Cause2be

**Featuring Cause2be for spring**

"Hi! My name is Cinthia Granadino and I am the driving force that is Cause2be. Cause2be was born from my love to create. I grew up with a very artistic father who always encouraged me to express myself through art.

My admiration for fashion has always been a part of my life and I naturally became a fashion design student once in college. I worked as a visual merchandiser and was always inspired by the clothing and jewelry around me. I finally decided to put my ideas into action and start creating jewelry and accessories about a year ago. Friends and family have been a driving force for me to pursue this as not just a hobby but as a vocation. In my effort to be earth friendly I try to use salvaged materials whenever possible for the trinkets I create. I buy from swap meets, flea markets, garage sales and sometimes take apart my own jewelry to construct pieces to sell. I take used/vintage jewelry to make new pieces. I'm a big supporter of all DIY'ers like myself and truly appreciate all that time and effort that goes into our passion. "

"I'm very excited to share my creations with you and hope you love my items as much as I love making them!"

Aside from Rumble Scheme, you can find me on:

Twitter: CausetobeEtsy: http://cause2be.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cause2be
Zibbet: http://www.zibbet.com/Cause2be

Le Modern Trinket

About Le Modern Trinket

Christina Sanchez, owner and energy behind Le Modern Trinket, started her company in December of 2009. Inspired by art, vintage items and photography she decided to self teach incorporating things in which she loves.

 

Heavily influenced by the 18th century – 19th century era, Art Deco, the Dada and Bauhaus art movements and by artists including Kurt Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg and Hannah Hoch, Christina began to up-cycle found objects into unique wearable pieces of art. Making jewelry as a hobby soon changed when the owners of Gallery 212 saw some of her pieces and soon she had her first handmade show that she organized at Gallery 212 in March 2010 called “The Modern Tchotchkes”. 

Outgrowing her space and needing a studio, Christina converted her garage into a work space. She has since shown at various handmade shows like Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival, Handmade Brigade of Orange County, Roots Roadhouse at the Echoplex, many gallery openings, art events and organized handmade fairs like the first A.C.E Art Crawl Experience handmade show. She also does commission pieces in which many of her clients will give her their family mementos in which she calls “Memento Art”.

Not every piece is derived from jewelry. Christina Sanchez utilizes things like vintage photographs, tintype photos, radio resistors, vacuum tubes, capacitors, photo flash cubes, watch parts, door henge’s, cabinet locks, rosaries, Bakelite Mahjong tiles and matryoshka dolls. What first began as making earrings evolved to making necklaces, pendants, rings, brooches, hair accessories, customizing necklaces, bracelets and most recent cuff links. She’s also started to dabble in housewares with making magnets.

Check out her website www.lemoderntrinket.com

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