From Reclaimed Wood to Wood You Wear

Welcome The New Rose Ribbon Featured Artist,

Lindsay Zuelich,

Get to know her…

What’s one food that you can’t even be paid to eat: Brains! I could pretty much be paid to eat almost any food, but not sure I could go through with eating brains.

What three things would you take with you if you were stranded on an island: All-in-one wind up battery-free flashlight/radio, whittling knife, and chap stick.

If you could do one thing over, what would it be: I’d do more research and self discovery before attending college.

What quote best describes you: “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.” -Albert Einstein.

About Lindsay:  Lindsay Zuelich grew up working with wood.  Her love for it only grew as she did.  “My art is a labor of love with each cut and sand that I make,” says Zuelich.  Her hand crafted wood line involves accessories for both men and women, including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, belt buckles, money clips, and key chains.

Lindsay likes to collect unusual pieces of wood from roadsides to beach tides and each piece is hand picked and cut uniquely as a part of her creative process.  Each portion of wood will only yield a limited amount of pieces to create with, making each item special.

All of Lindsay’s products are Eco-friendly including the reclaimed wood she uses to hand craft her gifts.  No trees are ever harmed in her selective process of acquiring wood, and even the sawdust is utilized in her home garden, making sure nothing goes to waste.

Wood Wrap Bracelet

This beautiful handmade leather suede bracelet is adorned with a polished wood piece and a blue stone and “love” charm.  The bracelet wraps around the wrist about 6 times on average.  This handmade gift is the epitome of nature, peace, and love and is the perfect gift for all the ladies in your life. Get this bracelet from Rose Ribbon for just $25.oo

Wood Money Clip

Got wood on the brain? Well, this beautiful money clip made out of brass and polished wood does, and it has a stamp to prove it. Show off your love for nature with this fashionable handmade gift, perfect for father’s day or any other holiday.  Get this gift online for just $25.00

 

For more of Lindsay’s handmade gifts

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Free Photo Friday

Welcome to Free Photo Friday! Visit us every Friday to receive a Royalty Free Photograph. Enjoy this week’s photo and please see the notes below:

Right Click on the image with your mouse, select Save Image As, and save to your computer as a .jpeg or .gif file. You’re done! Use the photo in your home, office, to create DIY cards, jewelry, etc. Have fun and get creative!

***If this image is used on the web, the Photographer’s Name must be credited with a link to http://www.RoseRibbon.com with every reproduction. Images are free for you to use in your personal or commercial work, but you may not  re-share, distribute, or claim/infer them to be your own. You may sell your handmade art with Rose Ribbon images, however images are not to be used in part or whole on/for collage sheets/CD’s/DVD’s, or any type of Digital downloads or movies.***

Create and Inspire! ∞Pam

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THE CRAZY CHICK OF THE WEEK #2

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I’m a bit behind on the Crazy Chick of the Week so I’m posting this, and the Crazy Chick Q and A will resume next week. This week’s Crazy Chick of the Week is Rose Ribbon Blog.

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Spring is in the air, and new products are on the shelves

Rose Ribbon Welcomes Spring

The new Spring Catalog is out with all the latest products from our newest featured artists, as well as some new items from our past featured artists.

The 2012 Catalog can be seen on our YouTube channel along with all of the other featured artist videos.

This week we will be featuring some new retro jewelry items from Danielle Sanchez and recently added photography by Ashley Erikson.

To purchase any of this week’s featured handmade gifts, visit www.RoseRibbon.com

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Hand Cast Pewter You Have to See to Believe

Welcome The New Rose Ribbon Featured Artist,

Greg Krynen,

Get to know him…

Featured Artist, Greg Krynen

If you were stranded on a desert island what would you bring: A date, Leatherman tool, and satellite connection so I could update Rose Ribbon with my new Deserted Island Designs. DID I do that.

If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead: My grandparents, they imparted so much knowledge.

Don’t tell anyone but…one of my pendant designs is in Beads 2012! (Interweave Press) Oh wait, that won’t be a secret soon, hmmmm, I like pink.

Your most recent discovery: Cherry Kool-Aid and Sushi really do not go together.

