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Quilting for Peace: Stitch Your Own Shopping Bag

Stitch-by-stitch throughout the decades, the art and craft of quilting has long held a quiet power to gather communities together — whether it be through quilting bees, wartime efforts, painstakingly creating heirlooms and gifts, or resourcefully gathering together fabric scraps to mend a garment …

How-Tuesday: Rose Petal Tee From Appliqué Your Way

Picking through the scrap bins at fabric stores is my cherished scavenging adventure for texture and pattern. In every nook of my craft storage, strips of vibrant textiles bloom forth. When I find projects made for these sweet trims, I'm not only reinventing a T-shirt or a tote bag, I'm also creating …

Vote! Which Thanksgiving Item Would Get You in the Kitchen?

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite items for hosting family meals for the holidays. Now it's your turn to vote! Next Monday we'll announce the winner, which, along with some of the other top picks, will be featured in the Members' Choice Gift Guide and here on the Etsy blog. Show your favorite …

VintageConfections is Sweeter Than Candy & Wins the Vote!

Did you overindulge this weekend? Or are you still dipping into your kids' Halloween stash? Get ready for some more, my sugar-fiend friends! We have a candy-coated winner from last week's poll:  VintageConfections with her Jupita Caramel Espresso Truffles. Thank you to everyone who voted in this …

How-Tuesday: Gore-Fest 2009 3D Blood Spatter Effect

Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson We are so excited to be collaborating with Meg, a.k.a. Enderby, of Threadbanger fame for this creepy-cute Halloween how-to! Horror movie buffs and fans of television's forensic blood splatter analyst (and serial killer) Dexter are …

Vote! Which Candy-Themed Item Gives You a Sugar High?

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite candy-themed items, and now, my sweet-toothed friends, it's up to you to pick a winner! Remember when you and your siblings would come home after trick-or-treating? I want to know what candy you'd swap and what you'd swap for. Post in the comments below! Nom nom nom …

SeaPinks Wins the Vote for Your Favorite Autumn Decor

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite autumn decor on Etsy. You voted, and now we've got a winner! Congratulations to SeaPinks whose Flora and Fauna Decorative Pumpkin is a superb example of the handmade touches that make a house a home. SeaPinks, along with some of the top favorites shown below …

How-Tuesday: Spooky Shadow Puppets by Crankbunny

MP4 | YouTube | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes   We're resurrecting this eerie project from last year — crankbunny's shadow puppets are still full of dark delight! [Originally published October 28, 2008.] This week on Etsy How-Tuesday, Norma, a.k.a. crankbunny, shows us how to make spooky shadow puppets for Hallow's Eve …

Vote! What is Your Favorite Autumn Decor?

We want to know which item gets you in the mood for food — I mean, for the fall holidays. A plush pumpkin on the stoop or a fall wreath on the door, a quaint quilted table runner or a cornucopia of acorns, find all this and more in this week's community vote.Every week we ask our readers to nominate items for this …

How-Tuesday: Headless Marie Antoinette Costume From Makezine

Okay, people, it's crunch time. There is only one weekend left between now and Halloween, and if you've been a delinquent with purchasing your Gaga hairbows or spider wings, Makezine's got you covered. Today's How-Tuesday is a Headless Marie Antoinette Costume from Nicole Magne. I love how this ensemble is …

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