This post is a little on the techy side – if it helps you, great! If it bores you to tears, blame Tim (he wrote it)! ~ Kim If you’re an Etsy Seller with a self-hosted WordPress blog, then you might be interested in a neat new plugin for displaying your Etsy shop items in… [read more]
Featured Designer Fabrics
Designer fabrics rule when it comes to making a project stand out! I was thinking about Spring when I came across these… Hullabaloo and Hoopla – {Say that three times in a row…Ha!} The colors are so vibrant and cheerful! Paradise Jamaica Hibiscus {Moda Batik} – You have to love a fabric with that name!… [read more]
Etsy Photo Tips & More – Weekend Project
There’s spray paint involved? Count me in! Learn how to make beautiful photo backgrounds at A Lemon Squeezy Home. You’ll find some great ideas in this post and discover a few new ways to take your products and make them shine! Christie also has a cute Etsy shop you should check out! Visit I Heart… [read more]
Etsy as a Household Name – Why you want to sell on Etsy
Why Etsy has a great chance of being as widely known as eBay or Amazon.com and why that matters to us. Part of your mission is to sell your products. I was spending some time the other day thinking about the “business mission” of EverythingEtsy.com (and a new related site to be announced very soon!).… [read more]
Fall Leaves A Little Early {5 Free Etsy Banners for Fall}
We know you’re ready for some beautiful fall foliage and you’d love to decorate your Etsy shop for fall, right? If so, we’ve got a few fall themed banners added to our page full of free Etsy Banners. The full size image is available, along with a few other designs, here. We also thought you… [read more]
Etsy Banner Design {How to Integrate the Shop Announcement Box}
I don’t know about you, but I am NOT a big fan of the new location of the Etsy Shop Announcement box. It really messed with my sense of symmetry! I’m going to show you how you can work with that pretty grey box and integrate it into your banner design! You can see the… [read more]
Handmade is On Fire Worldwide
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… [read more]
Organize Your Craft Supplies
I love to find great new ways to organize all my craft supplies. Having an Etsy shop keeps me busy, and I like to have everything where I can find it. Why not organize it in a pretty way? Here’s some great ideas that I ran across the other day. I know there are some… [read more]
More Free Etsy Banners {now over 40!}
[nggallery id=3] Would you like some flowers? We had some custom created flower graphics laying around and decided to use them in 13 new banners on our Free Etsy Banners page! The banners there now number over 40 and they are all free for you to use on your shop. We also have tutorials that… [read more]