All Wrapped Up! Holiday Gift Trends from Scoutie Girl Gifts
Earlier this fall, I launched a brand new site to make handmade gift giving a little bit easier. Scoutie Girl Gifts not only allows you to find beautiful handmade gifts for everyone on your list, it allows you to create your own "gift galleries" to make gift suggestions for visitors! What has been most …
Etsy Finds: The A-Team
Etsy Teams are groups of organized Etsy members who network, share skills, and promote their shops and Etsy together. A Team forms around a shared location, crafting medium, or other interest. Etsy's 450+ Teams make us not just a marketplace of individuals, but an interconnected and diverse artistic …
A Dude's Perspective: Squashtoys Gets Creative with Fatherhood
What lives in Central Ohio, buzzes, and makes children around the world happy? Jim from happysquashtoys! (The buzzing is coming from his wood shop.) We invited this Central Ohio local to tell us about natural toy-making and being a creative dad. I am married to my wonderful wife Jenise and have three children …
Etsy Finds Decor: Industrial Fusion with Dustin Yellin
This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by The Red Hook Labs, a Brooklyn based collaborative artist space run by Dustin Yellin and Charlotte Kidd. The 15,000 square foot former industrial warehouse houses studios for sculpture, photography, painting, a video editing facility, a gallery and an …
Etsy Finds: Eco Toys for Tots, Naturally
Teach your children an important lesson about preserving the world around them with toys made from safe, natural materials. They will spark their imagination and help save our environment. Look for toys made from wool, natural woods, organic cotton, recycled sweaters and natural paints and finishes …
CPSIA: Updates and Calls to Action
UPDATE: This morning we spoke with the Deputy Director at the CPSC and he expressed the CPSC's desire to communicate with the crafter community, whether in a Virtual Lab, podcast, or blog post. However, there's work that needs to be done before that can happen. He will be keeping us in the loop, specifically …
Handmade Children's Items & Unintended Consequences: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
The following is an open letter regarding the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This Act, which will go into effect on February 10th, 2009, puts forth much more stringent safety measures for products intended for children under the age of 12. Under the very important auspices of child …
Handmade Portraits: Woodmouse
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Lineland, Jukeboxer) Toymaker Amber Dusick aka woodmouse has her wood shop in her garage in downtown Los Angeles. After the birth of her son, this one time farm girl from Wisconsin became nostalgic for the toys from her past: simple, natural toys that would …
Featured Team: Natural Kids Team
This week's Featured Team, NaturalKids, makes sweet, wholesome products for your little ones! We love the way these toys inspire creativity while staying true to their natural materials. You'll find these items are crafted with a lot of love, and it seems this affection pours into their Team as well! The …
My Top 10 Waldorf Toys
Natural Kids Team Teammates FaerieRebecca and waldorfmama collaborated with Etsy admin Vanessa to find some of the best healthy toys for creative play. 1. 12 Month Subscription-Play Dough of the Month Club by DoSiDough Find more play dough on Etsy. 2. Gnome Home Needle Felted Play Mat by chimera Find …
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