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Etsy Finds: New Kids on the Block

2009-11-06T12:00:00-05:00

In my book, few things beat the feeling of discovering a cutting edge design right before it breaks out into the crowd. Etsy provides a unique venue that houses a wealth of emerging artists. When shopping on Etsy, you have the rare opportunity to directly support the designer, free of the middle man. Each of the finds below comes from a fresh shop, which has either opened within the past six months or has few enough sales that they may have flown under your radar. Be sure to check them out now while the items are fresh and you can proclaim that you knew them when...

Shop our Fresh Shops Guide

Delicate Lace Silver Cuff Bracelet

By WhiteFly, $1200.

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Owl and Blooms Bib Necklace

By AutumnArt, $35.

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The Felicity Fascinator

By InkandButton, $18.

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Red Cellular Necklace - Large

By RedThreadLetter, $19.

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Life of a Zinnia 4 small block set

By bitsoftime, $38.

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Baby Blanket - Pink Octopus

By iluvsugar, $35.

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Large Red Tote

By JAnnaTextiles, $45.

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Lion

By LaurieMade, $110.

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Baby Indian Bodysuit

By deerdane, $16.

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Yellow Teardrops Layer Necklace

By lushboutique, $85.

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Handmade fabric storage bucket

By bubblesandboo, $35.

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Hold Me-Neckwarmer

By LoveandKnit, $55.

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Initial sterling scrabble pendant

By tinkertown, $45.

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Happy Holidays Greeting Cards

By 2ndcoming, $10.

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Marsh Wren

By AllieGreene, $75.

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2-D Zoo Personalized Blanket

By elisehooperdesigns, $50.

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Boutique Hand Painted Rag Doll

By futurerockstar, $35.

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24K Gold Pecan necklace

By GurKimel, $90.

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Ceramic lace flowers chain Menorah

By orlydesign, $65.

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In deep of the night

By silkandmore, $150.

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Ballerina Booties

By cazhoffy, $18.

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Personalized Banner Necklace

By FruitionJewelry, $59.

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Brass Lei

By dreamyvintage, $32.

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Two Buds

By grassrootsdesign, $50.

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Custom puppet art doll 16cm

By RoseLullabyDolls, $25.

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Love that moves the Sun

By rawartletterpress, $16.

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THE WHITE SHIRT - Katharine

By TheLittleNothings, $62.

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3 felt wool bowls

By hold, $48.

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ANY 3 PRINTS 4x6 Fabric Print

By bforbebe, $25.

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Donut Scarf

By togethershop, $30.

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owl salt pepper shakers set of 2

From AMradio, $23.

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Tire track fingerless gloves

By Apogigi, $25.

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Ice Cream Van (Blue)

By Hellomarine, $45.

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Rascal Raccoon Hat

By amanitastudio, $20.

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Thomas the Bunny

By OLBAPI, $65.

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Acorn Mittens Custom Sizes

By thesittingtree, $28.

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Gold plated circle posts with flowers

By InbalDesign, $38.

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Mini Clutch in Aqua and Red

By LBGstudio, $18.

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In Case of Emergency: Off-site Blog for Updates

2008-05-22T15:18:00-05:00

In the event that Etsy becomes unreachable, please head over to http://fix.etsy.com for updates. This blog is hosted off-site, which means it's not inside our main cluster of servers in New Jersey. Instead, it's on a server in Virginia.

Since we'll only use this blog in the event that Etsy itself is totally unreachable for a significant amount of time (which means, I hope we never use it), you might want to make a note of the url now and bookmark the link. Typing the address in directly will be the only way to get there.

We have decided to use the off-site blog in lieu of emailing everyone for several reasons: it takes over 24 hours to send all Etsians an email; when our servers are down or unreachable we most likely can't send any emails; and we'd be emailing thousands of people who don't want to get an email.

Thanks!

P.S. Blog.etsy.com now forwards to the Storque and the archives of the Etsy Garden (our startup blog) now live at fix.etsy.com.

