tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60985704032816787422024-03-12T20:34:36.214-07:00Pacific Northwest ArtFire ShopsHandmade Art designed and created in the Pacific NorthwestForget Me Knot Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959583350669057738noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-51464877432915152372013-02-09T14:01:00.000-08:002013-02-09T14:01:01.505-08:00Featured Artist of the Week - Entwined Vines Jewelry<style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown, .title_brown a, .title_brown a:link, .title_brown a:active, .title_brown a:visited, .title_brown a:hover { color:#dfa754; font-weight:bold; }
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font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/ForgetMeKnotTreasure">Curated By: ForgetMeKnotT...</a></p><p style="width:85px; float:left; text-align:right; padding:15px 15px 0 0;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" width="69" height="24" alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" style="border:none;" /></a><br /><a class="title_charc" style="font-size:11px; font-weight:bold;" href="http://www.artfire.com">ArtFire.com</a></p></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:center; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/supplies">Craft Supplies</a></div>Forget Me Knot Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959583350669057738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-60700865643161895872012-09-27T21:06:00.004-07:002012-09-27T21:06:55.913-07:00Pumpkins for Halloween!<style>#widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; 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Forget Me Knot Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959583350669057738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-54928357735169801272012-03-29T07:48:00.002-07:002012-03-29T07:48:59.394-07:00A Walk Through the Woods<style>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this collection I'm taken right into the forest with the damp needles and rich earth smell. We are blessed. Bella Mia Designs is one of our Pacific Northwest artists who created the collection and her shop is highlighted below.</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-84457293639778764352012-03-05T04:00:00.000-08:002012-03-06T10:23:50.829-08:00Studio Spotlight - Steider Studios<b>It has been a pleasure getting to know Pacific Northwest glass artist, Linda Steider over the past few months.</b> Today I am happy to be able to share that pleasure with you. Her creations in glass are amazing!<br />
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After you've gotten to know to Linda a little better, then I would encourage you to go check out her <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/SteiderStudios">ArtFire shop</a> and <a href="http://steiderstudios.wordpress.com/">her blog</a>. I should mention, too, that in addition to her beautiful glass work, Linda is a talented photographer as well.<br />
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<b>How did you get started as a glass artist and when did you get started?</b><br />
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I was a fiber artist curating a show at my local gallery & one of the artists asked me “If you like glass so much, why aren’t you working with it?” It had never occurred to me that I could! I went to his studio, learned how to work on a torch and my husband, fearing a torch set up in my fiber studio bought a kiln for my birthday. I then went to Bullseye Glass in Portland and learned everything they could teach me in the mid 90’s.</div>
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(My fiber career spanned back to high school where my teachers bought my tie dyed macrame belts. At 16, I was selling at outdoor venues and at 30 I was in galleries and gift shops with art quilts and soft sculptured dolls. Just when I was starting to get noticed nationally, I switched gears as I fell in love with glass and literally had to start my art career all over with my new medium.)</div>
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<b>What is your creative process like?</b></div>
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I daydream. I meditatively pull weeds. I drive from the eastern edge of the gorge into Portland, a very inspiring landscape. These are where ideas pop into my head and begin to flow. Sometimes it’s a visual image of a finished piece. More often it’s a word or feeling that I try to figure out how to form with glass. I scribble a sketch into my ever present sketchpad, then fine tune it at the first opportunity in my studio.<br />
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The next phase is making a prototype or two or three. These prototypes turn into a series. I try to fully explore each idea before moving on to the next project.</blockquote>
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My studio is a spare bedroom that I took over many years ago. I had floor to ceiling cabinets put into one wall, a large workbench against the opposing wall and sturdy bookcases against a third wall. The fourth wall is windows and interspersed everywhere are small art objects made by friends or that I’ve found at art shows.</div>
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I have 3 commercial kilns in a covered patio that I call my studio annex where I also store my extra raw materials. As of last winter, I added an ‘annex 2’, formerly a potting shed where I keep my cold-working equipment, saws, grinders, and a flat lap for grinding and polishing glass after it comes out of the kiln.</div>
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<b>What sets your work apart from other glass artists?</b></div>
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I use powdered glass for a more painterly effect, I can get shading and watercolor imagery by pouring, sifting and carefully placing powders, then drawing through or marking into the powder. I also will often highlight a piece with 22k gold in liquid form that I can draw directly on the glass. Oh, and I love sparkle, so I use iridescent glass in most of my work.</div>
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<b>What inspires or influences your creativity?</b></div>
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I love the outdoors and natural world. I’ve been known to follow a great blue heron down the Columbia River for miles trying to capture a photograph; and this time of year I’m always on the lookout for eagles. What starts out as a simple hike in a forest inspires me with tree textures, rock formations, or water currents.</div>
