We have exciting news to share with you today!  After being known as The Hudson Valley Etsy Team since we formed in 2008, we are changing ...

I recently had a visit from Etsy as part of their seller studio tours. Etsy staff visit sellers because, as they explain in a recent blog po...

Not to get too ahead of ourselves with the warmer temperatures we've been having in Hudson Valley but we are antsy to see some GREEN! Cl...

It's the last day of February and many of us on the team were cooped up in our homes letting our creative juices flow!  Today we want t...

One of my goals this year is to revamp all my photos in my Etsy Store. I started with my new listings of my 5x5 art squares: This is ...

Happy Friday!  We know we're in the middle of winter but that doesn't stop us from having thoughts of hanging out at the beach and e...

We hope everyone's 2015 is off to a wonderful start!  It's quite chilly here in the Hudson Valley so we wanted to share the lovely ...

One of my business goals for 2015 is to set aside 2-3 hours each week to make "things" without worrying about finishing it, sellin...

 I have been trying to get into larger (read: more expensive) shows and fairs over the past two years. My latest one was the Northern V...

My methods for packing, shipping and tracking inventory has evolved in the 12 years I've been selling online. I put care into packing an...

I became an Art Teacher in the NYC Public School System because when I got in front of a classroom and saw that I could stimulate imaginati...

Like many creative entrepreneurs, I have a full-time "real job" that helps support my family while I work on building my small ...

Meg and Lucie from L&M Studio have a new studio in Catskill and you are all invited to check it out!   L&M Studio 462 Main S...

The Mid-Hudson Marketplace is a wonderful new event happening this Thursday evening at the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum in Poughkeepsie...

This year’s show schedule was filled with disappointing sales and weather.  I did many explorations of other shows and interviewed as many ...

I hate selling.  There, I said it.  It's awkward for me, I'm shy, and basically a dork.  That's why the internet has always been...

We may be in this Etsy business for a variety of reasons, but I have a hunch that the majority of us have Etsy shops so that we can earn a...