Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Friday, March 3, 2017
Etsy Spotlight The Little Stitcher Shop
Etsy Spotlight The Little Stitcher Shop
[This is not a sponsored post. Its just cool.]
While prowling around on Pinterest I stumbled onto this Etsy shop, The Little Stitcher Shop, which makes digital cross stitching patterns, some of which are absolutely Goth appropriate! I personally dont cross stitch, but its something Ive looked into (I like to do things with my hands while watching movies or listening to podcasts and etc., and it would be nice to have something constructive to do.) Here are some of my favorite patterns!
The Witchs Home
Victorian Witch
The Addams Family
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Banshees Cry
Check here to see all the rest of the patterns from this shop!
Do any of you all cross stitch? If so, where do you get your patterns?
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Etsy Spotlight MetalLiquor
Etsy Spotlight MetalLiquor
This is not a sponsored post.
Todays spotlight is falling on MetalLiquor, a gothic jewelry shop on Etsy who Ive absolutely fallen in love with. Some of their stuff is more on the rock and roll side, some of it is elegant gothic, and all of it is extremely beautiful. Here are some of my favorites at time of writing:
Deaths Head Moth Necklace Hanger
Black Bat Earrings
Spider Web Necklace
Ouija Board Ring Tray
Nevermore Hair Clips
Bat Ring
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Etsy Spotlight Paragon of Design by Skrocki
Etsy Spotlight Paragon of Design by Skrocki
*This post is not sponsored*
Recently, Ive been in contact with leather and metalworkers Skrocki about their amazing Etsy store Paragon of Design, and I had to share with you all. They create masks, guitar straps, accessories, and jewelry that Ive fallen in love with. Their designs take inspiration from Celtic patterns, Egyptian motifs, and tons of other sources and many of them compliment a Goth aesthetic perfectly. Here are a few of my favorite designs currently on their website:
Welsh Dragon Pendant
Gold and black leather halo mask
Gothic Cathedral Window Headband
Skull Cufflinks with Black Inlay
Gothic Journal
Skull Waist Belt
Silver Skull Cufflinks
Please go check out Skrocki for some of their amazingly gorgeous leatherworked and metalworked goods! You can also find them on their website, Facebook, and Instagram!
What are your current favorite Etsy stores?
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Etsy Spotlight Skulluminate
Etsy Spotlight Skulluminate
This post is not sponsored.
Some readers (and followers of my Instagram) will know by now that I have a soft spot for ethically collected animal bones. I live near a forest and it doesnt take much hunting to find a few bones here and there, deer skulls or raccoon femurs or the like. So whenever I find an artist doing super cool things with those bones, Im totally on board. Enter Skulluminate.
Deer Skull Wall Sconce
Lilas creations are custom made unique works, and what I have seen are absolutely stunning!
Join me in oo-ing and ahh-ing over the Skulluminate Etsy shop here!
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Monday, February 13, 2017
Etsy Lovin
Etsy Lovin
I love me some Etsy. Whenever I need to find something extremely specific, (and often highly improbable) it never lets me down. I mean... where else could you find a ring with Nicolas Cages face on it? Ive been browsing a lot because its time for me to buy some wedding bands but I apparently lack the self-control to not fall down the Etsy rabbit hole. Here are some of my favorite things Ive discovered during this free fall.
2. Pointing Hands Collar
3. Vintage Cross-Body Bag
4. Cognac Leather Huaraches
5. Vintage Yarn Art
6. Loteria Throw Pillows
7. Blue Marble Clutch
8. Botanical Bunting
9. Gold and Silver Hand Rings
Do you have any Etsy faves? Let me know because I love finding new shops... plus it feels great to support small businesses.
xo,
e.m.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Etsy Wedding Divas Etsy Wedding Divas Curated Treasuries
Etsy Wedding Divas Etsy Wedding Divas Curated Treasuries
Etsy Wedding Divas: Etsy Wedding Divas Curated Treasuries
MAUpromos is a part of ETSY Wedding Divas Member. Also checkout our treasury giveaway, its a weekly giveaway, for the bride-to-be!
If you want this giveaway, check out the detail here.
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Friday, January 27, 2017
Etsy Engineers Share Their Failures in Company Wide Memos
Etsy Engineers Share Their Failures in Company Wide Memos
Many organizations exhibit of culture of blame and shame when it comes to failures. In a case study that I co-wrote with Amy Edmondson years ago, a doctor described the "ABCs of medicine" - in the past, he said, health care practitioners and administrators tended to Accuse, Blame, and Criticize when it came to medical accidents and mistakes. Yesterday, I read a fascinating article about one firms attempt to transform its attitude toward failure. Etsy has tried to create a culture that encourages people to acknowledge, discuss, and learn from failures. Here is an excerpt from the article posted on Quartz:
In a conversation yesterday (Sept. 17) with Quartz editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney, Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson revealed that people at the company are encouraged to document their mistakes and how they happened, in public emails. “It’s called a PSA and people will send out an email to the company or a list of people saying I made this mistake, here’s how I made that mistake, don’t you make this mistake,” Dickerson said. “So that’s proactive and I think really demonstrates that the culture is self perpetuating.” He was referring to the company’s efforts at practicing a “just culture,” based on the idea that blamelessness makes people more accountable, and more willing to admit mistakes.As described by Etsy CTO John Allspaw in an Etsy blog post, engineers (and now others at the company) who mess up are given the opportunity to give a detailed account of what they did, the effects they had, their expectations and assumptions, and what they think happened. And, crucially, they can give that account without any fear of punishment or retribution, in what’s called “a blameless post-mortem.”
I love this technique! Etsy has done something quite remarkable here. They are not simply demonstrating tolerance for failure. They are not simply avoiding the tendency to point fingers when failures occur. Etsy has gone one step further with this practice. They are encouraging serious self-reflection on the part of their people. The employees do more than admit a mistake in these PSA e-mails. They describe what happened and they analyze why events did not transpire as they had hoped or expected. The review and analysis provides the opportunity for improvement, not only for themselves, but for others throughout the organization who read these PSAs.
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