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Etsy Finds Decor: On the Set of Grey Gardens

This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the set of HBO's rendition of the 1976 cult classic Grey Gardens, staring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange.  CasaSugar did an interview with the film's set designer, Kalina Ivanov, about the inspiration and techniques she used in order to create a home that …

Handmade Weddings: Wedding Photography Unveiled with Jacqueline Tobin

We invited Jacqueline Tobin, author of Wedding Photography Unveiled, to share her knowledge with our readers. Jacqueline is a great resource for insider info for both newly engaged brides-and grooms-to-be, as well as photographers interested in breaking into the wedding business. She'll be live in …

Crafting a Community of Awesome: Be Part of the Summit

Five years ago I totally didn’t have any crafty friends. I toiled away in my living room each night, making stuff without any clue what I would do with it. And when I finished something, I stored it in our extra bedroom until the spare bed became this weird pile of strange stuff. I felt like my making had no …

Proceed and Be Bold: A Documentary

Brown Finch Films is a filmmaking collaborative based in Chicago, Illinois that produces transformative documentary films that inspire, evoke, and enliven. The cinema is both an art and an history, and as filmmakers, they respect their calling to make films that are both artistic and insightful. Their …

Handmade Nation Screening and Virtual Lab Q&A

Faythe Levine and Cortney Himerl will be in New York this week discussing and screening their documentary film Handmade Nation and its accompanying book.  Etsy will be streaming a live webcam feed of the Q&A in the Virtual Labs starting at around 7:30pm EST, Thursday, February 12 (click here to translate …

Etsy Finds: Getting Aaron Rose's Look - Home Decor Edition

This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the Los Angeles home of artist, author, director, musician, and curator behind the Beautiful Losers movement, Aaron Rose. His home decor is a reflection of his many pastimes and obsessions: skateboarding, surfing, hip hop and graffiti culture. It's also a bright …

Etsy Finds: Lights, Camera...Action!

Mystery Train, Ghost World, The 400 Blows: Who doesn't enjoy a trip to the local indie cinema? With the Sundance Film Festival starting this week, why not indulge your dreams of indie stardom by getting out the old Super 8 and doing your best Parker Posey? Today's Etsy Finds salutes film in all its glory, so be you …

The Brooklyn Skyline

I adore the skyline of Brooklyn. When I first moved here way back in 1993, I remember being so taken with the wood water tanks that stood on top of many buildings near the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the East River. This was ages before Brooklyn Industries came on the scene with their water tank logo and multiple …

Update: Faythe Levine's Handmade Nation

We at Etsy are very excited about Faythe Levine's forthcoming documentary, Handmade Nation; so excited, in fact, that we want to share the clips as they become available! (Such as the amazing stop motion opening sequence shown above.) Not familiar with Handmade Nation? Here's the gist: director Faythe Levine …

Etsian Videos: Vanishing of the Bees

Etsy seller OSSMedicineJewelry is making a documentary about honey bees and the environmental effects that may be damaging their habitats and physiology.  See her website www.vanishingbees.com for more info. For now, here's a clip from the movie: Please subscribe to Etsy's Youtube channel. Let us know if …

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