Have I mentioned once or twice or eighteen times that I’m a big fan of Etsy? I love and adore it in a way that is not at all bordering on an obsession or interfering with my productivity in any way. *Cough, cough.*
If you aren’t familiar with this delightful phenomenon, I’ll fill you in–Etsy is simply “an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade” (that’s from their about page, which also has a good video intro as well). You can browse by color (this is such a cool application), location (if you want to buy locally), or just randomly. No matter how you do it, it’s completely addictive (and satisfying, too, to think of buying unique gifts handmade by small business owners. I’ve already bought three Christmas gifts this way, and I plan to buy more.)
If Etsy has any downfall, it’s that there so much to see you can get blissfully lost, looking for treasures. Since I know that so many of you are Etsy lovers too (either as shop owners or as shoppers), I thought it would be fun to see which shop(s) you love best. I’ve put up a Mr. Linky below; please feel free to enter a direct link (or two or three!) to your favorites–including your own, of course, if you have one.
For the sake of simplicity, I’m limiting this to Etsy shops only, so please don’t enter any other links (they will be deleted). No need to enter your own name; simply enter the name of the shop, and then enter the direct link to it. I’ll probably close this down to new links in a day or two, to ward off any spam.
Have fun, and link away! I can’t wait to browse through your favorites and get a few more Christmas ideas…
Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.
The links are now closed. Thanks!
Rocks In My Dryer 
This is so bad, I’m finding all sorts of great things!!!
We will be adding more items for Christmas this week! Thanks,
April
I added Hypernoodle. Her bags are AWESOME!
The baby wraps from Lovey Duds are really great! The colors, the prints and at half the price of other baby wraps. I love Lovey Duds!
I added Holli’s “Classic Rock Cupcakes.” She makes the most wonderful tiny teacups with little birds, or butterflies, or bunnies…too sweet!
I added Amber Hill. I love her jewelry!
I added some favorites I have bought from in the past! What a great idea!
Whoops, please delete number 52 up there! Didn’t understand how the linky thing worked. Thanks!
I love your blog! I agree – Etsy is dangerously great shopping! I bent the rules a bit & added 3 Etsy shops to your list: the art of heart (mine – I donate most of my cards to fundraisers or giveaways); then 2 FANTASTIC shops — Beech & Olive (France) and Stonz. I’m posting this everywhere these days since it’s the season of giving: Help rebuild Esteria’s home — http://karenmaehr.blogspot.com/2008/11/house-that-love-will-build.html Thank you!!
I loooooooooooove Etsy! And I love, love finding new stores 🙂 Thanks for the linkys!
I’ve added Paco and Lupe. The fabric is great, designs are beautiful and the bags are even earth friendly (made with natural materials)!
I just discovered Etsy and got hooked to it immediately!
I added number 74-Phase Three. If you love aprons, these are the women to visit! They make lovely aprons that are VERY well made. I love the wide waistband (hides a multitude of sins!).
Hi there…
What a great idea!!! It’s so nice to support the handmade community!!! Take care and Happy Holidays!!
I’ve got tons of stuff on sale and will be having a shop-wide sale starting Dec. 1!
What a great idea!! Thanks for supporting the homemade movement!!
Etsy is not only a great place for handmades, but for the ‘stuff’ you need to make them! It is my first source for buttons, fat quarters and many other goodies! It’s so much nicer to be able to buy one little thing and help support a fellow crafter, than to have to fill a basket at Joanne’s in order to make the shipping reasonable for the purchase.
So fun!
Oh, I do love Etsy…what a great idea to get people’s favorite shops! I love supporting fellow crafters!
I added my own shop… CreationsbyLanie. Please stop by. I will be adding new items this week! Thanks for the opportunity for the shameless plug!
omgosh thats a lot of etsy! off to check them out now
What a great idea, Shannon! So much for getting anything done today….LOL!
How fun!
This book offers ways to create your own FREE Christmas gifts using things around your home – decorating ideas and much, much more!
I posted my friend’s site, Hip Violet, because she makes THE CUTEST bibs! I love ETSY, it’s nearly an obsession.
I added a scrap book friend of mine’s Etsy shop. Her name is Sally @ Never Say Never. She is so talented and sweet!
Love, love, love these sweet little girl dresses!
Etsy’s been mentioned in the newspaper several times lately, in the Arts & holiday help sections! Such a cool site!!!
Have been refreshing this post off and on all day to check out the new additions in Mr. Linky!
Linked to you in today’s post on my blog :o)
http://tcross17.blogspot.com/2008/11/in-spirit-of-giving-handmade.html
What a great idea!
Love Esty, so thank you for doing this post! I just helped my mom get hers together. She’s been sewing for years and has finally decided to get on the Web! Check out her custom purses, bags, specialty totes and home decor!
Just opened my own shop of art and keepsakes for children. Thanks so much for supporting those on etsy!!!
Hey Shannon! Thanks for this! I’ve enjoyed shopping around in the links. I noticed, though, that my shop is in there twice. Oops! Sorry about that, I didn’t see that someone had already put it in there.
