Monday, September 15, 2008

Some of the Unique Stores Listed In The Hand Made Product Directory Part 3

Every day or so we will be listing some of the stores in The Hand Made Product Directory so our readers will get a little idea of the many distinctive listings and products they create and sell.


Magic Mountain Candle Company - Makes custom musical candles of cartoon characters, Christmas, wedding, nautical, novelty, and beverage candles.



Candle Lights By Stormy - Offers wholesale and retail candles and craft designs. Includes an area for customization.



Candles Aglow - Offer homemade hand poured and highly scented container candles. Includes list of fragrances and guest book.



Candles by Claire - Candles by Claire is a % Soy Candle Company All of our Candles are Hand poured using % of Soy



Connie's Creations Candles - Candles and supplies, holders, tart warmers, aromatherapy oils, burners, bath and body products. Fundraisers and wholesale information.



Candles by Kathy - Offers hand poured triple scented candles and primitive sampler stitcheries.



Candles N Soaps - Pamper your senses with beautifully scented candles and natural, gentle soaps to make your skin smell and feel it's best!



Sandy Jane Designs - Featuring with optional message. Also, birthday posters, dolls, photo frames and laminated bookmarks.



Cassandra Russell - Designer Cassandra Russell, founder of the brand that bares her name and exudes her personal style, has based it on the principles of clean, simple fashion and beauty. The company was founded in 2001 with CassandraΓÇÖs graphic design work and art shows,



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Sylvan Lane Body, Bath & More - We formulate skin care, bath, toiletry & fragrance products for every member of the family



Catherine Miller Designs - Offers etched glass bowls, vases, and stemware.



Cathouse Pottery - Custom designed pottery and sculpture by artist Linda Michalek.



Creative Bead Designs - Handcrafted necklaces, earrings, bracelets made with semiprecious gemstones and sterling silver.



The Cornwall Bridge Pottery - Producing wood-fired stoneware garden pots, lamps and tableware.



Cc's Creations - CC's has home decor & more!

CC's Creations is your one stop shop for chic, unique, and affordable handmade or altered items. From the simple elegance of a single rose, to the excitement of a funky pattern, you will find it all here.



Designs By CD Childs - I am a stained glass artist by trade but I also enjoy fused glass, mixed media, gemstones to create fashion jewelry and I also recycle found items.



Celestial Radiance - Cylinder and square products. Offers herbal pillows and incense



CeramicaBotanica - Functional earthenware pottery.



Hand made ceramic jewelry - I make by hand from each small bead to the finshed pendants necklaces & earrings you see.



Channda - I am a 35-yr old, self-taught artist who began her career as an artist only in the summer of 2007. It happened when I needed artwork for my new home but had little money to buy it. I tried my hand at abstract art and never put the paintbrush back down! I



Chagrin Valley Soap and Craft Company - All natural handmade soaps using food-grade vegetable oils. Our soaps contain no artificial fragrances and no chemical preservatives. The natural soap colors come from botanical ingredients and spices.



Chalkhillstudio -



Champignons - Original screenprints and drawings handmade notebooks and jewellery



Chandler Hill Soaps and Candles - Our candles are % handmade using a wax blend especially for containers with ZINC core wicks which are LEAD FREE



Changing Designs - A unique mixed media store offering custom painted furniture, custom art work, graphic design services and stained glass. An inventory is offered of painted furniture, stained glass and painted windows.



Chasing Beads - Handmade gemstone jewelry



Chauncey P. Graham - Live inspired, with crocheted accessories and recycled paper goods from Chauncey P. Graham



Chic36 - Original handmade purses, accessories, crafts made of vintage kimono, +more! All items are shipped directly from Japan. Shop abroad at chic36!!



Chichiboulie - I specialise in original paintings in watercolours and acrylics for nurseries, children's rooms and the young at heart.



Chicken Pox Designs - Fresh pouches and bags handcrafted from vintage and contemporary fabrics



Chickory Wood Products - Offering hardwood trucks, trains, airplanes, and ships. Includes photographs and construction details.



Chickypez - Stuff For Hot Chicks - Fun and affordable jewelry and accessories.



Chiecarroll -



chingteoh - Acrylic painting on canvas. I like most to make bold textured painting with multi layers of colors. Inspired by natural patterns and Asian cultural graphics.



