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Category Archives: Crafts
Inspired Threads
Olena Gliboka/AwesomePatternStudio
Etsomnia™ 197: In Stitches
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week. Continue reading
Chalk Couture
Chalk Couture/Ashley Melchiorre
Handball, Anyone?
NanaAkua’s Grandma
Etsomnia™ 172: Silk Stalkings
Every time I think I’ve seen it all, Etsy teaches me a lesson. Silk-bedecked Jazzy scooter. Did not see that coming.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
Getting Wrecked:
Classic Wrecks/John Findra
Etsomnia™ 164: Dreck the Halls
“You know what this tree is missing? A legless duckface baby with disco eye shadow” said no one ever
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ 163: Pillow Talk
“Romantic Hulk Pillow” may be the funniest thing I’ve ever read on Etsy, and you know that’s saying something
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
2017 Holiday Gift Guide – the Super-Specific Edition
I know. You’re still trying to get the glitter from your Halloween costume out of your eyebrows, and here I am, hitting you with holiday nonsense. But we now shop in a truly global marketplace, and shipping time can be upward of 6 weeks, so I figured we’d better get started. And anyway, nothing gets glitter out of eyebrows but time, so you may as well check this out while you wait. Continue reading
Steam Pumpkins!
Etsomnia™ 159: Witch, Please!
Materials: old lace, plastic bats, doily addiction, disembodied foot. This positively screams Pinterest fail!
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
In the Green
Sarah K. Benning
Etsomnia™ 152: Deconstructed
Some of these clothes being given a “second life” clearly should have never had a first one.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
Etsomnia™ 151: Disasters in Denim
In this jacket’s defense, there were a lot of drugs around in the eighties. And the nineties weren’t much better.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
Etsomnia™ 148: Caturday!
Bad kitty/good string art! By KeepOnBooking
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.
Dad Joke of the Day:
Q: Why don’t cats like online shopping?
A: They prefer a cat-alogue.
Etsomnia™ 146: Masquerade
I used to think mice were cute. Used to.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week. Continue reading
Painted With Buttons!
Painted With Buttons
Etsomnia™ 145: Jorts
From the Summer 2017 Flint, Michigan, tap water collection.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week. Continue reading
