Welcome, Fox 8 Morning Show Viewers!

Lori on July 30, 2009

Thank you for watching and for checking out Cleveland Handmade! We’re glad you stopped by.

We are a group of Northeast Ohio artists who sell our creations on Etsy.com. Cleveland Handmade as it exists now started in summer 2007, and we currently have nearly 300 members.

You can see a featured item from each of our members on our artists page. Click on an item’s picture to learn more about it, or click on the artist’s username to see all of that artist’s offerings.

You can browse all of Cleveland Handmade members’ items or browse by category from our shop page.

A number of our artists are offering specials in honor of our TV appearance. You can check them out on this Etsy promotions thread. Just click through the pages to see all the offers.

A list of shows where our members will be selling is listed in the column to the right in chronological order.

Sign up for our mailing list by clicking the link at the top of the column to the right. If you use Twitter, you can click on that link to follow us there, too.

We have scheduled giveaways every other week through the end of 2009. New giveaways go up every other Thursday; the next giveaway will go up on August 6. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on the giveaway post naming the thing you like best from the giveaway artist’s shop and the thing you like best from any other shop — it’s that easy.

Our current team challenge is “Summer on the Lake.” Member artists created items to fit the theme, and you get to vote on which one you like best! Just scroll down to the previous entry and follow the link to the poll.

If you’re looking for a particular item shown on the show, here are links to the artists’ shops:

The silver and blue fused glass cufflinks are from SilverMade Studio.

The red clover tea soap is from Concord Soap Company.

The colorful fused glass pendant is from Glasfuzion.

The recycled cotton crocheted shrug is from LazyTcrochet.

The carnelian and 14K gold filled earrings are from Sweet Bird Designs.

The felted messenger bag is from La Petite Libellule.

The flowered cards are from Lime Green Rhinestones.

The crocheted necklace is from Leah Ana Designs.

The brooch is from the Vintage Brooch Co.

The collage card is from the Queen of Cups.

The stamped personalized necklace with fine silver and 18K gold discs is from Susan K Jewelry.

The Cleveland photo is from Numeric Design.

The stone, beach glass, pearl, and silver bracelet is from Stonz.

The etched copper map is from Copper Leaf Studios.

The sterling silver and red sea glass pendant and earring set is from Lake Erie Beach Glass.

The appliqued recycled T-shirt pouch is from zJayne.

The Charles doll is from Whimsy Folk.

The lampwork glass earrings are from Daisymade Designs.

The name bracelet is from the Shiplett Shop.

The stamped and domed sterling silver pendant is from Lori Paximadis.

The bonsai leaf copper earrings are from La Petite Fleur.

A big thank you to Kenny Crumpton and Fox 8 for hosting us, and to Beth at the Queen of Cups for making the initial calls and getting the ball rolling.

Big thanks also to Lea (of Lime Green Rhinestones) and her other business, Liquid Image, for making us a super-swell banner.