The Etsy Market is back for all your handmade shopping and gift buying for Christmas 2021. This year, our event will be brought to you online, meaning you can shop with us not matter where you are. You don’t have to be in Birmingham to get involved and buy from our stallholders.
We’ve created 3 shopping guides for you to browse before the market weekend. We will then share the full line-up on the blog in case you can come back here after the event for that must-have purchase.
First up, we have the Clothing & Accessories Guide.
Oimillie Lampwork
What is your name, and where is your Etsy shop based?
Oimillielampwork Walsall West Midlands
What will you be selling at The Etsy Market event?
Jewellery, lampwork beads and cutlery
What is your favourite product that you are bringing to The Etsy Market?
Butter Knives
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
It’s been a difficult year for so many families. I am really looking forward to taking a break and being with my family this year.
True Love Keepsakes
What is your name, and where is your Etsy shop based?
Loretta Clarke. Birmingham, UK
What will you be selling at The Etsy Market event?
I will be selling my festive, Christmas Tree earrings, crystal beads and gemstone earrings and necklaces.
What is your favourite product that you are bringing to The Etsy Market?
As we are fast approaching Christmas, it has to be my Spiral, Christmas Tree Earrings. They’re a modern twist on novelty earrings for Christmas and add a little sparkle to your wardrobe.
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Resting and spending some quality time with my family. Being in the company of those that are most dear to me, means so much more considering what we’ve all been through. I appreciate them more than I ever have.
The Hollowbourne Hoard
What is your name, and where is your Etsy shop based?
My name is Mandy Hollowell and I’m based in Stoke on Trent
What will you be selling at The Etsy Market event?
I will be selling quirky animal jewellery, mainly brooches and some animal prints inspired by my jewellery work.
What is your favourite product that you are bringing to The Etsy Market?
My favourite products are my dragons, they all have their own distinct personalities as they are all hand drawn. Some are happy, some are eager and dog like, sometimes they look grumpy, but they don’t look fierce very often as I’m trying to cheer people up not frighten them!
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
I love decorating the tree and sorting through my Christmas bauble collection, I cant resist an unusual blown glass decoration, I don’t like to admit how many I have!
SzubiCrafts
What is your name, and where is your Etsy shop based?
Magdalena Szubert, Birmingham
What will you be selling at The Etsy Market event?
Handmade knitted hats, scarves, mittens and clothing.
What is your favourite product that you are bringing to The Etsy Market?
A Madeleine Beret.
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Sitting by the Christmas tree with my family and eating pierogis.
Charlotte Arntzen Designs
What is your name, and where is your Etsy shop based?
Charlotte Arntzen (Shop name: Charlotte Arntzen Designs) based in Worcester
What will you be selling at The Etsy Market event?
Hand crafted baby accessories, included my core range of hats and booties crocheted using 100% cotton yarn in a range of beautifully bold colours.
What is your favourite product that you are bringing to The Etsy Market?
DEFINITELY my bunny ear bonnet, it always puts a smile on mine and my customers faces, it’s my best seller
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
A cosy, family Christmas! Christmas is my favourite time of year, so having to spend it away from family last year was devastating. I intend to make up for it this year with a cosy Christmas with all of my family.
Destai Designs
What is your name, and where is your Etsy shop based?
Vic Stedje (Destai), based in Brighton & Hove
What will you be selling at The Etsy Market event?
Chainmaille jewellery & accessories
What is your favourite product that you are bringing to The Etsy Market?
Rainbow Titanium Chainmaille pendants
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Togetherness
How long is The Etsy Market on for?
The Etsy Market is available online for 48 hours:
– Starting: 9am Saturday 6th November
– Finishing: 9am Monday 8th November
You can browse and buy at anytime during that period. After the 48 hours, you can go direct to the sellers shops using the shop links in the line-up we have provided in this post.
How to get involved with the team
We hope you enjoy browsing The Etsy Market – Line-up and that you’re excited for the event. In order to get involved in future events why not see if you are eligible to join our team. To do so you need to be an Etsy seller from Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Then if you tick these boxes you can apply to the team through our team forum here.
You can also join our email mailing list here. When you do you can select the topics you want to hear about so that we don’t spam you.
Then you can also follow the team social media accounts where we share seller profiles and even information. Make sure to comment and like these posts so we can see how many people are enjoying the content. This also enables us to supply more of what people love through these channels.
Press Coverage Appreciated
You can also help out if you have a blog or work for one, we’d love to hear from you. As the team is run by members we rely on volunteers. This means we don’t always have the hours or budget to get the coverage we’d like. So if you can help please get in touch as we need all the help we can.