March 2012 By Beverley Start As an artist the question I get asked the most is “Where do you get your inspiration?” I always spend lots of time surfing the interweb, perusing the library shelves, and searching anywhere really for that ever-elusive “hit” of inspiration. I usually don’t have to surf that far to find […]
Just wanted to let everyone know we are running another free shop for life giveaway with our friend Pearl from the Beading Gem You have until 6 pm EST on April 2nd to enter. All you need to do is comment on her blog. So take a peak and good luck! We at the Handmade […]
I love to follow the path that some artists take to get to the craft they are truly passionate about and reading Linda’s story was no different. She has only been working in jewelry design for about 3 years but has learned a lifetime of lessons! She began, as so many of us do, with […]
Do you get excited and say yes, or volunteer without a thought of all other prior commitments? We creative types are just naturally generous and helpful, right? I know from experience how easy it is to throw up my hand and say I can do that! Saying you will do it is so much easier […]
Creativity can never start too early, as Shelley’s grandmother found out. While she was busy doing laundry, a very young Shelley was busy using a safety pin to remove all the pretty gemstones from her grandmother’s jewelry! She was not being bad; she just saw all the pretty colors and wanted them for herself, and […]
Grandpa, some ninety plus years young, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn’t move, he just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat, I wondered if he was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb him […]
By Beverley Start, March 2012 I’ll be enjoying one of those afternoons where I will be cruising the internet and finding inspiration again and again, meeting new artists, and just loving the access we have these days because we’re all online. I mean, it’s such a wonderful thing that we can interact with artists across […]
Born and raised in Germany, I have been an artist all my life and worked with a lot of different mediums; been a mosaic artist for 9 years now. I specialize in doing mosaics using a style referred to as “Pique Assiette or Tesserae” This process involves transforming vintage china/porcelain plates into artistic designs that […]
Selling online is a wonderful way to increase your market beyond the local boutiques and arts and crafts shows. You can show off your hard work to a world wide audience and have the fun of shipping your creations across the globe. But before you grab those packing boxes and peanuts, you have to take […]
Some women are able to take what the world tosses at them and come out happier than ever! I know of such a woman who became single about 3 years ago and then found out the firm she worked at for 33 years would no longer need her services. Many of us would just curl […]