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I keep a garden blog and a <a href="http://365onedayatatime.wordpress.com/">365 photo blog</a> in which I show photos of wildlife & flowers I love, and/or was privileged to get close enough to photograph. </div>
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I love purple. Purple and turquoise. Purple and red. Purple and kelly green. Purple and everything, really. My favorite glass is powder on an iridescent sheet glass substrate.</div>
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<b>What is the most gratifying part of having your own business?</b></div>
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Being able to do what I love - being creative in my own space. Setting my own hours...which as it turns out are usually longer than a regular job would be. I am constantly challenged with new ideas and projects and especially love custom work. It’s a challenge to turn a client’s dream into reality, using color swatches and sketches of my interpretation of the client’s stated desires. I love all the connections I’ve made with interesting people, whether creative, business related, or while at an art show, garden show or even just hiking.</div>
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Having to wear so many hats. Having to know how to make it, market it, sell it, photograph it, write product descriptions and press releases, and creatively find new venues to market in. Like most artists, I’d really rather just make it.</div>
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Have the courage to follow your dreams. Do everything it takes to make it happen. Stay focused and positive.</div>
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I’m an avid gardener and plant collector and this year for the first time signed up to be a seller at the Yard Garden & Patio Show at the Portland Convention Center instead of a buyer! I love training my dog (we’re working on picking up toys right now) & taking her on hikes through the forest.</div>
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Do you have anything that is unusual or surprising about you that you’d be willing to share with us?</div>
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I was honored to be one of the artists chosen for Flow Magazine’s ‘7th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass’ Winter 2011 issue that just came out in December.I teach at national glass conferences and for glass studios across the country. My favorite venue is in Alaska where I’ve been invited to teach again for the third year in a row. My courses are mostly specific to working with powdered glass, with basic design & color theory thrown in from time to time. I’m a lucky woman, fortunate enough to be living out my dream life in a gorgeous setting.<br />
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If you go to Maryhill Museum, I hope you'll take a look at the Windy Walk fence; you'll see the colorful glass inserts that I made.<br />
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I market ‘Steider Studios Glass Medium’, a binder and thickening agent that turns powdered glass into paste (commonly called glass clay) that can be sculpted similar to polymer clay. It’s great for making buttons or small sculptures.<br />
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My favorite Arts in Education project was for Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital. I led a group of high school students for two months through the process of making glass tiles, while thinking about the concept of ‘healing’. Seventy five tiles were installed in five large panels at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River, OR</blockquote>
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I have to laugh because my favorite piece is usually the one I’m working on at the moment ... and it’s difficult to choose just one. Two pieces immediately came to mind though, ‘Red Cells’ because it holds a lot of meaning for me & I love the mystery that people see in it. My ‘Raining Cats and Dogs’ series is fun and I love the playfulness it evokes.</blockquote>
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Where can we connect with you?</div>
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<li>Website: <a href="http://www.steiderstudios.com/index.html">http://www.steiderstudios.com</a> </li>
<li>ArtFire Studio: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/SteiderStudios">http://www.artfire.com/users/SteiderStudios</a></li>
<li>Blog: <a href="http://steiderstudios.wordpress.com/">http://steiderstudios.wordpress.com/</a> </li>
<li>FaceBook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Steider-Studios/56212571959">http://www.facebook.com/SteiderStudios</a></li>
<li>Flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41121903@N08">http://www.flickr.com/photos/41121903@N08</a>/</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/SteiderStudios">http://twitter.com/SteiderStu</a><a href="http://twitter.com/SteiderStudios">dios</a></li>
<li>Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/steiderstudios">http://pinterest.com/steiderstudios</a>/</li>
<li>Linked In: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/linda-steider/12/281/b86">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/linda-steider/12/281/b86</a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Spring bulbs are blooming in the southern part of the U.S. and moving north! Until they start blooming in the Pacific Northwest we'll just have to enjoy all of the lovely Spring themed items in this collection by Linda of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/SteiderStudios">Steider Studios</a>! </b></span><br />
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Tamera combined some fun wire work with seed beads to create this colorful piece. <b>This is not the first time we've featured her as a published jewelry artist</b>. Our Guild was so proud to <a href="http://pacificnorthwestartfireshops.blogspot.com/2011/06/our-very-own-tm-originals-is-published.html">announce when she was published in a Steampunk book</a> last summer.<br />
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<b>It takes courage, time and effort to submit for a publication. It takes talent</b> and sometimes a bit of luck to be chosen among so many talented jewelry artists around the world. <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Congratulations Tamera for getting the right mix! </span><br />
