My shop specializes in handmade jewelry items. My wife does beading to make bracelets, ear rings and necklaces. I do lapidary to cut stones, and metalsmithing to fashion jewelry. I decided to look at some other genres that are available through the Shops. I looked first in the category of Woodworking and found a delightful […]
Hi there, my name is Jolene Wolfe, most people call me Jo. I am a lampwork bead maker and have been making glass art beads and messing about with hot glass since the summer of 2007 when my Mum gave me my first basic torch for my 30th Birthday. I am a self employed stay […]
Those of us who are lovers of Handmade truly look at them as Treasures! Each item that is created by an artisan is truly a piece of them and is much like “birth”. The art starts as an idea and then becomes a living being in a sense! I know when I am creating, each […]
Ghosts and goblins and darling little princesses all come together on one special night…Halloween! Celebrate all that is wonderful about that magical night in October with the wonderful artists on HandmadeArtists! Handmade Halloween Cards Cute Set of Three MyGrandpasPen will help you start a new tradition of sending Halloween cards! In days of electronic greetings […]
A while back Nancy Pace put out the challenge to create a highlight with what type of animal or critter you would like to be. So here are the Handmade morphs that people would like to change into. I just like the imagination that went into these highlights. It has become a very fun feature […]
October 25th is National Sourest Day! Seriously, there is a day for everything and this is the day we celebrate all those wonderfully puckery flavors! In honor of all things lip puckering, we present to you some of the amazing lemon inspired works from the talented artists on HandmadeArtists! Large Ceramic Mugs Lemon Yellow Speckled […]
Crayons, play-doh, painting, knitting, anything to keep her hands moving; this is how Alixandra describes herself from the very beginning. Born and raised in sunny San Francisco,California; Alixandra spent her childhood surrounded by the wonderful art of the area whether is was going to the Japanese Tea Garden or the California Academy of Sciences or […]
Have you ever wondered if you are spending your time on the right products? Even more important, what minor change could end up making a big difference in your sales? Lately I have been thinking about marketing strategies outside of fairs, and all the online, electronic options. In my particular geographic location, the option for […]
Our friend over at Handmadeology has done it again, just one more thing to help bring handmade into the spotlight! Handmadeolgy has now now added a marketplace to their repertoire of selling tools for handmade. This is not a sales establishment, is just another way for a customer to find your work. You can […]
Handmade-Rising from the dead! Part 2 To recap the point of Part 1: “If a product is made of pieces made by a progression of individuals, perhaps even unknown to each other, who can claim to have made it or take satisfaction in a job well done? Sadly, when that happens, quality often (and naturally) […]
