Featured Buyer: Rob's Mom, aka Carol Kalin Abedon
This week we have a very special Featured Buyer, just in time for Mother's Day: Carol Kalin Abedon, otherwise known as Rob's mother. Before Rokali founded Etsy and made it what it is today, he was but a kid with dreams, nurtured by his parents. Here's Carol. Hi, my name is Carol Kalin Abedon and I am connected to Etsy by …
Featured Buyer: Kate Bingaman-Burt, Obsessive Consumption and The Public Design Center
This week's Featured Buyer is Kate Bingaman-Burt, who makes her painfully mundane purchases, well, irresistible. Or at least she makes us feel less self-conscious as we spend to fill the void. She is Obsessive Consumption.Obsessive Consumption started in 2002 when Kate decided to photograph all of her …
Featured Buyer: Treehouse Brooklyn
This week's Featured Buyer is Treehouse* Brooklyn. Treehouse is a small shop featuring independent, eco-minded and local designers and crafters. They carry unique clothing, accessories and home furnishings, vintage and new, for the creative and community minded spirit. The majority of their designer …
Featured Buyer: Call for Teen Crafters from Craft Guru Cathie Filian
This week's Featured Buyer is Cathie Filian, host and executive producer of Creative Juice on HGTV and the DIY network, craft designer, author and all around crafty lady. She has chosen some of the coolest items on Etsy that fit with the casting for her new teen and young adult crafting show. (Interested? Read …
Featured Buyer: Brett Bara, Crochet Today Editor and Stitchy TV Host
This week's Featured Buyer is the highly knowledgeable and crafty Brett Bara. By day, Brett is the editor in chief of Crochet Today magazine, and the host of the new PBS series Knit and Crochet Today — look for it on PBS stations nationwide, and on the Create cable network. By night, she's a lifelong crafter of all …
Featured Buyer: Craftypreneur, Designer, Editor and Author Justina Blakeney
This week's Featured Buyer is Justina Blakeney. Justina Blakeney co-owns Compai, a crafty, green design studio where magical and crazy things occur on a regular basis. Justina is also the DIY editor at Venus Zine and co-author of three kickass craft-books: 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim and Tie Your T-shirt into …
Featured Buyer: What's the Skinny? Toward a more Size-Friendly Etsy with emilyaugust
This week's Featured Buyer is also a seller here on Etsy. emilyaugust specializes in plus size fashion and wants to spread the word to both people who sell L and XL clothes and to the lovely ladies who wear them. Check out her favorite finds below and learn more about how to shop for and how to market to the …
Funny Valentines for Featured Buyers: Feel the Love with Comedians Armando, Ophira and Leo
Who doesn't love getting a gift on Valentine's Day? Discounted red roses, boxes of chalky chocolates, restraining orders... To make things a little easier to bear, we gave three of our favorite comics (Armando Diaz, Ophira Eisenberg and Leo Allen) a modest stipend to find a Valentine's Day present their …
Tech Update: "How They Found You"
Thanks to the community's help and suggestions in the ideas forum, we have been able to add some helpful text during the checkout process. Upon checking out during the "submit order" step in the process, the following text now appears above the text field: "Message to the seller (optional): Please share how you …
