Monday Marketplace Feature OFG Artist Sugar Mountain Mercantile

1. What is the name of your Etsy shop and why did you choose that name?
   The name of my shop is Sugar Mountain Mercantile,

which I named for the      mountain in the Smoky 

Mountains of Tennessee on which I am blessed

to have a beautiful log home getaway. I called it 

a "Mercantile" because I just knew I'd be offering

up a wide variety of items, kind of like a general store.

2. How long have you been on Etsy?
Just over a year.

3. What type of items do you offer?
Well, it depends on how the mood strikes me! 

Nearly everything is holiday- themed, as I 

adore each and every holiday. I do machine and 

hand-embroidery, crochet, make primitive soaps,

and I may list a few vintage items here and there.

I haven’t yet filled my shop with what I really

intend to sell. I also have plans to open a second

shop in the near future, selling strictly baby items.

4. How long have you been crafting?
Gosh, ever since high school…I started out as 

a ceramics instructor in an after-school program 

for grade-schoolers..made me decide really quickly 

I did NOT want to be a teacher when I “grew up”!

5.Who or What inspires you?
Honestly, I am inspired and rejuvenated each and

every time we go down to the cabin. It’s so peaceful 

and beautiful there, it would be hard not to be inspired. 

Every season has something to offer..the beautiful Fall 

colors, the snow-covered mountains in Winter, seeing the 

Spring flowers begin to bloom..and the beauty in Summer 

is just amazing!

6. What is your favorite item in your shop and why?
I always like listing glass-blocks, because each one

has a personality of its own, depending on the graphics

I use, and how I choose to decorate it. 

Plus they seem to sell well!

7. Other places where you can be found (Ebay, webstore, blog)
I don’t yet have a blog, but can be found on the following:
http://twitter.com.SugarMtnMercant 

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1639453199&ref=profile