tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30059700798182720752024-03-05T13:44:15.954+00:00Beads, Art, Crafts and More BeadsAbout all things crafty...and other things.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-79144685222716537552014-09-21T19:04:00.001+01:002014-09-21T19:04:19.849+01:00Marketing and All That Jazz!I think I may be blogging about the writing side of things more often than the jewellery side of things in the near future, so do bear with me.<br />
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The next stage to publishing a book is of course to tell people about it. I am not a marketing guru, I don't really know the first thing about marketing, and find it really hard to sell myself.<br />
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However, I have had to learn, and learn fast over the last few days. I've already made lots of mistakes, though I'm happy to say none that have cost me any money so far. It's more about the words I use to get my book 'out there'.<br />
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But one thing I did this week, and something I'm proud of. It's not perfect, not by any means, but it's pretty darn good with what I have available to me, and I did it all by myself...all that is, except the soundtrack, which is Darklight by Davy Spillane, and one of my all time favourite chillout tracks. It seemed perfect for my video. Now I hope to be able to link you to it.<br />
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I may blog in more detail about my experience with CreateSpace next. I can't say yet if it was worthwhile indiepublishing, it's too early, and I have seen mixed reviews, but I can blog about the overall experience.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-60527366753233534942014-09-18T00:13:00.001+01:002014-09-18T00:13:58.167+01:00Belated Post, Beads and Book<div class="MsoNormal">
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You see, I’ve really enjoyed writing the tutorials, and
sharing them with you. I love beading, I love designing jewellery, I love
everything involved in working out a new design, making the method as intuitive
as possible, working on diagrams, writing the instructions, laying them out in
an attractive (I hope) form and sharing my passion with you. I don’t set out to
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Over the last year or so, I have written quite a few
tutorials now, and I’m getting quite a following. They’ve all been tried and
tested, and all passed muster, although some mistakes have been pointed out by
readers, for which I am grateful, and those same readers have come back for
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back on the time it took to write this with some sadness that it’s now done,
and some joy that at last I’ve achieved a lifetime ambition, to have that book
with my name on it. I’m proud of my first book; I wrote it to share my love of
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So here it is, Beautiful Jewellery with SuperDuo Beads. 20
detailed projects with step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams, and photos.
Each and every piece is open to your own interpretation, you can add,
embellish, change the beads around a bit, or just make them as they are. I want
readers to use the book as a platform for their own creativity, in the same way
we tweak a recipe to our own tastes or diets, change the milk to soya, use
apple instead of pear, beef instead of pork…with my projects, use crystal
instead of pearl, bicones instead of round, change the bail on a pendant. Play
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ambled in to Jennifer's shop and felt like a kid in a sweetshop again. The beautiful colours, and appealing designs are simply gorgeous. It made me want to get hold of every item and hang or pin it up somewhere in the house...I'd have them everywhere.</span><br />
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creative family with both my father and grandmother being artists in their own
rights, and happy to keep me supported with any and every medium available. From
yarn and thread to charcoals and watercolours, I took to all of them with equal
enthusiasm. I work full time as a licensed artist and in my spare time, I enjoy
crocheting, embroidery and crafting with felt, which is what prompted me to
open JOYfilled Designs. Whether in my art of in my crafting, I am most drawn to
creating whimsical pieces in bright, cheerful colours. Aside from art, I am
desperately in love with my ‘mountain man’ husband, 2 grown sons, and the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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book I am currently reading, sometimes it’s colours and patterns I’ve seen
throughout the day, sometimes inspiration comes from the funny stories my 6
year old niece likes to tell. I then like to put my spin on it and try to come
up with something that will make others smile!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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design of pendant, based on an existing design by Diane Fitzgerald in her ‘Shaped
Beadwork’ book. I fully adapted that design and shape to use Super Duo beads
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rough sketch and worked out if it could be done, and set to work. In just over
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beautiful necklace, which she sent a photo of, and kindly let me us it. Isn’t it
exquisite? I love what she has done with the two patterns, and the alternating
pearls. I just love it, and feel so honoured that my designs gave her
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experiencing flooding from this current conveyor belt of storms we’ve been
experiencing here in the UK since December. The rivers are full to bursting,
some already have, great swathes of prime agricultural land is under water in
Somerset, hundreds of homes flooded near the Thames, today the river Itchen in
Hampshire has burst it’s banks, and the river Test, which is where my maternal
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helping with sandbagging, evacuation, shopping and generally helping wherever
they can, and we are about to feel the full force of yet another storm any
moment. Currently as I write it’s pouring with rain, and with the run-off from
the surrounding land, and overflow from already full underground aquifers,
there are going to be many more areas suffering in the next week or so, even if
we get some respite from these storms. Out shopping this morning I chatted to a
lot of people and we all feel so very lucky here in Norwich that we haven’t
suffered the same fate, being a known wetland and low-lying farming county. As
my butcher said, that’s the useful think about living in the middle of the
North Sea at times like this, unless our weather is coming from Siberia, then
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-85961674735780113882014-02-11T21:55:00.000+00:002014-02-11T21:56:32.067+00:00Shop of the Week No. 17, HanoverMerryMakers<div class="MsoNormal">
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very different to mine so we are in no way in competition with one another. It’s
just as well as she lives in the same city as me. I love the way Denise uses
gems, her style, the colours, and the beautiful photography in her shop. It’s
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pensioner as of last week. I began making jewellery a couple of years ago and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-87764500874023800022014-01-27T22:11:00.001+00:002014-01-27T22:12:35.989+00:00Shop of the Week No. 15 IroquoisDesigns<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's second time around for this week's shop of the week, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IroquoisDesigns" target="_blank">Iroquois Designs</a>. Here is the winning treasury chosen by Lisa from HiGirls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now I know this is second time around for Jessica, and I
