Hello Etsians of Australia and beyond, Kirsteene from the Community Team here dropping in to say a quick hello and make a special announcement about the Australian Admin team.
Since I started in September 2011 we’ve initiated some projects including the dedicated Etsy AU Facebook page, Twitter and newsletter. We’ve got around to a few places to say hello to our community (although there is still some more places to visit yet!) and we have put on some fun Craft Nights.
In order to support even more of the local community for 2012, I’m pleased to announce that Angela D’Alton will be taking up the reins as our second Australian community manager! Angela has a wealth of experience within Australia’s design community as the owner of Leeloo.com.au. Angela’s background also includes varied jobs such as work as a stylist, an IT trainer, a singer, a voice-over artist, a temp receptionist, a massage therapist/reflexologist, an actress, and a server technician. With a lifelong interest in fashion and design, Angela is extremely passionate about grass-roots creativity and supporting designers and artists within the Australian community. She cannot wait to hit the ground running!
Angela will be working closely with our Australian seller community and will be based in Sydney. Please join me in welcoming Angela to the team!
Here are a few words from Angela herself:
Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive regarding the announcement of my new role alongside Kirsteene at Etsy. The encouragement I’ve already received has been overwhelming, and I look forward to chatting with you all and getting your input and feedback as to how we at Etsy can support you as sellers, aid in the development of seller skills and ensure the best experience possible as an important part of the global community.
While Kirsteene and I will be sharing a lot of the tasks and responsibilities, I will primarily be focused on the support of sellers and the development of their skills within Etsy and our community. I look forward to nurturing and encouraging further the indie art and design community in Sydney by facilitating workshops, training, events and much more.
Thanks again! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, issues or you’d like to say hello!
140 comments
Sign in to add your ownmuka says:
So glad to be expanding our team in Australia!
114 days ago
RosieMillerDesigns says:
I live in New Zealand and its great to have Etsy Support in our side of the world. Goodluck with your new job Angela! On a side note, it would be nice to have a more accurate picture of Australia and New Zealand
114 days ago
SuppliesbyWKStudios says:
Good luck in your new job! We are in the US and sell to several Aussie Artists and Crafters...what a joy they all are!! You will have the best time with all of them!!
114 days ago
thehopetree says:
Hope you enjoy every moment of this new challenge ahead of you :)
114 days ago
BrooklynLoveDesigns says:
congrats!
114 days ago
BonTons says:
Welcome Angela, looking forward to hearing more from you
114 days ago
GardenHomeArt says:
Hello Angela and welcome. Wishing you all the best in your new role.
114 days ago
mulberrymuse says:
Wonderful news Angela, congratulations!
114 days ago
recipesforliving says:
Hi Kirsteene, Angela, Looking forward to more local activity. If you make it down to Tassie, drop in. I'll have something tasty ready if you let me know you are arriving. Kind regards, Chris
114 days ago
recipesforliving says:
PS: love your quirky reversed map. Feels strange for an Aussie to be on the right of a Kiwi!
114 days ago
shazzasknits says:
Hi Angela, welcome :D
114 days ago
HeyHarriet says:
Hello Angela and congratulations! Such wonderful news!
114 days ago
KirsteeneETSYAUS says:
It's all very exciting! Welcome Angela!
114 days ago
ImagineStudio says:
Welcome Angela...and to all the Aussie team!
114 days ago
TopazTurtle says:
Welcome Angela. Looking forward to hearing more from you
114 days ago
frankideas says:
Very excited to have a Sydney based member of the admin team Angela- looking forward to hearing more!!
114 days ago
rosieok says:
congrats and welcome :D always great to see more aussies round these parts.
114 days ago
art4friends says:
reading this with the BIGGEST grin on my face. that's my best friend up there. so so proud!
