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About kaijalea

Artist, designer, dreamer, enterpreneur, jewelry designer, and vintage enthusiast!

Come check out the Unglued Craft Fest on February 25th!

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Good morning and happy Friday! Just a note- my etsy shop will be empty until next Sunday, February 26th, due to the upcoming craft show!:) If you are in the FM area on the 25th, come check out the Unglued Craft Fest FREE at the Plains Art museum, open all day 8-5! I would love to see your friendly faces there:) (First 100 people in the doors get a free SWAG BAG…)

Here’s all the fun you can look forward to that day…

*100 FREE swag bags to the first attendees in the door – 5 of these will have a Golden Ticket stuffed in them! This is good for $20 Unglued cash to be spent at the booth of your choice!

*FREE Dunn Bros coffee to the first 150 attendees!

*FREE museum gallery admission

*Live, local music all day starting at 10am

*Bakery and lunch available from Dunn Bros and Cafe Delight

*Libations available from the Museum in the afternoon

PLUS there will be free workshops for lots of fun things…
Hope to see you there!:)

Hey there, Brides-to-Be!

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Are you planning a vintage themed, boho, or garden wedding and looking for that perfect necklace to go with your bridesmaid’s dresses? Look no further, my friends! My “vintage bouquet” necklaces are perfect for just such an occasion! I can create them to match any color scheme and dress- and if you would like to make them even more special, send in your own jewelry you want to recycle! You will love these fun, sparkly, vintage, one-of-a-kind statement pieces. Feel free to visit my gallery for more examples!

Contact me for more information, I would be happy to work with you!

etsy: etsy.com/greenfinchstudio

email: designgreenfinch (at) gmail.com

facebook: facebook.com/greenfinchstudio

Happy Holidays FREE Shipping!

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Season’s Greetings everyone! As a special treat for the Holidays, I am now offering FREE SHIPPING in the US that will last through Christmas! Like I mentioned before, my inventory is still really low at the moment due to craft fairs, but look forward to lots of new online merchandise coming your way by the end of this week!

Thanks for stopping by, and hope to see you soon!

Etsy Updates

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Season’s Greetings and welcome to the Greenfinch Studio blogsite! If you are thinking that my shop looks a little scarce right now, you’re right… Currently, all of my merchandise is being used at holiday craft shows, and of course, the Unglued Christmas Market, which opens this Friday! But hopefully I will get my inventory built up again soon!:) Look forward to seeing some new necklaces by the 1st week of December, and maybe even before that! But until then, I wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Enjoy that turkey- I think calories are free all day long, am I right?:)

Greenfinch Studio featured in the MSUM Advocate

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Hello friends! I just wanted to share this fabulous article that my friend Meghan Feir wrote for the Advocate, the official newspaper for Minnesota State University Moorhead. My 2 sisters and I were lucky enough to be featured- you should check their shops out while you’re at it! I’m always impressed by what they are coming up with these days…

 My shop, Greenfinch Studio (you already know me, I hope!)

Repurposed Vintage Collage Necklaces

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Chelsea’s Shop, Raine Design

Cool Tiny Concrete Houses

Beautiful Faux Grass Rings!

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Lexie’s Shop, Salvaged Design

Super cool “Feathers” made from recycled bike inner tubes!

More Feathers!

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Feel free to leave comments or suggestions – I love those! Happy Saturday!!

New Site is FINALLY Up!

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Well hello friends! Long time no see- is it already the middle of AUGUST?! Wow 2011 is flying by, am I right? Well I have good news! Finally, I have my new website up (and fully functioning!), and I am getting new posts ready as we speak. Sorry for the wait; I guess I was a little more busy than I thought I would be this summer… Hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of sunshine, hammocks, picnics, and bike rides. Within a few months, we will be longing for the sunny warm days like these… whew, it seems like it was just April a few weeks ago!

I hope you enjoy browsing through the gallery, and take a visit to my etsy shop to view all the pretty necklaces and collage pendants I have for sale right now:) I promise, I really am working on more collage pendants, and I am even trying some cuff bracelets, woohoo!

Have a great Monday and talk to you soon!

Welcome to Greenfinch Studio… the blog!

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Hello and welcome to my new official blogsite for Greenfinch Studio! My name is Kaija Lea, and I’m the artist, creating jewelry and crafts in my tiny apartment while watching Netflix:) Here you will find things that keep me inspired to create, learn, and grow as a designer, and I will try and post news and updates on new crafting ventures at least once a week.

Making jewelry is my passion, and knowing that even just one person out there enjoys my work makes me super happy and keeps me going! My mission is to find and collect unique vintage jewelry pieces and breathe new life into them as stylish, eco-friendly fashion statements. I love making those special trips to flea markets, antique shops, thrift stores, and garage sales to find that next hidden treasure!

So now that you know a little about me, I hope you’ll keep checking back for news and updates- I will talk to you soon once I have some pictures taken of my newest set of bridesmaid’s necklaces…