This week’s Friday treat is an amazing global market place to buy and sell interesting, cool, cutting- edge and funky handmade items. If you have not yet heard about Etsy (http://www.etsy.com), I promise that you will not be disappointed by this web find. Now, I can’t promise that you won’t be overwhelmed the first few times you visit Etsy because there is so much to see and experience.
On any given day, the Etsy home page promotes everything from rustic wood wall sculptures to vintage tank tops and shirts; from a modern burlap table runner to summer wedding accessories. There may be a blog post about how to capture the look of California Modern. You can also search Etsy by more 30 categories (such as Art, Furniture, Weddings, Geekery, and of course, Everything Else). Or, you can shop Colors, Local, Pounce (just listed sellers) or Gift Ideas.
Who knows, Etsy may replace QVC and the Home Shopping Network as your place to shop. Just don’t blame me if you become an Etsy addict!
Exactly what Is Etsy? Their mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers. Their vision is to build a new economy and present a better choice to “Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade”. The Etsy community spans the globe with buyers and sellers coming from more than 150 countries. Etsy sellers number more than 800,000 active shops!
According to Etsy crafter-in-chief and co-founder, Rob Kalin, "we want to allow the makers of the world to claim authorship for what they're making," he says. "This is what Etsy stands for: The little guy being able to organize a better marketplace." If you are interested, read more about the business side of Etsy in the recent Inc. magazine cover story “Can Rob Kalin Scale Etsy?” (http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110401/can-rob-kalin-scale-etsy.html)
Remember to always dwell in possibilities
Cindy
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