Social Media With Etsy -- All Week Long!

Happy Monday, everybody! Did you know it's Social Media Week over at Etsy?

We all have heard about how helpful it can be to use social media to help promote our Etsy shops -- our own Savvy Entrepreneur has had lots of great things to say about it! -- but if you're anything like me, you can always use some more insight into this area.

Every day this week, Etsy will offer all sorts of social media tips and tricks for everybody from newbies to experts. They will also be giving highlights from the Seller's Handbook, and livestream workshops and chats.

All this will lead up to Thursday's exciting event: comedian Eugene Mirman, Twitter's Elizabeth Weil, Amy Turn Sharp of Little Alouette, Etsy's own Laura Chin, and Jen Rubio from Warby Parker come together for Almost Internet Famous.

Intrigued? Excited? I know I am! Be sure to check out the full schedule for all the details and sign up for the livestreams to participate.

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If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Jen from Mama's Magic Studio about joining SFEtsy!

Craft Bar at MOCFA this Thursday: Photo Feelism!

The marvelous monthly Craft Bar @MOCFA with Etsy labs is coming up!

This Thursday October 6th at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art
51 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco
6-8PM

October's CRAFT BAR brings author Leanne Prain to talk about her new book Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery and lead an exclusive workshop taken directly from the book. Have old photographs and postcards you have picked up at flea markets or your grandmothers house? Wonder what you're ever going to do with them? Photo Feelism, by artist Siobhan Long, explores adding embroidery and tactile elements to your photographs and other paper goods. We will have some photographs on hand, but we encourage you to get creative and bring your own as well!

$5 admission includes tips and tricks. Drinks kindly provided by local favorite Trumer Pils.

Hope to see you there! Leave us a comment if we should look for you!

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If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Jen from Mama's Magic Studio about joining SFEtsy!

MOCFA Craft Bar Tomorrow Night!

This just in! Tomorrow night is the ever-popular CRAFT BAR at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art! Here's the skinny, straight from the MOCFA E-list:

Please join us for a CRAFT BAR worthy of the most discerning dandy. We are excited to announce that MOCFA will be joining forces with local favorite Britex Fabrics to present a make your own Clip-On Bow Tie Workshop!



Designed by local crafters, Bretts and Avery, this project will add style and joie de vivre to any outfit. Bow ties aren't your thing? Turn your accessory into a brooch or fascinator!

Materials kindly provided by Britex Fabrics. A San Francisco landmark since 1952, Britex is a must-visit for designers, sewers, do-it-yourselfers and anyone seeking creative inspiration. The four-story, family-run shop contains beautiful quality fabrics and sewing accessories from around the world. Drinks provided by Trumer Pils. $5 admission includes materials, tips and tricks. What is CRAFT BAR? Learn here.

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If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Jen from Mama's Magic Studio about joining SFEtsy!

Craft Bar at MOCFA Tonight!

Don't forget that tonight is another awesome Craft Bar at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art! SF Etsy's own Crooked Sister will be presenting a tutorial teaching people how to embroider their own floral postcard!

There will be many other tutorials, excellent crafty fun, and the ever-popular Stitch and Bitch (bring your own knitting or crocheting projects, or learn how!)

When: Thursday, August 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. PT at MOCFA. Online demo at 1 p.m. PT in the Virtual Labs.
Where: Museum of Craft and Folk Art at 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA.

For more info about the Craft Bar, check out this post at the Storque!

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If you're an Etsy seller in the San Francisco Bay Area, contact Jen from Mama's Magic Studio about joining SFEtsy!

MOCFA Craft Bar Reminder!

I've been asked by the lovely folks at MOCFA (that's the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, dontchaknow) to remind you about the Craft Bar THIS THURSDAY at 6 pm!
And here's a sneak peek at the plushie itself -- isn't it darling?
Hope to see you there!

Craft Bar at MOCFA on April 1 -- No Foolin!

Heads up, SF Etsy folks! The monthly Craft Bar with Etsy labs continues next month at MOCFA on Thursday April 1st! From 6-8 p.m. you'll have the chance to learn about upcycling old sweaters or participate in the more free-form crafty social gathering, stitch-n-bitch style.

You can check out the Storque Post or the MOCFA website for more information. Hope to see you there!

Craft Bar with Etsy Labs at MOCFA

Looking for something fun and crafty to do next month? Join Etsy Labs (and hopefully other SF Etsy team members) for a Craft Night at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco!

The next one will be held on Thursday March 4th from 6-8 p.m. and will include guided knitting lessons as well as learning how to crochet with recycled plastic bags. Hope to see you there!

For more info, check out the MOCFA site here.