Birdhouse Designs - Collage cards, gift tags, place name cards and bookmarks on hand-marbled paper.



Christina Perdue Photography - Original and digital prints of fine art photography.



Chrys Designs Jewelry - I handmake all my jewelry using a variety of materials such as sterling silver, vintage, vintage inspired, semi precious, brass, copper and glass



Cicada Studio - Original textiles, graphic home accessories and paper goods.



Cinnamon and Honey - Pretty, colorful, original handmade card for all occasions.



Citrus Tree Designs - I am a photographer who loves to dabble in graphic design. Many of my pieces combine the two art forms to create unique and unusual designs.I have exhibited in Galleries and Museums and been featured in too many blogs to mention here...



Sweet Grass Baskets - Sells baskets made in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Site provides a history of southern sweet grass basket making.



Classic Carvings - Gallery of wood plaques depicting planes, trains, and boats.



Claylink Online Gallery - Woodfired ceramics by Charlie Cummings.



clingingimages - I design and hand paint static window clings that have the look and texture of stained glass.



Clockwork Zero's Steampunk Jewelry - Steampunk jewelry with an industrial twist.



Cloth Doll Supply - Find patterns by various designers, fabrics, hair, tags, bags, eyes, joints, notions, needles, and needful things.



Coatcheck -



CoconutPalmDesigns - I design hand painted, Belizean, hard and soft wood signs inspired by the Caribbean lifestyle of Belize. Many of my signs are customizable. You will find bright and vibrant colors that reflect nature's beauty, in my shop, Coconut Palm Designs. My lines



Cogan's Creations - A great collection of one-of-a-kind crocheted creations and more.



Colettec -



Colors Of Silk - I sell only high quality hand painted silks, mostly scarves, but also some pillows and sarongs. I also make hand dyed silk velvet scarves. I will be adding some silk tops and wraps in 2008



Condell Ceramic - Ready to paint ceramic bisque designs and ceramic tile murals.



Natalie@Conversations with Flowers - I'm the artist behind Conversations with Flowers.



Cooper Mays Pottery and Gallery - Porcelain dinnerware in a range of handmade colors. Two generations of family potters make functional forms.



Copasetic - Ipod covers, jackets made from scratch and remeniscent of the 80s, tshirt design and screening, bags



Copperheart Designs - Friendly handmade enamel and etched metal jewelry



Copper Springs Leather - Hand made tooled and carved leather goods.



Coriander Dreams - Adorable jewelry pieces offered at Etsy.



Couch Desgin - Couch Design is the covert operations name of the Philadelphia-based designer Nicole Mercurio. She is excellent at sitting, eating candy, and obsessing over interiors.



Country Fragrances - Specializes in pillar chunk candles which are available in several shapes and sizes. Choice of color and pour type.



Cowboys Toys - Offers clothing, saddles, horse tack, and decorative items,



Craft.ontheinternet - Peel-off embossed outline stickers in gold and silver, beads and beading wire, plastic mosaic tiles. Based in Australia, delivers worldwide.



CraftMan CDs - Selling Papercrafting CD-Roms for scrapbookers, card makers and other crafters.



Craftsman Studios - Art pottery, tiles and lighting in the Arts and Crafts style by artists, Dean and Pam Hudgins. Online galleries with prices and ordering information.



Crafts U Love - Suppliers of punches, eyelets, medallions, glitter, and stickers.



CraftyChris - Baby through adult size bibs, purses, jewelry, and for the really unusual, polymer clay pens.



Craftytools -



El Chanate Forge - Bladesmith with high carbon steel. Leatherwork.



Cranberries Candles - Offers containers and votives. Burning instructions and wholesale.



Cranberry Lane - Offers a variety of natural beauty products, kits, and raw ingredients, including soap and candle making supplies.



The Crank Heart Pony - Fabric, Bags, and random accessories



Crazy4Cards designs by Kim - Handmade Cards



Creations by Christina - Simply the best baked goods, candies, and sewn items



Creatively Kara - Super funky sensory toys, the cutest leggings and other odds and ends.



Creatively Yours - I sell scrapbooking & rubberstamping supplies from bazzill, colorbok, Carol Wilson, and many more. Offering flat rate & free shipping.



Creative Scentsations - Jar candles, as well as gift baskets and soaps.



