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Crocheted vir

2007-09-05T17:51:02-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

Crocheted viruses...virusi... (what's the pural??) Very clever and oddly inspiring! Thanks!

I think the k

2007-09-05T20:07:02-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Greener Living

I think the key here, as with anything else, is knowledge. The more informed a consumer you are, the more likely you are to make wise choices. I watched a documentary a few months back on PBS, called China Blue, that did undercover research into the actual conditions in some blue jean factories in China. Just having those images in the back of my head while I'm out at someplace like Target helps to keep me from buying things I might have a few years ago. It's a delicate balance... it's easy to say, oh because this is handmade or made from recycled or eco-friendly materials it's okay. And yes, it IS a million times better than something mass-produced, but even then there's still a limit to how much stuff one person can need or even WANT.

This is such

2007-09-05T20:14:03-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

This is such a great idea, and I love that you're donating part of the sales to an HIV related charity. I also love your Ebola virus...I've always had a fascination with Ebola (blame The Hot Zone & all of those other books).

I'd like to s

2007-09-05T20:16:48-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

I'd like to see the Hepatitis C virus. Do you do them custom?

WOW! These ar

2007-09-06T03:03:26-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Oprah

WOW! These are super cool! I LOVE the flowers - Sweet idea :)

Thanks for th

2007-09-06T11:29:33-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Greener Living

Thanks for this article. I've been thinking about how the DIY craft trend and the resurgence of knitting are fitting in with our society's tendency for materialism. Although this may sound negative, what I read on many blogs is a seemingly justified re-enforcement of materialism. There's a lot of "Oh, it's so cute, I must have it." Although I prefer and enjoy buying from the maker, one has to wonder the 'ecological footprint' of buying something from another continent. True, you can focus on buying from your area, but many sites like Etsy are helping to buy internationally. Both good and bad. Good because you get to appreciate international talent. Anyway, it's something I am working through.

That's one vi

2007-09-06T13:24:46-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

That's one virus I would like to give for Xmas this year ! A fun gift+ a donation to charity= good for every body :)

what a fab id

2007-09-06T14:54:50-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

what a fab idea!! keep up the good work!! and im with Dismantled on Ebola...fascinating thing.

Naomi, I teac

2007-09-07T07:07:23-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

Naomi, I teach Middle School science. These are so cool!

Have you ever

2007-09-07T17:35:01-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

Have you ever seen these? http://www.giantmicrobes.com/ Great minds think alike!

Thanks for th

2007-09-08T02:15:16-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Greener Living

Thanks for the great article. I'd encourage readers to see the diversity of etsyians thinking green and upcycling by searching tags such as 'trashion' for the Etsy Trashion street team. Our 100-plus members use found, discarded, used, disposable and secondhand items and turn them into something new. Thanks for all the great links and info in your thorough and thoughtful article.

What a great

2007-09-08T03:38:23-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Oprah

What a great idea! My daughter would love these.

Is there a tr

2007-09-08T08:29:28-05:00

From article: Insurance = Reassurance: Etsy Insurance Workshop

Is there a transcript from this meeting? I think it would many of us who weren't there. thanks, Marcy

Very cool. I'

2007-09-09T13:12:48-05:00

From article: Citysol: Fun in the Sun

Very cool. I'm so happy to see so many people wanting to go green!

Well... I was

2007-09-10T01:24:43-05:00

From article: Insurance = Reassurance: Etsy Insurance Workshop

Well... I was excited until I read the part about it being in June! I know the storque is new, but having a story announcing an event that happened 3 months ago on the front page of a section only makes us wish that we had heard about it sooner. It seems more logical to post a story about how the meeting WENT. Just my take...

What a wonder

2007-09-10T03:39:47-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

What a wonderful intersection of art and science...great ideas DO grow in petri dishes!

Excellent art

2007-09-10T14:31:54-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Greener Living

Excellent article! I'm a big fan of using as much repurposed stuff as I can--if nothing else, trying to prolong the lifecycle of an item in a useful way. (To add on to what SweetyPrize mentioned, other terms that I have used and seen used for tags are repurposed and recycled.)

i think the w

2007-09-10T19:17:00-05:00

From article: MicroRevolt: Changing the Way We Think About Protest

i think the website is microrevolt.org, not .com. great article, though.

Thanks for th

2007-09-11T10:15:48-05:00

From article: MicroRevolt: Changing the Way We Think About Protest

Thanks for the heads-up, becca. It's fixed!

giantmicrobes

2007-09-13T00:38:47-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

giantmicrobes are so crazy.

Great article

2007-09-14T15:44:55-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Greener Living

Great article and thanks for the useful links and resources! I've always loved to repurpose materials into "art" and have gotten mixed response. I finally see people coming around and it's great. Oh, one thing we just did at my home (if you are in the New England Area) you can switch your electric service from NStar or Nat. Grid to pull your own electrical service from only solar and wind sources - The program is called New England GreenStart and it only costs a few dollars more a month than our typical electric bill! (Just think if everyone did this?)

