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Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Mary McKinley

Posted: October 13th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: art, Cleveland Handmade, Etsy, featured artist | Comments Off on Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Mary McKinley

Mary McKinley of the Vintage Brooch Co. is Cleveland Handmade’s featured artist this week. Mary uses bits and pieces of vintage jewelry to create fantastic new designs for your lapel or purse.

Read more about Mary here.


Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Nicki Schleckman

Posted: October 6th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: art, Cleveland Handmade, Etsy, featured artist | Comments Off on Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Nicki Schleckman

This week’s Cleveland Handmade featured artist is Nicki Schleckman, who sells on Etsy under the name handmade. Her handmade playsets are very popular. Read more about her here.


Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Chris Zielski

Posted: September 29th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: art, Cleveland Handmade, Etsy, featured artist | Comments Off on Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Chris Zielski

This week’s Cleveland Handmade featured artist is Chris Zielski of Copper Leaf Studios. Chris was one of the first Etsy team members I met in person, and she makes lovely etched copper pieces, but on a much larger scale than I do. Her photos are lovely, but her art is even more spectacular in person.

Read the interview here.


Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Leah Anastasakis

Posted: September 22nd, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: art, Cleveland Handmade, Etsy, featured artist | Comments Off on Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Leah Anastasakis

This week’s Cleveland Handmade featured artist is Leah Anastasakis of Leah Ana Designs. You can read my interview with her here.


autumn in the garden

Posted: September 16th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: life | Comments Off on autumn in the garden

My timing was good this afternoon and I managed to snag a treasury on Etsy. Check it out before it expires on Friday afternoon.


Jewelry Exploration

Posted: September 9th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: art, classes, jewelry | Comments Off on Jewelry Exploration

My class times have been set for October’s Jewelry Exploration at Bead Q.

I’ll be teaching etching on Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Chagrin Falls and on Sunday, October 26, 12:30–3:30 p.m. in North Olmsted.

Additionally, I will be teaching Beading 101: Necklaces and Bracelets on Saturday, October 25, 2–5 p.m. in North Olmsted. This is a beginner stringing class in which you will learn about different stringing materials and findings (clasps, crimps, jump rings) and then use that knowledge to make necklaces and/or bracelets from beads and materials you selected and purchased before the class (list provided at registration). Major emphasis will be placed on learning to crimp properly, which is the foundation of making pieces that last.

To register, stop in or call the shop where the class will be held: Chagrin Falls 440-708-1771; North Olmsted 440-734-2323.


Cleveland Handmade Featured Artist:
Sara Kate

Posted: September 8th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: art, Cleveland Handmade, Etsy, featured artist | 1 Comment »

Cleveland Handmade’s first featured artist is Sara Kate, who lives in Solon, Ohio. It is fitting that she is our first featured artist, because she kick-started this whole thing with one simple question in the Etsy forums: “Anyone in the Cleveland area?” Sara Kate makes awesome bags and envelope wallets; I myself am a proud owner of one of her Glam Squad bags.

Read the interview here.


This is why I love Jon Stewart

Posted: September 5th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: oh crap I've let politics enter my blog-type-thing | Comments Off on This is why I love Jon Stewart

Hurricane Gustav Relief

Sarah Palin Gender Card


I was going to say . . .

Posted: August 30th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: oh crap I've let politics enter my blog-type-thing | 1 Comment »

. . . something about McCain’s apparent low regard for the brainpower of the average voter as demonstrated by this VP pick, but Gail Collins beat me to it:

However, I do feel kind of ticked off at the assumptions that the Republicans seem to be making about female voters. It’s a tad reminiscent of the Dan Quayle selection, when the first George Bush’s advisers decided they could close the gender gap with a cute running mate.

The idea that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong.


the answer is yes

Posted: August 28th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: reality check | Comments Off on the answer is yes

The title of this article is Dumbest Packaging Ever? The answer is yes.