Election Time, Americans: Halloween Costume Ideas
I'm so frustrated with these debates! I can't wait to just vote and get it over with! It's such a deadly serious campaign. Keep your sense of humor and do your best impersonation this Halloween. Here are some ideas for dressing up and getting into it! Election Time, Americans! | Etsy Finds Vintage: Getting Jackie O's …
Halloween Party Duel: Sweet & Spooky Children's Party
Party Duel time! Storque admin Teenangster and Vanessa have faced off to fantasize about two vastly different types of parties...And we want you, our readers, to decide which party you'd rather attend — Vanessa's cute and innocent kiddie Halloween party or Teenangster's dark and sinister mature Halloween …
Halloween Party Duel: Dark and Gory Haunted House
Party Duel Time! Storque admin Teenangster and Vanessa have faced off to fantasize about two vastly different types of parties, and we want you, our readers, to decide which party you'd rather attend — a sweet and childish party for the kids with plenty of candy and good times for all, or a scary haunted house …
Oktoberfest
Get yer beer holsters out, my friends! Oktoberfest celebrations happen all over the world, but the original Bavarian festival, which runs from late September to early October, draws 6 million people to Munich, according to Wikipedia. That's a whole lot of beer. Bavaria has a certain aesthetic — rustic and …
Observe the Autumn Equinox
The Autumn Equinox sidles by today. And with it, Ren fairs, Halloween, and a bit of magick linger in the air. Pagans, I know you're feeling it …
Yarr! Ahoy, Pirates Enjoy Yer Day
Talk like a Pirate Day has come yet again, ye maties! Yarrrrrr …
About Us: Sarah aka SarahSays
Sarah Feingold aka SarahSays is Etsy's in-house attorney with real panache for the legal side of being an artist; in fact, she wrote a book on the subject called Copyright for Artists: Quick and Easy Copyright Protection. She works hard to ensure that Etsy is always shaking the hand at the end of the long arm …
Halloween Treats: Goth Costume Ideas for Everyday
It's just barely September, but I wake in the middle of the night, having sleep-walked to my closet, daintily fondling my black lace gloves by the light of a drippy candle. How did this kohl find its way round my eyes? From whence are these faux cobwebs in my hair?All I can do is put Sisters of Mercy on the stereo …
About Us: Bob aka fumanchu
Bob Brewer, aka fumanchu, is one of our Engineers working remotely from the West coast. He specializes in Etsy software and works hard to keep the cache flowing. As you can see from his polaroid photo above, he is also a mad scientist. MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes Bob Fun Facts:During an engineering …
About Us: Paulie aka OhPauleez
Paul, aka Paulie D, aka OhPauleez, works on the engineering team here at Etsy — on the infrastructure and framework, in particular. He's known for being a cheerful early riser and for having some serious dance moves. Even though he lives in Philly, he pops into the Brooklyn office to work with some regularity. …
About Us: Amber aka adubois
Amber aka adubois is part of the hard-working and ever-growing Support Team and is known for the fire in her belly when it comes to busting resellers and other evil-doers on the site. Amber also shows compassion for those who may have simply misunderstood Etsy's selling policy. MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | …
About Us: CB aka longhaul
Chris Bohn aka CB aka longhaul works on the Engineering Team, specifically on database administration. One of the many things that CB deals with on a daily basis are sprocs. Now if you don't know what that means, don't you worry, it is not your job to know about or deal with such things — it's CB's. Notice how Etsy hasn …
About Us: Jason Seger aka jasonmseger
Jason aka jasonmseger works on the Support Team here in Brooklyn, but he drawls his lovely Virginian accent and makes us all hanker for the South. He's patient, thorough and compassionate — qualities that are needed when working in customer support. He often writes hand written notes to members who have …
Let the Games Begin!
The Olympics start on 8/8/08! I salute you, you remarkable people doing miraculous things with their bodies that I, for one, will never, EVER be able to do. Though I've never been to the Games myself, I must say I become a bit of an avid TV-watcher-fan-girl. I took a spin around Etsy looking for athletic-inpsired …
About Us: Paul aka pasilveira
Paul aka pasilveira is on the Engineering Team where he works on System Operations. The Sys Ops engineers work with the databases and the servers — the framework on which all of us rely. He is very vocal and passionate about keeping Etsy up and running — and has even been known to go head to head with Etsy …
