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Handmade is On Fire Worldwide

August 16, 2010

A recent New York Times web slideshow highlighted a number of handmade artisans who have found a way to make a “real” living selling online through sites like Etsy (our favorite).
Among those featured, the most dramatic (and probably highest priced), was this incredible fire bowl made of thick steel plate by Etsy seller John T. [...]

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Rikrak Interview & I Made It!

August 11, 2010

I Made It Blog Party is on vacation this week, so come back next week and link up your creative post! We wouldn’t want to miss what you’ve been working on.
I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer! Have you tried a new craft? Made something fun with your kids? Traveled to far [...]

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Win a S.W.E.E.T. Deal!

August 11, 2010

We’ve just added another group of great shops to our Simply Wonderful Everything Etsy Team…SWEET!
You really need to hop over to the Sweet Gallery and take a peek for yourself.
Would you like to win a sweet deal of your own? Do you need a bit of free exposure for your shop…well, who doesn’t?

Here’s how [...]

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Bamboo Handle Bag {funky tutorial}

August 9, 2010

How do you like my new little bag? I even made this little beauty without making one trip to the store. Hmmm…is that a good thing or does that mean I have too much stuff. Anyway, I had two sets of bamboo handles just waiting around for me to make something with them. [...]

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New Shop Spotlight & Giveaway {Twirl Away}

August 9, 2010

Check out this new Etsy shop!
Twirl Away is a fabulous shop full of little girl skirts that your little princess can twirl around in all day long. Do you know a girl that would love to wear this sweet Zinnias skirt? Well, today we’re giving one away! {More about that later.}
Let’s take a [...]

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Taking Photos For Your Etsy Shop??

August 8, 2010

One of the challenges of selling online is showing your product in the best possible light! Bad photos can keep you from getting sales, so it’s worth your time and effort to get it right.
We asked out Facebook Friends to share some tips with us on how they take their product photos. These aren’t [...]

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I Made It! {Thursday Blog Party}

August 4, 2010

Welcome to I Made It!
I Made It is a blog party celebrating creative people like you! Each week we have great ideas, creative posts, tutorials, and so much more linked to the party. Share whatever you’ve made this week by linking up your blog post about it!
If you don’t have a post to share this [...]

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Sewing Room Envy {Sew Many Ways}

August 3, 2010

Karen at Sew Many Ways has a great sewing room to work in…no lack of space going on over there! Not like me…I end up using my dining room table to cut fabric. She doesn’t have that problem with all this counter space. It’s wonderful!
Karen had to change thing up a [...]

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The World of Etsy {Croatia!}

August 3, 2010

We absolutely love the global nature of Etsy. It’s the “global economy” brought down to an individual level. WAY COOL!
To celebrate that, we’re going to periodically select some really cool far away (from us) place in the world and highlight a few Etsy shops from there.
Not to be boring or predictable, we’re starting with a [...]

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Etsy Shop Spotlight – Sunbasilgarden {Giveaway}

August 1, 2010

Care for a treat?? Today we’re talking about one of my favorite Etsy shops…Sunbasilgarden! Lauren makes soap look so good, you might think you can eat them!
Etsy is one of the best places to meet creative folks like Lauren. She’s like a “soapologist” or something! Some of her soaps are fun foods [...]

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