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Show Us Your Crazy Christmas Tree

PollyPainting's blue Christmas tree literally made me squeal with delight. It really does look like something out of Dr. Seuss! How's that for holiday cheer! What's your interpretation of holiday decor — whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or another holiday? Are you a classic traditionalist or do …

Keep it Weird: Mangy Manger

  There is so much potential for self-expression in holiday decor that going traditional seems like a cop-out. If miracles of blazing oil or immaculate conception inspire you to reimagine our accepted constructs of reality, consider your tree a canvas for experimentation. How do you plan to provoke …

Come Craft With KnitKnit at the Etsy Labs

Why stay in and craft all by your lonesome? Come join us for a needle felting workshop with KnitKnit — whether you're in Brooklyn or anywhere in the world. Stop by for our weekly Craft Night in our online multi-user chat room, the Virtual Labs, for a live online demo at 5 p.m. ET, or in person at the Etsy Labs in …

Starless Wins the Community Vote for Favorite Holiday Ornament

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite holiday ornaments, and in the process we collected more nominations than we've ever gotten in the full year that we've been doing these votes. It also confirmed my theory that Etsy is the best place on the Web to buy unique holiday ornaments, both vintage and …

Etsy Finds: Deck the Halls With Free Shipping and Holiday Sales

There is no better place to find the perfect holiday dressings for your home than right here on Etsy. Take advantage of the special free shipping and discount promotions our sellers are offering through Cyber Monday, November 30. You'll find everything you need to create a perfect handmade holiday …

Vote for Your Favorite Holiday Ornament

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite holiday ornaments. Now it's your turn to vote! Are you an ornament hound? Are the boughs of your tree laden with flocks of angels, snowflakes, glass baubles, and such? Any kooky or nostalgic ornaments you can't wait to hang year after year? Let us know how you trim …

Come Craft With the Etsy Labs & Esther K. Smith: Rolling Ball Books and Ornaments

Want to test out our latest How-Tuesday project with us at the Etsy Labs? Come join us for a free workshop with artist and author Esther K. Smith— whether you're in Brooklyn or anywhere in the world. Stop by for our weekly Craft Night in our online, interactive classroom, the Virtual Labs, for a live demo via …

How-Tuesday: Rolling Balls From Magic Books & Paper Toys

As a lover of both books and crafts, I have a very difficult time letting my coffee table volumes or National Geographic issues sit on the shelf for long before I'm ripping, cutting, folding, and gluing. Pages sticky with mod podge, my collection of paper transforms into a vault of materials and inspiration …

Etsy Finds: Holiday Cheer

'Tis the season to hum holiday jingles while planning festive family gatherings that will live on in your guests' memories. The following Etsy Finds showcase ways to get creative this holiday season. Help spread the love and cheer everyone looks forward to this time of year.     Holiday Entertaining The …

How-Tuesday: Miniature Stocking Ornament From Sweater Renewal

As the season of bulky fibers descends upon us, I inevitably must clean out my sweater drawer for new finds. Pulling out fistfuls of thick wool, I mourn moth holes, shrunken sleeves, oil stains. The colorful knits, even flawed, nevertheless feel enduring, and thus when I came across Sharon Franco Rothschild's …

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