Jul 2007
16

You Gotta Push "UP" To Get "Down" Thanks Etsy

by Desirai in Uncategorized

Literally one of the first things I did when I got here was visit Etsy Labs. I just recently got the photographs which is why I am here writing about it 3 weeks later.

For those of you who have no idea what Etsy or Etsy Labs is here is a brief video introduction: Etsy On CBS.

Hey! How cool! I just watched that video for the second time and realized Julie was in it, a little towards the end. You’ll see a picture of us together in a minute.

It was actually a Sunday afternoon when I showed up. From what I was told Sundays are much slower days. I was a little disappointed since I was looking forward to meeting lots of Etsy admin, and Etsy Sellers. I guess I shouldn’t complain since Julie was able to give me a tour of the Labs and her undivided attention.

Upon walking in there is a cool little lounge area and kitchen. Julie walked me around and showed me the silk screening area, sewing area, jewelry making, and button machine area. I was actually most excited to see where the their 2nd birthday party took place as I was a virtual participant and got to see a web cast of the event. Approximately 60 other sellers, Psychovandal and I were in a chat room observing at the time. The interactivity was more than you would expect considering everything typed in chat was being projected on a wall at the Labs.We often noticed party guests looking up then laughing at what we said. Sometimes they even danced at our request. I also got to take a quick peek at the office space of Brie from Make magazine. I actually searched for the magazine shortly afterwards and was unable to find an issue. Does anyone know the best place to find it? I only checked Barnes and Noble.

The walls at Etsy Labs are cute and inviting as they all seem to be painted with cartoon-ish little personified characters. Not surprisingly, It turns out that the art covered walls were painted by the very talented Anda Lewis. They bare an overwhelming resemblance to the little cartoon creatures (bears?) that were used for this past year’s Valentine Showcase banner. I imagine Anda may be responsible for those as well.

Etsy Labs was not only created as headquarters but also as place for crafters to socialize and learn from each other. The labs are open from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm everyday of the week. For more information about Etsy, Etsy Garden, Etsy Labs, or workshops and events please visit the following links:

Etsy
Ety Garden
Etsy Labs
Etsy Lab Workshops

For more pictures please visit:
My Visit To Etsy Labs

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Jul 2007
07

Mouse In The House

by Desirai in Personal

Sorry guys. It seems I’m always waiting for the perfect moment to write about previous events. Either I’m waiting to get pictures back or just want to take some time to organize my thoughts. Unfortunately what ends up happening is the obvious. I do no writing at all.

I’ll do some catching up and promise not to make excuses in the future for delays. I dropped 5 rolls of film off to be developed and will be picking them up tomorrow. So stayed tuned…

Did I mention I’ve been going stir crazy? Right now I have no phone service (landline), the cable has been out for almost two and half weeks (they say it will be fixed on Friday), and have no internet service. Jeff and I have been frequenting Starbucks where we’ve been paying $10 a day to use their TMobile wireless hotspot.

In addition I’ve been to bookstore 3 times and have purchased the following books (with no internet or TV I thought catching up on some reading would be a really good idea):

  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance


  • Magic or Madness

  • Winkie

  • City of Bones

  • Tipping Point

  • The Children of Now (not to be confused with…)

  • The Children of Men

  • I am Legend (Now a major motion picture with Will Smith which I believe is scheduled to come out Dec. of this year)

  • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

  • Way of the Peaceful Warrior

And now for the much awaited information on the topic in the subject line…

I had some packages of cookies left over from my trip to Canada and decided to put them on the dining room table. I pulled them out of my suitcase, walked down the hall towards the dining room. When I got close enough I tossed the package on to the table. I almost had a heart attack when I saw a f!@#-ing mouse run in the opposite direction and in between the cookies I had just tossed and a candle stick holder. WTF?? On the table??!?! There was a freaking mouse on my table! Oh my god. I’m still freaking. But this leads me to ask, how on earth did a mouse get on a table that’s 4 feet high?? yuuuuuuuuuck. There will be no more debate. I’m definitely bringing the cats over to my place. Unfortunately only Charlie still has claws. Bloopy however is still young and very active. I plan on bringing them both over. I imagine Bloopy, the little trouble maker he is, can lure the mouse out while Charlie tears him up.

Oh my god… I hate mice!!! and spiders, and roaches, and well… I’m sure you understand. And with that I’ll conclude my post for the day. ewwwwwwww… :shudders while walking away:

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Jun 2007
22

Sweetness!

by Desirai in Personal

Obviously this is a work still in progress. But I’m happy to report I got a header, my picture and some links up! =) All this has been a much needed refresher in HTML and CSS. It’s been so long since I’ve done any web work I was starting to feel like I had forgotten everything.

Short term plans currently include building the rest of Desirai.com, participating in payperpost, and possibly doing Etsy Monday’s (where I feature an etsy artist in my blog), and then Street Team Saturdays (where I feature an Etsy Street Team). I’ll send out a mass email and post the link to the etsy forum when I’ve finally got the site where it needs to be. Can’t wait!

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