The Blog of Zbella / Lava Jewelry
Today’s featured Etsy shop is AJ’s Country Cottage, a shop featuring
handpoured room-scenting candles, highly-scented soy candles, handmade olive oil soaps, highly-scented wax melts, and lip butters.
I asked AJ some questions about herself and her work…
Tell me about yourself.
Married to my college sweetie. We live in rural Missouri with our 2 kids, 2 [...]
Here’s what you’ve all been waiting for - I’m reviving my featured Etsy shops!
The first shop to be featured in my new series is k.j.m. Art, a shop featuring hand-painted silk.
I asked k.j.m.Art’s owner, Kim, a few questions about her shop and her work.
What kind of art do you make?
I mostly paint silk scarves, [...]
Today’s featured shop is Glass Fairy.
I hand make lampworked glass floral beads and fused glass art in my studio located in Paradise, CA, which is nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Most people, including myself, use my beads as focal points when constructing beaded necklaces. I am inspired by the [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is Thumbelina Card Company.
I sell greeting cards and gift boxes, as well as ACEOs and art pieces handmade with thumbprint and fingerprint art under the name “Thumbelina Card Company”. Every card is an original since I make each one by hand (i.e., they are not machine printed). First I [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is Jenna Lou Designs.
Jenna Lou Designs is all about handmade wallets, purses, and accessories especially for the eccentric girl. All of my designs are original and created by me. I’m especially well known for my wallets which range from a large Girls Best Friend to a small Pocket Pal. My accessories [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is TheEclecticStudio, a shop that features an eclectic assortment of handbeaded jewelry, handmade dichroic glass, hand knits and photo notecards.
“In my shop people will find a bit of funky, classic and artistic pieces.”
Tell me about yourself.
My name is Sandra and I currently live in King, NC. I’ve only been here about [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is gochemoche, a shop featuring hair accessories, bags, and jewelry.
What inspires you in your work?
Turkish and Japanese crafts. I am Turkish so it is I guess natural for me to be interested in my own culture There is so many handwork that is unique to certain cities even villages in [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is Cloudburst Choctaw Trading, a shop that features sterling silver and semi-precious stone jewelry and miniature sterling silver sculptures that incorporate american indian design.
I am an American Indian enrolled in the Choctaw tribe, in which I am very much involved in our government upon being voted into office on the [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is livefunky, a shop featuring original abstract act. Most of her paintings are in acrylic, but she also works with ink, watercolor, and collage.
What inspires you in your work?
Inspiration is such a curiously wonderful thing. I marvel at the power and mystique of it as I do the universe, and [...]
Today’s featured Etsy shop is Vicki Leigh, a shop featuring stained glass window panels, sun catchers, fused glass jewelry, and decorative fused glass pieces.
What inspires you in your art?
Most of my inspiration comes from nature and the outdoors. Although I live within the city of Scottsdale, the desert is all around me with beautiful cacti, [...]
