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Making and Merriment with The Stumpers

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I’m happiest when I’m making something, especially when I can share it with my family and friends. This was true when I taught myself needle felting with hand-carded wool, making my baby daughter a felted pumpkin costume to wear for Halloween. Years later I made felted rooster and cat costumes—and dog and donkey heads—when my husband, our girls, and I dressed as the Musicians … [Read more...] about Making and Merriment with The Stumpers

Oh My! Gift Guide: Giftable Art

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This holiday season, we’ve asked some of our favourite creatives, bloggers, makers and OMHG members to join us in rounding up great gift ideas. This week, we're all about giving the gift of art:  Jessika's Pick: Sakura Spirit Bear by Mount Royal Mint, Le Beast of Unfathomable Fabulousity by Le Animalé & Bear Totem painting by Joyful Roots  "I can see Marisa … [Read more...] about Oh My! Gift Guide: Giftable Art

Hey Collage Artists! Join the Fun with the Collage Scrap Exchange!

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If you work with collage, I'm willing to bet that like me, you have bits and pieces of paper scraps that are floating around your studio. Well, it's time to round 'em up for a fun activity called the Collage Scrap Exchange! Take some of your random bits of paper and put 'em in an envelope and send them to an artist you've never met (from somewhere else in the world!) My … [Read more...] about Hey Collage Artists! Join the Fun with the Collage Scrap Exchange!

Changemakers: Elle Roberts & the Artful Business Conference

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  Image via Elle Roberts Have you ever attended a business conference and felt like it was an absolute gamechanger for you? For me, that's been the Artful Business Conference that I attended at the beginning of September. Over two days, we were met with an array of fabulous speakers – from the very practical and very useful to the gobsmackingly inspirational. They … [Read more...] about Changemakers: Elle Roberts & the Artful Business Conference

Get a Look at Online Selling From the Inside: 6 Questions Answered by Successful MadeFreshly Sellers

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Have you ever said to yourself that you wish you could go back and live five or ten years ago with the knowledge you have now? Well, what if I told you, you CAN. So you love making awesome things, with your hands. And you’ve probably also told yourself how great it would be to make money doing just that. We all have! But you don’t know how to even start going about it. … [Read more...] about Get a Look at Online Selling From the Inside: 6 Questions Answered by Successful MadeFreshly Sellers