I’m currently going through a phase of funky jewelry, particularly in silver and blue. My dear, wonderful friend Mindy has an etsy shop and is selling some of her amazing and eclectic items. You need to check out her stuff by clicking here: First of all, the jewelry is so pretty, and secondly, she is among the top ten greatest people in the world and she’s supporting her family with this gig. Will you look at this?!? This one in particular got me salivating:
And again, as always, I am not accepting any complimentary merchandise for mentioning things on this site: I, like you, will buy things fair and square. Just for the record, you can NOT have this bracelet. I’ve already placed my order.
I’m rather late to the game. In fact, this is the first thing I’ve ordered from Etsy. I have had so much fun looking at the things people sell there, and am amazed at the talent I see. There are some hits and misses (and for those, you can see a collection of regrettable hand-crafted items on the site www.regretsy.com ) but for the most part, it’s a rich and varied assortment of truly wonderful things.
Times are a challenge for everyone right now, but if you are thinking of getting a gift for a friend, or splurging on yourself for the holidays, or just wanting a little piece of jewelry to dress up an outfit, do yourself a favor and check out what you can find on etsy. So many people, especially women, are making a living selling handcrafted items and it’s a great feeling to know that your money is going directly to help support an individual rather than buying something at a retail store, whose profits are likely going somewhere remote and the employees make less than a living wage.
Most of all, let’s spread a little beauty in the world and wear something that doesn’t look like what twenty other women in the office are also wearing. Can you help me help Mindy sell out her etsy store by Christmas?
Mary, thanks so very much for this! As you well know, I’m finding it hard to secure permanent employment after my lay-off in the spring, and am cobbling together my income between freelance writing projects, selling jewelry, dog-sitting and various other odds and ends. Making the jewelry makes my heart happy, and is something I can do with my daughters – which is the best part of it all.
I’m shipping for free through the holidays, and I’ll add a bonus for your loyal readers. For all purchases form anyone who mentions The Eleventh, I will include a free hand-painted gift box AND I will send 10% of those sales to the charity of Mary’s choice – charity and amount to be announced in January. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
Hi, Mary,
I’m Mindy’s friend, too. Thanks for writing such a great post about her etsy site. I also strolled around to read some of your other posts, even though I’m at work and am supposed to be, funnily enough, working, and I want to tell you how much I loved reading your tribute to your mom. Beautiful. I, too, have an amazing mom who is getting smaller each day it seems yet still possesses the fierce motherness I remember from my childhood. Thanks for sharing!
Teresa