First of all, if you've never been to Etsy, you have to check it out. It's an online marketplace where craftspeople sell handmade goods, and where you can sidestep big retail, find amazing one-of-a-kind objects, and support independent artists. It's a good deal all around.
Etsy does a great job of really pushing the internet's capabilities to bring you a whole bunch of different ways to shop. One of my favorites is called Pouncing. Etsy offers two ways to Pounce: you can look through items from undiscovered shops that haven't sold anything yet, or from established shops that just had a sale. I like to look at the "undiscovereds," probably because I'm just getting my own Etsy shop off the ground, and I like to think that people will be looking for me on Pounce :-)
I thought it would be fun to do a series of posts (maybe one or two every month), where I simply do some Pouncing and post my favorite findings. Of course, you could just Pounce away on your own (and you should!), but it can be nice to have things come your way every once in a while when you weren't looking for them.
So here's today's picks.
From Nostalgiclink's shop, opened September 2008:
Lego Vintage 50s Scrabble Light Tile Bookmark Felt Silver Paper Clip, $5. While I think the title could be a wee bit wordsmithed :-) the object is quite neat. The proportions of the little toy gun and the badge graphic are so cute, and then they are displayed in such an official-looking way! Nice touch that the block they are mounted to is a Scrabble tile.From raawjewelry's shop, opened February 2009:
Gold Wrap, $120. J'adore!! My neck needs this very much. I just love the simple composition, and the contrast of the blocky raw gold stalks with the delicate wire. I even love the chain. Sigh.From zencrafter's shop, opened February, 2009:
Surf Bench by Zencrafter, $1295. What an interesting piece! It doesn't really match with my personal furniture taste, but I can see it being a striking conversation piece in someone else's home (or, as the description suggests, an upscale sushi bar perhaps).
So there you go, three things I never would have thought to look for, ranging from five dollars to over a thousand. Hope you've had fun!
Surf Bench by Zencrafter, $1295. What an interesting piece! It doesn't really match with my personal furniture taste, but I can see it being a striking conversation piece in someone else's home (or, as the description suggests, an upscale sushi bar perhaps).So there you go, three things I never would have thought to look for, ranging from five dollars to over a thousand. Hope you've had fun!
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