CreativeSundries - CreativeSundries specializes in handmade goods and vintage treasures



Creative Urge - Polymer clay items, beaded jewelry, a little bit of everything!



Creativity - Jewelry, photography, and various hand-sewn creations



Crickets Creations Handknit Scarves - Hundreds of Boutique Quality, Handknit Gift Scarves



Crippenworks - Supplies handmade needle cases, bags and accessories.



Christina - My name is Christina Lawson, I paint abstract art.



Crochet Heirlooms - Offers handmade crochet afghans, name doilies, baby afghans, scarves, shawls and accessories, including a few kitchen items.



Crossroads Pottery - Porcelain pottery by Indiana potter Scott Frankenberger.



Cross Stitch Patterns for Machine Embroidery - Cross stitch patterns for machine embroidery sewing and stitching by hand. Most popular formats supported. Free designs available.



Connecticut Doll Artists - A collaboration of porcelain doll making studios offering quality greenware and supplies.



CuddlyQuilts - Cute and Cuddly Quilts for your Cute and Cuddly little one!



CuteAbility - Fun Jewerly for the young and the young at heart



Cute & Sweet - Simple Accessories for Sophisticated Girls



Country Woodcrafts - Specializing in scroll sawn clocks, and decor items handcut from solid oak.



Cyndie Smith Designs - I am a metalsmith who specializes in unique wearable art jewelry in silver, copper or brass.




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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Some of the Unique Stores Listed In The Hand Made Product Directory Part 2

Every day or so we will be listing some of the stores in The Hand Made Product Directory so our readers will get a little idea of the many distinctive listings and products they create and sell.


Baba Studio, Prague - Gorgeous illustrated bags using fairytale, Gothic, tarot and magic themes combined with new and vintage silks, cottons and embroideries.



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Babies N Toddlers Dresses - We sell these beautiful handmade dresses for babies and toddlers. They are for special occasions, such as: *baby blessings * Easter, * weddings, * birthday parties, * Communions * Baptisms * or for other occasion that you would like! These Dresses are c



Leila & Ben - Handmade Clothing and Accessories for Modern Kids



Leila & Ben - Handmade For Modern Kids - Modern Handmade clothing and accessories for babies and kids.



BabyLyons Onesies - Affordable, unique and original onesies designed by Katie Lyons.



Back Home Again - Welcome to Back Home Again, where a delightful assortment of handmade finished goods awaits you. Back Home Again is about the things that connect us to our past. Our family, friends and community that we call home. Every piece of fabric cut and every sti



Backside of the Moon - Doll hair, flour sack towels, muslin, e-patterns, and linen threads.



Bailey Ceramic Supply - A manufacturer of kilns, wheels, extruders, studio equipment. Also supplies tools, glazes, clays and books.



Bali Handmade - Offering sterling silver beads, spacers, and clasps.



Bama Hats - Welder/biker hats & skullcaps custom-made to your size



Banana Patch Studio Kauai - A beautiful and extensive collection of hand painted ceramic tiles - pottery and wooden signs by Banana Patch Studio Kauai - Hawaii



The Enchanted Attic - Barb Spencer - Find mohair wigs, books, magazines, miniatures, buttons, lace, doll patterns, and clothing. Includes finished items.



Baskets by Andrea - An extensive gallery of handwoven baskets of all sizes and types.



Bauer Designs - A unique assortment of handmade accessories including stained glass, woodworking, screenprinting, pincushion, one inch buttons and more.



Jacqueline (Jacque) - I am a an Artist in Eagle Rock California and my medium is mixed. I work from my Studio on my property with my little companions Lucy and Ethel my little Chi's. I started creating these Sea Sculptures in 1996 and I have a following and I am in two stores



Beachcombers Cove - Beachcombers Cove is the home of original art & jewelry by Norma Gafford. Jewelry pieces include my own handmade lampwork beads and sterling silver designs. Attention is paid to detail, including handmade clasps & dangles. The Cards and Prints are from m



BeachyRustica Handmade Beach & Cabin Accessories - Beach and Cabin Accessories including cabinet knobs / drawer pulls, picture frames, clothing hooks and magnets.



Bead Bar Goddess - Jewelry designs using gemstones, beads, sterling silver, goldfilled, Bali silver, Swarovski crystals.



