Rain Is Beautiful on Esty

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I love rain. Raised in the sunny southern California climate, as a child I adored the few weather days that punctuated the blandness, cleansed the air and brought lush green to the world for a few days thereafter. The soft kind of rain with a high cloud ceiling appeals to me the most, while the monsoon kind of rain going on right now in Seattle is not exactly what I want everyday. Northwest skies "raining elephants" motivated me this morning to see if any Etsy artists let rain inspire them. The 8 varied creations I found range from literal to abstract references to rain, each appealing to me for its quality of craftmanship and successful rendition of the theme. Click on the pictures to go directly to these Etsy listings. Prices range from $15.00 to $250.00.

From top left to bottom right, today's featured artists include: Egokitten, xovika, itesbeautiful, littlehendesigns, meilors, FloatingEarthCeramic, allaShark, juneshin

Concrete Ideas on Etsy

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Today I feature creations by Etsy artisans who use concrete as artistic medium. Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It is composed of cement mixed with an aggregate material such as sand, gravel or limestone plus water in the proper proportions to create a solidifed stone-like material. Because we are surrounded by concrete in our built environment, it is easy to take it for granted and overlook its remarkable qualities and artistic possibilities. In the hands of a talented artisan, it can be transformed into functional and decorative creations, ranging in style from starkly modern to old-world charm. Click on the pictures to go directly to these Etsy listings. Prices range from $15.00 to $600.00.

Today's Etsy artisans include: detchison, celticmoonstudios, gardenwhimsies, DCsurfaces, impurvessels, dreadnaught, mygardengoddess, unpotpourri, mygardengoddess, benjrs

The Art of Wood on Undiscovered Etsy

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These Etsy artisans have mastered various wood working techiniques to design objects that serve a purpose and please the eye. Long used for fuel, construction, household utensils and furniture, we too often take this threatened resource for granted and overlook its warm, organic beauty. These talented artists deserve more recognition on Etsy for calling our attention to the fascination of grain and color with these uncommon creations that appeal to both modern and traditional tastes. Click on the pictures to go directly to these Etsy listings. Prices range from $35.00 to $3500.00.
From top right to bottom left, today's artisans include: mikeneitsel, janedandy, kenchase, upcycler, Sewelsonwoodcraft, woodturnergallery, JLWoodTurning, IntouchStudioArts, GreenMarketGirl, kenchase, GreenMarketGirl, michaelarras *Followers of EtsyLounge may recognise michaelarras' circles table from a previous showcase, but there's a twist in that this listing is for the clever knock-down, assemble it yourself version.