2011 was an amazing year for so many reasons. In Modern Mouse land, we had loads of fun! We welcomed two fabulous new mice, Polly and Genevieve, onto our staff.  We kicked off monthly Crafty Hours attended by bunches of you wonderful folks from the community. We added boatloads of awesome new artists to the already amazing pool of talent whose work is so much fun to showcase. Thanks to you, we watched the likes on our Facebook page  grow past 1,000 and counting. And we turned two years old …

What what! Two of our favorite Modern Mouse artists, Bare Tree and Whimsy and Ink, got featured on Etsy’s Front Page today! Excellent taste all around. Take a peek below; congrats, friends!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Talk about a great way to end the week: I found out last night that Alameda Magazine picked Modern Mouse as Best Indie Design Store in its “The Best of Alameda 2010” issue that’s hot off the presses!
If I could grab both your hands right now and jump up and down in ecstatic, squealing jubilation…you can bet I would!
As soon as I got home from the store last night, Jimmy (aka Mr. Mouse) strolled casually out the door to greet me.
Jimmy: “Have you seen the Best …

I’ve been waiting for the day when my Google Web Alert for Modern Mouse (an automated alert that sends me email any time Google finds the words “modern mouse” published online) would turn up something other than updates about computer mice and video games that look like this:
Occasionally, Google picks up Alix’s “where to buy” info on her Parami Panda Crochet blog which is always nice to see. And it was cool when the East Bay Loop city guide helped spread the word about our Black Friday Sale back in …

We’ve been getting that a lot lately and it’s no wonder, since about three-quarters of our team of designers can also be found on Etsy! There don’t seem to be many who haven’t heard of Etsy these days. Well, not if you enjoy finding unique handmade items that you won’t see everywhere and happily, there seem to be a growing number of people in that camp.
Etsy’s where I got my craft business started and also where I met and joined the Full-Time Etsy Crafters Team, which consists of upwards of …