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Featured Artist Presents Frans Homemade Wonders

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Every so often you will run into a person that inspires you beyond words, no, not because of their world renowned talent but because of the strength that they have in themselves. Fran, of Fran’s Handmade Wonders is just such a lady. Fran was always a creative soul, learning to crochet from her Grandmother at [...]

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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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Featured Artist Bernoullis Attic

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It is a dream of many to make the transition from the corporate world to the creative world and it is so nice to meet someone that actually did it! Susan spent a full 20 years working in the petrochemical and refining industry eventually climbing to the position of consulting engineer. She found the job [...]

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Featured Artist Dahlish Knits

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Gina is just such a person.  As well as an active supporter of handmade, Gina plays piano, scrapbooking, reading, playing games as well as volunteering at her church.  All this is done when she is not chasing after her two small children, ages 4 and 1 ½, her husband (or maybe that counts as another [...]

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So I Say to Myself, “Self?”

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TrueJune, tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Jenny Knuth and I live in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, with my husband, two “tween” sons, and two cats. After remodeling our house five years ago, I was lucky enough to have a room all to myself for my projects. I painted it red because life [...]

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Tunisian Crocheting

THIS MONTH – I learned how to do Tunisian Crocheting and I am so addicted.  I decided to make a pillow for myself. Yes, for me. Sorry it is not for sale unless you say pretty please.  If you don’t know what it means, here is the Tunisian crochet definition: Tunisian crochet is a needlework [...]

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