Handmade Artisans

Why Do You Create Handmade?

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Last summer Timothy Adam, Editor from Handmadeology, posted this question: Why do you create? I submitted my story and July 11, 2011, it was on the Handmadeology website. This is my story…. A few weeks ago, I received a message from a client requesting a pair of simple earrings to match the bracelet she purchased. [...]

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Win a Free Shop for Life!

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Just wanted to let everyone know we are running another free shop for life giveaway with our friend Pearl from the Beading Gem You have until 6 pm EST on April 2nd to enter. All you need to do is comment on her blog. So take a peak and good luck! We at the Handmade [...]

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Featured Artist MixedKreations

Monday, March 26th, 2012

I love to follow the path that some artists take to get to the craft they are truly passionate about and reading Linda’s story was no different. She has only been working in jewelry design for about 3 years but has learned a lifetime of lessons! She began, as so many of us do, with [...]

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Are you over committed?

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Do you get excited and say yes, or volunteer without a thought of all other prior commitments? We creative types are just naturally generous and helpful, right? I know from experience how easy it is to throw up my hand and say I can do that! Saying you will do it is so much easier [...]

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Featured Artist TheRodeoRose

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Red Rose valentine lampwork charm bracelet

Creativity can never start too early, as Shelley’s grandmother found out. While she was busy doing laundry, a very young Shelley was busy using a safety pin to remove all the pretty gemstones from her grandmother’s jewelry! She was not being bad; she just saw all the pretty colors and wanted them for herself, and [...]

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My European Touch

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Born and raised in Germany, I have been an artist all my life and worked with a lot of different mediums; been a mosaic artist for 9 years now. I specialize in doing mosaics using a style referred to as “Pique Assiette or Tesserae” This process involves transforming vintage china/porcelain plates into artistic designs that [...]

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