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Tech Update: New Checkout Updates

As we mentioned in the previous Checkout Update, we're working to make Checkout a simpler, smoother process for shoppers, and we are rolling changes out gradually to make sure they improve buyer conversion. ("Conversion" is the percentage of shoppers who complete Checkout.) Improving buyer conversion …

Tech Update: Checkout Updates

Checkout is a core experience on Etsy, one which we are working to improve.  Our goals for Checkout are to make it easy for buyers to purchase items on Etsy and to reduce the occurrence of buyers who complete Checkout on Etsy but do not complete payment on PayPal. Today, we completed the first phase of …

Featured Buyers: Sneak Attacks from the Handmade Movement

Do you know how to do the happy dance? You will soon! Today Michael Phipps of phippsart.etsy.com shares his inspiration for the "Sneak Attacks" community project. Read on! After several years of filling vending machines and stacking cans of food, I quit my job so my constant desire to create could be unleashed …

Guest Curator: Marichelle of Heart Handmade

It was on a sunny June afternoon in 2007 when Marichelle Burdman (aka wunderlust and marichelle), realized that spending 30 years working in a gray cube wasn't for her. So she waved goodbye to the corporate world and embarked on a journey to discover her true passion in life. At first, she set her sights on …

Featured Buyer: The Breeders' Kelley Deal

You may know this week's Featured Buyer, Kelley Deal, rocks... but did you know she also knits and crochets? It's true! (Her new book, Bags that Rock, has 20 great purse patterns to prove it!) This long time musician and fan of all things handmade took a break from touring the world with the Breeders in support of their …

Featured Buyer: NEON Accessories with Teen Vogue's Aya Kanai

Aya T. Kanai is the senior fashion editor at Teen Vogue. In her spare time she loves sewing projects and recently co-created a quilt for a newborn. Her fashion icon is Pippi Longstocking.  She loves bright color, quirky charm and anything made from the heart.  For this Featured Buyer post, she has selected her …

Featured Buyer: Jay McCarroll

This week’s Featured Buyer is Jay McCarroll, fashion designer and winner of the first season of Project Runway, and now, fabric designer. Read on to find out what inspired Jay to pursue a life of creating, and check out his Etsy Christmas list below! I was born in a little town in Pennsylvania in 1974. I was the …

Shop Live: Lucky's Picks

Last night in the Virtual Labs, Ami Pak, Senior Online Editor at Lucky Online, hosted our ultimate holiday shopping session.  It certainly was a fun Friday night shoppin' with Ami!   For those who weren't able to make it, we've posted her awesome picks below. We're sad to see the Shop Live series go, and we know a lot of …

Shop Live: Teen Vogue's Picks

Last night in the Virtual Labs, Aya Kanai, senior fashion editor of Teen Vogue, picked some very cool gems for the fashion forward teen! If you missed this fun event, have a look at Aya's favorites below. Tonight is the very last Shop Live events of the season, so make sure you tune in at 7pm EST in the Virtual Labs …

Shop Live: American Craft's Picks

Last night we were excited to have Andrew Wagner live in the Virtual Labs sharing his favorites!  Andrew is editor-in-chief of American Craft Magazine and has impeccable taste (as you can see from his picks below!) This month's American Craft is overflowing with fascinating articles like Brooklyn, New …

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