Etsy Shops > Fill the Void: Make Something Orange

Fill the Void: Make Something Orange

Posted: Lis on Jul 05 | Etsy Buzz

I am a member of Etsy Bloggers, a new Etsy.com street team. Our first writing project is to blog about the color orange. To find some orange inspiration, I searched Etsy for items tagged “orange” and discovered that orange is actually the least-made color on Etsy.

There are approximately 5900 orange items currently listed on Etsy. Yellow has 7197 items. Purple has nearly double the number of orange items, with 10268. Orange is dwarfed by red - there are 16150 items tagged with this color. Green tops red with 21319, as does Blue with 26427 items. Even brown (8750), white (13218) and black (19632) beat orange.

It baffles me that orange is so under-represented on Etsy. It’s a hot summer 2007 fashion color, but neither Pantone’s Golden Apricot nor Le Cuir a Paris’ Soufre appear in the tags of a single Etsy item (although bonus points go to SandrikasFiberArt for mentioning the “golden oranges and apricots” in her hand knit wool scarf).

According to the fashion forecast, orange will continue to be a popular color in Fall and Winter 2007/2008 (check out bright orange Aria), so get busy making those orange items! In the meantime, check out these orange beauties…

Here are some more orange-posts from the Etsy Bloggers street team:

“…has captured the essence of summer in a color way she calls Fruit Punch”:
http://cozyetsy.blogspot.com/2007/06/summer-knitting-or-crocheting.html

“…I used my hand dyed fabrics”:
http://pelecypods.blogspot.com/

“…orange plastic piece is part of a car turn signal cover”:
http://impybat.blogspot.com/2007/06/orange-post.html

“…a hot summer 2007 fashion color”:
http://etsyshops.com/index.php/2007/07/05/fill-the-void-make-something-orange/

“…this art is so vibrant, and has such a sense of humor, that I was instantly drawn to it”:
http://poppycatsaffron.blogspot.com/

“…I click the fat orange Etsy rectangle, front page”:
http://littleput.blogspot.com/

“…a canvas-like fabric which I imported from Japan”:
http://joeyandaleethea.com/blog

“…Other colors are available but I really like the orange”:
http://dashery.blogspot.com/

“…a fantastic project I can do using orange”:
http://athenasarmoury.blogspot.com/

“Because I love flowers so very much… I often try to represent them, at least in spirit…”:
http://www.artisan-jewelry.blogspot.com/

“that is one of my favorite colors, I have many orange items”:
http://eyepopart.blogspot.com/

“always fresh and eye-catching”:
http://pepperinapress.blogspot.com/2007/07/all-about-orange.html

“Orange is beautiful! Etsy is beautiful!”:
http://themommyandmeboutique.blogspot.com/

“I mixed the most wonderful hue”:
http://www.xanga.com/aliciamae_8/602146832/orange—a-rare-color-for-me.html

“These two hang around my studio now waiting to be eaten one hot summer day”:
http://noraandwill.blogspot.com/

“…the Beavers are the rivals. And there colors happen to be orange and black”:
http://luminescence-artisticimage.blogspot.com/

“…the perfect bowl to serve my Orange Chipotle Salsa!”:
http://brazildesigns.blogspot.com/

“…coral howlite, a deep reddish-orange that complements the gold tone nicely”:
http://impybat.blogspot.com/2007/07/its-orange-week.html

“…my husband calls me “Tiger lily”:
http://livewirechick.blogspot.com/

“…Happy Independence Day!”:
http://spiceycreations.livejournal.com/

Featured Shop