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Jun

20

East Coast Kitsch: Recycled Indie Crafts

June 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

New Brunswick designer Jane Murphy loves to come up with new ideas, so when she was cleaning out her closet one day and came across some old wool sweaters that didn’t fit anymore and were too tattered to send to a used clothing store she decided to create a new product with them. [...]

Jun

18

Etsy Product Count Errors Now Fixed

June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For all those Etsy shop owners out there, this just came in from Etsy News:
Dear Etsyians,
To the delight of our engineers and (hopefully) our sellers also, we are very pleased to let you know that view tallies should be functioning properly once again.
As many of our sellers know, we’ve experienced a recurring problem for the [...]

Jun

7

Pink Sale

June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Marilyn Patrizio is having a sale at her Etsy Shop this month. All pink items are 25% off. Shop Now!

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Jun

1

Father’s Day Picks on Etsy

June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Father’s Day is coming up on June 15th. Why not shop indie for dad this year?
Click the banner to see what’s currently in the Father’s Day Showcase on Etsy My TOP 5 Father’s Day Picks will be highlighted in the next post!

What are you going to get for Dad this year??
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May

31

Etsy’s Front Page is Rainbow Bright

May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have to blog this because I am a sucker for rainbow colored anything! I love to spin and dye rainbow colored yarns….so it’s only natural that the current Etsy Featured Sellers catch my eye!

Items I would buy now if my bank book was overflowing…..
Fiesta Colored Glass Discs from Blue Seraphim  I love these discs….so [...]

May

20

Clothkits and Rob Ryan

May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Alison Gordon of The Sampler posted this super cute skirt she made today. The illustrations on this printed piece are just awesome and I love the DIY aspect. You can get this special edition Rob Ryan skirt kit from Clothkits. If you don’t fancy a skirt you can always pick up a painted tile or [...]

May

20

Indie Crafters Go Greener

May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I know this is not necessarily “indie craft”, but I was excited to see that plastic and paper supplier Clear Bags has come out with a new greener line of plastic bags. I know many indie crafters rely on ordering bags such as these for their products…so why not go greener with your packaging? [...]

May

14

Folded Pigs on Etsy

May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

I have been waiting for a particular Etsy seller to come back to her shop and the day has finally come! Meredith of foldedpigs.etsy.com is a talented and clever ceramics artists who has a fascination for human brains…and zombies! I love her funny Zombies Love Brains series:

And who doesn’t want to eat ice cream out [...]

May

14

Jennifer Squires

May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Jennifer wrote to tell me about her latest photo collection. “Let me take a minute and introduce you to my newest set of flower photographs just in time for spring. Currently the collection includes roses, calla lilies, tulips, and gerberas. These contemporary images look great in dining rooms, living areas, bedrooms, and offices, [...]

May

5

Steam Punk on Etsy

May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Being at Maker Faire made me realize what an awesome genre of fashion Steampunk is. There were lots of faire attendees in full gear as well as a few of my fellow Bazaar Bizarre vendors. I met some awesome crafters who work in this style. One artist who came to my booth was Hellga Volldampf [...]

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