“…you haven’t had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it’s running” ~ Jeff Bezos Coffee, the drink of the gods, well, that and me! My day must begin with coffee so today is the perfect day to celebrate: it’s National Coffee Day! I am excited to taste the coffee that I […]
Clothespins or Clothes Pegs, you wont find many on handmadeartists.com yet, but that might be changing. Not to be confused with the one-piece wooden clothes-peg for hanging up coats that was invented by the Shaker community in the 1700’s. During the 1700’s laundry was hung on bushes, limbs or lines to dry but no clothespins […]
September 19th is “Talk like a Pirate Day.” Just for the entire silliness of this day, Avast, me hearties! (pay attention!) Why do we need an International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Make no mistake. We do. But it’s a little hard to articulate why, especially when you’ve made the mistake of referring to your […]
I know, it is not the fourth of July, but there is still a reason to celebrate the National Anthem of the United States! This is the 200th anniversary of the writing of this national symbol and the city of Baltimore, where the anthem was written, is doing it up big! Francis Scott Key wrote […]
Hippie Beads When I was a child during the sixties, everyone was into love beads. The ‘hippies’ wore strings of them around their necks, woven through their hair, sewn onto their clothes. They were tiny little seed beads that came in a riot of colors and I adored them. Back then they came in these […]
Hello my friends and welcome to Discover Handmade August 29. Today we have a Sock Monkey, Leather Keychain, Hawaiian Mosaic, and Exotic Pendant/Necklace. Let’s have a closer look at these terrific handmade items. Sock Monkey by mharristx Sock monkey hat, diaper cover and booties. Yarn is soft and fits 0-3 months Take a look at […]
