tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61419870392519820722011-07-08T02:39:19.719-07:00Your place to buy and sell all things handmade, impractical, crafty, gray, and just too damned precious for words. Plus vintage, supplies, flotsam scrounged out of your knick-knack drawer that kinda looks cool, so maybe you can pass it off as vintage, and sweatshop items from third world countries that fly under the radar (and will continue to do so as long as they pull in a lot of moolah).EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-8460927795858721212009-12-27T05:43:00.000-08:002009-12-27T05:55:37.324-08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop this Hamster Wheel</span></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="wrap"><div id="body"><div class="deleteBody"> <p class="postBody"><b><i>Borrowed from John Mayer</i> Stop This Train Lyrics</b><br /><br />No, I'm not colorblind<br />I know the front page is gray and white<br />I try to keep an open mind<br />but just can't renew tonight<br /><br />Stop this wheel<br />I want to get off<br />And create again<br />I don't care for the clique that's moving in<br />I know I can<br />But honestly, won't someone stop this wheel?<br /><br />Don't know how else to say it<br />Don't want to see my money go<br />Twenty cents at a time<br />From my bank account so forlorn<br /><br />Stop this wheel<br />I want to get off<br />And create again<br />I don't care for the clique that's moving in<br />No way no way man<br />But honestly, won't someone stop this wheel?<br /><br />So scared of getting buried<br />I only want to be on page one<br />So I play the numbers game<br />To find a way to get on front page number one<br /><br />Had a talk with Etsy admins<br />Said "help me understand"<br />They said "all ya gotta do is buy into the Etsy brand.<br />We won't stop this train<br />Don't for a minute change the place you sell<br />Don't stop renewing, don't try to understand<br />We have the issue well in hand<br />Honestly, we'll never stop this train."<br /><br />Once in awhile, when it's good<br />It'll feel like it should<br />And they're all still around<br />Make you feel safe and sound<br />And you won't know a thing<br />Til you cry when see your Etsy bill.<br /></p></div> <form action="/post-delete.do" method="post" id="deletePost" name="deletePost"><input name="security_token" value="AOuZoY6HS0gmAH1AWnpA1wTu4QVXJ4ovjQ:1261921326316" type="hidden"><input name="postID" value="250985187667573729" type="hidden"> <input name="blogID" value="6907463879123373965" type="hidden"> <div class="errorbox-good"><input name="securityToken" value="fqkpsCO-f9Z3QL80IexSdWXsHdA:1261921326333" type="hidden"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /></form></div></div> <script src="https://ssl.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct="UA-18003-7"; _uanchor=1; _ufsc=false; _usample = 10; urchinTracker(); _uff=0; </script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-846092779585872121?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-89344474609128200602009-12-09T17:02:00.000-08:002009-12-10T04:54:53.960-08:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The Forque</strong></span><br /><em>If you see it here, you know it's forqued!</em><br />Vol. 2<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SyBLq_IobwI/AAAAAAAAAF8/gOzksA3DPiU/s1600-h/DaniellexoBRIBE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 392px; display: block; height: 464px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413409953973563138" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SyBLq_IobwI/AAAAAAAAAF8/gOzksA3DPiU/s400/DaniellexoBRIBE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />With the handmade market blooming like ragweed in the springtime, we here at ETC understand how hard it is to be seen. Each seller is really just one tiny drop in an ocean of shops. That's why we are uber pleased to announce the our new promotional program! Now everyone can find a spot in those coveted gift guides or become a featured seller in The Forque, not just my besties and fave sellers! Our favorite admin, DanielleX-hungryhungryhip-O, came up with a brilliant promotional opportunity we like to call "Pay to Play"!<br /><br />It's really quite simple. You send us gifts and we make sure you get free advertising from ETC! Here are the gift giving monetary standards:<br /><br /><ul><li>$10 and under: A mention of your shop in Twitter.</li><li>$15: Your item in a Treasury.</li><li>$20: An enthusiastic mention in Twitter, using excited adjectives like "super-cute", "XXX goodness", "awesomeness", and "totally loving" plus an actual link to your item AND one of your items in a Treasury.</li><li>$21-$30: All of the above plus an item from your shop in the "related items" part of a Forque article.</li><li>$31-$49: All of the above plus a spot in the coveted gift guides.</li><li>$50-$65: All of the above plus a spot in our spammy email, ETC Finds</li><li>$66-$100: All of the above AND The Forque Featured Seller Spotlight.</li><li>$101 and up: All of the above and... (drum roll please) we'll send you a DVD of some White Supremacist inmates forcing a sobbing and drooling Rob White to toss their salad. Now doesn't <em>THAT</em> sound fun?</li></ul><p>We here at ETC are pleased to be able to offer this great opportunity to you sellers and hope that you'll be showing us the appropriate gratitude for making it available to you. We don't want to hear any more pissing and moaning about favoritism anymore (cough cough! <em>Etsybitches</em>). Now it's all fair and even and <strong><em>anyone</em></strong> can be an ETC fave. If you don't have the money to cough up for the Pay to Play gifting program, then that's your fault for being such a broke dick.</p><p>Ho ho ho! Happy Holidays! and Happy Hannukah! (see how multicultural we are?)</p><p>Your good friends at ETC.</p><p><a href="http://managementhelp.org/ethics/ethxgde.htm#anchor26548">Complete Guide to Business Ethics</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">On a more serious note: Venting is all very well and fine, but if you have a genuine complaint please report it to the Better Business Bureau. I am here only to have a little fun and provide an outlet for my frustrations over the frequent BS I see, but the only way for <span style="font-style: italic;">real </span>issues to be taken seriously is to report them to the correct agency. Please don't rely on this blog, Etsybitch, Regretsy or any of the other bloggers to "get the message through to Etsy<span style="text-decoration: underline;">. Maria, Rob, DanielleXO and all the rest don't take any of this seriously. They WILL, however, take reports to the BBB seriously and if they don't, their apathy will be there for all the world to see.<br /></span></span></p><p><a href="http://managementhelp.org/ethics/ethxgde.htm#anchor26548"></a><a href="http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/internet-shopping/etsy-inc-in-brooklyn-ny-104233/"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">REPORT YOUR ISSUES HERE</span></span></a><br /></p><p> </p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-8934447460912820060?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-81244095554900750452009-11-14T05:34:00.000-08:002009-11-14T07:07:46.832-08:00Especially when you know you won't get caught because the admins don't police the site on Saturdays! Thank you to the kind anonymous soul who contributed this gem!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32463369"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv6yJuM1bgI/AAAAAAAAAFU/uu4go303Zbk/s400/hairstraightener.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403952482981604866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you Etsy Callout for providing links to other great yard sales! We just love yard sales! Wheeeeee!</span><br /><br />I guess now that the Mary Kay lady has stopped selling makeup, someone <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">had </span>to take her place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22931735"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv65xAU19HI/AAAAAAAAAFc/FNT8UjwBOvc/s400/makeupreseller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403960854443324530" border="0" /></a><br />Wow! A genuine 1994 vintage Disney trading card! Super Duper!