A Maritime Girl - Handmade Women's Accessories

This is my Online Studio...thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments you can email me. I am an Independent Designer specializing in One of a Kind and Limited Edition women's accessories.

Portfolio's of current lines: to the right of the page.
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Sea Glass Pictures or Articles: 'Browse Posts' to the right.

Mission Statment

Boot Painting!

So while getting my own boots ready for painting...and drinking my protein shake for lunch, I decided to check out Etsy to see who else is painting boots and shoes. Well let me tell you, there are some fantastic works of art adorning some recycled footwear. Here are just a few I thought were WAY cute:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42226122 'Oh so delightfully fishy!'

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32502453 'Skulls...yes'

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23340539 'Into each life a little toadstool...'

Summer Hours!

Have finally settled on some Summer hours for my downtown Studio...yay! Regular hours at that. Trying to find how to do things when you have little kids, and now dogs, and not wanting to put out money at the same time (hire someone...hire childcare)...makes me often feel like it would just be easy to stay at home. But apparently all the planets are aligning and this summer I'm going to get into the swing of being at my Studio regularly.

Off Season - April, May, June, Sept, Oct, Nov : Still 'by chance' and 'by appointment' but I'm going to buff up the 'by chance' and be there as many Wednesdays and Thursdays 10-2pm and Fridays 12-5pm as I can.

On Season - July/August : Mon - Fri 12-6pm.

Setting hours...seems too constricting...some business owner am I eh!

What's New at A Maritime Girl

OMgosh it was pouring rain when I walked the kids to school...now it's snowing...put the dog out on a long leash...lol...pour little thing...trying to reach her favorite pee spot while I cowardly stand at the door.

Anyway...I am currently working on some edits for the blog and the website, hoping to give things a fresh look for Spring. So bare with me as at the moment I'm not doing much 'work' on jewellery and bags. I'm also working on submitting my bags to the Crafts Council to be Juried, and perhaps applying to be Juried in Nova Scotia as well, which may open up some new markets for me.

What's coming in Spring:
1. Oxidized Sea Glass Jewelry. My new obsession...oxidizing! Working on new pendants and necklaces for my site and the Sea Glass Festival.
2. Expanding my line of Painted Bags to include clutches.
3. Hopefully some news on a Fashion and Design Week here in Charlottetown.

Custom Sea Glass Jewelry

Working on a custom pendant for Jen...some preliminary sketches...for the pendant. We may yet go with the client's idea for a design. These are to give us some options.



Another sketch. Her piece of glass is lovely Cobalt Blue.
Some more designs, basic wrap, room for dangles. Now to decide with way to capture the glass?!
Wrapped and Oxidized...the last photo has a bit of polishing, although I'm not sure you can tell here in the photo.

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Handmade Accessories for Women

These things about me influence the way I create:
I have no formal training in any of the mediums I explore.
I hate to shop, that's why I create.
I am impatient.
I prefer the easy way.
I want to do everything well from the first moment I try, and get angry when I can't.
I believe I can do everything.
I want to be the best at what I do.
I love asymetry in everything but houses.
I love making something and having someone see it and say 'how did you think of that!?'

Creating Accessories for Women...by hand:
Much of my work is done by hand, or is handmade, yet I hear lots of discussions about the definition of 'hand made'. In my work it means buying as little finished components for a piece as absolutely possible. For example, my sea glass wire jewelry...I buy wire, I don't buy components, I don't buy charms, or loops or rings, or clasps. I buy wire then I bend, twist, hammer, tumble, hammer again, cut...until I get the jewelry components I want. The one component I do buy is a bit of bulk chain, for my lower priced pendants.
For my bags I create the bag as well as the design. The bags are sewn by me. I do not buy bags and then paint them.

Women's Accessories - Handmade by A Maritime Girl