Etsy in the Press: The Best of the Rest (of '09)
Hello Etsy, and adios 2009! I want to share the best of the year-end (October - December) press that Etsy garnered in 2009 — which was quite a bit, so we're going with a list this time around, arranged in handy categories for your reading pleasure. I hope that you all felt the love, and here's looking forward to a great …
Etsy Finds: Lean Green Machine
One of the great things about the Etsy community is their appreciation for the recycled, the upcycled, trashion and the eco-friendly. Since the first days of Etsy, sellers have transformed forgotten objects into new treasures, or taken great care in selecting earth-friendly or organic materials for …
Resolutions for Reuse
Garth Johnson is an artist, writer and educator who lives in Eureka, California and teaches at College of the Redwoods. His book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, was just released by Quarry Publishing. Additionally, he maintains the blog Extreme Craft and a new blog for ReadyMade Magazine about his …
Etsy Finds: Natural Instincts
Growing up, my childhood home was only a few miles in either direction from the beautiful pine barrens and beaches of the Jersey shore. My brother and I spent most of our free time hiking, swimming, observing wildlife and types of trees, bird watching, collecting leaves, shells, driftwood and sea glass. Today …
Quit Your Day Job: adVintagous
I'm excited to bring you the next Quit Your Day Jobber who just so happens to have taken the plunge to focus full time on her success in selling vintage on Etsy. Allison of adVintagous started out listing a couple items from her closet in order to clear out some room and make a few extra dollars after …
Come Craft With The Uniform Project & Megan Nicolay of Generation T
UPDATE: We had such a fun time last night! Thank you to all who brought your questions to the Q&A in the Virtual Labs, and thanks to Sheena and Eliza for their very interesting A's. Today, Sheena is wearing the free-form, radical, catatonic kitten from outer space T-shirt she made last night, under Megan's …
Furoshiki for the Holidays
This holiday season, once the gifts under the tree have been ravaged and unearthed, avoid dragging that garbage bag of crumpled wrapping paper and wilted bows down the driveway. Designer and illustrator Jenn Playford offers an environmentally-friendly and irresistibly pretty alternative. Jenn's …
Accessorize This: The Uniform Project
Wearing the same dress every day for a year is unimaginable for most of us. But Sheena, along with her collaborator Eliza, of the Uniform Project took up that self-imposed challenge and made a "little black dress" — the launching pad for a full year of fashion improvisation. What resulted is an inspiring …
Etsy Finds: Gifts for the Eco-Minded
Feel good about the gifts you share this holiday season by giving sustainable, environmentally friendly keepsakes. One of the many talents Etsy artisans possess is the vision to create meaningful, clever, and fresh designs from unexpected materials. Each of the gift ideas below has been upcycled from …
How-Tuesday: Miniature Stocking Ornament From Sweater Renewal
As the season of bulky fibers descends upon us, I inevitably must clean out my sweater drawer for new finds. Pulling out fistfuls of thick wool, I mourn moth holes, shrunken sleeves, oil stains. The colorful knits, even flawed, nevertheless feel enduring, and thus when I came across Sharon Franco Rothschild's …
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arts...... and crafts
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What could be more fun than spending so much of ...
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nice cute illustrations.inspired!
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Wow.... what a great inspiration! Wishing you even more success ...
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Terrific interview and so many wonderful and inspirational tips.
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Thanks for sharing this great tradition...if only I'd read this ...
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