Seasons Greetings to all who are celebrating right now. And for those who don't celebrate, thank you for being patient with us while we do funny things with trees and hang stockings in unexpected places in our homes. Here's the run-down of headlines from the past week of the Storque. Check out past Storque Digests to catch up on your reading!

Hot Posts

Etsy in the Press: New York Times Magazine Feature and Etsy in the Press: The Rachael Ray Show

Forum Questions Answered: Loosewirestudio

We launched a new shopping tool in TechUpdates: Shop Local and continued our Shop Local series from around the world on the Storque. See all posts.

Survey Says: We Want Your Input. We got an amazing response from this post which called for your ideas for what to cover in our survey.




Other News Headlines:

 Tech Updates: New Storque Tools for Readers

 Forum Decorum: Hey, Help Me Out!

Etsy in the Press: Right in the Middle of the Top 100

Lifestyle: Tis the Season for some wonderful posts by the community!

Last-minute Gifts or Ways to Entertain Younger Relatives, with abitabite's video How-to!

  Christmas in Germany from strumpfkunst.

  Kwanzaa: A Handmade Holiday from antb.

 Etsian How-To: Make Your Own Holiday Stocking!

New Year's Party Guide!

And we had a "Handmade Story" video from leakarts: Why I Sell Handmade.




Posts for Shoppers:

Fresh Shops: avrilloreti

 Featured Buyer: Celene Ryan and Steven Tatar of Ohio Knitting Mills 

 Stylehive's Picks for Holiday Gifts

As always, check out the Etsy Finds, for daily goodness! 

Posts for Sellers:

Important billing info!  Sellers should read these articles on billing and the new policy going into effect on January 1st, 2008.

• Billing Alert: A Reminder about the New Policy for the New Year
• When to Pay Your Etsy Bill 
• How to Deposit Your PayPal Funds into Your Bank Account (To Pay Your Etsy Bill!)
  

 Customer Care Tip: Proof of Shipping

 Recommended Blog and Interview: SusyJack*.  Interested inblogging? You should read this!

Need to catch up on past Storque Digests? It's all waiting for you, right here!