Etsy International: How to Internationalize Those Measurements
The following post is translated from English to Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Please scroll down to find your language. Special thanks to FrucciDesign for writing the initial post! Este artículo está traducido desde inglés a español, francés, alemán y italiano. Por favor, mueva la pantalla para abajo …
If You Know It, Teach It!
School might be out for the summer, but crafting teachers and continuing education instructors are keeping active. Marlo Miyashiro, a.k.a. imakecutestuff and marlom, is a jeweler, crafter, teacher, mentor and an arts business consultant living in Seattle, WA. She’s been in the crafts industry for over 20 …
How-Tuesday: Nightlife Necklace with Diana Eng
Welcome to another How-Tuesday. This week's project, "NightLife Necklace," is a fun LED jewelry project from our friend Diana Eng's new book, Fashion Geek. Etsy members receive 10% off their purchase from North Light Books. (Use promotional code: ETSY10 at checkout.) Diana has been on the cover of ID magazine …
Getting Creative with Moo
Every time I'm at a craft show, there are always a few sellers giving away Moo MiniCards (which are mini business cards that display photos of your work). There's something about the compact size and design that draws a lot of attention. What's more, you can use up to 100 full color photos on your mini …
July Fourth Weekend Promotions: Get Involved with the Free Shipping Guide!
The Fourth of July is quickly approaching and we want to celebrate! To help commemorate the extended holiday weekend, we'd like to feature shops running special promotions such as free shipping. Etsy will create a limited time promotional Gift Guide highlighting these shops that will run from …
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 …
Handmade Code: Etsy Hacks
As part of our Handmade Code series, we're bringing you news and how-to's about the innovations emerging from the Etsy Developer Community. Located at developer.etsy.com, the Etsy Developer Community serves as a hub for third-party software developers who are making neat and helpful programs for Etsy …
How-Tuesday: Elegant Parchment Flowers with Jeffrey Rudell
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson This week's How-Tuesday comes from Jeffrey Rudell, a paper artist, inventor, and engineer who has an eye for simple, beautiful projects and a knack for sharing his marvelous creations. This project makes a remarkably simple and …
The Etsy Seller Handbook: All Our How-To's about Selling
Sellers! Below you'll find a handy index of all the useful How-To's about Selling on Etsy. We're calling it the Seller Handbook. We'll be adding all new how-to's for sellers to this index. You can also search the Storque tags for "Seller Handbook" for a chronological list of all our published how-to's related to …
Handmade Weddings: Wedding Photography Unveiled with Jacqueline Tobin
We invited Jacqueline Tobin, author of Wedding Photography Unveiled, to share her knowledge with our readers. Jacqueline is a great resource for insider info for both newly engaged brides-and grooms-to-be, as well as photographers interested in breaking into the wedding business. She'll be live in …
Being Safe on Etsy: Spotting and Avoiding Advance Fee Fraud
It's important for us at Etsy to ensure our community is safe while using the site. Unfortunately there is no foolproof way to ensure safety online at all times. Sometimes all we can do is give information and hope that well informed users will be able to protect themselves. As the Etsy name spreads …
How-Tuesday: Seedling Kit Favors from Project Wedding
Sow the seeds of love at your wedding! I'm happy to present this week's How-Tuesday project: Project Wedding's Seedling Kit Favors. They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and Project Wedding proves the rule. As founders Joe and Margaret planned their own wedding and met with vendors, they often …
Handmade Code: ColorMatch from 26OliveStreet
As part of our Handmade Code series, we're bringing you news and how-to's about the innovations emerging from the Etsy Developer Community. Located at developer.etsy.com, the Etsy Developer Community serves as a hub for third-party software developers who are making neat and helpful programs for Etsy …
Why We Make Treasuries: Inspiration and Visual Storytelling
So you counted backwards, did the math, and figured out that with 20 lists on each page you should start paying attention right about...now. You’ve opened a new browser window and you keep one eye on it while you pretend to be doing other things. 340. Waiting. Watching. 339, 338. The lists tick down, slowly. You’ve got …
Ya Gotta Yart
UPDATE: Hello sellers! We Etsy Admin are really excited about the Yart Sale, a seller organized promotion becoming a yearly tradition. We want to tell you what we will be doing on our end to feature it. Free Shipping Collaboration — To take part in a free shipping promotion, tag your items with "yartfreeship" so …
