Barbara Padgett is creating imaginative cake toppers in Arizona. Just in time for winter weather, here is an example one of the ones I liked the most. You can visit her Etsy shop to see them all here: BarbarasClayMagic
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
BarabarasClayMagic - Handcrafted Cake Toppers and Specialty Items
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Where Have I Been? Wow, No Posts Since March 2020!
Hi, I realize there have been no new posts for Artisans Of America since March of this year. But as you all know, this has been one crazy year, right!? With a world wide pandemic going on and todays mortalities having the highest count ever for this year.
Right after I went into shelter-in-place mode in March, I fell and broke my wrist. Which may not seem like much, but if you put one hand on the forearm of your other arm and then wiggle the fingers of that other arm, you will feel all of the muscles and tendons in your forearm moving. All of that finger action goes through your wrist...
So breaking your wrist also means that you cannot use your hand and your fingers. I literally could not even pick up a piece of paper for a long time. It took a lot of physical therapy just to get to the point where I could fully close my hand. Typing, even just using a computer mouse (which still hurts) was out of the question.
Stranger still, I am not the only artist I know to have broken their wrist this year! Weird, eh!?
Part of my therapy was forcing myself to use my fingers and hand even when it was so painful after the cast came off by crocheting. I tried teaching my other hand to crochet but it refused!
I do hope to get back into searching for and featuring artists/makers/crafts people soon!
Meanwhile, I decided to make a few crochets gift bags or soap savers or sachets. What ever people choose to fill them with, they will come filled with lavender in little organza bags. Then I was cruzing Pinterest and discovered fingerless gloves and got hooked (ha, ha) on making some of those for this winter using a wonderful yarn made from a blend of bamboo and cotton. It is the softest yarn I've ever used! You can see those on Instagram in the near future. They are there now, but new posts to hashtags are being suppressed for the moment due to the elections and the need to prevent hashtags from getting hijacked for propaganda.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
DabblerPerfectionist - Just an easy going hobbyist who needs to get it right.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Indiandollartworks - Mixed Media Art - Assemblage & Art Dolls
And you can follow her on Instagram: instagram.com/carlatrujillo07/
Saturday, February 29, 2020
CrosbyandTaylor - Artisan-made pewter goods
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
CattailCreekSaddlery - Hand Tooled Custom Leather
I was hoping to find him on Instagram as well, I think people would love to see his works in progress, wouldn't you?
Friday, February 21, 2020
LuckeyRoadLavenderCo - Lavender products grown in Ohio.
Or their website: luckeyacres.com
And you can follow them on Instagram: instagram.com/love_and_lavender
This is after all, the Year Of The Lavender!
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
CMacDesignsJewelry - One of a Kind Wearable Art. Statement Jewelry.
Plus, you can follow her on Instagram: instagram.com/c._mac_designs/
And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cmacdesignsusa/
Friday, January 17, 2020
ApricotMint - Color makes life beautiful
You can also follow her on Instagram: instagram.com/apricotmintart/
And Facebook: facebook.com/apricotmint
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
MulberryPatchQuilts - Handmade with love ...
Or even better, her website: mulberrypatchquilts
And you can follow her on Instagram: jaweier
Thursday, January 9, 2020
untamedconfections - Wild & Delicious All Natural
Or their website: untamedconfections.com
And you can follow them on Instagram: instagram.com/untamedconfections