Kristin Ford is the featured jewelry artist at Llynya's . She lives and works in the Seattle area and offers her love of life and beauty to all of her creations. Kristin brings an ancient sense of the healing qualities inherent in the vibrations and energies of the gemstones that she works with to each piece of jewelry. Some of her inspiration comes from the many indigenous people of the Earth and much from Kristin's own inner knowing and wisdom. Kristin says “Each jewelry piece is created in meditation and is offered as a symbol to choose love, to choose hope and to choose peace.” The beautiful necklaces, earrings and bracelets are created from an amazing combination of gemstones that are a reminder of the unique combination of qualities which represent our own beauty. It is always a special occasion when a customer finds that piece meant only for them or as a gift for someone else.

Llynya's has a wonderful selection of drums, which are created locally by The Completed Circle. Every drum is made with a great amount of love and dedication. Each individual drum offers you a story of its making and a message of its unique nature. Also, because these drums are made in our environment, they are able to more easily hold their tone in our often wetter and colder climate. If you are interested in making your own drum, The Completed Circle offers workshops for DrumMaking and Journeying here in Freeland. Information about their workshops is available at Llynya's or they can be contacted through their web site.

Justin, who is J F Design, lives in the Seattle area and makes a wonderful selection of sacred altars and wall plaques. I select images that represent the wonder of many spiritual guides and teachers from different spiritual paths. These images include guardian angels, Buddha, Mother Mary, Kwan Yin and Christ. Justin makes each altar or wall plaque from hand so that every piece is unique. They are beautiful and bring a great sense of peace to any space.

Prayer flags and garden banners are hand crafted and hand painted on silk with original designs created by Cathleen Coulson-Keegan from Oregon. Each flag is double sided and strung on black cord between little brass bells. Cathleen is inspired by the Shinto reverent acknowledgment of nature. Each flag and banner is made with heartfelt prayers for healing our beautiful Earth with messages designed to blow in the wind and, as the Tibetan Buddhists say, carry our compassion to the four directions.

De Baun Fine Ceramics is a small business dedicated to creating beautiful and functional raku fired ceramics for ritual and sacred space. Each piece is individually handmade and no two pieces are exactly alike. All pieces are signed by artist Diane De Baun. Selections at Llynya's include offering bowls, incense burners, and essential oil diffusers. Diane's work can be seen at www.DeBaunFineCeramics.com .

The wonderful faeries from The Faerie Kingdom Collection delight the eye and spark the imagination of all who see them. In an amazing blend of strength and subtlety, each graceful metal faerie-figure, formed from lead-free pewter, is joined with the ethereal beauty of real butterfly wings. These wings come from butterflies at a nature preserve/farm in Australia where they lived amid the flowers that fed them. Each Faerie Kingdom Collection is created by Alain and reflects the craftsmanship of sculptors from centuries past.

Christina Miller creates collage on wood icons based on her original paintings. These modern, folk-art icons combine her personal fusion of styles, cultures, ethnicities and philosophies. For Christina, “They are window to the Divine, doorways of color and line that lead one to mystic revelations.” More information about Christina and her work can be found at www.iconfusion.com .

Amy Brown prints and calendars are wonderful images of faeries, dragons, and mystical creatures. Her prints are a favorite at Llynya's . Amy paints images for her own delight and this shows in the delight they bring to so many people. Her images are many and more of them can be seen at www.amybrownart.com .