Craft Gossip

Independent craft blog since 2007

Little Story Designs

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Ant Wagner of Little Story Designs recently submitted one of her prints entitled “Two New Friends” to the Indie Fixx Craft-off and it was selected as a finalist. It’s also become her very first etsy listing.  We’ll find … Read More...

Handmade Arcade

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Handmade Arcade is Pittsburgh’s largest indie craft fair, now in its fifth year. Last year, over 8,000 attended Handmade Arcade. The annual Handmade Arcade was created to give grassroots, independent crafters an opportunity to show and sell their wares, and … Read More...

Joanna Rutter on Etsy

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I have been falling in love with the jewelry made by UK artist Joanna Rutter! Her use of simple shapes and holes make the cutest whimsical bird designs. You can find her work for salet at her Etsy shop Joannarutter… Read More...

Craft Corps

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Our very own Knitting Craft Gossip Editor Vicki Howell is starting a very interesting call to crafters. From her post:

Calling all crafters! I’m gearing up to write my next book, Craft Corps (pronounced Craft Core) which will focus on … Read More...

Interview with The ScrabbleGal

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Laura L., The ScrabbleGal specializes in teaching how to create unique Scrabble accessories and custom photo jewelry through her line of E-books and step-by-step tutorials.

Tell us about your work. What kind of things do you make?

Tiles with style! … Read More...

And the winner is…..

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Sommer! Who commented on July 3rd, 2008

We have randomly chosen your name! Please send us an e-mail with your mailing address and we will send out your Sampler Goodies. Congrats again and thanks to everyone for playing! Please … Read More...

Etsy News Update

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From a recent Etsy Newsletter…

Back in February when Etsy announced upcoming changes to the way search would work, we made a promise to our Vintage and Commercial Supply sellers that we would extend the life of their item listings … Read More...

East Coast Kitsch: Recycled Indie Crafts

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New Brunswick designer Jane Murphy loves to come up with new ideas, so when she was cleaning out her closet one day and came across some old wool sweaters that didn’t fit anymore and were too tattered to send to … Read More...

Etsy Product Count Errors Now Fixed

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For all those Etsy shop owners out there, this just came in from Etsy News:

Dear Etsyians,
To the delight of our engineers and (hopefully) our sellers also, we are very pleased to let you know that view tallies should … Read More...

Etsy Forums & Newsletters

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I know many of our Indie Craft Gossipers out there have an Etsy account. If you haven’t already discovered it, you can participate in the Etsy Forums and read their Blog called The Storque. This is a very important aspect … Read More...