Monday, March 8, 2010

Etsy Limelight Giveaway: Harriet Damave

Today we have a new store in the Etsy Limelight! I am excited to introduce you to

Harriet Damave


Harriet creates beautiful designs to wear and to decorate your home with. This is her second Etsy store. You can also find her incredible work here. She is a talented artist. Let's learn a little more about Harriet straight from her!


What inspired you to start your shop?

I decided to open a second shop on Etsy especially for my Delft Blue items because it is such a completely different product from what I sell in my first shop House of Harriet. There I sell mainly on-glazed mugs and plates, a totally different product and technique.
My new shop is all about cobalt oxide. It is a strong and vibrant pigment that loves high temperatures. Painting with cobalt oxide is a lovely adventure; it is a bit like painting with watercolours. The highly absorbing surface of the porcelain makes unexpected things happen. I love that. During the firing, due to the chemical processes not only the colour changes from black to blue, but the drawings start to have there own life. It is ever so exciting to open the kiln after a day. It is a great exercise in patience and it can be amazingly surprising.

What is your favourite item in your shop?

At the moment I like the small impressionist brooches with pictures of delftware on it. Delft on Delft I have called them.


What kind of things do you like to do for fun when you aren't creating for your shop?
Lately I love to draw in the zoo, in nature, or just good old fashioned sketching in little book wherever I go.
I become extremely happy from visits to museums. I was in Madrid in the Prado a while ago, a deeply moving experience that can stay with me for months.

Giveaway Details


Harriet is generously giving away a heart ornament of choice to one lucky reader.

Here is how you enter:

Visit Harriet's shop(s) and tell me what your favorite item is. It can be from either store (Harriet Damave and House of Harriet).

That's all you have to do!

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

-For one additional entry become a follower and let me know. If you are already a follower then tell me in a comment.

-For one additional entry blog about this giveaway and post the link in a comment

-For one additional entry tweet about this giveaway and post the link in a comment


The giveaway will end on Friday, March 12th at 2pm PST and will be announced soon after it ends. Come check back to see if you are the lucky winner!

37 comments:

  1. I love the tulip necklace, it's beautiful!

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  2. I'm a follower! :)

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  3. Favorites would be between the Delft Personal Initial and the Personalized Blue and White Tulip Mug (though I wish it were a tumbler!).

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  4. Love the tulip - Handpainted Porcelain Necklace. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
    -Leslie
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  5. I love the two pendant necklace from Harriet Damave.
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  6. I love the hand painted porcelain delft necklace.

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  7. i love the Handpainted Delft Porcelain Brooch - Owl!

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  8. I love the Tulip - Handpainted Porcelain Necklace from Harriet Damave.
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  9. following as june_spirit2628
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  10. I love the Handpainted personalized tulip mug in blue and white! Blue and white is such a beautiful combination!

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  11. Handpainted porcelain Heart - Wall hanging is my favorite


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  12. Dutch Canal Houses - Handpainted earthenware Necklace


    It's all lovely. Blue delft is my favorite and also my Mothers, my fingers are so crossed to win!
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  13. I like the Amsterdam cats - Big Handpainted Mug.

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  14. Blogged: http://sweepstakelover.blogspot.com/2010/03/etsy-limelight-giveaway-harriet-damave.html

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  15. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/sweepstakelover/status/10224751420

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  16. I love Handpainted Delft Porcelain Brooch - Tulip.

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  17. My favourite item is the Dutch Canal Houses Necklace

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  18. I'm a follower

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  19. I tweeted
    http://twitter.com/EVA_n_essence/status/10258023104
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  20. I like the Dutch Canal Houses Necklace. Really, I like all of her work. It reminds me of my grandmother. She collected Blue Willow Ware and Harriot's work reminds me of that.

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  21. I love the Handpainted Delft Porcelain Heart - Necklace!

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  22. My favorite item is: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41725520

    Ana Belén R.M
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  23. Following via Google (fisiwoman)
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  24. Tweeted: ttp://twitter.com/fisiwoman/statuses/10272845235

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  25. My favorite item is theHandpainted porcelain Heart - Wall hanging.
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  26. Tweet!
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  27. I follow on google friend connect.
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  28. What a beautiful shop!! This is my favorite:
    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41731359

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  29. This shop is gorgeous! Thank you for introducing us to it :) MY favorite item is the Dutch Canal Houses Handpainted Porcelain Necklace.

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  30. I'm a blog follower :)

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  31. Tweet: http://twitter.com/JanuaryWish/status/10329334599

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  32. Liking the Handpainted Delft Porcelain Personalized Heart!

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  33. Handpainted personalized tulip mug in blue and white is my fave. So so pretty!

    Thanks

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  34. I looove the Handpainted porcelain Heart (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41731359). She does great work!

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