Michele | October 18, 2009
This month I want to share with you two wonderful Handmade Artisans who define the term. First up is Tiffany Brotherton. A graduate in Fine Arts from Missouri State University, she got hooked after taking a class by Sarah Perkins, a wonderful designer in her own right. Tiffany is a tool junkie and tends to [...]
Michele | September 14, 2009
I’m a member of the Florida Etsy Street Team aka FEST and decided to feature one of our team members in this month’s blog. Taffy Knits is a true needle-artist making some of the sweetest knitted and felted hats, bags and objects I’ve seen, that I just had to tell you about her. Taffy Knits [...]
mikicatdesigns | September 2, 2009
This article is coming out of a wonderful discussion I had with a very talented goldsmith who is trying to educate people on exactly what custom work is. He writes this whole article on his site where he talks about fabricating a ring for you, or making a wax carving and then manufacturing it for [...]
mikicatdesigns | July 17, 2009
This month I am also featuring Haffina Creations! A wonderful blogger, artisan, designer and Guild Master. This wonderful woman not only writes articles for Handmadenews.org but also formed the Artfire Chainmaille Artisans Guild, creates some beautiful jewelry and sells it in her studio. She’s even started to make polymer clay beads and opened a new [...]
Michele | July 1, 2009
Blogging isn’t easy when you’re not used to it. I think I’m too stiff and need to loosen up a bit. So I’m going to do something that seems against all the marketing rules, but to me, means community and sharing. I’m going to tell you about a wonderful designer I found. Theresa aka Studio618 [...]
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