loved writing about her before. This time I have been completely stuck for something
new, but decided that elaborating on some of the cultural designs Jessica uses
in her shop would be a good place to start. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of my favourite items in Jessica’s shop are those with
the double curve designs. Not just because of their aesthetic value, though
they are just beautiful, but that they are reminiscent of some of the ancient
native British art forms. The lines, colours and form is simple yet fascinating
in its simplicity.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But how to begin writing about it? I know little or nothing
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is an extract from Jessica’s own blog,<a href="http://iroquois-designs.blogspot.com/2009/06/double-curves.html" target="_blank"> iroquois-designs.blogspot.com </a></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which explains
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Double curves are Eastern woodland designs typically found
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>various beaded work. If you go to a pow wow here in
the North East you are sure to come across them at some point. When I was a
kid, (and even now) my mom used them on the breach cloths of her scale cornhusk
dolls. Back then, I didn’t realise they had a name or meaning. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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and learning. There is a center point, at which a flower usually grows, and it
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the same way to the right. The left side
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>the male side for the strength to take in, and learning. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-15648128322174580022014-01-21T18:02:00.000+00:002014-01-22T00:11:57.005+00:00Shop of the Week No. 14, HiGirls<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm late with the Shop of the Week post this time round, we've had a bit of a problem with some 'repair' work the telecoms engineers made outside, leading us to be cut off for a few days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As someone who works with polymer clay myself, I just love what Lisa of HiGirls can do with polymer clay. I have worked candle holders and some photo frames in the past but I never even thought about teapots. This shop is full of colour and a delight to browse. Let's find out a little more about the owner, Lisa.</span><br />
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into an artistic family, I have always dabbled in various arts. I learned to
sew, knit and crochet as a child, and although I did not major in art, I always
took a variety of art classes through college and beyond. For many years I owned
and operated a picture framing shop/art gallery. Making bags and working with
polymer clay became passions of mine around the same time and as my children
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Thank you so much Lisa for taking part, and sharing your talent with us. If you want to look at more in Lisa's shop, just <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HiGirls" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-91865069741320220002014-01-09T22:21:00.000+00:002014-01-09T22:36:51.338+00:00Shop of the Week No. 13, The Butterfly Quilter <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This
week’s Shop of the Week was chosen by Stephanie, from TheAstralCharm. Here is
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to say this has been one of my favourite shops for a while now. The standard of
workmanship, design, and love that goes into all of the beautiful quilts and
hangings here stand out a mile. The colours are soft and beautifully put
together. You can tell this is work by an artist who knows her art like the
back of her hand. So let’s find out a little bit more about the owner of
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thebutterflyquilter" target="_blank">thebutterflyquilter</a>, Patricia Caldwell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fibre Art and Quilting is a passion of mine. It started over 25 years ago and
just grew from there. I designed and was published in different quilting
magazines and opened a business quilting for others. When my husband retired
from the Air Force I knew it was time to do what I love to do full time. I
closed the business quilting for others and now I am doing what I love full
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you Patricia for taking part. If you
would like to view Patricia’s shop just <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thebutterflyquilter" target="_blank">click here</a>. Her work is truly
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Well what a run we’ve had. Aside from the incessant gales
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I haven’t had too much time to work on new tutorials, it’s
been busy in the run-up to Christmas, keeping up with orders, buying and
wrapping presents, cooking, cleaning…you get the picture, we were all there.
Hopefully now the dust has settled we can get started on the next design
(attempts today saw a possible pendant turn into a possible bracelet…how did
that happen???). I have however been able to play a little with wire, with some
interesting results, and a couple of results I am really proud of.<o:p></o:p></div>
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invited me to do some workshops in her shop. To say I’m over the moon is an
understatement, I’m thrilled to bits. I was going to do some polymer clay
workshops in the late summer, but it didn’t happen for one reason and another,
but this time we have definitely booked the dates…three months of Saturdays in
fact, with various courses, including beadwork, polymer clay and wire weaving.
The wire weaving has left me in a bit of a panic as I’ve only just learned
about it myself, so I need to modify some of the things I’ve done as I was
working from someone else’s tutorials, and make them more my own, and get a
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details of the courses I’ll be doing, there are plenty of places available, and
they can be found on GHG Beads website <a href="http://www.ghgbeads.co.uk/department/courses" target="_blank">HERE!</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Meanwhile, with my partner’s amputee group, things are
taking small steps forward, and all in the right direction. I spoke with a
former director of Limbcare UK, who advised that if I wanted help from the
medical profession we would be better off offering our services as a service
user group, as well as a support group. I made enquiries at the limb centre,
and they were very interested, so I have to get back to them later this month
and we’ll get things organised. Almost immediately after I finished that phone
call, the one place we hadn’t yet contacted about the support group, the Pine
Cottage Amputee Rehabilitation Centre, phoned us. They had heard of us through
Equal Lives, and invited us to come and introduce ourselves to some of the
current residents. We did this the very next day, and it was a very fruitful
meeting, though some were not from Norwich, and we now know we need to see
about groups in their immediate locality too, that is a plan for later in the
year. <br />
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Meanwhile, the Royal British Legion Hall, where we were holding our meetings,
still has an uncertain future, so we have made enquiries into using the Wensum
Community Hall, which to be honest has far better wheelchair access and car
parking. So from February we will be using that as our meeting place, and in
April, will be holding a craft fair. A mere mention of it on Facebook has
produced a lot of enquiries, but we are still looking to fill one or two places
with either, knitted items, art, woodwork, pottery and ceramics, papercrafts
and such. Candles, crochet, jewellery are all full with one or two in reserve.
