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How to open an Etsy shop? Take their four-week online course!

If you’ve always wanted to open an Etsy shop but lacked the confidence or know-how, 2015 could be the year that all changes, with Etsy launching a four-week online program, #EtsyResolution.

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Led by Clare Bowditch of Big Hearted Business, and assisted by Etsy seller and small business coach Jess Van Den, participants will have the opportunity to turn their creative dreams into a flourishing Etsy business, with direct access to tried and tested tips, tricks and lessons.

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Etsy Seller: Vice and Velvet

Designed to be fun, practical and collaborative, #EtsyResolution encourages participants to work together, as well as with Clare and Jess, to kick off a successful 2015. The program guide includes:

January 27        Telling Your Brand Story

January 29        Find Your Target Market

February 2        Photography: Telling Your Shop’s Visual Story

February 5        Shipping Tips & Tricks

February 9        Search Engine Optimisation: Getting Found Online

February 12       Get to Know (and love!) Your ‘Shop Stats’

February 16       Marketing 101 (for creative types!)

February 19       Creating Happy Customers (and nailing the art of repeat business)

February 25       Live online Q&A with Clare and Jess.

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Etsy Seller: Pirdy
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Etsy Seller: Maison Blanche

And if you need any extra motivation to join, check out some of our favourite Etsy sellers such as Vice and Velvet, makers of some seriously gorgeous handmade vegan soap, Pirdy, who design the most sparkly resin homewares and Maison Blanche, creators of delicious-smelling, hand-poured soy candles (I have two!).

Looking at all their thriving businesses it may be hard to believe that not too long ago, they too were just starting their Etsy journeys. But I think I can confidently speak for all of them in saying they have no regrets! So take the plunge and register for #EtsyResolution! Registration is open from now until 25 January 2015.

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Bathrooms Homewares

Gift guide: luxe treats for the bath lover

While nobody loves baths as much as I do, and Aussies are certainly more into their showers, I know there are a few dedicated tub fans out there and, perhaps a little selfishly, I’ve pulled together a few gift ideas for them! I’m a big believer in turning your bathroom into a little home sanctuary and that can be achieved with some clever styling and a few luxury products.

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  • I’m a massive Jo Malone fan and their fragrances aren’t cheap. But if you’d like to give someone a little everyday luxe at an affordable price point, treat them to a soap for $30. My favourite’s Pomegranate Noir. I love using my soap every day and it’s lasting me ages.
  • I need one of these bath caddies in my life for my book, candle and cuppa while enjoying a soak! This one’s made of cedar which is amazingly resilient. It resists mould and mildew with no need for oiling or staining and it releases a lovely smell when wet. At $79, I think it’s great value.
  • If you want to impress someone with bath/shower gel that looks amazing left out on the side (perhaps in the cedar bath caddy?) but also smells amazing and does the job, you can’t go past Aesop. Body cleanser from $25 in various fragrances.

You still have plenty of time to shop online, so what are you waiting for?! If you have a very special bath lover in your life, why not buy them all four?! (If you’re reading, Damian…)

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Gift guide: Four great ideas for baby boys and girls

Isn’t it fun buying Christmas gifts for babies and little ones? I love buying for my goddaughter each year! Here are my four favourite gifts for babies you can buy online this festive season.

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Clockwise from top left: Amelie lace baby wrap by tilly & Otto, $49.95; retro crochet phone, $60 from incy interiors; Posh & Frolic baby head wrap, $18; blue gingham baby boy bloomers, $12 from Shopatots via Etsy.

Cute attack or what?! Who are your favourite online suppliers for baby gifts?

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Homewares

Etsy heads offline in time for Christmas

If you’re a fan of online marketplace Etsy but prefer shopping in person, you’re in luck, because in the lead-up to Christmas you’ll have two chances to get your hands on some beautiful handmade and vintage goods.

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In a first for Etsy, they will be holding Etsy Night Out, a Christmas Pop Up Market in Melbourne. Taking place for one night only on Friday 28 November, Etsy, in conjunction with Melbourne-based sellers, will transform the iconic Rose Street Artist’s Market in Fitzroy into a real life Etsy market. 35 of Etsy’s most loved and local shop owners will be taking their businesses offline to meet with buyers and sell their unique designs in person. Goodies on offer will include a range of jewellery, art, fashion, kidswear and homewares.

