Drop by 608 E. 3rd Street Austin, TX on Sunday, August 7 · 11:00am - 5:00pm for the Studio Downtown Trunk Show & Courtyard Event. You will get a chance to check out the great letter press of Austin Craft Riot team member Inviting, you can also see Feto Soap and make your own soap on location.

Have you been to Austin Flea at the Highball yet? Well why not? The Highball, at 1142 S Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704, has cool dripping down the walls with plush banquets, bowling lanes, a bar, and private rooms for karaoke. Not to mention you can grab a good meal, and hear tunes from some of the best musicians Austin has to offer. The icing will be put on the cake on Saturday July 23rd from 11:00 am- 5:00 pm when you will have the chance to check out some amazing Austin Craft Riot artists in the AC, if the ambiance is not cool enough for you. You will have the chance to see the screen printing skills of Robo Roku, the Stunning housewares of Craft Chi, amazing letterpress by Inviting, and the lovely art of This Creative Life. Baby Bolt will keep the kids in stylish threads, and Sew La La will have just the right frock just for you. Head on out to see all the amazing artists and crafters.

Out and About

This Friday July 15th from 9:00am-9:oo pm and Saturday July 16th from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm you can see the fun and functional bath products of Nepenthe's Bathtime and the metal work of Hammer It Out at Christmas in July. There will be two model homes at 1105 and 1103 Walsh Trail in Cedar Park, Texas filled to the rafters with great gifts to help temper this summer heat.




Come out and celebrate with Renee of This Creative Life and Robo Roku at the Artists Screen Printing Cooperative (ASPCO) 1st Birthday Party & Member Exhibit on Saturday, July 16 from 7:00pm - 10:00pm.

There will be home-brewed beer, sangria, birthday cake, and minimal funk music spun by Missy Lektro & Daniel Allen. The festivities will take place at 1109 Shady Lane Austin, Texas. Come by to see some amazing screen printing skills!

Etsy Craft Party 2011 by Austin Craft Riot!

On Friday Austin Craft Riot joined Etsy in hosting a world wide craft party. We want to thank everyone who came out this year. It is always such a treat to see folks get their hands dirty and find some beauty come out of their hard work. Between the button making, screen printing, duct tape jewelry, and upcylcled bags those in attendance were decked out to hit the town in their handmade fun. You can check out pictures from the photo booth, as well as all the other good times had at Starving Art Studios.





We would be remiss to not give a special thanks to The Lonely Gourmet who very graciously supported us in bringing snacks to the crafty masses, as working this hard can really bring on an appetite. At the Lonely Gourmet "Where Single Doesn't Mean Boring" you can get crafty with your dinner.




And last but certainly not least a big thanks to Austin Craft Riot's team members Cheryl of Liberty Originals, Katie of Sophie and the Cat, Beth of Paired Hearts, Tara of R&R Designs, Amelia of AmeliaBeth, Tisa of Tisa's Creations , Lani of Elle Dee Designs, Iliana of Bookgirlstudio, Brandy of Pigsey Art, Shay of Constant Dreamer, Amy of Craft Chi, Megan of Hammer It Out, and Renee of Robo Roku for working very hard to bring this amazing party to the people. We look forward to having more crafting events like this in the future and hope you will join us again next time.

May Day

Drop by Cafe Medici at 2222B Guadalupe St. Austin, Texas 78705 from 10:00-5:00 May 1st for May Day. At the show you will find some EtsyAustin team members with all their amazing wares.

CraZeeCrafteeZ will be at the show with beautiful hand felted jewelry.

Crab Apple Designs will be out with her beautiful paper crafts including these adorable coasters.

Bright-Eyed Birdie will be out with fun jewelry and upcylced cassette case journals.

Shop Inviting will have gorgeous letter press items.

And Radiant Baubles will be out with fun, unique magnets.

Etsy Austin At SXSW

The team had an amazing time at the SXSW event. We would like to thank Etsy for having us and everyone who came out to join in the festivities. Fun was had by all while checking out our Wall of Wow featuring work by some of our team members, and making crafts to take home. We even got a mention on the CCN blog.

Members of the team provided samples of their work to display for patrons of the event to view. We had QR codes for each shop that were very popular with the tech savvy crowd. It was great to get to brag on each other and tell how supportive and active the team is in Austin.

The crafting tables were filled with people getting involved in the hand made vibe. Etsy and Burda Style provided the tools and supplies to make upcylced t-shirt bags and hand decorated shot glasses. It was a great weekend and we look forward to more events like this in the future.

'TeamEtsyAustin Preps for SXSW 2' by wildmoondesign

another sneak peak at some of the work of the Etsy Austin street team

Cute Owl on Green - Scrabble... AmeliaBeth $9.50	Squares of Awesome Pacifier ... babybolt $20.00
Sushi Soap NepenthesBatht... $3.50	Small Soap Dish Spoon Rest C... tinalewis $6.00
Talpa Church - Archival Prin... debbiecarrolld... $40.00	Squid Linens - chartreuse ye... SquidInkKollec... $30.00
Cupcake necklace with gold g... ShineOnBoutiqu... $6.00	A Visit to the Doctor- Upcyc... PigseyArt $18.00
Slashed Pink T Shirt size 4-... HoBoThreads $22.00	Organic Cotton Napkins - Pin... CraftChi $18.00
Compact Mirror roboroku $6.00	Medium Cosmetic Bag - Psyche... annemariebeard $18.00
Midnight Garden Necklace StickLizardDes... $250.00	Custom 1" Twill Label (... TheDancingNeed... $1.00
Emoticon Mini Pillow AJthePurple $10.00	Houndstooth Raccoon framed f... BethHempton $18.00

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'TeamEtsyAustin Preps for SXSW' by wildmoondesign

a mini peep show of some of the great items the Austin team members will be displaying at our WOW event!

Balmorhea Blue Sky brontotherooci... $201.50	Large Clutch/ Cross Body- Na... SophieAndTheCa... $65.00
Black Swan Tiara - Inspired ... merrittgade $50.00	hollow book flask safe '... pommesfrites $40.00
Leather cuff. Super Sexy Red... ChinnyFlynnyJe... $20.00	Chutes and Ladders Necklace brighteyedbird... $7.00
Aqua - Swarovski Crystal Fea... actionjackson $26.00	Vintage Lois Lane Recycled C... crabappledesig... $24.00
Teddy Bear Aviator Hat in Ce... katastrophicde... $43.00	Ophelia Owl--Original Mixed ... NessaDee $45.00
Crocheted Spring Time Headba... jmaeson $6.00	Embroidered Wall Art - I Lov... shrielenee $27.00
Art Greeting Cards: The Comp... AudreyLopata $14.00	Foxy Earrings - Copper Shape... DivaKami $18.00
Moonlight swim freshwater pe... LaDesirade $184.00	Mr. Rondo Friedman, the One-... FreakyFootsies $55.00

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