Polaroid coasters (Etsy.com)
Etsy.com is an online arts and crafts marketplace designed by and for fans of handmade arts and crafts. Its stated mission is "to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers."
Etsy is a perfect place to shop for the artsy friend on your list who will appreciate something handmade. The products sold on Etsy tend to be unusual, authentic and quirky. If you browse the web store you'll find a wide variety of handmade and vintage items as well as art and craft supplies. Handmade items for sale on Etsy include art and photography, clothing and jewelry, toys, and more.
To be considered 'vintage' by Etsy an item must be at least 20 years old. Vintage items currently for sale include clothing, housewares, furniture and jewelry. Many artists sell their own creations here. Etsy is both an online store and an artist community, with tools to create online stores for artists. In some ways, the site is like a giant craft fair.
Etsy gives sellers personal storefronts where they can list and sell their handmade and vintage items to site visitors. Etsy makes money by charging a listing fee of 20 cents for each item and getting a percentage of each sale.
When you sign up to be a seller, you get your own online shop. You can customize it and set your shop policies. Etsy sellers can also participate in Alchemy, a feature that allows buyers to post requests for custom made items and allows sellers to bid on those requests.
There are just a few rules about what you can and cannot sell, including the rule that vintage items must actually be at least 20 years old. Users are also not allowed to sell handmade goods created by someone else.
To start selling on Etsy, you must provide the site with some basic information. Get started here.