Craftypod: Sew Your Own Clothes, with Amy Karol

by Diane Gilleland on 1/13/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

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In this show:
- An interview with Amy Karol, about the ins and outs of sewing your own clothes.
- Awesome tips, and Amy’s favorite tools.
- How wearing handmade clothes differs from wearing storebought.
Amy Karol’s Links:
- Amy’s main website, Amy Karol.com
- Amy’s online shop, King Pod
– Amy’s fab blog, Angry Chicken
- …

Interview With Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda and Editor at Craft Gossip

by Handmade Spark on 11/17/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Where are you from and/or where do you live?
I was born in England, raised in northeast Illinois, but my home and heart are in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.

What was the first thing you made? Was it a success?

Holy cow. I can’t remember the first thing, but then again I …

Writers Spark: Interview with MCatherine Lunsford (Hide A Heart)

by Emily Orpin on 11/06/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

xoxo (fine art photography print) | $20 | a life through the lens
The Writer’s Spark series allows all of us to get to know the writers behind the Handmade Sark blog a little better (and hopefully to pick up some words of wisdom along the way!).  It gives me great …

Writers Spark: Interview with Shelley McElhiney

by Emily Orpin on 8/26/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Typewriter Print | $20 | Paper and Canvas
In this edition of the Writers Spark series (where you can get to know the writers behind the Handmade Spark blog posts) we meet crafter, writer and photographer Shelley McElhiney (aka Sam’s Stuff).  Shelley uses a range of eco-friendly, vintage and up-cycled materials to …

Interview with Meredith Dada: A Bead and Mixed Media Artist

by Johanna Draper on 8/23/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

As always, the art I find on Etsy never ceases to amaze me! This time the beautifully detailed intricacy of Meredith’s beadwork caught my eye, and I knew I had to do an interview with this artist! It seems to me that Meredith is a special person with an …

Writers Spark: Interview with Susan Campanini

by Emily Orpin on 8/15/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Typewriter pouch by ity bity bags
Continuing the Writers Spark series, I am delighted to introduce you to Handmade Spark blog writer, beaded jewelry maker, gardener and cat lover Susan Campanini!   Susan is also a freelance copyeditor – something which I had to admit made me a bit nervous typing up …

Writers Spark: Interview with Brenda Salzano

by Emily Orpin on 7/31/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Love Writer print by dekanimal
In the next edition of the Writers Spark series, we meet the multi-talented Brenda Salzano.  Brenda works in a dizzying array of mediums – throughout her creative life she has sculpted, painted, made jewellery, spun, weaved (woved? woven? weavened? help!), and taken photographs!  She is an …

Writers Spark: Interview With Lisa LeBlanc

by Emily Orpin on 6/25/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Vintage Typewriter card set by The Craft Pantry
I have to say I am really loving the interviews I’m doing for the Writers Spark series!  It’s fascinating to hear the stories behind the blog writers on Handmade Spark – such a diversity of backgrounds and such a wealth of wit and wisdom. …