We are just crafty folk...plain and simple. We have a great
appreciation for the past, and we also have a great concern for our
planet. When we integrate our craftiness, our appreciation and our
concern, we end up with The Glass Lotus.
We are a mother-daughter team who repurpose vintage glass and crystal
into beautiful and unique pieces of art. Our main focus is our glass
garden flowers. For these, we search high and low for pristine vintage
glassware and crystal. Our workshop is full of glass organized by color -
literally hundreds upon hundreds of pieces. We stack the glass until
we find the absolute perfect composition. Then, each flower goes though a seven-day cleaning and fusion process.
Many of our glass flowers are inspired by real flowers, and others are
inspired by suggestions from our large following of customers on
Facebook. We are also working on new creations such as repurposed glass mushrooms, hummingbird feeders and bird baths.
We like to think that our work serves three main purposes. First, we
hope to add to the warmth and character of our customers homes and
gardens. Second, we hope our work elicits an appreciation for the
beautiful glass that was hand-made so many decades ago. Last, we hope
our work inspires people to take care of our precious planet by
reducing, reusing, recycling, and re-purposing.
Meet Kathy Garber from Birdie Girls Treasures
My name is Kathy Garber and I currently live in Hudson,
Ohio. I enjoy bird watching, gardening, hiking, metaphysics and
crafting. I have been creating and crafting all of my life, but have
just recently started selling my creations online on Ebay and Etsy
(BirdieGirlsTreasures).My love of nature and animals inspire my creations.
My picture collage creations were born from a frustration of
searching for, and being unable to find specific animal and nature themed home
décor and gifts in the past. My luminaries have developed from my past
volunteer experience in creating centerpieces for parties and special events
and the realization that there is a great interest in custom made items.
This is actually my first craft show, so I will be testing
the waters to see if there is a greater interest in my items and hopefully that
will help determine which direction to head in the future regarding my crafting
business. I am looking forward to
becoming part of the craft vendor community and hope to be part of many more
shows in the future!
Meet Terri Brewer from Necklascarf
I am Terri Brewer, co-owner of EverExpand Inc, and creator of Necklascarf (tm), a collection of magnetic
jewelry scarves. I began EverExpand in
2012 as a springboard for creative products in fashion because of my belief and
experience that life is ever expanding.
One idea or creative endeavor builds on another, ideas merge and create
new ideas which inspire even more ideas. Necklascarf evolved from my frustration with buying
beautiful scarves only to have them pile up in the closet due to my frustration in tying them, dislike of the long
hanging ends, and an inability to get them off quickly. I went to the internet to find a better
product and was surprised to find that it didn't exist, other than infinity
scarves which can be bulky and require being pulled over the head.
Eighteeen months and over 50 prototypes later, I had created
Necklascarf, a magnetic scarf that goes on in two seconds and cascades
perfectly into place every time. It has
no back or front so you can put it on either way. I scoured the world for jewelry components to
make each one an elegant necklace as well as a scarf, and chose a wide spectrum
of fabrics with content that yields the cascading effect that Necklascarf instantly
gives. Many fabrics simply don't work as
a Necklascarf so we carefully choose only those that do and are in the process
of designing our own fabrics. As my partner Sharon Fedor and I began exhibiting
Necklascarf, we were amazed to find that women of every age from 9 - 99 were
enchanted with them. In two seconds a
woman could pop on the Necklascarf and have a soft , flowing splash of color around
her neck. Each time a woman would put
one on, we would see a shy smile as she looked in the mirror and realized
"oh, I look nice." We have
come to enjoy that emerging smile from each woman who dons a Necklascarf. We learned that every woman of every age
cares about how she looks, although many don't want much fuss when it comes to
dressing.
I also wanted my company EverExpand to do good in the world
beyond making women look nicer, so I teamed up with Esperanza Threads, a
wonderful non-profit organization in Cleveland who teaches women to sew and
find jobs in textiles. Esperanza Threads
works with migrant workers, refugees and other women in transition to give them
marketable skills in sewing. Esperanza Threads
now employs women highly skilled in sewing and monitors quality output
carefully. I am proud that my
Necklascarf line is hand sewn by these women.
Cleveland has become part of a national movement to return textile
manufacturing to the U.S., and we are part of that movement.
For me, the creative process, begins with a child-like curiosity and an openness to allowing inspiration to come from anywhere and everywhere. I believe that when one is open to creative ideas, the Universe rushes in to give you connections and inspiration.
For me, the creative process, begins with a child-like curiosity and an openness to allowing inspiration to come from anywhere and everywhere. I believe that when one is open to creative ideas, the Universe rushes in to give you connections and inspiration.
2014 Summit County Spring Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Saturday April 12th- 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday April 13th- 11:00am-5:00pm
St. George's Fellowship Centre
3204 Ridgewood Rd.
Fairlawn, OH 44333
For more information, contact Becki Cooper, Event Coordinator
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