Xochitl Menjivar, San Francisco State University

The website and app have gained a reputation for selling counterfeit and not-quite-as-advertised items, but that’s not what the company was originally all about.

Jake Sanders, Rhodes College

You don’t have to scrape the bottom of the barrel any longer; here are some useful tips to help you create your personal holiday shopping list.

Kala Horvat, University of Georgia

You can make time to make art you want to make AND get paid for it.

Hannah Cullen, St. Cloud State University

Express yourself and make money doing it.

Lexi Anderson, Pratt Institute

Splendid Rain Co became famous for its brazen merchandise, but now it’s leading the charge against Etsy’s hypocritical business practices.

Caitlyn Conville, Bergen Community College

Get your pin on.

Samantha Jorgens, Central Michigan University

The University of Iowa student has sold hundreds of handmade pendants, which she designs with everything from birthstones to geodes.

Carli Scalf, Ball State University

Senior UVA student LeiLei Secor, founder of the wildly popular online store Designed By Lei, has used her jewelry-making skills to pay for her college degree.

Camelia Juarez, Texas State University

University of Hartford student Mikaela Nelson custom-makes dolls with amputations and burn wounds for children who have undergone intensive medical procedures.

D'Ariel Myrick, University of Georgia

Through her Etsy store, ‘The Wilder Prints,’ Sarah Talbot is proving that even saints have a wild side.