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Spark Tweets: Why Do You Create? A Postscript
by Emily Orpin on 1/26/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Live Work Create print | $13 | ogiovetti
At the start of January we (@ejorpin and @handmadespark) asked our lovely Twitter followers why they create, and we received a wonderful mixed bag of goodies in response (read them here). Since then, I’ve had even more answers to that eternal question, and …
Spark Tweets: Why Do You Create?
by Emily Orpin on 1/17/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Tweet Tweet | $10 | cleartrampoline
On Handmade Spark this year I’ve decided to combine two of my passions – Twitter and looking at the creative process – for a series of blog posts I’m calling ‘Spark Tweets’ (hmmm, the brainstorming session wasn’t spectacularly creative that day was it?).
The best bit …
New Year’s Resolution: Focus!
by Emily Orpin on 1/03/11 | View Comments Comment(s)
Christmas Bulbs | $60 | Cateyefotos
First up, let me confess – I don’t do New Years resolutions. Well, I might make some as a joke (like asking the husband to cease with the really bad Dad jokes), but to seriously commit to a change just because it’s a new year? …
Deck the Halls with…Ceramics!
by Emily Orpin on 12/21/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Wheel thrown snowflake luminary | $34 | sumiko
Ok, so assuming you are celebrating this festive season, by now your halls should be well and truly decked. Maybe they are decked with paper, maybe they are decked with felt, or maybe (like ours) they are decked with everything and anything that …
Etsy Holiday Gift Guide: For the Jewelry Maker In Your Life
by Emily Orpin on 12/16/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Crystal Worlds – handmade lampwork beads | $45 | CheckowayGlass
Yes, yes, I know time is running out (How many days, you say? Actually don’t tell me, ignorance is bliss isn’t it?)…but if you shop locally you might still be able to organise a wonderful handmade gift from an accommodating Etsy …
Etsy Finds: A Very Geeky Christmas
by Emily Orpin on 12/11/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Robot Nativity Set | $50 | P’s and Q’s
As you may have noticed, lately I’ve been in full festive blogging mode here on Handmade Spark.
There’s been a crinkle of paper-based holiday decor and a fleece of decking the halls with felt (okay, so I am clearly no good at making …
Deck the Halls with…Felt!
by Emily Orpin on 12/04/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Bringing Home the Tree Mouse | $15.00 | Warmth
As much as I do adore playing with paper, felt has got to be my all-time favourite material to work with. It’s soft but strong, doesn’t fray and is the perfect blank slate for embroidery and all kinds of other embellishments. Because …
Holiday Gift Guide: For Those Who Love To Sew
by Emily Orpin on 11/30/10 | View Comments Comment(s)
Sewing kit | $22 | Sam Made
Being the crafty, interested-in-handmade type of person that you are, it seems likely that you will have friends and/or family who are also of the crafty, interested-in-handmade persuasion. And you will need to find something to give these lovely people in celebration of the …