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But if you’re Sydney, never fear, you don’t miss out, with Etsy collaborating with iconic retailer David Jones for a four-day Unwrap Etsy event. Featuring more than 40 Australian makers across art, design, jewellery and homewares, shoppers will be able to find one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts, participate in hands-on making workshops and watch Etsy’s creative community in action via a series of maker demonstrations. Located at the Elizabeth Street David Jones store, the event will run from Thursday 4 December until Sunday 7 December inclusive.

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Homewares

Pirdy: gorgeous resin homewares with a touch of glitter

I’ve been obsessed with resin ever since my mum brought home a box full of Dinosaur Design resin tumblers 10 years ago. Since then, resin has only become more popular and my love for it has not faltered! So when Jen and I were looking through the finalists for the Etsy Design Awards and came across the resin homewares and jewellery of Pirdy, we knew we had to showcase them.

il_570xN.644991010_srmg Started by Juliet Carr eight years ago, Pirdy was the result of a lot of things: Juliet leaving her job in visual merchandising, her wanting to work from home and her desperate desire to do something creative that she was in control of.

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A lover of all things resin, it seemed like a natural niche to begin her creative career and years later, Juliet now has a large array of resin vases, bowls, wall decor and jewellery, that she sells through her Etsy store, Melbourne’s The Rose St. Artists’ Markets and retailers. “I’ve always loved resin,” explains Juliet. “It’s messy but so much fun. I know that there is a science to it, but when you mix two liquids together and they set hard, I always think it’s magic!”

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Her latest success is her new resin bowls, which are both pretty and functional. Perfect for salt and pepper, holding jewellery or any little trinkets, they come in a mix of colours, including some with glitter (which are a favourite of Juliet, Jen and I!). “I love anything with glitter in it at the moment,” says Juliet. “I have the glitter bowls all over the house. And I must say as a whole, the bowls are the most fun to make. Resin is mixed with colour pigments and poured, it’s then set, hand sanded and polished. When I make the bowls with a mix of colours, it’s always exciting to see how they turn out!”

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To get your hands on any of Juliet’s beautiful homewares visit her website and remember to vote for her in the Etsy Design Awards. But do it soon, because voting closes tomorrow!

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Vote for the Etsy Design Awards finalists

The finalists in the first ever Etsy Design Awards have been announced and put simply, they are all amazing. Looking through the finalists I can’t help but get excited that these are all Australian makers, artists and designers. We are a very creative and talented nation!

From hundreds of sellers, there are now 58 finalists and only 13 in our favourite category, Home and Living. Check them out below and get voting for your favourite, as the Community’s Choice winner gets a trip to the Etsy HQ in Brooklyn, New York and will be featured in the December issue of Inside Out. But you don’t miss out either, with every voter having a chance to win a $250 Etsy gift card Voting closes on 25 October and the winners will be announced on 10 November. Vote here.


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My Very Own Eye Goggles

 

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Bubbles At The Head

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Senkki

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Pirdy

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Steve Back Design

Steve Back Design

TreeHorn Design

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Bind And Fold

Bind And Fold

Maison Blanche Candles

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Collectus Here

Collectus Here

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House Tours

Sarah Jessica Parker’s New York home for sale

Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate

Oh, you’ve got to love a good celebrity real estate stalk! Sarah Jessica Parker’s West Village home in New York is up for sale again and I really like her style. It’s not as eclectic as you might imagine, but then again we must remember she in fact an actress and not her Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw…

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Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate

I wandered around West Village on our recent trip to New York (shopping tips here), dreaming of living in the West Village.  It’s so perfect! Yep, never gonna happen…

Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate

Of course, you want to see the walk-in? To be honest, I expected something grander!

Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate

And how about that tub? Sigh…

Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate

And here’s something else I’d like room for: a lounge in the bedroom!

Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate

This post has reminded me of these cool illustrations of Carrie Bradshaw’s iconic apartment available from Etsy. I think it’s time I bought one…

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If you fancy a little more NYC real estate perving, check out the listings with SJP’s real estate agent.

Which is your favourite home from a TV show?

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First ever Etsy Design Awards launched here in Australia. Will you enter?

In very exciting news for the Aussie design scene, online marketplace Etsy, has launched its very first Etsy Design Awards here in Australia.

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Celebrating the people and talent that make Etsy a growing destination for creative and vibrant design, sellers will be recognised for their work across six categories: Community’s Choice, New Talent, Business As Unusual, Art and Illustration, Home and Lifestyle, and Fashion and Accessories.

