a little about Etsy...

This post is two-fold... first I wanted to promote my etsy shop and try to get as many sales as I can and what better way to do that than on my own blog?! Then the second is to explain to those of you who don't know of Etsy what it is all about and how it is going to change the way you shop.

We've become used to a world where what we buy is determined by what products are stocked by a handful of chain stores, but there are signs that may be changing. The future could be one of thriving cottage industries and skilled artisans lovingly producing custom-made wares. —  That is the vision of Etsy, a U.S.-based Web site that describes itself as "an online crafts fair." But unlike your local Sunday-morning market, Etsy's crafts fair has some 200,000 stall holders, who have this year sold just under $50 million-worth of their homemade goods.

The site was conceived and launched in 2005 by Rob Kalin, a carpenter, among other things, who was looking for somewhere to sell his work online. At the time, the only real outlet was eBay, but Kalin was looking for something different, something that would provide a place for small-time artisans to sell their creations. And Etsy was born...

 The three-year-old site, where people buy and sell homemade arts and crafts is hitting a chord with people who are tired of the ordinary and the mass produced. They are an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade who's mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers. All of whom have a vision to build a new economy and present a better choice:

Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.


Thank you for my quick soapbox... please click on the image below to get linked directly to my Etsy store and create a log in while your there... trust me, you'll love it!




Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/18/craft.revival/
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/22.htm