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Thank You, Etsy Community

In the United States, we are gathering together with family and friends this Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day of gratitude for all we have. For fellow Etsians outside the U.S., it may be just another day hard at work; nevertheless, it is a good reason to take pause and thank each of you for being our …

The Collectors: My Favourite Dress's Vintage Pyrex Bowls

I just love seeing what folks are collecting. I guess I feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their homes. Today, I'm delighted to present the next in an ongoing series here on The Storque: The Collectors. First published …

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Tech Update: Google Product Search Syndication

Sellers, We're excited to announce that Etsy is partnering with Google as a participant in the Google Product Search Marketplace Partner Program. Etsy's Google Product Search Syndication feature will allow Etsy sellers to have their items automatically submitted frequently and with all relevant …

Guest Curator: Shop Local With Diane Vadino

Diane Vadino is a novelist, blogger, and printmaker. She is only 62 credits from completing an undergraduate degree in conceptual art. Her novel, Smart Girls Like Me, was printed in one language and in one country but earned an A- from Entertainment Weekly, and her author’s edition of it, with handmade covers …

Seller How-To: Shipping

On Etsy, shipping and fulfillment are handled by sellers individually. This leaves a lot of flexibility for a seller's shipping options — which means it also presents a lot of decisions! This post will give you an outline of the most important shipping issues to consider as well as some tips and links to …

Etsy Finds: Party Time, Excellent!

  When it comes to shindigs, it doesn't take much to please this party girl. Give me some spiked punch of a fluorescent hue, a bedazzled dress and bumping bass and I'm happy as a clam. However, primping for said bodacious bash is half the fun of attending. Put on your semi-formal game face with today's collection of …

How-Tuesday: Stuffing Recipe From The New Thanksgiving Table

When it comes to the Thanksgiving feast, I reserve most of my plate for the stuffing. Savory, moist, and hearty, the irresistible mixture is my primary motivation for stumbling across the Turkey Trot's finish line. Families tend to adhere to traditional Thanksgiving recipes for generations and …

Five Money Questions to Ask Before Quitting Your Day Job

This guest post is by Amanda Steinberg, founder of DailyWorth.com. DailyWorth is a daily email about money for women — delivering practical tips, empowering ideas and the occasional kick in the pants. I quit my full-time job four years ago to be a full-time entrepreneur. I earn my living running websites …

Etsy Finds: Wandering the Manifolds

Buddy Glass, my favorite character from all of literature, reflects at one point, "We speak a kind of esoteric family language, a sort of semantic geometry in which the shortest distance between any two points is a fullish circle." I consider my shopping experiences on Etsy in a similar fashion. Some of my …

Vote for Your Favorite Holiday Ornament

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite holiday ornaments. Now it's your turn to vote! Are you an ornament hound? Are the boughs of your tree laden with flocks of angels, snowflakes, glass baubles, and such? Any kooky or nostalgic ornaments you can't wait to hang year after year? Let us know how you trim …

Quit Your Day Job: Damselle

Melanie, the jewelry designer and business maven behind Damselle, was able to start her jewelry business and become her own boss after working as a store manager for The Discovery Channel. Melanie admits her sales took a little longer to take off than she originally imagined and walks us through the …

Holiday Tips for Sellers: Notes on Cyber Monday From DiffractionFiber

Beth of DiffractionFiber held a very informative workshop in our Virtual Labs last week on promoting your Cyber Monday sales. Did you miss it? Hopefully these notes will help! What is Cyber Monday? Cyber Monday is the Monday after Thanksgiving. Traditionally (or at least how the media markets it), Black …

Etsy Finds: Makin' A List

  The holidays come with an intimidatingly long list of people to shop for, and with only weeks remaining it's easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. No worries! Make it easy on yourself and let Etsy do the hard work for you. Shop our Gift Guides to get instant ideas for even the toughest person on your list. This Etsy …

RedMarionette Wins the Holiday Decor Vote

Congratulations to RedMarionette whose Green Holiday Wreath was picked as the community favorite! This winner, along with some of the top picks shown below, will be featured in the Members' Choice Gift Guide. Thanks to everyone who voted. I would love to see photos of your homes, festively decorated for …

Etsy Finds Decor: On the Set of Twilight

With all the hype surrounding the release of Twilight: New Moon, I couldn't help but be inspired by the gorgeous set, designed by Geoff Wallace, Peter Ochotta and Lesley Beale. You would typically expect a family of blood-sucking vampires to live in a dark and dreary home filled with coffins and cobwebs …

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