In the Studio: Rustik Chic

I'm so excited to share with you a lovely space today.  Say hi and completely fall in love with the studio that Krista from Rustik Chic has created.

Hi, I'm Krista:) My shop is an eclectic mix of vintage belts, buttons, jewelry, ribbon, and lace, upcycled into one of kind cuffs and accessories. Each piece is handmade and adorned with {handpicked} vintage items to create you a truly unique piece of vintage charm. I love combining the rustic, old, worn  leather with the chic, feminine pretties...I LOVE the contrast and I hope you all do too! I imagine each vintage item has a story to tell...

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED WITH YOUR BUSINESS?

I have always had a love of old and vintage items.  Late last summer one of my favorite vintage belts broke.  I was so sad because I loved it's soft worn leather and patina.  Since I have a hard time throwing anything away I knew I had to upcycle it into something new!  After creating a mirror wall piece for my home with most of it, I used the rest of the belt to make me a cuff.  I finished it off with some pretty ribbon and instantly fell in love with the contrast of the worn leather and the feminine pretties. My new creative outlet was born!  I just kept obsessively making them & making them until the only logical thing to do was to open a new shop!  ;)

WHAT TYPES OF THINGS INSPIRE YOU IN YOUR DESIGNS?

I have always been inspired by what I see around me...looking at things in a different way and imagining how I would tweak something  to bring out the hidden beauty. I am inspired by possibilities. 

Shopping antique stores and shows to find vintage lace and jewelry to play with inspires and motivates me to create. I am constantly thinking of new ideas for my cuffs...It's hard to turn my brain off.  The inspiration part comes easy for me, it's the finishing up one idea before I jump to the next that I am working on.

HOW DO YOU FIND BALANCE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL LIFE?

This is definitely a work in progress for me!  I am still figuring it out as my business grows.  I think time management is the key and this does not come easy for me. I do find that if I take care of my family and home first, then I feel more at peace while creating and ideas and inspiration come easier to me...which makes my work time more productive and my family happier.  Some days though, I have to just let it all go and escape to my craft studio.  It's my therapy.

As a thank you for taking a studio tour with me I would love to offer up 20% Discount at RustikChic for JustLove.ly Readers enter code JUSTLOVELY20 at checkout

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