The Artist Community. Ambassadors of True Creativty........

Fantastic Pop Up Event At Crafted at the Port of LA

I've pondered the definition of the Artist Community and what that means to me. As my needs, wants, and desires have changed over the years, the creative community has morphed accordingly. I've come to realize that I've chosen a life less ordinary, but as much as I fight it, there has to be some defined aspects of the every day ins and outs. There has to be a schedule; there has to be a purpose; there has to be a focused intention; there has to be a support system. What exactly IS a support system? Not surprisingly, if you ask 100 different people, you'll most likely get 100 different answers. I can and will say, without a doubt, that part of my support system are the Artists that I have as part of my everyday life. People who I share ideas with, creative time with, constructive criticism with, and so much more. I've come to realize that these amazing people really have a vested interest in my success, as well as their own, by participating in these exchanges of ideas and creativity. I cherish their bevy of knowledge, their willingness to share of themselves, and their presence in my life. They inspire me to be better, to do better, to be more, to do more.....I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have been such an integral part of my growth....As a person, as a creative, and as a member of the Artist Community.

Want to come meet me and a few of my friends? You can check us out at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles each weekend. Check out www.craftportla.com for information and directions and I look forward to seeing you there very soon!

Visit Shirlee of Enchanted Chic to see amazing fused glass

Visit Delia of Pheonix Magyk to see fine Silver Creations

visit www.crafteportla.com to learn about all the artists of this great community!

Extensive Selection of Necklace Displays Available

We've had the pleasure of sharing a huge selection of jewelry displays and packaging through our sister shop Notable Notions.  We wanted to provide a reference post here, for you to see a majority of the displays we have available. We realize not everybody shops on Etsy, so that's why we're posting these items here. If you see displays you are interested in, feel free to contact us at belandaria@gmail.com to purchase items directly or you can contact us through our Artfire Shop or our Etsy Shop. Thanks so much for all of your continued support!


Metro Style Leatherette Display Stands - These gorgeous stands are a modern twist on traditional necklace busts. We offer them in the following sizes:

10 X 6.5 X 3 Inches(Black or Ivory) $16.00 each
13.5X7.5X4 Inches(Black or Ivory)  $19.00 each
17 X 8 X 4.5 Inches(Black or Ivory) $23.00 each
21 X 9.5 X 5 Inches(Black or Ivory) $26.00 each

Metro 10 X 6.5 X 3 inch Black Leatherette Necklace Stand

Metro 10 X 6.5 X 3 inch White leatherette Stand

Alyssa Porcelain Glazed Necklace Torso Displays- These earthy display stands are glazed and show a textured and spreckled finish. They're a great addition to any display set up. We offer them in the following sizes:

9 X 7.5 X 4.5 Inch Torso Style Stand $33.00 each

13.5 X 7.5 X 4.5 Inch Tall Torso Stand $34.00 each

Alyssa Porcelain 13.5 Inch Tall Display

Alyssa Porcelain 9 Inch Tall Display

Traditions Leatherette Classic Style Necklace Display Bust- This economical and attractive display stand comes in 4 sizes and 3 colors, making it a versatile and useful addition to your jewelry displays. We offer them in the following sizes:

8X7 Inch Size(available in white, black, or ivory) $10.00 each

10x8 Inch Size(available in white, black, or ivory) $13.00 each

12X9 Inch Size(available in white, black, or ivory) $16.00 each
14X10 Inch Size(available in white, black, or ivory) $20.00 each

Traditions 10X8 Inch White Leatherette Display Stand

Traditions 10X8 Inch Black Leatherette Display Stand

Diplomat Contrasting Color Trimmed Style Leatherette Necklace Displays-These pretty displays have a touch of color contrast, giving them a more refined and formal look. We offer them in one size and two different color contrasts:


White Leatherette with Black Trim 8X8X5 Inch Size : $12.75 each
Black Leatherette with White Trim 8X8X5 Inch Size : $12.75 each

Diplomat White Leatherette Black Trim 8X8X5 Inch Stand

Diplomat Black Leatherette White Trim 8X8X5 Inch Stand

Summer Nights and LA Craft Experience Was A Blast!

