Etsy in the Press: Elevator, Goin' Up!
The Dow Jones may be stuck in the basement for a while, but the Etsy Express is heading straight to the top, and just in time for the holidays! First floor, TV land. Last week, Good Morning America held the first of many Great American Job Fairs, hosted by our friend Tory Johnson. If you saw it live, you could see our …
Lena Corwin: Painted Furniture How-to and Favorites
I recently caught up with Lena Corwin, who's got lots to share, including her many inspirations, Etsy favorites, and from her new book, this beautifully "dressed-up dresser", just for you! Click here to download the complete instructions, or follow along below. Let's get to it, shall we? Please introduce yourself …
Etsy In The Press: London Calling Rachael
Two juicy bits of news this past week for you. India Knight, a weekly columnist for the Sunday Times in London, penned an article this past weekend about thriftiness, excerpted from her new book, The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less. It covers several topics, ranging from bill collectors to grocery lists …
News from the Etsy Labs: 11/3 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 Vintage: Call it a Folk Implosion...
... or a bohemian rhapsody. Either way, folk style is back in a big way. Even if you're not into the folk style, the familiar patterns and iconography of traditional European folk artistry are immediately recognizable. These styles and patterns arose from Europe and Russia's cultural heritage — and they're also …
Featured Buyer: Holly Becker of decor8
This week's Featured Buyer is Holly Becker, the editor and founder of the inspirational design and decorating blog decor8, drawing 20,000 worldwide readers daily. She has been blogging non stop since January 2006 and we’re particularly fond of her weekly column on decor8 called Etsy Take Five Tuesdays …
Fresh Shops: badhairmountain
Sometimes I find art on Etsy that really speaks to me, in some language or another. It's possible Sean from badhairmountain, a Fresh Shop started in August 2008, found all my metalhead friends and drew their portraits. There's also the possibility that he just lives in the coolest town ever where all the …
Etsy in the Press: Fall Fling
The air is crisp, and the stories about Etsy are fluttering about like leaves this fall. With so much bad news about the economy, it's not surprising that people are looking for new ways to do business. That's the premise to this story on CNN.com, and it's also about how the vision of Etsy is coming to fruition. The …
Fresh Shops: LuckyJackson
"I like the idea of working really hard at being happy and I think that you should surround yourself with things that reflect this, including art. I like making art that is fun, that you get a chuckle out of when you see it, a bit of nostalgia that everyone gets. I hope that my fellow Estians find that in my work!" — …
