:: Martha, Martha, Martha!

On Friday 2.29.2008 Etsy Creator and President Rob Kalin appeared on the Martha Stewart Show and did a great job showing off a few of our great shops. I was able to catch the 6 minute clip and post it on my site for all to see here:

:: Etsy on Martha ::

Congratulations to the featured artists and to Rob, Matt and all of the other wonderful people that have created Etsy and continue to make it a place we can be proud to be a part of.

:: Celebrating one year on Etsy . . .

. . . and I've grown so much.

When I opened my shop it was all cards and paper products because I didn't have the nerve to offer my art.

Well, after a couple months, and little interest, I decided to put up a print of one of my bleaches. Within hours I had more convoes and e-mails than I had ever gotten about my cards.

Etsy, and the community of artists and craftspeople who also call it home, gave me the confidence to start painting again and actually let others see it! I'm now being asked to show my work locally and in several other states and the shop is full of new originals.

Thank you to everyone on Etsy who has encouraged me along the way and given me a soft place to land when I'm unsure of myself.

I couldn't have done it without you.


Sooooo, to celebrate I'm going to give away one of my little original trees. (The one pictured has already sold but I will do a new one for the winner)

Just leave a comment with your name and e-mail or other contact info. On the 24th of this month I will put all the names into a bowl and let the kids pick one out. I'll bleach your tree and send it to you still smelling like Lemon Scent Clorox! And if your not into ACEO sized art I will do it in a 3.5" square format.

Congratulations to BreeLeeD ! Her name was picked by my 2 year old from the bowl.

Thank you to everyone for your entries and kind words. :D

:: I designed myself a calendar.

I designed my new event calendar to focus on the most important part of life, the weekend!

I was so tired of bulky calendars with the mass of used pages piling up above them and still only able to display one month at a time. I wanted something that was clean, simple and compact that would allow me to put up as many months as I needed. I also wanted to have Saturday and Sunday together at the weeks-end where they belong so I can see my plans in one place rather than both sides of the calendar.

This unique calendar features conveniently sized, 4.25" x 11", individual pages that can be posted by a desk, pinned to a bulletin board, mounted with magnets to the refrigerator or in any other place you need a compact calendar. Mount 2, 3 or all 12 months side-by-side to easily see upcoming appointments and events. Weekend days are together in one unit and highlighted in grey so your fun activities get the attention they deserve.

August Garden is a collection of photographs I've taken over the summer at different family events and in our family gardens. I don't profess to be a photographer, and these are not show flowers, but I think they turned out nicely. I will also be offering a calendar with full color photos, graphics and my artwork.

:: view all 12 calendar photos ::

:: see the calendar in my Etsy shop ::

:: A Bleached Bloom

This is a piece I had partly finished...until today. What gave me the push to finish you ask? I reserved my very first showcase spot on Etsy for July 27th and was hoping to break out of my creative slump and breathe some life into my poor, stale little shop. But, at about 1pm today I realized that I had accidentally reserved my spot for JUNE 27th. I now had 8 hours before I was to be featured.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I went through my stack of partially finished works. When I pulled out this flower I had an epiphany. I had stopped working on it when I couldn't decide whether to make this a square piece or a standard 7" x 5". What I realized was that it should be left up to the buyer to decide. In a way, whoever decides to adopt this little wildflower, will be finishing the piece themselves.

:: Visit the Wild Flower in my Etsy field ::
:: learn more about my bleach process ::

:: Groovy 2" Square Etsy Business Card Templates

I've been wanting to make myself some business cards that are specifically for promoting Etsy and here is what I came up with.

I'm not too hip on the standard size business card and I love squares...square art, square windows, square shelving, square food, especially cake, preferably tiramisu or that layered truffle type...well, you get the idea.

Aaaaanyway, after recreating the Etsy logo I made a 2" square Photoshop template so I can drop whatever art or photo behind the logo that I want. Then I made the info side very simple with black and beige text listing my 2 Etsy stores and what they contain. At the bottom I also included the name of the piece of art or what the photo on the front was. And there you go!

Oh yeah...I made a batch with rounded corners too. They kind of remind me of nice paint swatches and I think they'll hold up better because the corners won't get broken or bent.
I'm really happy with them!