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29234504"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv671z6vtPI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Xb9vumLhj-A/s400/disney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403963136035239154" border="0" /></a>Oooo! Just for some extra fun, I HAD to post this <a href="http://etcwtf.blogspot.com/2009/04/gentle-word-about.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">eco-friendly</span></a>, repurposed Michael Jackson melted record bowl! I just can't get enough of those! I'm hoping to get enough to complete a ten place serving! Speaking of Environmental issues, please read this article about <a href="http://earthfirst.com/whos-who-in-green-rob-kalin/">how "green" Rob Kalin is</a> and help me figure out in what universe is this man "green." Clearly he and his staff of mindless flunkies have NO idea what is and isn't eco friendly. They ovbviously see "eco friendly" as just another catch-phrase for selling things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27610240"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv69LkGLlQI/AAAAAAAAAFs/VsdYMxbHbAQ/s400/melted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403964609256985858" border="0" /></a><br />I just love Peruvian imports!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34335142"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv7AxJvoFXI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rd6Di7OqPqQ/s400/fingerpuppets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403968553552975218" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-8124409555490075045?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-2578566293811739932009-11-13T04:16:00.000-08:002009-11-14T07:07:14.909-08:00Well boys and girls! Christmas is right around the corner and you know what that means? Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all kinds of fun new bells and whistles here at Etc!<br /><br />Our first new feature is a gift guide button that will take sellers out of your shop and straight to our super fabulous gift guides that are packed with lots of Etc Fave Wonderfulness! Not to worry...it's just a small, unobtrusive button. Yes, it might entice some people to leave your shop and buy elsewhere, but really, those customers should have been shopping at our favorite seller's shops anyway...not yours.<br /><br />We understand that some people may have a problem with this issue, but really it's just the <a href="http://diyfashion.about.com/b/2009/10/26/does-etsy-suck.htm">same ten sellers who complain</a> anyway, right? And you love Etc and want us to do well because when Etc does well, we ALL do well, right? <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">And </span>you love those favorite sellers in the gift guides just as much as we do, don't you? After all, you are the ones who put them in your treasuries time after time.<br /><br />They deserve the sales more than you do because it takes <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">real talent</span> to glue rhinestones to a piece of felt, knit giant ugly cowls, and dump some rocks and moss into a jar and call it a terrarium. You're just a hack anyway and they are REAL artists. So in the spirit of giving, this Christmas season, stop being selfish and appreciate the opportunities that Etc has given you and let us decide who should and shouldn't be getting the sales this holiday season. Mmmkay?<br /><br />Oh PS: There's also a wacky new feature that will take your buyers to a better place when they click the "<span style="font-style: italic;">buy</span>" button! It's just a little bit of whimsical, wacky Etc fun, we know you'll think it's super duper too! Feel free to click on the interactive links on our samples below!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ww.artfire.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 70px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv1RvPSO3cI/AAAAAAAAAFM/Iz9BVodp3QU/s400/Giftguide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403564999913168322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 433px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sv1OWxH6ULI/AAAAAAAAAFE/7K65ipRdTMc/s400/beard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403561280965071026" border="0" /></a><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-257856629381173993?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-67611824753731027472009-09-11T05:12:00.000-07:002009-09-11T10:17:11.358-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sqo_ipKxZrI/AAAAAAAAAEs/AZB43jMtdSk/s1600-h/inkjetlamp.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 479px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380182569246615218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sqo_ipKxZrI/AAAAAAAAAEs/AZB43jMtdSk/s400/inkjetlamp.jpg" /></a><br /><div>As has been proven here, upcycled and recycled materials need not be ugly. Gone are the days of toilet paper tube cosmetic nooks, dishwashing liquid bottle dollies with lightbulb heads, and plastic two-litre bottle wind spinners! Say hello the new age of <em>attractive</em> upcycling! I can't think of a single living room or foyer that wouldn't look better with this classy, hanging lamp, made from plastic inkjet cartridges! And think of how excited someone will be when they tear off the gift wrap and see this fun item at the bottom of the box! What a fun housewarming gift for some lucky mobile home owner! Add a red velvet sofa and some strategically placed moss gardens, and you have room decor fit for a king!</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Speaking of sofas...do I spy Martha Stewart sitting on the sofa in the background of this photo?</div><div> </div><div>This gem was submitted by Sandra. </div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" alt="Vistaprint.com" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6761182475373102747?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-83173248991456730322009-09-07T05:34:00.000-07:002009-09-11T05:04:35.612-07:00<span style="color:#cc33cc;">I am SO so excited! I just learned that I can now get my favorite costmetics at my favorite place to shop! I can't believe they have been around since March 2009 and I missed them, but now that I know they are there, I feel I must share the joyful news with you all! Ladies, please take a moment to do something nice for yourself. Help </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=7025664"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Kristi Linebarger </span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;">get that pink Cadillac she so richly deserves! Buy something sweet and lovely from this wonderful </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7025664"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">seller</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> and have a very pink Labour Day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong><em>The Mary Kay products have been removed. </em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:100%;">updated 9/11/09<br /><br /></span></em></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></em></strong></span><p><strong>The "</strong><a href="http://etcwtf.blogspot.com/2009/08/props-2-ya.html"><strong>Props 2 ya!</strong></a><strong>" page has been amended.</strong></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378704307942299026" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SqT_EgrDlZI/AAAAAAAAAEk/zOPkWpkgZQ0/s400/marykay.jpg" /> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" alt="Vistaprint.com" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-8317324899145673032?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-36433944295466323282009-09-01T04:54:00.000-07:002009-09-01T05:56:58.378-07:00<p><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.72943672.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 559px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.72943672.jpg" /></a> </p><ul><li>Wooden Doll Blanks - $8.95 per pack of 50</li><li>Acrylic paint pens - $12</li><li>Finding a wedding-frenzied bridzilla willing to pay $85 for two little doll cake toppers that even a fifth grader could make - <strong>PRICELESS</strong></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-3643394429546632328?