Meet the Shop Crafty Vendors, Part Three, & That's a Wrap!

Shop Crafty is THIS SATURDAY and this is my last vendor blog - all about Art & Jewelry....  Hopefully you have read the others - Part One, Part Two!

Jewelry - It is fitting to start with Alone Star Jewelry; they boast themselves as being "deep in the heart of Texas" and, like Anne Marie and I, are native Texans (yeah!).  Their handmade silver jewelry also "transcends local flavor."  AmeliaBeth says "people are always tickled when they discover that my jewelry is made on Scrabble tiles...", and her colorful designs speak to all who pass by her booth.  Hopella Jewelry is "easy to wear but interesting with moving pieces and mixed metals."  Her organic style is inspired nature.  Blossom Shop uses repurposed vintage pieces to create a fresh new look in handmade vintage jewelry, and most of her pieces are one-of-a-kind.  Bronte's Attic is vintage as well, but she offers her customers a range from "Gothic to delicate florals", with everything in between.  Because birds are beautiful, Chester and Lola (named after two parakeets) offers jewelry that is "whimsical to ornate and steampunk to modern", all bird inspired!  Keeping with the nature theme, but on the different end of the spectrum, Coral Reef Dreams makes you feel like you are on vacation with her wire artisan jewelry accented with sea glass and sea shells.  Debbie Carroll Designs "brings something more colorful to the table than many other designers using vintage parts and pieces."  Her designs are bright and colorful!  FEONIT, LTD loves to "work with colors, creating new palettes, often using beads like an artist using paints."  Her jewelry is unique and original.  Creating jewelry "intended to be treasured for a lifetime", Freeforged Jewelry uses metals such as sterling silver, copper and brass mixed with semi-precious stones for everyday and special occasion wear.  Glassbead Angle incorporates her own lampwork beads, fused glass, precious metal clay and cold metal work into handcrafted jewelry that "reflects her commitment to craft and design."  With pieces ranging for all wants, needs and tastes, Jagged Heart Creations is "cunningly imaginative jewelry from a family team."  Hand-cut sterling silver jewelry from Kate Winternitz Jewelry "reflects her interest in exploring shapes and patterns observed in the natural world, as well as those noticed in architectural designs."  Unique jewelry "handcrafted from recycled game pieces", such as pendants, reading glasses, badge holders and more is what Mystic Angel Creations will have at her booth.  If you want "fun, wearable, vintage-inspired jewelry" that appeals to women of all ages, then you will want to go see Ornamental Things at Shop Crafty!  If you want to keep up with the latest trends and wear an "eclectic mix of nature's distinctively treasured splendor" then be sure to go by Timeless Designs where quality, style and art-to-wear custom jewelry can be found.  Or maybe you prefer something "unpredictable and witty" where designs are never repeated - if so, Unrepeatables is the booth for you!

Art - This category is one of my favorites - so many choices!  Paintings and mixed media that are "fun, whimsical, hand-painted and completely original" is what you will find at 3 Bears Studio.   Growing up in a house full of quilts, and now living in house full of quilts, AllwithLOVE is a booth after my own heart!  Her quilts are an art form full of "developed passion...and great care."  If you are looking for a little piece of art history, look no further than ARTillery where a technique called "One Thousand Decisions" produces "singular & compelling" pieces." Dish It Out takes vintage dishware to a whole new place - your ears - her upcycled jewelry is beautifully handcrafted!  Using traditional whitesmithing techniques, Hammer It Out, creates "functional items out of stainless steel."  Forming the metal cold gives her art a brighter finish and creates a stronger product.  If you prefer art pieces that "preserve and respect the old materials while breathing new life into them", then you will want to visit I Love Indigo's booth.  Photography that "specializes in urban decay and environmental portraiture" is what Jennifer M. Ramos, Photographer, offers you.  Two artists coming together to make one-of-a-kind pieces - whether it is guitar wall art that serves as functional pieces or glass vases, plates and art, MBR Creations will have what you are looking for.  MZ Whimsy is an up-and-coming studio that "blends rich history with vibrant colors, and of coure, Whimsy."  Her mixed media is sure to embellish any home. Old Cat Died Pottery says, "no one's pottery looks or feels like ours..."  It is a mix of indie oddness, wabi-sabi, East-West craftsmanship.  Rita Walker's Pottery is a mix of hand-built and wheel pieces, sometimes both together in each piece.  Her pieces are "functional and sculptural" for your pottery pleasure.  Husband and wife team, Robo Roku's art is "design based around their illustrations."  They work in tandem and in encaustics.  Splendid Calm Textiles uses bright and modern fabrics for her pieces, as well as canvas that she paints with acrylic and sews beads onto as well.  "People always enjoy seeing me use a standard stretched canvas in a new way."   If you want to go "where everything is PC", be sure to stop by tEChLECTIC/Salvation's booth.  These artists create art out of computer parts and their pieces are "fun, fresh and recycled.".

WOW - what an amazing group of handmade artisans Shop Crafty has to offer this year!  Be sure to get your tickets online at BOGO for only $5.00!  Ticket proceeds and the charity raffle to benefit Crafting Comfort.

XO,
allison