Beadbug's Boutique - Contemporary Seed Beading with a Vintage Flair



Bead Circus - Offers a wide selection including Bali silver, charms, cord, findings, kits, and supplies.



Bead-e.com - Catalogue offering buttons, glass and ornamental beads, clasps, fixings, books, kits and gift ideas.



Beaded Eloquence - Cherie Anderson creates seed and glass bead jewelry, enhanced with pearls, gold and silver.



L & G Original Beadworks - Blending silver beads with lampwork and fused dichroic glass beads.



Beads Please - Jewelry pieces made with Swarovski crystal beads, gemstones, and sterling silver.



Handmade Beaded Jewelry by Beadscapes - Personalized gift jewelry, and beaded jewelry.



Beads for Africa - Beaded crafts from the Xhosa people of South Africa. A selection of beaded jewelry and the equipment to produce them yourself.



Bead Source LA - Offers Austrian Crystal beads, elastic cords, fire polish Czech glass by the strands, semi precious beads, tools, supplies and displays.



Bead Spirit - Gemstone jewelry enhance with glass beads and silver.



BeadStorm - Japanese Delica beads and Czech pressed glass beads, Austrian crystals, bone hairpipe, needles, threads, craft books and supplies.



AB Art Glass & Beadwork - Studio glass artists working in hot glass and beadwork.



Beadz 4 BookWormz - I sell my hand made beaded and cord bookmarks, agenda bookmarks and zipper pulls.



Beane's of Gorham - Cold process soaps made with pure vegetable and essential oils. Baskets and novelties available.



Bear Mountain Custom Jewelry - Handmade Jewelry, including wirewrapped and beaded jewelry.



Bears for Tea - Traditional and knitted styles by Mary Crawford.



Beaucoup de Bijoux - Handmade artisan jewelry design and creation.



Beautiful Greetings Card Shoppe - Handmade Greeting Cards For All Occasions



Beccaroon -



Beckett Pottery - Morning glory decorated pieces ranging from platters to vases and simple functional dinnerware by artist Robin Beckett. Galleries of dinnerware, serving pieces, kitchenware, home accessories and tableware.



Beeboo Baubles - Beth Mellor of New England crafts lampwork beads, precious metal clay beads, freshwater pearls, semi-precious stones, and sterling silver into contemporary jewelry.



Bee's Creations - Polymer clay ornaments and pendants, artwork and crafts.



beetnik505 - Hair sticks, pens and recycled works of art.



Behrenberg Glass Company - Offers a selection of clear bent glass for decoupage, hand painting, and etching.



Bella Rose Creations - Anything paper, handmade cards (especially shaped and 3-D), paper jewelry, paper party favors and origami boxes.



The Bell Collection, LLC - Offering Gold Marque and Bell's porcelain slip, doll molds, wigs, eyes, and supplies.



Bent on Wood - Handcrafted wooden bracelets.



Bethany's Designs - Handmade jewelry & accessories using vintage & modern fabrics



Beth's Beaded Designs - My shop offers unique hand-crafted jewelry in a wide variety of colors, styles and settings



Betsyonetsy -



Brian Green Pottery - Creates unique vases, containers and vessels in glazed and raku finishes. Includes artist's profile, conceptual sketches.



Bijoutery - Designs by J. Earles - I make handmade jewelry featuring mostly stones & pearls, and other media.



Bill's Wood Products - Coin holders and customized desk name plates.



Bilyn's World - Hand knitted hats, scarves, handbags, and totes. Also offers pillow cases, copper yard decorations, and wooden children's toys.



Binkie Baskets - A unique pacifier holder to tie to a crib. Many different animals and colors to choose from, or customize your own.



Birdbrain. - handmade, artist designed t-shirts and more! nyc based.



Bisou Sucre - Custom Wedding Invitations, Graduation Annoucements/Invitations, Baby Announcements, and much more! Anything is customizable in your colors, wording, and font.



Bitty Braille - modern & unique infant & toddler tees with simple kid-friendly words in Braille. Personalized t-shirts also available. Sparkly swarovski crystals or metal studs. Translation hand embroidered beneath. 10% of proceeds donated to the American Foundation for



Deirdre Ryan Fine Art Photography - Original fine art photography prints, bookmarks and blank note cards. All work is printed using The Epson 2400 using archival pigment inks and printed on gorgeous archival lustre finish papers. I print 4x6 up to 11x14 in my home studio. Cards and bookmar



Blackbird Letterpress - We offer fine art printmaking, including letterpress cards and screen printed flags.