This will be held to raise funds for Walkon Crafters, and will be on April 12<sup>th</sup>,
10.00am to 4.00pm, tables will be £12 each. For buyers there will be a small
fee at the door, with a raffle ticket, and we’re hoping for donations of some
lovely prizes, still to be arranged, but hopefully will include a butcher’s
voucher, chocolate, a teddy, more chocolate, and other goodies. If you would like to find out more about a
table, please contact Chris on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Walkon.Crafters.UK" target="_blank">facebook page</a> and leave a message. <o:p></o:p></div>
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for the day and I thought, instead of playing card games, as it was set to be
too cold and miserable for walking in the woods, we could make and decorate
cupcakes. I have to say it was one of my better ideas, they loved it, a
suitable mess was made, and lots of fun was had by all. I will say the youngest’s
face when I told her she was cooking her own tea, was a picture. ‘I’m not
cooking!’ she said, then realised that all the cupcake decorations on the side
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Christmas season, it has been carried over for one extra week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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soft and feminine? This is what Stephanie has achieved with her jewellery in
her shop,<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheAstralCharm" target="_blank"> TheAstralCharm</a>. And charming it is, beautiful clean lines stunning
colour combinations, and lots of ‘must have’ pieces. So let’s find out a little
more about the maker, Stephanie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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graduated with my Associates and am trying to figure out what I really want to
go into for my Bachelors and Masters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and the young man in the other car didn’t make it. While she was recovering
from surgeries, she and I would sit and make jewellery in her room, on her bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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accessories be? I have always been a fan of Leonardo Da Vinci, as his work is
mesmerising. He has inspired ‘awe’ in many and I could only wish to inspire
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These days, knitting is increasing in popularity again. This is possibly due to various worldwide economic problems, but I also feel it has as much to do with the beautiful variety of yarns available these days. I knit and crochet myself, though I don't sell my own work, but the fabulous yarns each time I go to the shop! It's amazing and I always want to buy all of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This week's shop of the week,<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/NadiasKnits" target="_blank"> NadiasKnits</a>, does just what it says on the tin. It is fabulous knitwear, soft and warm, sumptuous colours, and on browsing, makes you want to wear them all there and then, and go out in the cold winter air knowing you'll be snug and warm. Let's find out about the creator of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/NadiasKnits" target="_blank">NadiasKnits</a>...Nadia!</span><br />
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peaceful. They slowly showed me the basics of knitting and I picked it up
quickly. Within a couple of months, I was making sweaters. When I returned to
the United States, I focussed on my education and then later on my career in
Social Services. Although I enjoyed my career, something was always missing. I realised
the missing part was my creative side. A friend was telling me about Etsy and
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am inspired by creativity, originality and uniqueness. I’m
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creative spirit. Many have forgotten the effort, thought and love behind truly
handmade knits. When someone purchases an item from my shop, I feel like they
are getting a piece of me. This is the best feeling ever! Someone loves
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enjoy more than the colour. I love difficult yarns and fabrics, like fuzzy
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Jordan. It’s a simple and rustic land. Whenever I visit, I feel like I am part
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I feel like I'm wondering into some secret magical place when I look at this shop. The flowers, the colours, all make me feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland. You can tell right away Elizabeth's work comes from the heart, and oodles of love is poured into every flower, every wing. Let's find out more...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although I am technically a forty-year-old stay-at-home
mother of two amazing children, I still feel like a kid inside myself. I express
that inner child through art, and I have progressed through various mediums. I used
to paint and sculpt with clay in my spare time. Then my kids came along and
spare time became a thing of the past. Now, as the kids are getting a little
older, I have a little time to create and express the child in me again,
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">beautiful dress-up items in the stores,
but they were out of our price range. Then it occurred to me that I could make
her flower crowns myself. I had never used a hot glue gun before, but I gave it
a try. The results delighted my little girl, and I was soon making them for her
friends as well. I was having so much
fun making the crowns that I took a table at a local winter fair to sell them. I
priced them low so that children could but them themselves…I always hate seeing
my kids disappointed by being unable to afford the things they want. Anyway,
the show was a huge success and a friend suggested I open an Etsy shop, and
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they never lasted long at all. I wanted to make my daughter wings that would
last. I occurred to me to try cutting them out of milk jugs, and it worked! I
like how the resulting wings are transparent and durable, and the materials are
virtually free since we drink the milk either way…I only have to buy the
elastic for straps. You can do a lot with milk jugs. I have worked pieces of
them into many of my headbands. They also strengthen my hair ties, and they
make excellent containers for blackberry picking!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The summer before last my husband and two children and I flew
to Thailand to visit my father who had moved there for retirement. We had never
travelled beyond our own country before. The experience was amazing! We stayed
almost a month on a small island in the Andaman Sea. The Thai people were so
friendly, the water was so warm, and even the stars were different. There were
so many new plants and animals to discover. Sadly, my father passed away a few
months after our return but I feel so blessed that we got to spend that magical
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amazed at how many beautiful treasuries were made featuring items from my shop,
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am a self-taught jewellery-maker. I use lots of different
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">wire, seed beads,
polymer clay. I love it all. It all started when my partner decided he wanted a
new hobby and bought himself a kit for making bead earrings, and a set of
tools. I watched as he tried looping the headpins and though, hmm, that’s the
same technique I used to use when I worked in electronics to loop a copper core
cable. I resisted having a try myself for…ooo...three days, then I made several
pairs of earrings. Not happy with that, I wire-wrapped a few beads and made
more earrings, then a bracelet or two, and I was away. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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put a few photos on facebook, and sold them! Encouraged by this I made more,
and sold them. Eventually I began selling on Folksy, then Etsy, and the rest is
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earrings. I learned how to bead weave with tiny seed beads, I made beautiful
strung gemstone necklaces and bracelets, and the one thing I absolutely love
doing, bead embroidery. My partner bought me a starter kit for polymer clay,
and I started messing around with that, and had great success with it all. I
love the way you can blend and mix colours to produce some amazing effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like home is North Wales, Snowdonia in particular. There is a little town
called Llanberis at the foot of Mount Snowdon, and a beautiful waterfall hidden
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Gutina, a fantastic renowned beadworker, and all the Eastern European bead
embroiderers. Their work is such a high standard of art and craftsmanship, I
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the Queen’s Guide award at 15 as a Girl Guide, having two beautiful children,
surviving life, owning my own business, but if we are talking about my work,
then Iceni is my pride and joy. This is my first bead embroidered necklace, and
one in which I wanted to encapsulate the feel of the ancient British Iceni
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I fell in love with all the scarves and cushions when I first saw this shop. The colours are superb, and clearly so carefully thought out, the patterns are exquisite and remind me so much of a little kaleidoscope I had when I was little. Let's find out a little more about the artist behind <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MaatSilk?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">MaatSilk</a>, Maisie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My shop sells mostly hand painted silk scarves and cushions.
