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.
Oklahoma doesn't get a lot of snow, but frosty mornings are common and the occasional ice storm wreaks havoc once or twice a season - leaving every surface coated in a beautiful (if damaging), crystal clear layer of ice.
For this feature I went looking for the handmade treasures among the BESTeam shops that evoked the colors of an Oklahoma winter: soft grays, whites, ebony, purple and browns.
Reminding me of the subtle colors of a frozen pond, these elegant earrings and pendant of moonstone, jasper, quartz and silver have all the sparkle a winter outfit requires. Cindy welcomes custom orders and if you're looking for a unique piece of jewelry featuring your birthstone, just ask.
These big, bold chunks of magnesite bring to mind snowballs. And if you're going to be tossing snowballs around, you'd best have a snuggly, warm hat like the crochet one below - in wintry cool lavender and gray. The energy and creativity of the artistic duo behind Our Home to Yours shines in their shop: scarves, hats, vintage pieces, jewelry, wreaths...
I love the crisp look of these bows by Danielle - so clean - like a fresh snowfall against the backdrop of dark trees. The hint of color on the two small bows provides a much-needed burst of warmth on a wintry day. Danielle also takes gorgeous photographs which you can find at her other shop,
Danizabeth.
Cool, cool pearls in organic, natural shapes: the earrings could be drifts of windblown snow. The delicate necklace - like fragile ice crystals - in freshwater pearls would make a lovely companion piece to the earrings. For unique East-meets-West bracelets, earrings and necklaces, stop by Blue White Wear.
I love that first picture, I clicked it to get a better look at the tiny icicles hanging from the metal...and you tied in all the shops wonderfully, of course. :D Thank you!
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Great feature! Beautiful ice, but makes me feel even colder than I already do from a noticeable temperature drop in Illinois. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLovely items - I love the pearl pendant necklace!
ReplyDeleteOh, brrr, I love how you've woven the frosty weather into a picture story!
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Oh wow, love this feature! Thank you, thank you!
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