Treasuries: Now With Whale Shark!

Whale Shark Websites, creator of the incredibly brilliant CraftWeasel (now TagTastic...check it out if you're an Etsy seller), has come up with a great HTML code generator to make Etsy Treasuries blog-friendly. So from now on, when I'm in a treasury, I can just post it in here and every item and shop will be linked to the right place! Much better for featuring all the items.

I'm not going into the big backlog, so I'll just post the two most recent.

'Treat!' by hperl

No Tricks!

hot pink, turquoise... geekel $14.00	Flapper girl barett... yalipaz $20.00	Cowboy Hat Crystal ... SweetLollipopS... $16.95	pink dahlia flowers... baronikadesign... $24.00
Roller Skate Burnou... WrenWillow $30.00	Magical dragonfly -... rafya $20.00	60 Assorted French ... sparkleskitche... $63.00	Teal and Burgundy G... lonkoosh $58.00
Dreampuff Parfait /... MissVioletLace $95.00	French Lollipops - ... magalerie $18.00	6 Fruit Bowls - Py... jillhannah $40.00	Scandinavian Matryo... Ravenhill $34.00
Sweet top with a ha... MyLolaFashion $55.00	Sweet Treats - Mult... BeResinable $4.00	Spring Flowers Coll... Tooli $45.00	Spotted Ceramic Fro... WhiteWillowVin... $9.00

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

'Fireball' by LeahSawyer

I hope you enjoy these amazing products and works of art.

Fiery Autumn - fine... Raceytay $120.00	Lovely porcelain la... Hideminy $69.00	Sweet Paper Garland... 3GIRLSandagoat $15.50	TEAPOT 2 sterling s... ballandchain $60.00
Zipper Clutch Pouch... allisajacobs $30.00	Bliss (red) - Art ... shirae $20.00	Finding Balance-Lov... LaCageDoree $16.00	Body Butter Sampler... opheliasapothe... $9.00
A Large Income- Jan... Brookish $15.00	vintage buffalo chi... leVintageMaiso... $24.00	petit twig circle s... eRosasjewelry $27.00	Upcycled Vintage To... CrabappleVinta... $45.00
Vintage Gorgeous 19... kellyshoestrin... $48.00	Firebell 8 in x 8 i... rovinato $20.00	Vintage Snooz Alarm... ScenicRoots $22.00	Milk Glass Lacy Bow... jillhannah $40.00

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

Etsy Success Panel: The Movie

A few weeks back I went to the pre-Renegade Etsy Success Panel in Chicago for advice, inspiration, and quality shmoozing. I wrote a blog post about it.
Yesterday, the Kenmore Live Studio (community television studio trapped in the physical embodiment of an infomercial AKA the place that hosted the event) published their video synopsis of the panel. A three-minute montage is pretty good for an event that lasted more than two hours.
Please observe the oven and refrigerators in the background.

Percolator OF DEATH???

After spending my usual HOURS obsessively photographing and listing a vintage Corning Ware percolator, I got an email from Etsy support letting me know that item had been removed.
Why?
The product had been recalled by the manufacturer!

This came as quite a surprise to me since I'd seen LOTS of these for sale (that's how I chose my price, came up with tag and description ideas, etc.) but now on Etsy they're cleared out (still available on eCrater, Ruby Lane, Tias, etc...though not Ebay).

Etsy had every right to remove the recalled product, but it SUCKS. I wish I'd known about the recall BEFORE I spent my time on the listing. I usually research things like crazy, but this was such a common item that my research was minimal.

So now I went looking for the recall itself and found Corning Glass Works recalled the percolators because the handle and metal band could unexpectedly separate from the glass base of the pot. See the full recall HERE and some more quality info on it HERE.

I'm also (more importantly) a bit freaked out I could have sold something that's not just dangerous but known to be dangerous, like here we are in VintageLand, completely oblivious and still playing with Asbestos-Putty or suggesting an 1890s bottle of turpentine as mouthwash.

What else has been recalled that I'm poised to sell to unwitting victims? Does milk glass cause terminal toe fungus? Do pre-1978 hats cause brain damage?
There's the government's big huge database of recalls at recalls.gov, which I will now use to check everything at the start of my research. But what about a nice simple list of common offenders that pop up frequently and you wouldn't expect? You know, like the Percolator Of Death.

CHECK ITEMS YOU OWN FOR US GOVERNMENT RECALL (click for link)

Front Page! Front Page! Front Page!

