Geometrics in Motion bracelet by Virginia Stevens: Art is integral to life. The two cannot be separated. Wearing beautiful objects is a simple way to bring art into your life and to connect with it in a very direct and personal way.
Virginia Stevens enjoys working with metals and stones to bring out their inherently unique and striking qualities. Nature provides beautiful raw materials, and Stevens feels the artist’s drive to translate those raw materials into her vision... → Read the rest of this article
Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
Krista Leben is one of the loveliest people that I have never met. Although I have known Krista online for 8 or 9 years, we have unfortunately never had the chance to meet in-person. Needless to say, I was thrilled to reconnect with my e-friend about a year ago and to hear that her life had taken a creative turn. Since then, I have witnessed Krista’s move to Canada, her ever-increasing involvement in the Ottawa craft scene (through ventures such as The Craft Co-op and Wed by Hand), and... → Read the rest of this article
Rebecca Hadfield
If it stands still long enough, Rebecca will most likely glue something to it and then blog about it. Visit Rebecca's
Etsy shop, find her on
Facebook, and follow her on
Twitter.
Look what I just discovered in the Gallery.
I am Audra Zilinskiene (Audra Zili) – a textile designer located in Vilnius, Lithuania. I’ve been working with textile fifteen years. All the time I was interested in the source of textile, traditional weaving and dyeing techniques, ethnic design of different cultures.
I feel proud of my little discovery – textile mosaic. I have spent two years to find the best way of combining and constructing the colorful... → Read the rest of this article
Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
I find that one of the most difficult things to organize is my never-ending pile of jewelry. A jewelry box is functional, however, I have found that openly displaying your jewelry can be even more beautiful and can even serve as a piece of artwork within your home.
The handmade jewelry organizer pictured above is from a wonderful shop called BlueBirdHeaven based in Louisville, Kentucky. The artist, Jessica, is a sustainable architectural designer who is the original creator... → Read the rest of this article
Sarah Simpson
Sarah is an industrial jewelry artist and owner of
Renew Studios in Jacksonville, Florida. Find her on
Facebook and follow her on
Twitter to see all of her latest creations.
As promised, I’m sharing more from Elin Thomas with you today.
Elin Thomas: Some of my pieces are based on observation and I am attempting to copy nature….oh, so difficult! Others pieces are hybrids that come about through being inspired by something particular and the limitations of the materials I’m using (or my skills!) ‘ELINtm’ is a great pleasure but also a way to challenge myself to improve my crochet and making skills.
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Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
