Mothers Galore
Together, Marianne and her daughter Adrianne run Bellebeads (also known as Family Flame Artisan Beads). Carole Brender of brenderart is mother to Marianne and grandmother to Adrianne — three generations on Etsy! Carole says that she heard about Etsy through her daughter and granddaughter. "My daughter …
Mother-Daughter Shops: CaptureCapeMay
Mothers and their daughters and/or sons can often be creative forces to reckon with: keeping it all in the family and playing off of each other's deep understanding of strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes frought, sometimes breezy, these duos bring something special to the handmade experience. …
Personal Passover Traditions
To me, Passover is a time for family, traditions, and of course, food. Oh, the food. My personal favorite Passover delicacy is Matzah Ball Soup. My mom's recipe for Matzah Ball Soup calls to add some club soda to the sticky matzah mixture before forming the balls and dropping them into the boiling broth to cook …
Handmade Weddings: 1970s Blast from the Past
The Handmade Wedding Series gazed at the 1980s in full glory with Confections' post. Without further ado, here are the amazing 1970s stylings of vintagethisretrothat's parents. Vintage inspiration!My mothers gown was $110.00.The wedding gown was bought way before she even had any intentions of getting …
Portrait of a Tinaseamonster
tinaseamonster, an artist and mother, is like a lot of us — totally dedicated to both her family and her creativity. The result? Spread a little thin, yeah, but living a very fulfilling life. There's a lot of interest in this lifestyle these days — from academics, to the newsmedia, to curious relatives. A …
Handmade Heirlooms: Grandma Imogene's Quilt
Alison aka TeenAngster shares her Handmade Heirloom story. You can too! Upload your video to Youtube or blip.tv or vimeo and tag it with: etsy, handmade, and heirloom. Check out all the quilts Etsy has to offer …
Fundraising for Dawn's Boys
A group of Etsians have banded together to raise money for two Louisiana Boys , 8 and 10 years old, who just lost their hard working and wonderful artist Mom in a motorcycle accident a few days before Christmas. Dawn Habisreitinger was an artist with a shop on Etsy.com called JewelrybyDawn.etsy.com. She had …
Boxing Day: Hidden Origins & New Traditions
Birmingham UK local, Phillipa aka Feltathome fills us non-Boxing Day celebrating people in on the roots of the holiday and how it's come to be celebrated. Like many holidays these days, it's evolved (de-volved?) into another crazed day at the mall — similar to Black Friday in the US. Feltathome shares what her …
Last-minute Gifts or Ways to Entertain Younger Relatives
Remember when Great Uncle Al used to amaze you when you were little by pulling a quarter out of his ear? The time has come. Now it's your turn to do small miraculous things with legal tender!Enjoy this video, courtesy of abitabite. These make great last minute stocking stuffers or Christmas tree ornaments …
