Handmade Confessional: Maiko Mitchem
We met Maiko Mitchem aka flurrsprite at Felt Club in LA. Nothing says holidays like bunny pirates! Since the Handmade Consortium launched the Buy Handmade Pledge (http://buyhandmade.org) last year, over 32,000 people have signed. Get involved in our video series of videos: share your Handmade Confessional …
Handmade Confessional: Eli Loves Ghosts
We met Eli Dlugach and his mom Sam at the LA Felt Club. Viva la next generation handmade! We made a series of videos with folks telling us why handmade is important to them. Share your Handmade Confessional with us. Click here to add your video response in Youtube. Find out more about the Handmade Consortium | …
Featured Team: Natural Kids Team
This week's Featured Team, NaturalKids, makes sweet, wholesome products for your little ones! We love the way these toys inspire creativity while staying true to their natural materials. You'll find these items are crafted with a lot of love, and it seems this affection pours into their Team as well! The …
What Does Handmade Mean to You, Los Angeles?
What does handmade mean to you, Los Angeles artists and crafters, and you who buy from indie sellers?At LA Felt Club on November 16th, 2008, from 2pm-6pm (Pacific Time), Tara (Etsy admin weirdwolf and video shooter) wants to meet you and tape very short (15 second) individual videos. Please bring something …
Fresh Shops: The Secret Nest
Sometimes when you find a Fresh Shop, it's like a beam of light coming down to show you something you haven't seen before. I happened to bump into TheSecretNest a few weeks ago and was thrilled at how unique their items were (and how lovely their photos were too!). So I asked a few questions to learn a bit more about …
News from the Etsy Labs: 10/20 Craft Night
Have plans on Monday night? Well, you do now! Dust off your crafty pants and come join us for our weekly Craft Night at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. Each craft night is also broadcast live into in the Treehouse room of the Virtual Labs. All demos will be shown both in the Labs in Brooklyn and in the Treehouse online …
Etsy Finds: Handmade Slipper Abundance
Etsy jewelry artist Ebbandflo is today's guest Etsy Finds curator. Visit her Etsy shop (we're particularly fond of these simple jasper cufflinks; boys and other suit-wearers, take note!) and of course, check out her Finds below! Growing up in Scotland B.C.H. (Before Central Heating), footwear was essential both …
Etsy Find: Beware of Dogs!
Pets are a bone of contention for my family. My son, age 4, wants a dog TODAY. (A Rottweiler, to be exact — preferably one named Manny that sleeps under his bed.) My daughter, age 2, is very afraid of dogs. In fact, she’s still talking about the only time she worked up the courage to pet a dog.So what pet did I find for my kids? …
Etsy Finds: Pincushions
Today's Find is dedicated to that ever-so-necessary (at least for tailors and seamstresses) of objects, the humble pincushion. When searching for a good pincushion, like most everything else on Etsy, your options run the gamut from sweet and simple to the hallucinogenically anthropomorphic. Read on to …
