Friday Etsy Feature - MaddyAnne Handmade Jewelry
Happy Friday! This beautiful Etsy shop is the perfect way to end the week! Everyone meet Madeline from MaddyAnne Handmade Jewelry!
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| Japanese Garden Earrings |
Hi Madeline! You have such a lovely shop! Tell us a little bit about how you got started on Etsy!
My mom was the one who actually told me about Etsy. I've created things my whole life, and she told me I should try selling them on here. I soon opened a shop called earthtrendsjewelry. After a while, my style shifted from being 'earthy' to more dainty, and I felt that my shop needed a makeover/clean slate. So I opened up MaddyAnne (which is my name - Madeline Anne).
My mom was the one who actually told me about Etsy. I've created things my whole life, and she told me I should try selling them on here. I soon opened a shop called earthtrendsjewelry. After a while, my style shifted from being 'earthy' to more dainty, and I felt that my shop needed a makeover/clean slate. So I opened up MaddyAnne (which is my name - Madeline Anne).
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| Rosette Necklace - Coral and Aqua |
What inspired you to create such beautiful jewelry? I see you also make some adorable paper goods. Is that something new for you?
A lot of my inspiration comes from the colors I see around me. I know that sounds strange, but if, for example, I see two things next to each other that are opposite in color but it somehow works, I get online and begin to hunt for beads similar in color to turn into a new creation. As far as the paper goods and clothespins, I started making them to salvage some things I had laying around in my home. I ended up falling in love with the simplicity of them and listed them.
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| Aqua Blue Clothespins |
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| Tiny Pink Flag Bunting
What are your favorite materials to work with? I love working with all kinds of materials. Recently, I've been playing around more with cabochons, but I'm sure my brass stamping phase will return soon. I've also been working with a lot of gold. I remember not liking gold a few years ago, and now it's funny that that's all I think about using. |
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| Swooping Silver Swallow Necklace
Tell us something about your non-crafting life! What are some of your favorite things? (food, music, movies...)
Well, I've been writing a young adult book for a while now and am excited to be finishing that up. It's been a challenging process but well worth it. I'm also a wife and mother of a three-year-old and an infant, and I work at a credit union during the week. As far as favorite things, I like pretty much all food and am a sucker for the Twilight books. I'm also a huge, nerdy fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender (the series, not the movie). Pretty much my life is hectic and always kept interesting.
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Thanks a lot Madeline! Go check her out on the web!