At the moment my design style is the realm of patterns, swirls, lines, circles,
and various shapes of all kinds. It all started when I was bought a set of silk
paints for a birthday and, well, the rest just happened. It took many
experiments and horrid looking scarves before I came up with one I was happy
with. Now I have a system worked out. When I design a pattern for a scarf I usually
plan a set of three colourways. I don’t know why but I like working in odd
numbers. Then with each scarf I write a narrative piece of writing. Trying to
explain this is harder, but I’ll give it a shot. For me, painting on silk and
for that matter all my work, is art and more. It’s a thought, an idea, a
feeling, and most importantly is a story.
Words accompany me as I design and paint the patterns. They are part of
it all. The colours and design blend in my mind and an idea forms: of an image,
a place, a time. Why? I’m not usre but the narrative writing that accompanies
each scarf is as important to me as the colours themselves. It’s the setting
and completes the scene. So each set of
scarves tells a story and the narratives fit really well into three. Every story
had a beginning, a middle, and an end after all. Each scarf is a limited
edition and I only make five of them. It can get a little complicated and I have
to keep careful track which number I’m on.
I do sign and number each scarf so that helps. At the moment I am
working on completing my scarf sets, most of the ones in the shop are lacking a
third and I am also beginning to use my designs on paper, for gift cards,
notebooks, writing sets and e-cards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am inspired by all forms of nature, plants, history and
ancient art in particular. I only have to look at a book full of Minoan temples
or Egyptian tombs and I am reaching for my sketch book. I have a set of scarfs
based on Egytian designs for sale at the moment and I would like to do several
more, a Celtic and Minoan are in the pipeline. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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happy, but I love to paint purple and blues. Grey is also a colour I use a lot,
because it helps the darker shades stand out and helps to lighten the silk. Using
just pure colours can make it very heavy, so a soft background colour makes all
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love to go again. Because I live in Spain, where it’s really hot in the summer,
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marvel at illustrators and painters, probably because I am hopeless at drawing
people, animals or anything from real life. This is why I stick to patterns. That’s
one of the things I enjoy about Etsy, I get to see and discover so many new
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Every Saturday, a new shop of the week is chosen by the previous shop of the week, from the number of treasuries made for them. This week that honour belongs to Dallas Manicom from AboundingTreasures. This is the winning treasury. </div>
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As I browse through this gorgeous shop, not only am I struck
immediately by the variety of paper butterflies, but the colourful abstract
encaustic was art too. As an owner of some encaustic art, I fully appreciate
the way the waxes flow into one another to create beautiful blends of colour
and shape, with the illusion of deep texture. This shop belongs to a true
artisan and creative. Let’s find out more about the owner of
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I live in the Maritimes on the east coast of Canada and am a
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8 ½ years ago, I was given a second chance at life
when God performed a miracle and I received a heart transplant after suffering
8 years with congestive heart failure – all as a result of a simple two-day
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Making mistakes or not having a clue what to do caused me to
hesitate but my dear husband as well as a woman in our local scrapbooking store
told me not to be nervous about making the first cut – if things were not as I wanted
them, the only thing I would have wasted was a piece of paper!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Almost two years ago my husband gave me a special iron and
beeswax blocks and I began experimenting with encaustic SFA (Small Format Art)
which is never larger than 14 inches in any one direction. I fell in love with
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encaustics or paper. New coloured card stock or upcycled calendars or old
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I really admire my husband’s detailed watercolours. He doesn’t
have a lot of time to spend painting as he’s still working full time, but I encouraged
him to open an Etsy shop and he’s already had a few sales! <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/edmanicom" target="_blank">See Ed Manicom's Work here.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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the pain and grief suffered by so many, often silently. So my most meaningful
creation has to be my Memorial Heart of Butterflies which I’ve sold all over
the world, sometimes immediately following such a loss and sometimes, many,
many years afterwards.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Do pop along to Dallas's shop to see more wonderful surprises she hasn't mentioned here...<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/aboundingtreasures" target="_blank">click here </a></div>
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This wonderful shop takes me back to my childhood. The very sight of all those naturally scented soaps and body products reminds my of my aunt's thatched cottage, which was full of drying flowers, pot pourri, and the perfumes of essential oils, lavender, rose, and filled with wonderful colour. So although Melissa, the owner of Penori, lives and works in Wisconsin, there is something quintessentially English in the feel of her shop. Let's find out a little more about Melissa.<br />
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youngest son was born and I learned about
all of the toxins in baby products and dug further and found almost everything
was made with toxins that were not really needed to be in a product, so I
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natural products. I use my craft as a vent for the daily grind
of life (my day job and all the stresses that go with it.) There’s nothing like
jamming to music and whipping up a creation to ‘wash’ the stress away. I also
like to think of myself as a wacky soul. I will bust out with a crazy dance
move, facial expression, or dinosaur impression at the oddest times. I also
like to make up mhy own words or use puns. One cannot be sad, stressed or angry
if you’re smiling or being silly, so using the power of one’s own mind and body
is what I use best to lift my spirits.<br />
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Sweet almond oil. It’s absolutely amazing and I have to pick
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cleaning, helping me sleep, on my face and body. There are just so many uses
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bath, body and cleaning products to my children so they can continue to live a
non-toxic life (although they have asked to send me monthly care packages when
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Mmmmm doesn't it make you just want to pick up a bar of that beautiful soap and dive into the bath right now? Thank you Melissa for this little insight into you and your business. To view this shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Penori" target="_blank">just click here </a></div>
