Is it a cardigan? Is it a coat? No, it's a coatigan!

Winter is here and Spring is just around the corner, so it’s time to consider whether your wardrobe needs updating.

Fashion designers decided that we need a brand new word to describe something what is around for ages. The coatigan is a cross between a coat and a cardigan.

Basically a thick heavy cardigan for those in-between days when mother nature decides to mess everyone around and make it chilly, but not cold enough for the full on winter coat. It could be knit or crocheted with cables or intarsia. It’s also a unisex trend, so be prepared to see all the male fashionistas rocking the look this Spring season too.

Coatigans Dos and Don’ts :

A few important does and don’ts for the Coatigan :

1) DO wear your coatigan with the belts

3) It look great with either a long boot or Stellar heels but don’t go to casual.

4) Don’t just go for the usual Grey/Black winter palette, try other colors!

5) Balance out a large chunky Coat Cardigan by teaming it up with some skinny jeans or leggings

Story by Lyudmila (WoolSolution)

Wonderful things Wednesday - Expensive things we want

We all are making our wish list with the holidays rapidly approaching. What’s in there? What are you going to get for yourselves? for others?

While doing that, didn’t you ask yourself why people buy an expensive item over an inexpensive one?

Everyone has their own reasons. We are going to name just some of them:

1. The expensive item is probably excellent quality and that’s why it will last longer than a cheaper product.

2. It might be a one of a kind item. You will never see someone else at the party wearing that lovely little black dress, just like yours. Guaranteed.

3. The item might be a hand made that required a lot of work thus making it expensive.

4. Sometimes the materials are rare or expensive, which makes the item expensive.

5. Many times it may be an impulse buy because of love at first sight. Sometimes you can just glance at item and you know you just have to get this one! In the moments like these we hope the money is not a factor for you!

Here is our collection of expensive items – enjoy!

1. Citrine Garnet Ruby artisan pin-up coiled necklace in 14K gold filled - Darlene by Arctida
2. Art of Embroidery GOLDEN VENICE by FineEmbroidery
3. A Wave and a Goldfish Stained Glass Panel by FleetingStillness
4. Wedding Dress Medieval Style by Katrinshine


1. Jacket felted Ochre by JuliaFelt
2. Blue topaz diamond 14K gold pendant by MyWayToSay
3. Nuno felted dress tunic wool silk seamless OOAK Country by Galafilc
4. Felted set - bag and scarf Snowy Winter by Rudman




1. Teddy Bear OOAK 9inch by Oksa
2. Orange Chocolate Lace Crochet Dress, Beret, Booties Set for 3-9 month by IraRott
3. Brand New Luxury Baby Natural Bedding - Blanket/Comforter/Quilt Transformer for Boy by Woolsolution
4. Back-lit wall sculpture - Vertigo by CCYDstudio

Our team on the Etsy Front Page again!

Only yesterday I wrote that treasury created by our teammate was on the Etsy Front Page, and today it happened again! Today it was treasury Urban living created by our teammate TonyaUtkina. Congrats Tonya and the featured!

Curator: TonyaUtkina

The following fabulous artists from Etsy Russian team were featured in this treasury: JuliaFelt, BlueberryCream, SweetNumber, yevgenia, herbolution, KAPARA, CityCrochet, AroundBeads, kpersonboutique, NeroliHandmade

Felting

When you make felt for the first time, it seems like some sort of magic. When you make felt for the fiftieth time, it still feels like magic. And when you make felt for the five-hundredth time, its magic seems even more powerful because you know that this is no fluke, that you are involved in a dialogue.Unlike Scandinavian countries and Asian continent, the United States has no traditions of feltmaking. Well, feltmaking began in the United States in the 1970s at a time when soft sculpture and macrame were popular. Early fiber artists and craftspeople often made soft, textural felt that was incorporated into mixed-media artwork. For years, feltmaking was mostly something people briefly explored, much like tie-dye. As feltmakers began to work in greater numbers, they eventually helped to define felt as a separate medium unto itself.
In the past 10 to 15 years, the medium has explded in popularity as American felters catch on to this fabulous goldmine of creative opportunity. What could be better then a material that not only lends itself to a quick afternoon of play, but can also offer a lifetime of professional study?



Most people are truly shocked when they realize how sheer and light and drapable felted clothing can be or how texturally interesting, artful, and colorful felt is. We've simply had no precedent for anything like it. When this delightful surprise is coupled with tha fact that felt is made from a natural, sustainable material that is both gentle on the earth and of a familiar softness and feel from our childhood, it is very easy to understand the immediate appeal.
Enjoy completely unique texture and colors.
Sincerely,
HappyfrogfromAlaska

You can see and buy our felted items here, in Etsy's store:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyfrogfromAlaska
http://www.etsy.com/shop/galafilc
http://www.etsy.com/shop/VitalTemptation
http://www.etsy.com/shop/OlgaAlmond
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JaneBoFelt
http://www.etsy.com/shop/daimblond
http://www.etsy.com/shop/dalmmar
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jezek
http://www.etsy.com/shop/YanArt
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Rudman
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SilkMagic
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaFelt