Another fabulous way of finding bargains on Etsy is looking for 'Oops' listings. These are generally items where the end result is ever so slightly flawed, and not up to the sellers usual standards.
Which means that if you're willing to over look the mistake, you get a beautiful piece at a fraction of the cost :)
You can get some seriously good deals around etsy if you're persistent. I'm being good and have put myself on a shopping ban, so here are all the bargains which would be coming to live at my house if I was in the shopping spirit: