Discover Handmade Violet for February 14 Hello Everyone, As you know, today is Valentine’s Day, and I hope everyone has a super hug filled day! I was reading other facts about the month of February: The zodiac signs are Aquarius & Pisces along with Amethyst as the birthstone. Did you know there is a birth […]
Welcome to Discover Handmade Valentines for January 31 Good morning and welcome to Discover Handmade Valentines. Did you know *nearly 142 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged (excluding packaged kids for classroom exchanges). Wow! That is a lot of Love! Speaking of love, what did I find to share with you today? Gift suggestions for […]
Welcome to Discover Handmade: It’s all about Garnet January 24 Discover Handmade is featuring Garnet themed products this week. The Gemological Institute of America (or GIA) notes “Red garnets have a long history, but there is a rich palette of garnet colors: greens, oranges, pinkish oranges, deeply saturated purplish reds, and even some blues”….read more […]
I know you just absolutely had to know this….right?! January 23 is “Measure Your Feet Day” – again I ask….”Why!?!” Could not find an answer, but thought it was interesting and funny enough to use it for a blog post. First to take care of your footisies, I do love these precious things…..made by iKnitQuiltSew […]
Welcome everyone, it’s January 17 and this is Discover Handmade Orchid Pantone (a company with authority on color) has named ‘Radiant Orchid‘ as the 2014 color of the year. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to share ‘Orchid’ themed products this week. Move on over Emerald…..cause Orchid is taking over! Hunt […]
Welcome to Discover Handmade January 10 Hello, my handmade friends, it’s January 10 and Discover Handmade is proud to share the following items: a Mosaic Polymer Clay Tile with Butterflies, a Carnelian Pendant/Necklace, a Crochet Pouch for Keepsakes, and a personalized Frog Ornament. Shall we have a closer look at these fabulous products…. Blue and […]
Have you ever made something out of necessity and found a passion you did not even know was there? Such is the case of an extremely talented artist! Carla is a lively mother and wife who has always been creative, from drawing and creating as a child to a full out artisan soaper! Her adventure […]
Welcome to Discover Handmade January 3 Hello Friends and Happy New Year! Did I hear someone ask, “What is Discover Handmade?” Well, I am a Blog Contributor (click here for more information) and Discover Handmade is an article I submit to HA to help promote you (the artist), your products, and your shop. I also […]
About two months ago, a man contacted a local brick and mortar jewelry store. He walked in with a 20 pound rock. He asked the bench jeweler what it was. The jeweler said, that he did not know how to identify a rock, but he knew someone who could help him. So I got a […]
Scholars of American cultural history have declared that the two arts America has contributed to the world are patchwork quilting and jazz. They represent improvisation and the spirit of independence, also the will to have uplifting elements in a harsh environment and ‘making something out of nothing’ as the folk songs say. Not true that […]
