Trading for Art and Odd Objects With bARTer Sauce
Rosalie Gale, a.k.a. UglyBaby, is a waterproof shower art maker, stand-up comedian and blogger, who is currently obsessed with German board games (Settlers of Catan, anyone?) and embroidery. She likes to ride bikes that fold up into small pieces and develop websites (like the Seattle Street Team site) in Drupal …
Our Thoughts and Gratitude Go Out to Veterans
With the backdrop of two active wars and the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, our hearts, thanks, prayers, and sadly our condolences, go out to those in the military and their families this Veterans Day. Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. holiday to honor the end of World War I …
Shop Local Philly With Sarah Lockard of Around Main Line
Around Main Line CEO and ePublisher Sarah Lockard was born and raised in Philadelphia’s western suburbs, known as the Main Line. Around Main Line is Philadelphia’s very first emagazine, celebrating the people, places and events of the region — exclusively online. Today Sarah shares her favorite Etsy …
Artistic Endeavors: Matt Revelli of Upper Playground & Juxtapoz Magazine
Upper Playground is a design force for a new generation, where underground artists emerge and art shows up on T-shirts, baseball caps, online videos as well as gallery walls. Bridging art and fashion, Matt Revelli, creative director of Upper Playground (which he founded in 1999), recently took on the …
The Collectors: Boopsie Daisy's Pez Dispensers with Rikrak
I just love seeing what folks are collecting. I guess I feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their homes. Today I'm delighted to present the next installment in an ongoing series here on The Storque: The Collectors …
Open Studio Tour: SnitchesGetStitches
In this Open Studio Tour series, we snoop around Etsians' creative spaces to find out the story behind the drawing table. We want to know all about our artists, and in the process, perhaps get a bit of inspiration for our own workrooms!For this month's open studio, we visited SnitchesGetStitches. Melissa is …
The Collectors: themefragrance's Birds
I just love seeing what folks are collecting. I guess I feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their homes. Today I'm delighted to present the next installment in an ongoing series here on The Storque: The Collectors …
There's No Place Like Here: Communal Living with Nikki Silva
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson Like all our videos, feel free to re-post and embed the video on your blog! (music by Forrest Lewinger, animation by JuliaPott) While traveling to help promote Etsy as a sponsor of the Bay Area Maker Faire, I was fortunate enough to …
Oktoberfest Memories With BurdaStyle
Open source sewing company BurdaStyle is a longtime friend of Etsy's (and a German one at that!), and when we saw their über-cute dirndl pattern on BurdaStyle, we had to let you know about it. "Based on the historical dress of Alpine peasants, the dirndl is the traditional dress of southern Germany and Austria. In …
Open Studio Tour: May Luk
In this Open Studio Tour series, we'll be snooping around Etsians' creative spaces to find out the story behind the drawing table. We want to know all about our artists, and in the process, perhaps get a bit of inspiration for our own workrooms!A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the ACC show in San …
Instant Gratification: The Polaroid Legacy
In 2008, the Polaroid Corporation announced that it was ceasing production of all of its instant films and cameras. In a digital age, many believed that Polaroids were a nostalgic, but redundant, throwback to the analog era. However, even a cursory glance at Etsy reveals that there are many amazing artists …
This Is Not a Blog Post
I have always been fanatical about narratives, but I hadn't really contemplated the possibilities of the book as an object until working at Special Collections in college. From 19th century miniatures to hand-printed Yolla Bolly aquatint etchings, books came to be portable sculptures, records, decor …
Etsy Dress Up With I Heart Norwegian Wood
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music by Chinatown, animation by JuliaPott) All Etsy videos are Creative Commons, so please embed them on your blog! Help spread the word! Montreal-based fashion designer Angie Johnson of iheartnorwegianwood is best known for her structuralist leather cage …
Handmade Portraits: Mimi Kirchner
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music by Jonathan Cazenave, Lineland, animation by JuliaPott) All Etsy videos are Creative Commons, so please embed them on your blog! Help spread the word! UPDATE: Mimi announced the winner of her free pincushion giveaway today. Congratulations to Angela Recada …
Retired but Still Bold: Basketmaker John Toft
In celebration of today being National Senior Citizens Day, retired Etsian John Toft shares his story of finding basket-making as a young boy and returning to it in his golden years. For John, basket-making has developed into a much-needed meditative outlet when life's everyday stresses wear him down …
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