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Features Artist Interviews, Articles, Tutorials and moreSamantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-29843645632484751502012-06-02T02:22:00.001-07:002012-06-02T02:22:41.423-07:00New Rosary Design & A Magpie Complex<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm normally mortified (and maybe a tiny bit nauseated) when I see blog posts that read like badly written product ads wherein the author is blatantly congratulating themselves on a job well done. So I'm mildly disgusted with myself right now-even as I continue to type up this post-which at best could be described as shameless self-promotion. Despite my trepidation I do intend to share one of my newly minted rosary designs with you and I <i>hope</i> that you will forgive me for saying that I love this particular piece. So much so in fact that it's pretty much all I can do to keep myself from ferreting it away with the rest of my jewelry hoard where no one will ever ever find it and where I can stop by occasionally to admire it's sparkly goodness...really what I need to do is find it a good home with a woman who will love it and take care of it...someone with the ability to appreciate this level of shiny.<br />
If you happen to be such a woman and also happen to be reading this blog post-drop by my <a href="http://www.theadornedarticle.com/" target="_blank">website</a> so we can begin the adoption proceedings...<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">eet Aaron and Nicole Wildasin, a husband and wife team of multi-talented artists and owners of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thewildasins">The Wildasins</a> shop on Etsy. Aaron & Nicole were kind enough to answer a few questions
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15% off anything in their shop! You can also find The Wildasins- On their <a href="http://www.thewildasins.com/%20" target="_blank">Website</a>, their <a href="http://www.thewildasinsphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Photography Blog</a>, their <a href="http://foodbeautifully.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Food Blog</a> and on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/livebeautifully.thewildasins" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Please tell us a little bit about yourselves…</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />We are Aaron and Nicole Wildasin, a husband and wife team of photographers, designers, and artisans. We've known each other since 6th grade, went to college together, and now live with our two awesome cats in Denver, Colorado. We run our Etsy shop with the branding of Live Beautifully where we sell all natural handmade body products, fine art prints, and handmade antique brass jewelry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">You have multiple product lines-can you tell us what appeals to you about each of these mediums & if you have a favorite?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's too hard to pick a favorite medium :) We both have a degree in graphic design and I suppose the artist in us enjoys photography the most. Being able to express yourself visually, blending and interacting with reality and how you can perceive it is one of the coolest things and our fine art photography helps satisfy that. </span><br />
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That being said, we absolutely adore our live beautifully body product line and want to see it grow exponentially! We didn't set out to be perfumers and body product artisans, it happened really organically and out of the blue and it hooked us right away. It was so much fun designing the overall look and feel of the brand, styling each scent's photo shoot to convey the smell and personality of each line… Not to mention, making and experimenting with scents! <br />
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The handmade jewelry that we feature on our site is the creative achievement of my (Nicole's) mother, Shoshana Drummer. She has such wonderful style and unique designs for her jewelry, when she asked us to help her sell them, we knew they would just fit in beautifully with the overall vintage french boutique look and feel of our store. Photographing and modeling her jewelry was amazing. We love the soft, feminine feel of every piece.<br />
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When/how did you make the decision to open a shop on Etsy?<br />
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There are so many amazing and talented artists and crafters on Etsy. It started with being super inspired, then growing slightly jealous of those out there who were able to just jump for it and put their work out there. Being successful doing what you love for yourself is the most rewarding thing in the world and it's worth working towards. <br />
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The best thing about working with each other on our business is we both know that we have the same set of goals, principals, and aesthetic. We can rely on each other whole-heartedly and put our trust in each other. That, and having your best friend on hand at any time for a laugh, a critique, or a break is awesome!<br />
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The worst or hardest thing that we have found is knowing when to turn off the work and just be ourselves, husband and wife, again. We spend most of our day being partners and co-workers, it's hard to snap out of at the end of the day. It's super important to make sure you set aside time for yourselves to just be you not working, not thinking about the million little things you have to do.<br />
