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Posts from ‘October, 2008’

Featured Artist: Tricia Hodson

Tricia Hodson, or LazyT, of LazyTcrochet is this week’s featured artist. Tricia is from Garrettsville, Ohio, which is between Cleveland and Youngstown. What is your first memory of knitting or crochet? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? I sat down with a book and taught myself how to crochet. I [...]

Featured Artist: Susan Saltzman

Susan Saltzman is well known for her distinctive jewelry incorporating beach stones. Much imitated but never duplicated, her work has been featured in a number of books and magazines. Susan sells her work under the name stonz on Etsy. What is your first memory of making things? Where did you learn to do this? The [...]

Featured Artist: Mary McKinley

Mary McKinley lives in Avon Lake and sells her gorgeous work on Etsy as the Vintage Brooch Company. What is your first memory of jewelry making? Did someone teach you, or did you learn on your own? I’ve always possessed a love of art, collage, vintage items, rhinestones, and jewelry. One year for Christmas my [...]

Featured Artist: Nicki Schleckman

Tell us your name, your Etsy shop name, and what city you live in. My name is Nicki Schleckman, and my etsy shop is HandMade.etsy.com. When I picked the user name HandMade I thought it was pretty clever and all encompassing, and was surprised that no one had already taken it. Later I realized it [...]