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-62140767140770522922009-08-30T08:54:00.000-07:002009-08-30T11:34:30.052-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/feedback_public.php?user_id=7553475&amp;feedback_type=for_others&amp;page=2"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Spqwv1ecsxI/AAAAAAAAAEc/XitKuRPVrEA/s400/birdsofafeathe2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375803441075237650" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Oh my goodness! Sometimes I see things that just bring out the Miss Manners in me and today, I saw the most shameful item at <a href="http://pussdaddyblogs.blogspot.com/2009/08/sellers-havent-cornered-lunatic-market.html">Miss Kitty's blog</a>! I learned of a buyer who chastised a seller for not including a free gift!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I love this little book,thank you for selling it to me! You know most Etsy sellers at least put in a little thankyou note, most put in thank you gifts, you had nothing...it felt strange and cold...just a suggestion to at least say thank you to the person buying from you, and you do want return business don't you?</span><br /><br />Yes indeed, a polite "thank you" note is a nice thing to slip into your customer's packaging, but really...there is no etiquette rule that states a seller must give you a free gift in addition to your purchase! Chastising in public like that, especially for such a minor issue, is a Miss Manners no-no, Darlene! Publicly telling a seller that you won't shop with them because they did not include a free gift reveals your greed as much as the alleged transgression you had hoped to reveal. Small home businesses are having a hard enough time today, without greedy, people trying to squeeze extra freebies out of them. <span style="font-style: italic;">For shame!!!</span><br /><br />The diplomatic and <span style="font-style: italic;">tactful </span>way to handle that issue, if you simply <span style="font-style: italic;">had </span>to say something, would have been to write a polite private note, not to create an embarrassing and uncomfortable public scene.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">thanks for selling the calendar to me, you were smart to get in on a sale at Staples and triple your money! I will also do that by now framing the photos for resale! :)</span><br /><br />Darlene, Darlene, Darlene! Did your mother not ever tell you that public discussions about another person's finances were quite inappropriate? Of course your kind shopkeeper made a profit on her merchandise! That is what business is all about! But to announce her mark-up to all and sundry was a tactless breech of business etiquette! How would you like it if someone posted YOUR Etsy shop's markup?<br /><br />As a final note, after perusing your other feedback, it does appear as if you are extra sweet...almost flirtatious...with the sellers who send you extra treats and goodies. There is a not-so-nice name for ladies whose affections can be courted by the promise of gifts. I know we need not go there, do we? Worse yet, implying to others with that very public message, that they too could suffer the same fate and have their feedback sullied, if they don't give you free goodies, in addition to the item that you ordered, not only borders on blackmail, but lets the world see that you can be bought for the price of a two-bit brass angel charm.<br /><br />Now really...you don't want that, do you?<br /><br />Tsk tsk.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6214076714077052292?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-20226008934005157832009-08-28T05:39:00.000-07:002009-09-07T06:50:04.633-07:00<strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">It has been brought to my attention that some of the bloggers featured on my props page have received death threats. No, that was not a typo. <em>Death threats</em>. Because of that, I've removed my "Props" list. </span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;">To the mentally unstable people out there who have lost touch with rational thought to the point of threatening people's lives because they don't like what they have to say, I strongly recommend getting psychological counselling immediately, before you really hurt yourself or someone else. I pity your families and pray you don't have children.</span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-2022600893400515783?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-75881069481911190102009-08-27T07:06:00.000-07:002009-09-07T05:59:18.641-07:00Art is not created in a vacuum. Behind every artist and entrepreneur lies a world of inspiration. Have you ever wondered where our favorite Gift Guide artists get <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">their </span>inspiration? Well I, Betsy Etc, have discovered the inspiration behind their art. Watch and learn this valuable slideshow so that you too can be inspired!<br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&amp;il=1&amp;channel=3458764513848502683&amp;site=widget-9b.slide.com"></embed> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 400px"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=3458764513848502683&amp;map=1" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/p1/3458764513848502683/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=3458764513848502683&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/p2/3458764513848502683/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=3458764513848502683&amp;map=F" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/p4/3458764513848502683/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" alt="Vistaprint.com" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-7588106948191119010?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-61707037036468368022009-08-26T15:16:00.000-07:002009-08-26T16:03:20.818-07:00What better way to let someone know how highly you regard them than to give them the wonderful gift of office supplies? <br /><br />Show a coworker you care, with a fused plastic bag pouch, adorable tape measure brooch, or plastic beer mug key chain. Tell your favorite college intern "You're the best!" with decorative clothes pins, clip board, and bull dog clips! And spoil that indispensable secretary in your office with an attractive rolodex, gray swingline stapler, and postit note clip.<br /><br />If later, your coffee suddenly develops a "special" taste, you can rest assured that your thoughtful gifts have inspired someone to make your morning cuppa Joe with a dash of appreciation in it!<br /><br />Harmony in the workplace. It's a beautiful thing and it was all brought to you from the gift guides.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SpW1VPxgvnI/AAAAAAAAAEE/HAfPEZjqES8/s1600-h/9to5Treasury.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 549px; height: 555px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SpW1VPxgvnI/AAAAAAAAAEE/HAfPEZjqES8/s400/9to5Treasury.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374401106952633970" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you Sandra for your awesome suggestions!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6170703703646836802?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-83100206934875894652009-08-26T06:53:00.000-07:002009-08-26T14:32:48.788-07:00Vera Wang, MOVE OVER!!! This faux maternity wedding dress is for the couple who can't manage to prove their fertility BEFORE the big day! We know how hip and cool it is to get a bun in the oven before you trip down the aisle to connubial bliss and this dress will help you keep your guilty secret. Your friends will never know that you're sterile as a cotton ball and that your dashing groom is shooting blanks.<br /><br />As an added feature, this dress comes festooned with kleenex tufts, attached to the shoulders. If you burst into tears at some inopportune moment, you can dab them and blow your nose with just a shrug of your shoulder! You won't even have to put down your bouquet! People will just think your hormones are acting up.