kissadesign
Michigan, United States ·
kissadesign
Handmade Polish Star Urchins™ Christmas Ornaments DecorMichigan, United States 1190 Sales On Etsy since 2009
Announcement
Kissa Design Handmade Star Urchins™, modern paper Polish star Christmas ornaments, jeżyk, hedgehogs or porcupine balls, starbursts, folk art decorations, for entertaining, Christmas tree and holiday decorating, gift giving, and year-round home decorative use, independent-artisan handmade in Michigan, USA.
Thank you for shopping here!
All items in my shop are independent-artisan handmade by me and will be ready to ship in:
3- and 4-inch ornaments and magnets/hair accessories: 3 to 5 business days /// larger sizes (tree toppers), place card holders and stemmed Star Urchins: 5 to 7 business days /// larger-quantity orders or custom orders: at least 7 to 10 business days.
DOMESTIC ORDERS: Please also allow 3 to 5 days shipping/transit time once your order has been shipped.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Shipping to can take as many as 4 to 6 weeks via standard first class international post. Upgrades are available before purchase at additional cost, upon request.
A heartfelt thank you for your interest in my craft! Star Urchins are my modern twist on a cherished family holiday tradition, a handmade Polish Christmas ornament or folk art harvest decoration often called a porcupine ball. Welcome to my vivid, one-of-a-kind collection of meticulously hand-cut, hand-formed and hand-assembled three-dimensional paper ornaments, magnets, place card holders and more... gallery-quality gifts (including my signature tree toppers and Sparklers) for the holiday season and beyond. Look for my Satin Gold Sparkler tree topper in the December 2013 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine! See my Latte, Vanilla and French Vanilla ornaments adorning a Christmas tree in the December/January 2012 issue (Cabin Fever! article) of Country Living Magazine!
Kissa Design Star Urchins, as seen in
-The Wall Street Journal (The 14 Best Modern Christmas Ornaments)
-Book Riot (7 Literary Hostess Gifts for the Holidays)
-BUST Magazine (December/January 2014 issue, Good Stuff for the holiday season)
-Better Homes and Gardens Magazine (December 2013 issue, one of the 10 things to love about Christmas in the holiday decorating section)
-BHG Christmas Ideas Magazine (2014)
-HGTV's blog, Design Happens (Color of the Month: Copper; December 2013)
-Design*Sponge (gold, silver, copper ornament roundup 2013)
-Cool Mom Picks (Loveliest Handmade Ornaments, Holiday Gift Guide 2013)
-Outblush (top tree topper picks, 2013)
-Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Crafts Magazine (2012 issue)
-Country Living Magazine (December/January 2012 issue)
-Apartment Therapy ( http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/put-a-star-on-it-christmas-tree-toppers-180900 )
-Re-Nest (10 Holiday Ornaments To Keep Up After the Holidays)
-The Storque, Etsy's handmade blog
-The HGTV online marketplace
-Time Out New York
And more, including dozens of amazing blogs and Etsy treasuries!
(♥THANK YOU♥)
I am proud to continue this traditional style of ornament making with my modern use of materials, colors, forms and techniques, offering creations for everyday decorative use beyond the Christmas tree. Shop by ornament color by using my store's sections; plus, find sections for tree topper sizes, wall urchins, magnets and more.
Shop for vintage goodies in my other shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/kissavintagedesign
Announcement
Kissa Design Handmade Star Urchins™, modern paper Polish star Christmas ornaments, jeżyk, hedgehogs or porcupine balls, starbursts, folk art decorations, for entertaining, Christmas tree and holiday decorating, gift giving, and year-round home decorative use, independent-artisan handmade in Michigan, USA.
Thank you for shopping here!
All items in my shop are independent-artisan handmade by me and will be ready to ship in:
3- and 4-inch ornaments and magnets/hair accessories: 3 to 5 business days /// larger sizes (tree toppers), place card holders and stemmed Star Urchins: 5 to 7 business days /// larger-quantity orders or custom orders: at least 7 to 10 business days.
DOMESTIC ORDERS: Please also allow 3 to 5 days shipping/transit time once your order has been shipped.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Shipping to can take as many as 4 to 6 weeks via standard first class international post. Upgrades are available before purchase at additional cost, upon request.
A heartfelt thank you for your interest in my craft! Star Urchins are my modern twist on a cherished family holiday tradition, a handmade Polish Christmas ornament or folk art harvest decoration often called a porcupine ball. Welcome to my vivid, one-of-a-kind collection of meticulously hand-cut, hand-formed and hand-assembled three-dimensional paper ornaments, magnets, place card holders and more... gallery-quality gifts (including my signature tree toppers and Sparklers) for the holiday season and beyond. Look for my Satin Gold Sparkler tree topper in the December 2013 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine! See my Latte, Vanilla and French Vanilla ornaments adorning a Christmas tree in the December/January 2012 issue (Cabin Fever! article) of Country Living Magazine!
