It’s that time again when we start thinking about holiday gifts. Many of us will be doing our holiday shopping online. As I previously reported, Black Friday generated record-breaking online sales, so it will probably happen again during the holidays.

If you don’t know about Etsy, I suggest you try it. It is perfect for unique gifts and one-of-a-kind items. It is an e-commerce website that offers items you just can’t find anywhere else. It was launched in 2005 and is one of the most successful businesses on the Internet. Etsy is a digital arts and crafts fair that provides sellers with personal storefronts that feature handmade and vintage items as well as arts and crafts. You can find all kinds of odds and ends including arts, photography, clothing, jewelry, food, bath, beauty products, quilts, knick-knacks, and toys. If you want to get creative this holiday season, you can also buy craft supplies such as beads, wire, and jewelry-making tools. I would love to make something myself, but I need a coach and no one is volunteering.

I know people who have made healthy incomes by being a retailer on Etsy. Some of them have quit their day jobs because they are doing so well. I also read that traditional retailers scout the site for unusual goods to sell themselves. It is really known as “the world’s handmade marketplace.” Etsy merchandise is also affordable, so you can always find something.

It will be interesting to find out how many of you know Etsy already. The site has been featured on many different media platforms including Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The London Times, Forbes, and dozens more.

What is even more terrific is that the famous website has pop-up locations all over the world including Paris, London, Amsterdam, and San Francisco. The big news is that Etsy has recently opened a SoHo location just in time for the holidays. This is the first-ever holiday shop in New York City from November 29 through December 8. You only have a few days left. It is next door to Dior, down the street from the Apple Store, with furniture boutiques and coffee shops nearby.

By the way, the name Etsy doesn’t mean anything. Robert Kalin, the founder, said that he named the site Etsy because he wanted a nonsense word. He wanted to build the brand from scratch.

Etsy’s head office is located in DUMBO, Brooklyn. They have an open house every Monday night.