by guest contributor Fina Tejada
Argentina, land of the Tango, Gauchos, and a delightful tea called Maté. Also from Argentina is illustrator, Andrea Sardo. When she is not creating new illustration and jewelry for her Etsy store, Muñieca, the mother of two works in a design studio. To keep her creative juices flowing, she paints, makes collages, and is a photography buff.
1. Can you give me a brief description of your business?
The name of my Etsy store is Muñieca, which means doll in Spanish. Paper is my first love, with that in mind I make jewelry, accessories and art. I like my Illustrations to have fun and festive feel. I decided start a business with the idea to see if my creations sold around the world. I work in a design studio where I create illustrations that are similar to what I create for my shop. This allows me to work on both at the same time.
2. Where are your product available?
I sell my crafts on Etsy, Dawanda and some indie shops in Argentina. My main shop is on Etsy; it’s a great community, with many visitors, wonderful artists, who are very helpful and nice. I really love Etsy!
3. Are most of your customers international?
Yes, I’ve only had two customers from Argentina. When I first opened my store, my goal was to reach a broad market, so I’m happy that it has worked out that way. Shipping from Argentina to local or international customers is exactly the same for me.
4. How have you attracted so many customers to your Etsy page?
I don’t exactly know. I think being different other websites help, but it also helps to be on Etsy. The site offers several ways to help sellers promote their shops, so I try to participate and take advantage of those opportunities.
5. What are your plans for your business?
I want to keep reinventing myself and grow.
6. What keeps motivates you?
I always feel inspired by other artists, crafters on Flickr, blogs and etsy. Also, I love toys! I’m inspired by Asian culture like Anime, movies, Kawaii and folklore. So I think you can see those influences in my little dolls; the infantile faces, birds, flowers and colors choices.
About the contributor: Fina Tejada owns Miss Fruitfly, an indie lifestyle company featuring artwork and home accessories. She is also a blogger who loves to cook, is a closeted reality show junkie and supports independent designers. She will be posting on the Indie Fixx Guest Blog featuring international indie crafters & bloggers to find out what motivates them creatively, how they started their businesses and how they approach the U.S. market. Fina will be posting periodically on Thursdays.
your stuff is totally cute!