I'm waiting for a batch of Moo cards too so I'll have plenty of promo stuff. Now it's just a matter of which format I like better, long and narrow or square...that is the question...

:: Download the Photoshop Templates ::

this is a zip file containing:
:: 1 - Photoshop file with 2" square card for home printing
:: 1 - Photoshop file with bleed for professional printing
:: 1 - 8.5" x 11" Photoshop file with guides to print 20 cards

Don't worry, the files have been scanned and are virus free.

:: Find out more about Moo cards ::

:: 3 birds with one stone ....

It's been such a long time since I posted in my blog, listed anything in either of my Etsy stores, or made ANYTHING new for that matter.

I've made a set of my gallery style cards with details of one of my bleach paintings, "Skeletal Moth". It's something that I have been trying to work out for a while now. I wanted to do these cards with tiny prints of entire paintings but they were so small that the detail was completely lost. So heck, why not JUST do the details!

There will eventually be a set from my "Mosaic Dragonfly" and two other moth paintings.

So why the 3 birds reference? Well, you just read a new post on my blog, and the cards will be listed in both of my etsy shops as a crossover product! Ta-da!

:: Visit my Etsy shop for bleach paintings ::

:: Visit my Etsy paper playground ::

:: Happy Accidents with Bleach!

Well I tried something a little different with this one. I was trying to get the tiny skeleton of the wings to remain black while lightening the inside cells. I could tell fairly quickly that the results were not going to be what I had intended but it was definitely exciting.

From there I decided to embrace the mosaic effect that I had started on the wings and give the body a jeweled treatment.

It may not have been what I was going for but I was thrilled with the outcome. So was my mom who quickly requested the original for Mothers Day!

You may still purchase archival prints in both a full size 10" x 8" or an ACEO size of 3.5" x 2.5". Both will be limited edition runs of 25 available in my Etsy shop.

:: Visit my Mosaic Dragonfly on Etsy ::
:: Learn more about my bleach process ::

:: I've Opened a Paper Playground & Card Shop!

I am so happy to announce the opening of my second shop on Etsy.com. Moth to Flame Studios will be my paper playground full of cards, invitations and announcements in surprising and interactive forms.

Locally I specialize in custom designs and specialty cards to make any occasion a one of a kind event. I will be offering several of these past designs as well as new ones that will be offered exclusively on Etsy.

:: Interact with a 12" Sunflower! ::
:: Visit the Paper Playground ::

:: My Etsy Treasuries

Above is a brief slideshow of several of my past Etsy treasuries. I have only been saving certain lists since December 2006 so this is a very small representation of the 25 or so that I have done. It is an addictive activity!

:: Click here to view larger images on Flickr ::

Thanks to all of the wonderful artists and craftspeople within these groupings, 4 of the lists were chosen to be featured on the Etsy.com home page.

It is such an honor to be able to feature some of my favorite items, and sellers from the community we share.

:: Visit the current Etsy treasuries ::

:: 1337 Etsy Blogs! updated 5.12.2008

So, you say you like to read blogs? This should keep you busy for a while!

The following is a list of blogs by artists and craftspeople from Etsy.com

Thank you to Indiscretion and sixthandelm for compiling a large portion of this extensive list.

If you are an Etsy seller, buyer or street team and would like to be included on the list or need to make a change to the title of your blog please let me know. You may also give me a subtitle that helps to categorize you or a tagline that you use to set yourself apart.

Please feel free to link back to this list or to my blog in general. All links are greatly appreciated!


1337 art

1aeon

1aeon - myspace

2 much stuff 2day

3 sister's beads

57 design studio

88 words

9 coaches waiting

925 studio

the 13th rabbit

a + a studio

a blond and a torch

a clever resource

a cozy life

a crafters reality

a field journal

a joyful vision :: custom cards . announcements . invitations ::

a karabu creation

a katsai view

a keepers jackpot

a life of assorted nuts

a lil bit of spice

a little hut

a little piece of b

a little piece of the madness :: a look into the crafty madness of a dame named redd ::

a little something by dawn

a moment in time

a muted palette

a planet named janet

a pretty rock

a rose by name

a sugar affair

a. nieman crochet

acm studios

a. r. treasurefield :: back & forth between paper & polymer ::

