Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy!

This week's Wednesday Window Shopping excursion is taking its theme from the October Etsy Merchandising Desk once again! One of the trend forecasts for the month of October is:  Geometric and Tribal: Colorblock patterns and weaves, bold colors, stripes and shapes (chevron, triangle, and arrow), warrior references, intricate beading, and over the top collar necklaces. Back to basics with natural materials and references to feathers, leather, stone and clay.
So, I took a search of my Indie Junction friends for a sampling of these two categories.
Here is a sampling of some tribal designs

Tribal necklace with faux turquoise spears by Lynwood Jewels *****Extraordinary Artisan and founder of Handmade and Fabulous...take a peek!*****

A necklace from our Tribal range.  Made, using faux turquoise spears and sea jasper beads. This necklace is stunning and a statement piece. The faux turquoise has lovely markings and the colour of the markings is drawn out using the sea japser.
Each sea jasper bead is hand wrapped in a sterling silver cage. The turquoise spears are also wrapped using sterling silver. The necklace is finished with a leather necklet with sterling silver clasp and ends. A beautiful and striking necklace. Necklace length approx. 21 inches.

Tribal Instincts BOHO CHIC cuff bracelet turquoise and feathers  by SeptemberRose *****You'll wish you had more than two wrists!*****

Feathers and turquoise....two of this spring/summer's hottest trends, combined into one stunning and eye-catching cuff bracelet....Genuine white leather is accented on both sides by rows of beautiful, natural feather/fur trim. A row of antiqued brass studs in circles and diamond shapes runs down the center length of the cuff. The design if finished off by a small turquoise stone cabachon.  Dimensions: 3" x 6". A thin suede lace ties on, and allows this bracelet to be adjustable to just about wrist size. Great fit, will mold to your unique wrist, as you can tighten or loosen to be perfect for you. Silver charm beads on end of suede.

TRIBAL by Bizzario *****Her work is so awesome I want to cover every wall with them!*****

Custom made 3D picture, Ready to hang.Handcrafted with a focal point,and adding an array of earth friendly items to compliment it. Hypnotic to look at over and over again.

Dimentions :20"x 20"
weight: aprox.10lb

Here's some geometric patterns:

Crossed Wires Blue Stone Necklace by Among The Ruins   *****Extremely talented jewelry artisan AND classical violin  AND piano aficionado!*****

Beautiful blue stones on criss-crossed wires formed into chevron. 20 inch gun metal chain.

Blue and Orange Geometric Hand Painted One of a Kind Tee Small by Gynx     *****Fiber Artist Extraordinaire!*****

This pre-made, 100% cotton white tee is hand painted with blue and orange rectangles on the front and a fading orange rectangle on the back.  This shirt is sized as an adult small. The model normally wears a small or medium.
Specific Measurements (Laid Flat):
Shoulder to Bottom Hem: 27 inches
Armpit to Armpit: 19 inches
Bottom Hem Circumference: 38 inches
The ink is heat-set to be safe for machine washing. To preserve the image, as with any shirt with screen printing ink, it should be washed inside out. 

Geometric Hair Pins by Beadiful Baubles  *****Talented jewelry artisan, she learned her art when she was about ten!*****

These are made with doughnut shaped beads in a gray mother of pearl and in the center are beautifully shiny faceted black glass beads... they are just stunning, I hand wire wrapped it all to silver plated hair pin forms.  These hair pins are very long and surprisingly sturdy. Please feel free to read testimonials below...

Well, I hope you enjoyed this week's segment of Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy!  Stay tuned! Have a great week!

Indie Junction Featured Artisans for the Week of June 13th!!

  

There is so much talent here on Indie Junction and this week's three featured artisans are no exception!  Let's welcome: Vicky from Gourds Adored, Susan, owner of Lynwood Jewels and her second shop Lynwood Designs in  Wood, and Deanna from Year of the Tiger!!
Let's start with Vicky from Gourds Adored where you will find gourd birdhouses, purses, vases, bowls, night lights, oil burners, and lots of holiday gourds.  In the artist's own words: "I have been working with gourds for about 8 years. I sell at art and craft festivals each year, as well as leased space in a shop in Indiana.  It was all started when my sister bought me a gourd birdhouse for Christmas. I have done several different crafts through the years, wood working, handmade dolls, painting windows and glass, you name it, I have probably tried it. But gourds!! I didn't even know what a gourd was, but was fascinated. I started buying books, found growers and I've been hooked ever since.  I'm a gourdhead and proud of it!!!!"  Follow Gourds Adored on Twitter!
Now let's take a look at some of her wonderful work!
  
Our next Indie Junction Featured Artisan is  Lynwood Jewelry featuring handmade jewelry in sterling silver and semi-precious stones.    In the artist's own words: "Lynwood Jewellery or in other words, Bev and Susie, design and handcraft necklaces, bracelets and earrings, in sterling silver and semi-precious stones and beads. We create jewelry that is eye catching and unique and most importantly, that we ourselves would wear.  We love creating lovely things to wear that are a bit different and eyecatching. We work in sterling silver, even our findings are made of sterling silver and we use semi-precious stones and occasionally Swarovski crystals too. We hope you like our jewelry and more importantly, we hope you enjoy wearing it."
Places to find Lynwood Jewelry

• Blog
• ArtFire
• Folksy
• Twitter

Now let's take a look at some of the wonderful designs you will find at Lynwood Jewelry!
  
And here are some designs in Lynwood Designs in Wood:
  
Our third Indie Junction Featured Artisan is Deanna from Year of the Tiger where you'll find photography, collage paintings and assemblage (three dimensional collage). Basically, anything paper she can get her hands on.  In the artist's own words: "I'm a visual artist who likes to create something new every day. I'm passionate about found papers which I collect from multiple sources. These papers find their way into original acrylic collage paintings, giving each piece considerable texture and dimension. They tease the eye so that it's not immediately obvious that an image is comprised of hundreds of pieces of torn papers incorporated into paint and glazes. My range of work covers the abstract to the more realistic, like my avatar which is another (tiny) example of my work.  I also create collage boxes--three dimensional art technically considered assemblage--that begins with a handmade 6" X 6" origami box and builds from there. These lidded boxes are perfect all occasion gifts, since they function as presentation boxes in addition to art. They're unique and highly customizable, preserved in acrylic display cases.
Some of my photography is also featured in my shop. You have your choice between a print only or a framed, ready to hang piece. For framed prints, I offer both black and white mats and frames."
Places to find Year of the Tiger:

• Blog
• Slide
• Flickr

Take a look at some of the wonderful work by Year of the Tiger!
  
We hope you have enjoyed this week's featured Indie Junction Artisans!  Indie Junction is a wonderful community that brings together artisans from across all mediums in the spirit of collaboration, support and growth.  Indie Junction now officially has a new home!  Due to changes within Ning and incredible growth of our community, we have moved to a brand new home!  Many thanks to the design team of Nicky (co-owner) and her husband Steph for creating a wonderful site for all of our members!  With this new site we can not only continue to add value for our members but also keep the site free!  For more information about Indie Junction, please go here!