Showing posts with label fiber crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fiber crafts. Show all posts

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Introducing Mira Ethnicity LLC! The Second Featured Artist for Today's CityCraft Handmade Holiday Happy Hour Market.

For today’s special double CityCraft artist feature, I'm excited to introduce our second featured artist, Meera Viswanathan of Mira Ethnicity LLC.



Meera is creator & proprietor of a stylish line of handbags made exclusively of fine Dupioni silk. Her classic, elegant bags are, “designed by women who know what a mother & a working woman want.” Each bag is durable, lightweight & generously outfitted with plenty of pockets for organization.



Meera provides high quality workmanship at affordable prices. Her bags are sure to make a bold fashion statement, combining style with functionality. As eloquently observed on her website, “why settle for ordinary bags when you can get extraordinary silk bags?”

Mira Ethnicity Bags most definitely, “have it all – style, craftsmanship & lasting good looks.”


And so we welcome you to join us at Navarra on December 18th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm to shop local, shop handmade, and see Mira Ethnicity LLC along with many more talented artisans.


Introducing Lazy Peas! The First of Today's Featured CityCraft Handmade Holiday Happy Hour Market Artists.


For the first of today’s special double CityCraft artist feature, I'm excited to introduce artist Lynn Patton of Lazy Peas.

Lynn is an inventive artist whose interests include fiber, jewelry & paper craft. She likes to take found vintage objects & repurpose them into new & usable things. Her creations are truly unique & eco friendly!

Lynn has many vintage-to-new crafting endeavors. She often transforms vintage fabrics & quilts into beautiful purses & adorable stuffed creations. Her interesting jewelry designs often include such items as vintage typewriter keys, buttons & belt buckles. For paper crafts, Lynn often enjoys using old photographs in her works.

Lynn is an important new member of Etsy Pittsburgh & most certainly makes a welcome addition to the team!

And so we welcome you to join us at Navarra on December 18th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm to shop local, shop handmade, and see Lazy Peas along with many more talented artisans.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Introducing Aimee and Mum! Today's CityCraft Handmade Holiday Happy Hour Market Featured Artist.



Today’s featured CityCraft artist is Aimee Manion of Aimee & Mum.

Aimee is a gifted creator whose favorite means of expression include, “painting, drawing, illustration, portraits, and fibers.”


Her beautiful, one-of-a-kind crocheted jewelry is embellished with semi-precious stones, beads & recycled vintage treasures. Aimee’s fun & funky purses are crocheted from her own hand-spun, hand-dyed yarns or from yarns that she recycles. Each purse is further decorated with iron-on artwork that she designs along with other vintage & repurposed jewelry pieces.


As asserted on her website, Aimee & Mum’s “exquisite craftsmanship & unique designs contribute personality & beauty to the world.” Aimee confides that she, "looks forward to the day when she can support herself solely on what she was born to do.”
And we all know that day will be soon!!

So we welcome you to join us at Navarra on December 18th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm to shop local, shop handmade, and see Aimee & Mum along with numerous other talented artisans.