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Thursday, September 17, 2009

New blog feature: Living Handmade

I support handmade. I buy handmade. I live handmade as much as possible. I know many of you do too. As a seller of my own handmade products, I know how important it is to put my money where my mouth is. Luckily, today, it's easier than ever to buy great quality handmade items for everything we need. The handmade revolution has spilled out from the Internet into local boutiques and neighborhood fairs. Soaps, plants, food, clothes, furniture, linens...really anything you want, you can find.

I love looking around my home and seeing items that other people have made. So, I thought it would be great to do a new blog feature about how we incorporate handmade into our daily lives...how we use the items we purchase. Also, truth be told, I love to glimpse into other's homes and lives.

Today, we peer into Julie Beck's home in RI. Julie is JulieBCreative on Etsy. She is a talented painter and
fellow member of the Arts in RI team. Familiar with Julie's work, I'm not surprised that she uses very similar colors in her home as she does her paintings: rich browns, muted blues, and deep yellows.

Thanks, Julie for sharing your home with us.

1. bookshelves purchased at MOMA.
(Here is a post and tutorial on how to similar floating bookshelves yourselves. )
2. books purchased from Etsy
3. print purchased from Sickfeet on Etsy
4. a jelly jar filled with buttons purchased on Etsy

5. painting purchased from Karen Miller on Etsy
6. fake book purchased on Etsy

Hey, does that train on the upper right hand shelf look familiar?
juliebcreative
salvaged wood clock by Karen Miller on Etsy

Join the Flickr group, Living Handmade, to share your pictures or simply stop by to look at others. Perhaps you home will be the next to be features.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Feature, sale, what's new this week - a la mode STUFF week in review

FEATURE: Each month, you can get to know different members of the Arts in Rhode Island Etsy team. May's featured member is...me. You can read it here.

SALE: Does your mother have a sense of humor? Free shipping (US & Canada) with this fun switchplate through Mother's Day!

Remeber kids, it's mom's world...buy it here.

NEW this week:

Hide and seek switchplate...buy it here.

Magnolia switchplates (tan, blue, green)...buy them here.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Foundry Artists Holiday Show 2008 - Opening reception

No, I didn't fall off the face of the blog world. I've been busy setting up for the Foundry Show that opened last night! It was all too exciting. I am amazed at the work that goes into each and every booth and the organization of the show in general. This show is in its 26th year!

I was very happy to see some of my friends there (thank you!!) and that their baskets were full of items! My husband and I walked away with quite the full basket as well. I found so many wonderful gifts as well as a few things for us.

Here are a few pics from last night. I plan to take more as the show goes on. It runs Thursday - Sunday, both this weekend and next. For those who are local, you must stop by. You won't be disappointed. Here's the link for info on time and directions: http://www.foundryshow.com/.