Katy got...an Etsy shop! The link is on her blog, and I'll work on getting one up too. Do you guys all know about Etsy shops? I kind of had an idea, but recently I've educated myself further. It's a really cool and huge website where normal people/artsy people (they are mutually exclusive) offer some cool handmade stuff and total strangers/their friends and family buy them! I explored it extensively today, and MAN it is so fun! They have the coolest things on there! So, today, I made my first purchases.
At Katy's shop, I bought this cool peacock book. If you didn't know already, Katy is a pro bookbinder. Seriously. She can make AMAZING books in a wide variety of styles. She can custom make them for you. Honestly, they are really really high quality. My family is obsessed with her books. Sorry I nabbed this one from the site--she is going to make a bunch more to sell, so you'll have another chance. (Also, they are cheap. That is why I could buy one.) Isn't it so cute? I wonder what Kyle and I will use it for--any suggestions?
I also couldn't help but buy something from Kayla. Her Etsy shop is on the behalf of baby Gavin, and all the proceeds go to his charity for his medical problems. So buying from her is for a good cause! I loved the card with this cute giraffe on it. (Don't look Katy--I'm probably going to send this to you for your birthday!) Her shop has a lot of neat stuff in it--and DEFINITELY look twice or three times at the silhouette mirrors. She just bestowed some upon me as a wedding gift, and Kyle and I are OBSESSED with how cool they are. Seriously, they are SO COOL and you should probably come over and look at them and see how awesome they are. Kyle's is so much freakishly like him that it's scary!
I love buying from Etsy shops. I'll probably even start buying things from people that I don't know. It makes me feel good to support someone's neat talents--maybe because I don't have any. There are some prints and jewelry that I totally love. I'm just biding my time before I buy them! Katy is going to add some baskets (she's also a great basketweaver) and maybe some crocheted goods (she's been selling beanies and scarves since she was a sophomore in high school) and other stuff. I TOLD you she was super talented!
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Okay...so i have been completely 100% obsessed with Esty for about a year now! I LOVE ETSY! I've found so many darling handmade baby clothes! I'm hoping to start up a shop after the baby comes and sell my cards. I hope it can all work out!
Becca! I'm back! It may be months before I check blogger again. Who knows? Unfortunately, this rare occassion that I do sign in, I'm reading about Etsy and I don't know a whole lot concerning the matter. Maybe you can find a book of an Etsy Etsy Spider? I think that's the best purchase I can think of at the moment.
i may need to look into this etsy shop thing....
i've got sooo many things lying around the house, screaming to be turned into something cool.....
Hey, the interesting thing about blogs is that people you know in one place turn up somewhere unexpectedly. Like, how does our Caitlin know Kayla? There's a picture on Kayla's blog with Caitlin holding Wes at a wedding! There could be a picture of her holding Lucy at YOUR wedding!! HOw does it happen???
I love this! I am totally going to support Katy's many talents, because seriously, that deep purple beanie she made me last year is my absolute favorite! And ditto on the supporting other people's talents because we have none :) Also, I HAVE MY RING!!!!
Karen- I met Kayla randomly one night when she was over at Carl Brinton's house visiting... we quickly discovered each other's blogs and have been friends since!
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