And if someone hasn’t pointed it out already– shopping on Etsy is a great way to directly support our economy rather than pouring our money into foreign made goods. It’s especially nice when you can support a local Etsian.
I’m on Etsy all day long! lol So when I popped over here to catch up on your new posts I got a little confused at first since the first thing my eyes read was the word Etsy! lol
So glad to hear youre an etsy fan! Have you taken the handmade pledge yet? buyhandmade.org
Its the final step in admitting your etsy addiction. 🙂
Andrea
Oi, I’m sorry. I misunderstood how the links work and entered my own name. I really wanted to add the name and the link to one of my favorite etsy shops: yaelfran.
Really sorry about that. Is there any way I can remedy my fault ?
My family is going to want to toss this laptop in the trash by the time I get done perusing all these links. Thanks for posting this Shannon!
These are AWESOME, thank you for linking! I’m finding all kinds of GREAT new shops to buy from!! 🙂
What a great idea! I can’t wait to look through all of these cute shops. I just checked out the first one and marked it as a favorite.
Please check out my shop – lots of cute Christmas tees for boys and girls!
Ho Ho Ho!
wonderful! thank you and thanks headless mom for adding http://www.littlealouette.etsy.com love ya! oxoxoxo
Thanks so much for doing this!!! I have bag tags that are great stocking stuffers. I also have round labels, address labels and Mommy Calling Cards!!! If you mention Rocks in my Dryer I will add a free bag tag with your order!!!
I just bought a cupcake hat from Carol at Artology! So sweet and of fine quality. She Is my new fav for baby-toddler girl gifts!
What a fun way to get into the holiday spirit of SHARING! Thanks for the shopping ideas and the inspiration!
Order your Chalkydoodles for the holidays now! All custom oilcloth and chalkcloth orders will be taken through December 8th!
man! what a list….can’t wait to make my way through them all!
What a great idea! Do you know if they posted who won the scavenger hunt?????? I can’t find it at all! Thanks!
Amber
I love etsy so much. If only I could manage to keep my own store stocked with stuff.
This is a great idea, thanks for organizing all these great shops for the holiday season.
Just added two stores that I love…great stocking stuffers and gifts!
Jack and Jane
Shabby Vintage Mom
Thanks!
Ooooh–I’m excited about checking out these links. This is a great idea. Sometimes for us new etsy users it’s hard to know where to start looking.
I just entered my Mom’s Etsy Store – Baby Duds and More… she’s still trying to get started and figure out what people like to order! She does take custom orders too!
Thanks for these links – I guess I know what I’m going to be doing today!
Just listed #215– Too Cute. She has the cutest peg dolls and dollhouses ever! (Be sure to check her sold items.)
And maybe if you do this by this time next year, my shop will make the list 🙂
Thanks for this great idea– I think I’m going to have to link it…
Ooh…what a great idea! I have a small “etsy round up” of my friends’ shoppes planned for my blog…but your list DWARFS mine 100 to 1! (I posted LoLo Craft – I make gifts for babies and toddlers.)
I don’t see Mr. Linky … having trouble with him over at my place too.
I love MY site … along with MANY MANY MANY others … over at ETSY.
Please visit: http://www.aniowamom.etsy.com
🙂
OK, Shannon, I wasn’t going to self-promote, but after reading through the 214 that were posted before I listed my fave (Too Cute), I was inspired to finally get some inventory in my shop. It’s only 6 items so far, but I’ve got over 150 more hair items waiting on my blog– the holiday bazaar season was a little slow this year!
Anyways, thanks for the opportunity! I’d love to do a giveaway someday, though I don’t have any big Southern bows 🙂
#231 Can you change the name? I don’t know how? I meant to put in the hops name “lightening T Farms” Sorry and thank you
Stopped by to check out the list of shops and was thrilled to see Phase Three on the list. Thank you Cary! I see a lot of my other favorites on here as well.
Thanks for the research!! Can’t wait to check some of these shops out! I have added my site as well. I agree with etsy having so much to offer. A lot of us get lost in the sea!
I love that you are spreading some Etsy love. You should create a minietsy!! Just click on your Etsy and at the bottom under PROMOTE click mini-etsy..you will get a visual, clickable code for all your favortite things and it is sooo pretty!! Jen
I think this is a great resource, I hope you keep it up and running. I can’t wait to check out all the cool stores.
I love Etsy!!! I’ve bought several gifts from there! I also have had a shop there for nearly a year now. It is such a friendly place!
Wow, What a great idea! How Fun!! 🙂
You can also see more of my products at http://www.finishingtouchesbylybby.com! I love custom orders!
I am finding a lot of women have never heard of Etsy. So,thanks for spreading the word about Etsy. I just love browsing at all the wonderful things these talented women and men have made.
Oops. I’m sorry my link was added. It was an accident (and I did it twice!)before realizing what I was actually doing. Duh. Please delete it when you get the chance. Thank so much!
This was great – I finally got with it and set up my own shop (Pretty Potables – I just linked it up)! Thanks for the inspiration!