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If you’ve not seen the work of this talented Pacific Northwest artist, I’d love to be the one to introduce her to you. I’ve been getting to know her over the last several months and was first impressed with her gorgeous work. You can see the beauty of it in her fabulous photos, but if you have the time to check her blog, her ArtFire shop and her website you’ll be astounded at all she does! I asked her the following questions to which she replied thoughtfully and articulately:</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I design strung and wired artisan jewelry. All of my work is one-of-a-kind or limited edition jewelry, with a focus on color, design and craftsmanship. I often feature artisan made beads and pendants. My tagline sums it up: <i>Luscious color. Lasting quality.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’ve always loved jewelry and I had a rather large earring collection. I was an elementary school teacher and the principal used to call me the earring lady! I was going through a hard time personally, and I decided that I needed something to take my mind off my troubles, so I enrolled in a metalsmithing class at the local community college. I figured that since I loved jewelry so much, maybe I could learn how to make it. I worked with metalsmithing for about 8 years. Then I dabbled in basketry, hand dyed silk painting, floral arranging and eventually beading. Once I tried beading, I never looked back!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As I said, I always loved wearing jewelry, so I decided to try making it. When I’m designing a piece of jewelry I strive to create interesting color combinations and varied textures. When people stop at my booth at fine craft shows, they often comment on my use of color and unique designs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I often incorporate artisan beads, pendants and components in my jewelry. I see the finished jewelry as a collaboration of artists. The artisan bead or pendant cannot stand alone, so my job is to highlight its qualities and give it a platform to speak to others.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My designs are most often rustic, tribal or contemporary. I am, personally, not attracted to the vintage or romantic styles that are quite popular at this time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’ve taken classes, read books, studied bead magazines, learned from designers that I’ve met online and experimented a lot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am often inspired by designs I see in bead magazines. There may be an unusual color combination that really excites me. I never copy the designer’s necklace, but will do something entirely different that incorporates the colors that caught my eye. I’m also inspired by the artisan pendants that I use. Often an inspiration will come from a source completely unrelated to jewelry. I recently sold a yellow and gray bracelet that had been inspired by the colors in a couch pillow I saw in a magazine! I cut out color inspirations and keep them in a scrap book. I also “pin” color inspirations on Pinterest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">True confessions: mostly messy. That is, my work surface is always a wreck. But there is an inner order. All my beads are organized in drawers by color. I have an awesome antique Hamilton printers cabinet where I have organized all my art beads, my fanciest gemstones and pearls and all my seed beads.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When is your favorite time to work or when are you the most productive?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’m a notorious night owl. I write my blog, post new work to my online shop and promote my work on Facebook and Twitter during the daytime, but most creative work takes place at night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My mother was very artistic and attended art school for awhile in her 20’s. A couple of her sculptures were on display in our house. When I was young, she often took along a sketchbook when we went on vacation. My mother had a huge collection of art books. I grew up pouring through big coffee table sized books on Botticelli, Renoir, Van Gough, Gauguin, Georgia O’Keefe and others. I always thought that art was a valuable pursuit; I just thought I hadn’t inherited any talent. My brother was the obvious art talent in the family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I live in western Washington State, near the state capitol. We have a home on 5 acres of land, which includes woods and a protected wetland. We often see great blue herons, deer, raccoons, owls, rabbits and eagles. I love it here.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh man, that’s a hard question! The "Blue Curve Necklace" would certainly be among my favorites.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have done two custom orders through ArtFire and frequently take custom orders from friends. I designed the bridal jewelry for a friend of mine last summer and am currently working on some bridal earrings for another friend of mine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My husband I like to travel and have been to Europe, Central American and Korea multiple times. We visited China two years ago. I also love floral arranging, being in nature, reading, playing with my dog and spending time with family and friends.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My daughter, Naomi Landig, is a talented metalsmith. Her work is very different than mine, but it’s fun to share an interest in jewelry with her. My husband and my father are my cheer squad. They are both so supportive!<b><br /><br />What advise would you give someone just starting out in your field?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I’d tell them to fill their heads with jewelry, from magazines, TV, blogs, jewelry shops etc. Then start trying things out. Start small and build your skills. Anyone can string some beads on a string, but you don’t want to be just anyone. Don’t be in a rush to sell; just play with different styles and techniques. Eventually your own personal “voice” will emerge. When you’re ready to challenge yourself and move outside your comfort zone, swallow your fear and go for it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Your blog is lovely and informative - how often do you post and how do you carve out time to keep it current?