Etsy Finds: Basic Skills
Did you know that we (editorial note: me) tend to wear our favorite 20% of our wardrobe, 80% of the time? (People who wear clothing, that is. I'm not including saucy nudists in today's wardrobe equation.) Those who worship at the altar of the jeans-that-fit-just-right and the trench that goes from staid funeral to …
Etsy Finds: Natural Instincts
Growing up, my childhood home was only a few miles in either direction from the beautiful pine barrens and beaches of the Jersey shore. My brother and I spent most of our free time hiking, swimming, observing wildlife and types of trees, bird watching, collecting leaves, shells, driftwood and sea glass. Today …
Etsy Finds: Fill the Void
Now that the selfless giving season is over, it's time to indulge in what you really wanted. Grandma's Christmas check burning a hole in your pocket? Treat yourself to some Etsy Finds, where a gift receipt is the last thing on your mind. Your unfulfilled wish list will appreciate the follow-through! Blown …
Vote for the Glitziest New Year's Eve Glamour
We asked our readers to nominate their favorite items to dress up the New Year. Now it's your turn to vote! Next Monday we'll announce the winner, which, along with some of the top picks, will be featured in the Members' Choice Gift Guide and here on the Etsy blog. Show your favorite sellers some love and get out the …
How a Piece of Jewelry Leaves Its Imprint
My husband's family has a tradition of setting an extra place at the holiday table for any family member who passed away that year. I'm always moved by this way to celebrate loved ones who can't be with us. Jackie Kaufman, Etsy jeweler rockmyworldinc, sent us this note, and I asked her to share her story of how, in …
Etsy Finds: Klondike Kiss
This past weekend, I found myself in Washington, D.C. for its first snowfall of the season. There is something so pure and blissful about a white horizon that from childhood onwards elicits an intuitive desire to frolic. What better season to celebrate one's matrimony with exuberance? The luxury of a winter …
Quit Your Day Job: lulubugjewelry
Sue of lulubugjewelry began her Etsy shop as a way to help support her newfound passion for jewelry making using Precious Metal Clay (PMC) jewelry supplies; she never imagined it would be a means to quit her day job. Her previous jobs lent her skills not only in jewelry design and manufacturing, but also the …
Etsy Finds: Party Time, Excellent!
When it comes to shindigs, it doesn't take much to please this party girl. Give me some spiked punch of a fluorescent hue, a bedazzled dress and bumping bass and I'm happy as a clam. However, primping for said bodacious bash is half the fun of attending. Put on your semi-formal game face with today's collection of …
Etsy Finds: Wandering the Manifolds
Buddy Glass, my favorite character from all of literature, reflects at one point, "We speak a kind of esoteric family language, a sort of semantic geometry in which the shortest distance between any two points is a fullish circle." I consider my shopping experiences on Etsy in a similar fashion. Some of my …
Quit Your Day Job: Damselle
Melanie, the jewelry designer and business maven behind Damselle, was able to start her jewelry business and become her own boss after working as a store manager for The Discovery Channel. Melanie admits her sales took a little longer to take off than she originally imagined and walks us through the …
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