New Featured Seller

Tell us about yourself.(Name, location, etc)
My name is Ruth and I'm from Pittsburgh PA; I work as a special
effects artist and a freelance illustrator but after 12 hours a day on
the computer I just need a break so I do crafting


What made you want to start crafting?
I always liked beading and making things as a kid and I stopped doing
it in college because of time but now I have a bit more time to make
my jewelry and other items and it's very soothing to do

What do you sell?
Earrings and beachy shell hair ornaments at the moment but I have a
massive collection of Fimo clay fantasy horns I'll start selling later
in the summer closer to Halloween.

What makes you different from other sellers?
I make almost all of my jewelry and hair clips using recycled beads
and shells from old necklaces and collections. Most of my jewelry is
also themed for the game player in mind and tends to be styles that
are quite different from what you could buy in the store such as
earrings with glass water drops or single post dangles with various
funky vintage beads.

What advice to you have for other crafters?
Stick to it and keep crafting; even if the items don't sell on Etsy
you still have some awesome gifts for friends


Do you have an items in your store that you love? Tell us about it.
I really love my seashell barrettes. Right now my hair is too short to
wear any of the bigger ones so I'm selling them and hoping that they
get a good home with someone else who loves the beach as much as I do

Tell us about your newest item for sale?
My newest items are two sea shell collector hair barrettes. These
large clips are covered with tiny vintage seashells that were given to
me by the folks at my church. The church had them for sunday school
classes and art projects since the 60s but kids now don't want to play
with shells so they had a massive case of shells in amazing condition
and since they knew I crafted I got them! So now these shells are on
my hair clip making each one a tiny collection all on its own.

Where do you see yourself going with your craft in the future?
I'd like to get into making more fancy jewelry as well as necklaces
and arm cuffs; perhaps getting into that steampunk trend because I
have a box of old vintage keys that I think would be great for
jewelry.

Where can we buy your products?
http://warriortree.etsy.com for my jewelry and hair things

Are there any other links that you would like to include?
http://www.warriortree.com is my professional art portfolio for
illustrations and 3d work

Samples of Ruth's work: