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News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: 5/24/12
Photo by desaccord It’s almost a three day weekend here in the States, and I’m off like a dirty shirt. Enjoy the linkage! Unfortunate Renaissance babies. A smiling shiba inu.The Museum... Continue reading »
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Noted: The Descriptive Camera
Photo by Charlene Precious It’s a general assumption that we suffer from image overload. Now that we all have cell phones — and our cell phones double as cameras — photographs fill our... Continue reading »
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A New Way to Discover Etsy: Guest Pinners
Photo by VintageLancaster Here on the Etsy Blog, we love having weekly Guest Curators share their individual takes on all things Etsy; in fact, it’s one of our favorite ways to dig into the... Continue reading »
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Featured Seller: Pixel This
Photo by Pixel This Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born in California, raised in upstate New York and have lived in Virginia for the last 30 years. I love Virginia – the bay, the ocean, the... Continue reading »
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Heath Ceramics: A Living Legacy of Craft and Community
Photo by Jeffery Cross In 2003, industrial designer Catherine Bailey and her husband, engineer Robin Petravic, had achieved a comfortable level of professional success. But there was one problem:... Continue reading »
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Thai Barbecued Chicken
Photo by Kimberley Hasselbrink When I was a kid, I was part of a summer day camp program called Summer Fun. We watched “The NeverEnding Story” around thirty times in two months, learned... Continue reading »
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Make a Wedding Cake With Sprinklebakes
Photo by Spinklebakes Heather Baird is an accomplished painter and photographer, but her passion is creating eye-popping, mouthwatering desserts. She writes about her adventures in the world of... Continue reading »
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Fresh Shops: AFK Designs
Photo by arthurfred Every day, our community grows in unexpected and delightful ways. For our Fresh Shops series, sellers who have been on Etsy for a mere handful of months or are awaiting their... Continue reading »
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Short Stories: Sexy Ghost
Photo by Kaye Blegvad Here at Etsy, we believe that the story behind an object is often just as fascinating as the object itself. Short Stories is our series dedicated to telling the tales behind... Continue reading »
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Green Mountain Man
Photo by OliviasCorner James Fox spent his early life shuttling between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the rolling hills of the Scotland Borders. From that upbringing came an appreciation for... Continue reading »
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From Etsy’s Merchandising Desk: June 2012
Photo by DoodleBirdie Our aim with Etsy merchandising is to create a healthy balance between promotions for traditional holidays, seasonal changes, cultural events, and lifestyle trends. If you’d... Continue reading »
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Featured Seller: Claire La Faye
Photo by Brittney McChristy Photography Tell us a bit about yourself. I am an artist, designer, mother and wife. Apart from waitressing at a restaurant or two, I have always worked for myself. I... Continue reading »
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How-Tuesday: Raise the Flag Picnic Blanket
Ellen Luckett Baker is author of The Long Thread, where she writes about her adventures with sewing, crafting, and kids. Her book, 1, 2, 3 Sew, was recently published by Chronicle Books and her debut... Continue reading »
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The Emergence of the Fix-It Society
Photo by Angie Six on Flickr In Amsterdam, community members are gathering at cafés, not for a cup of coffee, but to fix broken toasters and vacuum cleaners. Started as a small volunteer-based... Continue reading »
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The Bone Carver
MP4 | YouTube | Vimeo | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes(Music by Matt Abeysekera) As a young boy on King Island, Sylvester Ayek learned the ways of his Iñupiat elders: hunting, foraging, and... Continue reading »
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An Heirloom Linen Project From Squam Retreat
Elizabeth Duvivier is a writer and director of the Squam Art Workshops. Squam is a lake, a gathering, and a community that is brought together by a series of retreats that aim to celebrate... Continue reading »
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June Meet and Make in California
Photo by Combat Paper Project Hello, creative Californians! We have a great slate of creative programming in your great state this month. Join in the fun on Thursday, June 7: in LA, make handmade... Continue reading »
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Quit Your Day Job: pghpapercraft
Photo by pghpapercraft Tell us about your shop and the idea behind it. When my husband and I got engaged, I designed and created everything for our wedding. I was in absolute heaven; however, I had... Continue reading »
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Opening the Barn Door
Photo by Linzee McCray Rich Tyler was looking for a place where his kids could enjoy the out-of-doors when he heard about a nine-acre farmstead near Downey, Iowa. The property included some rundown... Continue reading »
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Storyboard: Feminist
Photo by hubbubbuckle I love making lists before I write (and all the time, really) of evocative phrases, of places I’ve only seen in magazines, of things I’ll never pay full price for, and... Continue reading »
