FINDING A SOLD FOR PRICE ON ETSY

Here's a quick tutorial on finding out what an item sold for on Etsy. It works on other sites as well although where you need to click on the page will vary.

Here's an example

Search on Google:  Simplicity 8702

Click on a link – I chose vintage pattern wikia

Chose a link -  and click until you find a sold one. Pattern Peddler’s link is to a sold listing.

  On the item SOLD page, right click on the “title/overview box. Go to “View Page Source” select by clicking on it. A new Page will come up, continued below....

Don’t let this intimidate you. You only need to hold down CTRL and hit “F”. This brings up a find box upper right. In the find box, type $ and enter. The line that contains this information will become highlighted. (next image)

You can see on line #109 the $ with the price of 4.99. That is the sold price! P.S. I sold 2 of these within a couple of days of listing for $6.00 - 

Garment Style Terms

Glossary of Style Terms

Ever wrack your brain for the correct descriptive word for a style element? Well, here's a pretty good list of terms to use in your listings. Tags, titles, and descriptions all count!

A

A-line gown - Form fitting bodices that flare out from the waistline to a full skirt. These gowns have a seamless waist.

A-line skirt/fit and flare skirt - A skirt that is fitted at the waist and flares out in an A-line or tulip shape at the hem.

B

back drape - A length of material attached either at the shoulder or the waist that flows over the back to floor length. In some cases it is removable.

back yoke - A fitted or shaped piece at the top of a skirt or at the shoulder of various garments.

ball gown - Characterized by a very full skirt that begins at the waist and continues to a formal length. The skirt waist is seamed and can be of various styles.

ballerina neckline - This is a low neckline that usually occurs with strapless or spaghetti strapped dresses.

bandeau/tube top - A band-shaped covering for the breasts.

Basque waist/V-waist - This dropped waist starts at or just below the natural waistline, and dips in the center creating a "V" shape.

bateau neck/boat neck - A high, wide, straight neckline that runs straight across the front and back, meeting at the shoulders; the same depth in the front and back.

besom pockets - A pocket sewn inside the garment with access through a welted slit-type opening.

bias cut - Cut diagonally across the grain of a fabric. Used to create garments that follow the body curves closely.

bike tards - A close-fitting, one-piece garment from the top of the torso to the hem of the shorts.

blazer - A long-sleeved sports jacket with lapels.

bolero jacket - A loose, waist-length jacket open at the front.

boot-cut - Cut below the belly button and slightly flares from the knee to the ankle.

box-pleated - Two folds of fabric brought together to form a pleat.

boy-leg - Shorts, undergarments, or swimwear that has a close fitting leg that reaches half way down the thigh.

broomstick - A skirt or dress that is characterized by numerous pleats and crinkled material.

C

camisole - A short, sleeveless garment for women.

camp pockets - Pockets that are sewn to the outside of the garment, usually squared off and characterized by seaming.

cap sleeve - A small, short sleeve which sits on the shoulder, either forming a stiff cap or falling on to the arm to provide minimal coverage.

capri pants - Fairly straight-cut pants, tapered to the mid-calf.

cardigan jacket - A usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the center front.

cargo - Characterized by sporting a large pocket usually with a flap and a pleat.

carpenter pants/shorts - Five-pocket pants characterized by a "hammer holder," a stretch of material connecting the outside seam to the back pocket.

cathedral train - (Also known as a monarch train); a cascading train extending six to eight feet behind the gown, for the most formal weddings.

chapel train - The most popular of all train lengths, it flows from three to four feet behind the gown.

chemise/skimmer - Simply a straight unbelted dress with varying sleeves and length.

column skirt/straight skirt - Also referred to as a pencil skirt, this skirt is a straight line with no flare or fullness at the hem or waistline.

concealed snap/velcro/button placket - A slit in a garment where closures are hidden.

convertible collar - A rolled collar that can be worn open or closed. Sewn directly to the neckline.

corset top/boned bodice - A form-fitting, usually strapless bodice with boning and either laces or snap closures, styled in the fashion of the ladies undergarment of the same name.

cowl neck - A neckline featuring a piece of material attached to a garment at the neck, which may be used as a hood or draped loosely in a swag from shoulder to shoulder at the front neckline or back.

crew neck - A round neck with ribbed banding that fits close to the base of the neck.

crinoline - Petticoats stiffened with horse-hair to enable the bell-like skirts of the early nineteenth century, that was eventually replaced with the bustle.

cropped top/jacket - Hem is cut just above the waist.

D

diamond neck - A diamond-shaped cutout that fastens at the front or back neckline.

dolman sleeve - Cut as an extension of the bodice, the dolman sleeve is designed without a socket for the shoulder, creating a deep, wide armhole that reaches from the waist to a narrowed wrist. Also called a batwing sleeve.

double-breasted - Having one-half of the front lapped over the other, and usually has a double row of buttons and a single row of buttonholes.

double-tee top - A layered look with one T-shirt over another.

draped bodice - An extra piece of material is draped over the bustline.

dropped waist/low waist - A waistline that is sewn below the body's natural waistline.

dropped shoulders - Characterized by the shoulder/sleeve seam falling off the shoulder.

E

empire bodice- A bodice that ends just below the bust, sometimes low-cut and gathered.

empire seams - A seam that is sewn directly below the bustline.

empire waist - This waistline begins just below the bust.

F

fishtail train - Fitted around the hips and flares out from the knee to the hemline.

fitted point sleeve - A long, narrow sleeve that tapers to a point which rests against the back of the hand.

flat-front pants - Straight pants, often seamless and pocketless.

form-fitting/slim-fit - Straight from waist to ankle except for a slight curve around the hip.

frog closure - Chinese closing of decorative cording or braid. A soft ball of cording or a button is used to complete the closure.

G

gauntlets -Dress gloves extending above the wrist.

gaucho - Wide-legged pants or divided skirt reaching mid-calf and worn with boots.

H

halter top - A sleeveless bodice with a high choke or wrap neck that may be backless.

hankerchief style - The hem of a blouse or skirt that is gently jagged to form flowing points.

hip pockets - Pockets which are sewn on the front of the garment at hip height.

Hollywood waistband - Characterized by a full elasticized back and a side zipper/button closure.

hook & eye closure - A 2-part fastening device (as on a garment or a door) consisting of a metal hook that catches over a bar or into a loop.

I

illusion bodice - A bodice made of sheer material giving the illusion of no bodice.

illusion sleeve - A sleeve made of sheer material giving the illusion of no sleeve.

intermission length/Hi-Lo - An intermission-length gown features a hem falling between the knees and ankle; the Hi-Lo variation is a gown of intermission length on the front and floor length or longer in the back.

J

jewel neck - A high round neckline resting simply at the base of the neck.

K

kangaroo pocket - A pocket formed by sewing a piece of cloth over the garment leaving two open ends.

keyhole neck - A tear shaped or round cutout that fastens at the front or back neckline.

kimono - A long robe with wide sleeves traditionally worn with a broad sash.

L

leg-of-mutton sleeve - (Also known as a gigot sleeve) a loose, full sleeve, rounded from the shoulder to just below the elbow, then shaped to the arm, often ending in a point at the wrist.

M

maillot - A woman's one-piece bathing suit.

mandarin collar - A short, stand-up collar, adopted from the close-fitting Asian collar.

mermaid - This skirt hugs the body until it reaches the knees or just below and then ends in a dramatic flare.

N

natural waist - A seam or waistband that secures or falls at the natural curve of the body, which is the indentation between the hips and the ribcage.

notched collar - A two-piece collar that can be only worn open.

O

off-the-shoulder neck - A neckline that lies gently hovering across the top of the bustline with the shoulders uncovered or able to be seen through the sheer yoke of net or organza attached to a high collar.

overskirt - A skirt worn over another skirt.

P

peasant top - Romantic style often characterized with a low neckline, ruffles, or free flowing material.

peek-a-boo - Any part of the garment which has been cut out to reveal skin.

petticoat - An underskirt usually a little shorter than outer clothing and often made with a ruffled, pleated, or lace edge.

pieced - A look created by sewing several pieces of material together to form the garment, much like a quilt.

pinafore - Originally used to protect dresses from dirt, it was adopted as a fashion piece and worn as a sleeveless dress or over a blouse.

placket - The piece of cloth that reinforces a split or opening in a garment; that usually also serves as the closure.

point collar - A collar with ties used to attach women's sleeves to their gowns.

princess seams - Seams that can be found in the front or the back of a garment that create a form-fitting shape.

puckered bodice - Usually associated with tube tops, it provides a scrunchy look.

puff sleeve/pouf sleeve - A full sleeve of varying lengths, created by generous gathering around the armhole.

push-up jeans - Spandex in the jeans helps to lift and shape your rear.

R

romper - A one-piece garment with the lower part shaped like bloomers.

S

sarong skirt - Long cloth which is wrapped around the entire body.

scoop neck/round neck - A low, U-shaped or round neckline.

shawl collar - A one-piece collar which is turned down to form a continuous line around the back of the neck to the front.

sheaths - Usually have straight or close fitting skirts, accompanied by a form fitting bodice. The skirt is often ankle length and sometimes has a slit in either the front, side, or back to make walking easier.

shelf bra - A bra that is built right into the garment.

shirred waist - A decorative gathering (as of cloth) made by drawing up the material along two or more parallel lines of stitching.

shrug - A woman's small, waist-length or shorter jacket.

skant - Pants that have a sweater-like attachment around the waist.

skort - Shorts that have a front covering to resemble a skirt.

spaghetti strap - A thin tubular strap that attaches to the bodice, named for its likeness to a strand of spaghetti.

split neck - A round neckline that looks like it has been cut in the center to form a small "V".

square neck - An open-yoke neckline shaped in the form of a half square.

straight legs - Pant legs are cut an equal width from waist to ankle.

sweep train - The shortest train, barely sweeping the floor.

sweetheart neck - A graceful, open yoke, shaped like the top half of a heart.

T

tank top - A short, sleeveless top with wide armholes.

tankini - A two piece bathing suit with the upper portion resembling a tank top.

tapered legs - Pant legs become progressively narrower toward the ankle.

tea length - A gown hemmed to end at the shin.

tear-away shorts - Features versatile side snaps that allow you to remove a top layer fast.

tie-cinched waist - The waist is pulled tight around the body with a tie.

trapeze top - Tank top style with flared bottom.

tulle skirt/bouffant gown - A sheer, puffed-out skirt often made of stiffened silk, rayon, or nylon net.

tunic style - A simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment.

turtle neck - A high, close-fitting, turnover collar used especially for sweaters.

U

unitards - A close-fitting, one-piece garment for the torso, legs, and feet, and often for the arms.

V

V-neck/V-back - An open yoke coming to a "V" shape midway down the bodice.

variegated - Having streaks, marks, or patches of different colors; distinguished or characterized by a variety of different colors.

W

wedding-band collar - A collar featuring a yoke that is either open or of sheer net with an ornate band fitting snugly on the neck, creating a choker effect.

wide legs - Pants or jeans that are cut extra full through the legs.

wing collar - A collar with projections which cover shoulder seams of bodices and doublets.

wrap top/surplice top - A bodice created by the cross-wrapping of fabric; may be in front or back, and associated with a high or low neckline.

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How to Make Treasuries on Etsy

Creating Treasuries on Etsy

By Janet, PengyPatterns

I love making treasuries. I think of it as kind of a social media window shopping. It is so much fun creating a theme and searching for the best items to feature. I also can't help getting a kick reading the comments and seeing how many views, clicks, and admirers it gets. With any luck, it will help the sales of featured sellers.

A treasury is a picture list of up to 16 items for sale on Etsy organized in an on-line collection. Clicking on any image in a treasury will take you directly to the item listing. That makes these a fun way to promote items you love. Etsy members can
favorite the treasury, any of the items, and leave comments. There are also links to share the treasury on Facebook, twitter and Pinterest.

Click HERE to view the Treasury!

Here is a treasury I made about 1980s Wedding Dress Patterns. Click below the picture to leave a comment!


These items have a common theme that will be reflected in the title. The Etsy member who creates the treasury is know as the curator. Any Etsy member can create as many treasuries as they like. You can keep it private for your eyes only, or make it public so anyone on Etsy can see it.

To create you own treasury, go to Etsy's main page, scroll down to More Ways to Shop and click on Treasury. On the right under curator tools, click Create A List.You will find yourself on this page www.etsy.com/treasury/new I would leave it set on draft until you are ready to publish it.

Fill in the title of your treasury and a short description. Open another browser window to search for Etsy items you want to include. Cut and paste the URL of those items into the box that says listing URL and click OK. Continue until done. Items can be rearranged in any order you would like. Once you are happy with it, set the privacy back to everyone, and hit the save button at the bottom of the treasury. You are now online and ready to share your treasury with the world.

A few suggested guidelines:
Create interesting topics and titles
Don't include your own items
No more than one item per shop
Pick items with the best pictures

As I am writing this, I am going to create a new treasury. This treasury will feature patterns from the Pattern Patter Team. 

                                           Treasuries 101 using Treasury Box

  

1.If you use Google Chrome as your browser, make it easy by installing Treasury box
brittanysbest.com/treasurybox-chrome-extension/

(Image From Brittany's Best Blog)

2. Pick a topic. I often pick an item similar to what I sell in my shop. Today I am going to choose vintage pants patterns sold by the Pattern Patter Team

3. Try a search like this Pants Patterns Pattern Patter Team
I came up with 2775 items. You may want to add something like decade searches.

Pants Patterns Pattern Patter Team 1940s (54 items)
Pants Patterns Pattern Patter Team 40s (31 items)

You could pick 16 from there, or I sometimes like to pick four from each decade. Within that search I sometime sort by most recent first to get the newly listed items.

Pants Patterns Pattern Patter Team 1950s (61 items) 50s (37 items)
Pants Patterns Pattern Patter Team 1960s (233 items) 60s (171 items)
Pants Patterns Pattern Patter Team 1970s (823 items) 70s (571 items)

4. Click on the treasury icon in the upper right hand corner of the picture to add to your treasury. I try to pick the most visually interesting pictures. You want to avoid duplicate shops. Treasury box will show you when you have a duplicate, or you just have to look at all the names in your treasury to check for duplicates.

5. After I choose my 16 items, click create treasury

6. Then I rearrange the items a few times until I like how they look.

7. Add tags - Make sure that you add your team tag if it's a Team Treasury! Need Tag Ideas? On the Treasury page there is a list of trending tags (see page  sidebar)

(Image from Brittany's Best Blog) 

8. When you like how it looks hit the save button in the lower left corner

9. I like to contact the people in the treasury using treasury box.

(Image from Brittany's Best Blog) 

On the right under curator tools choose Send Notifications. I use the title of the treasury in the subject. It sends the same email to all 16 people, customized with a link to the treasury and their one item that I included.

10. Go ahead and favorite all in your treasury and post on the Pattern Patter Team treasuries discussion so other team members know about it.

This does limit my searches to team members who use Pattern Patter Team as a tag in their listings. It save time going to one shop at a time. I did similar searches before I installed Treasury Box, but I find that it speeds up the process. Easier than copy and pasting links.

SEO TIPS -

THIS SERIES WAS WRITTEN BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE ETSY FELLOWSHIP SOCIETY TEAM, JEN











Week 1-4 whats ahead

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Why Search Engine Optimization is Important for Online Sellers

Understanding Etsy Listing Options 

Listing workshop -Keywords

Listing workshop -Tags

Listing workshop -Descriptions

Get holiday ready ! Holidays and Etsy

Profiles And About / shipping and payments

Links

Relationships and why they matter

Teams as a tool

Networking on Etsy

Etsy and Social Media 

understanding why it's important

Social media networking and set ups to work with your online stores

Twitter

Facebook

Pinterest

Advanced marketing skills and networking how to's and information

And more!!!

PART 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ETSY LISTING OPTIONS-

Shop Sections

How do I create and manage shop sections?

Sections are a useful way to organize item listings in your shop. Your sections are displayed as links in the left sidebar of your shop. You can use sections to group together item listings by type, size, or any other category you’d like. You may have up to 10 custom sections, as well as the default All Items section that is available in every shop.
To add or manage your Sections, click Your Shop and go to Sections on the left.
To add a new section, click Create new section, type in the name of a new section, then click Save. A section's name is limited to a maximum of 24 characters.

for mobile viewers this is especially important to their shopping experience!
(***Sections left empty.. will not show up in your shop - USE EVERY ONE 
use all sections available // in mobile view it shows sections with one listing each, so your store looks empty if all your sections are not used. )))))))

To edit your sections' names, click the pencil link next to a particular section.
You can remove a section by clicking the trash can icon. Removing a section does not deactivate the listings within that section. These listings will now appear in All Items.
To put your items into Sections, choose All Items on this page. Click the checkbox next to the listings you want in a specific section, then select the section name from the drop down menu and click Save. 
You can also move or remove listings from a section this way. Sections that do not have any item listings will not appear on your public shop page. You can only place a listing in one section.
Drag and drop the move icon to change the order in which the sections appear in your shop.
You can also add an individual item to a section when creating or editing the listing. There is a drop down menu for your sections below item description.

Homework:
Now GO TO YOUR STORES AND SEE IF YOU HAVE USED ALL OF YOUR 10 sections.. 
IF NOT.. make sure you have represented all the types of items you sell and edit as needed!

SHOP SECTIONS TIP: 

Want to know what the best name for your shop sections are or just might be? 

Just go to your store STATS and select ALL TIME VIEWS and then scroll down and take a look at what your most searched items are under KEYWORDS. 

This is a great tool That totally is worth looking at often - to know what others have typed into their search engines to find you in the past searches- (especially informative for those who have been on Etsy awhile) 

I have all my 10 sections now in place and feel pretty good about it - 
How about you. ??

ADDING PERSONALITY TO YOUR SITE BY USING BANNERS AND PROFILE PICTURES

EASY BANNER MAKING WEBSITE for Making Etsy Banners

check out this program I found for easy banner making.. Oh my gosh I love it.. it's easier than the way I do it in Photoshop even.

all you need is the image you want to upload or use their blanks.. add your text and details, and know the size of your banner you want to use

First, to display correctly, your Etsy shop banner will need to be exactly 760 pixels by 100 pixels in size.

- Profile pics: 75 x 75

- Item Listing photos: 800-1000 pixels wide.

- Team logo: 170 x 100 

Make sure you save your banner image as .jpg, .png, or .gif file format.

To upload your banner, go to Your Shop > Info & Appearance. Click the Browse button to locate the file on your computer. Be sure to click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php

How well do You KNOW Your - STYLE? 

Most of you already know your own style, but do you know your art style or that your style may fit into multiple styles. Here's a great lot of information to help you decipher where your work fits into the mix

So buckle yourself in, sweethearts! Here's my basic breakdown- I'm sorry it's very long but there's a lot of genres! Even with some help it's taken me many hours to put this together! 

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Etsy Style Descriptions 

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AfricanDreamland

African - fairly straight forward- anything that has a style of Africa. Animal prints, safari fashion, primitive shapes and natural materials in deep rich earth tones. Elephants, sari's, hair wraps and jungle style.

Art Deco - 1920s-1930s, geometric designs, stylized figures, straight lines. The Chrysler building, Miami hotels, flapper girls.

Comics Alliance

Art Nouveau - rich flowing lines, earthy colours, beautiful women, insects and flowers. The most widely known (and pure example) of Nouveau style is of Gaudi's buildings and Mucha's illustrations.

Asian - pretty straight forward, Red and black, feng shui symbols- think Chinatown., Japan town.. Fishing communities of asia, chinese medicine, buddahs and chopsticks, sushi related items, silk dresses and lots of RED and Gold.. lucky number 8

Athletic - Just think of the local sports shop, that's athletic. Tight fitting, simple lines, little in the way of pattern. Hiking and Action Clothing. yoga wear, leggings and gym bags would go in here. 

Avant Garde - this is tricky- it's sort of art fashion. It literally means 'the new guarde' and it's anything hyper-modern and a bit out there, stuff you look at and think 'woah, that's...different.' If you consider yourself ahead of your time, then your stuff goes in here! The avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism

AllThePreciousThings

Boho - Boho is short for bohemian, it means long romantic dresses, beads, big handbags, ethnic prints, sun hats, 70s sunglasses, long hair, sandals... it's a sort of glamorous hippie with gypsy undertones.

