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 …

Sprucing Up For Fall: A checklist to get your online shop ready for the coming seasons

by Shelley McElhiney on 10/12/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Playing in the Leaves – 4 Notecards | $15.50 | StoriesDivinations
Fall is officially here. Time for colorful leaves and tidying up, getting things ready and preparing for whatever the winter ahead might bring. We rake leaves, clean gutters and maybe even store the last of the summer harvest away to …

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 …

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. …

Writers Spark: Kirsten Bailey

by Emily Orpin on 5/19/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Vintage Typewriter notebook by Paper Atelier

Welcome to the next installment in the ongoing Writers Spark series.  In this series, I get to interview the diverse and wonderfully talented Handmade Spark blog writers – allowing you to get to know them a little better, and allowing them to share lessons learned, …

Writers Spark: Brandi Hussey

by Emily Orpin on 5/07/10 | View Comments Comment(s)

Typewriter stickers by craftyFOLK

Presenting the second in an ongoing series aimed at getting to know the Handmade Spark writers a little better.
Here Brandi Hussey – maker of gorgeous color-filled earrings, bracelets and necklaces – shares some of the lessons she’s learned in running her jewelry business, Catie’s Blue.

1. Tough ask but…give …