I'm a member of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Los Angeles, California. My aunt runs the bookstore. A few years ago I noticed she was selling embroidered towels for baptisms. I wanted people to have a wider variety of personalization choices for cross designs, baptismal phrases, names, and dates at a lower cost than embroidery and that is how I started my OrthodoxStyles business which you can see at www.orthodoxstyles.com. I personally hand-paint all items in the store. I'm an artist, I started painting oils at the age of seven. I'm also a mom, personal fitness trainer and small business owner. To give back to the church, Orthodox Styles offers a substantial discount to Orthodox and other Christian Church Bookstores. For more information regarding the discount, send us an email or give us a call.

BaptismStyles, my Etsy Store provides hand-painted items for Orthodox and Christian Baptismal Clothing, for Christenings, Baptisms and Special Occasions. We can personalize any item in the store. We encourage special requests. Visit us often as we are always adding new gift items to our site.

The items are hand-painted using special fabric paint that is sealed by heat after the product has dried. Once heat-sealed, the product will not bleed or wash out when wet. All products can be hand or machine-washed in cold water. For machine-wash, use a cold wash and rinse cycle. Do NOT use bleach or scrub design. All items can be line-dried or put in a dryer. For ironing, use a cotton setting and put an ironing cloth over the design while ironing.