Etsy in the Press: The Best of the Rest (of '09)
Hello Etsy, and adios 2009! I want to share the best of the year-end (October - December) press that Etsy garnered in 2009 — which was quite a bit, so we're going with a list this time around, arranged in handy categories for your reading pleasure. I hope that you all felt the love, and here's looking forward to a great …
Etsy Finds Decor: A Little Bit Country
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the Nashville, Tennessee home of Allison Marusic. She spends many weekends shopping at flea markets and thrift shops and is an avid collector of everyday things that tell a story or show signs of their past. Allison says her decorating style is inspired by …
Handmade Portraits: maryink
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Michael Chapman, Jukeboxer, Fred Wallace) Mary Helt and Chris Sittel of maryink met at a party while visiting their families in Nashville. At the time, Mary was living in New York City working as a photographer's stylist and Chris was working in Florida at a …
Handmade Portraits: Betty Turbo
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Matt Hopper) East Nashville artist Agnes Barton-Sabo aka Betty Turbo is all about cupcakes and moustaches! Agnes grew up in Alaska with an artistic family. Mom was an incredible seamstress who made matching outfits for Agnes and her dolls. Dad was an art …
My Visit to a Luthier in Tennessee
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes In early May I went to Barren Plains, Tennessee to visit James Peters, a luthier and Etsy seller Armor Guitars. He plys a trade after my own heart, as a fellow woodworker, though I’ve yet to muster the patience required to build a fine instrument.I remember when James …
Handmade Portraits: Armor Guitars
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes James Peters enjoys what he does. Waking up every morning and working in his woodshop in the back of his house is the "bees knees" as James says. Once there, he makes custom acoustic guitars. He is, as it's called, a luthier based in Springfield, TN. After moving to Nashville …
Etsy Gossip #5
In pleasant news...More Birthdays! Happy bday to Jared yesterday. Happy Birthday, Adam, Julie and Rob White today! Etsy HQ has a new pet: a huge octopus named Otis has unexpectedly taken over the Storque. This may sound ominous, but he's really quite cuddly.Deelind, his former mama.An undisclosed female Etsy …
Etsy Finds: Goldfish Are People, Too!
It's pet week here at the Storque! Keep tabs on the Etsy Pets featured column for all the cute pet stuff you can handle. Pets, ahoy! Goldfish may not be as cute or cuddly as kittens and puppies, but they deserve loving, too! During my childhood, I was the proud pet owner of a parade of about 257 goldfish. My brother …
Open Studio Tours: MaryInk
As I cruised down a green street in East Nashville looking for maryink’s studio, I spotted the Etsy stickers adorning the bumpers of their cars and I knew I was in the right place. It was like a beacon drawing me into the sunny space where the screenprinted magic of maryink happens. Mary Helt and Chris Sittel …
The Handmade Tourist: Hatch Show Print
I admit I’m drawn to places that give me the feeling of stepping back in time. When I crossed the threshold of Hatch Show Print I felt that nostalgia, with the creak of the wooden floor and the smell of old paper. I was a bit thrown when the manager barked at me, “How can we help you, Tourist?” “Oh, I’m just looking.”I am a …
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Hope to achieve the same someday:) Awesome job you guys!
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my day has been enriched -thankyou!
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great choices
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