ViennasGrace

Country Western - Ranches, Horses, Cowboy hats, 10 gallon hats, holsters and leather chaps. Cowboys, cowgirls, cow kids. The boots, the hat, the longhorn skulls, cactus, blue jeans, fringed leather. Yippee Ki-Yay! Think Texas and Country western Movies. Another great name is Rodeo Chic

Fantasy - anything with dragons, fairies, pixies, unicorns, dwarves and elves (oh my!). Think Lord of the Rings, Labyrinth, disney, Alice in Wonderland, . You can add romantic, tribal, gothic or steampunk to this style as well, it's quite broad.

Folk - folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic- Folk Art is characterized by a naive style, in which traditional rules of proportion and perspective are not employed. Closely related terms are Outsider art, Self-Taught Art. Many folk art traditions like quilting, ornamental picture framing, and decoy carving continue to thrive, while new forms constantly emerge., decorated, mom and pop art, small figures and toys of wood while toys made from wire and recycled materials. Also African Folk Art - Pottery is made all over the continent of Africa for functional and ritual use. Pottery, along with basketry vessels, was essential to carry and store food and water would be included.

PaperCatsPL

Goth - black black black. Dark, Usually with skulls and crosses as motifs, think Addams Family, The Craft, The Cure... goth is emo with drama. Goth has a million different sub-genres but there's usually something particular about a piece- you can have boho goth, industrial goth, romantic goth, Victorian goth, kawaii goth... apocalyptic themes, pale looks, cemeteries, and black makeup are also associated with goth

High Fashion - designer wear, tailored forms, good quality materials and excellent craftsmanship. High Fashion is like a delicate way of saying 'very well made and very expensive'.

Hip Hop - Think Tribe Called Quest, Snoop dog, older - Run DMC, The Beastie Boys, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Hip Hop is 80s and 90s street style- bright colours and sportswear brands paired with over-the-top gold jewelry and the most expensive Nikes you can find.

Hippie - hippie is boho with the addition of tie-dye, acid bright colours, big floral prints and ethnic prints. Think Long Hair, Woodstock and 60s Haight/Ashbury. 

Hipster - Think new trends, barnwood, mustaches, black triangles, geometrics in primary colours, pared-back native style, nerd glasses, bikes, etc. If you make something that's hipster, you will know. Other attributes that go along with this can be trendy, Industrial, New Age, tribal, woodland and Edwardian. 

MantuaMaker

Historical - Anything that looks of a time period, usually pre-1920s. It's more specifically Victorian, Georgian, Elizabeth, Tudor... If you're going to label something historical it should be accurate for it's time- i.e. a Victorian style corset is not historical if it's not accurate to a decade (1880 for example), it's just a Victorian style corset. Most people who use/search historical will probably be looking for re-enactment gear and they want accuracy, accuracy, accuracy!

Hollywood Regency- part old Hollywood Glamour, Moroccan bazaar, part Georgian townhouse, part Art Deco palace. Think 20s/30s/40s old-school glamour, Spanish architecture, silks and satins, creamy jewel colours and opulent rooms. Modern Hollywood Regency seems to have lost a lot of the Moorish influence but still carries the elegant glamour of big old 1920s houses. Marilyn Monroe, Movie stars home decor, high end art.

Industrial - this is a sort of modern look, but with very factory-style lines. Industrial is a very simple almost severe look, and is most often comprised of vintage salvaged things like steel-topped tables, trestles, product moulds from factories and big signs. Industrial has the feel of a big old factory, with lots of metal, chunky wood and hazard colours. 

Plusheez

Kawaii - this is a Japanese fashion term, meaning 'cute'. Anything girlish and romantic with a serious addition of kitsch. Big eyed girls, anime, baby animals, candy colours. Anything a 14 year old girl would look at and think 'oh that's soooo cute!!!!' A hefty dose of pink.

Kitsch - Kitsch is retro tacky. Think of your grandmother's donkey shaped salt and pepper shakers, 1970s tourist souvenirs, 1960s paintings on velvet etc. Anything 60s/70s, colourful and humorous. Think Hairspray, Pee-Wee Herman and old-school Disneyland. 

