...welcome...to our newest Earth Angel...Emma of Skippy Cotton

Across my 25 years in the business of handmade, I've learned it's still a rare and beautiful thing to watch an artist work in their studio...

When someone works where they live, their space has an even deeper texture... another layer of living and collecting to absorb their 

inspiration and their aesthetic.

I was just in the home and studio of Emma Mierop of Skippy Cotton... we've begin to work together to present her machine embroidery creations to a wider audience...and it was a thrill to experience her style in action...

 

(You can see her work on my site...)

A few peeks at her home are below... 

AND  you will find more peeks at her studio in an upcoming issue of 

Where Women Create Magazine...stay tuned!

I love everthing she creates...and I have a much deeper appreciation for her inspiration now that I have been in her charming home and among her collections...

thank you Emma for sharing your 

style and your talent...

xo Jen

PS 

You can see more of her work 

HERE

Dolly Treasures! A total wow and congrats to Eileen Lam!!!

The new issue of Where Women Create BUSINESS is out and I am totally thrilled to share the news of talented Eileen Lam's feature...

 Eileen's artistry is noteworthy...she photos her beloved Blythe dolls in the most charming of settings and streetscapes!

She's built a beautiful business -- and published two books -- of her photographs...

I was honored to photo her at work and share her story in a feature I produced...

Thanks to you Eileen, for sharing your style and talent...your work brings me such joy and it was an honor to share it!

And thanks to Jo Packham for the opportunity to celebrate Eileen and her work!

You can read more about Dolly Treasures on her WEBSITE

AND do follow Eileen on Instagram at 

@dollytreasures

or on Facebook!

 

xxoo and enjoy a browse of her images... 

they are a hoot!

Jen

...if you're a fellow artful entreprenuer...or want to be one...

...if you're a fellow artful entrepreneur...

or want to be one...

I hope you'll consider giving my column a read.

Jo Packham has another absolutely stellar magazine --  Where Women Create: BUSINESS 

...and I could not be more proud to be included...

Part II of my column 

"Paying Your Bills with Your Passion" 

is out on the journey of to artful entrepreneurship...

I hope you'll consider picking up a copy of the latest issue and reading it...

(find it on my site or Jo's site if it's not at your local newsstand or sold out in Michael's, Lowes, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, etc)

Thanks to all of you for your encouragement to share my experience in the filed of handmade and my expertise in small business development...

Working on the column is pure joy for me...as is working with the many artists I have be fortunate to manage, coach, do business with over the years...

xo Jen

exciting news...and WELCOME SASHA

I wanted to share some lovely news...

we have a someone new among the ranks of the Earth Angels Featured Artists

WELCOME SASHA POKRASS

 

Each designer toy creation is a sweet surprise laden with detail... 

 

When I asked Sasha to share a little about herself with readers, here's what she said...

 I started to make toys when I was 8 and was rather successful. I always had my own pocket money, I traveled a lot and was featured in TV programs about handmade stuff. 

When a teenager I had other interests and forgot about toy making.
"Relapse" happened to me 9 years ago when I wanted to make a handmade gift for my friend. I made a teddy bear and then I couldn't  stop!!! I worked in the office that time so I had to give up job to make toymaking my main occupation. 

I love to experiment with materials, colors, size, shapes, characters...

I especially love her pieces featuring the "Napoleon Hats"!

you can peek at her latest offerings here

...and I am definitely partial to her petite creations...there's a sure charm in them...

Here are some other faves...

Thanks to Sasha for sharing her talent...I am loving all that she has made for us to share on the site...and we are hoping for more SOON!!

I am thrilled and honored to welcome her!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP HER NEW PAGE NOW

...and stay tuned for more designs from this talented young, Russian artist

xxoo Jen

SWEET...so wonderful to share...Rebecca Weller news

SWEET!

 

 Such nice news to share...

wonderfully talented Earth Angels' featured artist, Rebecca Weller has some excellent -- and well-deserved press coming her way--

First, her Cake Portraits are being featured 

in Jo Packham's Where Women Cook magazine

Keep an eye on the back page to see this cake and more coming soon... THANKS JO!!!

 To see more of Rebecca's Cake Portraits -- including the featured "Sibella Sugarwhip"... CLICK HERE

And woo hoo... there's a feature in work on 

Rebecca for Where Women Create magazine... 

so stay tuned...

 (This photo above courtesy of Gina Weathersby Photography and Where Women Create)

AND thanks to a wonderful partnership with Rebecca, a selection of her amazing original paintings 

are available at Earth Angels Studios

 This 6x6 Bluebird is my personal fave...

 Thanks Rebecca for sharing your style, it's a joy and honor for me to showcase the beauty you create...

 xo Jen

gotta love this type of recycling

...this is happy good stuff...

I love that Valerie Weberpal uses recycled wools and textiles in making her pillow-like art dolls.  

 

They are all so charming, each singular in style...

festive and fun.

 Val and her work were a big hit at the recent event at the Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery 

in Sanford, FL... 

(here's her work on display there...)

...and wonderful news...

Val will be among the featured artists at the

 Country Living Fair in Nashville next week...

WOO HOO!!!

I cannot wait to see what she has up her sleeve... you see, Val never uses a pattern in making her Harvest Moon creations...

 

She never repeats a design...

 

That's pretty cool!

 

 Here's a peek at just some of her latest...

and stay tuned for more fab creations 

on her page of the site...

Thanks Val for making these happy critters...

you make it all more fun!

 So glad you made it to the Country Living Fair Val..ALL YOUR NEW WORK IS NOW POSTED!!!

xo Jen

Yoo hoo to 100 Year Old Maker GRAM TESS and Skippy Doodle Designs...

Do you know these amazing women?

Here's Sue Parker and her 

100 year old Grandma Tess -- 

her assistant

 at Skippy Doddle Designs!

They have a wonderful bond and share a love for making things....

Both agree, it's a fine thing to make something useful...

 ...and perhaps there's nothing finer than to find the humble worth in old bits and cast aside lovelies and make them anew...

Sue truly does just this with her 

 Skippy Doodle Designs...
and yes, Gram keeps busy and useful herself by sitting with Sue, cutting, sewing a bit...
 

She loves how Sue collects so many little things and then celebrates them in her wondrous pin keeps, charming pin cushions and all sorts of notion-y fun...
and we do too!

Just take a peek at these latest arrivals and you'll see what I mean.

 (...here's Gram working on sachets and pin keeps for the Nashville show... 
you will see her work tagged GRAM 100)

 
 I love that she is still sewing...
I love that she taught her granddaughter to sew so many years ago...

Sue makes things for fun, to bring her pieces, and to celebrate her love for re-purposing cast off things...

I hope you agree with me that her work is wonderfully sweet...Her Gram is proud of her and would tell you all herself if she met you!!!

Most of Sue's  pin keeps are $28 & $48 and come in two sizes... we've just loaded a wonderful new batch to the site...

Take a browse HERE

And small pin cushions start at just a few dollars each...

Sue...I celebrate you and your style

...you know I admire you AND Gram!!!

xxoo Jen