Plant Enamel Pins 🌱. Hemleva

HEMLEVA Gorgeous Hard Enamel Cloisonné Pins. Comes with a secure Flat Head Tie Tack Backing.

Designed in Seattle, Washington by HEMLEVA.

Launched in the Autumn of 2013, HEMLEVA is focused on bringing greenery into the home and into our daily lives. HEMLEVA is currently based out of Seattle, Washington, and is entirely run by Samantha Leung.  Each enamel pin and keychain is designed and packaged by Samantha herself out of her Seattle studio.  Samantha (She/Her) has always been an artist and a maker. She learned how to crochet at the age of four, learned how to wood burn at six, was screen printing at eleven, oil painting at twelve, developing her own films at fourteen and was hand pouring candles at fifteen. When she was sixteen, she along with two other friends started a bespoke handmade costume business. Alongside this exploration of different mediums, Samantha was working consistently part time starting at the age of fourteen. Samantha graduated from Drake University with a BA in Law, Politics, & Society - an interdisciplinary study of the effect of Law, Politics and Society and how each discipline drives change in the other. She also graduated with minors in Sociology, Psychology, Art and Politics. All the while serving as the Art Director for the campus satirical magazine, DUIN, She simultaneously served as committee chairs for over 15 different organizations while attending Drake University, as well as successfully lobbying with a Non-Profit for the well-being of Iowa citizens. Following graduation, Samantha took a year to teach English and American culture in Northern China. Upon returning, she decided against pursuing law school. She married her college sweetheart, adopted a cat, moved cross country from Chicago to Seattle and decided to start a business.