Hills & Heights Interview

I'm thrilled to be featured in the Ask a Hills & Heighter interview series on our neighborhood news blog, Hills & Heights, this week. Read the interview to find out a little more about my southern roots and why I love the neighborhood where I currently live.

Mary Andrews Interview For Wolf Magazine

I'm thrilled to have been included in the first issue of UK based Wolf Magazine. Currently in sample form online only, this issue is set to print and launch this summer; it will be available in physical format across London. I'll be snagging an issue I hope to share more in depth when in final print. If you can't wait until then for a full preview, the online version is complete and available for an affordable £2 (roughly $3) via Wolf Magazine's online shop.

Expand the images above to read the full interview and find answers to questions like the motivation behind starting my jewelry shop, how and where I source materials, why having a shop contributes to my work for Etsy the company, and my one piece of advice for those considering starting their own design business.

The N.E.E.T. Book Project Arrives

Over the past wee bit of time I've had the absolute pleasure of getting the chance to collaborate with Stephanie of N.E.E.T. Magazine on a top secret (until now) book project for the 5th year anniversary of this influential indie publication. Through this point, N.E.E.T. has always been an online magazine - not a print edition, which makes this collaboration that much more special to me.

Inside the book you will find five sections, first up being a set of interviews I conducted with five influential and inspiring women in the creative world living a N.E.E.T. lifestyle. Interviews include: Andrea Pippins of flygirls and andreapippins, Elsie Flannigan of a beautiful mess and redvelvetart, Renee Anne Baker of renee-anne, Kate Miss of forme-foryou and katemiss, and Jena Coray of modish.

Find the book available for purchase on blurb - with five different cover illustrations to choose from. While you're at it, be sure to check out this month's issue of N.E.E.T. Magazine full of inspiring gems and tidbits:

xoxo

Mary Andrews Named Among Inc Magazine's Masters of Etsy

I'm thrilled to be named as one of Inc Magazine's Masters of Etsy featured on Inc.com.

It was such a great experience interviewing with them and having the opportunity to share some tips for streamlining a small business I've learned over time. Being familiar with the questioning side of the interviewing process via writing Etsy's Quit Your Day Job series, this was a though provoking turn of the tables.

Hope you enj0y scrolling through and discovering some new-to-you Etsy designers (ahem, masters) included in the round up.

Guest Contributer, N.E.E.T. MAGAZINE: Team Work

The long awaited fall issue of N.E.E.T. Magazine has hit the virtual stands. This issue is chock-full of inspiring finds, images, and reads fit for the season. Among the goodies you'll find inside is an editorial by yours truly profiling a set of 5 independent companies who rely on team work, specifically operating the business with their significant other or best friends, to make ends meet.

Enlarge the images below or check out pages 216-237 in this month's issue to dive deeper into the spread.

A huge thanks goes out to each of the companies who graciously gave me a peek behind the curtain throughout the interview process over the last few months. If you aren't familiar with them already, you're in for a treat:

Seesaw Designs
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Market Publique
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Rifle Paper Co.
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triian
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Worn Fashion Journal

Happy reading and cheers to fall; I truly am an autumn girl.

Mary Andrews Aprizi Interview

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Giff Constable, the CEO behind the new start-up Aprizi. If you haven't heard of Aprizi yet, you should know about it. It's a site set up like a personal shopping engine updating itself based on your likes and dislikes in order to learn your unique taste - then return curated suggestions based on your activity with the site. There are already heaps of Etsy items integrated and I've been having fun taking the suggestions for a spin on my own while the site continues to be fleshed out.

Learn more about Aprizi and see my full interview with Giff covering all things Etsy, tastemaking, my own creative journey, and some tips I've got for indie businesses over on the Aprizi blog.