Happy Holidays!

Happy New Year! Welcome 2009!

Wishing all of our team members, fellow Etsyians and of course the wonderful crafters out there who have supported our businesses all year a very Happy New Year.

End of the Year Sales

Many of our team shops are having end of the year sales, including Car Don Creative Design - who sells Handcrafted Supplies. To find other shops having their end of the year sales, please search for Team ESST + Sale on Etsy!

Our team shops are looking forward to starting the new year with some new supplies in our shops. Please check back often to see what we have for you!

Happy Holidays!

And a Merry Christmas too!
- Team ESST

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you a Happy Hanukkah from Team ESST!



Looking through our team members shops, I found this Menorah stamp and some Hanukkah vintage gift tags too! We hope you have some time to get some crafting done during these next 8 fun nights!

Snowflake Ornaments -- How To

I adore snowflakes. Whether they're stylized or realistic, elegant shades of white or bright and garish colors, I love them all! Now you can make your own~

Materials needed --

Snowflake forms

Large round beads

Large white faceted oval beads

Large metal beadcaps

8mm silver beads

Metallic Silver ribbon - Available at supplycandy

Round nose pliers

Take one wire form. Working on one branch at a time, thread one spacer bead (I used vintage white lucite), a silver round bead, a beadcap, a large round bead, another beadcap, another silver bead, a large faceted oval, and a last silver round.

Using your roundnose pliers, make a loop on the end of the branch.

Repeat this pattern on each of the following 5 branches.

Your snowflake is finished, but you still need a way to display it. Decide how long you'd like the snowflake to hang, and cut a length of ribbon twice that long, plus a couple inches. Thread the ribbon through one of the loops you made and even up the ends. Tie an overhand knot, leaving a bit of a tail.

Now, you can display your ornament however you see fit. I like to make several in varying lengths and sizes to display in my front windows.

Holiday Gift Tags

With Christmas around the corner, it's time to think about what those gifts of joy should be tagged with. A search on Etsy with the terms "Esst tag" will give lots of possibilities for tags galore. This gift tag is from Circle in the Sand's shop.


Here's another gift tag that I found doing this same search. These homemade, handcrafted tags are simply delightful details. The recipient will know that a lot of care and love went into your selection of their gift.

Begin your search for Holiday Tags here.

Posted by Natalie -- NKP Designs

Team ESST Christmas Supplies

For anyone looking for some crafting supplies that are specifically Christmas related, we've got a way for you to search for them on Etsy. Just do a search for "ESST Christmas" and you'll find over 375 items to choose from. There are Christmas Tree cupcake toppers from Layer Cake Shop, Victorian Christmas Tags that you download and print yourself, Snowman Stamp, and more. So while you're working on giving handcrafted cards and gifts this holiday season, don't forget to support the Etsy Supply Street Team.

Wists: Create your own Wish List

My family always asks what I'd like for gifts for the holidays. Sometimes, there is a crafting supply or some hard-to-explain item I want on Etsy. Unfortunately I find it pretty difficult to show the gift giver exactly what I want.

That is until I discovered Wists. It is a wish list & social shopping website that allows you to collect images and links to all the things you'd like to buy on the web. This is a particularly good idea for shopping on Etsy. I know you can use your favorites on Etsy to do this as well, but with Wists you can write up a little note giving details about each item. For example: If I added a fabric swatch I can say "I'd like 2 yards of this fabric please."

It is pretty easy to use. Just sign up and follow the directions to install their button on your browser's toolbar. Any time you see something you like you can click the button in your browser and it will add the item to your wish list. Whenever someone asks what you'd like as a gift, just send them a link to your list. Hopefully it will help you get everything you want this holiday season.

Here is one I started to try it out to see what it is all about: http://wists.com/beesquarefabrics Take a look and let us know what you think.

Gift wrap idea - Fabric!

I just love this idea from Sheila at Fabric Samples...

Use fabric to wrap your Holiday gifts, then reuse to make your fabric crafts!!
Search Etsy with terms Team ESST + fabric. Or visit to one of our fabric shops directly:

http://beesquarefabrics.etsy.com
http://fabricstash.etsy.com
http://fabricstash2.etsy.com
http://kimonomomo.etsy.com
http://EllaHound.etsy.com
http://FabricSamples.etsy.com
http://samplescrap.etsy.com

THEN use this fantastic ribbon to tie up your fabric wrapped packages!!
Search Etsy with terms Team ESST + ribbon


posted by Diane of Bee Square Fabrics

The ESST Holiday Sale is Coming!

It's just around the corner! Come back tomorrow to see the big list of ESST team member's sales - we've got everything from mosiac supplies to fabric, to paper goods to jewelry supplies, and so much more!

Here's a little taste - of course you don't have to celebrate the holidays to celebrate our sale!

Crafting for Easter?

Let ESST help you out!



Search "ESST" on Etsy to find these fabulous supplies, and more!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day
Originally uploaded by blackstarjewelry

This picture was taken by BlackStarBeads. Happy Valentines Day everyone.