Tuesday 5 November 2013

Etsy Beginnings.


I have started a shop on Etsy, as I love the site so much. I have bought various items from Etsy and I think its a great place to buy first hand from artists, craft people and even confectioners, as I found out recently!

They have a great main page that I always find something interesting to look at with its great colour schemes and seasonal themes. Its amazing to see the high quality of work available from makers, as well as the diversity of artistic disciplines.

Its a great site because you can favourite items, which gives encouragement to the artists even if you can't afford it. You can also save the shops you love and are updated when the artists add new items to their shop.

So here's the link for my shop Rhiannon Higgins Jewellery! I hope you enjoy it, I will update with more jewellery pieces when I make them.




Here's a great video below (that my friend Silke showed me, thanks!) that explains the ethos of Etsy really well, and how buying from makers on Etsy improves our sense of community. I feel that I have definitely experienced this on the site and I believe it is a step in the right direction for all makers.