Thank you Van

2007-09-15T01:14:45-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

Thank you Vanessa! And thank you Etsy, you have given me a way to "give back" with my artwork.

Oh Vanessa, a

2007-09-15T03:16:39-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

Oh Vanessa, a million thanks for this!! It was the most fantastic challenge I've ever done. Thank you so much from bringing it to the rest of Etsy!

Awesome! It

2007-09-15T11:19:50-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

Awesome! It was so great being a part of this and knowing that a piece of my jewelry was going towards something so special! Thanks Victoria for getting us involved! :)

This is wonde

2007-09-15T14:29:11-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

This is wonderful, so glad this is getting more attention. I love it when artists help animals.

I am very pro

2007-09-15T15:28:15-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

I am very proud to say that in 2006/2007, with Etsys help I was able to give a total of $538.10 to Rabbithaven, Meow, Harp Seals and Pitbulls animal organizations! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

Experimental

2007-09-16T17:10:33-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

Experimental has always been a favorite seller of mine. Now I'm even more enamored with her. Thank you Victoria!

Very cool ide

2007-09-17T06:37:16-05:00

From article: Upcycling for Oprah

Very cool idea with the crayons. My dad used to melt my broken crayons and add them to sawdust to make wood stove fire starters. My aunt used to put a candle in a tall glass bottle, and hold a crayon in the lit flame so the wax would drip down the bottle. Eventually the drips covered the bottle and made for a very interesting piece of crayon art.

The others ma

2007-09-17T18:53:24-05:00

From article: The Art of Virus Crochet: It's Infectious!

The others may be cute and cuddly but I think the ebola is my fave! I love your viruses!

awwww....

2007-09-17T20:30:07-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

awwww.... this is a great report! Thank you Vanessa!! and yes....aside from being a great talent that I admire, V. Takahashi aka Experimetal is also a great caring soul!! My deepest admiration to those who were involved in such great cause!! ((HUGS)) Deb @ Crysallis

That's absolu

2007-09-18T11:56:15-05:00

From article: Saving Seals, One Pendant at a Time

That's absolutely fantastic! Kudos to the Metal Street Team and IFAW. Canada's annual seal hunt is one of the most tragic events... Articles I've read have stated that post-mortems of the dead seal young showed many of them were probably still alive while being skinned, and that many had been killed with several heavy blows. Few of the victims had had the test to determine if they were dead. Seals' eyes do not respond in death the way other animals' do, so you cannot always be sure an animal is actually dead, prior to taking off it's pelt. This is incredibly inhumane, as is the huge number of killings and the fact that they are only pups! I bow to your great compassion. Should you have a similar event, please convo me.

So, so true,

2007-09-20T17:34:17-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

So, so true, every word. Thank you so much for writing this. I word with children with autism on a daily basis and they are truely amazing!

oops, word sh

2007-09-20T17:34:54-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

oops, word should be work.

what a beauti

2007-09-20T17:51:19-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

what a beautifully written piece. i am a teacher and have a nephew "on the spectrum", so I can very much relate.

How awesome t

2007-09-21T00:10:20-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

How awesome to read about you and your children. :) I love the Hugbabies! My first job (!!) was working as a physical therapy assistant for two of the sweetest little boys I have ever met, twins who have autism. What an amazing experience being able to work with them and their equally amazing family was. They definitely are not what people think of as "typically" autistic, and are very outgoing and friendly, extremely loving. Best of luck with your shop and lots of love to you and your family. :)

excellent art

2007-09-21T14:55:58-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

excellent article and I can relate to your experience having an adult son with autism..he is an excellent artist and a great many people challenged with autism have amazing artistic talent. 2 of my son's drawings are in my shop under Noah Erenberg's art. I am trying to interest an art's program ... Alpha Resource Center ..in Santa Barbara, CA. to open a shop for their clients with developmental disabilities on etsy. Wonderful work comes out of the program and they could use some international exposure. Thanks for bring attention to the issue of autism which affects so many of us!

♥

2007-09-21T16:22:41-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

♥

i'd love to r

2007-09-21T23:00:02-05:00

From article: Insurance = Reassurance: Etsy Insurance Workshop

i'd love to read the minutes from this meeting.

Thanks so muc

2007-09-22T11:58:22-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

Thanks so much for posting this article...it really makes me happy to see it! I have a twin sister who's autistic, so while I don't know what it's like to have children that are, I do know what it's like to love and care for someone who is. I've spent my life (I'm 24!) wishing people would understand and while it's a sad thing that the autism statistics are what they are, at the same time autism is heard of, & at least partially known about. It's all happened so quickly it seems like. It seemed like nobody knew what that meant when I was little...or even until the last few years. My sister's a wonderful, vibrant person & I'm sure your kids will be the same! Thanks soo much for writing this article!

Thank you eve

2007-09-22T22:31:15-05:00

From article: Autism: Crafting a Brighter Future

Thank you everyone for your kind words of support. I was aprehensive at first about putting myself out there like this, but everyone has been so positive and that makes it well worth it.