114 days ago
giftdesigns says:
Excellent news!! I wasn't aware we had some Australian managers so I am very pleased to hear this!! :)
114 days ago
HoppittyAngora says:
Together we have the power to advertise all the stores of etsy. We can just set a date to do this and stick to it. If we advertise Etsy every where we can. We will get noticed. There is power in numbers. We just have to come up with a great ad. and then place it everywhere we can. "We are Etsy" and without us there is no "E" in etsy. I'm not very good with words, but many of you are. Let's do it for "US"
114 days ago
Paper2Download says:
Welcome Angela, this is nice to see. However, a little attention to the tiny details helps - so I think you need to reverse the picture and show it from the correct side.
114 days ago
VintageRenude says:
Congratulations, and welcome Angela. What wonderful news. I have so many Australian customers, it will be nice to have someone there.
114 days ago
sashaandmax says:
Congrats on the new role, Angela, and we look forward to hearing Etsy Au news!
114 days ago
Selvaen says:
Congratulations and a big welcome! :D
114 days ago
foxparse says:
Congrats and welcome! :D
114 days ago
PaperIvy says:
Congratulations fellow Sydney-sider!
114 days ago
empresswu says:
Great to have more support for Aussie ETSY sellers. Congratulations of your appointment, Angela - all the best, Wilma from Newcastle NSW
113 days ago
honeycup says:
Congrats Angela. Exciting move.
113 days ago
MissWrightDesigns says:
Hi Angela and Kirsteene. Congratulations Angela, looking forward to meeting you in person sometime. Very excited to hear about your plans for seller support and development. Happy Australia Day Claire
113 days ago
magalerie says:
Congratulations Angela!! The very best to you and the Australian team!
113 days ago
NostalgiaBloom says:
Congratulations!
113 days ago
cintyg says:
Yay! Happy Australia Day! Congrats fellow Sydney-sider! :)
113 days ago
StudioLakshmi says:
Yay , Angela ! Congrats & welcome ! I'm just so thrilled to see the growth of artists in Australia being taken so seriously :)
113 days ago
sesenarts says:
Congratulations from WA. Interesting view of Australia. Does that mean NZ is closer to me now?
113 days ago
sheepsclothing says:
So pleased to have you involved Ange. Your knowledge and support will be such a benefit to the Australian Etsy community. Plus, you're lovely too!
113 days ago
SanityStash says:
Welcome Angela. Hope to meet you sometime in sunny South Australia! Cheers Karen.
113 days ago
moagsandsmeet says:
Welcome! :)
113 days ago
afrikitten says:
Yay! Welcome Angela, look forward to meeting you!
113 days ago
planettreasures says:
Hi and welcome Angela, it's great that etsy is expanding here as there are so many talented creators.
113 days ago
MrsNizar says:
Congratulations and best of luck with your new role. Very happy to have you in Sydney, as a newbie I need all the help I can get! : )
113 days ago
halfhalf says:
Congratulations Angela! We haven't been much involved in etsy community before, but we're really excited to start getting to know you and the rest of the etsy quirky peeps here in Australia now that we just started our shop :)
113 days ago
LoveWedBliss says:
Hi Angela and congratulations on your new role. It's wonderful to see the Australian Etsy community expanding so well. We love to feature home grown designers and their talents to our readers!
113 days ago
miniink says:
Welcome from Wa! And a big thank you for supporting us all.
113 days ago
petrafanella says:
Fantastic news, I look forward to exciting things!
113 days ago
ThePeachTree says:
Amazing! Welcome!
113 days ago
taniagnecchi says:
Congratulations! Such fantastic news!
113 days ago
dubarrydesigns says:
Hello Angela and welcome on behalf of little Etsy Adelaide crafty people.Actually not so little - have noticed Adelaide has attracted quite a few new members recently. Must all that good PR you worked on, Miss Kirsteene!
113 days ago
KawaiiBits says:
HANG IN THE ANGELA!! Lol. I'm just kidding :) I'm sure you will have fun! Welcome!
