Showing posts with label meet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meet. Show all posts

Thursday, 25 April 2013

About LoveStar1


About LoveStar1



Jenni
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator
A full time teacher assistant, concert-enthusiast, who is deeply in love with a man.


A shop that became due to a slight obsession with paper.

Growing up, a child of a single father with three kids, we had to be resourceful. We didn't have a lot of money and I appreciated what we did have. I began crafting with anything around the house. I would make things out of paper, beads, paint, clay, and just about anything else you can think of. 


As I got older, I continued to create for the family. Making scrapbooks and various home decorations led me to these banners. Shopping on Etsy, I became fascinated with the many crafters here. I knew I should have my own shop. Because the possibilities are endless, I thought I should share. 


I feel it's best to keep the price reasonable for everyone, but the styles are priceless. There is a banner for anyone. If you don't see something you love contact me.


I hope that these simple yet unique banners make any happy home even happier!



Yellow Bunting Banner


Circle Arrow Banner


Star Party Banner






Girlie Bunting Banner



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Tuesday, 19 March 2013

About parsonsparlor


About Parsons Parlor


Marian Snow
Owner
Hi, my name is Marian, and I wanted to thank you for stopping by my shop. I hope you like what you see. If you have any questions about one of my chairs or are interested in my custom services, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.



Thank you so much for visiting my shop. This is where I sell my “finished” chairs but also offer custom upholstery services as well. Please read below for more detailed information. You can also read more about us on our website www.parsonsparlor.com and take a peek at our portfolio. 


Are you inspired to design a custom piece of furniture for Parsons Parlor to create and are looking for a chair to purchase that would be an empty canvas for your own imagination?

We have an ever-growing collection of “unfinished chairs” that can be purchased for you to customize with the fabric and design modifications of your choice. Our inventory of “unfinished chair” can be found in our Etsy shop under the section "Chairs To Be Customized". 


Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have about our finished chairs as well as our custom upholstery services. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Surround yourself with a unique and original piece of furniture that speaks to your own personal style. 

Reinvent a chair.

XO Marian Snow















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Parsons Parlor


Sunday, 17 March 2013

About BLintonPhotography


Becky Linton
Owner
Wife, Mother, Photographer, Artist/Crafter, Traveler, Vintage Lover, Foodie


I feel blessed to have found what I truly love, and am happy to be able to share it!



I have always been making things and knew that one day I wanted to sell what I was creating. From an early age, my mom set this example for me. She was an original mompreneur. Once I got a digital camera, I knew I had found my true bliss, and there was no turning back!

Photography has been a part of my life since my teen years. I took my first photography class in high school, in the early eighties. I continued with more classes in college and spent many hours in the dark room. It was always exciting to put a piece of paper in a chemical bath and watch an image slowly appear. The process is different now, but I still love seeing a photo "develop".

I enjoy taking photos of our natural world and exploring natural light. There is so much beauty to be found. For me, nowhere is this truer, than at the beach. Having grown up on a small island in Alaska, I spent many hours on the beach, and being near the ocean is a part of who I am. Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest, I still spend many hours at the beach with my husband and two daughters. The Pacific Northwest is truly a unique place, with its many inlets, islands and miles of beaches.



While at the beach, I can't help filling my pockets with beautiful shells and stones and collecting beach glass and pieces of driftwood. I have jars and baskets filled with these treasures, and I love using them as subjects in my photos.



Having this Etsy shop is a dream come true. I love everything about it: taking the photos and processing them, packaging them to send to customers and making my shop a place people want to visit.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

~Becky
















BLintonPhotography

Beach Photos | Kitchen Art | Flower Photography



Tuesday, 6 November 2012

About Dalfia


Daniela Alfia
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator

The Bag

Hello!
My name is Daniela. I am the designer behind Dalfia bags, married to Doron and mother of two girls – Daria and Avishag (twins...). and we all love our dog, Lisa – the heart of the family.
We live in Modiin, a new and modern city between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. I work in my home studio, and usually my first judges are my daughters and my husband (sometimes Lisa says something as well, but its hard to understand exactly what she means…) So, I can say, I am getting an immediate feedback on what I create!

I am designing and making bags for 3 years now. It happened to me suddenly and unexpectedly. I love to shop – clothes, bags, shoes and more, and more … I like unique designs and outstanding quality, sometimes it is expensive, sometimes it is not– I surely know how to find something precious in a huge pile of rubbish!! In my last job I was flying abroad 5-6 times a year for short periods of time. And it meant shopping, shopping and more shopping! And on a trip to Greece, I came across this shop (don’t remember the name, just that she was about 5 feet wide) and there he was – The Bag (Its no mistake – I call it he because he means a lot to me). I pulled him off the shelf, paid about 700$ ant he was mine!…After I took him to my room, hugged and stroked him, A thought flashed in my mind – this is the last one that I am buying! I am starting to make bags by myself, for me!!!

As soon as I came back home, I took my first course in designing bags (it cost me about the same amount as The Bag) and didn’t stop taking courses, workshops and learning about leather and bags since then!! I learned from the best teachers in Israel (thank you, Ellen Ruben, my first teacher, and to you – Eli Ben Hamo, master that works with Hermes, Lancel and other famous companies in the world). I went to England to learn from Valerie Michael (UK guru) handstitch and work with vegtanned leather. And it didn’t end yet…



That bag –The Bag, is still on the shelf in my studio as in the museum. He symbolizes for me a turning point in my life, when finally I can say what I want to do when I’ll grow up! (I am turned 40 few months ago – good age to become a grownup girl!) Its also symbolizes the end of searching – I have learnt so many things in my life: carpeting design, painting, interior design, sewing, lace, jewelry design and philosophy! 
And finally, here I am – designing leather bags and accessorize!
Hope to see you in my shop and hope you like what you see and will find something for yourself or your loved ones,
Daniela







About CelebratedLady


Journey of a Celebrated Lady

I spend my time designing, then hand crafting jewelry and accessories for the everyday lady to enjoy. I have always loved creating things and have always wanted to share what I create.


Jennifer Vitale
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator, Photographer, Shipper
Hiya!

I'm a bit of a bohemian and I love the romance of creating something by hand and heart.


Through Celebrated Lady, I hope to inspire every lady to know that she deserves not only to celebrate herself but also to be celebrated.






CelebratedLady





Christina Conroy : stonesartisanjewelry


It began with a blank space...

...at least that's how people describe Saskatchewan when they drive through. Hailing from the most overlooked part of the Canadian Plains, I have surrounded myself with rocks my whole life. I touch them. I keep them in bowls. I hold them in my hands. I am thankful for them. This rocky place is my muse and each piece I make reminds me, in some way, of the lonely place where I feel at home.

Well, my mother is also my muse. 
She is the wild one in our family. And without her, I would never have started making jewelry. With her untamed silver hair and perfect skin, she can pull off the most dramatic pieces of stone jewelry anyone can make...and several pieces piled together. I am a minimalist by nature, so I have always lived out my jewelry fantasies through her, selecting quirky pieces on my travels...every once and a while picking up strands of stones for myself in case I ever decided to do something with them.
As I started graduate school, the heady, philosophical chaos of my mental world called out for some kind of tactile balance. And so my craft began. My perfectionist tendencies and love for beauty lend themselves to the detail of jewelry making. I love the picky work and the care of the stones. I favor simple designs that showcase the stones themselves... but every once and a while I'll make some wild pieces for my mother. 
And she wears them all. Usually at the same time.

Thanks for being a part of my story by rummaging through my shop. May these stones and the stories they tell bring you joy.