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Handmaden Designs

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There is something very exciting, and at the same time, terrifying about following your passion.  Laura, AKA Narrina, AKA Handmaden Designs chose just this path and is steadily turning her passion into a successful business. Laura was born in Ireland where her parents were missionaries for 13 years.  This start probably fed her love of [...]

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Eye Candy by EyeCandyChainmaille

On top of being a really cool business name, EyeCandyChainmaille’s driving force is actually named Candy!  She has been painstakingly creating amazing work since 2009 and is fast becoming a chainmaille artist to take notice of. I am such a chainmaille junkie; but there is nothing better than finding a maille artist that really adds [...]

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Wired Talent

While many can twist a piece of wire into some sort of shape, few can match the amazing talent of Colette of Colette’s Boutique on the HandmadeArtistsShop!  She is proof that a job loss may not be a bad thing, but instead a lauching pad for an undiscovered talent.  Colette is self taught and has [...]

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Featured Artist – Nicole Hill

My name’s Nicole, and I live on the south coast of France, having moved here recently from the UK. I live very near the sea, and it energises me, providing me with endless inspiration and space to think through designs – I hope you like the results! I make chainmaille and wire-wrapped jewellery using silver [...]

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Featured Artist – UnaTiaEspecial

UnaTiaEspecial is in honor of my beautiful nieces, Alexis and Jennifer and my nephew, Kevin. They are the light of my life and I wish I could see them more often. My brother is in the army and currently stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. I also love being a Tia to my best friend’s son. [...]

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Featured Artist – Hoshikaze

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  I’m Claire Goverts and I’ve been doing various arts and crafts as long as I can remember. I started beading back in middle school, working primarily with seed beads I even had a bead loom. When I went away to college I didn’t do any beading, I did mostly graphic art at that point [...]

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