Handmade Store: Spotted Paw Creations

Hello, my name is Donna Bell. I live in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada. I am married and we have two wonderful cats who make us laugh daily!

Our community is a friendly mix of retired adults, young families and summer cottagers. In many of the towns and villages around us there is a large number of artisans. Many of them have studios, and show their works in the local galleries. Every June there is a studio tour, I went on it once many years ago with my mother and it was a very enjoyable afternoon. My favorite famous local artist is Ingrid Hunt.

In the daytime, I run my own house cleaning service. I have been doing this for about 7 years and many of my clients have become like family.

In the spring of 2008 I started making cards (which I have nicked named my moonlight business). The first cards that I made were for my parents on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. I found this so much fun that I had to do more! A couple of weeks later, we were at a local flea market. One of the vendors had a box full of Victorian postcards. Most of them were Christmas images. That fall, I made a sample book and showed them to some of my clients. BOOM! I have been making and selling ever since.

For three years running I have won 1st place at the Collingwood Fair for my greeting card entry.

It dawned on me a few months ago why I love to do this so much. In school, every Friday afternoon was arts and crafts. The projects I enjoyed the most were cut and paste. Also at home my mom brought home some old wallpaper books one day and I can remember spending hours cutting out single items and making pictures out of them.

I have a group on facebook (Spotted Paw Creations) and joined twitter (@Papertolecards) if you want to get to know me more and others who enjoy my creations.

Blog Posts where I was Featured in:
Hand Crafted Valentine's Cards from iCraft

My Latest Blog Posts:
Getting Ready for Halloween
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