The treasury I made is on the Etsy front page! This is the first time I've been on the front page in any capacity. I'm so excited. I just want to stare at it until it changes.

'EPL - "Harvestables"' by jillhannah

For the Etsy Promo Love "Celebrating the Harvest" treasury challenge!Feel the promo love: http://etsypromolove.bigbig.com/

Wyk, the Wristlet C... Kirschbits $	Golden Light - Fine... elr104 $24.00	The Three Tomatoes.... ANGELsTIME $25.00	Lampwork Silver App... evihan $82.00
Halloween inspired,... KnitSpinFelt $20.00	Leather and Lace - ... Hilari $13.00	Fresh Zucchini-Hand... ShebboDesign $29.00	Wild Wheat 5x5 Prin... kellydbrown $15.00
Handmade Prize Need... JaniceCordeiro $14.00	Green Crochet Ninja... natalya1905 $15.00	Silver necklace - O... SigalitAlcalai $28.00	Decorative white gr... astashtoys $17.00
Patchwork Bag CINNA... katrinshine $80.00	OOAK Necklace with... FunEmbroidery $59.00	On the Road Photogr... photosprint $19.00	Handmade Artful Pap... swipxa $60.00

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

"How do you KNOW it's vintage?" DUH Edition

Because it's stamped right there on the shoe last. And the stamp and date fit with the item, so it's not like someone randomly wrote the year on something they bought yesterday at Target. For as much as I love the information hunt, it's really nice to find an easy, obvious item like this. United Last Co. 1942. Brookton Branch. End of research.

Wish I could say the same for its more mysterious cast iron friend...

What the Hominy is Farmhouse Industrial?

Industrial Chic, Farmhouse Industrial, Industrial Farmhouse Chic, Urban Farmhouse...call it what you will but it's trendier than grass-fed beef.* Factory farms are out, but your factory farmhouse is definitely in. It's like edgy "prim," clean lines on dirty machines, and barn salvage under a halogen lamp.

*May not be trendier than grass-fed beef. Go buy grass-fed beef.
I made an Etsy treasury this morning called "Industrial Farmhouse" with treasures for your non-farm house and your ever-trendy self. (Screen-shot links to actual treasury.)

How cool are these vintage branding irons (from nikkimyers1127, bellalulu and milifland)? Now you can claim your friends and family as your own, even when they're out to pasture.



A butterfat scale from Leaping Lemming



...and a table made from a barn beam! (by The Steel Fork, a shop filled with "Famhouse Industrial.")aaaaaand I have a couple items in my own shop that fit this look/category, so let's let the vintage percolator have its moment in the sun:

Renegade 2010!

My friend and I managed to zip through the Renegade Craft Fair in an hour. The weather today was beautiful and the fair was insanely crowded (good for vendors, vaguely homicidal for me) so I was less than thorough, but I grabbed a lot of cards, coveted a lot of clothing, and saw a lot of handmade "taxidermy."


Very pregnant Circa Ceramics and Foxglove Accessories had side-by-side booths. With due-dates approaching, I was surprised to see either of them, but Nancy of Circa Ceramics was her usual energetic self with her show apron tied around dad-to-be Andy and her latest creation in the "kiln." She and Foxglove's Betsy both have more shows scheduled in the weeks to come and I wouldn't be surprised to see Betsy with a display rack of earrings in the maternity ward. (You guys rock!)

Paul Friedrich drew me a business card, complete with his star, Onion Head Monster. Check this guy out. I think he's fantastic.


Last week I made a treasury of "Hounds and Houndstooth" that included a sweater by Beantown Handmade. Without realizing it I'd met owner Anne and willing companion Mike at the panel on Friday, and today they were at the fair with their wares (which are even cuter in person). My friend and my dogs would never stand for the hats, but we were lucky enough to witness the modeling and purchase of a "blossom dog hat with button strap." Even in the heat Briana and Edie (owner and dog) both loved this lovely cold-weather accessory.

Sparrow Collective and little ocean were stand-outs in the clothes-I-want-to-own-right-now category.

I also want a SuperJumboDeluxe clock. What's the opposite of buyer's remorse? When you don't buy something?


Art: little plate kewpie cabeza by Circa Ceramics
Tear Stamp Earrings in Blue by Fox Glove Accessories
Onion Head Monster Fish by Paul Friedrich
Photo of Edie the dog in a Beantown Handmade hat by JillHannah (me)
Multi clocks by SuperJumboDeluxe