Etsy Finds Vintage: Vera Scarves
Any style maven worth her salt knows that a casually-flung scarf can take an otherwise crap outfit uptown. The queen of vintage scarves? Vera Neumann. The artist turned textile designer's scarves are known for their graphic, bold patterns (flowers, dots and geometrics) and Vera's signature in the corner …
There's No Place Like Here: Boudoir Queen
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Boolar, George McMurphy and his Orchestra, Etsy bumper by JuliaPott) There's No Place Like Here...Welcome to our new video series, where creative types show us their unique spaces — infused with their aesthetic and filled with the treasures they collect. …
Gift Ideas: Shop Local Israel with Rafya
Shop Local this holiday season and support independent craftspeople. It's a great way to reduce your carbon footprint! Alona aka Rafya is the brains behind Alona Lahav Design Studio, a shop that is all about unique designs of jewelry and craft. Her pieces are made of cold clay with special textures found …
High End Etsy: Fiber Arts
What does one gain from raising one's own alpacas? Bonnie Samuel aka bonniesamueldesign.etsy.com knows the value of homegrown fiber, the material she works with to create unique knit and woven pieces. "My knowledge of the nature and structure of natural fibers — from the impact of animal husbandry on …
Handmade Portraits: 1AEON
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes [music by The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Jukeboxer, The Fucking Champs, The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight] This article was originally published on May 13, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! Gabe Molnar of 1AEON says his designs …
Handmade Portraits: maryink
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Michael Chapman, Jukeboxer, Fred Wallace) Mary Helt and Chris Sittel of maryink met at a party while visiting their families in Nashville. At the time, Mary was living in New York City working as a photographer's stylist and Chris was working in Florida at a …
Threadbanger How-to: Screenprinting with Betterthanjam (& Matt on the Etsy Shopping Network!)
This week's edition of Threadbanger features a visit to betterthanjam's studio to learn some awesome screenprinting tips and tricks. Also, check out Matt as he shares some Etsy Finds on the Etsy Threadbanger Shopping Network! You don't want to miss these deals! We're looking forward to collaborating more …
Japanese Origami Techniques with Atelier Kanawa
Atelier Kanawa is a Japanese Etsy seller who specializes in creating traditional and modern Japanese pieces based on Kimono, Geisha/classical Japanese dance, Tsumami Kanzashi and Bingata/Katazome Kimono dyeing techniques. She is passionate about honoring and educating others about the …
Etsy How-to: Screenprinting and You
We made this video how-to for the pop-up community space we participated in with Good Magazine over the holidays. It's a fun how-to that introduces you to the art and science of screenprinting. Matt and Pete are completely charming in it, so check it out!See another video how-to on screenprinting with …
Etsy Finds: Creepy Spider Shirt
So, typically, when I think of Etsy, or when talking with my friends about Etsy, we talk about "The Cute." And how so very full of "The Cute" Etsy is. But with it being so close to Halloween, I thought maybe an Etsy Find that wasn't totally cute would be in order, and did something I'd never done before: I searched for "creepy …
Great article!
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