Item: Rosary Beads
Seller: TheAdornedArticle

Meet Etsy seller Samantha Bischof! Samantha told me about her shop on Etsy.com via my Etsy Item of the Day Shop Submission Page and I really love her jewelry selection.

I think her rosary section is pretty awesome, so I wanted to feature one of her rosaries today!

“I’m originally from New York’s Hudson River Valley, about a year ago my husband and I moved to Seattle, Wa and we love it here. I design sterling silver, gold fill and gemstone jewelry with the occasional forray into leather and waxed Irish linen,” Samantha told me.

When she’s not crafting, Samantha told me she is usually drinking coffee, reading, taking pictures and avoiding spiders.

“Long walks on the beach are also great fun,” she added.

When I asked Samantha where she likes to shop on Etsy.com, she told me about two awesome shops.

“Lately I’m loving Long Winter Soap Co.,” she said. ‘They have amazing soaps and perfumes and the owner is super friendly.”

“I’ve also been hanging around The Orange Windmill – she makes gorgeous leather journals,” Samantha added.

If you’re new to selling on Etsy, you should take some great advice from Samantha:

“Take the best possible pictures you can, have a unique shop name, and update your shop frequently. If you fail, try again. Do not give up,” she tells other sellers.

So what’s coming up next for TheAdornedArticle?

“Right now I’m really focusing on getting my name out there on the internet and getting my work into more local shops,” Samantha said. “I’d like to have my jewelry in stores all over the country. I imagine that project will keep me busy for quite a while!”

Connect with Samantha online! Check out her blog here, visit her website, and chat with her on Twitter @AdornedArticle!

- Jackie