abbey 753 :: glass art beads ::

abigail percy

the accessory lady

accezozorize

ACETSY :: ACEO Street Team for Etsy ::

acoustic dryad

acrobatio

adamson studio

the adventures of an easily distracted girl

the adventures of an urban kampung girl

ADD poster child

adobe sol

adorn jewelry

airstream diva

alaiyna b designs

alexandras jewelry

alice at run alice run

alice mullen

alice's pastryland

alicia bock photography :: bloom, grow, love . . . ::

alicia mae 8

alicub cards

ali's adorables

all about the buttons

all around us

all things etsy

all things littleput :: the paper coated world of littleput books ::

all thosethrees

allison strine

almond tree

alpaca granny

altered art

altered events

always amy

alycnwonderland

ambermayhem art and textile blog

ambient design

ambrosia delights

amelia makes art

amie hartman designs

Amy L. Burns

amy keith

an aura of romance

an exultation of larks

analiese designs

AncaNY

andrea evans design

andricon girl

andrus garden's quilts

angelia a style

angie greene

annechovie

anodyne design

another country beadwork

another painting blog

antelucan daisy

anything 

april and angus

apple and star

apple creek designs

aorta design :: hello, my name is jessica ::

ara 133 photography :: nature, landscape, still life, black and white, surreal and microscope photography

ari designs

aria images

armorgan

aroma fields :: candles and bath ::

art 4 milkbones

art and ghosts

art and oddities of tangerined

art and start

art angel studio

art by wes

art challenge blog :: art daily 2007 ::

art created by ahna

art jewelry collective

the art of craft

the art of jennifer lommers

art salad studio

artgirlx studio

artisan jewelry

artistic jen's place

artzfolk

artsy clay

arty all sorts

arty 4ever

ascender rises above

asil art W.I.P.s

asilomar works

ask sister mary martha

at knit's end

athena's armoury

aunti franni

aussie patches

autonomous artisans

autumn daisy studio :: the blog ::

autumnomatopoeia

avenue handmade

azalea lane originals

B. B. Bellezza

bc gurl 70

bcyr jewelry

baba studio

baby banana fish

baby let's shop

baby moon boutique

backwoods creations

bags 2 impress

bags by melanie c

bailey bowls

bamboo village press

banana head pancake

barter sauce

basteldren

bead bugs boutique

the bead circle blog

bead gal designs

bead mused

bead jewelry shop girl

beaded imagery

beadiful designs

beadiful things

beadoodles

beads deep

beads in the belfry

beads me . mandy harvey

beakee

beaucoup de bijoux

beautiful brush stroke

beautiful designs by tian

beauxjumeaux

beccas bowtique

beckymae on etsy

bee dazzles

the bee hive store

bee sings the moon

beedangled

beelicious handbags

beetle lady

belinda del pesco

bella rose creations

bellatrix art

belle noelle online

bellis :: modern letterpress stationery and invitations ::

below 14th designs

ben can dance :: the life of Ben, a polymer man ::

beth blogs :: socks that fit ::

beth millner

beth robinson

bette jo's bead creations

better than a sample sale

bev's huggables plus

beyond the rockz

the big pink studio

bijoux boutique

bijoux mezzo

bird and flower :: paperdolls ::

biscuit of doom

bizceh

bl soaps

black star jewelry

blended colors

blind cavefish

blissful by quenna

block party press :: bright colors, bold textures & unique original designs

the blog diggity dog blog

blog full of jelly

blogue fonetik blog

blonde chicken

blooming lily

blue boy gifts

blue marmalade and red sky

blue moon crafts

blue moon studio

blue white wear

bogg's blog

bohemian closet

bombalurina

bombus :: the art of craft

bombus :: re-create

bonghivestiti

bonny jewelry

bonspiel creation :: weekly fun page ::

boudoir betty

boxc jewelry

bracelet a day

brain fizz by jelene

bramblestitches

brand vita

brandy wine boutique

bree lee d

breeding fancy

broken teepee

bubbledog

buckets of love

bugs and fishes

bully beads

bumpkin bears

burtonwood studios

busy bee 9654

button makers ball

buttons and bows

buy indie

by cin

by cole

c serpent designs

cg studio

chr designs

cjs woodland shed

caffeinated crafts

cajun bag lady :: talk it up ::

