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 Craft + Style Blogosphere: October 16, 2008
Fall puts me in a contemplative mood. All I want to do is sit under a tree and re-read all of the classics of my awkward years while watching the leaves fall. Moody, dark shapes are all I can think about, in both fashion and Halloween trappings. (Gotta love getting in costume!) The following collection of links …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: October 9, 2008
Photography is a funny thing. While I consider myself to be a "wordy" person most of the time, the pull of an appealing visual is something that I just can't fight. That's why Etsy and the blogosphere at large are such attractive places to linger — so many images to parse through, digital trails to follow, styles to …
Etsy's Guide to Blogging
Starting a blog is a little intimidating. Where should you start one? What should you write about? How do you get people to read your blog? I popped over to the Forums to gather tips from some Etsy bloggers. I knew I would find nuggets of blogging wisdom to share, and I was not let down. Read on to hear the community …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: October 2, 2008
Inspiration is all around us, all the time. What one might see as a pile of broken glass on the street, another envisions as a magnificent mosaic for their living room wall. A door might just be a door to some, but to others it's the beginning of an inspiration board all about the power and magnificence of …
Tech Update: Tweaks to the Storque
Dear Readers, (sound of airhorn)Did the new Storque reach out and bite ya? Have you noticed? We've made some tweaks to the Storque's layout: The homepage of the Storque now defaults to the "all articles" lay-out. Many of you wanted a more blog-like layout in order to see the most recent posts at a glance. This will …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: September 25, 2008
It has finally happened: I'm wearing tights, a sweater and boots. Fall is here! YES! Now all is well with the world. (For today, that is.) This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere is full of whimsy, Polaroids, voyeuristic kitty experiences, patterns and fabric. Read on! The Porter Polaroid Project …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: September 18, 2008
This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere is all photography. Some of the photos are pleasant reminders of autumn, others are projects to do (faux bois walls, anyone?), and some are simply examples of the wonders a camera can produce. Read on! If this isn't fall, I don't know what is. Photography …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: September 11, 2008
This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere salutes autumn while bidding adieu to warm summer nights. The links ahead are all things that make me supremely happy—and I hope they will inspire similar emotions in you as well! On the agenda today: The Happiest Book in the World (YES!), the oldest …