113 days ago
thememorygallery says:
Welcome Angela! I hope you really love your new role. Great to see the Australian team growing and spreading the word about Etsy to the Australian market.
112 days ago
ferbyscorner says:
Congrats Angela and welcome! Good luck with your new role!
112 days ago
mylittlebluedesigns says:
Welcome to the team..looking forward to new exciting things happening in 2012!
112 days ago
bananaorangeapple says:
I just worked out the map...it is a "mole's eye view" not a bird's eye view! How cool is that! Plus the seller warns that it is not to be used for orientation LOL. Weird thing is I didn't notice it for ages!
112 days ago
scottkelly312 says:
What part of Texas is Australia? : )
112 days ago
SallyAnnaScarves says:
Scott...the big part! -------------------------------------- Paper2Download says: Welcome Angela, this is nice to see. However, a little attention to the tiny details helps - so I think you need to reverse the picture and show it from the correct side ------------------------------ Welcome Angela. I agree withPaper. Although this picture is very pretty, perhaps we could also use an Australian Etsian for pictures for Dust.
112 days ago
SallyAnnaScarves says:
Sorry...Australian Etsy
112 days ago
earlybirdcreations says:
Welcome Angela! Congrats on your new role, I hope 2012 brings some exciting new stuff for the Aussie sellers here on Etsy.
112 days ago
GodkinGirls says:
awesome! and Happy Australia Day for yesterday! I am from Adelaide and live in Houston and it's incredible how I feel so connected at times to my countrymen through ETSY. Love the map, love anything and everything Oz. cheers!
112 days ago
ManicManx says:
Congratulations! Some of my favorite artists here are Australian. There is a liberal use of wild color and texture that is very appealing. Will the front page of etsy reflect that?
112 days ago
AmoreBride says:
Best wishes, so glad to hear this news! Even though I'm in the US, I have lots of Australian Etsy customers, very lovely. And Australian Etsian artists are wonderfully creative as well!!
112 days ago
evaelena says:
Welcome! great news to have a Sydneysider on board - I love the Aussie etsy thing as it grows for all of us. Look forward to meeting you!
112 days ago
TwilightSpells says:
Welcome Angela! Great news for us Australian Etsians!
112 days ago
BabbidgePatch says:
Nice to meet you, Angela! Good luck in your new role in the fabulous Etsy community!
111 days ago
HomesAndWeddings says:
Welcome!
111 days ago
GlassStudioClearance says:
Welcome... The more Aussies the better! Mmm...the pic you've used at the top though looks a little weird...did you know it's backwards??? I'm in Western Australia, and I've always wondered what it would be like to live on the east coast! LOL
111 days ago
Onceat7 says:
This is great news! Welcome :)
111 days ago
Onceat7 says:
This is great news, welcome!!
111 days ago
strikingkittens says:
Welcome!!! Excited as the Australian Etsy Team expands :D I better get onto that Etsy AU Facebook - pronto!
110 days ago
magicjelly says:
What great news!
110 days ago
Priscillaqueenofcors says:
Welcome, and congrats (:
109 days ago
newhopebeading says:
welcome!
109 days ago
BristowTreasures says:
Hello, Welcome, Congratulations & Thank You! I'm still fairly new to Etsy, but I just had my first international sale and it' was from Australia. I'm going to post about my experience & let other sellers know it's not difficult at all to ship internationally and they could (and should) expand their horizons around the globe!
109 days ago
SOMETHINGdebussy says:
big welcome !
109 days ago
SOMETHINGdebussy says:
big welcome from Australia ! : )
109 days ago
CloudLoveBaby says:
Exciting!
109 days ago
YouniquesRings says:
Hello and Welcome ♥
109 days ago
AngelaDotDalton says:
Well hello everyone! It's lovely to meet you all! What an incredible welcome!! I am very much looking forward to learning as much as possible about the workings of Etsy and getting up and running as quickly as I can so that I can work with the Sellers within the Australian Etsy community. Thank you all for one of the most open-armed responses anyone could ask for! Stay tuned for more soon! :-)
108 days ago
SillyHorse says:
Hello and welcome, hope to meet you at an Aussie Etsy function soon
108 days ago
milkandcookies says:
Congrats angela! Look forward to seeing what you and kirsteene cook up!
