Guest Curator: Tara McPherson
Tara McPherson is an artist based out of New York City. Creating art about people and their odd ways, her characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard earned wisdom in their eyes. Recalling many issues from childhood and good old life experience, she creates images that are …
Handmade Music Night, Plus Other Fun Events
Handmade Music Night: December 11th 2008 from 7:30pm - 10:30pm at 3rd Ward. Save the date to your google calendar. Handmade Music Night returns with a fabulous new home at Brooklyn's own 3rd Ward. Presented by Etsy, CDM, and Make Magazine, Handmade Music Night will feature crafters, makers, and designers of all …
Making Handmade Musical Instruments
You don't need a lot of cash to make music. The folks in these videos all made their own instruments and are sharing them with the world through video. Check the related items for some fantastic handmade musical instruments on Etsy. If you know of a great handmade music video or item on Etsy, share the links in …
About Us: Jason Seger aka jasonmseger
Jason aka jasonmseger works on the Support Team here in Brooklyn, but he drawls his lovely Virginian accent and makes us all hanker for the South. He's patient, thorough and compassionate — qualities that are needed when working in customer support. He often writes hand written notes to members who have …
My Visit to a Luthier in Tennessee
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes In early May I went to Barren Plains, Tennessee to visit James Peters, a luthier and Etsy seller Armor Guitars. He plys a trade after my own heart, as a fellow woodworker, though I’ve yet to muster the patience required to build a fine instrument.I remember when James …
Etsy Finds: Something for Dudes
So, it turns out, I'm a dude. Yup, while it may come as a surprise to some, it wasn't much of a surprise to me. When I was a youngin', I had pretty much gotten used to the idea before it was really clear to me what a dude was. Not that a dude should be anything specific: I mean, anybody can be a dude if they really are inclined to …
Handmade Portraits: Armor Guitars
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes James Peters enjoys what he does. Waking up every morning and working in his woodshop in the back of his house is the "bees knees" as James says. Once there, he makes custom acoustic guitars. He is, as it's called, a luthier based in Springfield, TN. After moving to Nashville …
Etsy Gossip #5
In pleasant news...More Birthdays! Happy bday to Jared yesterday. Happy Birthday, Adam, Julie and Rob White today! Etsy HQ has a new pet: a huge octopus named Otis has unexpectedly taken over the Storque. This may sound ominous, but he's really quite cuddly.Deelind, his former mama.An undisclosed female Etsy …
Etsy Finds: For the Boys in the Band
Let's face it: while the Handmade Wedding Series has shown us many creative, non-traditional ideas, for the most part, the wedding day is still all about the bride. Somewhere between the proposal and picking out tablecloths that coordinate with the flower girl's sash, the groom-to-be tends to weigh in less …
Etsy Find: Mutant Guitar Strap
For years I have treated guitars and evolutionary biology as non-overlapping magisteria in my life. No longer! Behold — the Darwin tie strap! I'm a bit skeptical that the pick holder feature can withstand my sustained level of rockness — so it may not replace "tape and the mike stand" as my emergency pick …
very lovely creations, made me smile:)!
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Those origami shoes are really neat!
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Those origami shoes are very neat!
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Those origami shoes are the neatest!
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Those origami shoes are great!
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Great choices!
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