Etsy – the place where artists, crafters and all creative people come together to sell and purchase vintage and handmade items.
From house decor to pop culture items, Etsy has something for everyone. It’s the perfect place to pick out a customized and unique gift or purchase handmade party decor and favors.
Here are some creative and unique Etsy finds for you:
Watermelon Dinnerware Set – This refreshing ceramic set is handmade and includes a plate, bowl, and mug. The shop (RyabaVoshCeramics) also makes ceramic woodland animal food storage containers. In need of a wedding gift? The dainty Tea Set would be perfect for any tea lover. It includes a teapot, mugs, and plates. You can choose from a few variations to include or not include saucers sugar jars, and spoons.
Know anyone going off to college this fall? Dorm decor such as this Dorm Sweet Dorm wall art will liven up the boring white walls. Hanging fairy lights have been a recurring trend in dorms, as well as displaying photos of family and friends who are miles away. This Hanging Light Photo Display is the best of both worlds. You can string on the fairy lights and clip the photos along the string. It comes with 15 clips and batteries too!
If you’re into pop culture and wall art, check out the shop PadGround. They offer a variety of prints, such as this Batman Joker Poster printed on linen. Also from their shop is this vintage It’s a Small World Disney print – perfect for a children’s playroom or any Disney lover. One of my personal favorite prints is this one of a Comprehensive Curtain Call of Broadway Costumes – perfect for a theatre lover!
Novelty teacher supplies can also be found on Etsy, such as these wooden Counting Acorns, ideal for Montessori play. Want a personalized School Supplies box but aren’t the crafty type? The shop StudioFour Designs allows customers to customize their school supplies box with a name, monogram, and color scheme of choice! This Be the Nice Kid poster would make a great addition to any classroom or school hallway as well.
Etsy is also a great place to find one of a kind jewelry and accessories. Browse through the earring selections and you’ll find Vintage Boho Flower Earrings for $8.30. The Dainty Initial Necklace ($10.80) is available with the look of gold, rose gold, and silver.
Looking for darling baby accessories? The shop HenleysHeadbands sells colorful, printed pacifier clips. Also worth checking out is the shop CreativeQuiltsandEtc. They carry a vast variety of cotton bibs in colorful prints. They also sell security blankets in fun prints such as this Marvel one.
If you are a traveler and looking for travel accessories, the It’s a Beautiful World Scratch Your Travels World Map is just what you need to mark down what countries you have visited. The Push Pin Travel World Map is another option to display and share your travels. You can choose if you’d like a map without countries and borders, one with borderlines and country names, one with borderlines and without country names – the possibilities are endless.
One of the best things about purchasing items on Etsy is that because they are mostly handmade, they are customizable. The Most Pinned Wreath on Pinterest runs at $72.00 but shoppers are able to choose the greenery of the wreath, the ribbon it will hang from, and even inform the owner of BlessingsandBoxwood what they want the sign at the front of their wreath to say!
One of the largest communities to grow and thrive on Etsy the past few years is the planner community. Planner girls are all about the washi tape and stickers to mark down their schedules, to do lists, and keep track of their goals.
Who can resist adorable hand drawn stickers found sold on the OnceMoreWIthLove Esty Shop?
The owner, Margaret hand draws her Munchkins characters in a variety of events and tasks. Check out her Cinema Movie Date Night and her hilarious Anti-Adulting stickers.
Another shop that offers functional and aesthetically pleasing stickers is KarolinasKrafts. She sells a huge variety of icon stickers, from Golf stickers to Small Dust stickers, to help you mark down the days you’re playing a game of golf or staying home to clean!
As mentioned before, Etsy is a wonderful place to shop for party favors, decor, and everything else in between! TheFireflyDigitalDreams sells beautiful Wedding Welcome Signs. Check out the Wedding and Party selection for decor such as a Tassel Garland and Paper Flowers, not only great for wedding decor but crafting.
Etsy would not be Etsy without an abundance of more quirky items such as this Gray House Napkin and Sponge Holder. How about a colorful and vibrant polymer clay Chicken Sculpture? This decor item adds a bright pop to any room.
And that’s just a small glimpse of the wonderful treasures Etsy has to offer. You can find everything under the sun at Etsy – from kitchenware, home decor, school and art supplies, to fashion accessories. So sit down with a cup of coffee or tea and get ready to browse Etsy for hours – trust me, you’ll never get bored and will always find something you want.