DaWanda Backstage

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Hi there everyone!

… and welcome to the latest installment in our great new Monday series of interviews with DaWanda sellers. Today we get to meet Francesca, the talented artist behind Mrs Eliot Books. Francesca’s store features beautifully handmade books, greeting cards, bags, tea towels and more, featuring her delicate and whimsical illustrations of birds, trees, houses, milk bottles - an everyday fairytale type of world. Have a browse through the shop, and read our insightful interview to find out how Mrs Eliot Books came to life:

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Good morning everyone!

In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller, we have the pleasure of meeting Julia, the creative lady behind The Spotted Sparrow store. Julia’s beautiful shop features eco-friendly greeting cards and paper goods with a ‘modern-vintage’ feel. Her use of Victorian imagery and gorgeous silhouette prints results in the type of cards you want to put up and frame when you’ve received them. Check out her store, and read more to get a glimpse into the creative process of the seller herself…










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Hi there, everyone.

In today’s weekly ‘meet-the-seller’ feature, we’ll be meeting the lovely Marilyn, aka Pulp Sushi. Marilyn puts old-school-glam in a fresh, contemporary setting to create jewellery and accessories which are colourful, fun and effortless - perfect for lovers of vintage and retro chic with a bit of an edge. Check out her beautiful shop, then hurry on back for an interview with the designer herself!












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Hi everyone,

We’ve got some exciting news for those of you based in the UK today. Auntie herself, the great and wonderful BBC, will soon broadcast a fantastic new TV show which helps budding creatives and entrepreneurs to realise their dreams - and YOU could be a part of it!

The producers of the show contacted us and asked us to spread the word - they want to hear from talented designers, crafters and creative-types with cool, unusual, innovative and beautiful products. During the show, one of Britain’s most successful female entrepreneurs will work with small UK-based table-top businesses and help them to become successful British brands. By the show’s end, the aim is to launch 4 viable businesses, capable of supporting the families behind them and creating jobs and economic opportunities for all those involved.

We told you it was exciting news, didn’t we? It’s like it was designed for DaWanda sellers! We know how many of you are out there with wonderful businesses that deserve to hit the big time - so why not apply and take the opportunity of a lifetime?

Download the PDF flyer for more info, then make sure to get your application in by November 30th - all you have to do is email newbrands@twofour.co.uk, or call +44 (0)207 438 1865. Drop us an email and let us know if you decide to give it a go, so we can watch out for you when you’re on TV!

xoxo Azra

Here in the DaWanda office, we all love a good cuppa char (as they say back in the wilds of Northern England, from where I originate). Whether chamomile, darjeeling, honey lemon ginseng or a good old builder’s brew, a cup of tea is the perfect way to calm your nerves, sharpen your mind and warm your insides on a cold and rainy autumn day.

It should be no surprise, then, that tea is both a support-system and a design-inspiration for many of the crafty types who are sharing their wares on DaWanda. A cup of tea is an excellent handwarmer when you’re spending hours stitching/hammering/painting in a studio, and fortunately it’s also a cutely iconic, homely yet quirky image for incorporating into a design.

In our tea time trend collection, we’ve got plenty of lovely and unusual homages to the world’s favourite beverage…

…like this charming tea-caddy created by Dongedyframe … who knew hauling tea-bags could be such a tough job?

and this gorgeous fine bone china tea set for one by JoannaLondon would look charming in any study or workshop - the generously sized cup is perfect for those who like to savour their brew.

or how about this yummy Chai Tea lip balm from AromaFields? Made with all natural ingredients, it brings you the spicy scent of chai tea and moisturises your lips at the same time. Yay for multi-tasking!

Check out the rest of the collection for tea-inspired jewellery, homewares and more … it’ll keep you busy while the kettle’s boiling ;)

xoxo Azra

In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller, we’re meeting lilypang, the talented artist behind ‘Lily Pang Art & Design‘. Lily’s beautiful paintings and illustrations form the basis of her range of items and gifts on DaWanda, including jewellery, magnets, prints and fabulously desirable laptop skins. Read on to get a glimpse of the lady behind the Art of Lily Pang:










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When the lovely Claudia and Michael, our benevolent leaders here at DaWanda HQ, went to New York last week for the Gizmodo Gallery, they brought back some delicious American Halloween candy for us all… ghosts and pumpkins, marshmallows and marzipan… we were positively buzzing in our seats from the sugar overload!

And of course, it was a pleasure to sample the first Halloween candy of the year - a sure sign that everyone’s favourite pig-out-til-you-puke holiday is almost upon us!

Luckily, our Halloween Special is here at the ready to ensure you’ll have everything you need to celebrate in style. With collections based on classic Halloween characters and themes, however you want to dress up, or whatever you need for your haunted house, we’ve got the goods.

If skulls and skeletons are your thing, you’ll love these pot-holders from seller hellhurt, perfect for getting that newt-eye stew off the stove without burning your fingers, we’ve all been there:

Not a fan of newt-eye stew? Perhaps something with a pumpkin flavour would be more up your alley. Like these crabby pumpkin earrings from weggart:

And of course we’ve got something for all you creepy-crawly lovers, too. Check out this adorable keychain from leatherprince. His name is Munster:

Whatever floats your boat (flies your broomstick?) this Halloween, check out our special and prepare for the fright of a lifetime! Just remember to leave lots of room for candy…

xoxo Azra

In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller, we have the pleasure of meeting the lovely Isabella, proprietress of the IsabellasArt store. Isabella’s beautifully detailed pen and ink illustrations bring to life a magical world of mermaids and witches, ice cream palaces and crazy rocket girls, and are available as prints and original artworks, as well as being the basis for amazing shadow puppets and more. Check out her shop, then read her fascinating interview to get a glimpse behind the scenes:












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In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller we get to meet Anke Weckmann, aka Linotte, the incredibly talented illustrator/designer, whose beautiful drawings have been gracing greeting cards, tote bags, pendants, brooches and more on the English platform since May of 2008. Check out her lovely shop, and then find out more about how her creations come to life in our interview…
















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