Etsy Dallas is a cooperative craft collective of artisans and artists living and working in Dallas who sell their wares on Etsy.com, the web's premiere marketplace for all things hip and handmade.
With nearly 160 members and counting, Etsy Dallas boasts talent from a range of mediums and crafts, such as:
- jewelry
- soaps & body care
- graphic art
- clothing
- knitting & crochet
- photography
- metalsmithing
- glass art
- fashion accessories
- home art
- woodworking
- pet goods
- screenprinting
- letterpress
- baby items
- needle-felting
- fabric crafts
- ceramics
- resin jewelry
- glass etching
- bookbinding
- sewing & fabric crafts
- and so much more!
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Strike a Pose: Photo Party, July 2008
Dylan, Brenda, Pam, Tara
| Member Spotlights The Pig & The Peacock  |
They started out making gift baskets for family and friends, followed by bath salts, then soaps, and the rest is history. They found that the process of making the soaps, salts, etc allowed them to express their creative sides in a way that they can't at their day jobs. Sound familiar?
Designing Diva |
Randi-Sue Deckard, a.k.a. Designing Diva, makes organic jewelry with silver sheet and wire, and then using precious metal clay (PMC), stone and warm-glass cabochons.
Although Randi-Sue will tell you she started her successful gig as an artist-entrepreneur about five years ago, don’t believe it for a minute! This girl’s way too talented (both as an artist and as a self-employed Diva)! Her upbringing, her travels and her non-art interests have ‘percolated’ for years, resulting in fabulously synergistic creations.
Check her out HERE!
Recent Member Spotlights include: Tefi Designs, Rat Trap Press, The Plaid Mushroom, One-Up Designs, Sparkling Stars, Poisoned Creations, and Squoog Design Studio
Mission
The mission of Etsy Dallas is to promote the handmade movement, and to create an environment to buy and sell handmade goods in the Greater Dallas area.
Goals
To promote and sell each others’ goods by selling locally in the Greater Dallas area.
To promote awareness of the handmade movement and indie lifestyle, with a focus on our online Etsy shops.
To act as a cooperative resource and support network for each others' businesses.
History
Etsy Dallas was founded in September 2007 by Stephanie of Tefi Designs. The group started small with about 20 members eager to spread the handmade movement across the metroplex. Today we are doing just that with nearly 120 members and counting!
Etsy Dallas is independently volunteer-run by its members with the blessing and support of Etsy.com, the online marketplace for all things hip and handmade.
