I’ve just recently returned from a quick trip to Montreal, and am still formulating my thoughts (and photos)…
In the meantime, check out this “Ottawa” search, on the Etsy geo-locator. Click around and explore some of the Ottawa-based shops like CrazyBliss, Artwork by H.A.Sullivan, and ScatterJoy.
If you haven’t already heard of Etsy, you must have been living in a parallel universe. Launched in 2005 by young entrepreneurs Rob Kalin, Chris Macguire, Haim Schoppick, Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade goods. It connects artists, designers and crafters directly to a global market of consumers, and enables them to make a living making things.
To be clear, these boys had a vision: “..to build a new economy and present a better choice: Buy. Sell and Live Handmade.”
If you have any doubt, here are their stats:
Total Members: over 1 million
Total Sellers: 185,000
Items Currently Listed: over 1.9 million
Total $ sold (Gross Merchandise Sales)
2005 = $166,000
2006 = $3.8 million
2007 = $26 million
2008 (to date) = $35 million
Click here for a look at the media coverage about Etsy, or watch this great video that sums it all up brilliantly!
Have you ever bought or sold on Etsy?
thanks for mentioning me and my etsy shop. there are so many talented ottawa etsians selling wonderful pieces. we should get together and do a show!
great blog and thanks again,
jennifer reid
crazy-bliss.com
No worries! Thanks for reading…I do hope to keep on featuring local etsians, so stay tuned. The show is a great idea too btw. Kite