As part of my BESTeam commitment, once per week I will be posting
short features of several of the fabulous shops and talented
artisans who comprise the team. What is BESTeam? It's The Boosting Etsy Shops Team
and our goal is to give support to each other and to help promote
each others' Etsy shops through blogging, Facebook and other social
networks. If you are an Etsy shopowner and are interested in
learning more about BESTeam, please visit the team page on Etsy
or have a look at the BESTeam blog.
I'm not even going to pretend. The theme of this week's feature is that there is no theme. I'm all over the map with the hand-crafted items I chose to feature today. Why not? There are so many wonderful, unique items from which to chose, I'd hate to pen myself in.
Ellen takes the art of crocheting to a different level. She crafts wrist warmers, wine cozies, shopping bags, rugs, cell phone charms, snuggly throws for cold nights, earrings, ornaments - and bookmarks and clutch bags like the two items below - whew - I know I've probably missed a few things! From the variety of selections in her shop, it doesn't appear she'll be slowing down any time soon.
Black and white are a classic together, of course, and this uniquely-shaped pendant would be a great accent for a sleek black and white outfit. The green drop earrings have a very appealing tactile quality and I love their speckled, rustic glaze. Despite her busy mom-grandma-and-working life, Agnes finds time to devote to her love of and passion for making jewelry.
When I went 'round to visit with the Stitch Princess, I was not expecting to see the large selection of downloadable photographs! They're amazing - and just up my alley because they are all nature-related. And when I saw this sweet red party dress, it had to be included in my "all over the map" collection. By the way, you can customize this dress and any of the others at Faith's shop. If you're looking for hand sewn clothing or something bold and beautiful for your wall, check out Stitch Princess.
I have a tendency towards green-colored items. I gravitate towards it again and again: in clothing, dishes, paint, artwork... Green can be warm, bright, fresh, sensuous and rich. Kind of describes the beautiful work at Joy Handpainted Silk. These two items immediately caught my eye (I have green eyes, by the way). Don't you think they'd look gorgeous together?
I just love your blog Annie, and especially today since it's featuring my work! Thank you for choosing a jewelry item and a hand painted silk scarf. Did you know the artwork on the peacock feather pendant was first a silk scarf! The transfer process is done with a platen press - heat and pressure is used to transfer the image mother of pearl (in this case) or crystal.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Blessed Solstice ~ Joy
Joyflower
http://joysilk.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Joy! Your work is beautiful. Wow, very interesting factoid about the pendant - thanks for adding that!
ReplyDeleteAn Unrefined Vegan
Nice blog Annie! You make me feel like I can do anything! lol
ReplyDeleteStitch Princess' "Bee on Flowers" is makin'g me crave Spring already.
And Joy's shop is, incomperable!
Great feature and have a great holiday....
ReplyDeletewow Joy, I had to click on that peacock feather to get a closer look. great feature Annie, and great besteam items!
ReplyDeleteDebbi
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