108 days ago
EnchantedQuilling says:
Exciting news, look forward to you both "nurturing" all of us Aussie sellers!
108 days ago
FedRaDD says:
Hallo Australia!
108 days ago
le3sorelle says:
Welcome Angela! Really looking forward to all the exciting things you & Kirsteene have planned for us! :)
108 days ago
epochco says:
Welcome! Looking forward to having you on board :)
108 days ago
WedunitJewels says:
Wonderful. Welcome, Angela.
108 days ago
sissysparrows says:
Wonderful news... so excited for the Australian Etsy Support!
108 days ago
Epheriell says:
Congrats Angela!! So happy that you're on the Etsy team :)
108 days ago
HipCats says:
Um... is the map supposed to be backwards?
108 days ago
ThreefoldDesigns says:
Welcome Angela - the more Australians, the merrier!! :)
108 days ago
Jalall says:
Just received our Newsletter ---Welcome Angela. It's very exciting to now have 2 aussies on board Etsy for us
108 days ago
CapricaAccessories says:
How exciting! Congratulations Angela!
108 days ago
andrinaandhim says:
Congratulations Angela! Glad to see you part of the Etsy team and providing support for us Aussies!
108 days ago
StudioLeanne says:
Congrats Angela, and wishing you all the best in your new adventure :)
108 days ago
journeystohome says:
Congrats :)
107 days ago
mothcushions says:
Hi Angela welcome and good luck with the new role look forward to hearing more from you.
107 days ago
kathiemt says:
Welcome Angela. I'm very new to Etsy and still learning about it. Glad to hear there's an Aussie manager.
107 days ago
shiztastic says:
Hi Angela, it's very exciting to have a Sydney based mentor! Look forward to meeting you. It's going to be a good Etsy year here in Australia! x
107 days ago
TheChinaHutch says:
Hello Angela, Welcome, lets hope we can all make a few more sales this year!! Michelle
107 days ago
happeemonkee says:
Congrats and Welcome to Etsy!
107 days ago
cateburns1 says:
Hi Angela, I am very excited to have you on board. I am just starting out, and can't wait for what 2012 presents either! Welcome!
107 days ago
whiskerslane says:
Yippie Ange! Welcome :)
107 days ago
taneesijewelry says:
congratulations
107 days ago
TamsynRiley says:
Congratulations Angela!!
107 days ago
rensfibreart says:
Congratulations & welcome Angela,
107 days ago
secondhandemporium says:
Welcome on board Angela. Looking forward to Etsy increasing its profile in the Australian market. So few Australians have even heard of what is a truly remarkable enterprise. Will you be working on and implementing a PR & marketing strategy? Something high profile is very much needed so that Australians come to learn there is another - and I think much better - vintage alternative to Ebay. Best regards, Kirsten
107 days ago
misterstiltskin says:
Big YAY for us in Australia. Ho Angela.
107 days ago
misterstiltskin says:
That was meant to be Hi.
107 days ago
Vanessa says:
Angela, We are so excited to have you on board!
107 days ago
CuriousTuesday says:
Congrats Angela!! Welcome. :)
107 days ago
lovelui says:
A big welcome to you Angela, wonderful news!!
107 days ago
linsjewelbox says:
Hi Angela! Hope to see you around and all the best to you! GO Etsy AU!!!
107 days ago
WriteHere says:
WELCOME! It is so great to have you on board - Etsy Australia is growing and growing. I agree with Kirsten from @secondhandemporium, We really need some more support with PR/marketing to really make our stamp on this world of ours. Bon Chance, Bronwyn
107 days ago
linneaswedishdesign says:
Great news! Welcome Angela! You have done a great job with Leeloo so I'm sure you'll be a great for Etsy Australia!
