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EmpirePublished: Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 | 4:53 PM ETText SizeBy: Julia BoorstinCNBC CorrespondentEtsy is like eBay, but for a niche market — handmade goods. If you've not one of the site's eight million shoppers, imagine a hipster's DIY dream of handicrafts and art. Instead of buying something mass-produced from a giant corporation, you get to browse for a unique gem.EtsySource: Etsy.comOver

Toledo Art Treasury

New product...Etched Red poppy Fields

Red Poppy Fields! This square dish is 5.5" x 3" and tapers down. I draw,etch,and hand paint the Poppies on the bowl. The paint is kiln baked on making it permanent.The bowl can be used for just about anything,candle holder, use in the kitchen or to hold your rings.Makes a cute gift! Fill it with their favorite little candies!Mothers Day! Is May 8

Butterfly Bowl

2" x 4" Drawn, Etched and hand painted!

Are you an artist or Craftsman? Handmade or hand assembled?

Is your work considered handmade or not? Are you an Artist or craftsman?Hello everyone Im Jenny Reinhart.Basically I need a break from the social networking!I wanted to write an article addressing what seems to be two highly controversial topics among artists and craftsman on Etsy.1) Are you an artist or a crafter/craftsman?2) Is your product considered handmade or hand assembled and is there a

New Glass Products!

The Daisy BowlThis bowl has Daisies etched around it with yellow painted centers.Very Cute and would make a great gift. it is 2'high and 4" in diameter. Many uses.Red Pepper BottlesThe Red Pepper bottles are each etched and hand painted. They are about 6" tall. Great bottles for infusing Olive Oil.

Finally Friday! Keeping up

Ill be posting my fused glass photos over the weekend but I needed a day to catch up with things. I will be giving some attention to my Etsy teams and making some treasuries, working on my shop, websites.Creating handmade items has been a very rewarding experience for me. Almost therapeutic. I enjoy taking that piece of glass and creating wonderful glass gifts through fusing, painting, and

Etched Glass Vase

Ok while my glass is fusing im going to be working with the sandblast cabinet. I have drawn the design on my vase and masked it. I cut out the design. The vase will have long leaves etched on it. I think I will be hand-painting some green and yellow highlights in the leaves.