Today’s featured Etsy shop is Cards By Doodlebug, the second shop in my series that features handmade greeting cards. Cards By Doodlebug also offers customized wedding and party invitations.
“I sell handmade greetings cards that are, hopefully, fun and that little bit different. My aim is to sell cards that you just couldn’t buy in the shops.”
How did you get started making your art?
I decided to make a card for my mum’s *0th birthday which I thought would make it special. After looking around I realised what great materials were available for card makers and I began making all my own cards. Requests and orders for cards then followed. The serious side of selling my cards is that it enables me to raise money for good causes as a percentage of my sales are donated to charity. As fundraising goes its considerably more fun and less effort than the marathon I ran last year!
What is your day job?
I work as an insect ecologist by day which is my dream job and something I aspired to from a child. While I love my job its great to be able to express a creative side through making my cards and other crafts.
How did you name your shop?
Doodlebug is actually quite a common name for crafters shops but I thought it was most appropriate for me. Doodlebugs are the nymphs or young of lacewings. They are very pretty insects I think and a friend of the gardener as they eat aphids!
Cards By Doodlebug can be found for sale at local craft fairs, and on Etsy http://cardsbydoodlebug.etsy.com. Please check out this wondeful shop; part of the sales go to a good cause, and many of the cards are made of wonderful recycled materials. She has cards for just about any occasion you can imagine, and an adorable series of paper doll birthday cards.
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