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How do you promote your work?<br />
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We're learning what works and what doesn't work right now. Unfortunately, being a smaller start up business, we don't necessarily have the funds for advertisements. We rely on our Facebook page, word of mouth, wonderful blog friends who help us promote, and Etsy's marketing tools. Renewing items on Etsy is super helpful. We've noticed the most views at our store after continual renewals. Now that spring is almost here, we will definitely be trying our hand at craft shows and art fairs in the Denver area.<br />
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Know what you want to sell and be true to yourself and your artistic abilities and style. There are a LOT of sellers on Etsy and it can be hard to differentiate yourself. Be unique without copying other's work and ideas and take really good pictures of your work! There is a lot of poor photography on Etsy and it can hurt your chances of a sale. Also - have a plan in mind for your business! Know where you want your business to go, can it be sold in brick and mortar stores as well? How can you expand or handle large amounts of sales? Knowing the answers to these questions, or at least thinking about them, before you even begin is a great step.<br />
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Where do you want to be in five years?<br />
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Hopefully, we will be doing more of what we love but on an even grander scale! When you passionately believe in something as strongly as we do about our business and our products, failure is simply not an option. We see us growing our body product line and being in brick and mortar stores nation-wide. We see needing to hire on extra help down the road to keep up with demand. Hopefully, these all come true and we can keep living our dream and working together doing what we love!<br />
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We love to cook together and try to make something super awesome and unique about once a week. We chronicle our cooking adventures with lovely food photography and printable recipe cards on our food blog, 'food, beautifully' which is here: foodbeautifully.blogspot.com/ We are avid hikers and love the mountains of Denver! We just moved here late last year from Cleveland, Ohio and we are just so unbelievably more inspired here. The sunshine, the fresh air, it really helps to be somewhere that you love to feel more at peace with yourself. Our cats think it's pretty awesome here, too!<br />
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<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/111886371962459214/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/238972323946847892_gd3RGZIC_c.jpg' border='0' width='360' height ='360'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://dressdesigndecor.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-03-24T20%3A16%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=15'>dressdesigndecor.blogspot.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/' target='_blank'>Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com2Seattle, WA, USA47.6062095 -122.332070847.520564 -122.4899993 47.691855 -122.1741423tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-37644740181096233292012-02-29T11:34:00.000-08:002012-02-29T11:34:16.375-08:00Spring!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> may be rushing it a little bit-but I'm tired of waiting for Spring to arrive here in uber rainy Seattle. I get so sick of how grey everything is-I mean really I just need a little color. So keeping that in mind-I hope it's understandable why I went a little crazy over the weekend making way too many brightly colored gemstone pendants...Yes I did make them every color of the rainbow (except yellow-I'm apparently out of yellow) so I guess this is what happens when you have cabin fever and access to a large quantity of gemstones?? I think this is one of those moments when I can't decide if it was a cool idea or a really bad idea... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93975409/labradorite-necklace-sterling-silver?ref=correlated_featured" target="_blank">Labradorite & Oxidized Sterling Silver Custom Initial Pendant</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94059726/smoky-quartz-necklace-sterling-silver?ref=v1_other_2" target="_blank">Smoky Quartz & Sterling Silver Custom Initial Pendant</a></td></tr>
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This may be more of a moderately fancy wire wrapped pendant than an outright fancy pendant but I suppose that's a matter of opinion. This necklace is made with sterling silver wire, a tiny smoky quartz rondelle & a light beer quartz briolette-I suspended this one from a pretty little sterling silver cable chain but you can use silk cord, ribbon or whatever you like. This tutorial is in PDF format so please feel free to download it, share it or repost it... all I ask is that you be nice about it and link back to my blog, that you not make any changes to it and that you refrain from using it for commercial purposes. If any of this is confusing or unclear just drop me a comment and I'll explain in greater detail. The finished necklace and others like it are available on my website <a href="http://www.shop.theadornedarticle.net/">http://www.shop.theadornedarticle.net/</a> <br />
Oh just one little reminder before you start making your pendant-be sure you make your loop big enough for your chain/cord/ribbon to fit through <em>or </em>remember to attach it <u>before</u> you close the loop. Otherwise it won't fit and then you'll be sad and we don't want that. xoxo~S<br />
