Oktoberfest Memories With BurdaStyle
Open source sewing company BurdaStyle is a longtime friend of Etsy's (and a German one at that!), and when we saw their über-cute dirndl pattern on BurdaStyle, we had to let you know about it. "Based on the historical dress of Alpine peasants, the dirndl is the traditional dress of southern Germany and Austria. In …
Celebrate Orange: Koninginnedag, Dutch Queen's Day, April 30
Queen's Day is coming up on April 30th, and we want to show our Dutch friends all the orange that Etsy has to offer! LeChatCrochet tells us about this national holiday. It’s party time in Holland! On April 30 my country celebrates the birthday of our Queen, Beatrix, though it’s not her actual birthday, but her …
Etsy World Tour: Get Your New Years Squirt Gun Ready & Thai One On
With Thailand in the news right now, we turned to EasternlyYours, an Etsy shop run by three Thai women. During this time of protest and unrest, the Thai are still celebrating their New Year holiday. EasternlyYours told us that even though there "are protests and violence in certain areas of Bangkok right …
Artistic Endeavors: Art School Confidential with Pepperminte
Meet Caitlin Shearer, aka pepperminte, a nineteen-year-old fine artist and student from Australia with a passion for painting fancy girls and effeminate boys. She is obsessed with dollhouses, Marilyn Monroe, and aliens, and dreams of illustrating her own storybooks one day. Caitlin's delicate works in …
Celebrate Carnival around the World with Pearlswirl
For hundreds of years, Catholics around the world have celebrated the days before Ash Wednesday with bright, colorful outfits, delicious, sweet treats, music and festivals. These joyous celebrations were intended to mentally prepare Catholics for the forty days of fasting and solemn behavior known …
Etsy World Tour: India Comes to Oscar Night, Strongbeads Comes to Etsy
Here in the United States, the buzz about Slumdog Millionaire has been building as we near the Oscars this Sunday, February 22nd. Irish director Danny Boyle brings an inspiring Indian story to the screen. For those who haven't seen it, keep watching and stay for the credits. So good! We took a spin in Shop Local …
Lunar New Year: Year of the Ox
Bid 再见 (good-bye) to the rat and 你好 (hello) to the ox. Happy Chinese New Year …
Etsy World Tour: Seijin-shiki, Japanese Coming of Age Day
Happy Seijin-shiki! Today is Japanese Coming-of-Age Day. Each year, Seijin-shiki is held in the morning on the second Monday in January. The local Japanese city and prefect offices invite all those who will reach twenty years old during the current school year to celebrate their passage into …
Happy Dia de los Muertos!
Happy Dia de los Muertos! (aka Day of the Dead) The Day of the Dead is the traditional Mexican holiday to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. It also has amazing iconography and handmade traditions, like sugar skulls and paper cut-out banners. This collection of Day of the Dead …
Etsy World Tour: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Oaxaca, Mexico
Last year I checked another experience off of my immense to-do list: I rallied three girlfriends to accompany me to Mexico to observe one of my long term obsessions, the Día de los Muertos holiday. After a few days in Mexico City meeting friends, swooning over Frida Kahlo's blue house and Diego Rivera's …
Love the colors - great collections!
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very lovely creations, made me smile:)!
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Those origami shoes are really neat!
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Those origami shoes are very neat!
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Those origami shoes are the neatest!
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Those origami shoes are great!
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