Featured shop: KentuckyBluebird Eco-friendly mats and homewares

Everyone, meet Scott and Kate. They run the wholesome, earthy etsy shop Kentucky Bluebird and loved the items they had featured in the etsycontest recently, so I asked them a few questions about the business they run together. You can also find them on facebook at Kentucky-Bluebird.

41st place August 15th, 2013
Theme Thursday! Wood items from $1-$50.
Set of Four Natural Wooden Coasters- Handmade from Salvaged Black Walnut- Recycled Felt Bottom
by KentuckyBluebird

Coupon code: ONLINEAD 15% off

Tell us a bit about yourself?
We are a couple from Lawrenceburg, KY. We both have full time jobs, but in our spare time, he is a woodworker and she is a seamstress. We also enjoy organic gardening and following our favorite bluegrass and folk musicians.

Featured July 19th, 2013
July 19th! Items from $19-$19.99.
SALE Organic Small Washable Pet Mat / Bed for Cats or Small Dogs -Honey Bees
by KentuckyBluebird

Coupon code: ONLINEAD 15% off

What got started making handmade items?
We are both very interested in buying local and being as self sufficient as possible. Thus, we usually ask ourselves before buying something factory-made if we could make it instead or buy it from someone who could make it by hand. We are also obsessively productive people and would rather be making things than watching TV.

SALE Dragonfly Baby/Child Quilted Blanket- 100 Percent Organic
by KentuckyBluebird

What's your home like?
We live in Lawrenceburg, which is in the heart of bourbon and horse country in central Kentucky. Our abode is a small, older white house, surrounded by cows and hayfields. We have a dog, five chickens and a huge garden.

Blue Nature Baby/Child Quilted Blanket- 100 Percent Organic
by KentuckyBluebird

Tips for other etsy artists?
Don't make anything you don't enjoy making. You started an Etsy shop to love what you're doing- right?

CLEARANCE Extra Small Designer Organic Cat/Dog Bed - Washable- Pillow Insert Included- Eco Friendly
by KentuckyBluebird

Most important thing you've changed about your shop or products since starting on etsy?
Adding more variety was the key to success for us.

Have you bought anything cool off etsy lately?
We buy a lot off of Etsy. We recently bought a bunch of yarn made from old t-shirts for wrapping our items for shipping. We love the eco-friendly products available on Etsy!

SALE Organic Dog Bed - Washable- Recycle Your Old Pillows- Birds in Flight
by KentuckyBluebird