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As you all probably know by now, Google Friend Connect is going to be disappearing for anyone not on Blogspot as of February 29th. Horrifying and completely heinous I agree. After recovering from my initial panic-I stumbled upon this awesome little blog hop hosted by <a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/" target="_blank">It's so Very Cheri</a> and learned about Linky Followers-so even if Google Friend Connect disappears entirely. I feel much calmer now.<br />
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1. You must have the <a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">LINKY FOLLOWERS</a> tool on your site to participate.If you see that your link has been deleted you need to add the LINKY FOLLOWER tool to your site and then come back over and re-enter your link. You can have both the LINKY FOLLOWERS & GFC on your site but you must have the <a href="http://www.linkyfollowers.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">LINKY FOLLOWERS</a> tool to participate in this party hop. <br />
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2. You must follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you. <br />
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3. Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below. <br />
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4. Then grab the BLOG HOP code.You will find the code right under the Linky Party where it says CLICK HERE TO ENTER–just under that it says: WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? GET THE CODE HERE <br />
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5. Click on GET THE CODE HERE and enter it into a post on your site.You can grab the party button code in the FOOTER at <a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/" target="_blank">Its So Very Cheri</a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>eet Shirley Lynne</span></strong><span style="color: #444444;"><strong> the artist and shop owner behind <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheOrangeWindmill" target="_blank">The Orange Windmill</a>. This talented creator of gorgeous leather journals, <span style="color: #444444;">housewife</span> and stay-at-home-mom, has graciously lent us some of her precious free time to tell us a little more about herself and her Etsy Shop-The Orange Windmill. Click on the link above to visit her gorgeous shop, drop by her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheOrangeWindmill" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> & grab a coupon code or follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/shirleyljmartin" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</strong></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lime Green Embossed Leather Journal Gift Set</td></tr>
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">Please tell us a little bit about yourself: </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">My name is Shirley, and I live in Hamilton, Ontario. I am a housewife and stay-at-home-mom to two extraordinary children. I started The Orange Windmill in August 2011 selling handmade leather journals. Before I became a mom, I worked in the administration field. My ideal job would be to work in an old library, full of classics and manuscripts, with the smell of the pages lingering all around... mmm...</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">How did you first get started making journals?</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">I wanted to buy a journal, since the journal I had been using was almost full. I started looking around, and then my husband said to me, "Why don't you make a journal, instead of buying it?" And that started it all! Although, I did take my time in researching the different styles of binding, covers, paper, etc. before I made my first journal. And after I made that journal, I knew I was going to open up shop, selling them - I LOVED it.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">Can you walk us through your creative process? </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">My creative process is pretty much the same for each journal, it doesn't matter what size it is. I play with what colour of leather I want to use, and which colour thread and closure I want to use, and how many pages. Then I cut the leather down to the size I need. The pages are then torn down to size. I measure and poke the holes in the leather and pages. Then the binding begins (my favourite part!). Then I make and "install" the closure. And, Voila! It really is sort of cut and dry.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">Where do you draw your inspiration from? </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">My inspiration really comes from the leather. Almost every day, you can find me looking at different colours and styles of leather, finding the pieces I want to work with. When I get the leather, I look at the piece I need to cut to form the cover, and it all blooms from there.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"></span><strong>What’s your favorite part about running your own business? What do you find most difficult?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">My favourite part about running my own business is the enjoyment that my customers get out of the journals I make for them. There's nothing like that feeling of accomplishment, knowing that people will pay me their hard earned money for one of my journals!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">The most difficult is finding time! My kids are 3 years old and 10 months old, and I don't have a lot of time for creating or networking or marketing, etc. So when I have that time, I have to be really careful not to let the time get away from me, and manage my time very well.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_736311634">Blue Hardcover Coptic Stitch Journal</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Do you have any advice or tips for artists wanting to start their own business?</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">I would tell anyone starting their own business (specifically a shop on Etsy) to get everything prepared first. Build up some inventory. Figure out your branding, your business cards, your shop banner and avatar, your policies, everything. Once that is all done, then open your shop.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Also, do what you LOVE to do. Don't create something just because it sells (even though that's tempting!). I could sell the items I paint. However, if they sell, I would have to make them over and over and over and over again, I would end up hating it! So do something you really enjoy doing, so that when you are doing it so often, it's not a chore.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large Orange Handbound Leather Journal</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Is there anything else that you would like people to know about you?</strong> </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Here are a few things that I love: campfires (without the mosquitoes), burnt marshmallows, a good book, napping, classical music, and interior design.Thanks so much, Samantha, for giving me the chance to get to know you and your readers!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turquoise Embossed Leather Journal Gift Set</td></tr>
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Admittedly-it has been a little too long since I last ordered new gemstones for my jewelry. This is a problem-not only in a business sense-but also in the sense that I have a very serious gemstone habit that is beginning to rear it's gorgeous shiny head. At any rate this means that I will be obliged to make a rather large gemstone purchase very soon. It'll be nice to take a break from some of the darker winter colors and start using some pretty springtime pastels in my jewelry. Here are some of my favorites for Spring 2012♥<br />
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Faceted Puffed Prehnite Briolettes<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81727240/prehnite-faceted-puffed-teardrop-beads" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Gorgeous AAA Labradorite<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91309782/gorgeous-full-of-brilliant-pale-blue-and?ref=v1_other_1" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Faceted Pink Opal Briolettes<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84769498/sky-blue-topaz-briolette-gemstone" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Basket Cut Lemon Quartz Briolettes<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88957180/lemon-quartz-heart-briolette-aaa-faceted?ref=v1_other_1" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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And given it's been an exceptionally dreary winter-as much sunstone as I can get my hands on...<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78683944/oregon-sunstone-gemstone-with-copper?ref=sr_gallery_29&sref=&ga_ref=auto&ga_search_query=oregon+sunstones&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=supplies&ga_facet=supplies" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83664219/natural-sunstone-smooth-polished-heart?ref=sr_gallery_29&sref=&ga_search_query=sunstone&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=supplies&ga_facet=supplies%2Fbead" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86061431/oregon-sunstone-smooth-little-rondells?ref=sr_gallery_1&sref=&ga_search_query=sunstone&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=supplies&ga_facet=supplies" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">etsy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/adornedarticle/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Adorned Article Jewelry</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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<br /></div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-88846543045437808342012-02-19T12:30:00.000-08:002012-02-19T12:30:00.661-08:00We All Love a Good Motivational Quote Once in a While...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA, USA47.6062095 -122.332070847.520564 -122.4899993 47.691855 -122.1741423tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-51740647861888707102012-02-12T17:09:00.000-08:002012-02-12T17:09:09.168-08:00Presenting Adorned Rosaries...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Luminous' Gold Cathedral Bead & Pearl Sterling Silver Rosary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum & Silver Cathedral Bead Pewter Rosary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Patience' Jet Black & Silver Rosary Bracelet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Hope' Ivory Pearl & Quartz Gold Rosary Bracelet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Depth" Cobalt Blue Swarovski Crystal & Sterling Silver Rosary Bracelet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Silence' Cream Colored Czech Glass & Smoky Quartz Sterling Silver Rosary</td></tr>
