Chris Alexander of Metalogical practices the lost art of blacksmithing. With the exception of a few power tools, his workshop is much like it would've been a few hundreds years ago when a blacksmith was a staple in every town. Chris wasn't raised around a forge;...
Making treasuries on Etsy is a great way to network and show appreciation for other sellers. This summer, Etsy released a new feature that's eased the pain of treasury-making. I went from searching through pages of items and spending an hour or more on a...
The culture of steampunk has captured mainstream attention. Based on ninteenth-century fashion and technology, steampunk has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past few years and leaked into popular culture, high fashion and entertainment. Earlier this year, IBM predicted that steampunk will be the big...
Andrea Bonner of Red Hill Home curates a growing collection of vintage items gathered from auctions, estate sales and barns near her home in New Hampshire. She inherited a love of antiquing and treasure-hunting from her mother; now that her two kids are grown and her...
Leaders of Etsy teams that have treasury requirements know too well the pain of auditing the team each month. Making sure everyone's made enough treasuries is tiresome manual process, even with treasury threads or member-updated spreadsheets. I've seen plenty of team leaders throw up their...
With over a year of blogging under her belt and hundreds of Pinterest followers, Mary of Craft Colorfully has weathered the ups and downs of blogging. She shares four quick tips to help Etsy sellers dip their toe in the authoring waters. [hr] Etsy sellers know firsthand...
Last week, Etsy announced a big change to their feedback system. Renamed to Etsy Reviews, the new feedback uses a five-star rating system and does away with buyer feedback entirely. It has a host of features designed to build a stronger platform for feedback and...
Social media has exploded; ten years ago, MySpace was the only game in town. Now there's Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+, Flickr, Instagram, Blogger, Reddit, App.net - and so many others that I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Social media is a great way to...
Diane and Christopher Serviss of Pixiebell create handmade knit hats, patterns and crocheted accessories. The diversity of Pixiebell's styles is staggering - berets and beehives, slouchy and cloche hats, aviators, beanies, scarf hats, and their signature line of gnome and pixie hats. Closing in on 15,000...
Copyright law is a broad and often misunderstood topic; the Etsy forums are rife with sellers confused about copyright infringement. I don't blame sellers for being naive - I'll be the first to admit that researching copyright is rather dry reading. I covered the basics in...