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank you, I’m glad you enjoy my blog! I usually post 2-3 times a week. I wish I had a solid schedule, but alas, I don’t. I’m mostly retired from a career in elementary education, so I have more time now than when I was younger. But there’s no question that blogging takes a lot of discipline. I enjoy the writing part, but find uploading the pictures and adding links for everything to be quite tedious. I love getting comments – it makes it all worthwhile!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My work s available in <a href="http://lindalandig.com/">my ArtFire shop</a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are links to other places where I promote & discuss my jewelry:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/SteiderStudios">Steider Studios</a></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">I've always loved making things! I made handmade gifts for friends and family for many years, and actually have nothing to show for some of my creations. Gave them all away! When I began planning to open an online store, I began making handmade note cards. I guess it was my current craft at the time. I quickly got more involved with jewelry making - another thing I'd dabbled in for awhile.</span> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-style: italic;">However, one thing I'd always done is sewing. My Mom taught me when I was about 10, on a well-used Pfaff. I swear that machine had a personality of its own, and it did not like this new "pup" coming in and messing with it! It was always jamming up on me. It took quite some time for us to come to a good working relationship! When my younger sister started learning to sew, it was the same scenario for her. Because I've been sewing for more than 40 years now (I can't possibly be that old!), it's what I do best. Everyone knows me knows that I can sew - anything! The quilting was an off-shoot from the sewing, inspired by my youngest sister. I think what I enjoy the most about sewing and quilting is the design factor. I really love the act of selecting colors, patterns, prints, and learning what works and doesn't work. That whole color thing is where it's all at for me!</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> (For me, too, Katie!)</span></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I love to look at quilts and artistically designed and created clothing and accessories. There again, it's the color and design thing, as well as learning the techniques used to accomplish a look. One of my favorite quilters currently is <a href="http://gwenmarston.com/">Gwen Marston of Liberating Quilting</a>.</span></i><br />
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<i style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My studio space is, well, all over my home! My husband and I built our home about 15-20 years ago. In designing it, we put a sewing "desk" with storage drawers at the inner wall of the breakfast room - right in the middle of the kitchen/breakfast/family room. This was a dream come true; I no longer had to clear my sewing in order to set the table for a meal. And, I could keep an eye on the stove and sew at the same time. I also ended up with 6 feet of floor to ceiling cabinets for fabric and craft supplies just around the corner in the family room. Heaven! And, no, it can no longer hold everything!</i><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: Honey from the BeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-56070174967495897652011-12-06T07:40:00.000-08:002011-12-06T07:42:49.391-08:00Studio Spotlight - Honey from the Bee<br />
<a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://static.artfire.com/uploads/avatars/thumbs/24663_avatar_thumb_crop.jpg?1254526160" width="140" /></a>Janet Bocciardi is the artisan behind the <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee">Honey from the Bee studio</a>. She makes lovely, artistically designed one-of-a-kind jewelry. Her pieces are original and they have a strong inspiration from nature.
Janet started making jewelry just for herself around 1998 while living in Vancouver, Washington. She said she’d been a craft and fiber fanatic since she was a kid, but it was the opening of a bead shop near her home that literally sold her on beads. She went into business officially in 2004 when her career in high tech came to an end. She started out selling her jewelry at art shows and to her friends. Online sales came into the picture several years ago.
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I had noted that Janet lives in Port Angeles, Washington; but, Janet didn’t always live in Port Angeles. She grew up on the East coast and has lived in a lot of different places. After high school she moved to California and later to Washington State after she and her husband had vacationed here a few times. I can certainly understand why they made the move to Port Angeles. It’s a beautiful rural wooded area set between the Pacific Ocean and the foot of the Olympic Mountains. What an inspiration for creating artistic jewelry!
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Janet noted that nature was certainly a huge inspiration to her. She also said that she and her husband have traveled a lot, which has opened her eyes to other cultures, art and architecture. She also finds inspiration in books, period movies, decorating, her dogs, and with other artistic mediums. I completely agree with Janet’s statement that she “can find inspiration in anything, but it's when she feels the passion to create something from those inspirations that makes her happiest.”
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I wondered what other artistic endeavors Janet had dabbled in. She said that she dreams of spending more time drawing and creating mixed media works. Janet said that she “loves” fiber and enjoys knitting to relax. She’s also finding that she enjoys weaving, and wonders where this will all lead her, but she’s sure that metalworking and beads will always be a part of her work. Janet admits that she is quite possibly passionate about too many things!
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And where does Janet create her artistic jewelry? Usually in her family room she says, which is showing the effects of doing a lot of work lately. But, like many of us, she has been known to use the porch, deck, pool side on vacation, or the kitchen table as her studio on occasion.
