Back in late November Sara Lynne Schiwal and I were interviewed for a piece on Etsy for New York Magazine. Thanks for taking the time to visit a few Etsy sellers to find out the scoop. Etsy has created a space where our business and lots of other small businesses has thrived. A space that connects local small batch makers with an audience and customers. I know Etsy has grown a ton over the years, but at the root of it, that’s what Etsy is to us. We are extremely grateful!! I also loved reading the article to find out more about what being a B Corp means – which Etsy is. I’m proud Etsy is a B Corp and is good to their employees. We’re taking 26 weeks paid maternal and paternal leave! If only all companies were so civil! Thank you Etsy Success and New York Magazine!
Hello! The Today Show stopped by our studio and shared a little of our story on Friday. We had so much fun sharing our experience about becoming moms and keeping the business going while staying home with our girls. Not easy, it’s hard work!
Thank you Suzy Welch for the interview! Thank you Etsy for the opportunity! Next time we’ll show Kathie Lee and Hoda the ropes like they did at Starbucks ;)
A little story about finding community among small businesses here in NYC and find ways to reduce waste while still keeping things pretty.
We try hard to leave as small a carbon footprint as possible. Here is one of the ways we do this – a peek into where the funnest part of our packaging comes from! Thanks Knitty City, Barbara Pinto and the rest of the KC knitters!
One more for today!! Real Simple says we’re one of “The Best Jewelry Shops on Etsy”. Hey, we’ll take it!
http://www.realsimple.com/…/shoes-acce…/jewelry/etsy-jewelry
We had an amazing studio visit from CNBC. We walked them through our handmade process and talked about Etsy’s new “ASAP” same-day delivery service. We’re giving it a shot!
Big thanks to the CNBC crew, we hope you had a great time here in our tiny studio!
Thank you to Rebekah at A & B Creative for featuring our stud earrings at a recent bridal shower photoshoot! The ladies at 100 Layer Cake posted the photos here on their blog. Thank you everyone. Looks like so much fun!
Thanks for hosting all us Etsy sellers, Martha! Had a fun time sitting in the audience with Bonnie of bonniebitescandies and Nguyen of knitknit!
Don’t mind my hair *wink wink. It was a long cold morning waiting in line outside the studio, but worth the wait!
We got a little feature in Fault Magazine! We have fans across the Atlantic!!!
Thank you Felicity & Fault Magazine!
We’re so happy our chunky faceted gold stud earrings made it into the Huffington Post Gift Guide. It’s a special gift guide for that picky friend that you still love anyway.
Inc. Magazine wrote an article on Etsy. I’m one of the faces in the sea of Etsy sellers! Enjoy!
Hook and Matter’s faceted stud earrings made it to the Cool Hunting Gift Guide! Check them out here!
Thank you Cool Hunting!
Today is free shipping day on Etsy. Today only – December 17th! It’s your last chance to order gifts in time to receive them for Christmas!
Hook and Matter’s Etsy shop!
And, a mention on the Real Simple blog for my gold circle earrings!
Yay! Amy Sedaris chose the arrow pillowcase for 2nd place in her craft contest! You can see the other winners here – including an awesome apron made from old bermuda shorts by a 90+ year old woman with a great sense of humor.
I got to speak with Leonard Lopate and Amy Sedaris on air on WNYC December 3rd. You can listen to the show here. Especially if you want to hear Amy Sedaris tell me I look like a young Filipino boy.
Check it out! My Black N White headband and ear bud cozies were featured in the Glamour magazine Daily Beauty Blog. I want to be Kimberly at Glamour magazine’s new best friend.
Thank you Kim and welcome Glamour readers!
You can read the rest at glamour.com!
