The 2009 Indie Craft Experience - Beehive Style

05/31/2009

This weekend heralded the 2009 Indie Craft Experience Festival in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. For the first time, at the ICE Festival, 12 talented designers from the Beehive Co-op joined together to create one big "mega booth." While sales were slower than last year, the ultimate result was a day of fun filled with lots of light, laughter and learning.

I.C.E. Patrons braving the heat Our Beehive "Mega Booth"

For this link, I'm going to give some shouts out to my fellow designers, and give you links to their websites so you can learn a little more about them and their wonderful products.

Brandi of Just Add Honey

Hazel Studstill of HJ Designs

Carrie and Sara of Brightshop

My booth, shared with uber-talented designers and friends, Shannon Edwards and Tasha Hussey

My boothmate, Shannon Edwards of Shannon Lynnette

My other wonderful boothmate, Tasha Hussey of Tasha Hussey Designs

Amy Leff of Throwing Stars Jewelry and Julia Farrill of Red Bird Ink

Julia and Amy shared a booth with the inimitable Arwen Fine of A. Fine Shirt

Alejandra Dunphy of Alejandra Dunphy Designs

An old Beehiver and friend, Wendy Burnley of Bella Bee

I encourage you to check out each of their sites. Their products are well made, handmade, and are local! Shop away!!!

friends of iram-inal - Talking to Amy Leff of Throwing Stars Jewelry

June 22, 2008

Today I met a wonderful fellow designer with a brilliant line of jewelry called Throwing Stars Jewelry. http://www.throwingstarsjewelry.com/

I loved her jewelry creations so much that I decided to share some photos of her work with all of you. The beautiful designs are hand-hammered and soldered by Amy, are made from sterling silver and gold-filled wire, and are often enhanced by faceted gemstones.

Earrings from Amy's current line of designs

Amy's model wearing a current collection necklace

Model wearing earrings and lariat from the current collection

You can find her wonderful line in several trendy boutiques around Atlanta, Georgia, including the Beehive Co-op. http://www.beehiveco-op.com/, and on her website.

Boutique Announcement - iram-inal designs at the Beehive Co-op

You can always find the newest, one-of-a-kind creations from iram-inal designs at the popular Beehive Co-op. The "Bee" is located in the gorgeous Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia, on Peachtree Street, next to Cafe Intermezzo. iram-inal is honored to be one of the featured designers in the boutique.

Beehive is one of Atlanta's only locations to find local, handmade products by the best emerging designers in the area. Their mission is to nurture the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of these designers, and provide them with new markets and opportunities for their products.

Back View of our jewelry boutique inside the Beehive

Side view of our jewelry boutique inside the Beehive

front view of our jewelry boutique inside the Beehive

All of the designers, including us, bring in new products to the boutique every couple of weeks, so you are ALWAYS sure to find something fresh and new. Another great quality? If you don't see exactly what you're looking for, you can always contact the designers personally to get a custom creation designed especially for you. This is a personal touch that you just can't find at your run- of-the-mill store.

To get more information on the Beehive Co-op, and it's Atlanta designers, go to http://www.beehiveco-op.com/