Introducing.....Le Maison Belle by L.C. Cooper

Today I want to introduce to all of you another wonderful Etsy shop! My illustration for today is inspired by a wonderful black and white photography! The St Louis Cathedral New Orleans LA in French Quarter.













You can purchase the photography in this shop! http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeMaisonBelle

And if you want your photography illustrated feel free to contact me! http://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART

Let's talk decor, art, photography.....


Please introduce yourself...

My name is LeAnn Cooper, and I was born and raised in Mississippi. I started out 6 years ago selling large-scale painted furniture pieces, and just recently opened Le Maison at etsy. We focus mainly on small decor pieces using vintage and up cycled elements. We also offer limited series black and white photographs, and signs made from reclaimed wood with original artwork.
To most the name Le Maison Belle" The House Beautiful" but the shop is actually named after our Great Dane, Belle who basally owns our house.... so to  us the name mean The House of Belle.
I am also a writer. I have yet to publish, but I did win a William Faulkner short story award, I am married to my college sweetheart, David (who is tremendously supportive). We don't have any children, but we do have 6 beautiful nieces and nephews who we thoroughly enjoy spoiling absolutely rotten!

What is the inspiration behind your brand?

I am inspired by so many things.... it's hard to pick just one. I find inspiration in anything old- taking castoff items and turning them into something completely new an different. I usually let things tell me what they want to be. I've found that if I try to force it. I don't always end up pleased with the final product.
I also hate to throw things away. We live in a house that was build in 1856, so we have a lot of scrap wood from the years of remold objects. That's how the painted signs venture got started.

Where else can we buy your products?

Only on Etsy.


What is your best seller?

The Fridge Magnet with the awesome quote has been tremendously popular- and it's one of my favorite, too. I worked in Graphic Design for a number of years, so the magnets and the painted signs are a lot of fun for me.

I have so much fun making all of the items that I sell at Le Maison Belle, and I hope that everybody loves the products as much as I love creating them. I get a thrill when someone actually appreciates an item enough to purchase it.


Where do you see your brand in 5 years?


I would love to increase my painted sign offerings. I would also like to expend my photography offerings... I basically live with a camera strung around my neck.

Please visit this amazing Etsy shop!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeMaisonBelle

Twitter!

https://twitter.com/#!/SouthernWriting

Google!
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If you need something from your shop illustrated feel free to contact me!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART

Introducing....byVellamo Jewelry Sandra Kemppainen

As a woman I love jewelry and here I discovered a very talented entrepreneur! I am proud to introduce to all of you a jewelry brand with future! - Vellamo by Sandra Kemppainen!
Her designs inspired me to illustrate. I illustrated this one  of a kind bookmark!

It is inspired by this wonderful earring and pendant that you can purchase in her shop!

You can have a look at the bookmark in my shop! http://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART Feel free to contact!

Let's talk jewelry, photography and supplies...




1.Please introduce yourself....

I am Sandra, a half- Hungarian Romanian, currently living in Helsinki, Finland. I have been in Finland for the past four years now and I love the nature, lakes, trees and special sunlight they have up here. I say" I don't live at the edge of the world, but you can see it from here'. I am a professional photographer with an engineering degree. I have been an entrepreneur since 2008.

As a photographer, Finland has been an awesome inspiration for my pictures.


2. Why did you choose to name your brand Vellamo? Do you feel a connection to the sea?

I felt that this name, inspired by Kalevala, the Finnish mythology, strongly connected to water and sea is a good name fro the brand of jewelry I am creating. I love water and the sea.

3.The gemstones in your shop are amazing.... how did it all started?

Since I inspired the brand name by nature, I want to use beautiful gemstones for my jewelry. So, I spend countless hours searching supplies, as well as meeting suppliers in person during my Christmas holiday in a Christmas market  in Romania.

4. Do you have a favorite stone you work with?

That is a tough question....
I love turquoise stones, but also mosaic magnetite stones, witch come in so beautiful colors, Jasper is also one of my favorite, especially imperial sea sediment jasper.

 5.What is your advice for somebody who want to start a jewelry line and is interested in supplies?

Spend a lot of time searching, browsing and reading information pages about the stones you want to use.

6.Where do you see your brand in 5 years?


My dream is to make this a big jewelry brand, a design and name that people will recognize.


You can find her on Etsy for supplies  http://www.etsy.com/shop/byvellamosupplies and you can purchase the ready jewelry http://www.etsy.com/shop/byVellamo!


Check her Facebook page out and give her a big LIKE! https://www.facebook.com/byvellamo

Website ! http://byvellamo.com/en/byvellamo-online-shop
Blog: http://byvellamo.blogspot.co.nz/

Now if you are interested in the photography you can contact her as well!http://sandrarugina.eu/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/behindmyblueeyes

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sandrarugina
Blog: http://the-i-inside.blogspot.co.nz/

You also find her on Pinterest! http://pinterest.com/byvellamo/