<br /><br />[dress comes with a free plastic flower bouquet and the phone number of a black market baby broker hidden inside. Don't worry...your secret is safe with us!]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.86288425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 398px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.86288425.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Many thanks to Sandra for submitting this festive frock from the Wedding Gift Guide!<br /><br />If you just can't get enough of the tackiness, be sure to scoot on over to "<a href="http://etsywtf.com/">EtsyWTF</a>" to check out her hideous items du jour!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-8310020693487589465?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-19436709751493329662009-08-16T09:09:00.001-07:002009-08-17T19:38:55.100-07:00<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Forque</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >If you see it here, you know it's Forqued.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Vol. 1 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Imagine the look of surprise and amazement on the faces of the lucky folks who get these delightful gifts from the gift guides!</span><br /><br />Nothing says "I'll love you forever" like wedding bands with plastic, recycled parts! These classic beauties can be yours for a mere $340!!! (Many thanks to <a href="http://madebymarni.etsy.com">Marni </a>for bringing this to my attention!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.36725820.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 193px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.36725820.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Well now, I can tell you that if I were a pre-teen boy, I would <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">definitely </span>want one of these! I bet there's some special lad in your life, with a birthday coming up, who would adore this tee shirt too! Trust me, he'll be the envy of all his buddies and he'll have you to thank for it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.35156906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 394px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.35156906.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I can't tell you how many times I've walked into someone's home and thought to myself, "What this place needs is a coat rack made out of baby doll arms!!!" And voila!!! Here one is in the gift guides! Believe you me, I will be hearting this classic piece, to buy for my next housewarming party!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.69774383.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 208px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.69774383.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>For the fashionable gal who wants to sop up her sweat like a lady, there's always the Eartha Kit demi turban. It also had the added benefit of pulling your skin back so tight that all your wrinkles will disappear (just look at Eartha Kit, who actually was wrinkled like a Sharpei, but cleverly hid the mountainous folds of flesh behind her turbans). I think any grandma or wrinkled sweaty person would completely appreciate the thought behind this tres chic item! Even the model is excited to be wearing it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.80902823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 372px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.80902823.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Guys <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">LOVE </span>rainbows!!! Throw in some pink and a big ol' floppy hood and you have a sure fire winner. This amazing hoodie is from a perennial favorite, Rufeoheartslilsnoty. We just can't get enough of his attractive, well-made clothing, and neither can the gift guides! Just be sure to warn the fellow you are purchasing it for, not to stretch it or he'll snap the seam-stitching.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.84629210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 435px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.84629210.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-1943670975149332966?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-60217442710485967402009-08-06T06:35:00.000-07:002009-08-06T07:28:24.931-07:00Oh my! Is it just me, or does this photo look like a goose backed up to someone's best bone china and dropped a little surprise? First rule of food photography...you want to get a photo of it BEFORE it passes through the digestive tract.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.39846646.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 493px; height: 442px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.39846646.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Miss Congeniality winner, in the Miss Drag USA competition did not mean it when she said "I was just happy to be able to compete." Eventually her bad attitude did her in and she was forced to turn in her tiara. Miss Cattiest Bitch took over her duties and allegedly told reporters "I knew she wouldn't be able to cut the mustard."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.43598938.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 497px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.43598938.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />If you can't get fat enough to grow your own cankles, never fear! Cankle spats are here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.50204183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 493px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.50204183.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />One can NEVER have enough rhinestones. By the way, the eighties called, they want their lipstick back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.81795433.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 573px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.81795433.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6021744271048596740?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-48425679702357883922009-08-02T13:16:00.000-07:002009-08-03T19:26:59.738-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.57494805.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 431px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.57494805.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'm now taking suggestions for ETC. See something gross in a gift guide? Find some offal in the editor's picks? Or maybe you just can't believe the appalling shop that was highlighted in a Storque article. Send your ideas to me! Suggest a treasury! Shine the spotlight on a dark and stinky corner that Etsy was hoping nobody would notice. If I can make it funny, I will post about it.<br /><br />In the meantime, enjoy this funh find from the gift guides! This darling toy is a rocking horse...er....doggie and it's made from a repurposed rocking chair. How fun! Oh, but the kids can't ride on it, so I guess it isn't really a toy, that's a shame, but they say it's perfect for a plant stand. Now that's an original idea, putting a plant on an unstable surface for those wild xtreme house plant owners who love to live risky and on the edge.<br /><br />Best of all, it can be yours for a trifling $240 plus $40 shipping!!!!!<br /><br />Send your suggestions to EtsyWTF@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-4842567970235788392?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-81751950147776250702009-05-09T06:53:00.001-07:002009-05-09T11:19:43.254-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SgWS2ILiYpI/AAAAAAAAADs/5PLWEPtWb3w/s1600-h/acornandbuckeye+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333830792296686226" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 288px; height: 266px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SgWS2ILiYpI/AAAAAAAAADs/5PLWEPtWb3w/s400/acornandbuckeye+055.JPG" border="0" /></a> I've finally blazed into trendy hipsterness with the next hot craze at Etc! Since Etcians are so very, very fond of <a href="http://etcwtf.blogspot.com/2009/04/me-thinks-etsy-bitches-made-wee-mistake.html">fake body hair</a>, I'd like introduce my new line of fake body hair too!