Crafting a Community of Awesome: Be Part of the Summit
Five years ago I totally didn’t have any crafty friends. I toiled away in my living room each night, making stuff without any clue what I would do with it. And when I finished something, I stored it in our extra bedroom until the spare bed became this weird pile of strange stuff. I felt like my making had no …
Guest Curator: Sabrina Gschwandtner of KnitKnit
This week's Guest Curator is artist, writer and curator Sabrina Gschwandtner. Sabrina's work bridges the fields of conceptual art, handcraft, activism and social history. Her book KnitKnit: Profiles and Project’s from Knitting’s New Wave was published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang in 2007; the audio version …
Etsy in the Press: It's Not the Same Old Show...
... on your radio! Not lately, anyway. The recent developments with the CPSIA have been a hot topic as of late, and there has been some great coverage on public radio in the last few weeks. Starting about two weeks ago, with Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman aired a story about the CPSIA and mentioned Etsy. You can …
Handmade Nation Screening and Virtual Lab Q&A
Faythe Levine and Cortney Himerl will be in New York this week discussing and screening their documentary film Handmade Nation and its accompanying book. Etsy will be streaming a live webcam feed of the Q&A in the Virtual Labs starting at around 7:30pm EST, Thursday, February 12 (click here to translate …
Update: Faythe Levine's Handmade Nation
We at Etsy are very excited about Faythe Levine's forthcoming documentary, Handmade Nation; so excited, in fact, that we want to share the clips as they become available! (Such as the amazing stop motion opening sequence shown above.) Not familiar with Handmade Nation? Here's the gist: director Faythe Levine …
Etsy World Tour: Germany Celebrates National Day of Reunification
National Day of Reunification is a holiday in Germany celebrated on October 3rd which commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990.For 41 years our country was divided into to Federal Republic of Germany in the West and the German Democratic Republic in the East, separating friends …
Etsy in Action: Upcoming Events August 7-14
Summer is in full swing. Why not get out and see what your fellow art and craft lovers are up to? Here are a few of our picks. Let us know what's happening in your area by sharing in the comments below. Chicago, IL: August 7 Faythe Levine is a filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director who is …
Etsy in Action: Upcoming Events July 17 - July 23, 2008
Summer is in full swing. Why not get out and see what your fellow art and craft lovers are up to? Here are a few of our picks. Let us know what's happening in your area by sharing in the comments below. Friday, July 17th-20thArtscape Baltimore, MDThe Baltimore Etsy Team will be representing Etsy and …
The Sustainable Sounds of Cheese
Every summer, for over fifty years, Himalayan goji berries and truffled ham have come to the Javits Center in New York for a sympoisum of self-proclaimed "Fancy Food." In response to this elitist celebration of onion confit and Caribbean Reef sea salt, Sasha Davies of Cheese by Hand and Tom Mylan of Marlow …
Featured Buyer: Faythe Levine of Handmade Nation
Our Featured Buyers series is where the Storque reaches out to the Etsy community and the larger handmade world of arts and crafts. Faythe Levine is someone who is working on drawing all of these elements together. Below you'll find some of her favorite picks from the Etsy marketplace, as well as an …
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