Etsy Finds: Getting Susanna Carrillo's Look - Home Decor Edition
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the home of Susanna Carrillo of paper scissors oranges children’s art studio in Darien, Connecticut. We love the way she has created a clean white canvas with colorful accents using pillows, rugs, furniture and patterns. The bold pops of color make her home …
Top 10 Gifts for Bookworms: Books, Zines & Comics from Sarah Nicholls of the Center for Book Arts
In our increasingly digital lives, handmade books remind us to appreciate the tactile beauty of an interesting binding or the unique linework of the artist, or if it's a blank journal, that we have such a thing as handwriting (whether messy or neat)! Books, zines, and comics make great holiday gifts, and so we …
My Top 10 Decor: Giving Thanks for Primitives
Here are our picks for the Top 10 Primitives with Autumnal flavor! Vintage Spoon "Turkey Time" Ornaments by ohmybuttons.Find more holiday ornaments. Primitive Pumpkins by MariePattersonStudio. Find more primitive pumpkins. Felt Acorn Candle Mat by KeepsakeKorner. Find some candles to go with it. …
Quit Your Day Job: StephanieFizer
Stephanie of StephanieFizer quit her day job back in 2006 to become a full time artist, but it didn't quite work out according to plan. She found that she wasn't truly following her heart (or game plan) with painting, and she eventually found herself back in a day job. The second time around, she had a plan and …
Fan Art Talk in the Virtual Labs: Special Guest Professor Henry Jenkins
UPDATE: This is the podcast of the conversation with Prof. Jenkins that took place October 16, 2008 in Etsy's Virtual Lab. All Etsy podcasts are published under Creative Commons licenses so please feel free to embed audio and video on your blogs or websites. For other Etsy videos and podcasts please …
Etsy Finds: Warming Up Piece by Piece
Oh, is it ever a cold and dreary day here in Brooklyn! Makes me want to do nothing but snuggle up with some fine quilted blankies, sip hot cocoa and read a good novel. (Set in a warm location!) Luckily, Etsy has a whole section of beautifully detailed quilts to choose from — an art form that (believe me, I've tried it!) is …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: October 23, 2008
Eccentrics make the world go 'round. If not for the "out there" thoughts of a certain courageous and wacky brand of individual, a lot of great ideas would never come to fruition. With that in mind, always make sure to give new ideas a chance, or you could miss out on something really special. (Yes, I've been reading …
Featured Buyer: Holly Becker of decor8
This week's Featured Buyer is Holly Becker, the editor and founder of the inspirational design and decorating blog decor8, drawing 20,000 worldwide readers daily. She has been blogging non stop since January 2006 and we’re particularly fond of her weekly column on decor8 called Etsy Take Five Tuesdays …
News from the Etsy Labs: Sock Monkey Workshop!
Join us for an afternoon of creating original sock monkeys for fresh art's sock monkey program. fresh art is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing expanded artistic, personal development, and entrepreneurial opportunities to New York City artists with special needs. The sock …
