This week’s featured Etsy shop is LeighViner. LeighViner is the Etsy home of artist Leigh Viner and full of amazing fashion illustration style art prints. I have a weakness for mixed media fashion illustration, so I couldn’t help being … Read More ...
The Business of Art eBook – Cloth Paper Scissors
The folks over at Cloth Paper Scissors want to help you sell your art with their free e-Book The Business of Art. The book contains four articles on topics directly related to selling your crafts, including open studio events, Etsy, … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Beautifully Practical
This week’s featured shop is Beautifully Practical. Beautifully Practical features the work of artist Susan Forsythe. Susan creates beautiful, but practical works via ceramic painting, transforming daily essentials into something far cuter. Susan got started in 2010 after taking a … Read More ...
Kracken Card – Kinaloon
Part III of my Goodsmiths search (check out parts I and II) involved poking around the fabulous shop called Kinaloon. Kinaloon is an illustrator/screen printer, who screenprints onto cards. The designs run from pretty and adorable, like this … Read More ...
New App for Etsy Sellers – AWeber
Heads up Etsy sellers! There’s a new app out there to help you grow your business. From AWeber, the Etsy Email app helps you create an email newsletter with a few clicks and automatically links back to your Etsy account, … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Material + Movement
That time of the week again! This weeks featured shop is Material + Movement. Material + Movement is a unique shop, founded in 2009 that creates stunning pieces of jewelry out of vintage and modern, discarded and broken china. According … Read More ...
Amplified – NearModernDisaster
As part of my new quest to check out Goodsmiths, I was pointed in the direction of some super cool shops which I’ll be sharing with you. First up is NearModernDisaster, a seller of fantastic illustrated prints and notecards. … Read More ...
Have you been to Goodsmiths?
Have you heard about Goodsmiths? An online marketplace for crafters and artists, Goodsmiths is a direct competitor to Etsy and growing by the minute. Because they’re still a fairly new (they launched last April) there’s a chance to get … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – EllieMarieDesigns
This week’s featured shop is EllieMarieDesigns. EllieMarieDesigns sells cute paper craft items, like gift tags, mini-scrapbooks, and cards, as well as supplies for other paper crafters to use. These Valentines gift tags are timely and sweet. And the hearts … Read More ...
Gnome-y Kitchens – Bruno and Betty
Do you love a little whimsy in your kitchen? How about a little irony in your living room? If you so, you need to check out Bruno and Betty. Their shop is full of fun hand screen printed apparel … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Running Withe Scissors
Monday means it’s time for the Etsy Shop of the Week. This week’s featured shop is Running Withe Scissors. Running Withe Scissors creator Barbara has been sharing her love of paper and scrapbooking with others for 35 years and … Read More ...
Creatures From El – Ellen Jewett
Usually, when I’m writing a post, picking an image is the easy part. But when I saw Ellen Jewett’s Creatures From El, I knew that picking a favorite image to share with you was going to be the hardest … Read More ...
Glowheart – ElectronicGirlGifts
Valentines Day approaches and if you’re looking for something personal, with a little glow to it, then you need to check out Electronic Girl Gifts. The shop focuses on what artist AnnMarie calls “techno-crafting”, crafting that incorporates technology to … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – SammysGrammy
Alright folks, it’s Monday! And that means another Etsy Shop of the Week. This week’s featured seller is SammysGrammy. I know a lot of crafters out there–myself included–love Anthropologie. And SammysGrammy artist Rita draws her inspiration from that love … Read More ...
I Heart Art Valentines Online Craft Workshop – Punk Projects
Now that the first rush of January/new year inspiration has waned, I often find myself wondering what to craft. If you’re like me and could use a little inspiration, one of the best ways is to take a class like … Read More ...