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I’ve been hunched over my work table for the last 3 hours, stopping only to shovel in the roast beef sandwich the mister put down in front of me (which was excellent, the mister makes a mean sandwich). All I could think when I sat down to write this post was “Three. More. To. Go. I can do it.”

I’ve been meaning to talk to you about Etsy. Have you visited lately? They’ve recently redesigned and I think they’ve upped the server mojo behind the scenes because everything is loading a lot faster, which is a welcome change. And I can’t get enough of the shop-by-colour option (librarian aside: wouldn’t it be nice if library OPACs were as pretty and functional as Etsy? And, what’s this? Controlled vocabulary and tags working well in tandem? Brilliant!). If you’re looking to buy handmade this holiday season, or if you’re just in the mood for some crafty eye-candy, here are a few of my favourite Etsy shops:

• discomedusa designs
• goshdarnknit
• port2port press
• mommycoddle
• Queenthings (closed at the moment but keep an eye on this one!)
• Soule Mama
• The Black Apple
• Katrina Kaye (just bought one of her recycled army bags – fabulous!)
• Imogen
• Aunty Cookie