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Gift Ideas: Shop Local Argentina with Yaelfran
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Published on November 20, 2008 in Spotlight 		Photo by

Yaelfran, pictured in her neighborhood in Buenos Aires

Yaelfran, an Etsy seller based in Buenos Aires, knows how to find the most amazing collections of handmade goods. We invited her to share her Shop Local picks from her fellow Argentinians. Consider shopping local this holiday season — you can cut down on shipping time, support independent craftspeople, all while reducing your carbon footprint!

Ok, Argentina is really special to me. Here I found my place in the world...I love so much Argentina's landscapes, and the infinity of possibilities about them. You can find here waterfalls, mountains, rivers, glaciers, the sea... a huge range for everyone’s taste!

Argentina has also wonderful treasures, like the “dulce de leche” (have you ever tasted it? It is something similar to caramel... gorgeous!!), the “tango” (our music), the “yerba maté” (it is a special herb that you must brew with hot water and drink with friends/family, sharing it) and of course, “Maradona”, the best football player!!

I think the most important thing is that here, in my country, people love so much to spend time with friends. Personally (we are 10 very very close friends), every week we join at someone’s house and drink mate, eat something, and talk about everything...

Laslopezlas.etsy.com
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"We are three sisters, Victoria, Soledad and Virginia, who have always loved knitting. We have worked together for many years in Argentina, South America. We learned the craft through our mother and our grandmother. Thanks to them we inherited the passion for handmade. We work with local wool following the ancient techniques of loom, knit, crochet and embroidering, and mix them together to create new original models. We produce a line of clothing and contemporary accessories, designed by all of three."

cynthiadelgiudice.etsy.com
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"This is where I live, the middle of the Argentine Pampas. I'm wearing one of my necklace designs."


macraMe.etsy.com
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"In the photo I am wearing some of the owl necklaces, on my street, in Olivos, my neighborhood."

indiaylaluna.etsy.com
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"I'm working at my bench in my home in Buenos Aires. I love where I live because it's a place where I can admire the landscape, the trees, I can listen the birds in the mornings, and see the sunset in the afternoons. I live surrounded by nature and friends. My country is an awesome place to visit, you'll find so many differences between north and south....I love Argentina!!!!"

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This holiday season, we're continuing our Shop Local series on Etsy's blog. Buying handmade, locally produced or vintage gifts is a way to give back to your creative neighbors and shrink your carbon footprint.

Let us know about your favorite local Etsy artists. Pitch your town, state, country or region; include a screenshot of your Poster Sketched picks and a link to a pretty photo of yourself in your neighborhood. We can't wait to hear from you!

You can find folks in your area by using Etsy's Shop Local site feature. Find out more about how Shop Local works. Make sure to update your geo info in your public profile!

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Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:09 p.m. NestaHome

This is awesome! I love all of these artists :)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:16 p.m. syko

So fun to meet all these craftswomen so far away from where I am in the world! You put together a wonderful collection of items again Yael!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:17 p.m. BululuStudio

Yay! Arriba Yael y Viva el Tango :D

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. dogties

Great Article,
Wonderful Items,
We love the houses in the background of the pictures.

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:19 p.m. ZestyB

recently fell in love with MariaCavallero's work. Very cool collection Yaelfran.

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:21 p.m. rainydayparade

beautiful!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. HomemadeZen

very neat items!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. heidiburton

Some of my favourite sellers here that I've come to know through Etsy, so nice to see their environments too... hello peeps! :D

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. dragonhouseofyuen

very nice items from there. I love pinkflor! and the uniqueness of yaelfran ofcourse!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:31 p.m. Lambert

Excellent feature and great to be able to discover all those very talented artists! Thanks for posting it :)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:31 p.m. lolos

This is gorgeous Yael!!! I love it!!! Muy lindo el articulo... :-)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:35 p.m. LazyTcrochet

Great article yaelfran.

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:38 p.m. Karmacrochet

Ohhh This article makes me homesick. I should go and visit my mother again which lives in Buenos Aires.

I'm a porteña living in Texas.