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</div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-20728021364424648852012-01-24T01:25:00.000-08:002012-01-24T01:25:38.650-08:00Top Ten Tuesday-My Top Picks for a Handmade Valentine's Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Valentine's Day is on it's way and people are dividing into two camps-Pro-Valentine's Day & Anti-Valentine's Day as a former member of the Anti-Valentine's Day camp I feel that both parties should have their needs addressed. This week's Top Ten Tuesday is dedicated to the Pro-Valentiners and all the lovely, fuzzy, fluffy, pink and red goodness that that entails. But I promise not to abandon the Anti-Valentiners among you so next week's Top Ten Tuesday will be dedicated to Anti-Valentine's Day Gifts. In keeping with tradition all of my beauteous, handmade and vintage Valentine's Day picks originate from Etsy and I will be linking the photos to their corresponding shop and shop owners so you can go partake in some unbelievably fabulous handcrafted & vintage shopping. <em>Know of a fabulous shop owner (perhaps even yourself?) who needs to represented here? Put a link in the comment section below or email me at </em><a href="mailto:info@theadornedarticle.com"><em>info@theadornedarticle.com</em></a><em> -my favorites will be written up in a follow up post.</em> </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit;">Happy Shopping Dolls.<span style="color: #ea9999;"><strong> </strong><span style="font-size: large;">XO-S</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Love You wood notepad / notebook - 40 reasons why I love you <br />
By <span class="shopname wrap "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/quotesandnotes?ref=seller_info">quotesandnotes </a>on Etsy</span></td></tr>
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By <span class="shopname wrap "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/themacaronqueen?ref=seller_info">themacaronqueen </a>on Etsy</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cobweb Shawl Scarf Stole White Wool Natural Lace <br />
By <span class="shopname wrap "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/frenchfelt?ref=seller_info">frenchfelt </a>on Etsy</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romantic Vintage Ivory Felted Beads <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Oak Reclaimed Wine Barrel Cheese & Fruit Serving Platter<br />
By <span class="shopname wrap "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SwedishGuyDesign?ref=seller_info">SwedishGuyDesign </a> on Etsy</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>oday thousands of sites will go dark to protest SOPA and PIPA. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives — grants copyright owners unprecedented power to block or shut down websites entirely for copyright infringements that are already being successfully addressed via existing laws. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is planning to proceed with a vote on PIPA in the Senate on January 24. </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>I’d like to ask every one of you-if you haven’t already to get involved and speak out against these two bills. Many Etsy sellers depend on Etsy for their livelihoods this is too important for us to remain silent. Please go here to: The </strong></span><a href="http://act.protectinnovation.com/5545/not-internet-not-here-not-now/"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Protect Innovation</strong></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"><strong> website and send a letter to Congress. Watch the video below from <a href="http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa">http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa</a> for more info</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span></strong>ome days you just need to <em>not </em>get any work done-but you have to have a credible excuse ready or people will think you’re just being lazy. I totally understand-and in the interests of being an AWESOME friend to you I have prepared some excuses for you to use in the event that someone has the audacity to question your lack of productivity today. I’ve laid them out in no particular order - please feel free to embellish as needed. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Excuse No. 1 : I’m catching up on my reading…</strong>Reading is absolutely crucial if you want to sound important and smart-and when exactly are you supposed to get this reading done? Over the weekend when you should be out going to fabulous parties all night? No I don’t think so-you have make time for these things during the work week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Excuse No. 2: I’m bird watching…</strong>This is not as far fetched as you might think. The fact of the matter is that you're most likely on the verge of discovering an exotic unknown species of bird-this is VERY important work. These birds are <em>not</em> going to wait around until you finish that report for your boss-you need to work around <em>their</em> schedule.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Excuse No. 3 : I’m making coffee art…</strong>And let’s face it-your work is <strong><em>devastatingly beautiful</em></strong> it belongs in a museum. Anyone who can’t see the value in <em>that </em>has no decency.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There you have it my darlings. Go forth and procrastinate with confidence.</span> <span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">XO-S</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I sell these cute little thread bracelets on my website TheAdornedArticle.com and I've gotten a lot of requests from customers wanting to know how to make them. Waxed Linen Jewelry is simple and elegant-perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">The best part about the Wish Bracelet is (in my opinion) the sliding macrame knot closure-it makes the bracelet super easy to adjust and will keep it nice and snug on your wrist. Once you get the hang of this you can create all sorts of variations using different charms and beads. I'd love to see what you come up with so send me photos and I'll do a post on my favorites. Let me know if you have any questions or need clarification on anything. If you would like to use this tutorial on your blog-feel free just please remember to mention where it came from and link back to me. </span></div>
