Tea Tree Designs started as the dream of 6 year old girl. After 20+ years of experimentation, encouragement, growth and a demand for a unique style of jewelry, photography and other forms of art, Tea Tree Designs was born.
ERIKA BACKBERG, the owner and principal artist of Tea Tree Designs, was this dreaming girl. Erika is a lifelong, local artist from St. Paul, MN. Her art is a reflection of her passion to empower, educate and bring color to people's lives. As an: active local community organizer, jeweler, dancer, photographer and producer for The Label Sketch Comedy Group, Erika has always been committed to not only creating art with a colorful and truthful message, but you can also count on her to give a generous portion of all proceeds back to the community that has given her so much.
Tea Tree Designs offers a variety of professionally handcrafted, unique jewelry pieces made in limited qualities. This includes: earrings, necklaces, bracelets and broaches. All designs are made from the highest quality, locally purchased and hand-selected materials. Examples include: Sterling Silver, Gold, Vintage Glass, Swarovski Crystals, semi-precious stones and fair trade bone/wooden beads from African local artists.
Tea Tree Designs also offers a unique style of photography. Maximizing natural light and an artisitic eye Tea Tree Designs offers a photojournalistic, authentic style of photography. Posed, spontaneous, fine art ... make sure to capture the all the small and monumental moments in life withTea Tree Designs.
Remember, when you give a gift from Tea Tree Designs, not only are you giving a unique quality made item, you are helping to spread an idea. You are the message bearer, your gift is the message, and that message is, "I care about the world I live in and I care about you."
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