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 …
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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 …
Etsy Finds: Gifts for the Eco-Minded
Feel good about the gifts you share this holiday season by giving sustainable, environmentally friendly keepsakes. One of the many talents Etsy artisans possess is the vision to create meaningful, clever, and fresh designs from unexpected materials. Each of the gift ideas below has been upcycled from …
Seller How-To: Get Involved With Black Friday and Cyber Monday Promotions
Black Friday through Cyber Monday is a recognized shopping weekend that has quickly gained a reputation as the best time of year to find promotional sales on gifts for the holidays. For businesses, it is recognized as one of the most profitable weekends of the year that officially kicks off the busy …
New Rules: Support Your Local Economy
Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project at the Institute for Local Self Reliance (ISLR), an organization started in 1974 to work with citizens, activists, policy makers and entrepreneurs to help communities improve their economies, reduce waste, manage local infrastructure …
Etsy Finds: Thoughtful Gifts Under $50
You don't have to spend a fortune to give a special, personal gift that your friends and family will appreciate. Etsy is the perfect place to shop for anyone looking to make a thoughtful statement while staying within their holiday budget. Check out the unique Etsy Finds below for gift ideas that are sure …
Keep it Weird: Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Have you been stocking your pantry in preparation for the imminent whirlwind of whisks and basters? The season of mass-entertaining is almost upon us, and as any hardened hostess knows, the potential for some oven-baked surrealism is immense. When your mother-in-law arrives with her own apron in tow …
Join the Etsy Facebook Community: New Etsy Fan Page & My Etsy Application
More Etsy fun on Facebook! Become a fan of our Facebook page and install the new My Etsy application. Show Some Love for Our Brand New Facebook PageCheck it out here and click the Become a Fan button. If you're already a fan, well then hey, aren't you too cool for school! We redesigned the page to give new visitors a …
Seller How-To: Plug in the My Etsy Facebook Application
The new My Etsy Facebook app is here and ready to help you share your shop with a new audience! This app not only provides a great way to share your Etsy shop and Favorites with your Facebook friends, but also lets you include a feed from your own blog and will alert you and your friends when your item is …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: November 19, 2009
"One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, 'Is it half full or half empty?' So I drank the water. No more problem." — Alexander Jodorowsky This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere has human forms breaking from within their porcelain constructs, rustic and moody …
Etsy Finds: Destination Unknown
Etsy is a place where great communities of the world connect and share their love for the handmade life. It seemed only fitting to highlight romance and unions inspired by four international locations for today's Etsy Finds. Whether your nuptial will be a destination wedding or local affair, these …
Come Craft With the Etsy Labs & Esther K. Smith: Rolling Ball Books and Ornaments
Want to test out our latest How-Tuesday project with us at the Etsy Labs? Come join us for a free workshop with artist and author Esther K. Smith— whether you're in Brooklyn or anywhere in the world. Stop by for our weekly Craft Night in our online, interactive classroom, the Virtual Labs, for a live demo via …
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This was a very inspiring article. Congratulations on your success!
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bravo and stunning shop!
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