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Meet Etsy Owner Leila’a Lily Pad – CLOSED

Tell us a little about yourself?
I’m a stay at home mom who attends play dates by day and creates hand stamped jewelry by night. 🙂

Why did you start your Etsy shop? 
My friend and I had been Etsy stalkers for awhile and had always wanted to be able to create the beautiful jewelry that we enjoyed so much; so one day we just decided to do it and opened our own shops. I jumped in without knowing what to expect and just hoped I could swim. It was a bit of an investment and a risk but I am so glad I took that leap, I’ve met some amazing and supportive people and have some truly wonderful customers. Best of all, I really enjoy making jewelry that is really personal and special for the person wearing it.

How did you come up with your Etsy shop name? 
Actually, my sister came up with the name! I wanted something sweet and kind of playful but had no clue what that was. My sister suggested naming the shop for my daughter and while we were playing around with different combinations, she suggested “Leila’s Lily Pad” and that was it. It was sweet, a little playful, and one of a kind; just like my daughter.

What is your favorite item in your shop and why?
I like everything in my store and have several personal necklaces that I switch between and wear all the time, but my favorite piece right now is my tiny initial cube. I have an initial for my husband’s name, my daughter’s name, and my name, as well as a little heart.

Do any of your pieces have a memorable story behind them?
It is not so much a memorable story as it is a special memory and feeling tied to the piece. I have one necklace in my shop that says “I love you to the moon and back” and it actually comes from one of my daughter’s bed time stories about the boundless love that parents have for their children and that their children have for them. It’s a very sweet little story with a beautiful message and I made that necklace so that I would always be able to carry a simple reminder with me of how wonderful that love is.

What message, if any, do you want to convey with your art/craft? 
Each piece that I make has it’s own personal message and meaning for the person wearing it; I don’t feel like my jewelry needs to carry a message for everyone, I just want it to be able to speak to the person wearing it.

How did you decide what medium you wanted to work with? 
Hand stamped jewelry has been a favorite jewelry form of mine for a long time. I had wanted a necklace to wear for my daughter and thought it was beautiful to be able to wear something so personalized and special. In the end, it just seemed like a simple decision to make what I loved.

If you had to choose one other medium in which to display your “creativity”, what would that be, and why?
I would choose painting. I feel like painters have such a large creative vocabulary to use to express themselves. There are so many colors and textures and strokes to choose from and it just seems there would always be a way to express exactly how you feel through your paintings.

Why should people buy handmade? 
I think buying handmade is special in that every item you receive has a really unique history to it. In a lot of cases, you are not buying an item that was made for every other person in the world, you are buying a piece intended for you; there might be other items similar to it, but your piece was made just for you, right from the beginning.

Any advice on selling things handmade? 
Make what you love and only sell what you can say you are proud of having made.

Do you have plans for expansion?
Not really, I like the one-on-one relationship I have with my customers and I’d like to be able to keep that close relationship them. I want them to know who is making their jewelry and that they can trust that their items are being made with the kind of care that they would want and expect.

Any other sites you can be found on? 
My items are only available on Etsy for the time being.

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One lucky Giveaway Blogdom reader will win a $35 gift certificate to Leila’s Lily Pad Etsy shop!

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Contest will close on Thursday December 18th at 11:59 p.m. MST and the winner will be chosen via Random.org and notified via e-mail. Giveaway is open to the US and Canada!!


Winner will have 48 hours to reply to my e-mail. If I do not hear back from the winner than another winner will be chosen!


**Thank you to to Leila’s Lily Pad for sponsoring this review/giveaway.  I will not receive any compensation from this giveaway in exchange for an honest review and the opinion above is 100% mine.  I am also not responsible for the mailing of this prize.**

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123 COMMENTS

  • spottedjagiwar
    14 years ago

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    14 years ago

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  • manthas24
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • deanna
    15 years ago

    fave: hand stamped initial cube
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  • pinklady705
    15 years ago

    I entered the luxury pillow system giveaway.