Kissa Design Star Urchins, as seen in
-The Wall Street Journal (The 14 Best Modern Christmas Ornaments)
-Book Riot (7 Literary Hostess Gifts for the Holidays)
-BUST Magazine (December/January 2014 issue, Good Stuff for the holiday season)
-Better Homes and Gardens Magazine (December 2013 issue, one of the 10 things to love about Christmas in the holiday decorating section)
-BHG Christmas Ideas Magazine (2014)
-HGTV's blog, Design Happens (Color of the Month: Copper; December 2013)
-Design*Sponge (gold, silver, copper ornament roundup 2013)
-Cool Mom Picks (Loveliest Handmade Ornaments, Holiday Gift Guide 2013)
-Outblush (top tree topper picks, 2013)
-Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Crafts Magazine (2012 issue)
-Country Living Magazine (December/January 2012 issue)
-Apartment Therapy ( http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/put-a-star-on-it-christmas-tree-toppers-180900 )
-Re-Nest (10 Holiday Ornaments To Keep Up After the Holidays)
-The Storque, Etsy's handmade blog
-The HGTV online marketplace
-Time Out New York
And more, including dozens of amazing blogs and Etsy treasuries!
(♥THANK YOU♥)
I am proud to continue this traditional style of ornament making with my modern use of materials, colors, forms and techniques, offering creations for everyday decorative use beyond the Christmas tree. Shop by ornament color by using my store's sections; plus, find sections for tree topper sizes, wall urchins, magnets and more.
Shop for vintage goodies in my other shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/kissavintagedesign
Reviews
Erica Munoz on Jan 18, 2016
Looked great on my tree but I feel like it's a bit over priced for paper at the end of the day
About
kissa design star urchins
Polish jeżyk or "hedgehog" ornaments are a traditional form of paper craft that dates back beyond 100 years. This style of ornament making became popular on and off during the last century in the United States, where they became known as porcupine ball ornaments, perhaps through a twist of translation to reflect our own resident spiky animal (there are no wild hedgehogs here).
To me, in a more modern context, they look like stars or sea urchins, so I call them Star Urchins™, which is now my unique product brand name. I have been making them for most of my life. My mother learned to make them nearly six decades ago, and I, too, was originally taught how to make them when I was a child during the Christmas holiday season, as a way to connect me to my Polish heritage. I reintroduced them to a new generation of artists and crafters on a larger scale via the internet when I began selling them here beginning in 2009. The interest has been astounding.
As their popularity grew, a new meme caught on, and these ornaments are now most commonly referred to as "Polish stars"; various forms can be found across the web. (I do not yet offer a tutorial for my ornaments, and please note that any tutorials or derivative works from such currently online do no reflect nor represent my work or techniques.)
My work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers and blogs, and has found happy homes with scores of collectors. My expansive line includes ornaments (including my signature hand-glittered Sparklers, and recycled newspaper and magazine ornaments), tree toppers, place card holders, magnets, bouquets and more, to be enjoyed as modern folk art, on or off the Christmas tree, any time of year. Each is handmade by me, in my Michigan USA studio, to keep the heart and soul and beauty within this traditional family craft. Please help spread the word about independent-artisan handmade. Thank you for your support.
Enjoy, from my home to yours,
Kathleen.
Kissa Design
www.kissadesign.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kissadesign
Shop members
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Kathleen
Owner, Maker, Designer, Artisan
This shop is the result of my experimentation with a handmade paper Polish folk art ornament called a jeżyk, or hedgehog, due to its spiky form.
Shop policies
Continue shopping in my handmade shop: www.etsy.com/shop/kissadesign
All items in my shop are independent-artisan handmade by me and will be ready to ship in:
3- and 4-inch ornaments and magnets/hair accessories: 3 to 5 business days /// larger sizes (tree toppers), place card holders and stemmed Star Urchins: 5 to 7 business days /// larger-quantity orders or custom orders: at least 7 to 10 business days.
DOMESTIC ORDERS: Please also allow 3 to 5 days shipping/transit time once your order has been shipped.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Shipping to can take as many as 4 to 6 weeks via standard first class international post. Upgrades are available before purchase at additional cost, upon request.
My paper Star Urchin ornaments are based on a traditional Polish star ornament, often called a porcupine ball (from the Polish word jeżyk for hedgehog), that my family has been making for more than half a century. I began offering them online several years ago, under my unique brand name, Star Urchins™, with the goal of reviving an interest in them and expanding their use to a functional and decorative realm beyond the Christmas tree.
