Process: Sweet Peas with Kim Westad
Like a phoenix from ashes, Kim concedes that if she can make something once — even if it fails — she can always make it better a second time.
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A Blacksmith’s Life: Vladimir Khutaba
Watch as 77-year-old blacksmith Vladimir Khutaba hammers out a traditional chain link in his Abkhazian workshop.
Etsy Video 2009: Year in Review
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy’s iTunes Podcast As 2009 comes to a close, we here at the blog are taking time to reflect on an exciting year in video for Etsy. We met and collaborated with many incredibly talented Etsy artists and had a chance to delve deeper into who they are and what… Continue reading
Guest Curator: N.E.E.T. Magazine
Stephanie J is the editor, creative founder and head-tea-girl of N.E.E.T. Magazine, in addition to being a freelance web designer, self-confessed internet geek and fashion junkie. N.E.E.T. began in December 2005 as a quarterly online fashion magazine, dedicated to showcasing independent art and design. Over the years it has grown and now includes handmade, vintage,… Continue reading
Process: Beach Glass Jewelry with Wildpen
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy’s iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson Like all our videos, feel free to re-post and embed the video on your blog! (music by Eric Beug, animation by JuliaPott) I have met a few cockatoos in my day, but on this day, in early June, I… Continue reading
Creating Ofelia: Making a Jewel with Masaoms
As a frequent visitor to masaoms‘ chunky gem jewelry shop, I was amazed and delighted to see that she had posted a video showing the creation of one of her awe-inspiring pieces. (As an owner of one her rings, I’m very curious about how she does it!) I had a virtual sit-down interview with Marta… Continue reading
Process: Handmade Soap with BeyondThePicketFence
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy’s iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson (music by Lineland) Gwen Neucall of BeyondThePicketFence is not just a soaper, she’s her own scientist and R&D lab. One might go as far as to call her a bathmatician. Well, I would anyway, after visiting Middletown, New York,… Continue reading
The Art and Meditation of Drilling Sea Glass
ZZZZzz…….zzzzzZZZZZZZZZ…Zzz…….ZZZZZZZzzz….Z. Oh, the sound of drilling sea glass. Do you hear it? That’s actually the sound of me tearing my hair out the first few times I tried to drill sea glass. Before I launch into this story, I must give you some background on how I came to this point in my life (of… Continue reading
Process: Felted Mouse Booties with PrettyLittle
YouTube | blip.tv | mp4 | Subscribe to RSS | Subscribe in iTunes I first became familiar with Lacey Smith of PrettyLittle‘s work when Vanessa ordered her felted mouse booties as a gift. I screamed. While I was working on this video, interestingly enough, anyone who got a glimpse of the footage had the same… Continue reading
Process: Tin Toys by Loran Scruggs
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music by Eric Beug and Boolar. Animation by JuliaPott) Up in the most northern and western part of the United States lies the artsy little town of Port Townsend, Washington. There, in a chilly workshop, artisan Loran Scruggs fashions whistles, airplanes, elephants, sculptures, and all sorts… Continue reading
Process: New Books with Old Materials by theblackspotbooks
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes Margaux Kent, aka theblackspotbooks, has always had a love for old things. Her handmade leatherbound books have the feel of beautiful antique manuscripts, like something out of a Medieval library that was used by a monk once upon a time. Her books tell stories while waiting… Continue reading
The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum: Special Weekend Picks
Each year Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum invites the public to express their views on what constitutes good design with the People’s Design Award. Whether an everyday object, a design classic or an architectural landmark, design enthusiasts can submit nominations, participate in an active dialogue around the nominees, and select their favorite designs by visiting www.cooperhewitt.org… Continue reading
Process: Fused Dichroic Glass Rings by zulasurfing
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes This month, to continue the blog’s jewelry theme, we bring you this video featuring Gil, a former owner of a demolition company who now grinds and fuses glass. zulasurfing is comprised of husband and wife duo, Gil and Irena, based in New York. Gil is originally… Continue reading
Process: Ziptie Rings by Metalnat
The studio of Natalia Gomensoro, aka Metalnat, walks the line of serene organization and cluttered potential. Natalia grew up in Uruguay and comes to jewelry with a background in design and architecture. She got started making jewelry in 1994 and studied with Latin American jewelers before moving to Brooklyn. In this edition of Process, we… Continue reading
