Angie's handmade inspiration

I love buying handmade! I'd much rather support a regular person just trying to make a living, than a big corporation. Handmade is so much better too. The sellers are usually willing to customize things for you and they put a lot more love into what they're making. And it definitely shows through:)

Angie, SudsNSuch.Etsy.com
Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:28 pm

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Comtemporary heirloom jewelry - where stones have style!

There nothing like handmade, especially when it’s made with love!
I come from a family that believed in hand-made: my grandmother was a clothing designer, grandpa was a tailor, dad was a haberdasher, mom is a baker...and I am a jewelry designer! As a child I was learned to support the artist’s community. When I travel and when I’m home, I visit art fairs, festivals, and galleries for inspiration. Wherever I can find exceptional pieces by extraordinary designers, I try to take a bit of their inspiration home with me.
My favorite handmade piece is a recycled penny parking meter; the head is original and the pedestal stand is a wonderful bright orange with duck feet as the base. I’ve had it for over 15 years and it’s still the best conversation piece I have ever owned. And the best part? It still works!!!

Gina, jewelry designer, www.bejeweledbygina.com
Pasadena, CA
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:46 pm

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Handmade Necklace

I bought this necklace for my sisters birthday. She was thrilled with it

necklace

Emma, 27, www.misi.co.uk
UK
Monday, May 18, 2009 12:16 pm

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Continually reinventing yourself.

I am inspired continuosly. This causes much confusion in the direction I should take.

There is always a new idea a new craft project and the like.

Boredom is a concept not known by me.

My latest are patterns which I hope will inspire others to create their own. Limited only by their imagination.

So go imagine, be inspire, and create, and must of all continually reinvent your craft.

Warm And Fuzzy Baby, SAHM, www.WarmAndFuzzyBaby.Etsy.Com
U.S.A.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:26 pm

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Homemade toys are real friends

I was raised with a tradition of handmade. My mother is a hand quilter who learned from my great-grandmother and then passed the skill down to me. I hope to pass the art of hand sewing down to my children. I truly believe you can't beat hand made goods for durability, safety, quality, and most importantly, personality.

I didn't have to pose this picture. This is something my son (now age 2) often arranges himself, or directs me to arrange for him. He adores his "bibis", dressing them every day, picking which ones get the special privilege of accompanying him on errands, and tucking them into bed at night. He sleeps with so many of them at night (ranging from tiny 4 inch babies to his two big dolls) that sometimes I can't fit in the bed with him to give him snuggles and we have to reallocate a few of them to their little canvas bin.

Could you imagine your little one sleeping in a pile of plastic dolls? What's cozy about that? Where's the love in that? Every one of the "bibis" in bed with my son was made by hand, so it's like tucking him in with portable, huggable representations of love. The natural fibers adjust to his body temperature, making the babies feel like tiny living companions through the night. Sure, they make take a little more wear than a plastic baby that could be wiped off, but I can't help but think of the Velveteen Rabbit. It's the love, the wear, the personality instilled into a one-of-a-kind toy that makes it become Real.

Let's see Barbie manage that one.

Morgan, 29, Freelance Writer/Editor
Acworth, GA
Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:01 am

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