Showing posts with label magnets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magnets. Show all posts

Sunday, February 21, 2010

New Beach Treasures at A2Sea Creations!



Clam and Abalone Tealight Candle Holder


Oyster and Abalone Shell Tea Light Holder

Well, the creative juices are flowing once again at A2Sea Creations. Here are three of our newest seaside designs. What is really nice is that in each creation, we include beach treasures that we have collected ourselves. The Little Beach in a Bottle has seaweed that had been collected and dried in the oven (smells a little odd in my kitchen from time to time), the Clam and Abalone Tealight Candle Holder is set in a huge clam shell and embellished with real fish netting, both of which was cleaned and bleached in my sink, and the Oyster and Abalone Shell Tea Light Holder is nestled inside a ginourmous oyster shell from our very own Vancouver Island Beaches.

What is also neat is that many of our designs are so perfect for a beach-themed wedding. Or, for that matter, any bride who loves the sea.

We put a lot of time and care into the packaging end of the business because we want our customers to feel special and excited when they open their gift/order. And what some people do not realize, we will personalize our creations as much as possible. So if you are having a wedding, we will add a tag with the recipients' names and your wedding informaton, We will even wrap your treasures in
clear cellophane and organza ribbon, if you so desire. In an age of big department stores with little to no customer service, this is a nice change that gives the recipient warm fuzzies.

Bottom line: we want to offer our customers an 'experience', not just make a sale.


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Memories and Music

CANNON BEACH, OREGON - PHOTO BY MICKI FINDLAY

Holy cow! I can't believe how long it's been since I've blogged! I have been very very busy finishing a huge wedding song contract so I have been a little preoccupied, to say the least. But today I finally got it all finished and packed up ready to ship to Ontario. What a great feeling... especially because the recipient is so happy with her song! It is very creatively fulfilling for me.

As for my trip to Oregon to visit my son Matt, his wife Cristina and my adorable and funny baby grandson Levi, what a treat that was for me! I took the slow way down to Roseburg, along the Oregon Coast; a breathtaking part of the world. The ocean is crazy wild and there are so many quaint, old, interesting towns along the way. I took in the Sea Lion Caves which amazed me... so much so that I stood in one spot for over an hour because I could not pull myself away from the sight of hundreds upon hundreds of sea lions sitting, playing and nuzzling. Some of the males challenged each other on the rocks as the violent waves came crashing over them. It was a memory I will never forget.
I so enjoyed getting to know my grandson. I feel so blessed that I was able to be there while Levi did some new things for the very first time. He had changed so dramatically over the course of a year and I have missed so much, sadly. But he sure made up for it while I was there!

As far as
A2Sea Creations is concerned, much of our work has been put on hold during the summer months as Cheryl and I have caught up on time with our families that live so far away. However, I did make some new wire-wrapped sea glass pendants and one is now for sale on our site. Cheryl has been making magnets for our upcoming Nanaimo Farmer's Market. (Sept 29th) I will be posting more info about that soon. We sold a couple of items and I just mailed them off to Iowa today. I love how the internet makes our world so 'small'! I get to talk with people all over the world and know that our creations are being enjoyed in so many faraway places. So cool!

I hope everyone is having a great summer and spending time catching up with loved ones also!


Wednesday, March 4, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAOMI!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAOMI! - Photoart created by Micki Findlay

Today I would like to dedicate our blog to a dear friend and wonderful human being... Naomi. Many of you know her from her Etsy Shop called Art by Naomi - Studio Treats, where she has a delightful variety and vast array of scrapbooking embellishments, cards, journals, paper weights, magnets and her original art. My personal favorite is her 'Life of the Party' done in acrylic paints and embellished with pencil sketching. It is truly yummy!

She also has another Etsy shop called Art by Naomi - Ornamentals where she sells a whimsical and delightful variety of jewelry and keychains.
So today I would like to wish this dear lady a fantastic birthday! She has helped me immensely in setting up our own shop; patiently, I might add, and I would like to publicly thank her for that. She has a ton of wonderful feedback on her site from satisfied customers and there is a reason for that. Her products are top quality, yes, but her personality is wonderful also and people appreciate that. And I love how she takes the time to do that little bit extra to make things special.

So, dear friend, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! You deserve it!