Craft Show Applications Unravelled
Summer craft shows are in full swing, and mentions of fall and holiday shows are starting to pop up. The dreaded cycle — filling out vendor applications and then waiting and anticipating to see if you've made it — never seems to end. As one of the Directors of the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in …
Crafting a Community of Awesome: Be Part of the Summit
Five years ago I totally didn’t have any crafty friends. I toiled away in my living room each night, making stuff without any clue what I would do with it. And when I finished something, I stored it in our extra bedroom until the spare bed became this weird pile of strange stuff. I felt like my making had no …
Hello Craft Podcast: Your Handmade Holiday Stories Wanted!
Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade. tinaseamonster, who runs the podcast, wants to hear your stories from the holiday — what handmade gifts did you give and receive? What weird and wonderful, touching or sad tales do you have to share? Here's the latest episode to …
$700 Billion Bail Out Cramping Your Style?
Many folks are shuddering at the thought of gifting in the upcoming holidays and wondering how to manage. And while some families and friends are deciding to go without exchanging gifts, we here at Etsy want to urge those who will be shopping to consider supporting independent artists and crafters …
Etsy in Action: Upcoming Events October 2- 8, 2008
Fall events are in full swing, with holiday planning just around the corner... are you ready? Whether you're a shopper or a seller, here are the latest happenings you should know about. Delray Beach, Florida Saturday, October 4, 2008 Stitch Rock is an annual indie craft fair and bazaar bringing back old school …
Etsy Teams Digest: Local Edition
As end-of-summer relaxation abounds, the Etsy Teams are hard at work to bring you fresh event ideas. This week's Team Digest covers local Teams of Etsy members getting together all around the world... and maybe in your own back yard. Check out these events and find out! The Eastern Washington Etsy Team just …
Mega-Beth Tour: Washington, DC Edition
Ashley and I headed down to Washington, DC last week to attend eTail, an e-commerce conference. We were privileged to see Rob Walker, author of “Buying In: The Secret Dialogue of What We Buy and Who We Are”, speak at the conference. We were pleasantly surprised that he highlighted Etsy as a prominent example of a …
Etsy Finds: Recycled Circuit Board Key Chain
Hey all you lovers out there in the webbed world of intergalactic communication, this is Jakob aka vonmilan. I am new to Etsy and this is my first Storque article, so go easy on me. My Etsy name is vonmilan and I am the new receptionist/office-manager/office-geologist. I found this super cool recycled …
Handmade Weddings: an Etsy Wedding with shoofly and scenicartisans
Here's the latest real wedding story in our Handmade Wedding Series, shoofly and scenicartisans. I'm shoofly on Etsy, the groom is scenicartisans, and we're both artists. We met in the lobby of the Shakespeare Theatre admin offices on my first day at work in 2000. He was the props painter/sculptor and I was the …
Etsy Teams: Valentine's Day Sweetness
We asked the Etsy Teams what their plans are for the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday, and got some really great responses! To find out more about what an Etsy Team is, you can browse around the Team Pages. You can also join the Etsy Teams email list to keep up to date on important Teams information or visit us …
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