Supporting small
businesses
I love Etsy; it allows
you to support small businesses and artist’s which is something I personally
feel is very important. When you support artists you are supporting someone’s
passion, desire, need to create something beautiful. Most artists are doing
their art in their spare time around other jobs or education so buying items
from them helps them in doing what they love full time. I thought I would share
some of the things I have brought from Etsy this month:
The first person I
brought from this month was Jemma from Dorkface Shop.
I brought a
personalised anchor with mine and my husband’s wedding date on it. I found this
piece really significant to me and Rob as we love to travel but I have always
said that through the roughest of storms he has been my anchor through it all,
so to find Jemma’s print was amazing and it is now sat on my travel shelf.
Custom Couples Anchor
A4 Print £4.50
Also this month to go
on my travel shelf from Jemma I brought her wander often print, when me and Rob
go travelling 9 times out of 10 we get lost so to say we travel is a bit of a
lie really we wander, get lost, discover new things then try and work our way
back to where we are staying so this print also needed to find itself quickly
to my home.
Jemmas prints are very
affordable and arrived quickly I highly recommend her work, she can be found
here.
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The next person I
brought from will not come as a shock for anyone who follows me on twitter or
instagram, it was Lauren at Heartsindisneyart.
I buy a lot from Lauren
on regular bases, I adore her style and the work she produces is amazing. I
nearly always order custom pieces so there is a short delay in receiving orders
but I personally don’t find this an issue as I would always rather Lauren
produce a piece she is happy with. I generally order every week with at least 3
or 4 pieces in each order. I received a lot this month so here is a small
selection of what I got.
I have wanted the
Beauty and the beast stained glass window by Lauren for a long time so I am
glad it is finally in my collection, I also received a second Rapunzel which is
for niece. I use Laurens work all round my house but you will always find a
selection on my kid’s art wall in their bedroom.
Laurens work is so
affordable with A4 paintings coming in at £10 and her sketches coming in at 2
for £10 I highly recommend you buying her pieces you will never be disappointed
and as of yet she has managed to paint
all the crazy ideas we have given her. You can find her here:
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Next up is an item from
Lizi at Itslizi
I have brought many
things from Lizi in the last couple of months; I have nearly all of her Disney
inspired underground station prints as well as a few of her plaques which is
what I ordered this time. I ordered the tinker bell plaque this time as that is
the nickname of my daughter who when she was born was blond, had big blue eyes
and pixie ears. So when I saw the plaque I just had to have it.
I managed to get this
one in the sale at only £3.65 so always check back on people’s Etsy stores to
see what bargains you can pick up. Later on in the month I also brought peter
pan at the same price, when I saw him I had to have him join our little Tink.
Lizi can be found here
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My next purchase was
from someone I have never brought from before. The artist is called Martyn
Rotherham at Square Orange Art.
I am planning on doing
my kids art wall in a Harry Potter/ Fantastic Beasts themed for one of our
monthly swap around so I am currently collecting art from different sellers in
a variety of styles so I can fill both shelves in the theme. When I saw this
version of Hagrid I knew I had to have it for the kids, he is one of my
favourite characters in the book and films so needed him as part of the
collection. He is done in a watercolour/ splat style which is so different from
everything else I already have and feel it will make a great addition once I
put the collection together.
Robbie Coltrane as
Rubeus Hagrid A4 limited edition print £5
As a price point I
don’t think you can question whether or not you need this print, it is such a
bargain for the size. There are lots of other characters on the Etsy store that
are well worth looking at. You can find Martyn’s Etsy store here:
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To continue with my
Harry Potter Wall is a print by Tarnya at Sweet Allure.
I have a love for
watercolour paintings/ prints so I have been eyeing up Tarnyas prints for a
long time and I am glad to finally own a piece of her work. I went for the A4
size to fit in with my other prints and paintings. This piece cost me £4.50,
you can find Tarnyas work here
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I hope you have enjoyed
reading about what I have brought this month on etsy, if you feel like
supporting other etsy stores my notebooks can be found here.
Bye for now Nicola
