Featured Etsy Shop: LeasLetters

February 9, 2007

Today’s featured Etsy shop is LeasLetters, a shop featuring handmade cards and other paper goods. “If it is made of paper….I’m going to make it sooner or later. I can’t get enough of the stuff!!!” What inspires you in your work? I am inspired by everything I see around me. I love paper and just […]

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Featured Etsy Shop: Magic Forest Creations

February 7, 2007

Today’s featured Etsy shop is Magic Forest Creations, a shop that features pottery for everyday use. Magic Forest Creations also carries a variety of other handcrafted goods including jewelry and paintings. “For me creating is a need, not just a hobby.” What are your favorite materials to use? I like to work in a variety […]

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Featured Etsy Shop: TotusMel

February 5, 2007

Today’s featured Etsy shop is TotusMel, a shop featuring needle-tatted goods, primarily jewelry. TotusMel also offers some adorable knitted bears. I asked the owner of TotusMel a few questions about her work… How did you get started tatting? I was looking for a diversion from my usual crafts, mostly knitting & crochet when I discovered […]

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Dark Belgian Chocolate

February 4, 2007

Above – dark purple sugilite cabochon wrapped in Sterling silver wire I’ve made available an Excel spreadsheet for download by Etsy sellers. It’s a simple no-frills spreadsheet for calculating your net profit after Etsy and PayPal fees, etc. You can download it for free on the right under “Downloads.” If you wish to make suggestions […]

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Brief Front Page Appearance

February 3, 2007

The necklace I made for the Winter Beading Challenge (above) was on Etsy’s front page for about 5 hours this morning. It got a lot of traffic to my shop, and quite a few hearts. I had tons of stuff I wanted to ramble about, but I can’t think of it now. But hey, I […]

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Featured Etsy Shop: PaulaM

February 1, 2007

Today’s featured Etsy shop is PaulaM, a shop featuring primarily art prints and originals. PaulaM also offers painted boxes, screenprints, photography, and custom matting and framing. “I have ADD, so I get bored easily. This leads to many different creations.” -Paula Manning-Lewis How did you get started making your art? Art has been my passion […]

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February’s Birthstone at Lava Jewelry!

January 31, 2007

February is upon us, and I have plenty of beautiful purple amethyst for those February birthdays! Amethyst at Lava Jewelry Amethyst in my Etsy shop Amethyst is the purple variety of the mineral quartz. Amethyst’s color is due to Fe+4 impurities. Similar to citrine (the yellow variety of quartz), amethyst forms in holes (called vugs […]

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Featured Etsy Shop: Kuriloff

January 29, 2007

Today’s featured Etsy shop is kuriloff, a shop that features drawings and paintings. Kuriloff’s artwork consists of stylized nudes, fantasy trees, non-objective art, expressionistic portraits, and landscapes. All drawings are created using acid-free pens on paper. The paintings are created using gouache (opaque watercolor) on paper or acrylic on canvas. I asked kuriloff a few […]

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Two or Three?

January 28, 2007

I’ve really been enjoying featuring various Etsy sellers here. I was planning to put up two sellers a week (Mondays and Thursdays), but I’m tempted to step it up to three times a week. I’d like some opinions. Would featuring three sellers a week detract from their spotlight? I’ve been getting requests from so many […]

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My Never-Ending Story

January 27, 2007

I normally try to keep things positive, but every once in awhile it feels good to complain. I’ve had a headache that won’t go away for over a week now. I know I’ve had headaches last for months at a time, and I know a couple of people who suffer headaches for years at a […]

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