Today's Featured Seller is Jasmin from
TheLemonDropTree !
Jasmin's shop is full of cute and whimsical scrapbooking supplies that are sure to appeal to any crafter out there!
The Frosted Button:
When did you become interested in your craft?
Jasmin:
I first became interested in my craft, which is scrapbooking, around eight years ago when my daughter was born. I wanted to preserve all the memories in a creative way and had "accidentally" come across this wonderful hobby that happened to fit my needs. What was so neat about scrapbooking was it was not just about arranging pictures in a photo album..... if I wanted that, I'd go to Target and buy myself an album saving myself a whole lot of money on scrapbooking supplies!!!! It was about arranging them in a creative way, decorating them with pretty embellishments fitting the theme of the page and journaling the specific thoughts, sayings, feelings of that particular moment. It was telling a story all over again after it happened!
Another thing I liked about my new found craft was it provided "me time". For all the mommies out there you will understand how important this is! It allows me NOT to "strangle" my loving husband or commit my children to an insane asylum...lol!!!! Mind you my "me time" is VERY LITTLE and if you blink it might be done with....but I manage!!!
The Frosted Button:
How would you describe your shop/ products?
Jasmin:
I would describe my shop and it's products in a single word as "whimsical!" I like to do things that have a cutsie edge to them, almost a wee bit childlike. I like to view my work through a child's eyes....specifically a girl. I like to put in a "girly" feeling to what I create. Even my shop theme (ie. the banner, packaging etc.) incorporates that feeling. Most women buy on an impulse and that impulse has to do with packaging so I try to keep that in my mind when I design my products and when I set up my shop.
The Frosted Button:
What inspires your craft?
Jasmin:
What inspires my craft is what I see on the internet. I also buy alot of scrapbooking magazines (shhh, don't tell my husband!) and there are ideas that jump out at me from there. Of course I don't do the EXACT same thing I see in the magazines because I like to put my own touch, my own ideas on them and make them truly mine. Some of my ideas have popped into my mind from just what I see around me. Take for example I was making cupcakes with my daughter one day and as I was adding sprinkles to them I thought "hey, these would look great on my chipboard buttons if I make cupcake themed buttons!" I tried those and well, the sprinkles melted under the epoxy on my buttons...lol! (I didn't claim EVERYTHING I do is great you know?!). However I still plan on making those when I find the solution for the problem!
The Frosted Button:
What is you favorite thing to make?
Jasmin:
My favorite thing to make is my Chipboard Epoxy Button Embellishments of course!!!! I love HOW SHINY they look, not to mention vibrant and bright! I usually try to find colors to put in a set together so it really catches the eye! My favorite ones have to be the "Summer Fruits" collection. It is my best seller and can be seen in the "sold" section of my shop, I think it has to do with the bright vivid color combination....bright red, tangerine orange, and sunshine yellow! I decorate those with doodled white scrolls which gives them a classy finish.
The Frosted Button:
Is there anything else you would like to tell my readers about yourself or your craft?
Jasmin:
Yes, recently I have dwelved into making handmade polymer clay buttons. I just wanted to warn everyone this looks easier than it really is!!!! No one tells you how gross your hands will feel after...lol! So if anyone out there knows a good hand lotion, I'm all ears! Seriously though, I love making polymer clay buttons for another reason, I can add a dimensional effect to it that I can't with my chipboard buttons. So far I have only listed a few sets and will be listing more in my shop in the days to come. I like having a theme to my polyclay buttons sets ie. rainbows, speech bubbles, tea time etc. I made these with scrapbooking in mind too. However they are multi use so it can be used for knitting, crochet, paper crafts, embellishments etc.
One of the other things I like to do is blog myself! I usually blog about anything that is craft related. My one criteria is that the pictures and my blog be very bright and vivid! I like color and images to "pop" so I usually make sure my blog reflects that. I usually post about diy craft tutorials, printables, and freebies. You can find my blog at
thelemondropdroptree.blogspot.com
Aren't those buttons just the cutest thing?!? Please make sure to stop by Jasmin's Etsy shop and say "hello!"
Do you want to be the next featured seller? Just drop me a comment on this post with your shop URL and I will check it out!
ummer is almost over, but there are still a lot of fresh fruits out there just begging to be made into a delicious and healthful smoothie! During the summertime I usually make at least two smoothies a week, either for breakfast or a light lunch. Smoothies can be made very inexpensively at home and are so much healthier than the sometimes sugary varieties you can buy.
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