Featured Etsy Artisan: SnowyCreekDesigns

Do you love vintage things - like lace tablecloths, aprons, and teapots? Then you're going to love meeting my latest Featured Etsy Artisan. Linda at Snowy Creek Design has a fantastic collection of vintage goodies - like this gorgeous white and red apron, or this red tulip tablecloth, or even this stunning pink creamer.

Visit Linda's shop, and enjoy her interview below! Thanks for sharing with us, Linda!

• Tell us a little about yourself – your name, where you live, your work. My name is Linda Pearson, I live in southern RI, close to CT. I'm supposed to be retired, however I'm currently running two businesses! one is my Etsy shop and the other is a new business I have just started with my daughter and a friend. We started a twist on estate liquidation, sorting and selling, instead of buying it out right.

• Tell us about your Etsy shop and products. My shop is www.SnowyCreekDesigns.Etsy.com, a mix of linen's and small vintage items.

• How did you get into your creating? Do you have a favorite item you’ve made? Tell us the story. I started out with my own designs, I love to re-purpose furniture, fabrics, just about anything. Originally, my shop had vintage fabric animal pillows, wooden cutting boards, birdhouses, and silhouettes of crows from wood. This didn't last long, slowly vintage and linen's crept in and the rest is history.

• What advice would you give a creative entrepreneur on starting a small artistic business? My advise is simple...follow your heart, listen to no one. What I feel is, everyone has an opinion, do what you want and love.

• Do you have a person that inspires you (living or historical)? Tell us about her or him! No inspiration, just memories of family and my Mom with my linen's.

• Do you have a book or movie that makes you feel creative? Tell us about it! A recent movie was "Out of the ashes" with Christine Lotti, a Jewish woman Doctor, trying to survive Auschwitz.... again follow your heart.

• What is your favorite handmade treasure? I'm a true dump picker! I found a old cupboard, thick table legs and dragged it home, creating a step back cupboard from this junk. My husband built the base, I designed it, refinished it and I recently had an antique dealer ask if it was for sale!

Thanks so much, Linda!