:-)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:39 p.m. yaelfran

Vanessa, this looks great!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. rikrak

oh it's wonderful to see so many of my faves, here! yay! great finds, yaelfran! wonderful article! i'm lovin' this series!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:42 p.m. chARiTyelise

very nice article. i've been to chile, peru and bolivia, and now my heart longs for argentina!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. courtneyannedesigns

beautiful finds!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. branda

Do you like a "mate"? We are preparing it!!!
The crafters featured in this post are not only talented but very nice people.
An special THANK YOU to yaelfran for featured the Argentinians Etsians here!
From Argentine with love!!
♥♥
:-) :-)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. YouAreYou

I wish I lived in Argentina! Lovely Article!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. KiraFerrer

Wonderful article! Fantastic artists! The descriptions make me want to pack my bags and go!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:51 p.m. macraMe

What a beautiful article!!!
Is very exciting read about our Argentine fellows on Etsy, and more, to be part of it!!!
Thank you dear yaelfran and Vanessa for this post!
Está genial!!!
Mariana and Paula

:-) :-)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:54 p.m. laslopezlas

Que lindaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Muchisimas gracias por seleccionarme!
Thank you so much for featured me!!!!!!!!!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:04 p.m. laslopezlas

Volvi a leer todo!!! yiupiiiiii
Muchisimas gracias Yel y Vanessa!

I'm happy!!!!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:13 p.m. Arctida

Great article and lovely picks!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:19 p.m. EnfinLaVoila

What a wonderful article!
Yaelfran is from the beginning on one of my favorite Etsiers!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:20 p.m. KatHannah

Wonderful glimpse into the lives of these talented etsians

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. humblebea

Beautiful picks! I adore macraMe, isn't she sweet in her owl necklaces! (-:

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. twolefthands

Gorgeous Argentina, branda/macrame I want to live on your cozy street!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:22 p.m. fricdementol

:D So cool to see my talented friends from Argentina! ~ Hurray ~

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:24 p.m. twolefthands

Gorgeous family Laslopezlas, I love your stone house!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:27 p.m. elisasherejewelry

I want to run away to Argentina now! Lovely photos and work, I really enjoyed reading this.

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. cynthiadelgiudice

Great! I'm sipping on some mate as I read this wonderful article :)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. eRosasjewelry

Yea Argentina....can't wait to visit

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. eRosasjewelry

Cynthia,
can you get mate here in the states?

Nov. 20, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. EJPcreations

Argentina looks lovely, but man is it hard to get to from the states! The vintage scans picture is the best!!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:05 p.m. Slowshirts

Can I come visit? Great article Yael!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. cynthiadelgiudice

Libby: Yes, try an Argentine, Latin-American, or Italian market ;)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:07 p.m. cynthiadelgiudice

Jessica: Go ahead! I have a guest house available ;)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:24 p.m. MissLissOriginals

I love indiaylaluna's jewelry!! Especially the adorable knotted, stackable rings in her shop!! Great article - love seeing blips from beautiful & creative places around the globe!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. yaelfran

Thank youuuuuuu!!!!! (again and again)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. ixela

Great article... I really loved to read something more about you and your lovely Argentina and to see the photo of some of my favourite artists!!!... great work Yaelfran!!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:50 p.m. knots

wonderful article. love my home country argentina and miss it sometimes.
yalu super well curated my dear friend!!!
love it =) =)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. michvanetta

My husband is Bolivian so it was very nice to read an article close to his home, and of course what a fabulous piece to read by the lovely yaelfran.

Your pics are gorgeous too!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 3:08 p.m. annarubyking

what's in the water down there? you are all so talented! great story Yael!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 3:48 p.m. uncorked

I love this article- so many of my favorites are here!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. holli

great article, thank you girls!!!!
que emoción!!
I just want to sing!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 4:19 p.m. indiaylaluna

Thank you all of you for your lovelies comments, It's so great to share our pieces with you!!!!

Gracias Yael y Vanesa!!!! Y a las chiquis featured, son todas una masa!!!! jajajajjaja

Nov. 20, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. phydeaux

Great article and how wonderful to see our friends and colleagues from Argentina in "real life!"

