today i wanted to post about the retail website that has taken the design world by storm since it launched in 2005. etsy is described as the place to buy and sell handmade items, and it seems anyone who’s anyone is opening a store. obviously the really big players are excluded as items must not be factory produced, but lots of designers have found it to be great way to reach a worldwide audience. many who already have their own retail website find its also worth having an etsy presence, and given that on the 21st january 2008 etsy had 8.6 million page views you can see why. the postcard above is by the black apple, aka emily martin, who is a real etsy success story selling over 12,000 items. here are some of my etsy picks for today.
above, you can find artwork on etsy ranging from $10 write up to highly collectable art like
this from rob ryan priced at $400.
you can find sophisticated designs like those above from inkjet, kate sutton, and decoy lab, or fun cute items like these below from the hunted and this little pig.
what makes etsy so accessible is reasonably priced worldwide shipping, and once registered you can safely pay using paypal. why not take a look and see what you could buy or sell on etsy. below pillow by joom, artwork by jenn ski, and prints from bird nerd.