106 days ago
mybeardedpigeon says:
WELCOME!! Excited to have your Leeloo experience on board!
106 days ago
hundredsofbuttons says:
Oh dear - that map!!
106 days ago
juliaheartfelt says:
How great to have Australia so well represented. I look forward to all the news. Good luck with the new position Angela.
105 days ago
myheavenlydesigns says:
Congratulations Angela. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavours with Etsy. Enjoy the job and have fun :)
104 days ago
taylorfords says:
Hello, Angela! Good to have you aboard.
104 days ago
VkLeather says:
Welcome Angela, its great to see Australia's Etsy presence grow and grow :)
103 days ago
beckoline says:
Have fun with your new job! How exciting :)
103 days ago
Jewelrybynala says:
Congrats, Mate! ;)
102 days ago
ArtByAune says:
Hello Angela and welcome.
102 days ago
belindasaville says:
How exciting! Congrats on your new role, Angela...I'm sure you'll do great! :-)
102 days ago
BenandJess says:
Welcome Angela! Love your doggie I have a Jack Russell buy my side every day while I craft in my Sydney studio
102 days ago
KillerJewels says:
Great news and a big welcome from WA !!
102 days ago
IndigoElephant says:
Welcome Angela! Best wishes for your new role, and looking forward to hearing more!
102 days ago
anne4bags says:
Just heard the news, and like to add in my welcome and good wishes.
102 days ago
uniquefabricgifts says:
Welcome and Congratulations!
102 days ago
exclusivehats says:
Welcome!!!! & Congrats Angela!!
101 days ago
owliver says:
Come on... Aussie... Come on... Come on...Come on Aussie...Come on!!!
101 days ago
patti pennisi from bbppdesigns says:
great news for etsy aust! my hubby and i met kirsteen at bris 'finders keepers'. etsy aust is doing such a great job: you probably need as many hands on board as possible! welcome and good luck angela!
101 days ago
Eve from EnglishShop says:
Welcome Angela! Wonderful :)
101 days ago
Denise from Divadezines says:
Hi Angela, fom Brissie. :}}
101 days ago
Molly from molly10102010 says:
Congratulations Angela! Very excited to have local, homegrown input.. Molly from the Whitsundays
100 days ago
Connie Haskell from redemptionart says:
Welcome aboard! Best wishes for your success at etsy! Aloha, Connie
100 days ago
Angela D'Alton says:
I am so completely gobsmacked by how lovely you all are in welcoming me so nicely! Thank you once again everyone for the more-than-generous reception....seriously amazing! For those of you who have asked via comments or convos, my dog is actually a Staffy crossed with a Kelpie (rescued from the RSPCA) although she is regularly mistaken for a Jack Russell Terrier! If you are sending me convo questions, I promise I will respond to everyone of you as soon as I get my head around the role, which I'm still learning whilst getting a grip on the wonderful world of Etsy! There are lots of great things in store for Etsy in Australia in 2012, and I can't wait to share all of the excitement with you all! Keep the suggestions and feedback coming, and stay tuned for more information! (you will learn after a while I am punishing with my use of exclamation marks so I apologise in advance!) :-)
100 days ago
Mel P from MelPDesigns says:
Congratulations Angela! Look forward to hearing about what you have lined up for Etsy in Australia! x Mel P.
93 days ago
Discord Vintage from DiscordVintage says:
Congratulations Angela! It's nice to know there's someone there for Aussie sellers :)
87 days ago
Ro from cat2owl says:
Yay aussie etsy Angela congrats!
79 days ago
Kissedbyclover from Kissedbyclover says:
Welcome :)))
72 days ago
Christine McConnell from ARTDECADENCE says:
Hope you enjoy the role Angela!
64 days ago
1AEON from 1AEON says:
Yaay! Congrats! 1AEON HEARTS AUSTRALIA!
60 days ago