Trends: Last Gasps of Summer, Sea Glass
Sea glass is such an inspiring material. Beach combers clean up debris and make shards into something new. Jewelry can be vibrant or mellow, soft or angular, depending on the piece of beach glass — and all these jewel-like nubbins conjure the sounds of the waves and the feeling of sand (hopefully not sharp …
Fresh Shops: UnConventional
One of the most fun things about going back to school (besides the higher learning, of course) is the chance to reinvent yourself. It's a fresh start, a time to take stock, and let's be honest—a chance to update your look. Who do you want to be this season? My pick to elevate your threads to a whole new grade are the bold …
Handmade Kids: Beach Babes
Heading to the beach with some babes? (Of the small child variety, of course!) Get out the cooler, load up the popsicles and prepare for sand in unexpected places! With children in tow, any beach adventure is like being a kid all over again: sand castles, horsing around with inner tubes and other floatation …
Gotta Travel On: A Dog's Life in Greece
In the coming weeks, the Storque will be posting content about pets and animals. aegeansea offered the story of her Greek pooch DeeDee as a transition from the Gotta Travel On series to the Etsy Pets series. She included some of her surrealist pet collages too. Enjoy!Born in a Greek village in the south of …
Etsy Finds: The Original African Monk Bag
Whether it be a jaunt to the market or a journey to the shores of Zanzibar, you cannot go wrong with this lovely tote from jetsetting Etsy artist vwithoutb. A self-proclaimed world traveller, vwithoutb was inspired by the traditional monk's bags she found in Cambodia and Thailand; however, she decided to …
Etsy Finds: She Sells Sea Shells....
Today's Finds were curated by the smart and talented Danielle Maveal aka daniellexo aka PreciousPups. Clearly she has the beach on the brain. Maybe it's time for someone to take a nice long vacation! Take a peep at her awesome shell-themed Etsy Finds.... Sea Glass and Sea Shell Necklace Oh oh oh. White tee, jean …
Etsy in the Press: Alchemy Lives & Other Headlines
It's been about one week since the rebirth of Alchemy, and already the press is begining to take notice. New York Magazine's Best Bets section notes the resurgence of the feature, dubbing it "genius." The irreverent crowd over at Gawker took notice as well, noting requests for a vegan jackalope and ten felted …
Etsy Engineers: Get back to Work!
Enjoy a wee video from the Etsy engineers' tech meet-up at the San Francisco office. If you listen closely, you may be able to hear secret information about the progress of the new Community Section of the site. I think. Or perhaps they were talking about cheese doodles. Bueller took the wonderful photo …
