Paula’s Gifts Of Love Shop
On May 18th of 2010 Etsy welcomed a new member.
That was the day Paula Gsell opened her shop,
bringing her truly unique art to the fore, ready to share it with the
rest of us. If you haven’t visited Paula’s shop yet you must do so. Once there you will discover amazing designs
of handcrafted fabric appliquéd t-shirts, blouses, totes, even handbags and
scarves, not to mention the pillows and my favorite the hats.
It was only February of the same year that Paula started
turning out her beautiful creations. Her
designs are created by individual cuts of fabrics that are fused together with
heat then outlined and detailed with fabric paints, to create the beautiful
totes and clothing articles you’ll find while exploring her shop. You’ll be amazed at how easy these items are
to care for, and yet rugged enough to go through the wash. I’m blessed with several of her items a tote
bag and two shirts and I just love them.
I get so many compliments and people always ask where I got them from.
About the Woman
Paula is a 57 year old woman who is divorced and caring for
her elderly, disabled mother. Three years ago she was working as a Chef,
however when her father died , she had to quit that job and it was then that
she moved to care for her mother.
Paula has always loved good food and feeding others and says
food has always played a big part in how she shares her life and expresses her
love. She feels it is inherent in her Italian heritage. She received her culinary training at French
culinary in Houston, Texas, where she lived for 13 years.
Arts and Crafts
Paula’s always been interested in arts and crafts. When her daughter was young she did decoupage
starting out with plates. Later she went into designing furniture . She also designed
tile murals and backsplashes for builders.
Paula is hoping that her appliqué designs she does now will
catch on. So far this technique has not shown up by anyone else in another
shop. She truly has a unique product and
hopes that through Etsy her designs will gain popularity and reach more people.
Making Treasuries
This article about Paula has been written and is appearing
in this blog due to the fact that she won the Theme Treasury Competition for
April 2012. On being asked how she got
started with making treasuries she tells us that she got started about a year
ago. She received help from the Captain
of the Golden Rose Crafters, she grew to love the process and she was off and
running. She tells us her favorite part of the process is working with the
color schemes and the great collections from the many talented artisans of
Etsy.
The advice she offers to others learning to make treasuries is
to have fun and take your time to find the right creation and color flow to
match the title theme. Paula often takes
many hours to create a treasury, exploring
all the many creations that our own team offers as well as all of Etsy to find
the perfect fit. And she emphasizes don’t
rush, take your time.
Golden Rose Crafters
When asked how she
felt about the team Paula had many nice comments, my modesty holds me back from
printing all the wonderful compliments, suffice it to say, Paula is very happy
being on this team and says the Captain and team leaders have gone far and
above to help her with the things she needed to learn. She says there are a lot
of very nice people on this team and everyone is very supportive of one
another.
Paula is very realistic about her thoughts for the
future, realizing the world economy has
a great effect on whether or not we are able to be successful in our business ventures. She hopes to continue selling and exploring
new designs and adding new creations to her shop.
As far as advice to Etsy Newbie’s, Paula reminds us be
patient and have fun with whatever it is that you are creating. She says “Join
a good team and learn as much as you can about promoting your art work and most
of all, do it because you really love what it is you are doing. Things made from the heart are clearly seen
and show in your pieces.”
Congratulations Paula for winning Aprils’ Theme Treasury
Competition.
Written by; Marilyn Rush
Congrats, Paula! Gorgeous treasury :)
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