<br /><div><br /><div>I present to you FUBIC HAIR!!!</div><br /><div>Yes, now you too can live out all your hirsute fantasies and have fun, technicolor body hair without the hassle of growing and dying it yourself! Jazz up a boring bikini line! Or <span style="text-decoration: underline;">s</span>pice up a tepid tubetop! And do it with FLAIR!!!<br /><br />Comes in two styles, the Madonna (armpit hair) or the Pamela Anderson (bikini line pubic hair) and five sparkly colors:<br /><br /></div><ul><li>What's Eating Gilbert Grape Purple (pictured)<br /></li><li>Raspberry Beret Fuschia<br /></li><li>Cyber Porn Electric Blue<br /></li><li>Tree Hugger Bright Green<br /></li><li>Oh My Goth Glittery Black<br /></li></ul><p>Kit includes all natural and eco-friendly materials<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SgWVarOCw2I/AAAAAAAAAD8/Xc4urktlZ0g/s1600-h/acornandbuckeye+048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SgWVarOCw2I/AAAAAAAAAD8/Xc4urktlZ0g/s400/acornandbuckeye+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333833619200983906" border="0" /></a>:</p><ul><li>fake hemp hair accented with recycled silver lame' threads, from genuine vintage disco clothes<br /></li><li>reusable skin adhesive, made from 100% all natural bee's wax</li><li>an attractive, upcycled, fabric drawstring bag for your product, to keep in your purse for those unexpected, emergency Fubic hair situations</li><li>instructions for application, removal, and cleaning care (written on 100% recycled toilet paper)</li></ul>Hurry! Bikini season is right around the corner! Get them while they're hot! First 50 orders will receive a <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE </span><a href="http://etcwtf.blogspot.com/2009/04/gentle-word-about.html">eco-friendly melted record bowl</a> and a <a href="http://etcwtf.blogspot.com/2009/04/dont-hide-your-light-behind-cowl-let-it.html">Summer cowl</a>!<br /><br />$48.95 + $15 shipping and handling<p> </p><br /><p> </p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-8175195014777625070?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-63707583555527402002009-05-02T13:45:00.000-07:002009-05-02T14:28:41.322-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sfy4lrwWQOI/AAAAAAAAADk/T-vraKDP0ws/s1600-h/RobWhiteTreasury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 513px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sfy4lrwWQOI/AAAAAAAAADk/T-vraKDP0ws/s400/RobWhiteTreasury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331339016440004834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I heard that Rob White is having a birthday! So I made this lovely treasury</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> just for him!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6370758355552740200?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-4503389591101985202009-05-01T11:07:00.000-07:002009-05-01T12:20:46.301-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SftFDoFPkWI/AAAAAAAAADc/p-1xkyUvOKA/s1600-h/ETCDAYTreasury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 516px; height: 522px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SftFDoFPkWI/AAAAAAAAADc/p-1xkyUvOKA/s400/ETCDAYTreasury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330930512524448098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">HAPPY ETC DAY!!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I just wanted to thank all of you who participated in this very, VERY special day! Soon I am sure that the WHOLE WORLD will know about Etc and the magic of handmade!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Special thanks to C over at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://uglythingsforsale.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-etc-day.html">Ugly Things for Sale</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://pussdaddyblogs.blogspot.com/2009/05/to-all-my-haters-i-have-this-to-say-to.html">Pussdaddy </a><span style="font-family:arial;">for their very kind well wishes for Etc's special day!<br /><br />Kudos also to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://etsybitch.blogspot.com/">EtsyBitches </a><span style="font-family:arial;">for allowing me to read and post on their blog; it has truly been a pleasure and inspiration!<br /><br />And finally, my sincerest thanks to all the lovely twitterzens who retweeted my Etc Day tweets and helped to spread the word about this momentous day!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As my extra special reward to you, I offer up this peachy treasury (sorry, no cash rewards or discounts)! I know the prices are a bit steep, but really, that's the price one pays for the magic of handmade.</span><br /><br /></span><ul><li style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Old brown and blue sweatshirts from your brother's laundry pile that you wove into wearable "art" $80</span></li><li style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pair of old Sally Jesse plastic framed glasses that you dug out of your mom's makeup drawer $18</span></li><li style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">White crochet headband that you made for your textiles badge in Girl Scouts when you were in 4th grade $40</span></li><li><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Finding people to advertise your site for free <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">PRICELESS</span></span></li></ul><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-450338959110198520?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-7349848211901350572009-04-26T03:58:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:57:44.979-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SfSOr5DAc0I/AAAAAAAAADM/ncQGdD5FiYA/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 452px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SfSOr5DAc0I/AAAAAAAAADM/ncQGdD5FiYA/s400/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329041143785091906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I just had the most </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">delightalicious idea! Let's designate Friday, May 1, 2009 as the first annual ETC DAY! I do hate to spend money on promoting and advertising, so I thought it would be fun to launch a mass campaign of grass-roots guerrilla promoting to get the word out about my tres FABOO blog!!!! And best of all, I would hardly have to do a thing! I know all my loyal fans would love to help me and it's so easy, here are some ideas for what you can do to spread the word about Etc:</span> </span><ol style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Make everyone in your family wear a fake mustache all week long with signs around their necks that say "Mass consumer and proud of it!" Then when people ask them about it, they can say they do ALL their shopping at Etc!!!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Spray paint "ETC RULZ", in big orange letters, on your garage door!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Spam the internet like it's 1999! I'll help you by providing a three-tiered outline for getting the word out: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Social Networking</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> - Twitter, facebook, myspace, chat rooms, stumbleupon, craigslist, and forums are good places to start spreading the word. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Email </span><span style="font-size:130%;">- Send a announcements to every single person on the contacts list for your email account. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Advertising </span><span style="font-size:130%;">- Put your money where your mouth is and dig deep. Pay to do some prime time advertising for Etc on Tim Adams Designs, Craftcult, Etsybitches, and adwords!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Stand outside of Costco and Sam's Wholesale and stop customers and tell them how much better Etc is than any big box store.