http://www.handmadenews.org/columnist/rss/index.php?aid=107 News of the Handmade World, or just the crafts in it - Published by Artfire.com en-us Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 MDT Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 MDT http://handmadenews.org/rss/craft_techniques/ ArtFire RSS Generator editor@handmadenews.org (Art Daily, ArtFire) http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4554 Does this look like a doodle to you? Like many of you, I have been doing drawings something like this in my journals for years, but I've just recently discovered a more formal approach, called Zentangles, on line! I have not stopped drawi... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:06:13 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4554 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4501 Pantone is a company that has created a language of colour that is universally understood. With this system, a colour like Red, that makes me think of an apple and makes you think of a tomato, becomes the exact, same Red! Can you imagine choosi... Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:40:35 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4501 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4470 Wendy T. Gibson: IndieCEO is one of my favorite blogs now because it actually has information that is helping me to build my business online. Linda Harrell: Well, that is a HUGE compliment. Thank you! WTG: Do you have a mission statement for Ind... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:13:22 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4470 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4361 Wendy T. Gibson: How did you learn to make jewelry? Linda Harrell: A couple of years ago friends really encouraged me to offer my designs online. So I started a small business "on the side." Jewelry skills were from the ... Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:18:29 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4361 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4339 Linda Harrell is fully qualified to help the many indie artists who have come to rely on her sage advice and experience. Her blog, IndieCEO, offers readers insight into the ‘Art of Independent Business’ and her own love of... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:18:43 MST http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4339 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3943 We are back with Beth Smith of the incredibly popular Indie North, a Canadian Indie Business Collective. Beth and I chatted in Gmail and this is part two. Wendy T. Gibson: Beth, how do you find the handmade crafters that you review? Indie North: ... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:35:41 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3943 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3835 Beth Smith has a handmade business called Jazoie. “Wayfarin’ Skin Care for Adventurous Women”.  But she is really in the business of promoting other crafters through her super popular website... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:22:07 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3835 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3727 Crafting a career is an exciting venture and a hot trend! Chad and Sue, our handmade entrepreneurs from the last column, are still going strong in their brick and mortar store in downtown Peterborough, Ontario. The returning university and college s... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:25:04 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3727 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3652 Last week we looked to the various store flyers, delivered to our door, for ideas on what was trending in fashion, decor and even hardware. Armed with this knowledge, we crafters, artists and designers can make informed decisions regarding the uniqu... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:57:50 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3652 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3574 In preparation for the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF), the French trend agency NellyRodi designated four fashion categories for Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 and they are exquisitely inspiring! “The new trend themes are based o... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:52:53 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3574 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3517 As my colleague, Scarlet Leonard wrote last week in her article on Trend Sourcing, you can learn alot about what’s trending just by being observant. I want to share with you a little secret based on that principle, which will help you t... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:57:06 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3517 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3408 Even though it has been out since April, I just recently picked up a copy of Beads 2009, published by BeadWorkMagazine.com. It is stunning, colourful and inspiring and I know I am going to be referring to it for the rest of the year! This magazine ... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:19:05 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3408 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3234 Austen Gilliland of Canadian Living, one of Canada’s premiere lifestyle magazines, is the editor of Make + Do, a craft blog started just a few months ago. Wendy T. Gibson: Who do you hope to reach and what do you want to offer them? ... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:31:17 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3234 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3328 Last week I talked about the CHA show and how Twitter was going crazy as crafty celebrities microblogged from their phones to bring us instant reports and pictures! It was fantastic; a completely novel experience! So what can we expect on the craft... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:37:24 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3328 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3237 Twitter has been on fire as crafting celebrities including the Crafty Chica, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Vickie Howell of Craft Corps, Margot Potter, the Impatient Crafter, Sara from Softflex, Claudine Hellmuth and Sarah Hodson live micro-blog from the CHA... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:12:24 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=3237