Etsy Journal

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Shopping Guides | Style

All Fired Up for Porcelain Jewelry

The trend you’ll be seeing everywhere this summer.

Creativity | Inspiration

Make a Quick and Easy Bouquet With Farmgirl Flowers

Farmgirl Flowers founder Christina Stembel shares a simple DIY bouquet guaranteed to make you smile.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Collective Hearts Swimwear

This Indiana-based designer dreams up vintage-inspired swimwear to make women of all shapes and sizes look and feel beautiful.

Shopping Guides | Style

The Freshest Summer Styles for 2017

Etsy’s in-house trend expert shares the year’s top looks for a stylish summer season.

Inspiration

Quit Your Day Job: MOSTLIKELY

A donkey mask made—and rejected—for a theater production led to a lightbulb moment that changed everything for this Austrian architect.

Creativity | Inspiration

A Beginner’s Guide to Finding Art You (Actually, Genuinely) Like

In her brand-new book, art aficionado Bridget Watson Payne shares just how easy it is to make art a source of joy in our lives.

Creativity | Featured Shops

Featured Shop: Clementine & Thread

This former law professor shares her passion for making with the world through her vibrant hand-dyed yarn and easy-to-follow embroidery kits.

Creativity | Inspiration

Make an Edible Pansy Bouquet for Mother’s Day

Realistic edible-paper pansies and pretty pastel macarons take this giftable edible bouquet to new heights. Here’s how to make your own.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Kapelika

Unsatisfied by the flimsy barrettes sold in big box stores, this metalworker created a line of functional, hand-hammered hair accessories all her own.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Buffalo Lucy

Oregon-based jeweler Julie Morris spends her days sawing and soldering unique silver and gold treasures in her plant- and music-filled home studio.

Creativity | Inspiration

5 Ideas for a DIY Ice Cream Party

Swap the cake and candles for a breathtaking DIY ice cream bar at your next summer birthday party.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: WAAM Industries

Minneapolis-based makers Hanna and Andrew Vomhof put an elevated, handmade spin on everyday items ranging from lunch bags to milk crates.

Creativity | Inspiration

Crafting Inspiration: The Story Behind Etsy Studio

Introducing Etsy Studio, a new market for inspiration and unique craft supplies.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Jilly Atlanta

From her Atlanta dining room studio, lifelong seamstress Jill Coppock dreams up timeless kids clothing and DIY patterns designed for modern childhood.

Featured Shops | Weddings

Featured Shop: Polly McGeary Wedding Antiques

Delicate, beautiful antique wedding crowns for the romantic bride—sourced, cleaned, and repaired by this Berlin collector and accessories designer.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

Can’t-Miss Home Ideas for Every Astrological Sign

We looked to the stars to find unique home ideas, and the result is a Zodiac-inspired shopping guide with just-right pieces for every sign.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Dariami

From her Florida studio, Ukrainian designer Daria Miroshnychenko crafts colorful, wearable jewelry and accessories that celebrate the natural world.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: Kabinshop

Self-taught ceramicist and jewelry designer Carol Morley found her niche making delightfully irregular treasures by hand in her London live-work flat.

Inspiration

Inspiring Workspaces: La Lisette

This leatherworker transformed an abandoned elementary school in Amsterdam into her dream studio space.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: Bird and Feather

With her line of air plant terrarium kits, Michigan maker Marianne Gardner combines her love of the natural world and a passion for entrepreneurship.

Shopping Guides | Weddings

The Top Creative Wedding Trends for 2017

Etsy’s in-house trend expert shares five fresh wedding trends for creative celebrations.