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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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Why Is Handmade Better?

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Written By iKnitQuiltSew We all believe, or have had someone tell us, that handmade is better the manufactured. But why is that? Is handmade really better or is it an illusion or a myth? What is “Handmade?” For the purpose of this article, I’m defining handmade as something that is NOT made in a factory [...]

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It is Time for No Diet Day

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Working out, living on rabbit food, sweating to the oldies? Not today because it is No Diet Day! In honor of every dieter’s dream day, I present some yummy handmade items to wet your appetite from the talented artists on HandmadeArtists. Chocolate Chip Mint Lip Balm Got an ice cream craving? Not a problem here! [...]

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Discover Handmade May 3

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Welcome to Discover Handmade: Sharing handmade products made by talented artists from HandmadeArtists.com. It is my pleasure to introduce the following talented artists: ElectronicGirl, NellsEmbroidery, TamsJewelry, and BethiesCards. As I was browsing through their shops I had a difficult time choosing only one product to share with everyone, so lets take a closer look at [...]

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Featured Artist Tress of Rozies Pearls

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Tress and Randy are dreaming big! In fact, every time this husband and wife team sells one of their darling pieces, Randy asks if he can retire now! Love this! Maybe not now, but Tess knows that one day she will be able to turn to him and say “Yes, you can retire now.” Tress [...]

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Featured Artist Pat of Chase Your Dreams

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Some live their lives with absolute passion…living to fullest in everything that they do. This is the case of Pat..whose life is a whirlwind of activity; all creative and full of color. Pat is a professional trainer of Miniature Horses and Shetland Ponies which she shows on both local and national levels. She has published [...]

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National Tell a Lie Day

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From the time they are children we teach them not to lie, which is why I love the idea of this day so much! It is the one day per year that telling a lie is not only all right but encouraged! In honor of Tell a Lie Day I present to you some of [...]

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Blue Buddha Boutique Giveaway Winner!!!

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March 2013 Not only do crafters like to craft, they like to help other crafters craft. They even enjoy encouraging non-crafters to craft. They’re crafty like that. I consider myself pretty crafty but I’ve never tried my hand at chainmaille. I love it and marvel at it frequently but had never actually tried it until…I [...]

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Dream Day

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Dreams can come true! Welcome to Dream Day where anything is possible in your dreams. To celebrate this magical land of dreams, I present to you some amazing works of handmade art featuring dreams. Dreamcicle Vegan Soap From the shop of YrekaSoapCo comes this lush sounding Dreamcicle soap. Using only the best ingredients, let the [...]

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Combining the Earth and the Sea, plus several continents

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There are two things that please me when designing jewelry: 1) I like to combine components from the Earth and the Sea and 2) I like to use those that originate in differing parts of the world. In this necklace set, I got to indulge both ideals. The Peach Jade pillow beads are from Asia, [...]

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