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Ladies, your cleavage is prime advertising real estate, use it t</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?demandPrefix=12&amp;sku=65/65996&amp;prodCatId=382521&amp;mode=Browsing&amp;erec=0&amp;Ipp=16&amp;No=16&amp;sp=true&amp;Ntk=all&amp;Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&amp;N=382521&amp;tabId=2&amp;requestURI=processProductsCatalog&amp;sd=60+Monochromatic+Orange+Paper+Flowers"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SfSSNcmNUMI/AAAAAAAAADU/YRZ8j3AAZkc/s320/orangeflowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329045018798543042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">o advertise more than just your sex appeal! Get "Shop Etc" tattooed on each bazoom!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Expectant mommies, name your babies Betsy Etc!<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Go to the airport and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_bombing">love bomb</a> people. Hand out orange paper flowers (available here, at <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?demandPrefix=12&amp;sku=65/65996&amp;prodCatId=382521&amp;mode=Browsing&amp;erec=0&amp;Ipp=16&amp;No=16&amp;sp=true&amp;Ntk=all&amp;Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&amp;N=382521&amp;tabId=2&amp;requestURI=processProductsCatalog&amp;sd=60+Monochromatic+Orange+Paper+Flowers">Oriental Trading Company</a> for a special Etc Day price), hug people, and try to <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-totalitarian-regime.htm">assimilate </a>them into the Etc collective. But that is a bit cultish, would a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6027715&amp;page=14">legitimate art venue</a> do that? Oh well, let's just do it and worry about that silly little detail later.</span><br /></li></ol><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Get the Etc name out there in the loudest, most obnoxious, spammiest way you can think of!!!! Make sure to record your efforts with video or photos (if you upload photos to Flickr, make sure to tag them "Etc Day 2009" because I'll </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >DEFINITELY </span><span style="font-family:arial;">be doing this next year and for years to come). </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />I'll be highlighting the funniest, weirdest, spammiest, most personally degrading efforts on my Blog and on my social networks, and I'll make sure to link back to you. For those of you who are not my favorite sellers or BFFs, here is a great opportunity to work your little patooty off and finally get my attention and receive the shop promotions I know I should have been sending your way all along.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-734984821190135057?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-5365097669055819172009-04-20T05:49:00.001-07:002009-04-20T07:27:08.471-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sex-WtqFvCI/AAAAAAAAADE/PF41iYlsIbw/s1600-h/ShabbyShriekTreasury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 419px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sex-WtqFvCI/AAAAAAAAADE/PF41iYlsIbw/s400/ShabbyShriekTreasury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326771387950808098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >SHRIIIEEEEK!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Oopsie! Sorry! I forgot to use my inside voice, but when I saw the price tags on these gift guide goodies, I lost myself for a moment there! I never knew Shabby Chic was <span style="font-style: italic;">SO</span> lucrative even in this oh so dreadful economy!<br /><br />I'm going to have to go out and buy some fraying fabric and a <a href="http://www.craftrobostore.com/craftrobo.html">Craft Robo</a> now. I think if I add fake cloth flowers and vinyl decals to my terrarium enterprise, I'll finally get my own front page feature and make boodles of bucks! </span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >If you'd like to see more Shabby Chic fabric flowers, be sure to check out this lovely <a href="http://uglythingsforsale.blogspot.com/">site</a>!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-536509766905581917?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-4268666231038065862009-04-17T07:08:00.000-07:002009-04-17T07:49:28.027-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.51857741.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 295px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.51857741.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Irony</span><br /><dl style="font-family: courier new;"><dt class="pron">Pronunciation:</dt><dd class="pron"> <span class="pronchars"> \<span class="unicode">ˈ</span>ī-rə-nē <em>also</em> <span class="unicode">ˈ</span>ī(-ə)r-nē\ </span></dd><dt><br /></dt><dt class="func">Function:<em>noun</em><br /></dt></dl><span style="font-family:courier new;">The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The wallet is ironic humor.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The fact that it appeared in the gift guides is <a href="http://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism">oxymoronic</a>.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-426866623103806586?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-77733967545056305352009-04-16T06:41:00.000-07:002009-04-16T11:20:00.455-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sec2GnFJQ9I/AAAAAAAAAC8/0r7lnE-XRoI/s1600-h/SpringtimeFavesTreasury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 422px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sec2GnFJQ9I/AAAAAAAAAC8/0r7lnE-XRoI/s400/SpringtimeFavesTreasury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325284571586577362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >A new treasury! A new treasury!!! Of course, I can always rely on the wonderful gift guides and front page features to find the best of the best! And just look at how the pretty, unique, and beautifully hand-crafted each and every item is! I'm tickled pink to see more mustaches and terrariums! Nobody can ever have enough of those!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >There are SOOOO many talented artists and clearly only the VERY best of the best get chosen to be featured! I had a hard time stopping with just nine!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Oh, but I do hate to be a nagging noodle, but I see a wee problem with something I found in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/gift-guides/environmentally-friendly/130?&amp;page=5">Environmentally Friendly Gift Guide</a>! </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22296393">Vinyl Record Bowl</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >not </span><span style="font-family:arial;">a very environmentally friendly item. When record vinyl is heated up it releases dreadfully dangerous </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Polyvinyl_chloride">fumes and toxins</a><span style="font-family:arial;">!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Vinyl records are made from Polyvinyl chloride, (IUPAC Polychloroethene) commonly abbreviated PVC. Polyvinyl chloride is produced by polymerization of the monomer vinyl chloride, and a significant proportion of its mass is chlorine. Heating up vinyl records may result in the outgassing of phthalate plasticizers as well as emissions of vinyl chloride and dioxins. Vinyl chloride is a known carcinogen that results in Angiosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I know I know, you are thinking "Silly Betsy Etc is making a big mountain out of a wee little mole hill! It is just a few records! Not a big scary factory!" But think about it, the melted record bowl is being presented as an "environmentally friendly" way to recycle old record albums, and you know how those rad and trendy hipsters just love to jump on that big green gravy train. After a while, it won't just be one or two people doing it, it will be every other person in Etc.land doing it! Maybe it won't make as big of an environmental footprint on poor Mother Earth as a mean old industrial factory, but then again, it isn't really "Earth Friendly" either, now is it?</span></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-7773396754505630535?