Blooming Dragon Emporium

Blooming Dragon Emporium

Miranda Marsico, owner of Bloomz by Miranda, and Marti Icenogle, owner of Magickal Dragon Designs, have formed a business partnership to open the Blooming Dragon Emporium at 5620 E. Washington Street in Irvington. Both Marti and Miranda were formerly located in the Shops at Snips.

By combining their artistic talents and business enterprises, Miranda and Marti are offering one-stop shopping for unique and unusual flowers, gifts and art by local artists and artisans.

Local artists currently showcased include painter, Steven Keller, jewelry artist Kris Hubick, anime artist Kristin May, photographer Todd George and potter Lori Swan. The Emporium gift line also includes recycled bags and purses by Freakin’ Billboards, hand-made baby gifts by bellatots, handcrafted greeting cards and a line of herbal bath and spa products.

Marsico will continue to offer fresh flower bouquets daily ($15 and up) with delivery available. She specializes in weddings and events. For Marsico, all of her floral arrangements are works of art. “I truly enjoy celebrating the majesty of nature in my floral creations and I’m happy to share my knowledge of the language of flowers with community and business groups,” she says.

Icenogle’s fine silver and fused glass jewelry will be available in the shop. She also enjoys sharing her skills and creative vision and will be offering a variety of jewelry-making classes in her studio space. “I love creating new jewelry designs, but I also really love helping others learn to do so also,” she says. In addition, Icenogle will also be offering some stamp-making and herbal classes.

Blooming Dragon Emporium has gift items ranging from $4 to $150. Here are just a few examples of items in various price ranges:

$4 to $20: handmade soaps ($4), knitted critters ($12), fused glass earrings ($16), and crocheted cowls ($20)

$20 to $70: fine silver earrings ($24), vintage typewriter key necklaces ($25), bib & burp cloth sets for that special baby ($25), fused glass and fine silver pendants ($35 to $70), purses made from recycled billboard materials ($40)

$70 to $150: fine silver jewelry, very unique fabric and leather purses

The Blooming Dragon Emporium is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm with hours extended until 8 pm Thursday and Friday. The shop is also open noon to 3 pm Sunday through the holiday season to allow shoppers extra time to find that perfect gift.