Welcome to the Craft Jungle

In the beginning, there were crafters.

Twig knitters, vine crocheters, rock jewelry designers, you name it. The mission: To take Adam and Eve out of their fig leaves and sass them up with a hand-stitched loincloth, lambswool scarf and limestone choker.

And it was good.

Fast forward a few thousand years. Today, crafty people direct Adam and Eve to Etsy.

At http://www.etsy.com, the artists come together to make friends, support each other, fight on the forums and -- of course -- sell their wares.

My name is Andrea and I'm an Etsyholic.

Even better, I'm a Blogaholic. Two great tastes that go great together, no?

So here's the deal. I'm using this blog to feature the work of great, independent artisans. We'll have Q and A, photos, contests and so on.

So get your butt out of WalMart and stay tuned. You don't want to miss this.