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-59016741173583674842009-04-15T08:31:00.000-07:002009-04-15T08:40:58.087-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh teehee! What a cute, funny, AND informative cartoon! Now I can have a better handle on what all the hip and rad people are wearing so I can finally fit in! We could </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">all </span><span style="font-family: arial;">learn some important fashion lessons from </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Current"><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Hipsters in Space</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">. Let's get some popcorn and watch it together!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GI37OGm1ms0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GI37OGm1ms0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.byhand.me/infivision/">infivision </a><span style="font-family: arial;">for bringing this to my attention!</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-5901674117358367484?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-67160511012461151462009-04-13T06:48:00.000-07:002009-04-13T07:23:55.763-07:00<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >My creative entrepreneur du jour is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6797606&amp;section_id=5871419">The72Pin</a>. Just look what this clever boots has done with Nintendo and Atari games! He has taken the mundane and turned it into something attractive and fashionable! How creative and inventive and oh so unique! My only question is why hasn't this wonderful seller been featured yet? There are already so many creative <a href="http://etcwtf.blogspot.com/2009/04/babes-in-toyland.html">toy upcyclers galore</a>, even <a href="http://uglythingsforsale.blogspot.com/2009/04/celebrities-make-ugly-things-too.html">celebrities </a>are in on this hot new trend! Surely this artist should be featured too? He takes toy upcycling to a whole new and exciting level!<br /><br />I am especially fond of this tres adorable <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&amp;listing_id=21113315">Gameboy Advance necklace</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21113315"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SeNFjsrQNjI/AAAAAAAAACk/COif9SI2dqc/s400/The72PinStripedBikini.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324175664072373810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For a romantic evening, this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&amp;listing_id=21113572">NES Mario 3 Cartridge Necklace</a> would be quite alluring!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&amp;listing_id=21113572"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SeNGAdHD6iI/AAAAAAAAACs/Qvx2Y3k0NKc/s400/The72PinRedBustier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324176158110247458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course my husband, Mr. Etc, would probably love this necklace on me much more. It's a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&amp;listing_id=21113154">Fully Functional Super Nintendo Necklace</a>! Though truly, faux fur and pearls are much more to my taste. I've never been a fishnet kind of girl. Still, that is what I live for...to please that man of mine!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&amp;listing_id=21113154"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SeNHDGxeqsI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ACfhcWKnLIc/s400/The72PinFishnetBodyStocking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324177303165381314" border="0" /></a><br />The72Pin even has his own <a href="http://www.the72pin.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, just like me and his creative lady friend has her own <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/miss_berlin_deluxxe_calendar-158278209260797288">calendar</a>!!! Oh please, do be sure to give this enterprising duo a few minutes of your time to check out their sites and items! It's always so wonderful to find new and original artists!<br /><br />Thank you to <a href="http://etsycallout.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/the-infamous-72pin/">Callin' Out on Etsy</a> for bringing this delightful seller to my attention!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6716051101246115146?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-49364915638668176622009-04-11T15:33:00.001-07:002009-04-11T16:41:50.098-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Oh LOOK! I made a terrarium too! Goodie for me! And best of all it was so easy and cheap to make! My little nine year old niece, Skipper, showed me how to do it! I'm going to start making them and selling them. I see that they're fetching upwards of $40-$50!!!! Wow! And all it cost was a DOLLAR to make! I'm going to be RICH in no time!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Mr. Etc was kind enough to film me making one and I wrote out the instructions. Now you can make one too! Let's all get rich together!!!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-6a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="475" width="600" style="width:600px;height:475px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-6a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="salign" value="l"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&amp;il=1&amp;channel=3242591731721766762&amp;site=widget-6a.slide.com"></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&amp;at=un&amp;id=3242591731721766762&amp;map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6a.slide.com/p1/3242591731721766762/ms_t040_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&amp;at=un&amp;id=3242591731721766762&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6a.slide.com/p2/3242591731721766762/ms_t040_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&amp;at=un&amp;id=3242591731721766762&amp;map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6a.slide.com/p4/3242591731721766762/ms_t040_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-4936491563866817662?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-67976975123098460512009-04-09T04:49:00.001-07:002009-04-09T08:05:04.867-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sd3g1kHm0hI/AAAAAAAAACQ/UEkMZZtYeYM/s1600-h/BrazilPoster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 500px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sd3g1kHm0hI/AAAAAAAAACQ/UEkMZZtYeYM/s400/BrazilPoster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322657545455063570" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >We should be eternally vigilant<br />against attempts to check the expression<br />of opinions that we loathe. </span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://etsybitch.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/etsybitch/200x200EBLogo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-6797697512309846051?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-42613235982690361762009-04-06T18:37:00.000-07:002009-04-07T03:45:32.043-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdqunNbyTaI/AAAAAAAAACA/awc3uiyCsDI/s1600-h/WhimsicalHootenannyTreasury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 436px; height: 442px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdqunNbyTaI/AAAAAAAAACA/awc3uiyCsDI/s400/WhimsicalHootenannyTreasury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321757898335997346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Another treasury! How thrilling! I'm especially thrilled with this bright, colorful and childlike theme!!<br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I think it's so wonderful that they are finding fun and creative uses for their recently outgrown toys! Why, I can remember, as a young girl, loving my legos, wooden blocks, shrinky dinks! Who would have thought that with a little glue and and some glitter, they would get such a crafty second life as such artistically inspiring pieces? Mona Lisa, move over!</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />As usual, I've only picked the cream of the crop for my treasury. All of these funderful items were pulled straight out of Storque articles, gift guides, and editor's picks. </span><br /></span><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Be sure to drop by and say hello to "Ugly Things for Sale" Don't be fooled, she really has the most beautiful finds. She's just being modest! Click the photo below to view the site:</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://uglythingsforsale.