Meet Janie Stephen and Mary Lou DiCamillo from Forever Friends- Gratitude Bracelets...
Janie
Stephen and Mary Lou DiCamillo are the designers and creators of the Gratitude
Bracelet. We started our "Forever Friends" Gratitude Bracelet
business adventure in April of 2014.
Our
friendship began in high school which only grew fonder and stronger throughout
the years.
With
that, being Grateful for our friendship and our passion for design it gave us
the inspiration to create our Gratitude Bracelets!!
The
Gratitude bracelets are all designed with four beads. As you slip on your
uniquely handcrafted bracelet each bead on the bracelet should give you a
gentle daily reminder to acknowledge a blessing in your life.
"The more Gratitude you acknowledge the more blessings you will find!"
Our
bracelet will make a simple but unique gift to share with someone special in
your life! All
bracelets are packaged with a beautiful Gratitude verse to personalize your
gift.
Over
the past year we have participated in approximately 10 very successful craft
fairs in the Cleveland area. We are Grateful to have the opportunity to join
the Avant-Garde shows this year!
Lastly,
our goals for years to come is simple...
To
grow into a manageable and rewarding level but above most to acknowledge
"Gratitude" and be "Grateful... For the Blessings in our
lives."
Meet Debbie Kosinski from Debra's Collection...
I like to create decorative & functional items from fabric usually without a pattern. I studied interior design at Cuyahoga Community College & Art at Kent State.
I'm inspired whenever I see a beautiful piece of fabric, I want to make something out of it!
I got started from my mother. My mother taught me how to sew & hand embroidery when I was a kid. I also, made clothing when i was in high school.
My business officially started with me creating pillows & keepsake boxes. I actually bought hundreds of sample fabrics for furniture from a gentlemen who said they were going to be thrown into a dumpster!
Meet Lauren Baracz from L.B. Dezignz...
I grew up in Chagrin Falls and have been here
for the majority of my life. I
always had an interest in the arts whether it
was drawing, painting, or fashion
and that background and enthusiasm has
followed me through my life and lead
me to my passion of creating and making
jewelry.
I started making jewelry on the side about three years ago, but in the past year I have really started to focus on making it into
a career and business.
I find inspiration all around me every day. The
great thing about living in Ohio is
that we get to experience all four seasons and
all the colors, styles and fashion
trends that come along with that! I pull
inspiration from the outdoors whether it’s in the flowers blooming, the
changing of the leaves on the trees, the gray rainy days or the beautiful snowy
ones. These types of things are not only inspirational because of what you can
see, but also because of the emotions that they draw up as well which goes into each
piece of jewelry. I think it is important to take everything in because you
never know what you are going to find or what you are going to see that
inspires you- and the constant changes in the world around us helps to keep my
ideas flowing and new inspiration for my jewelry. This keeps everything new and
unique, which is what I love!
I got into the jewelry craft because of my mom.
I had moved out of Chagrin Falls for a little bit and we started to become
distant and didn’t see one another as much. My mom decided to sign us up for a
jewelry class at the Valley Art Center just as a fun activity for us to spend
some extra time together. I never thought it would be the start to a whole new
career! I ended up getting a job with a jewelry company because of this class
and worked there for two years gaining studio experience, as well as sales and
customer service opportunities. I continued to make my own pieces at home and
worked on perfecting my craft and really finding my style and brand. Recently I
took what I learned from my job and the jewelry class, and I decided to go out
on my own and start my own company with my own handmade designs. My mom has
been my biggest supporter and without her I don’t know if I would be doing this
today!
My creative process is somewhat eclectic. What I
usually like to do is look
through my closet for color and style inspiration. I
also try to picture an event or
something I have coming up and what I would
want to wear to that event or
what other people would be wearing and that usually gets me focused on a
certain design and style of jewelry I want to create. I
then lay all my supplies out and it just always seems to click. Pretty soon after, I have the basic idea of what I want to make laid out. If I am having an off
day and can’t focus, I like to go for a bike ride or walk to clear my head and
just be outside. I also go to small shops to see if I can find an interesting
piece that I could use to build a necklace or bracelet around, such as old
skeleton keys or antique brooches.
With lots of hard work and dedication in give years
I hope to have a growing and successful business. I want to make a brand and a
line that people recognize and love and want to wear and have as part of their
jewelry collection!
The message behind my work is that I put a little piece of me into every piece
that
I create. I have a unique boho, rustic, industrial, chic style to my designs
which sets me apart and I love that. It’s hard to stand by who you are verses
who other people want or expect you to be- my message through my jewelry is
to
just be who you are and stay true to yourself!
Meet Pip Malensek from Pipspieces...
Hi, my name is Pip Malensek. I live in Burton Ohio. My full time job is as a paraprofessional for 25 years. I have been employed for the Orange City School District for 15 yrs. I have three grown children and two grandchildren. I have a wonderful husband Steve that I married 37 years ago! My business name is Pipspieces.
I am currently making chainmaille jewelry. I weave with double pliers, sterling silver and healing copper jumprings together. It is very tedious, but somehow relaxes me! I have been doing some form of art all my life. I have made many different kinds of things over the years. I also am addicted to beach glass hunting and I use my pieces with my chainmaille.
Growing up, my mom was a painting artist, I can't draw a stick figure! She got me into 4H as a teen and I made most of my clothes in middle and high school... I think that was the beginning of a lifetime of art!
I currently have my jewelry in the Fra Angelica Gallery in the 5th St Arcade in downtown Cleveland. I hope to branch out to be able to sell in more stores.
2015 Chagrin Falls Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th 2015
Saturday - 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday- 11:00am-5:00pm
Federated Church Family Life Center
16349 Chillicothe Rd.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
For more information, contact Becki Silverstein, Event Coordinator at Becki@ag-shows.com
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