All about Etsy FAQ Series: Welcome to the Etsy Labs
We here at the Etsy Labs are often asked questions about what the Labs are and how the community can get involved. We realize there isn't really any published material about the Etsy Labs on the site other than our Merchandise shop, so we hope that we can clear up a few of the most frequently asked questions …
Etsy Finds: Room for the Whole Family
While many children have recently headed back to school, there are plenty of families who are settling into another productive year of homeschooling. This week's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the Filer-Dougal family, who have created a home that doubles as an inspiring educational space for their …
Vote! Which Plaid Item Gets a Gold Star?
It's back to school season — time to iron the school uniform, inspect your woolens for moth holes and darn your knee socks. I say spice it up and have some fun with plaid this season. We asked our readers to nominate their favorite fresh plaid items, and we collected everything from corsets to quilts …
Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard
There's one thing that makes me happier than walking by urban gardens, and that's walking by urban gardens tended by youths. The Edible Schoolyard has become a legendary success story. Founded over a decade ago by chef Alice Waters, this one-acre garden and kitchen classroom at Martin Luther King, Jr …
Guest Curator: Back to School with Babyccino
Babyccino is a website for urban moms: a daily dose of city life mixed with products and parenting tips. It’s like eavesdropping on a group of girlfriends in a café — only they’re inviting you to take part in the conversation! Four women in four cities (London, Paris, Amsterdam and Milan) discuss life, kids, style …
Etsy Finds: A Little Something We've Learned...
I will always remember my fifth grade history teacher, Mr. Frost. He always wrote with fat, sidewalk style chalk and made a point of how the skinny kind was "not up to par." One day the chalk was stolen (cue foreboding music). An in-class courtroom drama unfolded over the following week, whereupon students …
Etsy Finds: Gifts for the Grad
Graduations are a time to celebrate milestones and new beginnings. Each of the Finds below would make a special statement to the graduate in your life Show how proud you are of their accomplishments! Give a gift that will someday be a cherished memento of a hopeful moment in time. For more gift ideas with …
Artistic Endeavors: Art School Confidential with Pepperminte
Meet Caitlin Shearer, aka pepperminte, a nineteen-year-old fine artist and student from Australia with a passion for painting fancy girls and effeminate boys. She is obsessed with dollhouses, Marilyn Monroe, and aliens, and dreams of illustrating her own storybooks one day. Caitlin's delicate works in …
Tardy Students, Please Report to the Back-to-School Gift Guide
Listen up, all you tardy students! (Anyone...anyone? Bueller?) The 2008 back-to-school shopping season is just about over. If you’re still in need of school items, check out the Gift Guide before it is closed. You snooze, you lose, ya truants!Find more shopping content …
Parents Teach Art, Part 2: Making it Happen
In my recent article Parents Teach Art I shared information about Duniway Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, and its award-winning, parent-led art program. Now I'll go into more detail about how to make a program like this work at your child's school. [Second grade "Paint and Poetry" lesson]The Art …
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