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdsuLCGiWhI/AAAAAAAAACI/0VARxFNsPJM/s400/uglythingsforsale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321898151746099730" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-4261323598269036176?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-12407332254718933392009-04-06T04:39:00.000-07:002009-04-06T07:03:32.887-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdoBRATn_II/AAAAAAAAABw/1EWycz4pV8c/s1600-h/FloweringCherry+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdoBRATn_II/AAAAAAAAABw/1EWycz4pV8c/s400/FloweringCherry+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321567301343378562" border="0" /></a>Spring is on the way! How EXCITING!!!! Mother Nature is just bursting with flowery goodness! I was so inspired by nature and the latest gift guides that I made myself this lovely toilet paper dress! It has a hip, polka dotty sash around the waste...ooopsie! Pardon my Freudian slip...I meant waist!<br /><br />Since toilet paper is made from trees, I am happy as a kitty with cream that I'm reusing <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> toilet paper in a way that is both fashionable and eco-friendly! I just love nature, don't you? I think I'll go hug a tree!<br /><br />And here are some more unique and special handmade delights for you to enjoy! I found them featured in the gift guides!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdoE0C5a-vI/AAAAAAAAAB4/X7CSb3sB9zE/s1600-h/HallowedEtsyGiftGuides.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdoE0C5a-vI/AAAAAAAAAB4/X7CSb3sB9zE/s400/HallowedEtsyGiftGuides.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321571201869085426" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-1240733225471893339?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-27294884940666609682009-04-02T12:03:00.000-07:002009-04-03T07:52:15.816-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdX8njCeTtI/AAAAAAAAABI/mc5syiqr5u0/s1600-h/EtcTreasuryFabulous.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdX8njCeTtI/AAAAAAAAABI/mc5syiqr5u0/s400/EtcTreasuryFabulous.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320436291158822610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hello dear friends. I do so hate to be a Negative Nellie, but I must disagree with the Etsy Bitch's claims that some of the featured sellers are not worthy of being featured. I don't know why they would think such a thing...every single seller featured in a gift guide or on the front page or in the Storque has been delightfully and stupendously talented.<br /><br />I've created a treasury listing of some of the best of the best. Each and every artist in this treasury has been a featured seller. I think that one can see for themselves the fine craftsmanship and superior quality that went into each and every piece.<br /><br />I call this treasury "Featured and Fabulous!" I hope you enjoy it!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-2729488494066660968?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-76577772686443210902009-04-01T15:13:00.000-07:002009-04-02T11:45:54.908-07:00<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdQQN5vv2yI/AAAAAAAAAAw/r2H2XCCn_QM/s1600-h/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdQQN5vv2yI/AAAAAAAAAAw/r2H2XCCn_QM/s400/DSC_0262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319894890856831778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Greetings and salutations! Thank you for coming back to my blog! You must really love me. I am so excited! My name is Betsy Etc and this is my blog. I'm a crafter too and I made my own lovely cowl, just like these wonderful people did!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.46112936.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 249px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.46112936.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.57651899.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 247px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.57651899.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.60719479.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 254px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.60719479.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I hear that cowls are </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >ALL </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >the rage and I do so want to be hip! Now I can have a bad hair day or even a bad face day and not have to worry about anyone being the wiser.<br /><br />Plus, I upcycled it (see? I even know the mod catch-phrases) out of one of Mr. Etc's old sweat socks. I'm so proud to be GREEN!<br /><br />And don't your worry yourself about it being too warm for a cowl now that spring is in the air. Cowls also make lovely tube tops, infant slings, turbans and some of them are even big enough to convert into hammocks! Cowls are indeed your must-have summer accessory!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-7657777268644321090?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141987039251982072.post-89065683320036787962009-03-28T17:07:00.000-07:002009-04-11T16:01:45.254-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdDMkrhk9OI/AAAAAAAAAAM/i2Irmwja67E/s1600-h/EtsyWTFTreasuryWhite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdDMkrhk9OI/AAAAAAAAAAM/i2Irmwja67E/s400/EtsyWTFTreasuryWhite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318976090455471330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">If you are looking for caged birdies, bare trees, bicycle themed fashion accessories, cowls that make you look like Bazooka Joe's buddy, Mort, </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">washed out pastel line drawings, </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">drab colors, terrarriums, or Blythe dolls, then look no further. Etc. is your one stop shopping experience for all things hip and trendy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Forget Vogue, Forget Fashion Week in Paris, Forget Pantone, Forget the rest of the world...those hipsters have a style all their own. They're hip, they're trendy, they are too cool to buy what everyone else is buying (except for the other 2,360 people who are purchasing the exact same "unique" items).</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Etc. theme for this week "Drab! It's the new black!"<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/"><img src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2554982&amp;c=7665259" alt="Vistaprint.com" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.1-coupons.com/coupons/vistaprint.htm">Vistaprint.com</a></div><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Other children of the revolution! Click image to visit site:</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://closedthreads.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdI6FMKjsVI/AAAAAAAAAAg/iSj_AHFkpYE/s400/ClosedThreads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319377970717241682" border="0" /></a><a href="http://etsybitch.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/etsybitch/200x200EBLogo.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://etsynews.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 147px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/SdDbmaLA2EI/AAAAAAAAAAY/kFzZ2u7M3co/s400/unofficialEtsynewslogo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318992612831582274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://uglythingsforsale.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0TRdv6UtSXw/Sddz96B-9gI/AAAAAAAAABY/O01za3SAoR4/s320/uglythingsforsale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320848992148321794" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6141987039251982072-8906568332003678796?l=etcwtf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>EtsyWTFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549395003028032390noreply@blogger.com3