Saturday, November 10, 2007

Contasbrasil/Contascoeln

Today I am featuring the colorful and unique designs of ContasBrasil. Please read her bio below and check out her etsy shops.

"ContasBrasil - more than just jewelry .Since 2005, the Brazilian Suzy Wortberg designs in Cologne custom jewelry together with two artists from her native country, BebĂȘ de Soares and Ana Vilas Boas. Brazil meets Europe. Where different cultures meet, ideas spring up. Contrasts produce exciting new concepts. Jewelry is the expression of personality. Thus all ContasBrasil products are handmade, unique pieces, developed with a taste for things special. Inspired by the Brazilian light, it's many-sided culture and the countless riches of the Brazilian soil. Motivated by the desire of bringing people the unique feeling of life in Brazil."

Friday, November 9, 2007

Goddess' Delight






Bring out the goddess in you with one of Kreative Mindz yummy hair wraps. Create your own "look" whether you have short or long hair. Having a bad hair day ? Here is your solution. This shop also carries beautiful wooden boxes like the one above and clothing items too. Happy shopping! Read more about this creative team on their blog.

Kreative Mindz

Today's very interesting shop belongs to Kreative Mindz. Please read about her work from her bio.

"KreativeMindz is our company I started a few years ago (a dream I've had forever). Aly and Beau are a husband and wife team, supporting each other through love, laughter and creativity. An-G is one of Aly's best friends, who is a wonderful seamstress and enjoys sewing in her free time, when she isn't being a vet :).We mostly make clothing (in all sizes and colors), Goddess Wraps™, Hot Packs, Bags, Purses, Wallets, Cuffs and many other cool things! Beau is a very skilled craftsman and carpenter. Check out the Wooden Kreationz section to see some things my husband is now adding. :DA LITTLE ABOUT US I was born and raised in a home of artists. My mother a painter, and my father a photographer. As kids we always were doing some sort of "project". This has continued for me throughout my life, dipping my hands in all sorts of creative "projects". I found my nitch in sewing. I LOVE creating different things. I picture it in my mind and then it becomes...it is my "gift" I suppose. And I enjoy working with the different fibers to see what can be done with them.I mostly stay at home and mother our 2 wonderful and beautiful children (9 and 2), my husband and best friend, our 3 dogs and a cat, and our beautiful land. This keeps me busy, as I'm sure you can imagine, but I try to sew on a daily basis, even if it's only 15 minutes. I have been making clothes for many, many years (15 to be exact). I first started when I was 15 and made a patchwork skirt by hand for a show I was going to. As I got older I bought a sewing machine and began making clothes to support my traveling and music habit. I have traveled all over the country selling my clothes at all the wonderful shows and festivals. I miss that sometimes but am so blessed to have my 2 wonderful and beautiful children. When my son got older I started working in the film business...helping design sets and such. This was wonderful and fun work, but I truly missed being home. My daughter was born 2 years ago, and with the help of my wonderful and supportive husband, I started to stay home again. I knew we needed the extra income though....so here I am...trying to learn my way around the Internet highway. I am so very thankful to have this opportunity to be able to watch my children grow!!! We enjoy our land and our organic gardens. Hiking, fishing, swimming, playing, camping, fires, drum circles and a show when we can catch one. My husband is a carpenter and loves working with his hands and building wonderful things! An-G is living in Columbus, where she just graduated from vet school(WHOOHOOO!!!). She is currently engaged to be married next summer! :)She has been sewing a long time as well, learning some from her mother and some from herself! More to come on An-G. :)Thanks to all of you whom support us stay at home mamas and independent artists!!!! And thank you for helping our dream become reality! We truly appreciate all the support! :D"

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Funky Blue

Find these delightfully warm and fashionable items in Lizstaley's etsy shop. I just love the color and the unique fish button on the scarf and the furry cuffs on the fingerless gloves. what a great way to stay warm this winter. Please take a look at Liz's shop for buttons, unique jewelry made with computer keyboard pieces and more.




Realm Of Nerdiness

My featured artist for today has a great shop with interesting items like the ones featured above. Please read what she has to say about herself.

"I grew up in Baltimore, but am now living in Greenville, NC. My mom got me into arts and crafts when I was really little (I wanted to help her paint ceramics when I was a baby, so she'd give me a paintbrush, a cup of water, and a rubber ducky. Took me awhile to figure out that it's supposed to change colors when you paint it though!). Ever since then I've loved to draw and create things.Now, I love doing art, crocheting, and am getting into making ACEO cards and sewing. I've been crocheting and drawing for years. I also love to make button pins. I tend to go on what I like to call "craft binges", where I'll make a whole bunch of a certain thing, so if you see long stretches of buttons or crocheted items in my listings, you'll know I've been on one!My hobbies when I'm not creating things are watching anime, playing tabletop role-playing games (Dungeons and Dragons; Big Eyes, Small Mouth; D20 Modern, West End Games' D6 System, etc), building web-pages, and playing on GaiaOnline[dot]com. I also have a gallery on DeviantArt and Flickr, both of which you can find with the user name lizstaley as well.I find that I really enjoy blogging abou tmy crafts as well! You can visit my blog at http://livewirechick.blogspot.com/
In addition, I also write and illustrate a story that I publish to the web, and have been working on since I was a senior in high school. It's gone through many, many versions and updates, and I'm eventually thinking about having it published. You can check that out at
http://www.oap-studios.com/akaryuu"

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Unique jewelry and Gifts

The avatar says it all! This is a great place to shop. Stacirose's etsy shop carries jewelry picture frames and many other unique gift items. I would love for someone to buy me the personalized bead box. Maybe I should drop some hints at home or put it on a wish list. The earring and necklace below are part of a set in Staci's shop. Don't forget to take a peek at her blog too.









Staci Rose

Today's featured artist is Staci of stacirose. Please read her profile below:

"All pieces are original, hand-made, and one of a kind!Here's what some of my customers have said!
"Very impressive in every way.", Kate, NY
"Gorgeous earings; fast shipping; Will buy from again; good seller.", Livia, FL
"I love this piece. Mystical. Good transaction.", John, PA
"Sophistication PLUS Beautifully designed & well made jewelry by excellent Artist.", Lyn, NC
"Very fast shipping, thanks my son loves it!", Jody, WI
"Nice picture frame. Excellent communication and fast shipping. Highly recommend!", Mike, MD
"Beautiful Jewelry I plan to be a returning customer A+.", Bonnie, CT
"Even better than pictured, fast shipment, great to work with.", Nancy, WA
"Beautiful merchandise. Business-like. Thank you.", Rebecca, GA
"Wow! Great earrings, great price, amazingly fast, well-packed shipping. Thanks!", Georgia, LA
"Beautiful work & fast shipping. Will be back again! Super Creations.", Linda, AZ

My name is Staci and I am an artist living and growing in the San Francisco Bay Area. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoyed making it.I am a proud member of: WWAO - Worldwide Women's Art Organization EBSQ - an art collective.Please visit me at:
http://stacirose.blogspot.com
You can also find great Etsy Judaica items as well as Isreali Etsy sellers here: http://israelisonetsy.blogspot.com/