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How Tuesday

My very own Glass Photo-etching Tutorial on Etsy's Blog

The cutest Toadstool Tutorial on the webz.

Moss Terrarium Tutorial (complete with rounded corners!)

Unbuttoned

How to Hand-Sew a Buttonhole
by the lovely Cal Patch

Handmade buttons from Etsy.

Time Out!

 
*Blows whistle!*  I was picked by Sharon Steel to chat about Martha and craftin' for TimeOutNY this week! It was so great to work with Jason Rodgers, the photographer.  Do check out his work! I'll put up a few more pics from our shoot soon! Cupcake by Lisa from ArtGoodies.  Why am I holding it? For FUN!
I'll also have a Glass Etching How-To on TimeOut's Own This City blog soon, soon, soon!
Want to see Martha with Amy (thePeachTree), Julie (YourSecretAdmiral) and I at the 92Y tomorrow night? Get tix here!

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I'm sorry goldschool students!

I've been very deliquent with my blog since moving to Brooklyn and starting my job at Etsy.
But no more! I promise to post at least once a week.  I think since I'm also writing for the Storque, I'll make this blog a bit more personal.  A sort of my daily life + things I find that I love.

For instance! Yesterday I took a Puppet Posse class at the EtsyLabs from Crankbunny.  A local animator and illustrator extraordinaire! Check out her beauteous pop-up cards and puppets:

 

I wen't home and made a paper puppet of a waterbear.  I'll post a pick once I've colored it!

why i love etsy

i leave for art vs craft tomorrow.  the night before i leave for a show i'm all spun up so i can't sleep.  so i'm browsing etsy when i get an idea.  i'm going to make each of my wedding favors for my guests different.  then i find some vintage keys.  should i wrap them in mint green embroidery floss and attach a sweet little "the key to love is..." saying on them?  its late, i'm sentimental.  i find this one first:

sweetjewli, $2.
its flat and brass so i can etch a lovely pattern onto it instead of the embroidery floss idea. so of course i should keep looking for a key to wrap.  i find this set:

i just like the middle one.  i'll send a message to threefrenchhens and ask if i can have just the big one for $5.  luckily i get a message right back and she agrees! hurray! she posts it for me and says "lol go look ...it's HUGE! I'll never get this photography thing down :|" for some reason the picture sends me into a giggle fit.

threefrenchhens, $5
I ask how she will ever find a box big enough to ship this in and she says "If it didn't cost so doggone much, I'd get a refrigerator box and use that :P"  hilarious!
and thats why i love etsy. 

plain mabel

plain mabel is closing shop. lots of stuff on sale!