Celebrating July Fourth on the Homefront
As a military spouse, Independence Day means a lot more to me now than when I was a child. I have personally watched my husband and friends leave to serve overseas, many never returning home. When the American flag is flying high, I can't help but remember the fallen soldiers and the many generations of lives …
There's No Place Like Here: Forestbound & The Snail and The Cyclops
Friend Etsy on Youtube or Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 (music by Luc, animation by JuliaPott) Three years ago, Alice Saunders, a.k.a. Forestbound, and Francesca Zmetra, a.k.a. Thirteen Eighty-Five, (who's also responsible for the delightful blog, The Snail and The Cyclops) became roommates in an …
High School Fashion Designer Wins Gold Key
High school graduation never looked this good. As his senior project, Nathan Hoeffel put together his own fashion show with his original designs. His work earned him the prestigious Gold Key Award, and he recently traveled to New York City for the award ceremony at Carnegie Hall. On Etsy, this teen from …
Old School Etsians: zencreations04
In celebrating Etsy's origins and its future, we continue the Old School Etsians series with this interview of Heather Nowell, a.k.a. zencreations04, who joined Etsy June 19, 2005. Please introduce yourself and talk a bit about what you make:My name is Heather Nowell and I live in Mercersburg, PA with my …
A Cook in Residence: Kitty Greenwald at Montalvo
Here at Montalvo (a sweet little place tucked into the Santa Cruz mountains), I cook dinners five nights a week. But this cooking job is different than most. It's a fellowship, and the culinary fellow (that’s me) is an artist in residence. Montalvo, an arts center in Silicon Valley, gives its residents space and …
Old School Etsians: MadebyMilla
Camilla Stacey, a.k.a. MadebyMilla, is an Old School Etsian — one of the first shops on Etsy that is still active. She joined on June 18, 2005.Please introduce yourself and talk a bit about what you make.I'm Camilla Stacey, otherwise known as MadebyMilla. I am an artist and curator based by the seaside in the United …
Old School Etsians: Christy Petterson
Christy Petterson, a.k.a. abardis, signed up for Etsy on June 19, 2005. She's a beloved member of the community — both on Etsy and in her local city, Atlanta, where she founded ICE, Indie Craft Experience. Please introduce yourself and talk a bit about what you make.My name is Christy Petterson, and I'm an Atlanta …
Handmade Portraits: Birdhouseaccents
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Two Dark Birds, animation by JuliaPott) It took Fred Jakubiec from Birdhouseaccents 25 years before he made building birdhouses his full-time job. It was well worth the wait. After 13 years as Area Supervisor at various fast food establishments, a stint at …
Upcycle This with Reclaimed Home
Reclaimed Home was inspired by the rehabilitation of a Victorian house. After restoring the home to its former glory using antique salvaged materials, a business was born. Reclaimed Home takes old, discarded objects and reinvents them. Today they share some of their ideas for reusing and upcycling …
From Seedling to Sachet: Growing Your Own Wedding
My husband, Alexander, is a librarian and musician. We met at a show that a mutual friend threw for my birthday and had invited his band, Ponies in the Surf, to play. I remember calling my dad that night and saying, "I met the boy I'm going to marry!" Little did he know then he'd be planting the seedlings that would …
Creating Ofelia: Making a Jewel with Masaoms
As a frequent visitor to masaoms' chunky gem jewelry shop, I was amazed and delighted to see that she had posted a video showing the creation of one of her awe-inspiring pieces. (As an owner of one her rings, I'm very curious about how she does it!) I had a virtual sit-down interview with Marta Sànchez Oms to find …
Handmade Weddings: Five Sisters = One Amazing Day
Ann Marie Popko, a.k.a. superduper and cocktailparty, lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans and has been designing accessories for almost 20 years. Her professional creative life includes hair accessories and hats, Mardi Gras costumes, nature photography, pecan cookery and newsletter writing. In …
A Dude's Perspective: Squashtoys Gets Creative with Fatherhood
What lives in Central Ohio, buzzes, and makes children around the world happy? Jim from happysquashtoys! (The buzzing is coming from his wood shop.) We invited this Central Ohio local to tell us about natural toy-making and being a creative dad. I am married to my wonderful wife Jenise and have three children …
Animation by Dan-ah Kim
This music video for the band Asobi Seksu was conceived of and designed by Brooklyn-based illustrator Dan-ah Kim, a.k.a. dkim, and executed with the help of director Aaron Stewart-Ahn. The pair met while working as crew on a Michel Gondry project. This playful animation was done in camera without the aid of …
Open Studio Tour: Soap
In this Open Studio Tour series, we'll be snooping around artists' creative spaces to find out how they set them up, when, why…even how often they clean them! We really want to know all about our artists, and maybe get a bit of inspiration!I’m visiting the West Coast for this month's Studio Tour, where Hiromi, a.k.a. …