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Taking a peek into Wycked Pretty Things, I am struck immediately by the apparent simplicity of each design, but the way the jewellery is made, and the colours used, give it a uniqueness and freshness, and makes me want to pick it up and wear it now...right now. So what about the artists behind this lovely shop?</div>
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Roxanne and I are a mother and daughter team. Roxanne has
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amongst her and my farther who is a red smith – giving me the idea to combine
talents. We both love colour and art, and think making jewellery is a way to
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to you admire and aspire to? </b>We greatly admire an array of artists, however our
favourites include for Roxanne; H.R. Gigers’ work as well as the abstract
creations of Jackson Pollock that she draws a large amount of her inspiration
from. For me I am largely influenced by the fantasy-like, dark art of Anne
Stokes and was inspired to begin painting by the work of Vincent van Goch
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For both of us we can confidently say that we are most proud
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that our work is a birthday gift etc. Nothing makes us happier than knowing
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Thank you Roxanne and Michaela for taking part in this. I love how your work is inspired by nature. There is an old saying here 'Pink and Green should ne'er be seen' Well I heartily disagree with that. If that were true, we wouldn't see pink flowers in a meadow would we? If it's good enough for mother nature, its absolutely fine with me.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-91582743047326593542013-11-19T18:00:00.000+00:002014-01-23T17:51:34.615+00:00Iroquois Designs. Shop of the Week no. 4<div class="MsoNormal">
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Every Saturday a new shop of the week is chosen by the
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The very name ‘Iroquois Designs’ conjured up images of
traditional Native American Indian art and crafts, before I even opened the
shop page. I was not disappointed. Here you see all the colour and vibrancy of
tribal tradition that you would expect. It’s almost like walking around a
reservation. Here we have the feel of an ancient culture that is so similar to
that which I am trying to reproduce in my own jewellery. Jessica has captured
so much in the old ways, colours and feel of her work, yet maintained a modern
and fashionable twist. A difficult balance to achieve, but I feel Jessica has
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I have been creating art since I was a child. It is a trait
rooted deeply in my culture and family history. I basically got my start in the
craft world doing pow-wows with my family across New York and the New England
area. I would help out with family crafts, like feather earrings and dance
sticks. We did them together. Eventually I started making little things here
and there where I was allowed to keep the money. When I was a teenager, I tried
convincing myself there was no money in being an artist and I earned a degree
in Math. But by the time I was almost done with school I had started taking
mostly art classes. I eventually went back to school, with my mom and we both
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My work is very influenced by my culture, but as to what
actually inspires me? I have to ask, what doesn’t inspire? I think it is
important to take inspiration wherever you can find it. It can come from a
question, a suggestion, a challenge, a thing, another artist, a family member. It
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getting my hands dirty, not even
as a kid, but I love creating something beautiful from a lump of clay. I also<br />
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love doing colour pencil drawings. I do
drawings based on Eastern Woodland double curve designs, which mean balance in
life. They are found on woodland work, like beadwork, quillwork and pottery. I started
doing them on clay plates, and decided I would like to see how my variations
would look in colour. <br />
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probably not go on vacation. We went to the Jersey shore this year, which was
pretty good, and the best so far was our honeymoon in Santa Cruz, but it is too
far to travel again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have been inspired by so many people growing up doing
pow-wows. My family was probably most influential in my life. So many of them
were and are artists. My Grandfather, <a href="http://www.oneidaindiannation.com/history/noteworthyoneidas/45661142.html" target="_blank">Richard Chrisjohn</a>, was a renowned
woodcarver and he instilled a sense of culture through art and craft in my
family which has lasted generations. I saw other family members carrying on his
legacy and I knew I wanted to be part of that. As far as how I became
interested in clay, I just loved the work of Mohawk artist <a href="http://museum.cl.msu.edu/museum/tes/sisters/tarbell.htm" target="_blank">Tammy Tarbell</a>. I
even told her one day, when I was a teenager, I loved her work and I was going
to try to do clay one day. She actually
remembered, and reminded me many, many years later, and said “and you actually
did it”. It was a very amazing moment for me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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younger generation to do art. Recently my 9 year old niece did a couple of
double curve ATCs in my style. I had to have it, so I traded her for one of my
cards. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you so much Jessica for this fascinating insight into
yourself and your work. What a wonderful heritage and a great family history to be a part of. </div>
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Do go and visit Iroquois Designs and see for yourself the
wonderful work Jessica does. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/IroquoisDesigns" target="_blank">Click here.</a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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Every Saturday a new shop of the
week is chosen by the previous shop of the week from the number of treasuries
made for them. This week that honour belongs to Jenn of BraceletsByJen. This is
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As I open up Jenn's shop page, I'm struck immediately by the vibrant colours she uses in her bracelets. On looking closer, you actually see a combination of colour, then the stunning patterns jump out at you. So who is the person behind the shop? Let's find out.</div>
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I am a single mother to a
wonderful teenage boy. My son and I live in the Boston area. I have always had
a passion for creating crafts. As a child, I would make friendship bracelets
for all my close friends in school. Today, friendship bracelets seem to be
appearing on the wrists of everyone from children to adults. The history of a friendship bracelet suggests
that a friendship bracelet is given as a sign of friendship. It is intended to
be tied on the wrist of a friend and work continually as a symbol of lasting
friendship. You can also select colours for a friendship bracelet that reflect
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Pink – kind<o:p></o:p></div>
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Red – honest<o:p></o:p></div>
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Others also say that while the
recipient is having the bracelet tied on their wrist by their friend, to make a
wish. Traditionally, the bracelet is meant to be kept on the wrist until it’s
worn and disintegrates naturally. At that time the wish is supposed to come
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As time passed, and I was learning