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Here are my contributions:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A custom stamped adjustable leather initial bracelet annndd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous shiny pair of gemstone candied hoops!<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Click on the Shop Names Below to Visit these Awesome Etsians </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">or click on the descriptions below each photo to be taken directly</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">to that item! Enjoy Dolls...</span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ModPet">ModPet</a></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elinart">Elinart</a></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MarianneLoMonaco">MarianneLoMonaco</a></span></strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72138418/love-is-all-around-5x7-fine-art">Love is All Around Fine Art Photograph by MarianneLoMonaco</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61950638/modern-pet-bed-chaise-lounge-chair">Modern Pet Bed Chaise Lounge Chair in Avocado by ModPet</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56328425/linen-zipper-pouch-with-lichens">Linen Zipper Pouch w/Lichen by Elinart</a></td></tr>
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</div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-25970851974371578822011-10-03T11:21:00.000-07:002011-10-03T12:14:57.728-07:00Needful Things Autumn Edition Part II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">More beauteous Autumn inspired goodies...You can visit these shops by clicking on the link in the photograph captions.<br />
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</tbody></table></div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-14222055254122008652011-10-03T10:22:00.000-07:002011-10-03T10:22:01.088-07:00Needful Things Autumn Edition Part I<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Hi Dolls! Autumn is here (Yay Autumn!) and Halloween is right on it's heels. So - I've curated a Halloween/Autumn inspired collection of handcrafted beauties & baubles for you to peruse. As a matter of fact, I've found so many drool worthy bits that I'm posting a two part collection. Part I is more spooky and Part II is less spooky more autumn.You can click on each photo's caption to be linked back to the Etsy Shops selling these items. Take a gander...</strong></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68028768/ready-to-ship-featured-in-birds-and">Living Succulent Wreath by SucculentDesigns on Etsy</a></td></tr>
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</div></div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-21109271827091068712011-09-21T13:04:00.000-07:002011-09-22T20:47:39.865-07:00New Website Launched Today!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Hello Ladies,</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><strong>I'm happy to announce that today I'm <em>finally</em> launching my new website: <a href="http://www.theadornedarticle.com/">http://www.theadornedarticle.com/</a> <em>and</em> my new jewelry collection. It's like having a shiny new baby and I'm very proud so please stop by and have a look. Also on the Giveaway front--I've decided to start small and let some other more experienced giveaway diva's host my first few giveaways for me so I will be sponsoring them on a couple of different websites-one giveaway in October and another in November...I'll post more details as I get them and if you feel the need to enter a giveaway right this very minute go over to <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-i-love-my-sponsors-giveaway.html">The RikRak Studio Blog</a> and enter the 'I Love my Sponsors Giveaway' for a chance to win a gift certificate to my store-the drawing will be on September 30th so scoot over there and enter. For now I'll just leave you with some shiny images to ponder.</strong></span><br />
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</div></div>Samantha/TheAdornedArticleBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408632196856678896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346269891391993145.post-2902694108152782172011-09-12T12:42:00.000-07:002011-09-12T12:42:58.891-07:00Artist Snapshot-Seaurchin Ceramics and Sculptural Jewellery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">Meet </span></strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/seaurchin"><strong><em><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Lisa Stevens of Seaurchin on Etsy</span></em></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #444444;"><em><span style="color: #999999;">,</span></em> a mum, model-maker for Aardman Animations and sculptor extraordinaire. Lisa was generous enough to take time out of her very busy schedule to answer some questions for us-so prepare yourself for a truly fascinating read! Click on the link above to visit her gorgeous shop, drop by Flicker and have a look at her amazing </span></strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/c-urchin/"><strong><em><span style="color: #f6b26b;">A Dish A Day 365 Project</span></em></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #444444;"> or join her on </span></strong><a href="http://twitter.com/lisaseaurchin"><strong><em><span style="color: #f6b26b;">Twitter</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: #f6b26b;">!