Winners will be treated to a host of prizes designed to amplify their businesses, including a trip to Etsy’s headquarters in New York, a personal business consultation from creative business mentor and musician Clare Bowditch, coverage on the Etsy blog, a dedicated post on Etsy’s Instagram page to its 176,000 followers and a feature in Inside Out magazine’s December issue.

Entrants will be judged by a panel of design experts who will be looking for unique, high quality design and craftsmanship. Judges include editor-in-chief of Inside Out Claire Bradley, interior stylist, author, and blogger, Jason Grant, Clare Bowditch, and Etsy’s global creative director, Julia Hoffman.

Eligible Etsy sellers have until 12 September 2014 to enter. The winners will be announced on 10 November.

Find out more information about the categories, prizes and application requirements here.

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West Elm joins forces with Etsy for Australian first pop-ups

Here at Interiors Addict we LOVE West Elm and Etsy, so we are pretty darn excited about them joining forces later this month! Get your diaries out now!

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In an Australian first, West Elm will have their Sydney and Melbourne stores transformed into Etsy pop-up shops, giving customers the chance to track down and purchase unique and one of a kind pieces from local artisans. On Saturday 21 June from 1-to-6pm, a huge variety of products will be on offer from repurposed timber homewares, to skincare and paper goods.

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One of the Etsy sellers: House of Origin
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One of the Etsy sellers: Plant Skincare

West Elm and Etsy have been collaborating with one another in the US since 2010, a venture that was pioneered by West Elm president Jim Brett. Identifying the demand for less mass-market products, he had a vision to inject authenticity and integrity into the West Elm product offering.

For Jim and the West Elm team, expanding the partnership to Australia was the obvious next step: “There’s this incredible crafts movement happening,” he says. “It’s the symbolisation of wanting to get back to a simpler time when you knew your shopkeeper and knew how and where your goods were made.”

The pop-up shops will be held at both West Elm Sydney: 472 Oxford St, Bondi Junction and West Elm Melbourne: 464 Chapel Street, South Yarra.

Read all about Jen’s recent trip to West Elm in London. West Elm is due to open a second Sydney store at Chatswood Chase and a second Melbourne store in Chadstone this August.

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8 accessories for the ultimate tween bedroom

Designing a tween bedroom can be hard. Having a 12 year-old sister myself, I’m well aware of the need for things not to be babyish. Because let’s be honest, no one wants to be on the receiving end of that scrunched up nose, ‘What were you thinking?’ expression when you bring them home something new!

Hopefull, these beautiful products will help (and I even got my sister to give them a once over and in her words: “They’re so cool!“).

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1. Clam Lamp, $155, from Have You Met Miss Jones.

2. Studio Lisa Bengtsson Hugo Poster (A3), $35 (also available in A4), from Norsu.

3. Dorte Agergaard Water 50cmx50cm cushion cover, $95, from Norsu.

4. Keep Calm and Listen to Music, $16.95 (also avaliable is 50+ different phrases and colours), from KeepCalmShop.

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1. Sir Stag Small Wood, $19.95 (also available in five other patterns), from Typo.

2. Daisy Peace Giant Wall Flag, $399.95, from Blacklist.

3. Bolivian Frazada Rug/Blanket, $298, from Leif.

4. Melway Removal Mural Manly, $619.95 (available in your choice of address within Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane), from The Wall Sticker Company.

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Get the look: the Interiors Addict guide to wedding styling

Today it’s 2 months since I married my love. How times flies when you’re honeymooning, moving house and enjoying married life! Before I completely let go of being a recent bride and get on with being a wife, I thought I’d share one last wedding post with you, this time about the styling aspect.

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It will come as no surprise that I was more interested in what my wedding would look like than what I’d look like! I don’t DO dresses. I do however, do decor! So I had a lot of fun with this part of wedding planning. Here are some highlights and details of all my suppliers.

Perhaps the most talked about things at my wedding were: the dress, the flowers and the vintage caravan which I had arranged to serve tea and biscuits (I know, how English) as a fun and pretty time-killer after church and before the reception. That Vintage Caravan were brilliant. I’d seen their pink caravan (Sweet Jane’s Travelling Teahouse) at events before but when I found out they had a new addition, Spencer, who was not only very handsome but also navy and therefore on colour scheme, it was just meant to be!

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Suffice to say none of my guests had ever been to a wedding where they served tea from a caravan parked on the street outside the church before and everyone said it was “very Jen”. The priest, in his wisdom, didn’t hesitate to give us the go ahead. Kelly Holcroft and her team did a top job of styling the grassy area around Spencer too, which suited the relaxed, pretty vibe we were going for. Total event professionals!

