Etsy Journal

Journal

Creativity | Inspiration

Five Creativity Questions for Danielle Krysa

Could your daily routine use a little more color? Let the Jealous Curator blogger (and author of a brand-new book on creativity) lead the way.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Featheroak

This UK-based jeweler forages for minerals, crystals, and gemstones to create her unique, nature-inspired designs.

Shopping Guides | Style

Discover the Stories Behind Your Favorite Gems

Looking to enhance your life (or at least your look) with some gorgeous, glittering crystals? We mined Etsy’s treasure trove to find these stunners.

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Featured Shops | Weddings

Featured Shop: Belle Pivoine

For this graphic designer, personal stories and romantic moments are best expressed through the gift of a handwritten card.

Creativity

Bake This: Butter Cookie Owls

Send your guests home with something sweet and creative, like these tasty butter owl cookies by Heather Baird.

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Inspiration

Five Weavers to Follow on Instagram

A quick scroll through any of these inspiring artists’ feeds will have you reaching for the fiber-art supplies.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Anna Siivonen

This Swedish sculptor found her ultimate medium in metal clay — and considers the pieces in her eponymous jewelry line nothing less than wearable art.

Inspiration | Weddings

Real Weddings: The Bride Wore Black

Linz and David’s wedding reflected their unique style: so, a Halloween party inspired by glam rock, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and Guns N’ Roses.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: 1220 Ceramics Studio

After producing home goods for an international retail chain, this Israeli designer found true fulfillment by launching her own line.

Creativity

Download and Carve Jack-o’-Lantern

Not a carving whiz? No problem! Create an enviable pumpkin with download-and-trace templates designed by Etsy artists.

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Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Maeven Vintage

A passion for connecting current trends with timeless styles from the past shapes Amy Yee’s carefully curated vintage emporium.

Creativity

Make a Scary-Good Skeleton Cake This Halloween

There’s a creepy surprise inside this delicious red velvet cake.

Inspiration

Tooling Around With Nick Offerman

Woodworker, author, and actor Nick Offerman delivers a heartfelt tribute to hand tools in this clip from his new audiobook, “Good Clean Fun.”

Featured Shops | Weddings

Featured Shop: Celadon Home

Personal details are at the heart of everything wedding designer and 3-D paper artist Michelle Kann creates.

Home and Living | Inspiration

Reasons to Embrace Your Imperfect Home

According to stylist Emily Henson, author of the new book “Life Unstyled,” it’s the little flaws, quirks, and idiosyncrasies that make a home sing.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Rock Salt Vintage

For maker Katelin Reeser, jewelry is a fine art form — and her sleek, minimal designs offer a distinctly modern take on the medium.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

Three Shops for Fall Wreaths

It’s PSL season, folks. Show your neighbors how to do fall right with a festive wreath.

Featured Shops | Home and Living

Featured Shop: MirDinara

MirDinara designer Dinara Mirtalipova mines images and motifs from folklore and fairytales to create her colorful line of housewares and paper goods.

Creativity

Three Modern Knit and Crochet Projects

Satisfy your need for knits.

Home and Living | Shopping Guides

What’s Your Bedroom Style? Find It With Homepolish

From bohemian blues to beachy neutrals, Homepolish designer Orlando Soria shows how to get three distinctly dreamy bedroom looks.

Featured Shops | Style

Featured Shop: Lovelane Designs

Designer Lane Huerta’s colorful children’s playwear inspires kids to discover their own superpowers and imagine their own destinies.