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Tragedy strikes the DUST team.

On Monday evening a small plane went down in Western Victoria.  The pilot and a fifteen year old girl were killed.  The other passenger, Julie-Ann, the girls mother is now in a critical condition in hospital in Melbourne. Julie-Ann is my “other half” when it comes to DUST – our Etsy Street Team.  We share [...]

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  Our Inaugural DUST Conference
  

  On 13 and 14 August, Etsy’s Down Under Street Team held its inaugural conference. The location was the sunny Gold Coast in south east Queensland, Australia. Attendees came via planes, trains and… combi vans. One attendee, Tasha Chawner, came from Walcha in regional New South Wales, a drive of around nine hours! This was not [...]

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  The Jewel that is Julie-Ann
  

  Interviewing Julie-Ann of JulieAnnsJewels: Earrings, Sterling Silver, Olive Pearls- JJs 1…You are jewellery designer. I believe you have many other commitments also. Please tell us a little about yourself. My name is Julie-Ann and I am in country Victoria in a little town called Nhill. We are the midway point on the Highway between Melbourne [...]

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  The Crafty Crackpot
  

  Caitlin, nice to be interviewing you for the DUST team blog! Melinda the Monkey Please tell me a little about your product – what do you make, how do you do it, and why do you make it (inspiration, fun, whatever). I make lots of different things actually, but my favourite things to create are [...]

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  Michvanetta
  

  1. Tell us about yourself (where you live, your family life, where you grew up) My name is Michelle or Mich for short. I’m a mum to two beautiful girls aged 7 and 3. My husband is Bolivian, we met in London, married in London and decided to settle in Melbourne after a trip to [...]

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  Billy Mac
  

  I was thrilled to interview the lovely Christina from Billy Mac Clothing. She may be fairly new to the DUST Team and Etsy, but look out for her and her gorgeous creations. I predict only good things for this lovely clothing designer from Sydney. 1. Tell us about yourself (where you live, your family life, [...]

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  Angelene – RollerGirl.
  

  Hi Ange – it’s nice to be interviewing you for the DUST blog. Please tell me a little about your product – what do you make, how do you do it, and why do you make it (inspiration, fun, whatever). I make jewellery I love it. My tagline in my store is that I go [...]