</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Please tell us a little bit about yourself</strong> </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">I am Lisa Stevens, 36, married, mum to a six year old boy and two year old girl who keep me very busy :) Before becoming a mum I was one of the senior sculptors for Aardman Animations, sculpting plasticine puppets for feature films such as Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit - Curse of the Wererabbit, which, apart from being immensely satisfying, was great fun. I hope to go back to it sometime.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">How did you first get started sculpting /what most appeals to you about it? </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Sculpting...I guess I sort of fell into that! I have always been creative, but found that I enjoyed all aspects of art and craft, so I found it hard to focus on one discipline. I studied Theatre Design at college, but after a trip to the Aardman Studios, I put all my effort into securing a job there. Whilst there, we had the opportunity to study a further craft in evening classes and again, as the sculpture class was full, I ended up in ceramics. It was a great loosening up exercise after the detailed, tight, and sometimes stressful day to day sculpting at work. Since leaving work, I have found I can earn a small amount of money from my ceramics, and every little bit helps ;) I love the texture of clay and I am obsessed with surface texture, which I find relaxing. Glazing, especially when working with glass or metal oxides can be unpredictable and I love opening the kiln to see what treasures await! I am often pleasantly surprised (seldom disappointed) by what I find.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">My creative process.... I'm a bit of a ' let's make a start and see what happens' type of person. I don't make sketches and I often don't know how the piece will turn out. I make beads and bowls in batches, which I bisque fire. Sometimes pieces need a sand, which I try to avoid as it is a tedious job, especially the pierced pieces...the holes need to be tidied before glazing. As the pieces are small, I paint glazes on rather than dipping, but that gives me more control. Sometimes glass beads are added to the pieces, which melt during firing. A few pieces will be fired once more at a lower temperature with metallic lustre's or fused beads of glass. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">My favourite pieces are usually the latest pieces. I love the pieces with glass in them; there is so much depth to them. I also love the very thin, textured pieces of porcelain which have such wonderful translucence and luminosity when held up to the light. I have 'lighting' on my to do list... It is a very long list though. Right now, my favourite piece is a low dish, only out of the kiln two days ago. It has loads of craters filled with seawater-like glass and a sandy body. There are random piercings around the edge as the craters get smaller.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">What inspires you to create and how do you keep motivated when you find yourself in a creative rut? </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">I feel ill if I don't have time to create! I try to do a little bit of work every day, with my favourite part being the texturing....but I do love the glaze firings. I have so many ideas on my to do list, although I often find I start something I hadn't thought of before when I actually get my hands on the clay. I wish I didn't have to sleep! I really would work all night if I could. So far I haven't had a creative block....mostly I find I am inspired just by <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">the clay in my hands. Lucky I guess!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">The business side is the part I find difficult. I find it hard to focus on a particular idea and stick with it, which means I tend to make one-off pieces. I would rather make a series of pieces which I can re-list once sold. I am trying to do that with my new 'dot' cabochons and pendants. What I think I am good at, and I sincerely hope I am, is customer service. I answer questions and ship parcels as soon as I can and pack my pieces well. In over a thousand sales, I have only had one breakage...and I've learned from that!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Do you have any advice for artists wanting to start their own business?</strong>For artists wanting to start their own business, Etsy is a great place to start. Just getting your work out into the public domain is a great way to see what works, and what no-one has an interest in. Do what you love, price pieces realistically, be polite to customers (even behind their backs on Twitter!), join networking sites and generally engage with other crafters and artists. Oh and one very important point, if you're selling on line. please take good, clear photos! </span><br />
