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Location:: http://www.Leetie.Etsy.com

About Me:: Leetie Lovendale features fresh styles made with vintage lucite & other vintage goods. Hand-strng beads, hand-set earrings & hand-made belts are our specialties, but we make other lovelies from time to time.

Our sister company, The Beadin' Path purchased 40,000 lbs of vintage lucite beads & components from a Rhode Island warehouse in the Summer of 2004. There were loads of beads, but also other lucite components that needed to be set by hand with posts, or otherwise manipulated to be made into finished products. You can read about vintage lucite here if you want to know more: http://www.beadinpath.com/content/view/12/20/

Ribbons, trim and other materials used in this work are almost always vintage &/or recycled materials.

Even though my 'real job' is running The Beadin' Path, this is my inspiration, my fun, the reason I got into beads & jewelry... I get to play here! I am so grateful for the opportunity to create jewelry again. I hope you enjoy my fresh vintage lucite creations.

What's in a name? My name isn't Leetie, it's Heather DeSimone. Leetie was my Mom's nickname growing up and Lovendale is a family name. But I'll answer to "Leetie" as well (pronounced Lee-Tee).

Gender:: Gal

I am a/an:: Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger, Supporter, Shopper, Independent Retailer, Purchasing Agent/Buyer

(Designers only) I create:: hoop earrings, post & stud earrings, with vintage lucite parts, also beaded necklaces and bracelets & more

(Designers only) I am willing to do:: Custom orders, Wholesaling

(Designers only) I have been featured on:: www.LeetieLovendale.com - I have been selling my jewelry for the last couple of years all over the US, wholesaling to galleries and boutiques from Portland, ME to Portland, OR.

Website:: http://www.LeetieLovendale.com

Website #2:: http://www.Leetie.Etsy.com

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Confessions of a Plastic Snob - types of vintage plastic

I was a plastic snob. 15 years ago when I opened a bead store, I would have shoppers walk in and say "So why shouldn't I just go down to the local craft mall and purchase my beads?" "Because..." I would start, "All they offer is (nose crinkling up) plastic!" Ick. And then my eyes were opened to all of the varying materials that fell under that term "plastic" when we were offered to co… Continue

Posted on July 15th, 2008 at 7:08pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Fresh Batch of Vintage Lucite Earrings

My hubby-dear has just put the finishing touches on my new machine! Machine you say? Well, my earrings are hand-set using an electro-setting plier and current combination so that the post is embedded into the lucite itself. This process makes for a… Continue

Posted on May 19th, 2008 at 7:55pm — No Comments (Add)

What is Vintage Lucite?

What is Vintage Lucite? It seems like everyone is referring to ANY type of plastic as 'lucite' these days. It is a pretty word. But it's not an accurate term to refer to all things plastic... Here is some info about what Lucite is and a little history... DuPont Corp. introduced lucite in 1937. Since it was more cost effective to produce than the currently used bakelite, lucite was used in production of costume jewelry as early as 1940. The most easily recognized form of lucite is the “moonglow… Continue

Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 11:07am — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 7:42pm on August 25th, 2008, Sarah said…: I love your chunky necklaces!

At 7:25pm on August 5th, 2008, Mary E.E. said…: You have some great Stuff, I'm glad to have found you!

At 7:43am on August 5th, 2008, SMOOSH! said…: Thank you for the compliment on the dove necklace :D
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