My Next Purchase...mark my words pocketbook!

LA Drama Queen's extremely clever Vintage Inspired Barbie Swimsuit can be purchased here.

Product Review: Kitty Beans Jewelry

White Goose Feather and Ostrich Fascinator by KittyBeans

Cobalt Blue and Silver Swarovski Chandelier Earrings

A few months ago I won a fabulous contest and received an even better gift from Kitty Beans Jewelry. Flu, work and other growing pains behind me, I would like to take the time to thank the lovely Miss Erin Hall, creator of Kitty Beans for her kindness and love. Love? Yes...Take it from me, having held Erin's work in my hands it is evident that Erin loves what she does and that essence shines through from the first impression. Lovely packaging, acute attention to detail, solid construction, arrived on time, beautifully done Erin! You can find Erin on Facebook, Blogger and Etsy.

My Latest Work In Progress

Summer Pieces - Work In Progress

My instinct always brings me to the theatrical side of design and I then edit pieces with my modern eye in an effort to scale back and achieve balance.

I think I'll go with my first instincts with this piece and see if I can spark a new trend.

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Gin and Buterflies is Pure Magic

A shop after my own heart - Gin and Butterflies. Are there two more effervescent and ebbuliant terms to set your soul aflutter?

Who amongst us doesn't love a classic greek rose and laurel motif ring in gold or a fantabulous Wonder Woman Amazon cuff n hammered silver? Not you? So you say!

And how does she manage those impossibly perfectly balanced ring photos? Magic? Most likely its Abysinth or sheer VooDun. Shop owner Cheyenne certainly has an entirely scientific explaination I'm sure. Patience. Be sure to ask her about donations to Hatian relief efforts.

Sweet Relief

Etsy sellers donating to Haiti Relief. A belated thank you to Etsy for including Birch Beeer Boutique!

The Barrel Bag by Morelle

The Barrel Bag from Morelle absolutely sends me. With a line of bags that includes "Truffle" (mmm...), "Pochette" and "Tulip", Katie and her team of 5 have got an inspiring Etsy success story.

Yelé Donations Update

Just a little update - With the support of over 40 Etsy patrons, Re:Design Technologies and Birch Beer Boutique have donated $281.79 USD to The Yelé Foundation. Way to go Etsy!

Please visit the Yele Foundation website to see how they are redistributing their donation funds - feeding folks in the hardest hit areas. Yele reports that hurricane season begins June 1st in Haiti.

Wondering why we're working so hard here at Re:Design Technologies to promote the Yelé Foundation? During many years spent dancing with the Ballé Tropicalia Dance Company and other companies in Vancouver, so many members of the Haitian arts community gave me the tools that I needed to advance as an artist. I think that it is fitting to give that help back today. Also, I sometimes make my living outside of Etsy in the field of Emergency mitigation (in a government finance department) and I can see how every tiny bit helps.

So thank you to everyone at Etsy who gave it up for the Yelé Foundation, and Medecins Sans Frontiers, and all of the other relief organizations that are lending a hand.

The fabulous folks at www.cr8tivity.com have just blown my socks off with their amazingly simple and completely necessary Etsy seller tools, designed by Etsy seller Tronahue.

While touring their site today, I took a few of their tools for a spin; shop hearts, view statistics and most impressive, a flyer generator. This baby takes info right off of your Etsy site and arranges images and copy into a preset format.

I do believe that I will put a gallery package together using these sheets, slightly tweaked, with credit to Cr8tivity intact.

By the way, the revolving widget at the top of this blog is also courtesy of Cr8tivity.

More Etsy Relief For Haiti

Thank you Galit from Slow Lane who introduced me to Handmade For Haiti on Etsy. Check these awesome sellers out!

Etsy, Have I Told You Lately How Much I Love You?

Oh Etsy how I have loved you over the past years. Ever since I saw that first advertisement in Craft Magazine, Volume 6, February 2008. To be honest, I was in it for the feature article "DeCorrugated" with links to Foldschool's DIY folded cardboard stools.

Sure, it started as an innocent love affair - just a little peek now and then, leading me on to committing my time and inspiration to you. But now - NOW - its for real. Thank you for inspiring a trans-national legion of artists and crafters to get together and help Haiti pick up the pieces right here and now.

Etsy, your Storque blog post today, entitled "Etsy Finds: Our Hearts Go Out to Haiti" is like an answer to my prayers - had I not only a few days ago been musing that I wish we (the Etsy community at large that is) could all give just a little bit more?

Thank you, thank you for stepping up and taking a leading role in inspiring us to lend a hand. And thank you for including me along the way.

The photographs to the left are on sale at RCA 102887's shop and available here. All proceeds go towards hopeforthehungry.org.

Re:Design Technologies' Paper Clip Chandelier Frame Tutorials can be purchased here for $14.40 or $6.50 with 50% proceeds going towards the Yele Foundation.

The Single Minimalist Bare Bulb Pendant Light by the kamlampcompany (one of my favorites) can be purchased at Hearts For Haiti on Etsy with 100% of proceeds donated to Doctor's Without Borders.

Miles of Light On Etsy

These original prints can be found at Miles of Light photography by Romina Bacci. I love the light and color play. Beautiful work and gorgeous subject matter - nature, kids, food and textile art. 

RDT is Back From KFC!

Back from my week of training at the Kamloops Fire Centre and ready to resume my own work. I certainly needed this training to shore up my first year of British Columbia Ministry of Forests Wildfire Management Branch Zone Finance training (whew).

To be sure, the Fire Centre gave me a much needed hand, not the other way around. Many thanks to the Kamloops Fire Centre for the help! Now back to stringin' paper clips and painting pretty pictures! 

Re:Design Technologies Loves Teal and Gold!

Last week I posted a little welcome to Etsy piece on my favorite BC design team, Teal and Gold. Today I revisited their Etsy shop looking for the re-ply chairs and realized that their bent walnut picnic box is designed to carry wine. Be still my heart...wine in style out for a picnic in the forest...sold! Get yours here .

Birch Beer Boutique on Etsy

Teal And Gold

I am excited to announce that one of my favorite BC design teams is selling on Etsy. Teal and Gold  have some major skills which can be seen here on Design*Sponge's Meet the Maker posting. Great work guys! Just one question, how can I get one of your re-ply chairs?

Re:Design Technologies is Back!

ReDesign Technologies is back and ready to announce a few changes. I have opened a new Etsy store front today, Birch Beer Boutique,  for vintage pieces and works of art unrelated to the Paper Clip Chandelier Line. 

In other news, I am trying Big Cartel on for size and my RDT storefront is up and running!

Thanks to the folks at Etsy's Design Style Guide Team for welcoming me onboard! You can find my DSG storefront here. Cheers! P.