new and exciting patterns, I wanted a way to be able to share my work with
other people. This is when I decided to open my Etsy Shop. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/157827257/gradient-green-chevron-pattern?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank"> Gradient Green Chevron Pattern </a></span></span></h1>
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I find that creating any type of craft, not just friendship
bracelets is soothing. I’ve always used it as a way of unwinding from a long
day, or to just relax on the weekends. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My favourite colours are teal, turquoise and purple. However,
when I create my bracelets I enjoy creating <o:p></o:p></div>
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them in an ombre or gradient
looking. This technique involves picking a colour and starting with the darkest
shade of that colour. Then you proceed with the next lightest shade of that
colour, then the next and so on until the colour is as close to white as
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The material I use most in my work is embroidery floss
thread. However, I have recently just started using some new materials such as
silver clasps and chains. I found that not everyone wanted to tie their
bracelet on in the traditional way. Therefore, by cutting the braided ends off
each bracelet and adding a clamp instead, along with a lobster clasp, allowed
for easy removal of the bracelet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/119289128/clearance-intertwined-pattern-embroidery?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank"> Intertwined Pattern Embroidery Friendship Bracelet</a></span></span></h1>
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I was a mother at the young age of fourteen. Many people
thought that I would never complete high school, as I was a freshman when I gave
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Do visit Jenn's shop, there are lots of beautiful friendship bracelets and more for you to see. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BraceletsByJen" target="_blank">Click here. </a></div>
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Every Saturday a new shop of the week is chosen by the
previous shop of the week from the number of treasuries made for them. This
week that honour belongs to Carol of Quinny’s Crochet. This is the winning Treasury.
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Carol lives in Illinois and very much enjoys her garden, and
making jams and pickles, but she loves nothing more than raiding her yarn stash
and crocheting something new for a baby, or a friend, or a custom order. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On browsing through Carol’s shop on Etsy, I get a feeling of
warmth and softness, with vibrant colours and I am transported to warm log
fires, flickering flames and all the comforts of long evenings at home. Let’s hear a little more about Carol.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have been crocheting since I was a young girl, it is what
I love to do. I always gave my crocheted items as gifts and everyone was always
so delighted with them. I love the look on people’s faces when they are given a
handmade gift, I think it’s so special and means so much more. I really enjoy
making baby clothes, they are so cute, and hopefully one day can become family
heirlooms. I also sell scarves and headbands in my shop. I love picking out the
yard and colour and deciding what stitch to use for a specific item. That is
part of the fun of creating something.<o:p></o:p></div>
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purchase I decided to open my shop on Etsy. I am really enjoying the
experience. It is so great to be able to sell what I make so that I can keep
making more. I love when I get asked for a customer order, it is awesome to
work with a customer and be able to make something just for them and know they
are getting exactly what they wanted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I like to work with acrylic yarn it works up well and is
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<span itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1280564316"></span> Baby Girl Jacket Hat and Booties</a></span></span></h1>
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I really admire all of the wonderful talented artists of
handmade items. It is wonderful to own something that someone has created with
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I love the responses I get from my customers; it makes me so
proud of my work, when they tell me how much they love the item or how well
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So if you would like to browse through Carol’s wonderful
shop,<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/QUINNYSCROCHET" target="_blank"> click here</a>. You will not be disappointed. The quality speaks for itself. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-44084272339618171002013-11-16T17:38:00.000+00:002013-11-16T17:42:16.905+00:00Introducing Shop of the Week!<br />
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Since I joined Etsy’s All Handmade by Me Team, things have
been moving at a much faster pace than any of us ever imagined. I run the
treasury threads, and among them I run a Shop of the Week Treasury, in which
every treasury will feature the chosen shop of the week. I chose the first ever
one, and after all the work she did to set up the team, who better to be our
very first shop of the week but <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SMARTdesignsbyStacey">SMARTdesignsbyStacey.</a><o:p></o:p><br />
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Stacey Sobelman was born and raised in St Louis, Missouri, and was
always known as ‘the creative one’ in the family, and has been writing and
illustrating her own books since she was six years old. Stacey was first introduced to graphic design
at High School, and was on her school newspaper staff for four years. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Early this year, Stacey was asked by a friend to produce
some fliers. Once they were done, her friend wanted to have her facebook page
address to thank her publicly for such a great job. Of course Stacey didn’t
have a facebook page then, in fact she had never even considered a career in
graphic design; she just loved doing it. So SMART designs was born. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In August this year, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SMARTdesignsbyStacey">SMARTdesignsbyStacey</a> was opened on Etsy,
just as new guidelines came into the spotlight. Stacey read the forums,
understood the need for a voice for handmade artists around the world, and set up the
team All Handmade by Me Team. The rest
is history. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So let’s hear a little about the dynamic and energetic Stacey
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As a graphic artist, I design and create digital artwork. My
favourite subject to work with is nature, specifically trees. I create a lot of
holiday artwork including cards and invitations. I also do a lot of custom work
with other artists where I creative logos and banners for their
businesses. I really love these custom
jobs because they give me a real sense of accomplishment. Seeing my artwork
being used to help someone’s business is really rewarding.</div>
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I’m not entirely sure where my inspiration comes from to be
honest. I try not to draw too much from other artists because I work on a
subconscious level and always worry that someone else’s artwork will appear in
my own. Most of my ideas just seem to come to me, as weird as that sounds. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My absolute favourite colour is purple and I work with it a
