Member of the Day: ChloeNoel

by Handmade Spark on 9/30/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Hi, I’m Kim and I love finding, designing, and embellishing beautiful one of a kind jewelry pieces. All my designs incorporate vintage rhinestone broaches, earrings, sequin trimmings, and ornate vintage buttons. I love hunting at antique and flea markets for anything sparkly. Then I love to …

Member of the Day: TokyoFactory

by Handmade Spark on 7/27/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Welcome to Tokyo Factory – Handmade Soaps by Soaptician AYU. Here you can find Luxury & Pure Cold Process Soaps. “Keep it SIMPLE & NATURAL!” We hope you will love our soaps as much as we do. ~ Tokyo Factory

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Knitting with Beads Part 2 by Handmade Spark Member Rock and Purl

by Handmade Spark on 3/24/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

On this second part we will concentrate our efforts on my favourite method - Hook and pull.
Let’s review our supplies:

Weapons of choice
We have our little tin (mine used to house Hello Kitty stickers), our beads (yummy, beautiful, shiny beads – which ones will you choose?) and our tiny hook.
A word of …

Handmade Spark Member of the Day: Marie Bock Digne

by Handmade Spark on 2/28/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

My name is Marie and I am fascinated by all decorative arts in the world. The major part of my creations are inspired by the diferent countries I have been living and travelling. For more than 25 years I dedicate my free moments for drawings (ink, pastel, pencil), painting (acrylic, …

Week #6 Etsy Success Holiday Boot Camp

by MCatherine Lunsford on 11/08/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Two of my favorite inspiring guidelines by Kahlil Gibran–
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
Work is love made visible

The Modern Table Handmade

by Lisa LeBlanc on 11/04/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

With Thanksgiving and Holiday get-togethers inching closer and closer, here are some sure bets from our Handmade Spark Artisans to bring you from the kitchen to the table in style!

Kaleidoscope Casserole | $55 | flyingpignc

Yellow Heart and Padauk Edge Grain Wood Cutting Board | $110 | ScottBlocks

Batik Dinner Napkins – …

Set Yourself up For Success: Three Quick Tips

by Robin Norgren on 10/29/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Bluebird Cardholder/RosyBird/$17
This week I have participated in sabotaging my goals and dreams for running a handmade business.  Clearly, it is not intentional.  And yet, when I heard myself talking in a way that is counter productive to the goals I have for this endeavor, I thought about others who might …

Seller of The Day: Shopgibberish, Science Themed Gifts

by Amber Jordan on 10/27/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

“Shopgibberish features one of a kind handmade necklaces, earrings, cufflinks, keychains, tie tacs, barrettes, cards, tshirts, signs and pillows all with a science theme! Most are spelled out using periodic table tiles and can be personalized with a name or monograms. They make perfect gifts for teachers, professors, or anyone …