Posts Tagged 'etsy'

Cyber Monday and Other Modern Phenomenon

Published on November 26, 2012

How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was lovely – filled with family and friends, food and drink.

(hint: don’t forget to read all the way to the end of this post!)

And I hope it did not get buried, brushed aside in favor of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and the push to spend, buy, shop! Doesn’t it already seem like a long time ago, Thanksgiving?

Now, however, the holiday season is seriously here. No escaping it. Steve and I have a rule – we don’t shop for, discuss, or think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving. It’s an effort…

Saturday at the Flea, Southern Style

Published on April 24, 2011

We’re down in North Carolina, visiting my mom. I love the annual April trip, because I get a taste of full-blown spring while it’s still kind of late-March-ish at home. Down here the azaleas are already blown, and I think it hit 80 today. Sweet.

On Saturday we hit our favorite flea market in Raleigh. And it was fun.

We found some great stuff – 12 chairs, cast iron jacks, a terrific old textile mill cart, and spools from the same mill.  Blenko (’cause I always buy Blenko when I’m down here – its tradition) and Dansk…

Re-Launch of our Etsy Shop, and Why it was a Hard Decision

Published on April 5, 2011

I love etsy. I just want to get that straight right up front.

I’ve loved etsy since way back before a bunch of you even heard of it. July of 2006, to be exact.

Initially I opened my etsy shop as a venue for my artwork. Didn’t know I made art, did you? That’s because I don’t anymore, at least not until my kids go to college, or something. That’s a WHOLE other blog post.

So my love affair with etsy has handmade roots. And back then, that was the only option. There was no “vintage” on etsy.

I sold…