Clay, we play with it when we are little, squishing it around in our hands and creating fantasy worlds for hours at a time. Our mothers find globs of dried clay under the furniture embedded in her cookie cutters; but as we grow our clay becomes a thing of the past. Well, not for everyone! [...]
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Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry LLC began in 2008 when my wife purchased a parcel of gemstones from a television show. She brought them to me and said: “You’re the geologist, what are these?” Thus began my journey into gemmology. I queried the internet and found multiple textbooks and websites dedicated to gemmology. I purchased texts [...]
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Now that you’ve determined how much you’re willing to pay for a booth fee, what your target market is, how far or if you can travel, and how much of a show you want to do, it’s time to find that perfect-fit show! There is absolutely nothing wrong with your first show being “tiny.” For [...]
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You have come up with an amazing work of handmade art, if you do say so yourself, and taken wonderful product pictures that rival those in a gallery. You have chosen your venue to feature your creations and are ready to roll…well almost! An amazing product and bright, clear pictures are just not enough for [...]
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Our latest contest here on HandmadeArtists is a ‘trashy contest” in name only. The rules were simple: Your entry must be made by you. Your entry must include something that would be considered trash. The goal is to make something out of trash and turn it into a treasure! To enter, you need to post [...]
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Are you concerned that you’re not getting sales? Wondering why you get views but no one seems interested? I may be able to tell you why. I went to the Jewelry section of the Handmade Artists’ Shop and perused the first 12 or 13 pages of photos. Just for kicks, I decided to show some [...]
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