I must say, we had one heck of an evening this weekend, at the LA Craft Experience at Summer Nights, in Historic China Town in Los Angeles. There was a great selection of music, art, craft vendors, food, and of course, the amazing crown of supporters! We want to thank all of our family and friends, that made it out to the event. We truly appreciate your support and hope to see you at the next event! Take a peek at some cool pics from the event......

This is Bananas! One More Etsy Shop Added to the Belandaria Family...And We Have Snacks!

    That's right, we're venturing into the Epicurean world of delicious edibles! Our newest shop is called Bella Luna Sweets And Spices and we'll be offering some amazing products. We'll have home made preserves and marmalade, as well as baked goods, teas, sweet and savory snacks, and high quality specialty food items. We launched this little shop to bring together a family of folks, who by all accounts, LOVE food! We love making it, eating it, chatting about it, eating it.....Well, you get the picture! I have an amazing child hood friend that has found her niche in the way of making delicious banana bread, with some unique variations. Now, beyond the fact hat her bread has no milk in it(great for those who have dairy allergies), it is a moist, delicious treat any time of the day. She'll be making traditional Banana Bread, Banana Nut Bread, Banana Nut and Chocolate Bread, and even a sinfully fun recipe called "The Elvis". All you have to know about that one is it does involve peanut butter chips, bananas, and deliciousness! All of these amazing

items will be available in mini loaves, large loaves, sampler slices, and sampler packs, beginning August 30th. In the mean time, feel free to visit the shop to see some of our newest additions of preserves, marmalade, savory pan bread, and much more to come!
Let us know if you have any questions and we hope to help you tackle your sweet or savory snack attack with something memorably delicious!





FREE GOODIES! To celebrate the launch of our new shop, we are offering a free 8 oz. jar of Strawberry preserves. To be added to the drawing for the preserves, simply sign up for our blog and leave a comment on this blog post and your entry is in! We'll take everybody's name and add it to a random drawing, that will take place September 30th. If you are the winner, you get a free jar of this amazing products! It's that simple! Let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at belandaria@gmail.com any time and good luck!

Come Visit Us this Saturday at The LA Craft Experience

Come Visit Us this Saturday in the LA Craft Experience



 Come on out to visit us this Saturday evening at Chinatown's Central Plaza, for the LA Craft Experience. We'll be exhibiting some of our newest designs and will also have some freebies to give away too! We would love to see our friends and Craft Pals, so make sure to come on out. It should be a night to remember!

Any questions about this event or any of our upcoming exhibit dates, fee free to contact us at belandaria@gmail.com any time.

Also, please feel free to visit the website for the LA Craft Experience, for more information.

Thanks and we hope to see you there!

Repurposed Fashion For the Sake of Fun....and FREE Stuff....We're giving a Gorgeous Tote Bag Away!

OK, so I am into using all kinds of items to make new items and we have a wonderful etsy shop to showcase some of our vintage finds and some newly recycled items and accessories, that have been given a new life! One of those items we have made it into a great Etsy treasury called Thank God It's Friday.... Take a gander....

Thank God it's Friday Etsy Treasury

 It's available in our sister Etsy Shop TheUpcycledExchange . This neat large tote bag was made from vintage re purposed drapes(exterior of the bag) and seat belt material (for the straps). the inside is lined with a gorgeous blue heavy canvas and has compartments for everything you need to have with you. We would love to hear from you about this bag and are hosting a little free give away contest, for your participation in leaving comments. Feel free to sign up for our blog and leave a comment on this blog post, to be entered in to the give away. We will take ALL of the contestants' names between now and September 15th  and randomly choose one to receive one of these totes, FOR FREE! It's a $25 value, so feel free to participate. Email us with any questions!

Also, we wanted to thank the curator of this lively treasury, Copperlady50 . She makes some fantastic jewelry, like this unique and whimsical bracelet:

 Copper Cuff Bracelet

So make sure to peek at her shop too, for a fun journey through her creativity!

Thanks so much for your support and we hope you tell ALL your friends about the Tote Bag giveaway, so Everyone can participate. Good Luck!

