Oscar's Celebrity Gifting Lounge and Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op!

Drum Roll!!!!........Big Announcement!!!  Hot of the Presses!!!...................The Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op is going to be participating in this year's Oscar's Celebrity Gifting Lounge on February 24, 2013.  Woot!!!  We have joined The Indi Exhibit to make this year a spectacular year for the SFGC!  Gifting our products to famous people is not for the faint hearted.  We feel that our handmade products stand up against the commercial mass produced stuff any day of the week!

If you have ever bought one of our Eco-Gift Sampler Bags then you know what I'm talking about.  We launched our sampler bag program last April and 5 sampler bag themes later we have blossomed into a unique and very specialized product.  There is no other group or company on the market that offers full size handmade products for just the cost of shipping and handling.

I am sending my Secret Compartment books that have been embellished with beautiful wood overlay trim.   My daughter Kayla of Delecto Art is sending her artwork of the daisy drawing on note cards and a bottle cap necklace.

These are both available in our Etsy shops. Jeanpatchbymk and Delecto Art.  Join our co-op Buyer's Club to receive a coupon code for Free Shipping!  Sign-up for our co-op newsletter and get a coupon code for 20% off one of our Eco-Gift Sampler Bags!

Gifts for the Men or the Geek!

Smart Phone Charging Station!

Mini Recipe Notebooks!                      

Cook Lover's Eco-Gift Sampler Bag!  You will find all these products in my Etsy shop: Jeanpatchbymk!

My Etsy Team Wins Etsy Fellowship Grant!!!

I am shouting this from the rooftops!!!  I am the Captain of the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op Etsy Team.  We are a small team of 38  members, but we are strong, motivated and supportive of each other.  I keep my team busy with activities in our weekly training classes on Facebook.  They never complain that they can't keep up, they pull up their bootstraps and plow right on through the task at hand.

With a team like that I was moved to apply for the Etsy Fellowship Grant in September 2012.  I had no idea whether our little team would matter to Etsy Admin folks, but it was worth the chance of at least putting ourselves in front on them and to say 'We are here'!

When I first received the email with the subject: 'Your teams fellowship grant application,' my heart skipped at beat.  I said a prayer and kept calm deciding no matter what it said it was at least a response.  Well, I could have been blown over with a feather when I read that they wanted to get more information about our team activites.  A phone appointment was set and suddenly I was astir with all kinds of emotions.  

I could not spill the beans until I knew for sure if we were going to get a grant or not for our fundraiser.  Well, today Etsy sent me the funds so that we could place our order and get our fundraiser rolling!!!  Wahoo!!!!

Get ready for the first in a series of books from the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op team.  It will be available for sell on our website in a few weeks.  It is a recipe, tips and diy project book rolled into one!!!  All the members of the co-op contributed so you'll get to visit each of their shops as you read each page.

I am so proud of my team and hope you will support our fundraiser by buying one of our first books.

Please let me hear your thoughts about our great news!!!!  Leave a comment here for us!!!

To join our co-op visit SUNSHINE FARM GIRL CO-OP!

Many Blessings,

Marsha Jaramillo
Owner

Join A Winning & Supportive Team on Etsy!

The Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op Team would like to invite all Work-At-Home Mom's and Women who work outside the home but love to craft and sew to join our Etsy team, click here >>> SFGCTEAM!

What is so special about our team?  Well, for one thing we are very supportive of those with health issues.  Several of us on the team are dealing with chronic health issues.  Others, have young children and have limited time for their shop but need a support group that keeps them motivated.  We have members of all age brackets too.  So whether you are 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 you are a perfect fit for our team.

We conduct weekly classes to keep you on track and help you stay focused on your goals.  We never give up on ourselves or each other.  So, if you have been looking for a team that will support you and really help you grow your business then give us a try!

Be warned we are an active team and we expect everyone who joins to give their best to support our team activities.  Read the rules on our join page at this link and if you feel you'd like to give us a try then just apply and I'll review your application and help you get started on the best experience on Etsy you'll ever have!

We not only have our Etsy team but we also have a blog, Facebook Fan page and website all linked together.  We advertise on a national level on major websites and in magazines all in our niche.

I hope this has given you the motivation you've needed to get off your chair and on your feet and join the handmade marketplace called Etsy!

Happy Crafting,

Marsha Jaramillo
Owner/Captain  

A Sampler Bag Full of Handmade Gifts and More!

Today is Blog posting day for the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op Team!  Happy Thursday!!!

I'm going to share a preview with you today of a new and exciting program we are launching in January 2013 on our website.  You may be familiar with us or you may not be, yet!  I hope after reading this post that you will be curious enough to head on over and check us out.

There are not very many people who can be thought of in today's handmade market that truly are giving a helping hand at no cost to others.  I'm speaking of a great website called Mary Jane's Farm forum.  It is a free forum where you can barter, swap, sell anything.  Plus, you can share your ups and downs of family life and business life and someone will listen and have a word of encouragement or excitement in return.

I've been to several other Mom forums and Mary Jane's Farm is the only one that I have had success on.  Why?  Because, it is a group of like minded women who truly care about other women.  I'm not saying that the other forum's don't have women who truly care about other women.  But, that for me personally I have not found the same warm and caring environment elsewhere.

That is until I started my own website based on that kind of warm and caring attitude.  You can really make friends with the women who are a part of my website, just like I did on Mary Jane's website.   I hold weekly classes in our private Facebook group where we share marketing strategies, promotion ideas and a word of support along the way.

We work together as a team, not against each other behind someone's back.  This is a real gift if you can find it in yourself to give for the good of the group. If this is you, then we'd like to invite you to share your gift with us.

At the present time we are promoting our (click here>>>>>) Eco-Gift Sampler Bag.  It is filled with 14 wonderful handmade gifts and direct sells samples.  All in one cute bundle for just shipping and handling! 

In Our Handmade Gift Sampler bag there are two direct sells products.  One is from Watkins Naturals and the other is from Thirty-One Gifts.  You'll have to buy a bag to find out what the other 12 full size handmade gifts are.  I can promise you that you won't be disappointed.

I promised you a preview of our new program coming in January 2013.  Here is a picture of one of the seller's item.  See if you can figure out what it might be about from the picture.

 I'll give you another clue in November and in December I'll make the big announcement.  And, give you a sneak peak at other seller's products from my website that are participating in this new and exciting adventure with me.

Don't forget to visit our website and pick up you Eco-Gift Sampler Bag today! 

Have a Sunshine Day!

Marsha

 

Etsy Shops and Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op!

Here are my 5 featured shops I picked to share with you this week from my Etsy team and Sunshine Farmgirl Co-op members!

  Murray Designs              
   It's A Matter of Passion
Sweet Ties Hair TiesThirty-One Gifts Rep Dawn Hernandez

Hillside Honeybees
Here are the 5 picks from Reflections of Kayla!
 
Fun Bible Games   DLA Bead Design
Creative Craft Supply  Fractek Designs


Sharon's Candle Shop

Here is the featured 5 picks from Vintage 50s Treasures shop!
Jeanpatchbymk   Woodstreamdream


Pages of Ages  Sunshine Sister's



  Carla's Creative Corner

You'll find all of these shops on our Etsy team and website! Click here!  Become a member today and help support our mission!