About Greg: Greg Krynen has been creating artwork for sale since the young age of eleven.   As he grew he built up a wide knowledge of materials, methods, procedures, business operations, promotions, and training techniques, that have all lead him to where he is now.   Currently Greg is a technical trainer at a community college during the day and a crafter/business owner on his off time.

Greg’s styles can best be described as eclectic and whimsical.  He always tries to incorporate a theme in his work, while also making sure they are natural, modern, and genre inspired.  Greg has also been known to paint and draw, but primarily his work is in fine jewelry and small sculptures. “Starting in 4th grade I found a piece of telephone trunk line with so many different colored wires inside. I started making rings and bracelets and selling them to my classmates. Since that time I have been in and out of the crafting business both as a hobby and professionally” adds Krynen.

Today, when Greg isn’t at his day job, he is vigorously working on jewelry specializing in hand cast, lead-free, pewter often using stones that he has cut himself.

For $45 this amazing hand cast necklace can be yours from Rose Ribbon.  This little fairy has fallen asleep among the green sparkling leaves of a tree. This handmade gift is hand cast and polished lead free pewter with green glass beads. 22 inches long with a barrel clasp.

Direct from an excursion to Treasure Island, the land of rare, intriguing and beguiling trinkets and wares, this hammered copper drilled and adorned set of earrings is the perfect handmade gift.  It comes with bits of sea foam ceramic and turquoise beads all combined in a two inch chandelier style silver plated base metal ear wires.  Get these earrings from Rose Ribbon for only $12.

For more of Greg’s handmade gifts

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Free Photo Friday- Welcome to California

I love to give, I love photography, and I love California! Welcome to Free Photo Friday! Visit us every Friday to receive a Royalty Free Photograph. Enjoy this week’s photo and please see the notes below:

Beverly Hills Sign Photograph taken in 2012 by P. Rondini from RoseRibbon.com

Right Click on the image with your mouse, select Save Image As, and save to your computer as a .jpeg or .gif file. You’re done! Use the photo in your home, office, to create DIY cards, jewelry, etc. Have fun and get creative!

***If this image is used on the web, the Photographer’s Name must be credited with a link to http://www.RoseRibbon.com with every reproduction. Images are free for you to use in your personal or commercial work, but you may not  re-share, distribute, or claim/infer them to be your own. You may sell your handmade art with Rose Ribbon images, however images are not to be used in part or whole on/for collage sheets/CD’s/DVD’s, or any type of Digital downloads or movies.***

Create and Inspire! ∞Pam

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Vintage Fabrics Inspire Beautiful Gifts

Welcome The New Rose Ribbon Featured Artist,

Flora Ronzone,

Get to know her…

If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you bring? Sunscreen 1000 SPF, sewing machine, and an ipod.

Who is your celebrity crush? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Where is your favorite place to be? Diagon Alley (It’s just so magical)

What are the top two things on the bucket list? Winning an Oscar for Costume Design (at least 1) and travel to Egypt.

A Little Bit About Flora:

Flora Ronzone is a costume designer from Australia, who now lives in Burbank with her wonderful husband David. She studied fashion design and theatrical costume in
Melbourne and Sydney and loves incorporating the two. She has recently fallen in love with recycling fabrics and garments and letting them tell her what to do. Using up garments that no longer look fashionable and giving them new life is now her new past time.

The small floral bag with ruffles is made from white linen fabric and remnants with a white satin lining. It also comes with two internal pockets and a magnetic snap closure.  Get it now for $25.00 at Rose Ribbon.

Floral Bag with Purple Handles

This floral bag is made from a recycled skirt. It is constructed with linen floral fabric and a fuchsia satin lining all held together by purple plastic handles. The bag is decorated with orange pocket detail and a magnetic snap.  Get this bag for $25.00 from Rose Ribbon.

For more of Flora’s handmade gifts

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Free Photo Friday- Rome!

I love to give, I love photography, and I love Rome! Welcome to Free Photo Friday! Visit us every Friday to receive a Royalty Free Photograph. Enjoy this week’s photo and please see the notes below:

Roman Statue Photograph taken in 2010 by P. Rondini from RoseRibbon.com

Right Click on the image with your mouse, select Save Image As, and save to your computer as a .jpeg or .gif file. You’re done! Use the photo in your home, office, to create DIY cards, jewelry, etc. Have fun and get creative!

