New Rules: Support Your Local Economy
Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project at the Institute for Local Self Reliance (ISLR), an organization started in 1974 to work with citizens, activists, policy makers and entrepreneurs to help communities improve their economies, reduce waste, manage local infrastructure …
Gingeroni1 Works for Caregivers' Rights
UPDATE: We just heard from Kathi, "Just a quick update to let you know the spousal caregiver bill HB39 has been signed by the Governor and should go into effect immediately. Thank you so very much for writing the original article in the Storque and the exposure that it gave to the bill." Congratulations, Kathi …
The Art of Slow: A Celebration of the Handmade
Today Lou Sagar, Etsy's resident merchandising consultant and Slow Movement devotee, will tell us a bit of the history behind this growing shift. Slow Food creates a thoughtful intersection between planting, harvesting and preparing an artisanal meal and the craftsmanship behind a thrown ceramic …
Tax Time for Artists: Give Good Deeds Their Due
Chuck from DownToTheWireDesigns checked in with us after his New Year's Resolution to donate a piece of his jewelry every week for the entire year. Committing to a project like that is quite an undertaking for any artist, and Chuck wants to share an important message about a new piece of legislation that …
Artistic Endeavors: IndieFixx Feeds Your Soul with Free Art
News flash: the economy sucks. The stock market is up and down, people are losing their jobs and homes, all sorts of businesses are closing down and nobody seems to have any idea what's going on. That’s the bad news… Now for the good news: even though the economy is tanking, it’s more important than ever to stay …
CPSIA: Blog-in, Updates & Clarifications
UPDATE: MomsRising.org shared this letter with us. Click here to sign their petition. "Ask the Consumer Products Safety Commission to Clarify New Child Products Rules to Protect Safe Handmade Toys and Clothes." [The following was originally posted on January 28, 2009.] Today, bloggers are converging with a …
Shop Makeover Series: Craft-onomics 101
After wrapping up a very busy and sometimes lackluster holiday craft show season, I have come to a few grand conclusions about the economy at the moment, and – no surprise – it sucks! Though the jury is still out on how the craft community will be impacted by our nation’s (and world's!) crashing markets, it's always …
Etsy Finds: Last Minute Gifts Under $20
If you've spent a little too much on the big gifts this year and are looking for great deals at the last minute, you're in luck! Today's Etsy Finds are great gifts (at economical prices!) that will make it in time for the big day. Time's running out for the online shopping season, so get your gifts now! Need some more …
Etsy & the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum nominated Etsy as one of their 2009 Technology Pioneers. Etsy's founder Rob Kalin will be traveling to Davos, Switzerland to represent our community and to voice Etsy's mission at the January meeting. About the World Economic Forum: "The World Economic Forum is an independent …
Recessionistas: Trends on a Budget
Times are tough these days. The recession is approaching full swing, and those of us that enjoy looking fashionable are left to look at the moths drifting out of our pocketbooks while contemplating the implications of each potential purchase. There's a name for us fashion lovers in a pinch: the …
Ditto - my colleagues have said it all!
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Awesome shots!!!!!
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