Fresh Pastry Stand Identity

Thursday, 01.02.14 at 4:58 pm
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A good frined recently worked with The Chopping Block to establish a new identity for her burgeoning new business Fresh Pastry Stand. What began as a modest Etsy shop has snowballed into a small business thanks to recent attention from the likes of Martha Stewart, Fab.com and even Bob Villa?!

The Chop Shop Etsy Store on G4

Friday, 01.29.10 at 12:21 am
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Game Trailers – E3 2010 – AOTS Exclusive Pretty excellent inclusion of Chop Shop on the most recent episode of G4tv. While our own site remains our central focus, we do make our products available on both Etsy and SupermarketHQ to reach a larger audience.

Robot Stuff On Etsy: Part 6

Friday, 10.16.09 at 3:25 pm
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One thing I love almost as much as robots and hand crafted stuff is wine. That’s why my inner lush was giddy with delight over this wonderful Robot Wine Rack that I found on Etsy. The wine rack from paperdollwoodshop is made of wood (also a big Chopping Block passion) and painted to bright beautiful […]

Robot Stuff on Etsy: Part 5 (wedding edition)

Tuesday, 08.04.09 at 12:46 pm
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Today is a wonderful day the block. Leo, one of our own, got himself hitched and we couldn’t be more thrilled. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across this on etsy. This adorable painting clocks in at a miniscule 2½” × 3½” but it is really quite beautiful even at such a […]

Robot Stuff on Etsy: Part 4

Wednesday, 06.17.09 at 5:53 pm
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Every once in a while I’ll come by some product that I must email out to the entire studio and beg them to get it for the office.  I think I may have just stumbled upon such a product.  Behold, Lime Robot Love Soap by LoveLeeSoaps. The soap is made from glyerin and shea butter […]

Stop the Letter Presses!

Monday, 04.27.09 at 2:34 pm
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There is something I just love about Supermarkethq. I would never do anything to hurt Etsy’s feelings, but Supermarkethq is the newest kid on the block and we think its got legs. Big, long, lanky designer legs. One of the best things you can find there are various hand letter-pressed products (L2 Design Collective shown […]

Robot Stuff on Etsy Part 3

Thursday, 04.23.09 at 11:54 am
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For the third installment of Robot stuff on Etsy I present the Silver Robot of Love with a Turquoise Heart pendant.  This is for all the Robot lovin’ ladies in the house.  This pendant is handmade of sealed plastic.  Although it doesn’t come with the chain, it has a jump ring that you can either string […]

Robot Stuff on Etsy – Part 2

Wednesday, 03.25.09 at 1:34 am
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Today’s Robot Stuff on Etsy features a hand pulled screen print of a robot made up of letters on 100% recycled card stock.  Not only does this tickle my inner geek and inner designer but also my inner environmentalist.  This print is about 20×27 inches and comes in either cobalt blue or silver.  I personally prefer the blue. […]

Save the Planet in Typographic Style

Friday, 03.20.09 at 2:41 pm
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To the Planeteers: I found a proper vessel to celebrate the day you convince Captain Planet to cut his mullet. These glass cups were once used bottles flame cut and polished into the gorgeous forms you see above. Among my favorite are the Boylan glasses which make their appeal by way of the screenprinted label […]

Robot Stuff on Etsy

Monday, 03.16.09 at 2:06 pm
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In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re big Robot fans here at the Block. I also happen to be a huge craft/handmade fan therefore a big fan of Etsy. I figured it would be great to combine the two passions into a post, Robot stuff on Etsy. The first thing I’ve found is an adorable hand […]