Maker Blogs 10.6.18

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Bead Soup Blog Party, Beading Arts, Lori Anderson, Tammy Powley, Tapping Flamingo, The Crafty Princess Diaries

Let’s get right into the maker blogs for this week.

On Beading Arts, Cyndi shows a variety of stitches to use to make a rope necklace. They are all beautiful but all so different. It’s hard to pick a favorite!

On Tapping Flamingo, Terry Jeanette is participating in a bead swap. Fun! Lori Anderson of Bead Soup Blog Party fame sponsored the swap where partners swap beads based on one of four color palettes chosen by the sender. This one is just to swap beads, no blog hop. Terry made it extra fun. Not only did she swap, but she kept a duplicate set of the beads she sent to her partner. It will be fun to see what they each make with those, as well as what Terry makes with her swap beads. I have also participated in this swap, so I’ll have fun things to show soon. Below is a sneak peek of earrings she made with some of her swap beads. Beautiful!

On The Crafty Princess Diaries, Tammy Powley shows how she made doll sized Halloween treat bags that she actually sent as a treat to customers who bought her cute Halloween doll dresses. Nice swag!

That’s all for now! Thanks for reading.

Maker Blogs 9.22.18

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Allegory Gallery, Andrew Thornton, Beading Arts, Blake Crouch, cruise gift exchange, Dark Matter, doll collector jewelry, Inspired by Reading Book Club, Jen Palmer, Russian leaf beading tutorial, Tammy Powley, Tapping Flamingo Bling, Tappingflamingo, The Crafty Princess Diaries

This week in maker blogs, on Beading Arts, Cyndi shares her experience with Russian leaves bead weaving. This is a pretty, versatile design that you can use for earrings or pendants. Cyndi gives lots of tips and links to tutorials. 

Terry Jeannette of the Tappingflamingo talks about her love of going on cruises and doing gift exchanges. She talks about “fish extenders.” It’s very interesting, and she shows many of her lovely items. Going on a cruise? Check out her shop for appropriate gifts if you will be joining an exchange. 

On The Crafty Princess Diaries, Tammy Powley is making jewelry for doll collectors to wear. What a great idea! In addition to collecting dolls and accessories for them, enthusiasts can get something doll related that they can wear themselves. Visit Tammy’s shop to see what she has in stock. 

On Andrew Thornton’s blog, he shows a geometric pendant he created for the Inspired by Reading Book Club. They read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. It’s a beautiful piece; the author himself said so when Andrew posted the piece online. How fun!

I’m really enjoying Allegory Gallery’s new podcast series. On their blog, they highlight installment 3, an interview with Jen Palmer. The artist talks about her background and her connection to art as a way of healing. Allegory Gallery always features the work of the artist they interview for their podcast, so check out their shop to see more of Jen’s work. 

Thanks for visiting. I hope you’ve discovered something wonderful!

Maker Blogs 9.15.18

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Allegory Gallery, Andrew Thornton, Blythe doll clothing, Blythe dolls, Diane Hawkey, Tammy Powley, Tapping Flamingo, Tapping Flamingo Bling, The Crafty Princess Diaries

Welcome to this week’s maker blog post. Let’s get started.

On Tapping Flamingo, Terry talks about her mother’s experience with blood clots and how we have to be proactive with our health when doctors don’t necessarily listen. I’m so glad her mother’s story had a good outcome, thanks to a little daughterly nagging! The autism awareness bracelets that Terry makes can also be for PE/DVT awareness. Check them out in her shop. 

On the Allegory Gallery blog, their second podcast is up! This time, they interview ceramic artist Diane Hawkey. I love Diane’s colorful, whimsical work. Once again, it was fun to hear how an artist got started and how her work evolved. As part of their podcast series, Allegory Gallery features some work by each artist they interview in their shop. 

On The Crafty Princess Diaries, Tammy has been sewing Halloween dresses for Blythe dolls! Halloween is a favorite holiday for many people, including Tammy. It shows in these very cute dresses. I love the one with a candy corn motif. The candy may be too sweet for you, but the dress is just sweet enough! She’s trying to make more in time for Halloween, so keep checking back in her shop.

I’m linking to a slightly older post from Andrew Thornton’s blog. Earlier this summer, he started making these beautiful copper and sterling pendants in a variety of designs. They are all infused with meaning. Andrew talks about how things can have different interpretations, and we shouldn’t let one interpretation hold us back as makers. I would say the same thing is true of art lovers. I have pieces of art that were created with one thought by the artist, but has a different meaning filtered through my own experiences. Both of those things can hold true in the piece. That is the magic of art. 

You can find Andrew’s copper and silver work in the Allegory Gallery shop.

Maker Blogs 8.10.18

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Allegory Gallery, Andrew Thornton, Beading Arts, chenille stitch, Crafts and Dollies vlog, doll collecting, Green Girl Studios, lost wax casting, Tammy Powley, Tapping Flamingo, Terry Jeanette, The Crafty Princess Diaries, Treasures by Terry, wedding jewelry

I bring you the maker blogs for this week!

First up on Beading Arts, Cyndi shares her modification of a chenille stitch rope. Beautiful!

Over on the Crafts and Dollies vlog posted on the Crafty Princess Diaries page, Tammy talks about not having it all. Anyone who makes knows that while we might want to, we can’t have all the things. Tammy talks about moving out some of the old to bring in the new. I think destash is so win-win. See Tammy’s “new” below!

Next, on to Tapping Flamingo, Terry talks wedding jewelry and accessories. From traditional to modern, she’s got something for every wedding. 

Andrew Thornton is back with another curated selection from his stash, this time, beloved owl beads, like this one below from Green Girl Studios.

Speaking of Green Girl Studios, Allegory Gallery took a recent trip to their studio in North Carolina and shares this video of Greg Ogden talking about the lost wax casting techniques they use to make their beads and components. Really fascinating!

Thanks for stopping by.

Maker Blogs 7.29.18

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Allegory Gallery, Andrew Thornton, autism jewelry, Beading Arts, Blythe dolls, Dana Swisher, Eleanor & Park, Inspired by Reading Book Club, Rainbow Rowell, surfer jewelry, Tammy Powley, Tapping Flamingo, Tapping Flamingo Bling, The Crafty Princess Diaries

Here is the next installment of my new feature, weekly maker blogs! First up is Tapping Flamingo where Terry talks about the evolution of the cute surfer bracelets in her Tapping Flamingo Bling etsy shop and how they support people with autism. 

Next, on The Crafty Princess Diaries, Tammy shares how important details are when crafting, especially on a small scale, like her Blythe Doll dress. You can also get a bit of an understanding of the breadth of her crafting if you watch the short video where she briefly mentions quilting, shows a finished crochet project, and shares more dolls and handmade doll clothing. 

On Beading Arts, Cyndi shows a gorgeous beaded Russian spiral rope project that she calls “quick.” I couldn’t do that in a million years! But, with her skill, it is a nice project to have for a busy summer. I love the colors!

On The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton, Andrew features his make for the Inspired by Reading Book Club. This month, they read Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. I love what Andrew made, and the author herself stopped by to take a look! Andrew ended up making a necklace version to sell for a charity of the author’s choice, and I just had to stop mid-blog writing to buy one for myself!

Over on the Allegory Gallery blog, they are sharing some of their latest offerings in their still new online store, including handmade pendants by artist Andrew Thornton and whimsical ceramic face beads by Dana Swisher. I can attest to the beauty of the work of these artists because I own some from each of them. These long bails offer so many options to customize the pendants – hanging more charms from it, wire or fiber wrapping, etc. Get creative!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this. For me, when it comes to blogs, more is more!