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<strong></strong> <span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Is there anything else you want people to know about you?</strong>Anything else I want people to know about me? Humm....my ideal job, although I don't think it is done this way any more in the digital age, would be a forensic sculptor, recreating faces on skulls. Slightly morbid, but absolutely fascinating! </span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porcelain Dish 47-365 Dish a Day Project by Seaurchin on Etsy</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2097299494">Meet Andrea of Sacred Suds</a></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sacredsuds"> on Etsy</a>. Andrea was kind enough to take time out of her busy soap making and momming schedule to sit down and answer some questions for us. I really enjoyed getting to know more about her and her soaps and I think you will too! Click on the link above to visit her delectable Etsy Shop and drop by her <a href="http://www.blog.sacredsuds.com/">Blog</a> to say hello and learn more about soap making!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong><span style="color: #666666;">Please tell us a little bit about yourself.</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #666666;">I'm Andrea, the soap crafter behind Sacred Suds ~ Soaps with Soul and the author of Suds Blog - The soul behind the soaps. I grew up on the salt marshes of coastal Georgia, and have somehow ended up living in the frozen tundra of Minnesota with my biologist husband and my two hilarious children. I have a degree in ecology, I love to bake, and I rode my bicycle from North Carolina to Washington, DC to raise money for the DC AIDS Ride. Makes total sense that I'm a soap crafter, right?</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyBZZ8T7vsN6D2M06khm8e5sfb_SFGQUg6eHPIkgmAu7G69Ma2ilvtTKZHKJCY_aZ4_1IxxtThUf_FvhCMF_ogcwNQ9Lv4JPSnZ656d7safcIz8ZRxcsI7eY6N5qbeD8h3GRx2F1vNVs/s1600/pumpkinsoapedited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyBZZ8T7vsN6D2M06khm8e5sfb_SFGQUg6eHPIkgmAu7G69Ma2ilvtTKZHKJCY_aZ4_1IxxtThUf_FvhCMF_ogcwNQ9Lv4JPSnZ656d7safcIz8ZRxcsI7eY6N5qbeD8h3GRx2F1vNVs/s400/pumpkinsoapedited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong><span style="color: #666666;">How did you first get started making soap/what most appeals to you about it?</span></strong></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #666666;">We were living in Maine one winter, and my skin was a scaly, papery wreck. A friend of ours gave us a bar of handmade soap, and when I tried it, and I was blown away. The soap was rich and creamy, and my skin soaked it up like milk. Standing in that hot, steaming shower, inhaling cinnamon essence, knowing someone had lovingly crafted this bar of soap, I could feel the soul in it. I began researching soap making as soon as we finished that bar. I don't think we've bought a commercial bar of soap since.</span></span></span></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong><span style="color: #666666;">Can you walk us through the soap making process?</span></strong></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #666666;">As with baking, soap crafting is like magic to me. It is a transformational process – you pour and mix wholesome ingredients to make a batter, apply heat (or allow the soap reaction to make its own heat, as with the cold process method), and end up with a delectable, aromatic loaf of groan-inducing goodness. YUM. With soap making, you combine fatty acids (vegetable oils, nut butters) with a strong base (lye), blend them until they come to trace (a little bit of batter drizzled on itself will leave a bump before sinking back in), then pour the thickened batter into a mold. The oils and lye react with each other chemically to produce soap and the highly valuable byproduct glycerin. For a more detailed explanation of the soap making process (with pictures!), please see my <a href="http://www.blog.sacredsuds.com/?p=2179">blog entry about making my Gaia pumpkin spice soap</a></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #666666;">I am a stay-at-home mom, and as a people person, making the transition from working out in the world to staying home with babies was very challenging for me. When I started making soap for our family, I had ideas for more soaps than we could ever use, and I knew I would have to start selling them in order to buy the supplies for all of my ideas. Through Etsy, I am able to fulfill my need to interact with people while still staying home with my kids, so it's pretty perfect. </span></span></span> <br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #666666;">All of my soaps are crafted with intention and inspired by goddesses, gods, yoga, the natural elements, and earth-based spiritual paths. My hope is that they serve as tools for customers to enjoy the sacred in everyday life. Hence the name Sacred Suds.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #666666;">My five year goal is to be available to my children, who will be nearing the end of their elementary school years by then, and also to be established in a second career as a manager in a book store (I recently started working part time at Barnes & Noble, and I love it.) My goal is not to make Sacred Suds my full time career -that would be too much work! Even though I work on my shop and my soaps 40 hours a week, I would have to quadruple production and sales to earn a real salary from it. I like the place Sacred Suds is in right now, and in five years I wouldn't mind if it were in the same place or bumped up just a notch or two (as long as I've figured out how to work efficiently to fit it all in to a smaller time commitment).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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