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Featured Artist Melina of MMGems

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Artists are not selling materials, artists are selling ideas and offering emotions. What an amazing statement from an artist that works from the heart! Melina is a woman that has worked with her hands her entire life. As the youngest child in the family in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she was a third hand for everyone [...]

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Appreciate a Dragon Day!

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There is something magical about a dragon…and today is the perfect day to celebrate that magic than with handmade on National Appreciate a Dragon day. Kitsune vs Tatsu 8×10 print Absolutely mind blowingly beautiful from the talented hands of Tatsushop! Bright and fanciful print from an original drawing featuring Kyubi no kitsune fighting with a [...]

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Bittersweet Chocolate Day

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Now that you have made all those wonderful New Years resolutions to work out, eat better, and get into shape comes National Bittersweet Chocolate Day! This wonderful day does not have to ruin all your hard work, however, because you can indulge with the dreaminess of chocolate calorie free when you celebrate it with handmade! [...]

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Featured Artist Lori of Clover Blue

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Lori did not start out to learn everything possible about stones, gems and jewelry making, more like it hit her when she stumbled upon a unique piece of jewelry with an aqua colored gem attached to a twist of wire. Rather than walk away, she found herself obsessed with finding out what this sparkly treasure [...]

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Featured Artist Pam of A Bead Thing

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“If you have a teensy bit of creativity in you that wants to come out, open the valve and let it out.” A perfect quote for anyone that would love to tap into their creativity but just doesn’t know where to start from Pam who is a feisty grandmother that loves to create! Pam is [...]

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Featured Artist HrtsMom

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There is something so special about belonging to a creative family! Everyone appreciating work that goes into handmade and encouraging a child to explore can truly lead to great things. Trina was blessed to be born into just such a family; with a mother who had a side business of decorating cakes as well as [...]

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Crochet Hooked

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Come on in…get to know me. I’m Cari Baker, and I have a love for crochet (creating and teaching). One of my goals is to show that anyone can create useful and beautiful items they believe are beyond their wildest dreams. My jewelry design, Braidlets®, is a prime example. To begin my story I want [...]

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Start’s Arts

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Beverley Start Polymer Clay Artist since May 2009 My first real job was as a decorator at my friend’s donut shop. Then, I learned how to bake the donuts. After some time and a move to Toronto, I started working for a great company where I was hired as a muffin scooper. When I left [...]

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Featured Artist Eryka Garbutt

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  Eryka describes her work as Pappier Cole, which means using paper in other ways than the usual. This term was new to me and I had to really stop and think about how we use paper and what else could you do with it? Nothing like meeting an artist that really makes you think [...]

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Featured Artist Woods Saddlery

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There is something so special about a true family generational business. You know that the passion goes deeper than just creating beautiful things; that there is a family blood line full of knowledge and talent that runs through each piece. When you find a family that has passed on their knowledge from one generation to [...]

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