Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: Blue Brunette

It’s one of the busiest times of the year, with celebrations and parties, gatherings and gift-giving. This year Cleveland Handmade has geared up to showcase a variety of handmade goods for giving by stocking shops on etsy and throwing three handmade markets.
Here is another featured artist in my ongoing series, to let you know of all the great local handmade items you can find.

Today’s featured Cleveland Handmade Etsy shop is Blue Brunette. Her shop includes a variety of handmade paper goods including notepads, wedding favors, and cards. With all the holiday gifts you may receive as well as give, you might want to consider stocking up on some of her mini thank you cards or larger cards such as this Pale Green Thank You

Pale Green Thank You, $2.50

Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: Mandizzle

It’s one of the busiest times of the year, with celebrations and parties, gatherings and gift-giving. This year Cleveland Handmade has geared up to showcase a variety of handmade goods for giving by stocking shops on etsy and throwing three handmade markets.
Here is another featured artist in my ongoing series, to let you know of all the great local handmade items you can find.

Today’s featured shop is Mandizzle. If she looks familiar it may be because you have seen her lovely face numerous times on the front page of Etsy. She has the perfect shop to update your look for the new year with gorgeous hair accessories.

The Siren, Satin Flower Headband, $28.00

Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: Susan K Jewelry

The countdown to the New Year CONTINUES….

I had the pleasure of meeting the following designer at a Cleveland Handmade meeting, and have run into her numerous times since at art shows. She’s a busy lady! Susan makes mixed metal jewelry and is an excellent source to go to for custom stamped work.

MOM triple disc necklace, $48.00 from Susan K Jewelry

Cleveland Handmade Last Minute Market and Open Studio at The Screw Factory

Before you’re tempted to say screw it about holiday shopping, well….go ahead and say Screw It! (Don’t you love it, I’m being all edgy here! haha)

The artist and crafter lineup for the Cleveland Handmade Market has finally been listed, and along with the regular artists who will be hosting open studios in the Screw Factory (The Lake Erie Buiding at Templar Industrial Park) this event is NOT to be missed. May I repeat, NOT to be missed.

Yes, I am exhibiting my work at this event (including my recently unveiled photography, in addition to my modern nature jewelry) yet I’d be completely excited to hit the event to shop regardless. In fact, don’t buy everything before I get a chance to check it out as well.

This is the largest Cleveland Handmade show to date, and should have something for everyone.

Find more information at Cleveland Handmade

Want to spread the word? You can print flyers HERE

Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: Photohale

It’s one of the busiest times of the year, with celebrations and parties, gatherings and gift-giving. This year Cleveland Handmade has geared up to showcase a variety of handmade goods for giving by stocking shops on etsy and throwing three handmade markets. I thought I’d showcase a seller each day all the way up until the New Year to let you know all the gorgeous goods available.

Today’s featured artist is Susan…a.k.a Photohale. She makes a variety of fine art photographs. My current holiday favorite is “berries”

Berries, 8X12 photograph $30

Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: Snollygosters

It’s one of the busiest times of the year, with celebrations and parties, gatherings and gift-giving. This year Cleveland Handmade has geared up to showcase a variety of handmade goods for giving by stocking shops on etsy and throwing three handmade markets.
Here is another featured artist in my ongoing series, to let you know of all the great local handmade items you can find.

I got to see Snollygosters work at the first Cleveland Handmade Market in Chagrin Falls. She makes the most ADORABLE babushka dolls, which would be a perfect heirloom toy. They’re particularly cute with both “awake” and “asleep” faces

Sunday Sustainability Tip: Consider the Packaging

When making your next purchase, regardless of what it is, take a good look at the packaging. How much of tha packaging was necessary? What kinds of materials was it made out of? Check to see if the packaging is recyclable.

The best thing you can do it to buy products that don’t come in any packaging, buy direct from artists and manufacturers locally where minimal shipping packaging is necessary, or buy items enclosed in highly renewable and recyclable packaging.

Team Eco-Etsy is a group of sellers dedicated to reducing packaging waste and creating earth-friendly products. Check out some of their wares.

Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: Silvermade Studios

The countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade continues today with Theresa, of Silvermade Studios.

She’s a pro at rings, and as I love to frequently remind her, her bezel set stones are simply lovely. You’ll probably fall in “love” with her work.

Sterling Stackable Rings, $18

Want to find more Cleveland Artists, visit Cleveland Handmade members online or at one of the upcoming handmade markets.

Countdown to the New Year with Cleveland Handmade: zJayne

It’s one of the busiest times of the year, with celebrations and parties, gatherings and gift-giving. This year Cleveland Handmade has geared up to showcase a variety of handmade goods for giving by stocking shops on etsy and throwing three handmade markets. Here is one of the sweetest people in Cleveland Handmade, zJayne!

I love her eco-concious and earth-friendly ways. She’s full of important information on how to respect our Earth and be responsible consumers. It makes sense then that the item I want to feature today has the cutest saying “keep calm and recycle on”

Keep Calm and Recycle On Dryer Pillow Sheets, $12.75

Bazaar Bizarre West 2009 – Don’t be a Boxhead

Get your head out of the big box store! (That’s old-school booooring shopping!)

Visit myself and plenty other artists for all your holiday shopping needs. There’s food, there’s fabulous ipod music, there’s fun (maybe Xan will even come walk on stilts again this year), and the people-watching is pretty good too.

All you need to know is it is the same location as last year: 78th Street Studios: 1300 W. 78th St to 1305 W. 80th St., north parking lot, north entrance (behind the building) — accessible from W. 78th OR W 80th St.

Saturday December 12th from noon to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday December 13th from noon to 6:00 p.m.
There’s over 75 vendors making tons of unique items.