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And now that you know more about Honey from the Bee’s Janet Bocciardi, go take a look in <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee">her ArtFire studio</a>.<br />
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Here are some other links of Janet's you may be interested in:<br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-34384738881706690922011-12-02T07:00:00.000-08:002011-12-03T12:26:22.615-08:00Studio Spotlight - Roban StudioToday we are going to visit with Rhonda from Roban Studio. I've visited her blog, studio and her web site and all I can say is wow. Here is a sample of some of her work.<br />
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Yes, art is my passion. As I tell it, "I have the art monkey on my back and he's relentless". I have been making art since I was very young. I love especially to make art gifts for people. As a child I was always begging my mom to buy me a craft/art kit. I would make the craft and give it to my mom. She has my art all over her home, and has saved the things I made as a child. I got started or "hooked" on art, in kindergarten, when I used fingerpaints for the first time. I still remember that day, standing at an easel with a paper apron on and being allowed to smear wet, cool paint all over the paper with my hands. I still remember the smell of the paint and the vibrant colors. I was hooked for life that day.</div>
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My favorite piece/s are two oil paintings I did of my children. One is of my son when he was little, walking down a path dragging a stick on the fence. The other is my daughter and her best friend sitting on a blanket in the park. Her friend is gazing into a mirror wondering if she's pretty.<br />
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I create art full time. I am currently unemployed so my husband supports my art. I hope to find a way to make a living at doing what I love, to find a niche, a place for me in the world as a working artist. So far, that hasn't happened.</div>
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I wake up around 7 am, brew a pot of coffee and while I drink my coffee, I check emails, check my ArtFire account, update my blog, etc. Then I'm in my studio by 10 am and work until 7pm on current projects, etc.</div>
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That's a hard one. I get easily distracted and easily discouraged. Because of this, I joined a group of artists in a year long project called the 365 Art Project 2011, where we pledged to make a piece of art everyday for a year. It's winding down, as this is the last month and I've only just missed my first days this past Thanksgiving weekend. It's been tough trying to come up with art everyday for a year, but I have been able to keep up. I like to create Artist Trading Cards, and this group I joined is at <a href="http://www.atcsforall.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ATCsforall.com </a> Making small art, ATCs, has allowed me to make art everyday, quickly and efficiently. I'm going to put my pieces up for trade in January when the project is over.</div>
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Besides creating your art what else do you like to do?</div>
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Watch TV. I'm really a bad couch potato, especially in the winter. In the summer, I like to spend time outdoors with my husband, biking, kayaking, scooter riding and picnicking. I also try to read as much as possible as I love to read.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">admire artists who can figure out their passion and become successful as a working artist. Thomas Kinkade is one of those who has a very inspiring story of how he came to be known the painter of light.</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">I also like <a href="http://artbyanita.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Anita Davies</a>. She lives in England and makes sketches everyday in her sketchbook. I love her style.</span></div>
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It's not important to have a studio to create art, as art is portable. I do have my own space to create art in, and I am grateful for that. I can leave a mess and not have to worry about it bothering anyone. There was a time while our home was being built, that we lived in our 36' motorhome, and I painted oils in it, the largest being the 36"x 48" canvas of my daughter and her best friend. I look back now on that time, and can't believe I pulled it off.</div>
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The best part is being free to do what I want, when I want, and how I want. The worst part, is not bringing in a paycheck. This isn't the first time I have been a business owner. I used to be a photo retoucher and photo restoration artist and provided services to local photographers and the public. I did it for twelve years and loved every minute of it. When it came time to close, I mourned the loss of my business as if someone had died. It was very personal. My business provided a nice living for myself and my family. I would love to have that back again, through my fine art, but alas, it hasn't happened yet.</div>
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If you can do so financially, go for it. There's nothing like the feeling of being a successful business owner. But be prepared to work more than 40 hrs. a week. You have to do everything from the marketing, to the paperwork, to the making of the art, the shipping, everything; unless you are successful enough to hire employees. But at first, it's just you doing the work of five or more people. To me, that all doesn't matter as I love the independence. </div>
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Marketing myself is my downfall. It's hard to toot your own horn. Right now I have a website: <a href="http://www.robanstudio.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.robanstudio.com</a> my blog: <a href="http://robanstudio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Musings on Art</a>, and of course my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/robanstudio" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ArtFire shop</a>. I used to be on Facebook, but never found it to be worthwhile, plus when they changed the privacy policies, I didn't like it and so closed my account. Occasionally I will send out email newsletters to advertise my work, but that's only when I'm feeling good about things. It can be very discouraging not to be selling work.</div>
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I would like to thank Rhonda for sharing a part of her life with us here today. Be sure to check out her blog and her ArtFire Studio.<br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: Dana James of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/danasjewelrydesign">Dana's Jewelry Design</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-25701946373144626402011-11-30T04:00:00.000-08:002011-12-03T12:25:51.211-08:00Interview with Dana James of Dana's Jewlery DesignI would like to introduce you to Dana James of Dana's Jewelry Design. She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Artfire Guild. The guild is showcasing it's members, which is a great way to introduce ourselves.<br />
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Dana creates fabulous jewelry using real gemstones. One of her specialties is the making of Gem Trees.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danasgems/3805618828/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Color Lapis by djames_50, on Flickr"><img alt="Color Lapis" height="240" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2458/3805618828_2822e3ca10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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Dana also paints lovely watercolors such as this beautiful Sunflower:</div>