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<span itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/168410636/sunset-digital-print-10x15?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank"> Sunset Digital Print 10x15</a></span></span></h1>
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appears most in my artwork is
actually black. I really love the stark contrast I can achieve by using black
with any other colour. Almost all of my pieces employ black for this effect.<br />
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I am a graphic artist which means that I use a computer as
the medium through which I creat my handmade artwork. Graphic design is a
relatively new artistic medium, so there isn’t a lot known about how it works. There
is a lot of speculation about whether or not graphic art is truly handmade. I assure
you that it is. I mix my colours from scratch by using bits of blue and red and
yellow much like a painter. I draw my art with my fingers on a trackpad, much
like finger painting. It’s just not as messy. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I spent a month studying abroad on an island in Greece and I
just loved it! I am dying to go back to the Mediterranean as soon as I can
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I’m probably weird in the fact that I don’t really aspire to
be anyone other than myself. I don’t mean that to sound self-centred, but I really
believe that my artistic style is my own and I don’t’ really want it to mirror
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<b>What are you most proud of?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The All Handmade by Me team. Hands down. This team is truly
my biggest accomplishment and it is really only just beginning! I have never
been listened to before, so the fact that there are over 1,300 people who
believe in my mission to keep handmade alive is just remarkable to me. I am so
humbled by everything that has happened! I keep expecting to wake up and
realise that these past months have been a wonderful dream, but every morning I
wake up and it’s real. People message me all the time to thank me for everything
I have done and I am shocked every single time. I always respond with ‘’no… thank
YOU!’’ I just cannot believe that I have created something that has become so
important to myself and to so many other people. It’s incredibly rewarding. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Stacey also offers a service to place her own designed team logo on your banner as a team member, or to make specially designed logos that match your branding in your shop. Thank you Stacey.<br />
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If you would like to join Stacey's team, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/teams/19087/all-handmade-by-me">click here</a> to apply. All we ask is that you are all handmade in your shop,<br />
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Well what a busy time we’ve had here. Lots of orders are
coming in for Christmas, and I’ve been so busy with them there has been little
time for anything new, apart from these pretty beaded coral earrings, which
sold quickly, and a necklace I’m trying to work on too. This range will be
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Besides that, Etsy have caused a bit of a storm by allowing
crafters to outsource their production nowadays, which many of us believe
strongly that this will open the floodgates for mass produced items and
resellers, which are already a big problem within the site. A team was formed
after the announcements, which strongly speaks up for real handmade, according
to the definition of the majority of Etsy sellers, and according to the
original Etsy ideology. I joined the team and was asked to be a leader, taking
responsibility for treasuries, and helping out where needed with general
administration in the team. It’s been a lot of work as the team grew much
faster than the Captain, Stacey, ever envisaged, which is great, but also a lot
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If you want to take a look at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/teams/19087/all-handmade-by-me" target="_blank">‘All Handmade by Me’</a> team,
just click on the name. It’s a very busy and active team and still developing
ideas to promote real craft and handmade work. Unfortunately because of the
team mission, we can’t allow vintage and supplies in, and are very wary of
copyright issues so if you’re using well known names and images, do make sure
you have proper permissions and licenses to use them and can show you have.
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I’ve also had to have a scan for suspected gallstones. Happy
to say there are none, and no lumps or bumps that shouldn’t be there (the radiologists
words), so it looks like the problem might be a duodenal ulcer…more tests and
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So, here are the earrings, and the work in progress on
the necklace. Hopefully when I have completed the orders I will be able to get
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-40639439765104082322013-09-24T12:43:00.001+01:002013-09-24T12:43:08.654+01:00Whose Design is it Anyway?No, the isn't a ranty post. Nobody has stolen any of my designs, or used them without my permission as far as I know, and I like to think the best of people, and believe in the integrity of the majority while being careful that my own isn't compromised in any way.<br />
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However, I have been lurking in the Etsy forums, and reading a lot of blogs etc. recently, all talking about the power of copyright and intellectual property. You can read up on any of these just by searching on Google, so I won't go into the legal jargon here.<br />
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Interestingly, it's not the legal side I am concerned about, it is the integrity of people. An awful lot of people know nothing at all about copyright law, or the wishes of designers. A few will blatantly copy a design and sell it as their own, either as a re-written pattern, or the finished pieces, and do not credit the original designer who has probably put in an awful lot of hours into that pattern, not to mention sleepless nights while a design idea keeps them awake, the monetary investment into that design, buying the beads, making the piece in different colours and the man-hours involved in that.<br />
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I came across <a href="http://try-to-be-better.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/ein-offener-brief-open-letter.html" target="_blank">this blog</a> today, which is highlighting a movement that is quickly going global, just asking simply for more integrity when dealing with other people's designs. It's in German, but scroll down, the lady has translated in English too, so you get the idea. Sabine also has a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SupportDesigners" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, where you can pick up the logos to use on your page.<br />
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Here are examples of the English Version. Sabine has also made them in a variety of languages, the movement really is worldwide, and rightly so.<br />
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I still like to think that morally, and ethically, shop owners, makers and designers all stand together to keep this fascinating and wonderful industry relatively problem free. There are always one or two that lack this, especially mass-producers from the far east who currently sell on AliBaba using designs, artwork and even the photos blatantly stolen from designers, and this is a problem that will have to be dealt with sooner or later, but as individuals, we can all display one of these logos to display and inform people of our own honesty.<br />
