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Home and Living | Inspiration

A Day in the Life of Pottery by Osa

Throwing pots and perusing records with Baton Rouge-based punk rocker-turned-potter Osa Atoe.

Mother’s Day Jewelry Gifts That Show Her You (Really) Know Her

Whatever your mom is into—from saving the earth to summiting mountains—there’s a beautiful, wearable, handmade jewelry option to celebrate it.

Inspiration

Etsy Celebrates Innovation This National Small Business Week

It’s National Small Business Week, which means it’s time to revel in Etsy sellers’ endless ingenuity—and shop for a chance to win a $5,000 gift card.

Creativity

Make a Decoupage Photo Tray

This Mother’s Day, do one better than breakfast in bed with a DIY photo tray personalized just for her.

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Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: FreeFolding Ceramic Studio

Potter Michal Keren Gelman’s functional ceramics are pretty enough to earn their keep as purely decorative pieces—but each one does so much more.

Shopping Guides | Style

Go Behind the Scenes With Etsy’s Trend Expert

Dayna Isom Johnson—Etsy’s most stylish employee, judge on NBC’s Making It, and authority on all things cool—unpacks how a trend is born.

Shopping Guides | Style

Say Hello to Spring With These Fresh Jewelry Trends

Meet the five on-point looks your jewelry box never saw coming.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Canopy Verde

Merging the beauty of sustainable fashion and classic design, the accessories by this Brooklyn-based entrepreneur are anything but disposable.

Shopping Guides | Style

Shop Your Sign: Taurus

Taurus, it’s your time! Lady luck is feeling you right now, so bask in her glow—and why not treat yourself to something special while you’re at it?

Inspiration | Weddings

Real Weddings: In Love and Lawn Games

This Broadway choreographer said “I do” to her one true love in a rustic barnyard bash brimming with thoughtful details and a truly epic dancefloor.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Bonbi Forest

From unicorn-emblazoned pins proclaiming “Magic is real,” to starry scarves and botanical prints, this sunny shop has something for everyone.

Creativity | Inspiration

Earth Month Gets Magical With This Surprising Natural-Dye DIY

Feast your eyes on the coolest, beginner-friendly food-based craft.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

Top Decor Trends to Bring Home This Spring

The hottest styles, materials, and motifs to spruce up your home this season.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: The Heirloom Shoppe

Combining her love of photography and farmhouse vintage, Sue Templin takes pride in giving old heirlooms new life for the modern age.

Shopping Guides | Style

The Jewelry Lover’s Guide to Birthstones

It’s time to get to know your signature stone.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

Obsessing Over: Miniatures

One writer’s outsize fascination with scaled-down objects.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: Pistils Nursery

Calling all plant lovers: Bring the outside in with greenery galore from this Portland-based specialty nursery.

Creativity | Inspiration

Make Embroidered Postcards

Give old memories new life with this photo embroidery project.

Inspiration

Your Favorite Featured Shops This Season

Get inspired with a look back at four Etsy seller stories that moved us—and you—in recent weeks.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Reason To Be Pretty

This NYC designer creates eye-catching, easy-to-wear statement jewelry that goes with everything from T-shirts to cocktail dresses.

Inspiration

Go Behind the Scenes of the Whimsical World of Etsy

Discover how some of the most stunning, special, and surprising items on our site come to life.