Meet HannaH:
(and her son Jack. How cute!)
Hannah is the creater behind the shop
Icing 101
Which is a recent favorite Etsy shop of mine!
Not only does she have an amazingly cute shop,
she also has many of her items featured on the huge site
"Style me Pretty" here
Let's get to know this talented lady:
~Inspiration~
"My inspiration comes literally from everywhere--nature, vintage finds/fashion, new and old movies, books or fairytales, and sometimes even just color combinations or materials."
"I was going to art school before I had my little boy and I have years of training in painting, drawing, and printmaking...nothing fashion related. I find it interesting that my fine art training really comes in handy, in a way I'm basically doing the same things only in fabric. I try to create a pleasing composition and just like in painting or any other type of art interesting combinations of texture, color, etc. create that."
creative process...
"A good portion of my living/dining room is set up with work stations and if I'm working on something new or have a lot of orders it can certainly look like a small hurricane has gone through! I have lists and tiny scraps of paper with sketches or even just words like "ruffle veil" to start as inspiration. Once I have an idea I gather a pile of possible materials and through trial and error come up with something that I like. These first pieces often cannot be altered so I need to make another one to tweek the design and make sure its exactly what I want."
what do you want others to get out of your shop...
"When someone purchases one of my pieces they are getting a part of me, my thoughts, my time and skill, that seems important in this increasingly disconnected world. So often people don't know where our food or things come from or the process it takes to make them. When you purchase something handmade, especially when you are interacting with that person it's just special to have something created for you. Most of my customers are brides and it's rewarding to share a small part of one of the most special days in someones life. I want my customers to feel special so I do what I can from process to packaging to try to make that happen."
Custom Order Wedded Bliss sash in YOUR colors
And keep in mind yes . . . her items are catered towards brides,
but anyone can use some fun accesories right?!
interests hobbies and anything else...
"I grew up on a farm with horses, chickens, donkeys, cats, and dogs--so I love animals. I also love old junk and come from a family of hoarders (not as bad as those shows on tv though). I'm a little bit like a crow, I love strange and shiny things and keep a hoard of them; I had an old jewerly box as a kid and it held an interesting array of rocks, oddities, foreign coins, and mostly broken vintage jewel bits. One of my favorite things to do is shopping at thrift stores; I often find fantastic vintage laces and things to use in my pieces. I seem to need open/wild spaces and just feel better when the ratio of concrete vs. wild things is far in favor of the wild things. I used to love to read (before my little boy came along!) and I also like to cook/bake whether it turns out edible or not."
She's super cute, right?!
And keep in mind yes . . . her items are catered towards brides,
but anyone can use some fun accesories right?!
The Giveaway
Win this flower headband ($38)
To win:
Be a follower of my blog,
and visit icing 101 HERE to tell me your fave item
Extra Comments for extra entries:
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One lucky winner will be announced Tuesday March 8th at 8:00 am PST
Open to the whole WORLD!
Ready, set, WIN!