Suzanne

We're featured in A couple of Great Etsy Treasuries Today...Take a Peek

For the Love of Lavender

curated by SissyLittle

Now I Have them All Wrapped Up curated by SizeLoveCreations



Make sure to visit these great Etsyians' Shops too, as they have some amazing stuff to offer! Thanks so much!
 Notable Notions

Show Us How You Show Your Stuff For August

The Water Fairy on Etsy

We encourage all of our followers and clients to share how they showcase their items, with the packaging and displays from our sister shop Notable Notions. We were so happy to get a new image from the lovely folks at The Water Fairy. They shared this pretty picture of their use of one of our newer products and we simply wanted to share with you!

 Please feel free to convo us through our Etsy shops and send us pics of how You use our products, so that we can share this with our followers. Remember, it's free advertising for you, as we'll post a link to your site, right in the picture you provide. Thanks to The Water Fairy for sharing her work!


We have some other great submissions of pictures from our great Etsyian community. Take a peek at My Favorite Earrings use of our Natural Hemp Tray Inserts.

MyFavoriteEarrings Etsy Shop









Also, please look at this Gorgeous stamped kraft box presentation from Feather and Branch.

FeatherAndBranch

And, take a look at the use of other items in our shop:

We want to thank all of the amazing Etsy folks who share these great images and we are Soooo pleased that these items have been so useful for you! Thanks for your support!

What More Can I Say About Noni's Gourmet? Yummy Goodies That you Must Try!

   I gotta say, I am a bit of a snack lover and sweet tooth. That was the motivation behind a late night perusing through Etsy's edible offerings. I came across Noni's Gourmet and simply could not resist purchasing her Blueberry Syrah Jelly. That's right, jelly with Syrah wine. Sounds Delicious, right? Well, I can say it is So delicious that I wanted to share a bit of info about this amazing Etsyian! Leona "Noni" was nice enough to do a little interview with me and this is what she had to say:

When did you get started in Making Jams and Jellies?

***I started helping my mom and grandmother when I was very young and I spent a lot of time in the kitchen learning from them. Those are some of my fondest and most treasured memories.

How do you come up with your unique flavor combinations?

***I love experimenting! (And I have wonderful friends and family that are more than happy to be my "guinea pigs".) Some of my favorite creations are my jams/jellies that contain wine, champagne and whiskey. I actually don't even drink! I just love the intricate flavors and complexities.

What suggestions could you make to anyone who may want to follow the same creative path?

***Do what you love! It's so important to love what you do and share that with anyone and everyone. It gives me so much joy to share my products.

***Where do you get your inspiration?

The beautiful Wenatchee Valley I live in is abundant with a variety of fresh fruits throughout the year, so I don't have to look very far for inspiration. My oldest daughter loves wine and is always there to suggest a certain fruit paired with the right wine. I also get suggestions from my friends and family.

Noni's GourmetJelly Trio

I encourage you to visit her shop on Etsy at Noni's Gourmet and see some of the amazing jelly flavors she's got, including strawberry champagne, mimosa jelly, bourbon apple, and much more! Your items will arrive beautifully packaged and truly made with love! Thanks Leona for your wonderful creativity!

We're Featured in A New Etsy Treasury Called "Down To Business"

This is such a fabulous treasury idea. The great folks at Valtline curated this useful treasury, to highlight some of the great items you can use to grow your business. Let's face it, we can all use suggestions for good suppliers for business related items, so i was just thrilled to be included into this treasury. Just click on the picture to see the treasury and thanks so much for taking a peek!

Down To Business Treasury on Etsy Curated by Valtline

Thanks for your support!

Suzanne

We're Featured In A New Treasury Called Your Time, Curated by Green leaf Candles

We're Featured In A New Treasury Called "Your Time", Curated by Green leaf Candles.

Thanks so much to Green Leaf Candles for including us in this lovely treasury. Make sure to visit their shop too, as they have a beautiful collection of Eco friendly Candles.

Just click on the picture, to visit this fun little treasury!

