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Made in Minnesota
By Mary O'Regan
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Etsy.com has long been one of the slickest ways to buy arts and crafts online, but who knew some of the site’s best accessory designers are based right here?

1. Bonita necklace
$45
Etsy Name: Liebling Designs
Real Name: Jessica  Cripps, client service associate from Minneapolis
Taking inspiration from modern art and architecture, Cripps creates classy, colorful necklaces with delicate beads and bright, blooming flowers.

2. Masterfade recycled necktie cuff
$10
Etsy Name: Tart Design
Real Name: Betsy Matheson Symanietz, writer from Minneapolis
Have a tie that’s dear to your heart or just plain cute? Matheson Symanietz can turn it into a kicky cuff, sized for your wrist, complete with colorful buttons or a buckle.

3. Vintage kimono fabric clutches
$25
Etsy Name: Run Amok
Real Name: Oona Peterson, library staffer from Minneapolis
Made from vintage kimono fabric and old-school buttons, Peterson’s clutch purses are a great way to add some color to a little black dress.

4. Melody of Red earrings
$24
Etsy Name: Margarette
Real Name: Margaret Nimocks, museum sales rep from Minneapolis
In addition to Etsy.com, you can find Nimocks’s mod line at several Minneapolis shops, including Design Collective and Soo Visual Arts Center.

5. Vintage button necklace
$14
Etsy Name: Green Squirrel
Real Name: Lisa Larson, event planner from St. Paul
Larson scours estate sales and garage sales, hunting for unique, colorful buttons that she crafts into one-of-a-kind necklaces.


Comments
Those are wonderful jewellery items, I like the string of beads the most!!

Posted By Partizannka July 27, 2010  |  10:29 AM Report this Comment
To find more Minnesota-based Etsy sellers (or sellers in your area), check out: http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php?ref=fp_nav_local

Posted By Shatteredlily.etsy.com May 08, 2009  |  2:45 PM Report this Comment
All of the Etsy artists in this article are from Minnesota.

Posted By Mary O'Regan May 06, 2009  |  2:45 PM Report this Comment
Very Nice Stuff, Could you feature some Minnesota ETSY artist?

Posted By MagnetDude November 30, 2008  |  8:57 PM Report this Comment

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