if She is happy,I'm happy!

From many years that has been my policy,seeing my customers happy when they receive their custom orders.Well I actually don't see them until they send me pictures of how they look wearing jeans,jackets and shoes. Last week I was happily shocked when I knew about a former customer who posted her new shoes in her blog and not only that,she create a whole article about recycling and upcycling shoes around the painting on the vintage shoes she purchased from me.
I invite you to take a look at this wonderful blog of Erin. http://mirkwoodcottage.typepad.com/prettyvintage/2009/05/vintage-remake-shoes-by-norakaren.html
Also Lisa sent me her pictures wearing the hummingbird on jeans and she is so excited she is sending me another pair. What a great way to upcycle and renew clothes and our wardrobe.

Crazy about shoes!

Having the Spring Season at hand,there is no better friend than a great pair of pumps for the incoming Weddings,Parties and Nights Out. So I created my beloved peacock on this amazing Pumps. From Vintage Dyables to Silver Stunning Modern Style to Custom Orders...check it out!

I've been featured at the etsyfest team blog!

http://etsyfest.blogspot.com/2008/07/meet-nora-karen.html

Join Palm Beach County Etsy Team

The Palm Beach County Etsy Team is ready. If you want to join e-mail me at norakaren2002@yahoo.com
Here are some ideas for new members and other artist that want to know what is the team about:
The Palm Beach County Etsy Team goals are : to promote artists and crafters that sell on Etsy and live in the Palm Beach County area : that means: Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach,Parkland,Delray beach,Boynton Beach and any other city included in Palm Beach and Surroundings.

We work together to inspire each other, advertise and promote our businesses, communicate and share each other’s experience , and make new friends.

Our team is important because:

All our members feel that we need to promote in the area, knowing the economy actual situation,join efforts to overcome our limits and have the chance to make our shops and arts known in the area. We want to start by preparing a local show followed by other activities that allows as to be ready for the new season. For many store owners this a new possibility because we are mostly new on etsy.

Getting together will open the doors to know what the market needs and what can we offer. We also know that our area is very turistic and we live from the early birds and people who come and go to Florida for retirement or vacation ,so we hope to keep our team and shops alive for the rest of the year.

We have a yahoo grups page for all artist and crafters interested in join:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pbcetsyteam/

Nora

Christmas in July

There are over 200 etsians waiting for July 20-31st to offer reductions on stock and special prices on Christmas items, so to take advantage of that, I wanted to start writing a posting and mentioning some of this wonderful creators, crafters, painters,jewelers,card-makers,photographers,toys and dolls makers,bags,books and paper goods crafters,gifters,fashion designers, suppliers,vintagers and I don't know how many more words I can invent tonight!
This is a group of etsians from the forums I'd like you to meet and check their wonderful stores:
DesignedByLucinda
slvrlily
InvisibleMaps
buttonfactory
celebratelife
FeltLikeStitchin
ThEfReNcHtOuCh
TheSwansNest
thatissocute
maryrichmonddesign
fdlteam members
and of course me.....www.norakaren.etsy.com

I will keep posting for more stores participating in the program.

The Dress is finally ready!

I made a whole dress completly from Upcycled Denim Pants. You can call it : Blue Denim Dress with Turquoises and Paisley. The dress was constructed for the grand opening of our shared store by the members of the FDL Team. The long waited date will be June 1st so be ready for shopping!
Dress constructed in many pieces of bootleg jeans in 4 different blue denim tones. Paisley:made of hand sewn Turquoise stones and red fabric hand paint. The stitches are finished with sewing maching but the inside as well as the pattern are one of the kind. Save the earth and look gorgeous!