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It takes a minute to get permission from the author of the design to use it to teach, sell the goods etc. and most will give a positive reply, so if you do want to use any of my patterns, just ask. I am honoured that anyone buys my designs, let alone wants to use them to teach, but I just like to know about it, and be there to offer support if needed too.<br />
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So, if you are a designer, (not just jewellery, I'm talking about knitting, sewing, in fact any craft which you design yourself,), add one of these logos to your blog/website/facebook cover photo. If you are a supply shop, adding the third one will be great too. Let's show the world we are honest, moral and ethical businesses and we won't tolerate plagiarism of designer's work in any form.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-90825975691595951712013-08-26T14:40:00.000+01:002013-08-26T18:11:26.389+01:00Fruit Cake, Files and Firsts.Let's just imagine that I could be totally self-employed by this time next year (though not a Del-boy millionaire). It's taking a lot of hard work, long days, longer hours, but I'm beginning to see the possibilities. Something I just couldn't imagine while I was just selling jewellery to an already saturated market.<br />
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Someone once told me, and I read it somewhere else, you're unlikely to make a living making and selling jewellery, and to be honest they are right. It's taken me nearly three years just to break even. I tried diversifying, using polymer clay as well as beads, which was moderately successful, and making other items like candle holders, compact mirrors and crochet hooks. Only the crochet hooks have been really successful and I really must get some more made and listed when the weather cools down a little.<br />
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Then I viewed the whole market from a different angle. Jewellery making is a very popular hobby, so popular there are TV stations dedicated to it. No wonder sales are few and far between with so many people making their own. Hmmmm....making their own....well why don't I share some of my designs in tutorial form? I wrote a couple of tutorials, and guess what, they sold like hotcakes, over and over again. I wrote more, more sold, a couple more, and they sold. Now they threatened to take over my jewellery shop on Etsy completely. So I opened a new <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CTBeading" target="_blank">shop</a> just for the tutorials in the middle of July, and have been steadily doing well ever since.<br />
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Someone said to me I should sell my doodles as well. Now this one I seriously baulked at, as I didn't believe I was good enough. I showed someone else, they said the same. Then I noticed several sellers selling colouring sheets for download and I thought...hmmmm. So I dragged out my big pile of doodles, scanned them all in, coloured them and listed them in yet another new shop...<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ArtZentric" target="_blank">Artzentric</a>...<br />
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I've had a lot of fun with these...first the drawing of them, which is incredibly relaxing and helps to get a busy brain to calm down, secondly colouring them in on the PC, which also helped me learn about various facilities in my programs, and thirdly enhancing them. Take this one for instance. The first is the original, then the coloured-in version, then an enhanced version.<br />
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So, that deserves cake. My partner is diabetic, but he can eat this cake without any spikes in his levels, (except that he loves it and tends to cut himself a huge slice, so I have to watch). This is not to say I recommend it for diabetics, quite the opposite, but a treat for himself now and then when things are stable is ok for him. It's one my grandmother used to make all the time and every time I taste it, it reminds me of many happy teatimes around her table. I reduced the sugar by half, as the fruit makes it sweet enough anyway, and it works a treat. Here's the recipe. </div>
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So what was the first? I have my first beading class coming up in September, as a guest designer at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/elephantanddragonfly?fref=ts" target="_blank">Elephant and Dragonfly Studio</a> in Canvey Island, Essex. Really looking forward to that. There is still room for more, so join the page and ask about it. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05820867902032070192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005970079818272075.post-36469219326918559632013-08-14T11:33:00.000+01:002013-08-14T11:39:28.369+01:00Busy Times!What busy times ahead. This little cottage industry growing and coming on in leaps and bounds. I've so much to tell you about what has been happening in the last couple of weeks since my last post.<br />
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First I have extended my Willow collection to include a wedding collection, which I am really pleased with. It took a while to do, but it was really worth the effort. Made with white super duo beads, silver metallic seed beads, and clear ab crystal beads, I really do think this makes a stunning bridal ensemble.<br />
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I also have a chance to do a class, teaching this particular style, which I'm still trying to arrange.<br />
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A few days ago, I got a beep on my phone telling me that I had an email. On checking a good friend of mine had mentioned me in a tweet. I had to look to see what she was up to, as it was pretty randon being a Wednesday evening.<br />
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Well it turned out that a local hairdresser was looking for a local jewellery maker to supply her shop! Now I couldn't turn that down could I? I contacted her, we eventually spoke on the phone and agreed terms. It turns out the hairdresser has a huge front window she wants to fill with more than just hair product, and give customers a 'little bit of Norfolk' to take with them. So if anyone wants to see my jewellery 'in the flesh' you can go to Hairtech, Church Road, Hovent, Wroxham, Nofolk.<br />
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So I have spent the last few days sorting through stock, making a spreadsheet, packing and labelling. There hasn't been much time for making things. I've also had to remove a fair bit of stock from my Etsy shop too, but there is plenty left to see.<br />
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However, I have managed to make a few bits and pieces, with a new bracelet design, for which I'm writing a tutorial, and some earrings, which have actually been packed off to the hairdressers, but can be made to order. These had a great reaction on Facebook, so I'm showing them here too.<br />
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One last note, is that I have decided to close my Folksy shop down when listings run out in November. I don't want to spend ages spelling out everything reason I am doing this, and believe me there are many. Suffice to say, there are many ongoing problems on the site that are not being resolved, after two years of sellers including myself, complaining about them. It's sad in a way, as I have made friends with many crafters from there, but the good news is, they are all on Etsy!<br />
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Anyway, here are a few pics of my latest makes...<br />
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