New treasury

Treasury I want... by Alexca

New members!!

Our newest members are VeronicaR Studio and R&R Mexico Supply

So, what's the Day of the Dead??

Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd, All Saint's Day in the Catholic calendar. The purpose of the holiday is to commemorate our loved ones that have died.



I know it probably seems like a quirky holiday for those of you outside of Mexico, but it is deeply ingrained in our culture. The tradition goes back to Aztec times when they had a couple of gods of death. When the Spanish came to America they fused their own Catholic holiday with the prehispanic worship.



Despite all the skeletons in the decoration, it is not meant as a spooky holiday like Halloween is. However, the idea is the same. This time of the year is when the limit between the world of the living and the world of the dead can be crossed by the spirits, so they come back to visit the families they have left behind. It's not spooky or creepy because your loved ones are returning to be with you.



The purpose of the altars are to welcome the dead. They are usually very personalized. If you put up one in your house, it probably is dedicated to family members. Schools usually pick a prominent (dead) figure to honor with their altar, so do other public places. A popular pick is always Frida Kahlo. Traditionally, altars are composed of photos of the deceased, their favorite food, candles, religious parafernalia, cempasuchitl (special flowers), sugar skulls, papel picado, pumpkins, and pan de muerto (a special bread baked just on this holiday).



During this days, it's pretty common for people to go to the cemetery to visit their loved ones. They usually bring flowers and clean the tombs. In very little towns, people still go to the cemetery and spend all the night there, arrange shrines around tombs, bring food and celebrate there.

Getting ready for the Day of the Dead!!

As a team, we are all getting ready for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd.
So, look forward to posts about Mexican traditions and best of all:

A Treasure Hunt!!!

More on that later, once we work out all the details, but meanwhile save the date for November 1st, when we will be doing the hunt.

So while you are waiting for all the awesome Day of the Dead things the Etsy Mexico Team will be doing, you can head over to Etsy here and vote on the best Day of the Dead item:

Where we live

We live in different parts of Mexico, but exactly where? Here we tell you a little about the place where we live.
Vivimos en diferentes partes de México, pero exactamente en dónde? Aquí les contamos un poco a cerca del lugar donde vivimos.

First place we're going to talk about is Cancun, Mayari live there (Too Fashion)
El primer lugar del que les vamos a hablar es Cancún, ahí vive Mayari (Too Fashion)

El Municipio de Benito Juárez or as commonly referred to Cancun, which in Maya means "nest of snakes". It is a town of recent creation and cultural diversity, as there is a mix of people from many parts of Mexico and other countries.

Cancun is a very beautiful city with great tourist attractions and is very quiet for a living.
The city is divided into two parts and the center of Cancun's hotel zone. In the center is where most of the inhabitants.

A very popular monument is the North-South dialogue, but all is known as the source of the "Ceviche" is the lake and the Angel of Independence in Mexico City It is a rallying point for any reason to celebrate local, state or national level.

El municipio de Benito Juárez o como comúnmente se le conoce Cancún, que en maya significa "nido de serpiente". Es una ciudad de reciente creación y de diversidad cultural, pues hay una mezcla de habitantes de muchas partes de México y también de otros países. Cancún es una ciudad muy hermosa, con grandes atractivos turístico y es muy tranquila para vivir. La ciudad se divide en dos partes el centro de Cancún y la zona hotelera. En el centro es donde vive la mayoría de los habitantes. Un monumento muy popular es el Diálogo Norte-Sur, pero por todos es conocido como la fuente del "Ceviche", es lago así como el Angel de la Independencia en el D.F. Es un punto de reunión por cualquier motivo de celebración local, estatal o nacional.

The hotel zone, as its name says is where the hotels are also shopping centers, places to dance, theater, beaches and more.

La zona hotelera, como su nombre lo dice es donde se encuentran los hoteles, también centros comerciales, lugares para ir a bailar, teatro, playas entre otros.

The beaches are the main attraction, as with the turquoise blue sea is impossible not to see it. There is a very popular beach in Cancun El Mirador or Playa Delfines is one of the most spectacular views the Caribbean Sea. On the eastern side, we see the ocean and the great lake west Nichupte, which is another attraction for water activities.

Las playas son el atractivo principal, pues con el mar azul turquesa es imposible dejar de verlo. Hay una playa muy popular en Cancún, El Mirador o Playa Delfines es una de las vistas más espectaculares del Mar Caribe. Por el lado del este, se observa el océano y por el oeste la gran laguna Nichupté, la cual es otro atractivo para realizar actividades acuáticas.

Interview: Mayari of TooFashion

This is part of a series of interviews with our members. That way we can get to know the person behind the handmade. We will be publishing interviews until we cover all of our members.




Mayari is TooFashion on etsy. All the photos are linked to her shop!!


What's your name and location?
My name is Mayari, I was born in Mexico City and currently living in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Cancun is a beautiful place and source of much inspiration.
I studied design at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, I specialize in graphic design, textile and industrial. My husband and I have a graphic design office, but I drew the design of jewelry for the wide variety of materials, colors, shapes and especially the great creative freedom.



What do you do for a living?
I started designing a day that I walked into a shop where they sell material, I was struck and diverse amount of materials. I took several courses to learn techniques and then turn. I do not like buying a single type material, I buy little and treatment are also unusual materials, as paramount in my pieces is not to make large-scale, for I feel that this saved their essence. Besides the person who acquires one of my pieces is sure to have something unique.



What do you do on your free time?
Sometimes I go to the beach to relax a little, I love movies and try to go as often as possible. I have a cat and I entertain a lot with her. We get to play together to not get bored.



