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Read the full Etsy blog post . Fashion designer Emily Riordan Roache forwent the corporate path in favor of focusing on her own line of sophisticated textures and modern elegance.

Read the full Etsy blog post . The It Gets Better Project , created by sex columnist and activist Dan Savage, is a video campaign response to the rash of gay teen suicides across the country. Comprised of many moving testimonials, the series was initiated as a way to reach out to isolated teens all over the world, spread words of solidarity and support, and pass on the message that life does get better. Etsy Admin, gay and straight, wanted to share stories of their teen years and let anyone who may be struggling with these issues know that you are not alone. We need you to stick around to make the next generation one of tolerance and support.

Read the full Etsy blog post . Step into the bohemian dreams of Tif Fussell aka Dottie Angel , whose whimsical and feminine textile creations caught the eye of UPPERCASE founder Janine Vangool.

Just because the first flurries have decimated your window garden, there's no need to settle for a season lackluster and dreary. Read the Etsy blog post: http://etsy.me/terrariumhowto.

Read the full Etsy blog post. There is only the slightest chance that you might cross yokoo 's path in the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. Holed up with the quiet company of old movies, she knits about 15 hours a day. Running a one-woman knitwear enterprise from home, Yokoo is an artist, a perfectionist and a ”total control” worker. She enjoys being a part of the entire process: thinking, designing, sketching, picking up the material, creating, photographing, promoting, trading and sending. She still gets butterflies every time she packages up a new order.

Read the full Etsy blog post.The artwork of Adam Maron and Quincy Pearson, a.k.a Pearson-Maron, ;conjures up a magical place where the everyday is transformed into the fantastical. These geekery sculptures take inspiration from the iconography of the '70s (In Search Of, The Krofft Supershow, and the Patterson-Gimlin film) as well as Mexican folk art, mythology, and cryptids. Relaxing poolside in the California 'burbs, Bigfoot is never far from Adam, Quincy, and their irreverent daughter.

Read the full Etsy blog post.As a long-time fan of Heather Moore (a.k.a skinnylaminx) and her blog, I was excited to meet up with the designer in the spectacularly beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa. Funny, informed and passionate, Heather is an entertaining guide. South African design has undergone something of a quiet revolution and there is a lot of really unique work being produced at the tip of the African continent.

Read the full Etsy blog post. Hollie Chastain, a.k.a DrKennedyJones is a collage artist. She lives with her husband and her two children and her dogs in the suburb of Chatanooga, Tennessee. She strongly believes that every person has a creative potential and she hopes that her art may trigger a creative energy for those that don’t dare to even start.

Read the full Etsy blog post. Canadian native Catherine Thompson, a self-proclaimed semi-nomadic musician, makes many things from the remains of animals. This episode of Etsy's Process video series takes you on a journey with her as she transforms a deer's leg bone into a flute amidst the prairies of Saskatchewan.

Read the full Etsy blog post.This week get in the Halloween spirit with an extra spooky How-Tuesday video! Nguyen Le of KnitKnit returns to the Etsy Labs to show us how to make creepy needle felted eyeballs. These bloodshot peepers would make for a memorable party favor or a gory accessory to complete your ensemble. And once you've gotten your fill of candy corn, you can easily transform these suckers into unusual ornaments for your holiday tree.

Read the full Etsy blog post. Yael Erel and Avner Ben Natan a.k.a. lightexture, work together as an architect and a lighting designer, to explore light through the construction of lighting fixtures. In their light construction they incorporate ready-made objects, lighting components and constructed elements. The lamps are fitted and assembled by hand in their studio. One oft their goals is to create energy efficient fixtures, while maintaining a focus on their atmospheric and spatial performance. This video is reflecting their intentions, their collaboration with a glimpse of their light.

Read the full Etsy blog post. I first met Kate Fix, also known as, Domestikate, at her home in Graham, North Carolina. I was there to peruse the nearby Liberty Antiques Festival, one of the largest secondhand shows on the East Coast. Lost amidst the sea of treasures, I was lucky enough to have Kate as mentor in the arts of the vintage hunt, her distinct scanning methods leading us to her favorite haunts.

After learning to weave at the young age of six, Babajan knew he had found his calling. Read the full Etsy blog post here: etsy.me/​petswithfez