Kansas City Etsy Street Team

KCEtsy Harvesters

2012-01-20T18:15:00.004-06:00

A big thanks to all who participated and helped us raise money for Harvesters - The Community Food Network this holiday season! Looks like we've exceeded $1000 ... 5000 meals!! Congratulations to SouthHouseDesigns, SilverTrove Designs, FabTabulous, Curiously Sappy, BBesigns, Amathia Soapworks, Ni-Chern Designs, newelryjewelry, TinyStitches, and ButternutSquash for contributing a percentage of the sales to this great charity!

Feels like Spring in Kansas City

2012-01-08T16:07:00.000-06:00

Holiday bows tutorial

2011-12-21T11:27:00.003-06:00

Nicole from Ni-Chern Designs posted a Holiday bows tutorial that is super easy to make!

Check it out!

Four days before Christmas! I'm sure everyone is starting towrap their presents! BUT you forgot to buy bows! Oh No!!! No worries... take adeep breath. Do you have 5 - 8 minutes to spare? Yes? Well! This bow makingtutorial is just for you!

I made some bows with some blueprints from work.

They are super easy to make!

If you have scrap paper that you don't really want to throwaway or even your child's scribbles... or progress reports from work, or notesfrom your teacher to your parents, ... any paper would be perfect to use forthis simple project!

Cut stripes. I had cut 3/4" and 1" strips.

11" is too long, so trim it down to about 9" or9.5"

Fold the strip in half. Twist one end of the paper to the folded line. Tape the one side down. Iused tape, but you can use glue if you want to. Do the same thing to the otherside of the strip. Twist two of the 9" strips like this. Tape them crossedon top of each other. I'm not sure if you can see it well in the picturesbelow.

For the next three strips, cut them at 7". Do the samething, and tape them to the base of the bow that you started with the 9"strips.

I think 5 strips look the best (bow to the left) than the 4strips (bow to the right). You can vary the width of the bows to your liking...but now you know how to make them!!

(Reposted from Nicole's Blog)

Local Show Saturday - Handmade & Vintage

2011-12-08T14:18:00.000-06:00

Have any of you braved the shopping malls and big box stores on a Saturday? What a nightmare. Crowded parking lots, crowded shops, crowded restaurants, everything is crowded, and most of the people unpleasant. If you still have shopping to do for the holidays and are looking for something unique handmade with artisan craftsmanship, than you want to be at Jerusalem Stone this Saturday from 11am-5pm. Where there's plenty of free parking, just the right amount of space and friendly happy people who want to help you find the perfect item for you or your loved one. KCEtsy Team Members Kitty from KisforKitty and MaryAnn from TangoPony will be in attendance along with other local artists and vintage sellers. See Jerusalem Stone's facebook event page for a complete listing of vendors, what they are offering, and a map to their store in KCMO.

Glitz and Bling Gift Guide

2011-12-06T06:33:00.000-06:00

Christmas in Kansas City

2011-12-03T09:00:00.001-06:00

Kansas City Etsy Shops are pooling resources and giving back to the local community, this holiday season by raising money for Harvesters - Community Food Network. 5-10% of all sales from participating shops between now until Christmas is being sent to Harvesters. It might not seem like a significant amount at first, until you realize that Harvesters is able to turn every $1 donated into 5 meals. That's a lot of bang for a single buck!

This holiday season, as your making your list and checking it twice, look to Kansas City Etsy shops to fulfill your list, and provide some hot meals to those in need this holiday season. Together we can make a difference - join us.

Many of these shops are donating a percentage of their sales::

Do we have the blues? We have got the BLUES!

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Aqua Lovelie

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Curated by Cindy of FabTabulous

Donating to Harvesters

2011-11-10T15:50:00.003-06:00

This year for the holidays, members of KCEtsy, have come together to donate to Harvesters. Did you know that Harvesters can turn a $1 donation into 5 meals? 37% of the members of households served by Harvesters are children under 18 years old!

Each of these teams listed below are donating part or all of their proceeds to Harvesters! That’s amazing! Please stop by and take a look at these shops!

TangoPony is donating all her proceeds on Black Friday!

ButternutSquash is donating 5% of all her sale from Thanksgiving to Christmas!

KarenKayDotMe is donating $1 per order from Thanksgiving to Christmas!

Amathia is donating 10% of her proceeds from Thanksgiving to Christmas!

SouthHouseBoutique is donating $2.50 per stocking sold this season and during Thanksgiving weekend, $5 per stocking!

SilverTrove will be donating 5% from Thanksgiving to Christmas

DumbKidDesigns will be donating 10% of profits from Thanksgiving to Christmas

FabTabulous will be donating 10% from Thanksgiving to Christmas

CuriouslySappy will be donating 10% from Thanksgiving to Christmas!

TinyStitches will be donating $1 for every pillowcase sold from thanksgiving to Christmas!

NichernDesigns will be donating 5% of her profits from Thanksgiving to Christmas!

Newelry Jewelry will be donating 5% of her proceeds from Thanksgiving to Christmas!

rfoy57 will be donating 5% of her sales from December 1 - December 20!