***If this image is used on the web, the Photographer’s Name must be credited with a link to http://www.RoseRibbon.com with every reproduction. Images are free for you to use in your personal or commercial work, but you may not  re-share, distribute, or claim/infer them to be your own. You may sell your handmade art with Rose Ribbon images, however images are not to be used in part or whole on/for collage sheets/CD’s/DVD’s, or any type of Digital downloads or movies.***

Create and Inspire! ∞Pam

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Free Giveaway- Win a Framed Photograph!

Do you like photography?  Do you like FREE stuff? Like our Rose Ribbon Facebook page, leave a comment on the Giveaway post, and we’ll automatically enter you to win a 8×10 black frame with matte and this photograph! Keep it for yourself or give it as a gift. Gift wrap, taxes, and shipping is included from Rose Ribbon, Inc. at no cost to the customer. Winner is announced Monday, so act fast!

Yellow Flower Photograph with Frame and Matte taken by P. Rondini at Rose Ribbon.

The winner will be selected at random, and the winner will be announced the following Monday. The winner will need to email their address to customerservice@roseribbon.com within 7 days. The photograph will be shipped within 5 business days of receiving the shipping address.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to administer this promotion. No purchase is necessary and a purchase of any kind will not increase an individual’s chances of winning. For more information, please see Rose Ribbon Giveaway Official Rules.

I took this photo myself, so good luck! ∞Pam

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Scrimshaw on Wood with Color

Welcome The New Rose Ribbon Featured Artist,

John Houle

Get to know him…

When I’m not doing artwork: I’m probably thinking about it, and what will my next piece be? To me , art is like breathing. I have to do it every day.
The quote that best describes me is: “He would do that  damn Woodburning 24/7 if I did not stop him . He just tunes everything else out” ….That quote is from my fiance.
My recent discovery was: that after 35 years of doing Woodburning, and winning many first place and best in show awards, I found that in one town where I applied for a show, I was informed that they were not interested in my being in the show (first time this has happened).  I was informed there was no relevance to my work . They felt it did not apply to their town . My discovery was that cliques in art still exists, sad to say.
Don’t tell anyone , but: I will prove them wrong .

A Little Bit About John:

John Houle,  the artist,  has an extensive background in 0ils and acrylics, having started painting at an early age . He  won was his first regional contests in second and third grade.  He then studied art under Jacques Rommel at Central Connecticut State College,but after graduation he drifted away from his artistic endeavors.  In the early 80′s he started painting again and found success supplying several galleries in Connecticut and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

In 1985 , his late wife placed a wood burner in a Christmas stocking with a bow and a note , stating “see if you can paint over this.”  The change to Pyrography, or wood burning, as it is commonly called, was an awakening for John and quickly became his passion. The technique he uses involves a heated tool with a tip that reaches 950 degrees and the wood used is Birch.  All the detail created is due to the burning of the wood. This art form allows for no error, because with one slip of the hand the piece is ruined.  There are no “do overs”.  This may explain why there are so few wood burners around. The color used in the art is a light wash of acrylic.  It is applied light enough so that the detail of the wood burning and the grain of the wood will clearly show through the wash. They are then coated with UV resistant polyurethane for protection and the rest is history.

John’s work has appeared on Channel 8, Connecticut Style, as well as having the privilege to grace the cover of multiple magazines.  He has garnered many awards in the northeast and his works may be found in galleries in Connecticut and Florida.  Two additional features that makes these works unique is the Tactile effect. You can run your hands over the work to actually feel the indentations and burns while also having the security that each piece is completely one of a kind.  Due to the creative process there are no prints.   Each piece is unique.

For more of John’s handmade gifts

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"Ocean Voyager"

"Nauset Patrol"

John’s one of a kind pieces consist of scrimshaw artwork made by using heat and wood.  The tight grain of the Birch wood allows for intricate and extensive detail and texture.  This miraculous combination of pyrography and acrylic wash handmade gifts are for sale at Rose Ribbon.

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