Not too long ago, I mentioned one of my favorite sites to someone and received the question in reply, "What is Etsy?" The thought that some readers of this blog may not know what Etsy is had never crossed my mind, since I reference it so frequently, and I decided the topic warranted a blog post.
Etsy is an online marketplace, within the marketplace individuals set up their own little shop and sell homemade items; these vary from the literal, like homemade baked goods, to vintage clothes that have been altered to add their own personal flair. There are crafty things, like knitted scarves, blankets and baby items to pottery to paper goods to clothing to paintings and photographs and the list goes on and on. It's awesome.
The coolest thing about the site to me is the number of ways available to search for an item, you can shop by what type of item, what color, things made locally, and my favorite way - Pounce. With Pounce you can choose to either see shops that just made a sale (what I do) or shops that have
never had a sale (unfound treasures!). Naturally there are some bizarre things on there too, like doll clothes and stuff, but as my boyfriend always says - there's a pot for every lid.
Here's the handmade Valentine's card I bought for the boyfriend for Valentines Day, which is now framed to hang in our bedroom - it's an original piece of art!
Photo from the Etsy shop of Mint and Honey Papergoods, located right here in Texarkana!All of the items in the graphic above are things I've either purchased or had purchased for me as gifts. It's a great place to buy presents for people, especially baby shower gifts, in my opinion. Get on there and check it out!
Items in top picture from these stores:
Becoming JewelryWayside VioletBaffin BagsBitty Chou ChouWhite OwlJuja CraftsFox & Clover
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