Friday, April 25, 2008

Let's Go Shopping...

Like eBay? You’re gonna love Etsy – the ‘place to buy and sell all things handmade’.
WARNING: Have water and maybe a snack handy; you’re gonna be a while.
This worldwide marketplace showcases thousands upon thousands of things made - and often conceived - by the seller, from whom you buy directly (so it’s generally inexpensive). Need some thing that’s red? Search all categories by colour. Want to buy local? Search by location. Or just browse. Even if you buy nothing, it’s pure inspiration to see how many creative people there are out there turning ideas into things.

2 Comments:

wendy said...: For those of us who like to touch or actually sight things before buying, there's Incub8er in Smith Street, Collingwood - almost at the Johnston Street corner, same side as the pub. It's a little shopfront, with glass cube display cases. Each cube represents an individual craftsperson's stuff, and the artists staff the store.; April 25, 2008 1:26 PM
the cook said...: And if you love Etsy, you'd probably sell your nanna's Singer for ReadyMade - a bi-monthly print mag which also inhabits www.readymademag.com. Loads of inspiration for crafty DIY types!; April 28, 2008 6:41 PM

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