DMJ Artists of the Week - October 27, 2008

I'm excited about the return of the "DMJ Artists of the Week" posts and I hope you are too. Routine, I have discovered, isn't such a bad thing to have in your life. Granted it isn't as exciting as have a life full of "spontaneity" or "adventure" - with routine you know what to expect, what to do and when to do it - like shop promotions.

This week I've discovered a theme for the artists I'm promoting - all of them are "green" artists - they are doing their take care of the earth by recycling, re-purposing and not using harmful ingredients in their products. To meet this week's featured artists you can either click o their names and be take directly to their posts or you an scroll through the blog for each post. So, without further ado, let's get to this week's featured artists!

The first artist is Laura from Xoelle, who's shop is full of lovely things that are reused, recycled or re-purposed. There's something about the history and sentiment that unloved, forgotten items retain that she loves and her creations breath a new life into them. Her shop is full of funky bow ties that are made from vintage neckties or my personal favorite the re-purposed drawer liner zippered pouch.

My next is artist is Kate from Om Shanti Handcrafts - she is a herbalist and jewelry maker. Her products are fabulous. How do I know? Well...I sound overly familiar with her products, last week I placed an order with her. I bought her Three for Lips o0o Three pack of luxurious lip balms - in Chai, Everything Citrus Ever and Tangerine Vanilla. So far, I've only tried Tangerine Vanilla and I have to say I like it a lot!

My last promotion is for an artist who does not have a shop on Etsy. Matter of fact, promotion is a little more personal than the other promotions I've done. It's for a good friend of mine, Lisa, who, along with a group of partners, have started their own line of natural men's grooming products - Rehab London. This is a great line of product While I was visiting her this summer she showed me a sample of her product - The Calm Balm - it smelled wonderful and I sort of sampled a bit of it and really liked how it made my skin feel - smooth and not greasy. It's unfortunate, that this line is for men or else I'd be using it. Rehab London is based out of London and you can purchase their products from their web-site (they ship everywhere - even to the US).

So that's it for this week. I hope you will check out the shops/blogs/web-site of my featured artists.