Mediterranean- a sort of rustic with a dose of preppy nautical and a touch of high-end resort. Mediterranean is hard look to pin down- it's usually white, terra-cotta, and bright blue. Nautical themes, summer style. Think of the Greek Islands and 1990s Ralph Lauren.

Mid-Century - Pure 1950s! Everything that was modern and clean lined in the 1950s. Soft colours such as lemon yellow, aqua, baby pink and sea green are used. There's not much pattern but when their is it's usually shapes like atoms, kidneys, arrowheads and boomerangs. Dior's 'new look' (despite it being 1947!) and the TV show Mad Men are perfect examples. A lot of stuff that's mid-mod is also called Eames era and atomic age.

RabbitHouseVintage

Military - army style! Khaki greens and browns, brass buttons, soldiers uniforms, big black boots, tailored shapes, earth tones. Think M.A.S.H or the movie Stripes.

Minimalist - following the mantra 'less is more', this is modern with the most simple terms. Natural materials, stainless steel, straight lines, smooth textures, functional. Think of old movies when they show people in heaven. (Though ironically it's most people's idea of hell!) Minimalist style contains objects and fashion that does little more than serve it's function- all adornment is shunned.

Mod - sharp graphics, black and white, tight fitting clothes, geometric shapes, Mod is a sort of Mid-Century avant-gaurd. It was the stuff in the 60s that was diametrically opposite to the hippies and predominantly a UK style. Micro length shorts and skirts, knee high go-go boots, Perspex jewelry, tailored lines and sharp cuts. Think Austin Powers, The (original!!) Italian Job and model icons like Twiggy.

Modern - Modern is a sort of generic term for anything that's made now and is the typical example of it's time. something that didn't exist in years past, or re invented to have a new up to date look.. The thing about the modern attribute tag here is that it will put a modern angle on anything else you choose. Use modern with tribal if you make runway style, use modern with traditional if you've taken an antique dresser and painted it pink, use modern with Romantic if you've made a necklace that's a tea cup shape cut from white perspex, etc. 

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Nautical - nautical is black, blue and white, tailored shapes and anything you can attribute to yachting, so anchors, grommets, rope, etc. It's preppy at sea. Think Ralph Lauren, Miami Vice, The Love Boat. Nautical was huge in the 80s and 90s. Ocean and Sea themes, fish and water.

Neo-classical- Neoclassicism is a revival of the styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period,[2] which coincided and reflected the developments in philosophy and other areas of the Age of Enlightenmenta bit tough to pin down, this is a sort of historical modernism. Usually Italian style of the 17th and 18th centuries with a fresh, modern twist. It's marble columns, Georgian features, pale colours and elegant forms. Think the great cotton mansions of the South, Italian Renaissance details, 80s country club decor. 

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Preppy- think upper class, All-American, 1950s society athletics. It's country club golf lunch, private schools, tennis, yachting, croquet and equestrian pursuits. Think well-fitting clothes, clean lines, blazers, loafers, slick hair. Pattern is limited but is usually Argyle, checks and plaid. Remember IZOD.. and the little alligator on your shirt.. very preppy

Primitive - from a style point of view, this is usually American primitive (also called 'prim'). Colonial furniture, muddy colours, rusty metals and faded prints. Harvest themes and simple solid farmhouse aesthetics. Other attributes that will go with this include Rustic, Country and Tribal (for when you mean primitive man). Also indicates few tools used to make the item. 

Resort - glamorous super models lounging by the pool. Kaftans, giant sunglasses, cocktails, swimwear (especially skimpy or classically tailored) and anything floaty and simple. There's a good dose of tropical in resort style.

Retro- I like to think of retro as 'kitsch vintage'. Retro is the period from the 60s to the 70s where things got a little out of control- think bold wallpaper, loud shirts, big patterns, wide flares and luminous colours. Disco meets Pop.

Rocker- this is sort of punk without the overkill. Rocker style is all about adding glam to a motorbike gang. Black leather, studded belts, cowboy boots, lightening bolts, skulls, electric guitars, stars and big hair. Colours are usually red, yellow, pink or lime green with a good dose of black. Think Aerosmith, 80s hair bands, Brett Michaels, Judas Priest, Ozzy, Iron Maiden. 