It has been so meaningful for me to see the recent resurgence happening around this long-established folk art craft, and I hope to inspire those of you who wish to explore this art form. I hope that my passion for my craft is apparent in each piece that I create! Please note that any online tutorials do no represent my methods or techniques, which I have perfected over many years. Any of my images attached to such tutorials or DIY pages have been used without my permission.
Some fabulous vintage finds: www.etsy.com/shop/kissavintagedesign
Learn more about me and my work at www.kissadesign.com www.facebook.com/KissaDesign and http://kissadesign.blogspot.com
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy gift cards
Payment
International buyers are responsible for all customs charges, duties and fees (VAT, etc.); UPS and FedEx (if requested) may also charge additional brokerage fees on international shipments, to be paid by the buyer.
Payment is due at time of purchase and must be cleared before items are shipped. If you are having issues while checking out, please contact me immediately and I will try to assist you. Delays in payment will result in delays in shipping. I reserve the right to cancel any order if a problem with payment has occurred and cannot be resolved in a timely manner, generally within 48 hours.
Shipping
All items in my shop are independent-artisan handmade by me and will be ready to ship in:
3- and 4-inch ornaments and magnets/hair accessories: 3 to 5 business days /// larger sizes (tree toppers), place card holders and stemmed Star Urchins: 5 to 7 business days /// larger-quantity orders or custom orders: at least 7 to 10 business days.
DOMESTIC ORDERS: Please also allow 3 to 5 days shipping/transit time once your order has been shipped.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Shipping to can take as many as 4 to 6 weeks via standard first class international post. Upgrades are available before purchase at additional cost, upon request.
Certain items in an order, such as tree toppers, may be shipped separately, as noted. Insurance and signature confirmation upon arrival may also be required for larger orders; price will be included in shipping for the custom order listing. Because international orders can take several weeks to arrive, please purchase far ahead of any deadline, and by early November for the Christmas holiday.
International buyers are responsible for all customs duties and fees (VAT, etc.); UPS and FedEx (if requested) may also charge additional brokerage fees on international shipments, to be paid by the buyer. Contact me prior to purchase if you would like to set up a reserved listing and I will calculate exact postage costs (minus possible brokerage fees, etc.).
Refunds and Exchanges
I value your feedback. Please contact me if you have any issues, and I will do my best to make things right.
RETURNS: Because my products are used primarily during the the holidays, I DO NOT accept returns AFTER Christmas, sorry! I also do not offer returns/refunds on CUSTOM orders, except under extreme circumstances. Other returns/exchanges will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If seeking a return, please contact me within 48 hours of receipt of goods. Returns, if allowed, may be subject to a restocking fee, applied at my discretion. Shipping will not be refunded, except under certain circumstances, at my discretion. In the event of a return, the item must be shipped promptly with proof of shipping (a tracking no.) and/or delivery confirmation that includes the date and recipient’s address (at least the city/state or zip code), for processing. Items must be returned in original condition, without damage or other signs of use.
Additional policies and FAQs
CONSIGNMENT: I am not taking considering consignment requests at this time.
WHOLESALE: If you are interested in carrying my ornaments, please contact me to be placed on my mailing list. Orders must be placed during the summer before the Christmas season. Please note that traditional wholesale discounts (50%) will never apply to my items because 20 ornaments are as much work as one times twenty; each ornament is very labor-intensive and handmade solely by me, to the highest standards (and I don't inflate my retail prices to the point that they will not sell in order to accommodate wholesale). Any volume discounts given will also reflect this. A small quantity discount will be applied upon special orders of six pieces or more (please contact me for additional information). Thank you for your support of an independent artisan.
TRADE requests: I do not trade.
Photos: With the exception of my OOAK (One Of A Kind) Star Urchins, the photos of items for sale in my shop are representational of the work you will receive. Photos of OOAK items are of the exact item you will receive. Please note that the colors you see may vary slightly due to your computer monitor. I retain all rights to all photos. I appreciate being notified for permission ahead of blog postings when my photos will be used. Any online tutorials do no represent my methods or techniques, which I have perfected over many years. Any of my images attached to such tutorials or DIY pages have been used without my permission.
Lots and lots of points: Each and every item in my shop is handmade by me (yes, it is a lot of work!). Expect a quality product. Please help spread the word about genuine independent-artisan handmade.
All creative materials (including photographs) ©2007-2016 Kissa Design. Trademark. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Star Urchins are a Kissa Design brand name, handmade by me (Kathleen), aka Kissa Design.