Oh My! Handmade

Making a good life since 2010

Fellow Makers

Let’s spread gratitude through creativity

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Hey there OMHG community! My name is Sydney and I'd love to tell you a bit about my passion project: thxproject. What is thxproject? Thxproject (Thanks Project) is a blog showcasing art which conveys thanks, submitted or featured by creatives like you! The goal is to show off some awesome artwork, and spread thanks while we do it. Thxproject is fuelled by the notion that … [Read more...] about Let’s spread gratitude through creativity

Fifty Creative Women Who Inspire & Inform

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Happy belated International Women's Day! To celebrate I rounded up a list of 50 women who have inspired and informed me this year + who I think everyone should know and love. From well known artists and authors to entrepreneurs doing their very best in the face of daily challenges, these women all contribute to a diverse, creative and inspirational generation of women I am … [Read more...] about Fifty Creative Women Who Inspire & Inform

HouseRaiser: The Ethics of Home

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Art by Colleen Attara I'm starting off our ethics theme by sharing a new project that is close to my heart in so many ways. Since getting home after my mom's illness I have not posted an update, because though the scary life or death part is hopefully over, my mama has not had a happy ending yet. When it came time to leave the hospital last month there was no where to take her … [Read more...] about HouseRaiser: The Ethics of Home

{Tutorial} Getting to Know Your Camera

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Hello OMHG community! I’m Rachel Alison, and I work as a video professional doing branding, launches, trailers, and the like. 

Jessika had said that a post with tips for bloggers and entrepreneurs on how to make better online videos might be handy. To be honest, to break it down with any depth at all would require 3-4 posts at least. I thought instead it might be handy to … [Read more...] about {Tutorial} Getting to Know Your Camera

Match + Maker: Mariko + Jessika Studio Tour

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Mariko Paterson of Forage Studios  Last month I got an email from one of my Canadian creative icons, Janine Vangool of Uppercase Magazine, asking if I would like to interview a ceramic artist living in my very own town for Issue #21 coming out in April. After doing my thisisreallyhappening happy dance I speedily said YES with likely a little too much eagerness! Once the scary … [Read more...] about Match + Maker: Mariko + Jessika Studio Tour