stiksel
Sudlow
Susarto
Sushipot
Sweetnellie
Syko
Tamar
Thebrokenplate
Ticklebean
Tigerlillyshop
Treehouse28
Unaodd
Vadjutka
Vaivanat
Yaelfran

A Pretty fantastic list of artists if I do say so myself!!

Here's where you can find more about Old Time Etsy and find out what we're up to:
blog: http://oldtimeetsy.blogspot.com/
twitter: http://twitter.com/OldTimeEtsy
flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1426163@N21/

Check out some of these "old timers" and be inspired by their incredible artistry and creativity, their dedication and their ability to continue to evolve over time! Never thought I'd be proud to be called an Old Timer, but I am!!