Have you ever compared your favorite store with handmade or vintage items from Etsy? The results might surprise you! I took a few moments to compare items from one of the coolest stores, Anthropologie, with similar items being sold by some Etsy sellers with a lot of style! Do you think handmade or vintage items… [read more]
Archives for March 2010
Win A Photo Printer and $100 Gift Certificate from Red River Paper
Win a Canon Premium Inkjet Photo Printer, an awesome plugin for Photoshop, and $100.00 worth of top quality inkjet cards and envelopes from Red River Paper! What a great giveaway! We’re so excited to be able to offer this to Everything Etsy readers. Red River paper makes, hands down, the best inkjet paper we’ve ever… [read more]
Simple Sewing with a French Twist {by Celine Dupuy} — Book Review
This is one of those books that you just want to look at over and over again. The photos are truly inspiring! I was happily surprised at the use of bright colors throughout the book and it’s loaded with those “WOW photos” that you have to share with others. Tim was sitting near me and… [read more]
SWEET {Simply Wonderful Everything Etsy Team}
Isn’t this little handmade book beautiful? I love it! Here’s a peek at a couple of the newest additions to our Simply Wonderful Everything Etsy Team! These shops are full of great handmade things that I’m sure you’re going to want…or need! 🙂 We’ve met so many new Etsy sellers lately, and it made it… [read more]
I Made It! Blog Party and Giveaway
Welcome to the party where you get to show off your latest and greatest project! Bring your home decor project, jewelry, crafts, sewing projects, tutorials, tie dye t-shirts and anything else you’ve created! It’s so much fun to see your posts, and the response has been awesome! Our giveaway this week is from My Belle… [read more]
Facebook Fun — Community, Inspiration, and Friends
We’re having so much fun with the new Facebook Page! Have you seen it yet? We’ve found such a great community of Etsy lovin’, creative thinkin’, makers of cool stuff, and just generally awesome folks. We hardly feel qualified to be there! (For anyone wondering, sometimes I say “we” because I need Tim’s help with… [read more]
Trash to Treasure — Recycled Crafts
Have you ever seen a purse made with an old hardcover book? I love this idea! With the variety of handle kits available at craft stores everywhere, you can make it just your style. What a great conversation starter it would be…perfect for that next dinner party! Taking old books and turning them into something… [read more]
It’s A Craft Show Weekend!
It’s a craft show weekend around here! Are there more shows starting to pop up all over the country as the weather warms up? I think there are actually two different shows going on downtown this weekend, and I can walk to both of them! You gotta love a town like that! I found a… [read more]
Free Etsy Banner ? — 10 More Added!
Even though it is still not warming up the way it’s supposed to in March, we’ve got springtime colors in mind today and thought maybe some colorful Etsy banners might put some spring in your step! See the Free Etsy Banners Page for over two dozen free banners! With the additon of ten new ones… [read more]
I Made It! Blog Party and Flashy Fish Giveaway
This week’s “I Made It” party is closed, but be sure to be ready next Wednesday night at 10:00pm for next week’s link-up. It’s a great way to promote your blog, your creativity, and it’s fun! Hi! Welcome to the third week of the I Made It Blog Party at Everything Etsy! We had a… [read more]
Using Twitter To Improve Etsy Sales
I read a post recently that you may be interested in. It’s all about improving the way your Twitter profile, and your tweets, perform in search engines. It really got me thinking… The post was full of good ways to improve your Twitter SEO but one idea seemed really well suited to Etsy Sellers. The… [read more]
Pure Mineral Makeup Giveaway — Orglamix { 5 Winners!}
Have you ever had a hard time finding just the right shade of blush? I have! I never thought about having custom blended makeup! Orglamix is a popular Etsy shop with artisan crafted 100% pure mineral makeup. Now you can have your own custom colors designed and delivered right to your door. I love that!… [read more]