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Showing posts with label buy handmade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buy handmade. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Halloween Challenge!
Happy Halloween from Us! Vote for your favorites using the poll in the column on the right! Voting will close on Tuesday the 12th at 6pm Eastern time. Click the links to check out the Etsy listings. Do it! They're all awesome!
Also see our other non-challenge Halloween items by clicking here
Also see our other non-challenge Halloween items by clicking here
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Squarejane Featured on Parenting.com!
Kudos to SquareJane for having one of her awesome Halloween costumes featured on Parenting.com! That's a big deal!
Here's her feature.
Check out her costumes too!
Here's her feature.
Check out her costumes too!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Remixstudio goes shopping!
With the kick-off of summer, I've also kick-off my newest craft obsession: Moleskine notebooks. But not just any Moleskine notebooks, the ones that are hand printed, often either letterpress, gocco, or screen printing. The notebooks come in a variety of sizes, colors, with grided pages, lined page, or blank pages. Basically there is something for everyone.
Not only do I want to snap up every single one I find on Etsy, I also want to start crafting them myself. But with so many choices on how, I think I'll just have to buy a bunch, and give it a-go!
Brought to you by Remixstudio:
Not only do I want to snap up every single one I find on Etsy, I also want to start crafting them myself. But with so many choices on how, I think I'll just have to buy a bunch, and give it a-go!
Brought to you by Remixstudio:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Owl Spotlight: JamieLeto
I started jamieleto.etsy.com in 2007, about 3 years ago, and within the past three years my shop has been opened, closed, reopened, reinvented, you name it. I began with sewing little stuffed monsters to knitting scarflettes to making jewelry to writing cut-paste zines and everything in between.
http://jamieleto.etsy.com
Despite having loves of all different DIYs and dabbling in each category and finding my temporary niche in each one, it was always sort of an underlying dream of mine to be making decoupage creations. For the past 6 years I've been an avid collage maker, and have collaged entire walls with pictures I've hand picked. I just find it so interesting and rewarding for some reason I can't explain. This year I finally found it in me to dedicate my shop to decoupaged creations.
Last christmas I made my boyfriend a decoupage frame with little green triangles that took me forever but I loved the outcome. I really just enjoyed doing it and the meticulous nature of it; just putting pieces together, like a puzzle. I just sort of fell in love with decoupage. So after being on a shop hiatus for a while, I began to create more and more and decided to get back up and running again. I chose the name mélange, which means collection, because I think of these collaged products as a collection of ideas because I think that's what magazines are: collections of photos, words, ideas.
Aside from just doing what I love, I'm happy to do it with recycled products. With my collaging addiction I have tons of old magazines lying around and now I've found an awesome, profitable, sustainable way to use them. If you're interested in getting rid of any old magazines e-mail me at jamieleto@hellokitty.com . Depending on the amount I may be able to take them off your hands as long as you are willing to pay shipping.
thanks for reading owls (:
http://jamieleto.etsy.com
Monday, April 19, 2010
New and Notable Monday!
These pieces were selected by browsing our team search tag. I try to mix up the mediums, so there's definitely more new and notable there already, so go check it out!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Shop Unique with ArtTales!
A couple of our members stumbled across this shop, and we all fell in love! Her items are made from recycled materials (she stuffs them with plastic bags, for starters!) and are all free-form ideas from her imagination. Just LOOK at the plushy cuteness!!!
ArtTales, thanks for being awesome and unique! We all covet a Leftz plushie of our own!!
(Why are you still reading this blog post? Go to her shop NOW!)
ArtTales, thanks for being awesome and unique! We all covet a Leftz plushie of our own!!
(Why are you still reading this blog post? Go to her shop NOW!)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Black Friday Bonanza!!
The Etsy Owls Black Friday Bonanza is running from Thanksgiving Day through December 6th. Each shop has a specific sale, and some shops might be running different dates, so check out shop announcements for the full scoop! Here's a preview of some of the specials in advance. You can't get the specials yet, but you can start favoriting and planning in advance! Odds are, if you're looking for that certain gift, someone here has just the thing!
