New Project **coming soon**

I*ve got a new project I*m going to start working on here in the next few weeks.I*m getting some designs together so each will be as unique as i can make them. I*m excited about it, I*ve actually picked up a few supplies today.

I*m trying to save money for my pastry chef classes in the fall (student loans suck) so i got my job back at Staples. I*ll be helping the lead in the copy center & I*m also working part time at Bath & Body Works (our semi annual sale starts June 11th!) I*m trying to save money & it*s so hard, anyone else have this problem? I*ve decided to take on another project, if im not at the mall looking at things then i wont want to buy anything.I*m also still doing wedding cakes. I have 1 to be at the beach coming up June 20th. I had a lady call for a consiltation today for sometime in 2 weeks. I love baking & making things, specially when i can put them both together.

Welcome to The Rainbow Room

Every now i love color, that is no surprise! So i don*t know how i have missed this lovely blast of color! Today's feature is The Rainbow room. She has a lot of unique items from felted soap to Christmas cards. I*m digging the soap! Here is her interview.

1.) What is your name?
My name is Claire aka Claraluna of ‘The Rainbow Room’

2.) Tell us about yourself.
I am an artist & mother who lives in Mid-Wales in the UK. I stay at home and look after my 3 year old daughter and when she hanging out with her dad or asleep...... I become Clara Luna and I save the world in my own special way by filling it with colour & rainbows!!
The internet plays a large part in my life, especially for my work and in keeping up to date with the real world!! I share my photos on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/therainbowroom/
and I blog too http://therainbowroombyclaraluna.blogspot.com/

3.) What is the Url of your store?
www.therainbowroom.etsy.com

4.) How long have you been a crafter?
Always!! I think I inherited the gene from my Nan, she was an amazing artist who started her own lampshade factory and craft supplies business, she was an amazing lady : )
I have been crafty all my life. I am a trained designer and have a BA (hons) in Fashion & Textile Design. I have worked professionally designing socks, creating mosaics and doing some interior design, but I am most happy working for myself and experimenting in many different mediums including felt, feltmaking, mosaic, polymer clay and anything I can use to express my love of vibrant colour and pattern. Did I say I LOVE rainbows!!

5.) Please list the type of item( s) you sale.
I sell colourful felt hair accessories and brooches/pins, felted soaps, recycled crayons. Also I have some special items for Christmas, mini felt stockings and a special Christrmas card printed with my ‘Christmas Rainbow’ illustration. I have a lot of ideas for expansion in the new year too.

6.) What / Whom inspires you to create?
My favourite artists are Gaudi, Hundertwasser, Klimt & Keith Haring, anything with bold colours and exciting patterns. I also find mainstream design inspiring, window shopping really helps me focus my ideas, I like to visit civilization every so often to see whats new!
Living in the countrytside, I take a huge amount of inspiration from nature and have also learnt a lot helping to run a Steiner Waldorf inspired playgroup, and love the natural toys and materials used for creative play.

7.) Why did you choose to create the items you make?
My work is constantly evolving, I have been selling my handmade natural soap for five years now, which is how I found out about felting. I felted a few bars of soap for gifts, then took a couple of courses to learn some more techniques. I was totally surprised I had done a degree in textiles but never heard about felt making, its very therapeutic! My work with craft felt was inspired by an amazing trip to Ibiza, the craft markets, fashion and art is so colourful, I returned with a great passion to make special ‘Art Accessories’ in vibrant colours, felt was just the perfect material, and exciting beads and sparkly sequins add the finishing touches that make my pieces extra special. I started by making a birthday card for my daughter, then some hair clips, then some more cards for friends and as gifts etc etc

8.) When did you start your store/selling the things you make?
I started selling online through my Etsy shop this September. Etsy is just such a great place to be, so inspiring and such an eclectic mix of fantastic work from all over the world - I LOVE IT!

Felted Flower Hair Accessory

Heart Felted Soap - Lavender wrapped in a Rainbow

Funky Felt Mini Christmas Stocking

Christmas Rainbow - Pack of 7 Colourful Christmas Cards

Fantastic Features For Wednesday.

L & B Accessories is a work at home mom of 2 awesome children & says "I love to design new things and play with fabric". As you can see she has an eye for the nice fabrics. I love the soft & bright colors she has to offer. Look at her wallets. They are so roomy! It is so hard to find a wallet with a lot of pockets. She photo's her items clearly in different angles to give you the 360* look. She also uses the contents in her wallet to show you the size of the wallets insides. Check out her shop & find something new for you or for your loved ones.

New Deluxe Sling bag hipster in Coral

Wallet in Black and White Lily's

Sling bag in Sketchbook Rose

LexieJewel is an aspiring jewelry artist who enjoys taking photo's. As you can see she is very talented in what she does. You can find her items on LexieJewel.etsy.com or her website at LexieJewel.com. I*ve searched a lot and i have yet to see such a unique way to use sterling silver. I love the way focus of one color on the shiny elements of the sterling silver. It's beautiful. She does a great job at photo's too. They are very clear & detailed. Take a look around her site & see for yourself.

Celestial Mayhem Pendant

Sky High PendantPassion Within Pendant

WOW! At first glace your already sucked in. Your eyes dance in a spectacle of color. It's so pretty! BLSoaps has a lot of info about their products. The soaps are handmade by the cold press method. BLSoaps says about her soaps "ahhh, it's like a little bit of heaven in one 4 oz bar". I believe it 1000%. I*m digging the colorful packaging too. The labels are bright & witty. The way the products are photoed you can almost imagine how they actually smell. I give this shop 2 thumbs up. If your in the market for some soap or lip balm you should slide in & slide out with a new favorite.

Lip Balm Sampler Pack - 5 Lip Balms by Body Language Soaps

Vixen Shea Butter Lotion (Sweet Pea) by Body Language SoapsVanilla Cream Gift Set

For those of you who are interested. Here are my new business cards. I opted for the vertical card. The cards are great. I*m thinking of getting post cards too. What will i use them for? lol bookmarks {Pff what book? jk! ;D } You can get these cards at Vistaprint.com. You can click the photo for the bigger picture. For some odd reason it looks fuzzy here. :/

$2 Ad space for an entire month!

There will be 5 ad spots up at once. After all 5 ad's have been taken you*ll have to wait until a spot opens up. Like first come first serve. I was going to change the ad's on the 1st of every month but thats not really fair for the people that have only been there a few weeks. So I*ll be changing the ad's once that shop has been there for a month. If you make a purchase for an ad & you go on the waiting list, don*t worry you*ll get the next open spot as i go down the list & so forth. You will not get skipped over.

You*ll remain on www.UniqueCharm.net & www.UniqueCharms.blogspot.com for the entire month.. If you wish to remain in your spot all you have to do is purchase another spot. If you*d like to automatically purchase another spot you can do so when you buy your first ad & you*ll stay on for 2 months with a guaranteed spot.

If your interested you can go HERE & pay for the months you*d like. Then either send me an e-mail at Leslie@uniquecharm.net or leave a comment here on my blog & I*ll get back to you for your information. If you have any questions you may also comment here or shoot me an email. Thanks so much for your interest!