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Craft Show Applications Unravelled
Summer craft shows are in full swing, and mentions of fall and holiday shows are starting to pop up. The dreaded cycle — filling out vendor applications and then waiting and anticipating to see if you've made it — never seems to end. As one of the Directors of the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in …
Crafting a Community of Awesome: Be Part of the Summit
Five years ago I totally didn’t have any crafty friends. I toiled away in my living room each night, making stuff without any clue what I would do with it. And when I finished something, I stored it in our extra bedroom until the spare bed became this weird pile of strange stuff. I felt like my making had no …
Hello Craft Podcast: Your Handmade Holiday Stories Wanted!
Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade. tinaseamonster, who runs the podcast, wants to hear your stories from the holiday — what handmade gifts did you give and receive? What weird and wonderful, touching or sad tales do you have to share? Here's the latest episode to …
Hello Craft Podcast: Your Stories Wanted!
Hello Craft has put out a call for your handmade stories. The Hello Craft Podcast lets crafters call a toll free voice mail line and leave their stories for an episode. Learn how to contribute here. What is Hello Craft, you say? Hello Craft is dedicated to the advancement of independent crafters and the …
Rob Walker's Murketing Book: Buying In
Tinaseamonster recently interviewed author Rob Walker for her Crafty Bastards blog in the Washington City Paper (click here for the whole piece). As many, many of you know, Rob Walker writes a regular column for the New York Times Magazine called "Consumed" and penned a feature article "Handmade 2.0" that …
Buying Handmade for Twins
Finding out that you are carrying twins can be one of life's biggest shocks. I remember watching my husband nearly fall down when those two little beans appeared on the murky sonogram screen. It was the one moment in my life when the fear and joy were completely overwhelming. Once the shock passed, I decided …
Podcasting, anyone? Tinaseamonster's How-to Produce a Podcast (Part 2)
Making a podcast is relatively easy, technically speaking, and below Tinaseamonster will walk you through how to do it. This is her second installment in our Podcasting series. We're excited for other, related goings-on. Later today (Wednesday, February 27, 2008) brepettis — the resident New Media person …
Podcasting, Anyone? Tinaseamonster Introduces the Wonderful World of Listening
We're super excited about audio podcasting, both for listening and as a new medium for Etsians to get the word out about their creative processes and the handmade lifestyle in general. DIY and pirate radio has a long tradition and now that same diy radio spirit is on the internet. Audio stories and the …
Shop Makeover Series: I Heart Marketing My Etsy Shop and You Will, Too! Part 1
We at The Storque think that tinaseamonster's series on marketing your Etsy shop (originally published in September of 2007) is an invaluable resource for sellers. Therefore, we're reposting it as part of the Shop Makeover Series. Have you thought about your marketing recently? If not, have a gander at this …
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on Etsy Finds: Paper Bl...
i love the collection by color idea- what's next? beautiful ...
by reworkedart
on Etsy Finds: Shades o...
I wanna learn how to quilt!
by Iammie
on Quilting for Peace: ...
Awesome! Love the house!
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on News From the Craft ...
I LOVE Quilts!!
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on Quilting for Peace: ...
I love citrine. I have a very nice light citrine ...
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on Etsy Finds: Shades o...
Love them all!
by Iammie
on Etsy Finds: Now It's...