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The best Etsy finds from my wedding

I spent a LOT of time on Etsy prior to our wedding and I only really realised quite how much I bought for it via my favourite online shopping destination recently. This is because when people asked me where did I get this or that, the answer was, more often than not, Etsy! So, here’s what I bought and where you can get it. Enjoy…

Swarovski crystal earrings (worn by me). $58.96 from simplychic93. I really wanted them blue and a little different to the usual pearl bridal earrings but couldn’t afford real sapphires. It took two online purchases before I hit the nail on the head with these.

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My veil (serious bargain and custom made to my requirements by a lovely girl in America). $60 including shipping from the States from PrettyThingsByJenni.

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The best of the best paper light fixtures

By Krissy Bradfield

I love paper – it has so many uses. Books are made from paper, as are magazines and junk mail. We are surrounded by paper used in all sorts of ways – except most of those are kind of uninspiring. But there are people out there – artists — who look at a ream of paper and think ‘I’m going to turn that into a paper chandelier.’ And they do. They release their creations out into the world where people like me gawk at them for hours, wondering however did they do that? And what magic protects it from catching on fire?

Thank goodness there are innovative thinkers out there who aren’t stymied by such questions. They just get out there and give the humble piece of paper a new lease on life.

Here are 10 of the most beautiful examples of paper light fixtures that I’ve seen. They are complex, intricate and the culmination of hundreds of hours of work.

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How to: make your own terrarium

Have you been looking for a way to add some greenery to your space? Check out this eye-catching terrarium I made in half an hour the other day!

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The terrarium trend is not slowing down any time soon and they are a great way to add some greenery to your interior. If don’t have a green thumb but love the idea of having hassle-free plants in your home, then terrariums were designed for you (and me, as I found out)! Seriously, anyone can make one. By the end of this post you’re going to wonder why you ever considered buying one already made!

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Screen printed wall hangings to make you smile

These cheerful wall hangings are by Simone Duckworth, who writes the Honey and Fizz blog. I think they’re just lovely.

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Some people think having positive affirmations hanging on your walls is a bit cliché, but personally, I’m all for it, always have been, and if they look this pretty, even better! I’ve always loved art made from words too and am a longterm typography nerd (perhaps my fascination started as a newspaper reporter?).

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Learn to make paper flowers at West Elm’s Etsy craft party

True to their promise to hold free events in-store, West Elm is hosting a free Etsy craft party on the evening of June 20. Join Sydney crafter and maker Kitya Palaskas and learn how to make beautiful paper flowers. These will then be collected up and delivered to the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. What a fab idea!

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West Elm stocks Aussie Etsy sellers in Bondi store

One of the coolest things West Elm has been doing in the States for years, is supporting and selling the work of Etsy makers and sellers. And they’ve brought that to Australia, already stocking local Etsy sellers in the new Bondi Junction store.

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Not many mega brands would give indie crafters and artists shelf space in their stores and I think it’s awesome! Read more about West Elm’s first Aussie Etsy partners here or visit the store.

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The day I’d been waiting for: the Pottery Barn, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma preview

So, for several months now I’ve been banging on about the Williams-Sonoma Inc big four coming to Sydney. For the uninitiated, I’m talking about Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma. I’ll be straight with you, as a non-mummy blogger, I have little interest in Pottery Barn Kids and as a less than enthusiastic cook (I’m going to make a rubbish wife!) I had minimal interest in Williams-Sonoma. Pottery Barn and West Elm however, bring that on! I know you’re fans too because posts about these stores have been consistently in my most popular for months! And at yesterday’s much anticipated preview, I was definitely not disappointed.

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West Elm is SO COOL. I have to admit it’s my favourite. Who better than creative director Vanessa Holden, a Sydney girl who made the move to NYC (who I interviewed recently) to show us round? She talked about West Elm’s trademark eclectic, global mix of pieces which you’re encouraged to mix up as you wish with your existing pieces or family heirlooms to create your own, confident style at home, with the help of their friendly and knowledgable staff.

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West  Elm is young and cool but not too hipster. It’s mix and match, laidback but not too casual. I just love it. Its pieces are more apartment-appropriate than Pottery Barn’s larger furniture and well, they just look look like they belong in a warm and comfortable, trendy, young space. You do feel like your parents could equally walk in and find something which worked perfectly with their much loved pieces. It’s just that kind of range, and the range will change frequently.

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