The
Etsy marketplace offers an economical, user-friendly variety of storefronts, an excellent alternative to the generally high commissions collected by galleries and the entry fees collected by art show sponsors. Artists and craftspersons can upload information and photographs about each item, set a sales price (not an auction), and add branding elements to a custom-named storefront, mine is named
electrikolor. Overhead costs are kept to a minimum through a small sales fee (3.5% of the price) and a four-month listing fee of 20 cents per item, allowing the art to remain affordable yet readily accessible to any internet user. Etsy visitors can shop by a variety of intuitive and standard search tools to find items that match their needs, focusing on characteristics such as specific colors, geographic locations, mediums, materials, and subjects.
What can you find on Etsy? Definitely lots of things...and here’s today’s sampling:
How about a purse or pouch from
theseawithin? Or some beaded jewelry from
moppetsclosets? Or a market tote from
AmandaMade? Or perhaps some unique sewn and crocheted items from
CrochetandStitches?? Or maybe you’ve been looking for some lightweight jewelry options—like those made with polymer clay by
Aleatorica? Or maybe you think an accessory made from a beautiful exotic material would be just the thing you need to express yourself better—like a pair of earrings or perhaps a bangle or a cuff from
UNEARTHED?
