Trends: Oversize Cowls
Oversize is everywhere these days. Big bags, avant garde capes and ponchos, tunics as shirts: bigger is better! Nowhere is this more evident than the oversized cowl trend. This winter accessory is best worn in chunky knits that tend to be on the larger side. Make a statement this winter with an oversize …
Cannibal Pumpkin: A Halloween How-To
Halloween is day after tomorrow — you better get carving! Not enough gruesome pumpkin eye candy for your Halloween baskets? Not to worry! Tom Nardone, crafty author of Extreme Pumpkins has a few more tricks (and treats) up his sleeve. Life requires bravery; if you're timid, the cannibals will eat you for sure. To …
These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Boots make fashion more fun. While heels may make certain outfits infinitely better (who doesn't love a nice boost in the back?), boots definitely make more of a statement about what your style claims to be. Whether it's thigh high, cowboy, riding, ankle, oxford, leather or suede, let your boots do the talking this …
Gift Ideas: Enjoying the Harvest, Hostess Style
Having a fall soiree, or merely playing host this fall? Enjoy the colors and flavors of autumn at your next get together, and get the decor and home accessories to match. Imagine drinking hot toddies by an open fire, sweaters worn with pride, and lots of hot chocolate flowing. Get the cookies ready and make …
Luxe Life: Cashmere Accessories
Brrr! As colder temperatures descend, the snuggly goodness of warm winter accessories makes life seem oh, so much better. However, the ante is upped when said accessories are made of cashmere. When it comes to living the luxe life, all I need is a cup of coffee, a bar of dark chocolate, a hot shower and cashmere …
Featured Buyer: Carrie Blaydes of Borderline Mag
This week’s Featured Buyer is Carrie Blaydes, a women’s clothing designer living in Brooklyn, New York. For the past year and a half, she has also been one side of the editorial duo behind the online street fashion magazine Borderline Mag, which she founded with her old friend Nick Whitehouse. Thanks to a …
News from the Etsy Labs: 10/20 Craft Night
Have plans on Monday night? Well, you do now! Dust off your crafty pants and come join us for our weekly Craft Night at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. Each craft night is also broadcast live into in the Treehouse room of the Virtual Labs. All demos will be shown both in the Labs in Brooklyn and in the Treehouse online …
Etsy World Tour: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Oaxaca, Mexico
Last year I checked another experience off of my immense to-do list: I rallied three girlfriends to accompany me to Mexico to observe one of my long term obsessions, the Día de los Muertos holiday. After a few days in Mexico City meeting friends, swooning over Frida Kahlo's blue house and Diego Rivera's …
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends! We wish you a yummy holiday filled with bright colors, warmth, the laughter of family and friends, and of course, the opportunity to give thanks for the bounty we all enjoy. Here at Etsy, we are grateful to all the Canadian Etsians who support independent …