calico daydreams

callista's design shop

calobee

calyx ann

camano made

camera obscura :: other people, other places, other times ::

canale

canale creations

cancemc

canterbury cottage herbals

capitola girl

cari's design

carol emma

carried away

casto creations jewelry

cat bishop :: recycling fine junk into so-so art ::

catno 1

celtic harp and drum

chakra penny whistle

chalk hill studio

charlie and sarah blog

chatnoir studios

chel dodge

chelle

chez michelle

chickadee beads

the chicks with sticks

child of hope

chocolate and steel

cicada day dream

cinderelish

citrus tree designs

clare little

clarzzy aishii designs

claude's creations

clinkscales arts

cloud 9 design

coco popsicle

coco popsicle - myspace

coco's creations

cohega

colby lane designs

cold shoes

colou and light

color funky

coloring outside the lines

combustion glassworks

contrariwise ramblings

copper springs leather

cornerstone's pyrography and pop-ups

coskel on etsy

cosy makes

cover that mother

cozy sister :: wire wrapped jewelry & other creative pursuits ::

cracked moon

craft therapy

the crafters journal

craftily ever after

the crafting corner blog

crafting it up and kip

crafts from the heart linda

craftwork with lilyriver

crafty alien

crafty girl adventures

crafty maneuvers

crafty mamamia

crafty moose crafts

crafty red head

the crafty wino

crawler covers :: member of etsy kids and etsy mom ::

create a thought

creations anew

creations with heart :: handcrafted artisan jewelry & things ::

cre8ive juice

creative apples

creative art and soul

creative juice studios

creative musings

creative rants from nerissa

crochet in chains

crochet roo

crocheted treasure :: all handmade crocheted items ::

crooked halo designs

crushed ferret

crystal j. :: hand painted silk accessories ::

cubist literature

cuddly quilts

cupcakes for clara

cupper beads

curbside treasure

curly fry sc

curly girl glass

cute, cuddly, and cannibalistic

cutthroat body art

cyn contemporary

cyndie smith designs

cynthia j. guardo's art journal

dc baby gifts

dd pool- blogspot

dd pool - vox

dm rice art

dabble with crafts

daibe beads

daisy moon tree

damselfly creations

dana alexis

dandilion designs

the dark cottage

dark temptations :: bath and beauty products ::

dark twisty

dashery jewelry

daughter of luxury

debra lane designs

decadent diamond

decho's designs

deciduous soul

deckled edge bindery

decmeadow

delicious stitches

delilah paints

dementia thoughts

denise culberson

design by stamp

designs and desires

designs by jamie

designs by jenean

designs by lisa

designs by lulu belle

the devils wallpaper

devon stitching

dharma designs

diane clancy's blog

diane meriam

dichroic glass jewelry :: by lis kidder ::

didigal decor

digital mayhem and luscious naturals

dillon designs

discards

discards stationery - myspace

diva beads

diva dea

dog berry hill

doll face design

domestic happenings

domestic rebus

donovan beeson

doodle and hoob

dos dulces

dottot boutique

dragon in knots

dragonfly gems

drawing in the back room

dream woven

dream spiral art

the dreamy giraffe

duka duka

dust and clay something pretty

dutch knitting design

e & e reflections

e cubed arts

earth and sun folk

the earth deva

earth n elements pottery :: meddling in the mud ::

east coast kitsch

ebb and flo

eclectic discoveries

the eclectic studio

eggman studios

electric bluebird

electrikolor world

elegant scarf :: elegant crocheted scarves and accessories

elemental stitches

elephantine

elizabeth gwen originals

elizabeth williams

ellebee studio

ellyzee

embellished home

emarie jewelry

enso jewelry

entangles

enthral enthral

envy and octopus

erin peters

escape undreamed

etsians say the darndest things

etsy and such

etsy beads

etsy eclectic jewelry artisans

etsy favorites

etsy find

etsy for charity

etsy garden

etsy glass artists

etsy greetings

etsy journal :: track the collaborative journals 1 through 4 ::

etsy kids

etsy lucky thirteen club

etsy moms

etsy mud team

etsy of the week

etsy pick of the day

etsy presents : VAST :: visual artists street team ::

etsy secrets :: a group blog for etsians ::

etsy sellers who blog v2

etsy selling tips :: from little put books ::

etsy trashion

etsy u.k.

