How-Tuesdays: Spooky Shadow Puppets by Crankbunny
MP4 | YouTube | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes This week on Etsy How-Tuesday, Norma AKA crankbunny shows us how to make spooky shadow puppets for Hallow's Eve! MAUHAHAH! crankbunny, a talented animator and artist, often works with layers of paper in her projects. Check out this animation she made for Etsy about …
How-Tuesdays: Bleeding Vampire Cupcakes
MP4 | YouTube | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes Welcome to Etsy How-Tuesday. This week, in preparation for Halloween, we bring you Alicia and Tracy of Sweet Tooth of the Tiger who show us how to make Bleeding Vampire Cupcakes! Here are the steps for making Bleeding Vampire Cupcakes! Bake a batch of vanilla …
Process: Fused Dichroic Glass Rings by zulasurfing
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes This month, to continue the Storque's jewelry theme, we bring you this video featuring Gil, a former owner of a demolition company who now grinds and fuses glass. zulasurfing is comprised of husband and wife duo, Gil and Irena, based in New York. Gil is originally from …
Skull Guy Noah Scalin Embraces Death Daily
Author and Skull-A-Day maker Noah Scalin shares his Etsy picks for spooky and sweet skulls. Join him this Friday, October 17 at 11am (EDT) for a Skull-A-Thon in the Treehouse of the Virtual Labs. Get ready to share your skull-themed favorites and Noah will do the same. Together we'll created a Treasury with …
Etsy Holiday How-To #4: Photographing Your Items
For our fourth how-to in this series, the Etsy Labs crew escapes the glare of the paparrazi just long enough to show you how to make your item photos look sharp and professional. From backdrops to cropping, learn how to make those JPEGS sparkle and shine! And remember to stay tuned for our how-to next week …
Handmade Portraits: Bruce Metcalf with Bonus Audio Podcast
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music credit: Lineland, photos by: John White Wilson) Bruce Metcalf has dedicated almost forty years of his life to the creation and historiography of American Studio Craft. He makes his exquisite jewelry with the utmost care and precision. On average most of the …
Etsy Holiday How-To #3: Creating Labels and Hang-Tags
So, dear seller, you've just figured out how to wrap that 300 lb, giraffe-shaped menorah it took you 4 days to carve. Why not let your buyer know where it came from? Michelle from Etsy Labs gives you some creative techniques for labeling your loot in our third edition of the Holiday How-To series. Check out …
Process: Ziptie Rings by Metalnat
The studio of Natalia Gomensoro, aka Metalnat, walks the line of serene organization and cluttered potential. Natalia grew up in Uruguay and comes to jewelry with a background in design and architecture. She got started making jewelry in 1994 and studied with Latin American jewelers before moving to …
Etsy Holiday How-To #2: Branding your Shipping Materials
You know Dasher and Dancer... but do you know from which Etsy seller that fetching present came? In our second segment, Julie shows you how to brand your items by making clever and attractive shipping mailers and envelopes from recycled materials. Here is a PDF file with an envelope pattern.Keep that coal …
