Photo by Creative Chics Tell us a bit about yourself. The Creative Chics (from left to right: Carol Shea, Yuriko Kettler, Debbie Mitchell, Freda Mayer and Debbie Pearson) all call Kansas City home. Creative Chics was “born” when my mom, Freda Mayer, and I (Debbie Pearson), dusted off our sewing machines after a 30-year hiatus. Mom taught me how to sew when I was in high school, and as a result, I made many of my own clothes. Then life got rather busy for us, and our sewing machines took
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Featured Seller: Gift Shop Brooklyn
May 4th, 2012 
Veerle Photo by Justyna Fijalska Tell us a bit about yourself. Annie is my real name, not a nickname. I love creating and working with my hands. I adore working from home and being my own boss. The need to craft and create greatly outweighs the annoyance of having the smallest workspace possible in my Brooklyn apartment. I started Gift Shop Brooklyn in July of 2011, almost a year ago. I decided on this name because I wanted something simple and literal. I also wanted a name that was not specific
Featured Seller: Madder Root
April 30th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Madder Root Tell us a bit about yourself. Janyce: I was born and raised in Maine. My background is in education, but about 12 years ago, I became interested in art quilting and decided to start my own business. I was making art quilts and lobster ornaments when I met Christina (she bought an ornament for her husband). Right away, we had a lot to talk about: textiles, art, food, the environment. Over tea one day, she approached me about working on a project together. I jumped at the
Featured Seller: Dawn Correspondence
April 27th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Dawn Correspondence Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi. I’m Amanda, owner and designer of Dawn Correspondence. I’m a graduate of James Madison University where I earned my degree in graphic design with a minor in interior design. My college career consisted of lots of quarters for the printer and lots of chipboard models. I love experimenting with color, the first cut of paper with a brand new x-acto blade, counting even numbers, and a freshly vacuumed floor. My husband and I just
Featured Seller: Skrynka
April 26th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Skrynka Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Natalka, and I am from Ukraine, a beautiful European country. I’ve spent all my life in Ukraine. I have never been abroad, and my biggest dream is to travel and see the world with my own eyes. I am very family-oriented – I’m a stay at home mom to my gorgeous son, Oleg, and a loving wife to my husband, Yaroslav. I am also in love with embroidery, so I run Skrynka, where I sell items I embroider by hand. Last fall, my
Featured Seller: Vitrified Studio
April 22nd, 2012 Veerle Photo by Mitchell Snyder Photography Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Shelley. I started Vitrified Studio in the spring of 2011 in my backyard in Portland, Oregon. I love simple handmade ceramics, and I want to share what I make with other people so they can enjoy it, too. All of my work is simple utilitarian wheel thrown ceramics, made of five types stoneware or porcelain fired to cone 4-5 in an electric kiln. Apart from creating things, what do you do? When I was in architecture
Featured Seller: Ecologica Malibu
April 20th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Ecologica Malibu Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Mariana Schechter. I am 30 years old, and it has always been my dream to do meaningful work. I’m from Brazil, and it’s impossible to separate my identity from the abundance of nature that surrounded me as I grew up. As a child, I always felt that there was magic in the trees and a mysterious energy in the ocean. As I grew older, I began to notice how easy it was for people to take advantage of their natural resources, and
Featured Seller: Farrah Sit
April 20th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Farrah Sit Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m an industrial designer by trade, currently residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., where I’m filling every corner with a bit of greenery. As I was quickly losing valuable work surface to my ever growing plant collection, I started creating hanging planters. My expression lies in form and material. I focus on using natural materials and the designs reflect an exacting attention to detail coupled with a kind of a quiet minimalism. Apart from
Featured Seller: Emma Lamb
April 19th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Emma Lamb Tell us a bit about yourself. I grew up on the northeast coast of England, but have lived in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland, for the last 16 years. I moved here to study for my degree in printed textiles. I will never forget my first visit; until then, I had never felt so at home in a new place. I now share my life with two of my best friends, my partner Mark and our English cocker spaniel, Spanner. They are my world. Before launching my crochet business and
Featured Seller: Alice Nightingale
April 14th, 2012 Veerle Photo by Alice Nightingale Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi there! My name is Alice. I’m a young designer from Brisbane, Australia. I spend my days designing, pattern-making, cutting, sewing, knitting and running a handmade clothing label called Alice Nightingale in my sunny little studio. My designs are a little bit vintage, slightly quirky and always made in small quantities to preserve individuality! Apart from creating things, what do you do? Designing, sewing and taking care of all
