Open Studio Tour: May Luk
In this Open Studio Tour series, we'll be snooping around Etsians' creative spaces to find out the story behind the drawing table. We want to know all about our artists, and in the process, perhaps get a bit of inspiration for our own workrooms!A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the ACC show in San …
Etsy Finds Decor: Retro Restoration
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the New Hampshire home of graphic designer, artist and blogger Jenn Ski. Her amazing home was built in 1952 by Frank Lloyd Wright's student, Alec Majesky. Jenn and her husband are currently in the process of restoring their mid-century dream home and have …
Etsy Finds: The New Old School
There are many things in life that you can teach yourself: sewing a hem, making delicious hummus, and playing the harmonica are some accomplished examples. The do-it-yourself ethos runs deep and strong here on Etsy, but there's another facet to this creative treasure trove. Today's Etsy Finds are devoted …
Etsy Finds Vintage: A Beautiful Collection
From an early age, I've always maintained a well-dusted area of little things that bring me happiness. What started with trolls and geodes morphed into dresses from the 1940s, vintage puppets, deer figurines, and more recently, bell jars, antique portrait paintings and quilts. The thrill of the chase has …
Quit Your Day Job: lusterbunny
Rain of lusterbunny began making ceramic jewelry as way to keep her hands busy between larger sculptural projects. After watching her jewelry take off on Etsy, she knew she was onto something. Rain maintains that continually working on her photos and relisting popular items on slow days have played …
Ceramics and Pottery: Facts and Fancies (Part 2)
Welcome to my second installment of Ceramics and Pottery: Facts and Fancies. In Part 1, I gave a general overview of the scope of the Ceramics and Pottery Category. From raw material to building and finishing, ceramics is a wondrous medium, as rewarding as it is challenging. In this installment, I will …
Crafty Genes: A Mother-Daughter Etsy Story
I owe so much to my mother, Raquel: my freckles, an undying love of stinky cheese, and an affinity for Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco objects. Most important, though, is the creativity that can be traced through her family tree — no generation has been spared! Both of my mom's grandfathers were successful …
Ceramics and Pottery: Facts and Fancies (Part 1)
A search through the Ceramics and Pottery Category here on Etsy can at first seem intimidating. The enormous variety of work seems to be just barely held together by a common thread. This category encompasses many items that could rightfully be placed in other categories such as Art, Housewares, …
Process: Sweet Peas with Kim Westad
Friend Etsy on Youtube or Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 Kim Westad is a ceramics artist who lives and works in the Bronx, New York. She opened up her studio to show me the delicate process involved in making her Sweet Pea porcelain vessels. The Sweet Peas are minimal and elegantly rotund …
Etsy Finds: Beyond the Bloom
My mother always asks for fresh flowers for Mother's Day. Since giving flowers year after year can get a little boring, I've learned to spice it up by giving the lasting gift of vases, jars and pitchers that contain a beautiful bouquet. Each of the finds below would make a creative and multifunctional (not to …
So cute!
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thanks for the tips.....advice for a newbie is totally tops
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top tips.......its great to get advice...particularly as a newbie
by billiewren
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Love the colors - great collections!
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very lovely creations, made me smile:)!
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Those origami shoes are really neat!
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