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=5283 Wendy T. Gibson: Who are you and what do you do all day? What do you do all night? Violette Clark: My name is Violette, I'm a mixed media artist, teacher and author. I also teach a variety of classes from art journaling t... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:41:03 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=5283 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=5003 Wendy T. Gibson: Who are you and what do you do all day? What do you do all night?   Heidi Borchers: My name is Heidi Borchers (aka: EcoHeidi). I am a creative ecoartist/designer. I love to create creative r... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:13:04 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=5003 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=5009 There are so many different types of mothers out there! Crafty moms, sporty moms, moms who like to cook or sew or fix things or garden. But the big trend for any kind of mom this year is the Green one! Savvy mothers want to set an example for th... Sat, 08 May 2010 06:37:00 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=5009 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4986 WTG: Who are you and what do you do all day? What do you do all night? SSB: My name is Sandy Steen Bartholomew and I spend my days coloring. At least that is what my children think. Actually I run a studio and stamp company - Beez I... Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:51:12 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4986 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4935 Saving the environment is perhaps one of the strongest trends to hit the world of arts and crafts. People who make art are more mindful then ever of harmful chemicals in their supplies and more aware of issues concerning the proper disposal of haza... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:05:15 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4935 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4793 Yesterday, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, we had our St. Patrick's Day Parade. Peterborough is a very Irish town, but that doesn't matter really, because everyone is Irish on St. Paddy's Day, aren't t... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:10:22 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4793 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4794 Elle Canada  has a fabulous article on the Top Ten Trends for Spring, with beautiful photographs of incredibly skinny girls looking sad because they are hungry, perhaps.   If you can somehow get past these ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:10:53 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4794 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4795 March is National Craft Month! What better way to start things off with a crafty bang then the release of the Crafty Chica's (Kathy Cano-Murillo) first novel!? It's Craft Fiction at its glittery best! Waking Up in the Land of ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:12:09 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4795 http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4796 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... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:12:34 MDT http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=4796 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