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May You Get All Your Christmas Eve Wishes!

Natural Christmas Centerpiece

If you are a regular reader you may remember me mentioning that I live right near a national park. I have gorgeous evergreen trees all over my backyard. Due to this I have a large supply of evergreen branches strewn about my property as well as pinecones. This year I thought I’d bring a [...]

Sunday Sustainability Tip: Never Throw Out Glass

Did you know that glass can be recycled over and over again?
Making new glass uses lots of various raw products such as sand, limestone, feldspar not to mention heat and energy to produce products from it.
Recycled glass doesn’t use all the raw materials, and it melts at a lower temperature saving [...]

Sunday Sustainability Tip: Clean Your Indoor Air Naturally

You may be tempted to purchase one of those expensive indoor air cleaners to improve what you breathe. This may be especially true when you feel trapped inside during winter months. A better solution however is to add houseplants to your decor throughout the house. They clean the air, help with humidity levels, and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]