Almost everyone, or probably everyone, who has a shop with Handmade Artists does not fall under the US OSHA regulations. We do not have 50 or more employees, we do not make $250,000 or more from our craft/art. Be that as is may, the OSHA safety regulations are still of benefit to even us as […]
Introduction We all merrily go along, running our businesses online at our own pace. Some of us are real ‘go-getters’, spending hours a day on promotion, order fulfillment, and creation. Others are more random, working on their crafts as time permits. Others, still, are somewhere in between. But how many of you have spent any […]
Beryl is an aluminum beryllium silicate mineral. It is found in metamorphic and hydrothermal regions and produces several gemstones. It forms crystals in the hexagonal system with a hardness of 7 1/2 to 8 on the Moh’s Scale. It has a density of 2.67 to 2.78 grams / cubic centimeter. Streak is white. The mineral […]
I was interviewed on a live radio show not too long ago about the upcoming (now past) Cedar City Summer Arts Festival. One of the questions asked by the DJ was ,”What kind of art can we see at the show?” “We have all the traditional fine arts represented,”I began. “Painters, sculptors, potters… and there […]
July 11 is the day the Flanders People celebrate “Guldensporenslag” What is it you might asked? Well, since I have In-laws in Germany coming from Flanders, a county of/within Belgium, where they still speak Flemish and will not give it up. Proud people, the Flanders because Belgian’s still mostly speak French and Dutch. I thought […]
Feldspar is the most common mineral found at the surface of the earth. There are two basic varieties of feldspar: Orthoclase (Potassium Feldspar) and Plagioclase (Calcium-Sodium Feldspar). The term feldspar came from German meaning “field split.” Very well named as feldspars have a bad property for gemstones-perfect cleavage. Here are some of the most common […]
Written by ~The Alchemists Vessel~ It has been a long-time dream of mine to open and operate my own store. The idea of the store has morphed from form or another, but always staying within the same vein or theme of handmade art and gifts. In October of last year, I was graciously offered an […]
Written By iKnitQuiltSew While many of us participate in arts festivals or craft shows as exhibitors, very few people have been on the other side of that adventure. I am the Artist Coordinator and Co-Chair of not one, but two regional, juried arts festival. I thought it might be interesting to you to know what […]
Posted by Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry LLC Chalcedony is a catch all term that includes many well known varieties of cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones. They are found in all 50 States, in many colors and color combinations, and in sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. Chalcedony includes carnelian, sard, plasma, prase, bloodstone, onyx, sardonyx, chrysoprase, thundereggs, agate, […]
Written By iKnitQuiltSew We all believe, or have had someone tell us, that handmade is better the manufactured. But why is that? Is handmade really better or is it an illusion or a myth? What is “Handmade?” For the purpose of this article, I’m defining handmade as something that is NOT made in a factory […]
