New Member & New Shop!

Welcome to our newest member, The Artisan Vegan!

Also, Melissa Bastian of Bright opened up a new shop, Libellule. Congratulations Melissa!

Congratulations to Monkeys Always Look!!

Allison of Monkeys Always Look is the current featured seller on Etsy! You can read her lovely interview here. Thanks for the shout out to Vegan Etsy, Allison, and congratulations!

New Team Treasury

Thank you to Renee of Pink Bubble Designs for snagging this treasury today. Please show it some love!

Sale & Giveaway!

Panda With Cookie is having a sale on select items! Drop on in and check out the sale section for some great stuff!!

Also, Starrlight Jewelry is having another giveaway. For details, go here.

Review- Choco-A-Go-Go

This review was written by Melissa of Bright and Libellule.

Ahh, Easter time. For some a religious time, for many a celebration of the emergence of spring - and candy! Chock full of jellybeans, foil wrapped eggs and bunny rabbits, marshmallow peeps - in short, "treats" full of animal products! What's a vegan with a sweet tooth (like me) to do?

Lucky for me, I happened to stumble upon Choco-a-go-go's Big Peanut Butter Bun Bun. It was gorgeous, it was chocolate, it was bunny shaped, and best of all it was full of peanut butter! Could something so marvelously beautiful, so perfect, so vegan, have presented itself? I couldn't believe my eyes, but then on Etsy anything is possible. Naturally, I ordered two. (One for me and one for my partner Jonathan, of course.)

Well, my bunnies came less than a week after ordering - and long before the holiday for which they had been intended. My plan was to save these delectable hoppers for the big Sunday. That plan, I am sad to say, did not come to fruition. How could it, with those beautiful, delicious looking confections just begging to be sampled? And me, the queen of no willpower? The battle was lost before it was even begun.

I ate one. The chocolate was deep and rich, very dark - a decidedly mature taste, contrary to bunny-like form. The peanut butter? Sweet but not too sweet, ever so slightly crumbly - basically, perfect. Eureka! All the fun of Easters past, civilized for the ethical adult palette!

When Jonathan asked for his bunny, I had to theorize that it had hopped away all on its own.

I've ordered Choco-a-go-go's Springtime 'n Easter box for the big weekend - and I've instructed the shop's sweet owner not to ship until the last possible minute! That way it has a chance of survival. Waiting for it, I feel like a kid who knows she'll find an Easter basket brimming with plastic grass and joy. Now if I could just get my hands on some vegan jelly beans...

Today's interview is with Uber Duper Creations.

Über Duper Creations (Üdc) came about from a desire to have a fun creative outlet as well as a way to make an income that can help us afford to help animals. We thought we should have a name that is also fun to say! Say it with me... "Über Duper!" See? Wasn't that fun? Our Etsy shop (powered by Pippi & Phaedra) is an outlet for a range of creations. A mainstay of the shop is Beastie Biscuits ©, which are all organic, vegan, wholesome treats for beast friends. Most of the Beastie Biscuits © clientele are dogs. However, other frequenters include pot belly pigs, goats, and even some cats. Other items that can be found in the Üdc Etsy shop may vary from hand painted treat jars & pet dishes, cat nip pillows & toys, greeting crads, photography, post cards, zines & whatever else we may find inspiring. Because we are animal lovers and share our homes with animals, it is easy to see where we might find our inspiration; In our own homes and from our own beast friends.

Üdc has been a part of Vegan Etsy for nearly as long as we have been a shop. We just celebrated our one year anniversary on April 1st. We donate ten percent of sales in addition to auction items or door prizes to various animal charities. We rotate them on a three month basis. These various organizations have are groups like For the Animals Sanctuary, NJ (Fellow Vegan Etsian!), Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary, CO, Rocky Mountain Animal Defense, CO, RSPCA, FL, Dogs for the Deaf, OR, Mill Dog Rescue Network, CO, Best Friends Animal Society, UT, The Animal Place, CA, and others. There are so many wonderful people out there helping animals.
The Etsy community is such an eclectic group of creatives. It is so much fun to be a part of this community of people who are creative and sharing their wares with the world. We love the 'hand made with love' factor of gift buying and shopping for ourselves. Especially from fellow Vegan Etsians! What a talented bunch we are! It's so wonderful to have a source for cruelty free items, and to be able to buy from others who "get it"- we do not NEED to support a cruel & violent industry. There are alternatives and they are peaceful and just as luscious.

We both share a passion for health and fitness. Phaedra is a runner and enjoys yoga. Pippi loves the great outdoors of Colorado and also enjoys yoga and hanging out with her family. As well as caring about animals, animal companions & sharing a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves, by educating and being open and honest not only about the benefits of veganism, but also the horrors of the industry that is animal commodity. We also share a love for food & wine, and although we live in separate states, our favorite discussion is our latest food adventures. When we get together, we eat, drink and be merry! Pippi has been vegan for more than a decade and is currently having her second vegan pregnancy, which means, no wine for her for a while! Phaedra has been vegan for around 7 years or so. Her favorite food items include the chili at Infusion Tea & anything on the menu at Garden Cafe (both in Orlando Florida). A few of our favorite vegan things include cooking and cook books (a major go to book for Phaedra is 'How it all vegan', Sarah Kramer & Tanya Barnard), going out to eat at veg restaurants, trying new vegan products (Pippi loves trying out the latest vegan cheeses), shoes, traveling, laughing, creating & having fun living life!

The Üdc shop will continue to offer tidly bits of love. We will introduce new flavors and options of Beastie Biscuits ©, hand painted pottery, post cards, zines and whatever else floats our boat at the time! Thank you, we are so honored to be featured as the Vegan Etsy Team member of the week.

The Vegan Etsy Feline Guide

The following was written by Starr of Starrlight Jewelry and Starrlight Boutique.

Cat blog ^.^

These Are Some great feline items from the vegan etsy team that will make great gifts year round!

For The Cats
Toys


Collar Charms



Of The Cats

Books, Cards And Stationary


Jewelry






Home Decor


Accessories
~Bags And Clothing

~ Misc Items




Art & Photography

The Great Vegan Etsy Giveaway #3

Give-Away #3

• Vegan Wedding •
In times past it was traditional for a wedding to include freshwater pearls, animal bi-product based foods, silk and leather based clothing and gifts and more. Lets show the world you can have that Special Day cruelty free!!!!

Requirements:
• Blog Spot Account With Contact Information.
please have an email or website for us to contact you through otherwise we will not be able to reach you when your name is drawn for the prize.

How To Play:
• go to http://www.etsy.com/ and search for items that are tagged with VEGANETSY TEAM and look for any and everything that can be part of a Vegan Wedding. This includes party favors, foods, gifts, decorations and more!

Example:
• I choose {link} because crystal pearls are a great alternative to fresh water pearls. They are more durable and cruelty free!

• Each person can only respond 1 time for 1 entry into the drawing. Blog followers get double entry.

Contest Ends:
• April 15th

Prize:
• Team Prize Pack
Team Prize Packs can contain Jewelry, buttons, totes, bath and body, store gift certificates, books, recipies and more!