It is our pleasure to introduce Gwen Jones of Gwen's Homemade Gifts as this week's Featured Artist. Gwen concocts a variety of charming gift items, including bath salts and lip balms, at her home in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
For
one week (through the next Saturday), Gwen is offering one (1) free lip balm to any CAST team member
who orders a minimum of $15 from her Etsy shop.
Please identify yourself as a CAST member in the order message (notes to seller).
Introduction to you: I
live in the midwest of the USA. I am a wife and mother to three grown children.
I will soon be a grandmother for the first time! I am very excited about that.
How did you get your start on Etsy? I
love to make homemade gifts for friends and family. More and more I was getting
the question, "Do you have extras to sell?" My son-in-law suggested I
start an Etsy shop, so with his help (photography) and my daughter's help
(editing), here I am.
What does a typical day look like for you? A
work day for me is in my own office within the corporation office of a public
school system. I am an assistant to the curriculum director so I work a lot
with state reporting, testing data, spreadsheets, more data, statistics and did
I mention data? It's a pleasure to come home in the evenings and create
something fragrant and beautiful. I also enjoy interactions with all the new
people I meet from my Etsy teams. So a typical evening will find me on the
computer busy with my Etsy business.
What is your favorite Bible verse? Many years ago when I was in youth group, our
leader challenged us to choose a theme verse for our life. I chose this verse
and it has remained my favorite verse. Micah
6:8 "He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require
of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”
What is your favorite listing to feature? My peppermint foot soak -
this is just the best foot soak ever!
Where can we find you on the Internet?
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/gwensgifts/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gwenshomegifts
Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/GwensHomemadeGifts
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GwensHomemadeGifts