P.P.S. If you're feeling adventurous, you can browse around our old blog and see what we had before the Storque. It goes all the way back to our very first post (at the bottom of the page), when I was the only person posting. How times have changed!

Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

2008-01-09T11:36:00-05:00

Kathy Malone, aka fofolle, has been creating tangible links between the offline and online worlds of Etsy. We invited her to be this week's Featured Buyer and asked her to highlight some of her favorite Brooklyn sellers, thus showing us her personal Shop Local.

Hi! My name is Kathy Malone (aka fofolle) and I am a designer and market organizer. I'd had a deep desire to be able to Shop Local, so I took matters into my own hands. I opened up a weekly-weekend indie designer market in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn called Brooklyn Indie Market.

I think the best ideas come from looking and listening to what’s around your immediate environment. I was meeting a lot of independent designers like myself who needed more selling opportunities. I was also starting to hear a lot about Etsy; in a way, I feel like we are all growing up together! The online made the offline possible: it’s a marvelous time to be doing what we are doing.

Brooklyn Indie Market is a collective of fashion and product designers providing a connection between emerging designers and shoppers, boutiques, stylists, personal shoppers and the press. Our aim is to connect one another, as well as the greater New York public, to our weekend Brooklyn market, events, showcases, trunk shows, workshops, and related resources. We also welcome non-New York area designers who are interested in our mission.

We launched the Brooklyn Indie Market website and list serve as a joint venture among independent Brooklyn-based designers to share information, learn from each other's small business challenges and to inspire and foster a community of creativity and authenticity. Our designers converge under the red and white striped tent and kiosks offering the public a first glimpse of the many new names in design.

We are on a brief hiatus until the spring so we can work on our new lines, so check back with us either as a seller or lover of all things handmade!

I love a thing that is but should not be, like cashmere imprinted on these porcelain clay tumblers by alyssaettinger. Brilliant!

Carina's work, like this luxe sweater, is sooo rich! Wear a Black Rabbit NYC original, have some champagne, feel exquisite.

Find beauty and meaning in BuntaBlock's line, which uses antique, hand carved wood blocks from India. This shirt is a prime example.

It's true! Your cool is gone, but in your kid it lives on, so get your No Sleep Til Brooklyn onesie from Daisyhead.

This piece by Imaan of eswerajewelry really speaks to me as a textile obsessed, former-wanderlust-lost lass. All of her work possesses a fetishistic quality that I respond to. My birthday is in February...

Jane Buck of foxyandwinston can just illustrate the pants off of anybody. She also brings her British sensibilities to her work, and boy can they do creatures over there. Anyone who watched Magic Roundabout and Paddington knows what I am talking about.

I'm drawn to all of Kristen Eno's (of halflight) pod work and pod paintings. There is something sinister and unstoppable about a seed. Why?

k arensmonsters all have names and personalities and touchability. Because of this, she makes sure that little monsters like Babette are all placed in loving homes.

Oh my gosh, LuckyDuct! Thanks for the laugh, I needed that!

If I could spell a whistle sound, I would when it comes to Melissa Bell's (aka melbell333) sexy, flattering dresses. Everyone looks amazing in them.

I have not owned a clock until purchasing a New York clock from newyorkclocks. Why? Because its found art, functional and time.

PrincessVivi 's backround in painting, sculpture and architecture makes her creations irresistible, and no two pieces are alike!

Katharine of reiter8 had the inspired idea of rescuing old sailboat sails and repurposing them into extremely stylish and durable totes. #35 is my new lucky number.

Being a clothing designer, when I find a designer who can design like kcoline, I make it a mission to own a piece from that line. Her fabrics and lines are high quality, highly finished and made to last.

Further Resources:

Finger to the Pulse Stuff
Cool Hunting
NEET Magazine
Trend Watching

Indie Friendly Brooklyn Shops
Ai Ai Gasa
Eidolon
Flirt Brooklyn
Rare Device
Neda

What's your favorite local shop? Post it in the comments!