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  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • United States
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The meaning to life is to give life meaning...

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Location:
Grand Rapids, MI.
About Me:
www. willowmoonspirit. ETSY. com


Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
willowmoonspirit. etsy. com



~Gypsy Jewels My Space

~My Personal My Space

~Gypsy Jewels Blog

~Gypsy Jewels On Twitter

Also - Check out my group "Creative Outlets" ETSY shop as well!
creativeoutlets.etsy.com

I have been creating since I can remember. It runs in the blood of my family and is one of the few things like that I embraced fully.

Currently, I am working on making a variety of new things for my ETSY shop willowmoonspirit.etsy.com, while also working closely with friends on a side project called "Creative Outlets". We get together and make a variety of things and blog about it and put the things we make in our own ETSY shop, creativeoutlets.etsy.com. It's important to keep the creativity flowing and to inspire each other to be creative in many ways.

Take the Handmade Pledge!

Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.

The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, and made with care and attention that can
be seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.

Buying handmade is better for people.

The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.

Buying handmade is better for the environment.

The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.

^taken from Etsy.com^
http://www.buyhandmade.org/why-buy-handmade


Buy Handmade Video from Etsy on Vimeo.


Something I'm very proud of - Bodies Against The War. Created by me, therefore it's still creativity - in action. :) Enjoy with a heavy heart.


www.myspace.com/bodiesagainstwar
Gender:
Gal
I am a/an:
Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger, Supporter, Shopper
(Designers only) I create:
Jewelry, Decoupaged items, whatever else inspires me to make it.
(Designers only) I am willing to do:
Consignment, Wholesaling
(Designers only) My work is sold at:
willowmoonspirit.etsy.com
Website:
http://willowmoonspirit.etsy.com
Website #2:
http://creativeoutlets.etsy.com
Favorite Designers/Artists:
Frida, Monet, Dali
Favorite Music/Musicians:
Sublime, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Pink Floyd...Santogold, Portishead, Ani Difranco, Patti Smith...I could go on and on and on.
Favorite TV Show & Movies:
It's always sunny in philidelphia, WEEDS
Favorite Books / Authors:
Behold a Pale Horse, Legacy of Luna, Alice in Wonderland

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Advice needed.

I want some opinions on something I've been throwing around in my head for a little while now - I'm debating on changing the name of my business from Gypsy Jewels, which it has been for years - to Willow Moonspirit. Here's why...

When I started my ETSY shop, I was not aware (like a lot of people aren't) that the user name you chose for yourself would also be the name of your shop in your URL. Well, I, personally have always identified myself as Willow Moonspirit online, so that is what I chose… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2008 at 8:29am — 6 Comments

gypsy_jewels

Here I Am

The present is a gift. That's what they say, right? So, here I am - inspired and ready to take over the world one piece of art at a time. Tomorrow is the second meeting of a group I've put together called "Creative Outlets" and I find myself squirming in my seat with readiness to CREATE! I'm so excited at the thought that I can actually do what I love - and it be my JOB.

The present IS a gift - and I am ever so grateful.

Posted on November 8, 2008 at 7:27pm —

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At 9:23pm on December 9, 2008, Leslie said…
Awesome shop!! I ran across your post about using indie as a promotion tool. I*m off t check it out.
At 2:02am on December 5, 2008, Shibuya Baby Jewels said…
Nice to meet you too. I love your jewellery its so unusual.
At 7:48pm on November 29, 2008, thatgirlsbathandbody.com said…
I added you to myspace and blogger. Thanks for your vote and mail.

As you requested my blog on blogger is http://thatgirlsbathandbody.blogspot.com

website: http://thatgirlsbathandbody.com
and www.myspace.com/thatgirlsbathandbodyI'm also on face book.
At 4:29pm on November 24, 2008, Alteredgypsy said…
Great shop!...It is always great to see another fellow gypsy (you can never have too many gypsies)!
: )
Kathy
Alteredevents
Gypsygoods
At 8:04am on November 23, 2008, Annabanana said…
wonderful jewelry!
Thanks for your commment!!!
At 12:20am on November 23, 2008, Diamond Lil Glass said…
Hi, Very nice jewelry! I love the barefoot sandals.

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At 7:28pm on November 17, 2008, Susan See said…
Thanks for stopping by my page! I'm not sure if you're aware of this but your Etsy shop links here at the top of the page are not valid links. Just thought you might want to know. Take care!

Susan
At 8:42am on November 17, 2008, ErkNJrkCreations said…
Thank you so much. I've struggled with photos for a while..and still struggle..lol half the time I think my photos are just plain boring.lol
At 6:11am on November 17, 2008, Wilhelmina New York, Inc said…
I love your work, thanks for adding me as a friend.
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