theartfulbadger
Englishtown, Canada |
theartfulbadger
Buttons, badges, cards, prints and laser cut jewelleryEnglishtown, Canada 1752 Sales On Etsy since 2009
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Reviews
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Jo Krantz on Jul 10, 2018
5 out of 5 starsLove this little button! I’ve gotten it twice now. The color is nice and it looks great on my grandaughters uke case.
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Jo Krantz on Jul 10, 2018
5 out of 5 starsThis in a unique and charming little button. I used it to pin on my granddaughters uke case. It is just as it looks.
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Laura O'Neal-Kemp on Feb 18, 2018
5 out of 5 starsPerfectly lovely card and prints perfectly! Thank you :)
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rcollins29 on Oct 27, 2017
5 out of 5 starsTotally adorable! Sarah is really super to work with... she made every effort to make sure I was completely happy... and I am! Thank you!!!
About
Wearable Art, Cards and Wall Decor to make your life a little more interesting
Springing from a need to provide people with tiny wearable works of art, The Artful Badger was born. Pins to show your sense of humour or add a splash of colour to an outfit. Art to decorate your home and let your personality shine! Have a look through my shop and see what sparks your sense of fun.
Here is my story:
My name is Sarah Beck and I make my living mostly as a potter ( www.wildfirepottery.ca ), I have a pottery shop and sell my raku sculptures to tourists that visit our island. Sometimes I need a break from making pottery because I have been doing it for about 39 years. (My mum is a potter and I attended classes with her in the womb!)
I have always liked pinback buttons, so a few years ago I bought a button maker on ebay. Well, that was great, but then I wanted more sizes. I bought one that could make mirrors, I bought one that makes little tiny buttons and then thought, hey, I could make jewellery with these small buttons and off I went on that tangent. I was drawing all sorts of designs and then shrinking them down to fit the buttons. I decided to make cards out of some of that artwork and then that led to other card designs. I started getting inspired by different materials and making some buttons from handmade papers.
With me, the creative process happens by letting one thing lead to another. One day I was sitting in my studio/shop/used bookstore and thinking about all the used books I have that are damaged, or just simply don't sell. I was wishing I could do something with them and suddenly I thought, hey! I could print on their pages!!! I rummaged around and found an old dictionary with the pages falling out and printed a puffin design on it. (We are lucky enough to have puffins that nest very close to us, so puffins are featured a lot in my artwork. That's one of my clay raku puffins with me in my photo.) I was so excited about the extra depth that the dictionary text gave to the image. Now I do a lot of different things with book pages. Some of those designs can be found in my other shop www.etsy.com/shop/theprintedmenagerie
My pottery can be found at www.etsy.com/shop/wildfirepotter
I think I am happiest when I am coming up with new designs.
I hope you enjoy browsing my shop, thanks for visiting!
Sarah
Shop members
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Sarah
Owner
Hi, I'm Sarah, also known as the Badger. I live on Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia in Canada with my husband and our dog Louis. I am a potter, fiddler, button maker and I'm happiest when I'm coming up with new designs to create.
Shop policies
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
Payment
In order to save paper I don't include a packing slip/receipt in with your purchase. If you would like one please let me know in the note to seller. Etsy does send an email with a receipt for your purchase and you can also find it in your account.
Shipping
SHIPPING TIMES:
DOMESTIC:
Most domestic orders arrive in Canada within 6 business days of purchase (could be a lot less, depending on where you live. Orders are shipped from Nova Scotia).
UNITED STATES:
Orders to the US can take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive because of customs delays. That's not usually the case, however it does happen sometimes. Roughly 12 business days is a good estimate on how long it will take. (Canada Post is not open on the weekends, so count week days only).
INTERNATIONAL:
International orders can take up to 6 weeks sometimes (although that's pretty long, usually 3 weeks is a safer estimate.)
The cost of shipping includes a small handling charge for careful packaging to ensure your purchase arrives safely. Please note that I live in a very rural area with postal pickup early in the morning. There could be 2-3 days before they go into the mail as I make them after they are ordered and I have another full-time business. If you are in a rush please let me know in the message to seller and I will try to ship your order as soon as possible. If your order does not arrive within 6 weeks I will ship you another or refund your payment, whichever makes you happier!
You are responsible for any duties or customs charged by your own country upon entry.