Prices reduced 30%
Free Priority Shipping on orders over $50
11/26 through 12/6
15% off Storewide, 11/26 through 12/1
by lalala08
Buy One Get One Free, 11/27 through 11/30
Free Gift with Purchase 
Free Worldwide Shipping
11/27 through 11/30
Buy One, Get One Half Off--11/26 through 12/6
Bumblebirch is celebrating the Black Friday Bonanza with discounts from 5-25% off! Check out the sale section for daily specials on yarn, stitch markers, and stationary! Sale dates 11/26 through 12/6
10% off your total order 11/26 through 12/6
20% off storewide 11/26 through 12/6
by Squarejane
Buy One Get One Free
(pay shipping on free item!)
11/26 through 12/6
PICK YOUR SALE!
Special sale sections include 50% off, Buy One Get One Free, and Free Shipping
See Shop Announcement for details before purchase!
Special sale sections include 50% off, Buy One Get One Free, and Free Shipping
See Shop Announcement for details before purchase!
Free Shipping 11/27 - 11/30
Free Ring with Purchase 11/27 through 12/6
40% off Storewide
11/26 through 12/6
by MABjewelry
20% off storewide, free worldwide shipping
11/26 through 12/6
35% off total order
Free Shipping plus Free Gift
11/26 through 12/6
50% off storewide 11/27 through 11/29
30% off Storewide, 11/26 through 12/6
15% off Storewide, 11/27 through 12/6
20% off Storewide and Free Shipping
11/26 through 12/6
Free WORLDWIDE shipping 11/26 through 12/6
Monday, October 26, 2009
Hootables!
We're launching Hootables, an Etsy Owls gift collection. Need a holiday gift? Check out Hootables for a series of beautiful gifts and items. We've just set up today, so stay tuned for the pretties!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tutorial: Go Steampunk with MabJewelry
This blog entry was also posted on mabjewelry's own blog , go check her out there. You can also find her on Twitter and, of course, on Etsy! Enjoy your adventures into steampunk, and as always, be careful with the glue!!!
Okay, guys, welcome to my first tutorial: How to make your own steampunk pendant or charm. It's not all that difficult. You just need the right stuff and a lot of creativity and patience. If you can make a collage, you can make one of these cool little guys.
So, you'll need some watch guts, parts and innards, including cogs, sprockets, gears, and other delightfully little shiny bits. Please see my giant pile of said guts pictured above. I know, I know, it's excessive, but I have an addiction, and I'm working through it. I didn't get all of them available in the free market, so they can still be found.
One tip: Do not smash open a modern watch. Most of the innards are plastic, unfortunately. I learned this the hard way. But you can still use the casing if it's pretty, as well as the clock face, from a dead modern watch.
Other stuff you'll need:
One last important supply: Junior Mints, or the nom nom of your choice. Crafting is difficult and intense work. If you're like me, and sit hunched over for three hours at a time, it's good to preplan some kind of sustenance to keep your energy up. Cheetos are not so wise, as they tend to leave a bright, toxic orange film all over things. Also, make sure not to glue the Junior Mint to your hand. Seriously. It happens.
Okay, poke through your watch guts and find some larger pieces that you want to use. It's easier to get the larger bits glued on first, and then go from there. Put a small amount (yes, I always get a little carried away) of your glue on the setting in the spot where you want the watch bit to go. Smudge it around with the end of a toothpick, to get a fairly even layer of glue.
This will help you get even adherence, and also help to keep glue from globbing out around the sides of the watch piece in an unsightly way.
Be careful where you place the gluey toothpick. It will stick to the carpet, your bead board or the cat. Honestly.
Put the watch bit on top of the glue and press down firmly. It will stick. This glue is no joke. A friend of mine fixed her roof shingles with this glue.
Glue the larger pieces on where they fit on your setting in a design that pleases you. I just kind of wing it.
After you get the larger parts glued on, add some medium-sized parts wherever you want them.
I sometimes layer the medium-sized ones in over the larger ones, and always mix gold and silver, shiny and matte. Just glue on whatever makes you happy however it makes you happy. There are no rules, and that's why this is wonderful.
Remember, Gorilla Glue is pretty unforgiving, so, if you let something set on it for more than a few seconds, you'll have a heck of a time scooting it.
Now, fill in empty spaces with the teeny tiny, itsy bitsy pieces. Use a toothpick to move these little bits into the desired spaces. It's also fun to drop miniscule pieces into the carpet so your vacuum will have something to do the next time you run it.
