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Music Inspired Contest

Little-Black-Bear

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. [...]

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Haffina Creations – Amazing Talent, Amazing Person

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 [...]

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Shirt Revamping Contest

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 [...]

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Elle’s Beads – Funky, Eco-Friendly Fashion

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 [...]

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Crescent Maille – Chainmaille with Style

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 [...]

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Let the Stones do the Talking

All in Vein is a handmade Lapidary jewelry artist, that specialize in Custom Hand-cut All Natural Gem Stones and Handmade Custom Jewelry. Their work is just jaw dropping to say the least. Hailing from Arizona there stones are well traveled though, here is a quote from their site “We sell all natural stone in sterling [...]

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