Hearts of Stone creates lovely one of a kind (OOAK) handmade jewelry. Her shop name says it all hearts as she uses a lot of hearts in her design and stone as most of her work is just that stone. Such as these beautiful Love Never Gets Old earrings. Dramatic coral fossil squares sit between […]
Well our long time friend and member of the forum Rebeca Mojica, from Blue Buddha Boutique, is now a published author of what I found to be a great book about chainmaille. We were lucky enough to get an advanced copy of “Chained” so that we can give it a once over and make sure […]
Well this is our second forum wide contest we have hosted and once again we have pushed our artists to their limits . The idea of the music inspired challenge was to have a song or a certain type of music inspire our artists to create a piece that reflects how the music affects them. […]
Over the top? Or just right, I guess it depends on the person. All I know is that Hanny Beads makes some amazing pieces of art in the forum of jewelry for the most part. Hailing for the Czech Republic of Chornice and a mother of 4 this jewelry artist does not mess around. Her […]
I know that there is plenty of talented people in the world; there are many that are multitalented, now imagine finding a multitalented Australian mother of 5 (yes, you read that right…5 kids!) and still finding time to follow her passion for creating beautiful things from beads and Polymer clay! Haffina is just such a […]
Well this is the first forum wide contest we have run and it’s a tough one. The whole idea of this contest was to get our members out of their comfort zone and get their creative juices flowing. The challenge our artists faced was to take a pre-made shirt of some kind and turn it […]
Hi everyone! I’m Elle, the creative force behind Elle’s Beads. By day I’m a public interest paralegal and by night I’m a committed player in the Handmade Movement! No, it’s not as exciting as if I donned a cape and roamed the streets fighting crime, but it’s an integral part of my life and something […]
There is something so slinky and sexy about chainmaille done well and CMaille, also known as Crescent Maille has found that perfect balance. From the moment she picked up a couple pairs of pliers, she was hooked for the long haul. CMaille combines high quality sterling silver jumprings into amazing designs that can be taken […]
The HAF Artfire Guild is having their first challenge! Our wonderful team members have put on there creating helmets and have produced another wonderful selection of entries. The winning member will receive two weeks of free advertising on the Handmade Artists’ Forum, HAF Blog, Chainmaille By MBOI, and Makin’ The Best Of it! All who […]
It is the dream of many to combine their passions into their business but not many are able to accomplish it. Cheli, a resident of Ontario, Canada has managed to combine her love for history and her love for creating beautiful jewelry into stunning works of wearable art. One of the beauties of handmade is […]
