Quit Your Day Job: knittydirtygirl
When I heard Rachel-Marie's account of quitting her day job to sell on Etsy full time through her shop, knittydirtygirl, I just knew you all would fall in love with her story! Here's a woman who knew she was in a profession she didn't love, and in the end took a huge risk in quitting her day job while at the same time …
Etsy Finds: For the Mother Who Creates
Like many of us on Etsy, I'm the daughter of an art teacher. Set this lady loose in an art supply store and watch out! I've seen her in action. The woman loves tools. She once gave a gift of an electric eraser to my fiance, who is an illustrator. At first, he looked upon it as a dubious device but then was won over by the …
Etsy Finds: A Little Vacation for Mom
In honor of Mother's Day (tomorrow!), I thought it'd be fun to ask my own Mom what she would pick if she could feature any item on Etsy. There's nothing my parents like more than travelling, so I wasn't really surprised when she chose this gorgeous photograph by Shutterstitch as her favorite thing on Etsy right now …
Gift Ideas: Nouveau Mamas
Word to the wise: first time moms like to be acknowledged. Extra points if you coyly tell her "you couldn't help but jump the gun" and give your soon-to-be new mother a cute maternity gifty.See other Storque Mother's Day posts …
Etsy Finds: Floating Aurora Borealis
The time has come to make mom feel like a star, so maybe you should light up her life with a delicately crafted paper mobile by theStarCraft. Made from hand-folded Moravian paper stars, these magical mobiles mimic interstellar bodies and celestial phenomena. These are pretty far-out creations for …
When You Don't Like Your Mom...
Mother's Day can be pretty annoying. Not to disparage all the amazing moms out there, but some of us have "challenging" relationships with Mama. Here is a collection of humorous pieces to lighten the overbearing load.Most likely you have other cool people in your life and Mother's Day is a good time to share a …
Fresh Shops: markrouttphotography
This Fresh Shop discovery is actually for my best friend's mother. She grew up on the Jersey Shore, and was transplanted to California many moons ago. This is a fact that I often forget unless she's visiting the East Coast, or unless she's had a glass of wine or two. Then the Joisey girl within makes an appearance …
Etsy Finds: "Mom's Day" To Day
So, this is my first time giving a Mother's Day gift to Anda, my lovely wife and the mother of our amazing super most radical daughter Sidonie. What, oh what to give her that could ever show my eternal love and admiration, as well as appeal to her love of drawing?! I found craigatkinson a ways back while perusing …
Mothers Galore
Together, Marianne and her daughter Adrianne run Bellebeads (also known as Family Flame Artisan Beads). Carole Brender of brenderart is mother to Marianne and grandmother to Adrianne — three generations on Etsy! Carole says that she heard about Etsy through her daughter and granddaughter. "My daughter …
