Whether you’re getting married or are simply looking for some beauty tips to make you look and feel great, look no further! From her roots in creating gorgeous, stylish and sustainable celebrations, Rosie Ames founded eco-friendly wedding website GreenUnion. The inspiration for GreenUnion came from her interest in ethical issues and understanding that, while couples… Continue reading
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Barry London) This article was originally published on March 28, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! If you’re following the Handmade Wedding Series, then you probably appreciate a good love story. LoucheLab and her husband… Continue reading
Dear Sellers, This past Spring, we brought you the Handmade Wedding series, so … bet you guessed what’s up next! Handmade Kids.* We here at Etsy have noticed through our research that this special project has the potential to reach a lot of new customers and generate growth for children’s sellers as well as Etsy… Continue reading
TeenAngster and Vanessa present to you our buddy guest blogger, Jen from Indie Fixx. Today we at the Storque swapped summer trends articles with Jen’s fine blog. You’ll find her piece below, with some gorgeous clothing designs we’re glad she brought to our attention. You can check out our take on the same theme over… Continue reading
Well Sellers, I just finished my first bridal show and it was well worth it, I think! Other than hearing two of the worst reception singers sing, loudly, and often, it was a lot of fun. Things sold, I have custom orders to work on, and I’ll certainly do it again next year. I thought… Continue reading
I was recently contacted by Alissa, the designer extraordinaire behind MewPaperArts, who wanted to share the story behind her successful business after reading some of our previous Quit Your Day Job articles. Alissa had signed up to sell on Etsy just over a year ago in February of 2007. Within the span of a year,… Continue reading
Picture: bethela (Beth), oishiiknits (Erika), bemidesigns (Christie), handcranked (Robyn), curbsidetreasure (Annie), theseawithin (Nadine), 2inspire (Eleanor), localcolorist (Nancy) Meetings and the Web 2.0 Expo brought me out to San Francisco last week, which also gave me a chance to sit down with some of the members of the SF Bay Area Etsy Team and the California… Continue reading
One last real wedding to sneak into the Handmade Wedding Series! We were married last September in Virginia but procrastinated almost everything until maybe a month beforehand. Together we were working about 10,000 hours a week at Etsy and I was wearily navigating my way through the first trimester of pregnancy. Inwardly, I was positive… Continue reading
As we wrap up the Handmade Wedding Series, littlethings1 reminds us about some of those little details that will make your whole wedding come together! The date is nearing, the chapel is booked, caterer is set, and the bridal party has been chosen. Hopefully you’ve stuck to your budget. Many brides are now looking for… Continue reading
MagicIsland makes a living as a wedding photographer in North Carolina. She shares some tips with the Handmade Wedding Series on how to find the right photographer for your nuptials. Can you introduce yourself and tell me about your experiences as a photographer?My names Mary Haggerty, I have a photography shop on Ocracoke Island in… Continue reading
As we near the end of the Handmade Wedding Series, it’s time to think about preserving all of the memories. Thanks to solidio for her great ideas on guest and scrap books! Of all the things you buy for your wedding, you only get to keep a few. The cake gets eaten and the flowers… Continue reading
And now a word of advice from the woman that so often has to hold her tongue — the bridesmaid! ruralabandon tells the Handmade Wedding Series the Dos and Don’ts of another wedding tradition: thank you gifts for your bridesmaids. Brides have enough to think about when planning a wedding. Seriously, although I’m ashamed to… Continue reading
When fubabee — an Etsy seller and wedding designer — offered to give the Handmade Wedding Series some tips, how could we resist? When it comes to designing weddings, the biggest challenge I’ve come across as a wedding designer is balancing budget concerns with desires for unique expression. Not all of us have the resources… Continue reading
Beautiful hairdos are another opportunity for expressing style in your Handmade Wedding. beadifulthings, who specializes in making hair pieces, gives us the skinny on some handmade hair options. She started making jewelry after quitting her job to have a family. She “was sitting home all day with nothing to do, going quietly nuts. When my… Continue reading
We invited Maria Finn aka citydirt to share some insights into incorporating plants and flowers into your Handmade Weddings. Maria has written about nature for the New York Times and Audobon, and has also published travel books and taught writing to college students. In addition to being an award-winning author, Maria runs a hands-on, eco-friendly… Continue reading