etsy veg :: unique goods handcrafted by vegans and vegetarians ::

etsy's most wonderful things

ever crafty

everything in blue

everything ok! blogstuff (and vampires)

extraordinary moments designs

eye pop art

the fab miss b

faded willow

faerie window

faerwear

failli

the fairie's nest

the fantail

fantasy artists of etsy

fat cat creations by starvnrtist

fatchic diana rajchel

favorite show

fearless fibers

feeding the bobbin

feisty diva

felt me up designs

feltland

felt like knitting by janes designs :: knit and felted handbags and accessories ::

fenrina

fiber focus

fiber lines

fiddle stitches

filed fingers

fine art by mattos

fire chick tick

firefly glass studio :: janet crosby ::

first born studio

five forty at home

flamestitch

the fleeciest baby

flint ridge wood works

fluffy flowers

flutterby blue

focus on

fog and thistle

for the love of birds

for your good life

four crows

fraske designs

the fray

freckled pink

french landscapes

fresh line illustration

fujiiro fae

fuzzy bunny knits

gg's exclusives :: what's happening ::

gallerialinda showcase

gallery juana

garden painter art

gardenia's miscellany

the gaudy goddess

gavin and lily

gemini knits

gemini moon mosaics

gems by jules

georganne's baby

george mckim

gerrijo

get carried away

get rl

gigglejelly

gigi

gilbea :: silk art and accessories ::

gilfling's designs

girl savage

girls can tell

girl with yarn

glaceyeux

glasfaden

glass beach

the glass fairy

glass hedge

glass house jewelry

glass primitif

glimmering prize

glitter star designs

glitter works studio

gold school

gosh darn knit

grafik expressions

grasshopper handmade

gray animal

gray eyed scorpio

great circle team

great river road destination

green bee studio

green chair press :: letterpress, type and the book arts ::

green zebra

greenthumb designs

grit goods

grizzly mountain arts

groovy glass girl

gwinna

gwynn's gifts

haiku bird :: seventeen syllables alight ::

haley studio

hand crafted gifts on etsy :: your complete guide to etsy ::

handmade books

handmade whimzy

happy house quilts

happy whosits

harmony sol

hattie rose bud

hear me roar

heartasharoar

hear thugs designs

heloise jewellery

hey harriet

hilo verde

hip kid t-shirts

hippofabulous

hobbyzu

hobo camp crafts

hojpoj : the daily grind

holarubia

holly's designs

home grown skinny

home hooked

homemade originals

honeydew studio

hope studios

hot off the sales rack

how 2 draw a cup of coffee

how to make art

howard the traveling gumble

huddle

hugs and kisses baby boutique

human touch designs

humble beads

hush mouse

i dye roving

i like sea monsters

i make fish

i sew blog

i will fly design

ideas inc.

illustrator sam

ilusoria

imagine that art studio

imamyrtle

impybat :: groovy vinyl

in my minds eye

independant designers

ingermaaike

indiana etsy

indie finds on etsy

indie fixx

indie home ec

indie insider :: guide to gifts and more ::

indie/pretty/perfect

indigo blah

indiscretion mara

infinite cosmos

infinite pink

inklude

inseine creations

insidesign

insomniac scrapbook theater

inspiration is contageous . . . pass it on

irisas business journal

isabella smiles

island blossom

island blossom shop - myspace

it's the bag

it is sunny at ebert's

iva art

ivy and mae

ivy arts

the ivy leaf

j. nic designs

j pat purses

jc handmade

jcn studios

jd wolfe pottery

jQ jewelry designs

JDStar

jabaro designs

jackkyll scraps

the jade dog

jak random art

jared ks

javaslublu

jearles

jellibat

jems by jb and company

jeng's shop

jenna lou designs

jenn maruska design

jessica doyle

jessica sharrah

jessica torrant

jessie keylon

jessprkle

JETT :: jewelry on etsy team ::