Rustic - texture! Anything that's rough, simply made and a little bit country. Raw wood, rusted metal, neutral colours. It's country pared right back and primitive without the colour.

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Sci-Fi - Think space, star wars, star trek, Buck Rogers... lots of white, silver, clear, plastics and chrome, universe and UFO's. Colour is rare but it's usually Black, Chrome, Greys, fire engine red and royal blue in luminous 'what does this button do?' tones.

Shabby Chic - I think we all know what this looks like. Lots of repurposed and refinished items here. I will delicately mention that Shabby Chic is a copyrighted term by Rachel Ashwell, and many people simply call it 'shabby cottage' instead (I would suggest Etsy changes this as soon as they can). It's white on white, lots of lace, cream tones, faded natural tones, pink, roses, chandeliers, zinc buckets... you get the picture. Other attributes that will go with this include traditional, rustic, Boho, some hippie Victorian and Edwardian.

Southwestern- Think Arizona desert, New Mexico indian prints and hanging skulls and horns on the wall. Way back in the olden days they used to call this 'tex mex' or Santa Fe. It's part cowboy, part Indian. Desert colours, Native patterns, natural materials., indian influenced beadwork, and the ranch look.

Spooky - Scary eerie horror movies, Halloween, gothic. Ghosts, spiders, haunted houses, graveyards etc. It's the more cutsey side of gothic, usually with bright colours of yellow orange and lots of black.

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Steampunk - is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery,[1] especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk perhaps most recognisably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or the modern authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld, Stephen Hunt and China Miéville. Other examples of steampunk contain alternative history-style presentations of such technology as lighter-than-air airships, analog computers, or such digital mechanical computers as Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Steampunk may also incorporate additional elements from the genres of fantasy, horror, historical fiction, alternate history, or other branches of speculative fiction, making it often a hybrid genre, lots of owls, octopus, clock conversions to jewelry and accessories., think air ships and the first flying machines.

Techie - relating to, or skilled in the use of technological devices, such as computers. handmade lights, industrial, inventions, devices like motherboards and things made of recycled computer hardware, rockets and clocks. Things made with moving parts/ phones and phone accessories, turntables and gadgets. Think Inspector Gadget, Engineering, Computer Science., sometimes geekery is included in this style

Traditional- Typically considered to be Georgian/Victorian, traditional is often a colonial look with handsome furniture, antique details and elegant patterns. Anything antique and grand usually fits the style perfectly. Relaxed dark colours and comfortable furniture, stately homes, gentleman's clubs and respectable hotels.

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Tribal - much like African, tribal has a primitive barbarian feel to it. Bone beads, earth tones, geometric shapes like arrows and triangles, native style, simple construction, rough cast metal and natural materials.

Victorian - pretty straight forward- anything that's Victorian in style. You don't have to be accurate (that's what the historical tag is for!) but anything modelled to the last half of the 19th century is 'pure' Victorian, with the high peak being 1860s- 1880s. Though the Victorians were mad for colour, Victorian style now days is usually the ornate, lace-and-beaded black-on-black that was popular in the 1880s and 1890s, with high button boots, lace cuffs and cameo jewelry.

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Waldorf- Waldorf items are inspired by Waldorf education. The early childhood classroom in a Waldorf school is filled with toys made from natural materials, such as wool and wood. Waldorf items are not necessarily toys, but are inspired by the natural and simple beauty of the Waldorf classroom. Waldorf virtues are goodness, beauty and truth, I think that can be found in our creations. 


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Woodland - Forest and Nature based, sort of folk meets fairy tale. Anything with forest creatures such as deer, rabbits, foxes, birds and bears as well as flora like acorns, walnuts, blackberries, ferns, ivy and birch. Woodland stuff is very sweet and old-fashioned, like a children's story. Think Hansel and Gretel, Bambi and Goldilocks, trees and mushrooms.

Zen- Peaceful, Meditation and Calm, Things that inspire relaxation, this is the Japanese side of Oriental. Clean lines, modern shapes and simple construction, Zen is clam, neutral in tone and almost minimalist in design, also has ties to eco conscious and sustainable art for the home, yoga and buddah.



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