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You can purchase her work <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/danasjewelrydesign" target="_blank">here</a> at her ArtFire shop. I asked Dana questions about herself and her craft and here's what I learned:<br />
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<i>What inspired you to become an artist?</i></div>
It’s not so much as what but who inspired me. I’ve always been the crafty sort and my grandmother taught me to appreciate all kinds of crafts including crochet, beading, collage and painting. She was also a wonderful china painter and unfortunately I never got to spend any time with her to learn that art form, but I always wanted to paint. My true design talent of creating jewelry didn’t emerge until I was in my 20’s and has been evolving and growing ever sense.<br />
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<i>Who in the current day art scene inspires you the most?</i></div>
There are so many but currently I just love the art of Alisa Burke and Flora Bowley. Their sense of color and ease of design inspires me to create more and be freer with my designs. I also love the jewelry artistry of Deryn Mentock and Susan Lenart Kazmer who I feel have a firm understanding and application of basic craftsmanship and a touch of whimsy.<br />
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<i>Do any famous artists inspire you?</i></div>
All artists inspire me famous or not just as nature inspires me. I believe that art can be found in our everyday lives and we just have to know where to look for it.<br />
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<i>I've heard it said that where one grew up as a child, has a lasting impression on the type of art one prefers to create. Would you say this applies to you?</i></div>
I believe our roots do have an impression on our art. I grew up in Oklahoma in a very small town in the 60’s and 70’s. It was very middle class and probably the fanciest places we went were to church on Sunday or weddings. My designs tend to be fairly simple, classic and very wearable. They are not items you would purchase and save for a fancy dinner or event. I would like to think that where and how I grew up had a lasting impression on my designs.<br />
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<i>How did you learn your craft (i.e. did you go to school, learn from someone else or are you self taught)?</i></div>
I’m mostly self taught but I have taken various classes in drawing and watercolor painting, metalsmithing, lamp work and glass fusing, of which all I still find challenging. I learned gem tree design from a friend who was the first “Master” gem tree designer in the country.<br />
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<i>What are your favorite genres in art?</i></div>
Watercolor has always been my favorite, but the past few years I’ve gravitated more to photography and mixed media.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danasgems/2682560205/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Lilacs watercolor by djames_50, on Flickr"><img alt="Lilacs watercolor" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3005/2682560205_facc844ba1.jpg" width="348" /></a></div>
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<i>Why have you chosen your medium or craft?</i></div>
Working with beads and wire is an easy art to initially get into with little outlay of money, which is how I started but as the years have progressed, so does our stash of supplies and the investment into art. In designing gem tree sculptures, it found me. It is the one thing I can do and not think too much about what the final outcome will be. As soon as I started making trees it felt right and it is so different than jewelry or painting. While I was competing for my “Masters” certification in gem tree design with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, my designs had to be structured and completed in a specific manner that would be accepted for competition. Now that my competing days are behind me, I am free to be as whimsical and fun with my tree designs as I choose. I’ve been trying to get that freedom in my painting and jewelry design as well.<br />
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<i>Where do your inspirations come from?</i></div>
Most of my inspiration comes from nature. Obviously, for gem trees, their whole design involves replicating nature as closely as possible. With jewelry I’m trying to be more design conscious by sketching first and then making but I still love to play in my bead stash and gain inspiration from what they want to be.<br />
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<i>How can a client get in touch with you to purchase one of your pieces?</i></div>
My web site has a gallery of photos along with links to my <a href="http://danasjewelrydesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> and my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/danasjewelrydesign" target="_blank">ArtFire Studio</a>.<br />
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Thank you Dana, for sharing a bit of yourself with us. Your jewelry and paintings are lovely! You can meet more of the guild members and see collections on the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild blog, <a href="http://pacificnorthwestartfireshops.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: Rhonda of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/robanstudio" target="_blank">Roban Studio</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-33018903017478484122011-11-25T09:03:00.001-08:002011-11-25T09:11:43.129-08:00Red and Green from the Pacific Northwest<style>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Linda, our curator and fellow guild member, finds - you'll always find gifts for any holiday and any season in our Guild shops! Here's a peak into Linda's jewelry shop:</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-12166319168074477132011-11-12T08:46:00.001-08:002011-11-12T08:51:22.582-08:00Autumn Jubilee<style>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That collection makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! <b>It was created by our member Sue of QuiltTops</b> and here's a peak into her shop on ArtFire:</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-11148361140929130032011-09-18T10:07:00.000-07:002011-09-18T10:07:33.025-07:00The Guild is in the Bead Soup<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lori Anderson of <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Pretty Things</a> is hosting her <b><a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2011/09/welcome-to-4th-bead-soup-blog-party.html">4th Bead Soup Blog Party</a> </b>and <b>three of our Guild members joined in the fun</b>. So what is this party all about? Per Lori: "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">I pair up two jewelry designers who send each other a grouping of beads, or "bead soup", and the recipient, who has never seen these beads before they get them, is tasked with making something with whatever came in the mail."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dana of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/danasjewelrydesign">Dana's Jewelry Design</a> created two pieces from the beauties she received.</b> <a href="http://danasjewelrydesign.blogspot.com/2011/09/bead-soup-party-reveal.html">On her blog</a> she writes about how someone picking out the beads for her helped her get out of a designing rut.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kristi of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/KristiBowmanDesign">Kristi Bowman Design</a> also created two different items and writes <a href="http://dreamsomedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/bead-soup-blog-reveal.html">in her post</a> about challenging herself to do an asymmetrical design for the necklace.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like Kristi, Linda of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/LindaLandigJewelry">Linda Landig Jewelry</a> was paired with a lampwork artist. How lucky are they?! <a href="http://lindalandig.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/bead-soup-blog-party-welcome/">In her post about the blog party </a>it sounds like she had no creative block as soon as she saw the beautiful beads she'd received.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's fun to check out the bead soups that challengers sent their partner and how the partner designed a piece or pieces from the many beads and additions from their own stash. <b>If you're interested in checking out some more, just hop on over to the <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2011/09/welcome-to-4th-bead-soup-blog-party.html">4th Bead Soup Blog Party</a> on Pretty Things</b> where you'll find all the participants listed at the end of Lori's post.</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-44908322389986612772011-08-28T09:17:00.000-07:002011-08-28T09:17:35.376-07:00Strong---Have Faith<style>
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-78585930703072978912011-08-26T19:45:00.000-07:002011-08-29T07:13:57.510-07:00Guild Challenge: Autumn Memories from Childhood<b>For the end of summer our guild decided to have a challenge in anticipation of the Fall season. </b> Specifically: create something from a childhood memory of the season.<br />
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Our first memory comes from Sue of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/QuiltTops">QuiltTops</a>. She says: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; line-height: 17px;">My childhood memory is that seeing pumpkins in a pumpkin patch would remind me that my favorite holiday, Halloween, was drawing near. The memory is now made into a pot holder that has been paper pieced and quilted.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">"</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;">Her second entry: "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This item for the August challenge was inspired by lots of different little things I made as a kid in school for Halloween but done with a grown up flare, like cheese cloth ghosts and pipe cleaner spiders. This yarn wreath is adorned with pom-pom and pipe cleaner spiders and cheese cloth and syrofoam ball ghosts both with googly eyes and it's backed with spider webs. Whenever I see it, it makes me smile!"</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;">The gorgeous hair clip that follows is by Amy of<a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/BellaMiaDesign"> BellaMia</a>. She says "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love the natural beauty of fall! I remember always coming home from a walk in the woods or just from our backyard with my little collection of fall leaves, flowers, or acorns in my little hands. I still can't go trekking in nature without gathering some treasures to enjoy. This hair clip reminds me of those little momentos."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last couple of entries are from Janet of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/HoneyFromTheBee">Honey from the Bee</a>. Both of her entries are earrings. "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Whenever I think of my childhood memories of Autumn I can't help but think of Halloween and dressing up. I loved being scared when I also had the safety of my parents being with me."</span></span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-8996173500380274912011-08-24T18:37:00.000-07:002011-08-26T13:34:54.596-07:00Soft White Summer<style>
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-24089525738022953922011-08-16T08:12:00.000-07:002011-08-16T08:12:23.610-07:00Lovely Lavender<style>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sue, from <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/QuiltTops">QuiltTops</a>, created that soft and lovely collection. It seems very fitting since one our our Pacific Northwest towns, Sequim, just celebrated their 15th annual Lavender Festival.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a peak into her shop:</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-13137578366866453562011-07-28T06:58:00.000-07:002011-07-28T06:58:27.746-07:00Simply Ceramics<style>
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<div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 0 0; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0 5px 0; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982">Simply Ceramics</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24663_product_1306539113_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7434_product_1058505872_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--91259_product_821582248_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--85156_product_972486298_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--91259_product_1758307683_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24663_product_458729634_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--91259_product_1747167620_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7434_product_1148794946_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--47544_product_1278925469_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--87341_product_1831823109_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7434_product_354366365_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24982"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--91259_product_1900805406_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><br />
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/LindaLandigJewelry" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: LindaLandigJewelry">Curated By: LindaLandigJe...</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0 0; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border: none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://handmadesoap.artfire.com/">Handmade Soap</a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it's so great that ceramic artists have expanded into the jewelry market. The glazes and organic feel to their pieces are so great for the feeling of the Pacific Northwest. The above collection was put together by our Linda and here's a peak into her online shop:</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-40882347278730713472011-07-26T08:29:00.000-07:002011-08-26T17:50:40.873-07:00Swirly Summer<style>
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<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/jeliza" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: jeliza">Curated By: jeliza</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0 0; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border: none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Unique Gifts</a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/jeliza">Jeliza</a> selected all of those wonderful teal and green items from our Guild shops. Let's sneak a peak at hers:</span><br />
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Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-22634477564432198212011-07-25T07:56:00.000-07:002011-07-25T07:56:07.404-07:00Flowers of the PNW ArtFire Guild<style>
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<div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-white.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 0 0; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0 5px 0; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753">Flowers of the PNW Artfire Guild</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--74015_product_810684274_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24663_product_1647939399_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--24663_product_2038751290_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_25310455_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_1333448314_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--87742_product_1637905400_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--84209_product_125732844_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--82584_product_1032589103_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--60075_product_931928712_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--57367_product_1703946634_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--47544_product_2062293738_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--34641_product_1379180553_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><br />
<div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0 0 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24753"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/RoxysRox" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: RoxysRox">Curated By: RoxysRox</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0 0; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border: none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/design">Indie Design</a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our member <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/RoxysRox">RoxysRox </a> found the garden of flowers in our Guild! Here's peak into her shop:</span><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid #c6c6c6; height: 287px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 17px; text-align: center; width: 482px;"><div style="padding-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><img src="http://artfire.com/modules/rapid_cart/images/rcnco.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> </div><div><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="210" width="482"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=rapid_cart&op=gen&od&r=1&c=3&sid=19499&i1=1&i2=2&i3=3&i4=4&i5=5&i6=6&i7=7&i8=8&i9=9&i10=10&i11=11&i12=12&i13=13&i14=14&i15=15&i16=16&i17=17&i18=18&i19=19&i20=20&i21=21&i22=22&i23=23&i24=24&i25=25"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" width="482" height="210" align="middle" src="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=rapid_cart&op=gen&od&r=1&c=3&sid=19499&i1=1&i2=2&i3=3&i4=4&i5=5&i6=6&i7=7&i8=8&i9=9&i10=10&i11=11&i12=12&i13=13&i14=14&i15=15&i16=16&i17=17&i18=18&i19=19&i20=20&i21=21&i22=22&i23=23&i24=24&i25=25" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed> </object> </div><div style="float: left; padding-left: 17px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://roxysrox.artfire.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RoxysRox</a> <br />
<div><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Unique Gifts</a> </div></div><div style="float: right; padding-right: 15px;"><a href="http://artfire.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://artfire.com/modules/rapid_cart/images/powered_by_artfire.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> </a> </div></div><br />
Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098570403281678742.post-26527384563321348882011-07-23T07:36:00.000-07:002011-07-23T07:36:04.531-07:00As Cool as an Ocean Breeze<style>
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<div id="widgetcont" style="background: url(http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/widget-bg-ltall-light-grey.png) no-repeat; height: 806px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 0 0; width: 484px;"><div class="title_charc" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 100px 0 5px 0; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741">As Cool as an Ocean Breeze</a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--7434_product_1580804920_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--72394_product_446200651_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--98337_product_1540138002_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--22018_product_1124404040_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--85156_product_80863675_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--3831_product_1079103241_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--12098_product_1516461622_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--68039_product_484377753_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--90000--74015_product_1711500405_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--40044_product_71644177_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--57801_product_1223222198_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><div style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 15.5px; text-align: center; width: 140px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--120000--92758_product_1110385165_thumb_crop.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" /></a></div><br />
<div style="float: left; padding: 4px 0 0 15px; text-align: left; width: 350px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=collections&op=details&cid=24741"><img alt="View This Entire Collection" height="43" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/view-collection-button.png" style="border: none;" title="View This Entire Collection" width="154" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/users/SteiderStudios" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;" title="Curated By: SteiderStudios">Curated By: SteiderStudios</a></div><div style="float: left; padding: 15px 15px 0 0; text-align: right; width: 85px;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/"><img alt="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" height="24" src="http://static.artfire.com/modules/my_collections/images/artfire-logo-dark.png" style="border: none;" title="Buy and Sell Handmade on ArtFire.com" width="69" /></a><br />
<a class="title_charc" href="http://www.artfire.com/" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">ArtFire.com</a></div></div><div style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub">Handmade Gifts</a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Linda of <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/SteiderStudios">SteiderStudios</a> found all those beautiful items among our Guild member shops. Here's a sampling from her studio:</span><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid #c6c6c6; height: 287px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 17px; text-align: center; width: 482px;"><div style="padding-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><img src="http://artfire.com/modules/rapid_cart/images/rcnco.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> </div><div><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="210" width="482"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=rapid_cart&op=gen&od&r=1&c=3&sid=92371&i1=1&i2=2&i3=3&i4=4&i5=5&i6=6&i7=7&i8=8&i9=9&i10=10&i11=11&i12=12&i13=13&i14=14&i15=15&i16=16&i17=17&i18=18&i19=19&i20=20&i21=21&i22=22&i23=23&i24=24&i25=25"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" width="482" height="210" align="middle" src="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=rapid_cart&op=gen&od&r=1&c=3&sid=92371&i1=1&i2=2&i3=3&i4=4&i5=5&i6=6&i7=7&i8=8&i9=9&i10=10&i11=11&i12=12&i13=13&i14=14&i15=15&i16=16&i17=17&i18=18&i19=19&i20=20&i21=21&i22=22&i23=23&i24=24&i25=25" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed> </object> </div><div style="float: left; padding-left: 17px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://steiderstudios.artfire.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SteiderStudios</a> <br />
<div><a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=gift_hub" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Unique Gifts</a> </div></div><div style="float: right; padding-right: 15px;"><a href="http://artfire.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://artfire.com/modules/rapid_cart/images/powered_by_artfire.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> </a> </div></div><br />
Posted for the Pacific Northwest ArtFire Guild by: <a href="http://honeyfromthebee.artfire.com/">Honey from the Bee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1