jetricotepourmoi

jewel house rocks

jewel parlour

jewels in wire etsy shop's blog

jewelry by leyla

jewelry by tara

jewelry for all ages

jessa likey

jezzeblog

joanna goldman

jodie loves cupcakes

joey and aleethea

joyful abode :: domesticity by trial and error ::

jpat purses

julie adore art

julie knoblock

julie*ry jewels

juniper berries

junk style diva

jusshar designs

just another day designs

justine's odyssey

jypsea

kae 1 crafts

kala

kali cat designs

karabu creations

karger tift

karlita shop

karma by morgan

karma's kreations

kaskaad handmade jewellery

kastroll kreations

kat krafty

kat of many colors

kat's imagination

katherine meiller

kathryn semolic

kathyy's krafts

katie did designs

kateri morton

katy diddys

kawaiineh singyee

kd made

keepin' up with the tatums

keeshagirl4

kelley accents

kellybot

kelly zarb style

keta banana

keykalou

kezzapalooza

kieffer ceramics

kim's kandid kamera

kimmich design

kiss the frog boutique

kitty grrlz

knit spin

knit steel

knit steel - xanga

knit style

the knitlette

knitology

knits and pieces

knittage

knitted gems

knitting ajour :: stitchmarkers and handknitted items from europe ::

knitting like crazy

knitty dirty girl

knot by gran'ma

kooky handbags

kool kooky kreatures

korbel fine arts

kreated by karina

kreated by kelly

kreativling

kristian's world

kunkle baby style

kupo kiley

the lp blogs

lsk crochet

lair of the silver dragon

lamp of luxury

langan kuluttaja

lapella art

late fragments

the later parade

laura baillie designs

lauren rose design

lauriann wakefield

lavender sheep's fiber garden blog

lazy t crochet

le mama stone

leanne graeff

lemon cadet

lemon shortbread

lemons and lollis

less than three designs

liana kabel

life, art, yarn and baby poop

life as i see it

lil fish studios

lil rustler

lilibeth's garden

lilikoi designer

lilli tutu

lily moon home

lily on the dust bin

lily sky designs

lilly queen jewelry

lipstick dipschitz

lisa call

lisa fu design blog

lisa hammer

little bit wired

the little brown bird

little daisy chains

little lumpkin

little miss meshell

little orange kitchen

the little red hen

the little stitch

livia's treasures

livvy lu design

liz a.k.a. hobbledehoy

liz adams

lizard princess beads

lizzy t jewellery

lolabee designs

loobylou crafts

look mom, i'm crafty

lookability

loops designs

loopy 4 ewe

lorenz studio

lost in the forest

Lost Mitten

love dynamite

love gemma

love me knot creations

lovely art claudia

loving anvil

lt things

luckman photography :: trevor luckman

lucky duck designs

lulu knits

lunacraft

luna's baublebilities

lunasa designs

lunenburg artist

lupe art

lure arts ceramics

lush beads

lynn knitter

lynsey hunter

m. lee fine art

m. sessions

mdc moms

mabel mcbee

made by gettig

made by melissa

made by melissa - myspace

made by milla

mafalda's art

maggie sue designs

maggie's crafting adventures

magnolia grace

magprint original prints

making things

MAKUstudio pottery :: handmade raku . stoneware pottery . beads . jewelry . unique gifts ::

mama mayborne designs

mama trep's designs

mandy budan

manoa road

maria elena designs

marimello

marmalady's blog

marmee craft

marshatoh

marshatoh - myspace

mary hanks

mary marsh

mary morra

mashulu

matilda sue

mayday studio

mayerain

mcfarland designs

mdk jewelry designs

meb designs

mechanical philosopher

meg's lemonade

melissa sue stanley

melissa vest designs

mellowbeing

memory is art

men of etsy

meri greenleaf

meringue diary

mermaid and friends

merritt's mosaics :: the glass and grout blog! ::

mew paper arts

michele hamby

michele's jewelry box

michelle brusegaard

mill girl

milly and nan's

mimi love forever

mine creations

minefull

mini bliss cakes

miniature art . yael

mira finds