Eleven Lovely Etsy Finds for Mother's Day

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on April 25, 2010

Face it: Your mom deserves better than the janky flowers and goofy card...  read more

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Easter Everywhere: Ten Etsy Gifts for This Year's Baskets

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on March 28, 2010

Easter is just a week away, so if you're the type to...  read more

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Seven Valentine's Day Gifts to Buy Yourself from Etsy

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on February 14, 2010

Maybe you think it's a crock...  read more

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Eighteen Great 2010 Calendars from Etsy

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on January 3, 2010

If you're one of the few and the proud who hasn't relegated your entire life schedule to a...  read more

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Nine Websites to Follow Through the Holidays

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on December 13, 2009

Most of us spend more time with our eyes trained on browser windows than stocking-bedecked mantelpieces...  read more

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Watch Elizabeth & The Catapult Stitch Pincushions, Play Acoustically

By Christina Lee at 4:08 PM on November 2, 2009

Although pincushions normally come a’plenty at Etsy, the site is serving something extra special with today’s batch: the presence of Elizabeth Ziman, lead singer of Elizabeth & The Catapult....  read more

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Ten Delightfully Creepy Etsy Finds for Halloween and All Year 'Round

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on October 25, 2009

With less than one week until Halloween, our minds are turning to tricks and treats—but really, why shouldn't we be able to keep a bit of this holiday's spirit in our lives all year? In the bleak mornings of January, the pollen-heavy afternoons of March and the sweltering evenings of July, couldn't we all use a little more mischief and mayhem in our lives? If you play it right, every day can boast a little of the eerie, late-October weirdness of Halloween—and here are ten delightfully creepy Etsy finds to help. ...  read more

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Fifteen Favorite Animal Songs by Animal Bands

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on September 2, 2009

Today at 5 p.m. EST, I'll be popping into Etsy's incredibly cool Virtual Labs for an event called Shop Live. If you can snag one of the 150 spots in the room (registration is required, but so worth it) you can join me as I dish about Paste's picks for the very best animal-inspired goods on Etsy—mostly handmade stuff for ladies, guys and kids, but I'll throw in a few vintage picks, too. I'm so incredibly excited about the Etsy folks asking me to be a part of this, so I made of some of the best animal songs by...  read more

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Join Paste in its Quest for Etsy's Best Animal-Inspired Goods

By Christina Lee at 3:00 PM on August 31, 2009

Etsy and Paste are both regular supporters of the best animal-inspired goods, be they of the handmade or musical variety. But for the first time, on this very Wednesday, Sept. 2, the two will embark on a hunt together....  read more

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Slow & Steady: The Very Best Sloth Stuff On Etsy

By Rachael Maddux at 8:00 AM on August 23, 2009

Hey, you know what are really terrifying? Giant ground sloths! If you've ever been to the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, perhaps you had the same reaction to the skeletons of these ancient beasts as I did, which was to promptly turn around and walk slowly out of the room—eyes glazed over in horror, trained straight down at your LA Gear sneakers—and then to have horrific flashbacks for the rest your life. I'm sure the researchers who, just last week, discovered the giant underwater cave filled with prehistoric human artifacts and also dismembered giant sloth skeletons were pleased as punch...  read more

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