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handmade finds: power to the peaceful

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade For today's September 11th post I wanted to do a short and sweet collage of peaceful handmade finds that make my heart happy. 1. Send a peaceful note with a set of eight cards from skeldesign. 2.Remember that alone we are one drop but together we are an ocean with this beautiful necklace made by Lisa Hopkins. 3. Celebrate diversity … [Read more...] about handmade finds: power to the peaceful

creative handmade business card ideas

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade I spent a silly amount of time looking at unique portfolio designs for yesterday's post and I was inspired by some truly fantastic business cards to create today's feature on handmade business and calling cards. Since your business card is often either a first point of contact or a way of marketing yourself it is worth putting in the … [Read more...] about creative handmade business card ideas

let your portfolio do the talking (and the looking good too!)

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade The art and design world is highly competitive and completely based on looks, not how you look, but how you present your work. Having a memorable, unique and personalized portfolio can be an excellent way of getting noticed and getting the clients, contracts and sales that you want. If you are looking to break into illustrating … [Read more...] about let your portfolio do the talking (and the looking good too!)

Handmade Parties: Autumn Celebrations

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade Today I wanted to do a post on handmade autumn parties.  I hope it inspires you to throw an autumnal bash to celebrate the coming of the fall and the changing of the leaves! 1. A Wild Rumpus Birthday Party is a fun and exciting way to celebrate your little monster's birthday, the party decorations pictured here are from hostessblog. … [Read more...] about Handmade Parties: Autumn Celebrations

Handmade Finds: Storm Watch

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade September might be here but nobody told Halifax about it-we are in the middle of a heat wave. Today it was 34 degrees Celsius (44 with the humidity) that is 93-111 Fahrenheit=HOT! This unreasonable heat is thanks to Hurricane Earl, the storm that has the whole city running around buying generators and stocking up on candles. There is … [Read more...] about Handmade Finds: Storm Watch