Introducing Cha-Ching Coin Jewelry! Today's CityCraft Handmade Holiday Happy Hour Market Featured Artist.

I'm pleased to introduce you to today’s featured CityCraft artist – Cha-Ching Coin Jewelry.

Suzy Fiori, of Cha-Ching Coin Jewelry, says she makes “earrings, pendants, bracelets, keychains, cufflinks, money clips, and pins out of tokens and coins, most of which are foreign.”
According to Suzy, "CHA-CHING Coin Jewelry is the brainchild of Suzy Fiori, a Pittsburgh resident who, several years ago, decided to make a change. After purchasing a pair of Mercury dime earrings, her inspiration came sometime later when she found herself charmed by change she'd received in the islands, Bahamian starfish pennies. Soon she began scouring the Internet for exotic and unusual coins and tokens. Before long, Suzy had an extensive collection from around the world. She lovingly works with the coins, creating distinctive jewelry for discerning customers. In the process, she has been blessed by encounters with fabulous people who, she readily admits, would not have impacted her life otherwise. According to her, that is the important bottom line. We hope you have the opportunity to meet with her and wear her wares. You will be richer for it!"

Come to Navarra on December 18th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm to shop local, shop handmade, and see Cha-Ching Coin Jewelry along with numerous other talented artisans.

Introducing Creative Inspirations by Lisa! Today's CityCraft Handmade Holiday Happy Hour Market Featured Artist.

Today’s featured CityCraft artist is Lisa Winne Clark of Creative Inspirations by Lisa.

An established jewelry & calligraphy artist, Lisa has been practicing her craft for over 28 years. She enjoys using semi precious stones, Swarovski crystals & other unique vintage finds to create lovely handmade cameo & gemstone jewelry pieces.


As Lisa explains on her Etsy shop profile, her part-time crafting hobby evolved into a full-time crafting business after a series of unfortunate events occurred in her life. She credits her faith in God & the support of her husband for helping her to overcome life’s difficulties. Lisa not only offers us exceptional jewelry & calligraphy but bestows us this great life advice, “ if anything negative ever happens to you (hopefully, it won't), always turn it into something positive! It will heighten your spirit and inspire others to realize that there is another, more constructive way of handling a negative situation.”

A true talent & inspiration!

Lisa is another extraordinary member of Etsy Pittsburgh & we are so pleased to have her on the team!

And so we welcome you to Navarra on December 18th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm to shop local, shop handmade, and see Creative Inspirations by Lisa along with numerous other talented artisans.

Introducing Silent Lotus Designs! Wednesday's CityCraft Handmade Holiday Happy Hour Featured Artist!

Welcome to the special Thanksgiving holiday weekend edition of the Etsy Pittsburgh CityCraft blog artist features! Due to illness in the family (first my youngest son who kindly shared with the rest of the family) and the Thanksgiving holiday, blog entries are a bit behind so I'm issuing multiple artist features to get caught up.

I'm pleased to introduce you to the first of these featured CityCraft artists - Silent Lotus Designs!

Kylie Dickman, of Silent Lotus Designs says she makes "Unique handcrafted jewelry of sterling silver or pure brass with gems and minerals, inspired by the designs of nature and the beauty of simplicity. "

From her Etsy profile, "A deep fondness and appreciation for gems and minerals makes creating with them a very spiritual process for me. I love to blend them with sterling silver and pure brass because it enhances both the beauty and the properties of the stones. Painting is another mode of spiritual exploration for me. I have taken traditional Chinese forms of brushwork and technique and blended them with western ideas and methods. The result is my own inspired "style" of brush painting in which I try to capture the rhythm and beauty of the brushwork, while conveying the true qualities of the subject and instilling a sense of flow and energy. I love to share my creations with others and find them a good home. :)

She is also an invaluable member of the Etsy Pittsburgh Team and is frequently seen vending at local events and is always one of the first members to volunteer to help the team wherever needed.

Come to Navarra on December 18th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm to shop local, shop handmade, and see Silent Lotus Designs along with numerous other talented artisans.