Etsy Journal

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Creativity | Inspiration

Make a Glam Velvet Pumpkin

Skip the carving mess and create a polished pumpkin patch at home with these easy-to-sew velvet stunners, complete with real stems.

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Shopping Guides | Style

Fresh Shops: Jewelry Designers to Watch

Updated staples and unexpected statement-makers (including a chic wearable fidget spinner!) from five jewelry designers on the rise.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: Herb’s Furniture Company

Meet the self-taught Baltimore woodworker who designs flat-packed furniture with simplicity and style in mind.

Inspiration | Style

5 Can’t-Miss Shops for Halloween Makeup

From spooky nail art to some seriously killer eyelashes (and glitter galore), these shops have your Halloween makeup covered.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

Fall’s Must-Have Home Decor Trends

The six hot home decor trends that will have you itching to redecorate this fall.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: PRUNKHUND

When they couldn’t find canine accessories that met their style standards, this dog-loving mother-daughter team created their own luxe line.

Shopping Guides | Style

Fresh Shops: Cozy Fall Fashion

Five emerging Etsy designers share their inspiring stories—and their fall-ready styles.

Creativity | Inspiration

Style DIY: Denim Meets Weaving

This beginner-friendly fall fashion DIY combines two of our favorite trends: embellished denim and chunky rope weaving.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Talia Sari

Geography, history, and personal identity come together in this modern, map-focused jewelry line.

Creativity | Inspiration

How to Make (Faux) Woven Ring Dishes

There’s no better way to keep your favorite jewelry within arm’s reach than with a trio of DIY ring dishes designed to look like tiny baskets.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

4 Decor Looks We Loved From the Brimfield Antique Show

We toured the iconic secondhand wonderland to scope out new ideas for vintage decor and accessories. Here’s what we added to our wish list.

Featured Shops | Occasions

Featured Shop: Ventriloquist Court

This alternative fashion designer combines steampunk, Victorian, and sci-fi influences in her thoroughly one-of-a-kind costume line.

Shopping Guides | Style

Creative Halloween Trends for 2017

The 11 coolest costumes and freshest decor and party ideas to have on your radar this Halloween.

Inspiration

Why I Collect Vintage Travel Guides

One globetrotting travel writer’s old-book obsession.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: Wakako Senda

For this Japanese ceramicist, clean lines, minimal design, and a restrained color palette are the name of the game.

Creativity | Inspiration

How to Make a Woven Headboard

This DIY headboard project only looks like it requires an advanced degree in weaving. (Surprise: It’s actually easy enough for beginners to make.)

Featured Shops | Occasions

Featured Shop: ImaginaryTail

This designer makes kids the stars of their own imaginations with the help of her vibrant DIY costume patterns.

Creativity | Inspiration

4 Halloween Treats You Won’t Find in the Candy Aisle

This Halloween, up your spooky snack game with four wickedly delicious DIYs.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: AgJc

Perfectly pared-down pendants, slim stacking rings, and unconventional stud earrings set this chic line of ultra-modern jewelry apart.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: Sian Zeng

This designer draws on her international upbringing to create enchanting, immersive, and thoroughly modern wallpaper that’s kid and adult-friendly.

Shopping Guides | Style

The Best Vintage Clothing Shops for Curvy Girls

Great style is not a numbers game—and these five vintage clothing shops (with ample options in a range of sizes) prove it.