Handmade Artists Blog

It’s About Me:Your Personal Webpage

Hi Everyone! Do you have an About Me page? A single webpage with links to all of your shops, social networks, photo sites, and emails. No? About.Me is a free website to create a single webpage that is about you. You can add links to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and more. Add your Pinterest, online Shops, […]

Featured Artist Jilly Beans

Sometimes our love of creating get pushed to the wayside by life as I am sure most creative souls can understand just as Jill can. A mother of 4 and grandmother of 6, her husband gave her a sewing machine for a wedding present 35 years ago and with it she used to sew for […]

The Gift of Slow Times

No matter what your medium, where/how you sell, or what your business model is, sooner or later you’ll face a slow time. I’ve heard/seen/read about people in all kinds of businesses complaining about slow times of as little as a couple of days up to many months. A slow time isn’t a bad thing; it’s […]

Featured Artist HippiesCreations

As a mom myself, I have such respect for moms everywhere, but one in particular just made my jaw drop! This lady was born in Frankfurt, Germany and now lives in Central Virginia. Due to financial issues at home when she way young she found herself in foster care at the age of 2. As […]

Basic Photography Part Three

Now that you can set your camera and adjust the settings (try different settings and take multiple pictures of the same piece), you want to have other items so you can take the picture in focus and be able to duplicate your environment every time. To do this you need four basic items: lamps, backdrop, […]

Featured Artist Reef Botanicals

There is nothing more exciting to me than seeing a couple working together and making it work! It does not always happen, but when it does it is magic. Such is the story of Reef Botanicals and the dynamic duo behind the magic. So, art you ready for a story? Sit down, close your eyes […]

Camera Basics Part Deux

Several settings on the camera need to be set manually to get the most from your camera. In the menu there are settings for focus, lighting, and pixel usage. Set the focus for center spot, this will produce a circle in the center of the view screen to aim at the spot on your piece […]

The Christmon’s Tree and it’s History

The Christmon’s Tree and it’s History Many asked about Christmon’s, or have never heard of them, so here is the History and some pictures. All of them are HANDMADE and should never be sold An evergreen tree, which symbolizes the eternal life, which our savior has won for us, forms the background for tiny white […]

 

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