Nov. 20, 2008 at 5:57 p.m. gretchenmist

great article, thanks yael!
so nice to see these snippets of this crafty part of the world :)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 7:34 p.m. PampaMia

Muchisimas gracias Yael, por incluirme en tu hermoso articulo sobre nuestra hermosa Argentina, y sus habilidosas artesanas. Siempre hago una recorrida sobre los Shops locales, y cada dia somos mas.
Suerte a todas chicas y gracias nuevamente Yael!!!!!

Nov. 20, 2008 at 7:56 p.m. AdaRosman

wonderful items....great article!!! :)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:27 p.m. littleblackrabbit

thank you - i love what you do !

Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:28 p.m. pacificadesigns

Beautiful...I want to go to Buenos Aires someday...

Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:27 p.m. GreenEdenVintage

great selections! I can't wait to visit Argentina someday :)

Nov. 20, 2008 at 10:40 p.m. pinkflor

que hermosa sorpresa!
que honor compartir mi trabajo con todas estas personas tan talentosas, muchas gracias Yael!
adore tu trabajo y esa foto de tu familia!
se puede ver tu trabajo en algun local de Buenos Aires? me encantaria.
(todavia estoy intentando entender el funcionamiento de todo esto)
cariños

Nov. 21, 2008 at 1:51 a.m. makepienotwar

i love argentina! look at all these wonderful artists! keep it up!!!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 2 a.m. netnapa

You looks so great!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 3:13 a.m. yaelfran

Thanks again, all of you, for your kindness and lovely comments!!!!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 7:36 a.m. raisinlike

I love Yael and her wonderful shop. Great choices!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. greensprings0

Thanks for sharing, great article and beautiful pieces.

Nov. 21, 2008 at 10:04 a.m. FrucciDesign

Great new shops and two of my favorite Yael and Cynthia!

And now I wish I could have some mate I read about it in many Soriano's books but I can't quite figure out how it taste!!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 11:40 a.m. lineanongrata

Yael is the best ! Thanks for making me discover new shops (just what I needed: A chance to spend the rest of my earnings on Etsy...).

Nov. 21, 2008 at 1:15 p.m. b10nda

What a great selections of artists!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 1:16 p.m. behappynow

wow! great! Yael!!! Glad to know better about you!!

Nov. 21, 2008 at 3 p.m. yaelfran

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Nov. 21, 2008 at 8:01 p.m. cynthiadelgiudice

Thanks Fru!
Mate is an acquired taste, but once you acquire it...you're hooked for life!

Nov. 22, 2008 at 4:08 a.m. BluCille

Donde esta el dulce de leche???

Nov. 22, 2008 at 9:28 a.m. bbel

Wow, there are some very cool designers in Argentina! Love all the items - the Baroque creamy shawl from Laslopezlas is on my christmas list!

Nov. 22, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. CustomDogBandanas

Incredible artist!!

Nov. 22, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. aforfebre

Hola Yaelfran!!!!
Gracias!!!!!! por tenerme en cuenta, quedo re lindo todo, me puse muy contenta al ver mi producto entre otros tan lindos.
Saludos!!!!
Agustina

Nov. 23, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. littlemoandfriends

beautiful beautiful items from argentina! Hello all! Wonderful picks yaelfran:)

Nov. 24, 2008 at 3:39 p.m. shellieartist

yael of course wonderfully put together and so fantastic to see all these great sellers! lovely

Nov. 25, 2008 at 8:12 a.m. Yoola

WONDERFUL, loved reading and watching your picks:)

April 18, 2009 at 1:08 a.m. essentaki

Great artist , great country :)

July 3, 2009 at 10:36 a.m. tldgrainwear

Hi! Argentina is such a creative and wonderful place...I'm also from there but I work on a neighbour country. Cheers!

July 10, 2009 at 4:25 p.m. hakalah

Me encanta amiga mia! Argentina or BUST! You are a wonderful ambassador for your country and people. What a rich cultural heritage you have. Thank you for sharing with us SIEMPRE!

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