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    15 years ago

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  • pinklady705
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • pinklady705
    15 years ago

    I like the Hand Stamped Initial Cube.

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  • stanech
    15 years ago

    Also entered the Swavoski Ring from Chunky Bling giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win these great items!

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  • stanech
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • stanech
    15 years ago

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  • stanech
    15 years ago

    My favorite item is:
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/61721108/hand-stamped-initial-cube

    I've never seen a monogrammed cube before!

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  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • Jennifer
    15 years ago

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  • Jennifer
    15 years ago

    Love the "Love you to the moon and back" circle necklace. I want that!

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  • Karla
    15 years ago

    my fave is Love you to the moon and back necklace
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  • Nell
    15 years ago

    I already entered this giveaway, but I just realized that one of your links above connects to the wrong etsy shop! So I wasn't looking at the right shop! You might want to fix that link. So my favorite item from THIS shop is the Hand Stamped Love you to the moon and back necklace!
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  • Nell
    15 years ago

    My favorite item is the Pleasant Pastimes, circa 1900, Rare vintage children book!
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  • eclairre
    15 years ago

    I entered Carmex.

  • eclairre
    15 years ago

    i like th hand stamped stacked discs necklace.
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  • Mary
    15 years ago

    I entered the Milson Road Daily Portrait giveaway.

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  • Mary
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • Mary
    15 years ago

    I hearted Leila's Lily Pad on Etsy!

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  • Mary
    15 years ago

    I love the Hand Stamped Stacked Discs Necklace!

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  • Mommy Minded
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • Mommy Minded
    15 years ago

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  • Mommy Minded
    15 years ago

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  • Mommy Minded
    15 years ago

    I follow you via GFC 1

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  • Mommy Minded
    15 years ago

    I love the 2 disk necklace!

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  • spottedjagiwar
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • spottedjagiwar
    15 years ago

    this one is my fave! Personalized Sterling Silver Necklace – Two Disks

  • Shaha
    15 years ago

    love their ALice in wonderland hanging mobile.

  • manthas24
    15 years ago

    I entered for your Swavoski Ring from Chunky Bling

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

    I entered for your Handmade Collage

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    15 years ago

    2 I have you bookmarked – that is where I found the giveway

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • manthas24
    15 years ago

    2 I get their feed in google reader

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    15 years ago

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  • manthas24
    15 years ago

    2 I added the shop to my favorites on etsy manthas24

  • manthas24
    15 years ago

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  • manthas24
    15 years ago

    I like the Checkered tea box with chocolate covered strawberries

  • Haven
    15 years ago

    found giveaway through holiday blog hop and then your sidebar of other giveaways 🙂 4

  • Haven
    15 years ago

    found giveaway through holiday blog hop and then your sidebar of other giveaways 🙂 3

  • Haven
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • Haven
    15 years ago

    I like the sterling silver disc necklace! 🙂

  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

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  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

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  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

    Entered your Little Ones giveaway! creedamy[at]yahoo[dot]com

  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

    Entered your Amy Adele giveaway

  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

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    15 years ago

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  • 22bmommy2
    15 years ago

    I like her Personalized Sterling Silver Necklace with Two Disks! Lovely! creedamy[at]yahoo [dot]com

  • Amber L.
    15 years ago

    I follow you with google friend connect #2

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  • Amber L.
    15 years ago

    I follow you with google friend connect #1

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  • Amber L.
    15 years ago

    My favorite is the Personalized Sterling Silver Disk Necklace

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  • SimpliMandi
    15 years ago

    Hey there Leila's Lily Pad
    my Favorite is the personalized sterling silver bar… very elegant and sweet.

    I also tweeted you!

  • Terra H.
    15 years ago

    follow your blog #2
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  • Terra H.
    15 years ago

    follow your blog #1
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  • Terra H.
    15 years ago

    My favorite is the Hand Stamped Sterling Silver Heart. Thanks.
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