Etsy Artisan of the Week!!

I saw this weeks Etsy shop and I was immediately in LOVE!! 
Not only is every item as adorable as they come but this shop
owner also has a message and a mission!! 

This week's shop is Maple Shade Kids owned by a kind woman

named Wanda Hirsch. Wanda is the mother of a 10 year old 

daughter and 7 year old twin sons. She hales from the beautiful

state of New Hampshire. As already stated ALL of her items are

precious and perfect for our homes. BUT she also is doing her 

part in the process. With every product purchased she donates

to Trees for the Future to plant trees. AND she is a shop owner 

that strives to keep her products natural and safe for children.

OH MY where to begin with a couple favorite items?? So if you

know me, you know I think anything with owls is sweet! I have

been known to make an owl hat or two in my day. I love her 

animal decorated peg racks and I think the ones with owls

are my favorites!

If your kids are like mine, then they have sweaters and jackets

a plenty. A rack like this would come in very handy. Only problem

is deciding which one you want because they are all so darn 

cute!!

How many of us parents have art all over our fridge and some

to boot? Problem solved!! Wanda makes these perfect little

art hangers that come with clothes pins to hang up all the 

art projects!

If you take a look at her site you can see that you could coordinate

a theme for your child's room. She has the peg racks, she has 

shelves, she has the art hangers, and she has collage art hangings.

I really like her art collages because every detail has been given to 

using recycled and/or safe products. Check out the elephant and

blue bird collage.

We have now come the the Don't Take My Word for it portion of my

blog. With a 100% positive feedback at her shop there is no problem

finding people who are nuts about her work!!

-Excellent customer service! Beautiful packaging! The birds are darling!!! I love them so much and can't wait to start displaying my girls' artwork in a cool new way!! Thanks so much for the extra bird magnet...it's great!!! Definately will be back for more items in the future!!!

-Really lovely work! Exactly as pictured - extremely smooth and FAST transaction! Will definitely purchase from again!

-They are the most beautiful things in my baby's room! LOVE IT!

-I love it! Thanks for the excellent product and communication and quick shipping. You have a new return customer.

You cannot go wrong visiting Maple Shade Kids!! With every item created

beautifully and safely, you only have to choose!!

But I can tell you now, you will not be able to pick just one item!! 

Visit Wanda's shop today  www.mapleshadekids.etsy.com 

And Wanda takes part of an Etsy group called Natural Kids Team
and they have a blog too!!  Natural Kids Blog: 

http://natural-kids.blogspot.com/2009/04/friday-feature-with-maple-shade-kids.html

Featured Etsy Artisan of the Week

I recently came across 2 wonderful shops from a fellow Etsian crafter!!

I am so in love with both of the shops this talented lady coordinates I decided 

that she will be my first featured Artisan!! 

    Montana Daisy Girl and Daisy Girl Delights are the shop names and both 

are beautifully run by an sweet gal named Jennifer (not to be confused with 

the Jenn featured in my paper beads part 2). This talented 

artist and crafter hails from Billings Montana where she lives with her

husband and 2 year old daughter.   

Her first shop is Montana Daisy Girl and is comprised of Crocheted items for 

the home. What I absolutely love is all the color she uses in her items.

Her pictures capture the items well and when you see her shop you

immediately need and want every item she makes. My favorite item? 

Her Coffee Mug Cozy! One thing you should know about me and you

will hear me say this again and again, I LOVE COFFEE!

I was immediately taken with her cozies. Every color you can think of and so Cute!

In our day in age with economy as it is, I think that it is awesome that people 

are making the Economical items and one of hers is a crochet Swifer Cover! 

How many of us have that Swifer Sweeper that we bought and we just 

never buy the refills. OR we are spending a boat load on the refills. 

That can stop today!!

She makes a variety of colors in this cover for your Swifer and when it 

gets dirty you just throw it in the wash.

These are just two of her lovely items in this shop! Go and check out her

 entire stock of crochet home goodies. I can tell you, you will not be disappointed.

www.montanadaisygirl.etsy.com

Jennifer has recently started a new shop Daisy Girl Delights!

And once again HOME RUN!! Fantastic Pictures and Fantastic

Items!! Everything I see I want!!

This shop is comprised of the smell good items for

any place you can think of that needs a "Fragrance Pick-me-up"!!

 Beautiful Colors everywhere and the packaging shows that

every attention to detail has been made.

My favorite? The Daisy shaped car freshener! When you

have children, as many of you know, you seem to be in the car

all the time!! A freshener is a must!

Any color or scent you can think of, she has it!!.

She also has Tea Lights, Sachets and Soy BreakAways for your

tea light or electric warmers. Again go and see for yourself!! Each 

shop is an absolute delight!!

www.daisygirldelights.etsy.com

I am not the only one raving! What impresses me the most about this

 talented gal? Her customer feedback!!

- Gorgeous. Can't go wrong with these. I love them ALL! Great seller.

- thank you! It smells amazing! It's in my car right now. When it dies, I'm buying another one!

- MY FRIEND LOVED THIS! Fast shipping! Great service, came with cute wrapping, and a nice little gift! Will buy from again!

She really knocks my socks off and is an example seller for me. Her next 

adventure is about to begin as she and her husband have moved to 

Helena to start a family business. Jennifer I wish you many blessings and 

I know you are going to knock em dead!!