Special Feature Friday: Simka Sol

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Sara is the owner of Simka Sol, an Etsy shop focused on eco-conscious products with a unique style. Working as a graphic designer, Sara felt the freedom of expression in the cooperate workplace was too limited. She decided to quit her 9 to 5 job and invested in her own company. She makes her designs from the heart.

Everything down to the production process is about minimizing her carbon footprint. Misprints are used to clean the workplace, eliminating paper towels. The ink used is 100% eco friendly, not only good for the environment, but also for the user of the product. There are even plans to switch completely to solar energy in 2015!  

At Simka Sol one can find clothing, accessories, jewelry and home decoration. One thing that strikes me the most is the details of the prints. The designs give a clear picture, yet leave a lot to the imagination. 

The print on this mini dress was accomplished by removing the color from the garment, and leaving behind a creamy colored design. The fabric is soft to the touch and allows for a lot of stretch, because of this way of working. The dress has a gorgeous drop down back and is made of cotton spandex.

A lovely collection of housewares and decorations is also available at Simka Sol. This is a dish towel made of Egyption Cotton. It was hand printed in the studio at Sara's home, from an original design hand drawn by Sara.

Sara offers the readers of this blog a 10% discount with the discount code: SIMKA10

Special Feature Friday: Koelnschaetze

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To stay into the holiday spirit I would like to feature another shop with holiday items. Koelnschaetze is a shop on Etsy selling table decorations. I know for many people who love to throw dinner parties, table decoration is just as important as the meal itself, and the preparations for a party often start weeks in advance. With the holiday season it is always a good idea to start early, and put extra care in a festive table. 

Koelnschaetze is the shop to go to, not only for holiday decorations, but also for decorations for weddings. Though I must say I find the decorations in this shop suitable for many different themes.

This beautiful centerpiece is a different take on setting a table. It is a real eye-catcher and the little scene in the middle of the gate gives a wonderful feeling of Christmas. 

I am stunned by the detail in this piece, it is gorgeous! Shaped like a pine tree, one can find the most wonderful wood animals among the trees. This will work well as a centerpiece on a table or a decoration on a dressoir. I can imagine this will also work as a replacement for a Christmas tree for people with limited space or a limited budget. 

Special Feature Friday: Ivory Mint Cards

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We have moved house, and gotten quite far with putting everything at it's place, so this week there is time again for a Special Feature Friday!

It is November, and Christmas is not far away. Etsy is home to many shops with wonderful Christmas items. This week I would love to feature a shop selling Christmas cards. 

Ivory Mint Cards has a wonderful collection of postcards, not only suitable for the holidays but also cards for the whole year around. Cards can be bought as singles but also in handy packages.

This reindeer card features a cute reindeer with a red hat. It is printed on thick creamy white paper and comes with an envelope of recycled brown paper. The cards are A6 sized and blank on the inside. 

Ivory Mint Cards are printed professionally on top quality paper. The card is packaged in a clear plastic envelope to keep it tidy and shipped out in a hard back envelope to keep it flat.

Not everyone you know might like the holiday season, but maybe you still would like to send your friends or family who dislike the holidays a card. Here is your solution, the Bah Humbug card, for those not in favor of the winter holidays! 

Special Feature Friday: Betsy Bensen

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Oh Dear, because of the move and the extra hours I do at work I completely forgot it was Friday yesterday! So, as an exeption this Special Feature Friday is published on Saturday!

Betsy Betsen a shop on Etsy , selling handcrafted jewelry. Betsy works with precious metals and gemstones and pearls. All her pieces are one of a kind. Betsy has a 25 years experience as a metal-smith and jewelry maker and all the skills and insight to produce unique and strong pieces.

This is a pearl ring with a freeform freshwater pearl. Next to the pearl you can find a London blue topaz. It is hand crafted in sterling silver. There is a 18kt gold bezel around the topaz, and there are two 14kt gold balls on the sides of the pearl.

A necklace with a stone called Willow Creek Jasper, which is mined in Idaho. The design in this stone makes it a unique piece. The sterling silver and gold pendant was made by hand, and a very lustrurous pearl was added. The back of the pendant is just as pretty, it is pierced with ginkgo leaves!

Betsy offers free shipping within the USA until November 5th 2014, with discount code: AISHA

Next week my sister is staying over, and the Friday we will spend at the zoo, therefor, no Special Feature Friday this week, but be sure to come back the 15th of November. The whole month of November and December we will give extra attention to the upcoming holiday season!