Emily Joy Walker from Emi.Nation practices pyrography, the art of wood burning. With her trusty wire-nib burner, she skillfully chars designs into bangles, rings, nesting dolls and other wooden items. Emily's items reflect her respect for the natural beauty of the world and the depth...
Dust accumulated on my website and Etsy shop during 2012 as I quietly disappeared for a year on maternity leave. In December, I finally lifted the cover and discovered that things were just as I left them. It was a bit surreal, like walking into...
The isle of Great Britain, the ninth largest island in the world, is host to England, Scotland and Wales. The Acts of Union in 1707 brought the kingdoms of Scotland and England together to form a single Parliament governing the island. Great Britain has seen...
Martha of PulpArt is a craft show veteran with more than 15 years of shows under her belt. Her key to a lucrative craft show season is doing her research before applying to find the shows that fit her work the best. Such a long career and...
This week, Etsy announced that the feedback system is on deck for a much-needed overhaul. There's a seller survey open until April 28th to collect opinions and comments from sellers. I encourage all Etsy sellers to participate; it's rare to see Etsy casting such a wide net when planning...
Etsy announced big changes coming to the Etsy forums later this month; an updated design, a modification to the structure of the forums and thread tagging. To get a feel for the forums as they stand today, we asked some tough questions of a frequent forum denizen...
Maya Lowder of VintageWise has a knack for finding lovely vintage dresses, accessories and sewing patterns. She started out seeking dresses as presents for her jazz musician sister, Meschiya Lake; Maya discovered a new love of vintage shopping and quickly had too many items to keep to herself....
Manual camera settings are intimidating. I was able to ignore them on my old compact camera. It had them tucked away beneath a sign "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." I bought a DSLR years ago that has the manual settings front and center,...
Amy of Amy Cooper Ceramics is far from undiscovered in the art world, with exhibitions throughout the U.K. and internationally. She's just opened her Etsy shop a week ago, so I'm sneaking her in as undiscovered on Etsy! Amy's whimsical ceramic lamps are meticulously hand-crafted and decorated...
Etsy sellers receive lots of advice about their shops and business. I've personally taken advice from Etsy sellers new and old, not to mention friends and family. It's rare to hear advice directly from buyers. When a prolific buyer volunteered advice, my ears perked. John...