Shop Local Philly With Sarah Lockard of Around Main Line
Around Main Line CEO and ePublisher Sarah Lockard was born and raised in Philadelphia’s western suburbs, known as the Main Line. Around Main Line is Philadelphia’s very first emagazine, celebrating the people, places and events of the region — exclusively online. Today Sarah shares her favorite Etsy …
Etsy in the Press: Signs of the Times
What times? Spring time? These rough economic times? Time to buy your mom a gift? All of the above. You may be familiar with Tory Johnson, television personality, founder of Women For Hire, author of Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash — Without the Commute, and fan of Etsy. Tory has been a busy bee this spring, first …
Monster Compilation by Diane Koss of Cutesy But Not Cutesy
Diane Koss carried around stuffed animals throughout her childhood. Today she makes one of a kind stuffed monsters for her shop Cutesy But Not Cutesy. She has become a monster-maker through and through while pursuing a career as a fine artist and working towards a certificate in graphic and web design …
Handmade Weddings: A Guide for the Bride (and Groom)
Are you getting married, but feel lost in a sea of big name bridal magazines filled with traditional and often cliché wedding ideas? If so, you may not know where to turn for touches such as that vintage gown, that one-of-a-kind button bouquet, and what about those handmade cufflinks?After you have perused …
Etsy Finds Decor: Playful Loft Living with Something's Hiding In Here
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the amazing Philadelphia, PA loft of Shauna and Stephen from somethingshidinghere. Their enormous apartment (over 2700 square feet!) is filled with collections of vintage treasures, artwork and weekend DIY projects. The duo calculates good …
There's No Place Like Here: Something's Hiding In Here
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by The And Group, animation by JuliaPott) There's No Place Like Here...Welcome to our new video series, where creative types show us their unique spaces — infused with their aesthetic and filled with the treasures they collect. Today design duo Something's Hiding …
Quit Your Day Job: SherryTruitt
Sherry, aka sherrytruitt, is successfully selling her jewelry on Etsy. She thinks of quitting her day job not so much as "taking the plunge," but as an evolution of previous experiences. Equipped with lots of coffee to fuel her day, Sherry is proud to call herself a full time jewelry designer, making a living …
Shop Makeover Series: Craft-onomics 101
After wrapping up a very busy and sometimes lackluster holiday craft show season, I have come to a few grand conclusions about the economy at the moment, and – no surprise – it sucks! Though the jury is still out on how the craft community will be impacted by our nation’s (and world's!) crashing markets, it's always …
Featured Buyer: Jay McCarroll
This week’s Featured Buyer is Jay McCarroll, fashion designer and winner of the first season of Project Runway, and now, fabric designer. Read on to find out what inspired Jay to pursue a life of creating, and check out his Etsy Christmas list below! I was born in a little town in Pennsylvania in 1974. I was the …
Process: New Books with Old Materials by theblackspotbooks
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes Margaux Kent, aka theblackspotbooks, has always had a love for old things. Her handmade leatherbound books have the feel of beautiful antique manuscripts, like something out of a Medieval library that was used by a monk once upon a time. Her books tell stories while …
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