Add where you want to. It's easier to glue pieces with flat backs or bottoms. Leave blank space where you want blank space. When it reaches the point where you're happy with it, you're finished. The hardest part for me is knowing when I'm done and not just gluing five pounds of stuff to the setting. Usually, it just looks complete.
I leave the pieces to dry overnight, on top of the entertainment center, because that's the only place the cat will not jump. Then, string them with beads, hang them from chain, do what you do.
As for the Junior Mints, you can eat them throughout this activity, or save them until the end, as a reward for your creativity and hard work.
So, making your own steampunk pendant--it's that easy.
Okay, guys, welcome to my first tutorial: How to make your own steampunk pendant or charm. It's not all that difficult. You just need the right stuff and a lot of creativity and patience. If you can make a collage, you can make one of these cool little guys.So, you'll need some watch guts, parts and innards, including cogs, sprockets, gears, and other delightfully little shiny bits. Please see my giant pile of said guts pictured above. I know, I know, it's excessive, but I have an addiction, and I'm working through it. I didn't get all of them available in the free market, so they can still be found.
One tip: Do not smash open a modern watch. Most of the innards are plastic, unfortunately. I learned this the hard way. But you can still use the casing if it's pretty, as well as the clock face, from a dead modern watch.
Other stuff you'll need:- The blanks or settings that you'll use as the base of your pendant or charm. Here are four examples. You can pick these up anywhere anymore. Some metals do not like some brands of glue, and the metal will turn white upon contact with the glue. You won't know until you try it, unfortunately.
- Some kind of serious glue--I use Gorilla Glue in the super glue tube. Trust me, it will glue anything to anything forever. Beware, it will glue watch parts to your fingers, and your fingers to anything, including your lip. Ouch.
- A styrofoam plate and paper towels. It's just the easiest way to do it.
- Toothpicks, to smear and smudge the glue around, and to move itty bitty pieces into the right spot, thus decreasing the chance of gluing those pieces to your own skin. I get mine for free from the restaurants I frequent. Thank you, restauranteurs!
One last important supply: Junior Mints, or the nom nom of your choice. Crafting is difficult and intense work. If you're like me, and sit hunched over for three hours at a time, it's good to preplan some kind of sustenance to keep your energy up. Cheetos are not so wise, as they tend to leave a bright, toxic orange film all over things. Also, make sure not to glue the Junior Mint to your hand. Seriously. It happens.
Okay, poke through your watch guts and find some larger pieces that you want to use. It's easier to get the larger bits glued on first, and then go from there. Put a small amount (yes, I always get a little carried away) of your glue on the setting in the spot where you want the watch bit to go. Smudge it around with the end of a toothpick, to get a fairly even layer of glue.This will help you get even adherence, and also help to keep glue from globbing out around the sides of the watch piece in an unsightly way.
Be careful where you place the gluey toothpick. It will stick to the carpet, your bead board or the cat. Honestly.
Put the watch bit on top of the glue and press down firmly. It will stick. This glue is no joke. A friend of mine fixed her roof shingles with this glue.
Glue the larger pieces on where they fit on your setting in a design that pleases you. I just kind of wing it.
After you get the larger parts glued on, add some medium-sized parts wherever you want them.I sometimes layer the medium-sized ones in over the larger ones, and always mix gold and silver, shiny and matte. Just glue on whatever makes you happy however it makes you happy. There are no rules, and that's why this is wonderful.
Remember, Gorilla Glue is pretty unforgiving, so, if you let something set on it for more than a few seconds, you'll have a heck of a time scooting it.
Now, fill in empty spaces with the teeny tiny, itsy bitsy pieces. Use a toothpick to move these little bits into the desired spaces. It's also fun to drop miniscule pieces into the carpet so your vacuum will have something to do the next time you run it.Add where you want to. It's easier to glue pieces with flat backs or bottoms. Leave blank space where you want blank space. When it reaches the point where you're happy with it, you're finished. The hardest part for me is knowing when I'm done and not just gluing five pounds of stuff to the setting. Usually, it just looks complete.
I leave the pieces to dry overnight, on top of the entertainment center, because that's the only place the cat will not jump. Then, string them with beads, hang them from chain, do what you do.
As for the Junior Mints, you can eat them throughout this activity, or save them until the end, as a reward for your creativity and hard work.
So, making your own steampunk pendant--it's that easy.
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