February 2013 Treasury BLITZ!

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Welcome Back Team! Happy New Year, and here's hoping the first month of 2013 has been good to all of us.

Let's start the year off with a brand new Treasury Blitz focusing on a theme to get us back in the swing of things. This blitz the theme will be "Fresh and New" inspired by our hopes for the new year. Please take this theme in any direction you want, meaning spring, clean, green, original, colour, whatever!

We thought we might try something a little different for this Blitz - Prizes! This is something I've done with another team to fun results. We have two prizes donated so far, one from myself and from Brazen so far. We are looking for one more from any member of the team (preferably something small and letter-mail-able for ease of postage).

EDIT - The Treasury Challenge rule of SIX teamies in the top three rows will apply to this Blitz as well, just for continuity's sake. Sorry for any confusion my earlier post may have caused.
 The idea of the blitz is to promote each other, and the team, get as many views on our items, and get them looking fantastic in a group of complimentary items. Make as many as you want, make them beautiful, bold, interesting, and heck, maybe even front-pageable!

 Once you've made your treasury (or treasuries) post the link to your treasury in the comment section of this blog by midnight (Toronto time) Friday, February 8, 2013. If your treasury link isn’t here, your treasury isn’t entered for voting!

If you can't make a treasury, for whatever reason, please check out the others, fave, click, comment, heart as much as  possible to get our teamies out there! The purpose of a blitz is to have FUN and to get our teamies SEEN. And of course, PLEASE come back and VOTE.

WHEN: Our three day Blitz will run from Feb 6, 7, 8th. That's wednesday, thursday, friday. (perfect to get those bored-at-the-office browsers).

VOTE: Feb 9, 10 - saturday and sunday! Come back to this blog, cast your vote for your fav three (3) treasuries. Votes should be tabulated by midnight monday (toronto time).

PLEASE - contact me via etsy with any questions or confusion, or if you would like to donate a prize! I hope the little small changes add some variety to the Blitz, but there is bound to be some mix ups! (I'm still a little new at this blogging thing, we'll figure out the details eventually!)


One more thing - Here at the OhCanada Blog, we'd like to start up some of the features we've had in the past, as well as some new ideas. Some things like features and interviews we can conduct mostly through Etsy and email, but other things Like friday finds and wordless wednesdays would be greatly aided if we started posting items to flickr again! That way, I know I'm allowed to pluck you out of the pool and put you on display.... er, your items at least. Go here, join the team (I just did!) do this ---

OhCanadaTeam on Flickr

Can't wait!
Cari and OhCanadaTeam Leadership!





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Team News: Canadian Banner Contest

The Oh Canada Team Blog needs a spiffy new banner. We need an image that captures the essence of the team: Canadian handmade goodness! So we’re going to invite all of our team members who create to make us a mascot for our blog. Vintage sellers are welcome to join in, too, with a distinctly Canadian vintage find.

Here’s how it works:

1. Create an item for your shop that features a distinctly Canadian image or pattern. Think beavers, dogwoods, maple leaves, red and white…you get the idea!

The deadline for listing your entries is June 15th. You may enter an item that is already in your shop. Voting will take place from June 17th to June 28th.

2. List the item in your shop, and include the tag “OhCanadaTeam BBC”. This will allow us to locate your entry for the voting process, and can be removed when the contest closes.

In the description, let us know what inspired your Canadian creation. Include a paragraph in your listing about the Oh Canada Team banner contest, with a link to our blog and the voting dates. This can also be removed after the contest closes.

3. Upload one image of your item to the Oh Canada Team Flickr Group, with the tag “OhCanadaTeam BBC”.

Your main image should have a neutral background - light for light items and dark for dark items. This will help ensure that our blog title will be legible if your item is chosen for the banner.

Your image should be at least 1000 pixels wide so that there is plenty of room to shape a suitable banner from the picture.

Once the entries are complete, everyone will get a chance to vote for their favorite items and pictures here on the team blog, from June 17th to June 28th.

The items with the top 4 votes will be featured in the Oh Canada Team blog banner, and the shop’s Etsy Mini will be displayed in the sidebar. The banners and featured shops will rotate every 2 months.

If you have any questions or comments about the Oh Canada Banner Contest, visit the threads in the team Flickr group discussion and Oh Canada Yahoo Forum where we can chat about the challenge.

Good luck and happy crafting!

Canadian Pride by Tres Belle Knits

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The Hunt is On!

Easter Egg Hunt Treasury

Have you found any Easter Eggs yet? Many of our Canadian team members have begun their spring sales, hiding the Easter Egg logo throughout their shops. This treasury by Joanniel features picks from participating sellers. Check out their shop announcements for details on great Easter deals!

You can also find a list of shops, and hints for finding their Easter Eggs, in the official Easter Egg Hunt Promo Thread.

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The Oh Canada Easter Egg Hunt and Sale

Come join the Oh Canada Team for a Spring celebration sale! Select team members will be offering sale prices in their shops from Sunday March 28th to Monday April 5th.

Look for the Easter Egg logo in Etsy listings to spot shops that are participating in this fun sale. Each shop will be offering their own special deals, so be sure to check out their Announcement for details.

For a complete list of member shops, visit the official Oh Canada Team Profile page. You can also look for specific products by adding the tag OhCanadaTeam to your Etsy searches.

Happy shopping!

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Friday Finds: Mystique Earrings

Mystique Earrings
Originally uploaded by joanniel.

The first ever Oh Canada Team Friday Finds feature is a gorgeous pair of amethyst earrings by Joanniel. Made with genuine light amethyst drops and wrapped with oxidized silver wire, these pretty jewels are lovely for February. Wouldn’t they look fabulous with a gray eyelash yarn scarf and black blazer?

To see more handcrafted designs like these, visit Joanniel Creations.

A few more Oh Canada team members have been featured today as well. Check out the Valentine Gift Ideas for Her Etsy Voter to see Vintage Letterpress Initial Necklaces by Gwen Delicious, and Wood Veneer Magnets with Vintage Lace by Botanical Theatre.

This Buy n’ Replace Treasury by Scottish Princess features a lovely pair of Turquoise Pearl Crochet Earrings by Ocean Pearl Jewellery. If you’re not familiar with BNR Treasuries, they are like a round robin of Etsy sellers helping each other through shopping. Here are the basic rules:

1. Visit the featured shops and purchase an item that you like from one of them.

2. Head back to the treasury and leave a comment mentioning the shop you bought from, and the transaction ID.

3. An item from your shop will be selected to replace the shop that you bought from.

Congratulations to all of the featured shops! Don't forget to visit the Valentine Gifts for Her Voter and promote an item that you like from the list.

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