What do you sell on Etsy?
I sell jewelry. Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, key rings and book marks. I always try to make unique pieces, with lots of color and texture. The color is very important for me because it is the way I can convey something in my pieces. Also draw little attention to very important to me when designing.



How did you get started on Etsy?
It was through a friend from college. I told him what he was doing and he told me that Etsy was the perfect place for me. Thanks to the knew another chance to sell my pieces.



Do you belong to any other teams?
No, this is my first team, but I try to enter the other it is an excellent alternative to meet people and publicize your work.

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Esta es parte de una serie de entrevistas con nuestros miembros. Así podemos conocer a la persona detrás de las tiendas. Publicaremos entrevistas hasta que todos nuestros miembros hayan hecho la suya.

¿Quién eres y donde vives?
Mi nombre es Mayari, nací en la Ciudad de México y actualmente vivo en Cancún, Quintana Roo, México. Cancún es un lugar muy hermoso y fuente de mucha inspiración.
Estudié diseño en la Escuela del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, en la Ciudad de México; me especialicé en diseño gráfico, textil e industrial. Mi esposo y yo tenemos un despacho de diseño, pero me atrajo el diseño de la bisutería por la gran variedad de materiales, colores, formas y principalmente la gran libertad creativa.


¿A qué te dedicas?
Empecé a diseñar un día que entré en una tienda donde venden material, me impresionó la cantidad y lo diverso de los materiales. Tomé varios cursos para aprender técnicas y de ahí inicié. No me gusta comprar material de un sólo tipo, compro poco y además trato que sean materiales poco usuales, pues algo primordial en mis piezas es no hacerlas en gran escala, pues siento que así guardan su esencia. Además de que la persona que adquiere una de mis piezas tiene la certeza de que tiene algo único.

¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?
A veces voy a la playa para relajarme un poco, me encanta el cine y trato de ir lo más seguido posible. Tengo una gatita y me entretengo mucho con ella. Nos ponemos a jugar juntas para no aburrirnos.

¿Qué vendes en Etsy?
Yo vendo joyería. Collares, aretes, pulseras, anillos, llaveros y separadores de libros. Siempre trato de hacer piezas únicas, con mucho colorido textura. El color para mi es muy importante, pues es la manera en que puedo transmitir algo en mis piezas. Además llaman mucho la atención que muy importante para mi al diseñar.

¿Cómo llegaste a Etsy?
Fue gracias a un amigo de la universidad. Le conté lo que hacía y el me dijo que Etsy era el lugar ideal para mi. Gracias a el conocí otra posibilidad para vender mis piezas.

¿Eres miembro de algún otro team?
No, mi primer team es éste, pero pienso intentar ingresar en otros pues es una excelente alternativa para conocer gente y dar a conocer tu trabajo.

And the winners are....

So, today we announce the winners!!!

But first we want to thank all of you who participated in our giveaway. We received 118 entries by 54 people. We never expected this kind of response!!!!

To determine the winners we first collected all of your entries and listed them. Then we introduced that list on random.org. We randomized that list once and the ten people who came first are the winners...

The prizes are assigned in the order that they were posted in the giveaway post.
So, come see who won what.

Astrea wins a set of two round scrabble bobby pins by Panoptica


AnaChurretes wins a black crystal red coral ring by TooFashion


Cheryl F. (The Lucky Ladybug) wins a sunshine crochet necklace by JustineJustine


Digital Misfit wins a screen printed Craftibag by ChocoRockandRoll


mrsbuckett wins a black hand-embroidered headband by MireilleManuel



Luna Encaprichada wins a green and stripes pencil case by Ziazia


memoriesforlifescrapbooks wins a ladylike resin cameo ring with pearls by Foufouchat


janil wins a flower wristlet by Alexca


Silja Erg wins a wedding and mariposa bracelet by Glasspond Studio


Thriftgoddess wins a loteria recycled pouch by Productos Grrr!


I'll be contacting the winners today to get their addresses to mail the gifts. When I get those, I'll send them to the corresponding seller so they can send the gifts.

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Hoy anunciamos a los ganadores!!!

Pero primero queremos agradecer muchísimo a todas las personas que participaron en nuestro giveaway. Recibimos 118 entradas de 54 personas. La verdad es que no nos lo esperabamos!!

Para escoger a los ganadores primero juntamos las entradas de todo mundo y las enlistamos en el orden en que fueron comentando. Luego pusimos esa lista en random.org. De lista aleatoria que salio tomamos a las diez primeras personas como ganadoras.

Los premios se asignaron en el orden en que estaban enlistados en el posteo original del giveaway.

Entonces, veamos quién gano qué:

Astrea ganó un par de broches para el pelo de Panoptica

AnaChurretes ganó un anillo de cristal negro y coral rojo deTooFashion

Cheryl F. (The Lucky Ladybug) ganó un collar de crochet de JustineJustine

Digital Misfit ganó una bolsa impresa de ChocoRockandRoll

mrsbuckett ganó una diadema negra bordada a mano de MireilleManuel


Luna Encaprichada ganó Un estuche de lapices de Ziazia

memoriesforlifescrapbooks ganó un anillo de resina de camafeo deFoufouchat

janil ganó una bolsa de mano de Alexca

Silja Erg ganó una pulsera de mariposas de Glasspond Studio

Thriftgoddess ganó una bolsa de lotería reciclada de Productos Grrr!

Hoy mismo contactaré a los ganadores para tener sus direcciones. En cuanto las tenga se las mandare al miembro del equipo que les tenga que mandar su premio.