Suzanne :)
Belandaria Designs

You Asked for Them, so...........Here Are the New Items In Our Etsy Shop Notable Notions

I always enjoy getting feed back and requests, as it really helps us focus on the things that are important to our clients. We really couldn't do what we do, without your amazing support, kindness, and constructive criticism. With that in mind, I wanted to let everyone know about some of the new products we are offering now or will be offering in the very near future, in our fun little Displays and Packaging Shop Notable Notions , we have Chocolate.....

chocolate colored boxes that is! Yep, they're here and have been met with amazing demand. We offer them currently 5 different sizes and these pretty paper boxes are 100% recycled and made in the USA. While you buy your packaging, you're being eco-friendly and you're supporting the US Economy. What a fabulous person you are! Kudos and Thanks for that.

We've also had a lot of requests for matte black boxes too and yep, we got 'em. These sophisticated boxes are also 100% recycled and USA made. Yippee! We currently carry 2 sizes, But will be carrying them in a total of 4 sizes, by year's end.

Now, I gotta admit, No one can ever have enough of the chocolate goodness, so we carried that popular color over into our plastic merchandise bags line. These are perfect for so many types of items. They're strong, with a cut out handle, and rich luxurious color....Oohhh, lala...

We've also added a bunch of whimsical color printed high quality boxes, that may interest you, as well. We have a pretty Asian inspired floral print box, a retro daisy style box, a colorful posie print box, And we'll be offering a gorgeous Rose style box, as well. These gorgeous packaging choices have a pretty foam insert, perfect for displaying sets or single jewelry items.

Finally, We've been lucky enough to get quite a few requests for items, pertaining to Weddings and Bridal showers, so we've expanded our packaging to include pillow boxes, gorgeous flocked drawstring bags, satin drawstring bags, and a vast array of colors and sizes in our organza drawstring bags. If you're planning that special occasion and need assistance finding Just the right packaging for favors, gifts,etc., feel free to email me at belandaria@gmail.com at any time. I LOVE custom orders and I just find great joy in helping folks with their plans for the big day!

Whew! Alright, so I've been carrying on for long enough about our new stuff, but I'm really so excited to share our new findings and I'm so glad you took the time to stop on by and read our post about them. We want to thank All of our amazing clients and keep those great suggestions coming!

Peace and Prosperity to You All,

Suzanne
Belandaria Designs

Just A Lil' Reminder About Our Monthly Freebies and Give Aways

Hola! I just wanted to remind everybody about our Monthly free give aways in our Sister shop, Notable Notions . We have 5 more months for our promotion and I just wanted to post a friendly reminder, to our great followers and friends. Here's the list of the items we still have to give away:

• August: Ring Sizer
• September: 8 Pack Bubble Lined Mailer Envelopes
• October: 4 Pack Chinese Silk Zipper Pouches
• November: 25 Pack 5X7 Inch Kraft Merchandise Bags
• December: Small Carbonless Sales Receipt Book

Just remember, in order to qualify, you must be one of the first 50 buyers in our shop Notable Notions for the month and you must purchase $25.00 or more in items(not including ship fees) and Voila! A free gift is in your package! If you have any questions, just convo me at belandaria@gmail.com any time!

Muchas Gracias to all the great supporters of our Shops on Etsy and we love to show our appreciation by offering these fun incentives! Hope to see you in the shop really soon!


Peace and Prsoperity to you All,

Suzanne C.
Belandaria Designs

Show Us How You Showcase Your Stuff....

I've been so lucky to find my career in the creative arts, as it brings me joy each and every day. I am truly thankful for getting to express my creative thoughts in so many ways. Inside of the amazing Etsy community, I've had the pleasure of meeting many men and women, who share the same zeal for creativity and artistic expression. I've had many of those wonderful folks send me pictures of how they showcase and package their creative offerings, with many of the useful items from our sister shop, Notable Notions . I wanted to take this opportunity to share these images in a new monthly blog post. Feel free to click on each picture, to visit each Etsy seller's shop, to see their amazing creations! Also, if you would like to be mentioned in our blog(along with getting free advertising for your on line shop on our blog), please feel free to send us a picture of how you use our displays and/or packaging. We ask that you try to make your picture a jpeg. and as Clear as possible. If you have any questions, let us know. Also, please send any pictures you may want to share to our email at: belandaria@yahoo.com . We'll share new pics and shop links each month, so we're looking forward to hearing from you!

Peace and Prosperity to you!
Suzanne