A Vintage Dinner Party with Kate Moss (The Dog)
Last week we had a chance to interview Kate Moss (the dog) about a dinner party she was planning. It turns out that she loves to search the Vintage section of Etsy to find fabulous items. In this video she shows some of the items she's thinking about buying and then gives a short video tutorial to help you shop …
Etsy Pets: Handmade4Hounds
Handmade4Hounds is a team full of creative energy dedicated to inviting people to open up their hearts and homes to retired greyhounds and other sighthound breeds, such as whippets and Italian greyhounds, in need of rescue and adoption.Greyhounds are sighthounds, which means they possess …
Etsy Pets: Euthanasia to Etsy – Mulligans Story
Mulligan is my 3 legged golden retriever rescue puppy. She was born the runt of the litter, with a deformed front leg. Her birth mom rejected her, and her breeder didn’t think she'd live or have much of a life so he brought her to the animal hospital to be put down at two days old.Lucky for Mulligan (and for me) the …
Etsy Finds: Gifts for The Brussels
There sure are a lot of Brussels Griffons running around the Etsy Office. With the addition of six new Support people, there was bound to be some puppy action brewing! Other Brussels Griffon owners on Etsy include chainchainchained and MetalSugar. Go brussels! Daniellexo: I am a dog person. I can't let a …
The Dog Made Me Do It!
That’s what I tell people when they ask me how I came to the wonderful land of Etsy. Now granted, I wasn’t tied and held at paw point, but without my two canine companions, I wouldn’t be here.In 2003, I had the wonderful experience of becoming a doggie mom to my Siberian Husky mix, Anakin. As a first time puppy parent, I …
Etsy Finds: Handmade Bird Toys
On the way home from Etsy the other day I stopped in a pet store. I didn't realize when I went in that I would be leaving with a sweet baby budgie (called parakeets in the US, but they are originally from Australia where they are called budgerigars). I picked the littlest, feistiest, cutest one. He is solid yellow — a …
The Very First Alchemy Request
While Etsy engineer Jorge Lopez coded Alchemy, he was daydreaming of the his ultimate Alchemy request. As soon as we released the new site feature on Etsy, he was the first one to post a request! He ended up choosing artist Emily Balivet's bid and getting the most amazing painting. Watch the video to learn …
Etsy Pets: Worldwide Animals with EFA
What do a cool cat artist, a wild spinner, an ACEO painter and a queen of all things green have in common? They are all sellers who share a common mission: to give something back to animals through the Etsy for Animals Team (EFA). EFA team members are spread around the world, and some of the team’s sellers are as …
Etsy Finds: Must Love Dogs
It's pet week here at the Storque! Keep tabs on the Etsy Pets featured column for all the cute pet stuff you can handle. Pets, ahoy! Picture this: you (insert name) get an eight week old puppy on the day you turn 74 years old. You've been alone ever since your wife died ten years earlier and haven't been able to live …