Black Eyed Susie - Fun and Funky clothes for little people



Black Hills Craft Cabin - Segmented woodturnings of exotic and domestic wood designs that depict Native American legends, myths and stories in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota.



Blackmtnfurnitur -



Bliss Home Goods - I began selling fabric on Etsy, but quickly moved into creating. I paint, sew, dabble in magnets, etch glass, and am right on the verge of screenprinting posters and fabric.



Blkmtntrading -



Blue Bear Beads - Patterns, kits, an artist gallery, as well as books and beading supplies. Also limited free patterns.



Blue Heron Pottery - Decorative and functional white and black stoneware pottery byDenise Kleiner. Site includes an art fair schedule.



Blue Moon Jewelry Designs - Original handcrafted jewelry using semiprecious stones, freshwater pearls, and Austrian crystals by Sherrie Chapin.



BluePalmettoTree - Quality Handmade Crochet Items For You and Your Home



Blue Ridge Pottery - Listing of products including illustration and description of their process, photo tour of the pottery grounds, brief biographies of the artists, shop schedule and contact information.



Blueshedcrafts - Machine and handknitted toys, decorative items, dog coats and other bits too!



Blythe by Design - unique rings, fun cards, and cool travel photos



B&V Scraps - Offering a selection and variety of products, supplies, and accessories.



Meg Morrill / Bode22 - My name is Meg and I am from Utah. I started Bode22 in January (as a sort of New Year's resolution). I had just graduated from college the month before and realized that it was now or never. So I gave Etsy a shot.



Bode22 - Bode22:: clocks, frames, mirrors, plexiglass art, and more! It's time for something different, beautiful, thoughtful, fun, new, creative, bold, fresh, and useful.



Boffo Beads - Hand-wired necklaces featuring an abundance of contrasting glass beads.



Bogwood Works - Handcrafted wooden reproductions of nineteenth century cranberry scoops with steam-bent fingers and a display stand.



Bombus - Decoupage home wares & stationery



Bonnieayotte -



Boodlesofbeads - One of a kind jewelry



BornTooEarlyKnits - Hand made knitted garments specifically for Premature Babies



Botamaki - My interest is in portraying people and animals. I enjoy the decorative arts. A few favorite artists are Degas, Vermeer, Rembrandt,Manet,and Tenniel. I love beautiful line and composition.



Bracelets by Linda - I make beaded jewelry.



BrazanDesign - We create functional and decorative housewares using a variety of materials and processes. Our current favorite materials are stained glass, wood, and metals.



bridgemanstudio - Handmade Functional Pottery & Decorative Works of Clay



Unique Knitting - Norwegian sweaters, cotton sweaters, mohair hats, tams, mittens, scarves and baby blankets.



Brookhouse Pottery - We make functional pottery that can be used in the home on a daily basis. We also have some decorative pieces, although we don't sell them on etsy.



Browningtonforest -



Bruning Pottery - A family business in Snohomish, Washington making high fire porcelain and stoneware items for the home and garden.



Bear Mountain Jewelry - Handmade Jewelry, including beaded and wirewrapped jewelry items, using natural stones and crystals. Vintage materials are often used.



GaryGalvin/BuckCreekFurnishings - I design and construct primitive country furniture.



Bumblesea - Quirky handmade copper and acrylic necklaces



Burl Wood Box - Natural hardwood boxes embellished with burls and other highly figured woods.



Buster and boo - Unique Scrabble Tile Pendants



Busybee3 -



BWH Designs - Barbara H. McNeely crafts sterling silver and semi-precious stone jewelry.



Kim's Kreations - A selection of gel candles in handpainted containers.



Callidora - Handcrafted aprons, handbags, and headbands. Affordable custom work available - such as curtains, clothing for women and girls, etc.



Canadian Wood Crafts - Hand Carved Wooden Spoons and Cooking Utensils, Baby Spoons, Teething Rings, Hair Forks and Sticks, Pendants and A Whole lot more.



Back Woods Candles - Offers a variety of containers and colors.




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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Some Of The Unique Stores Listed In The Hand Made Product Directory Part 1

Every day or so we will be listing some of the stores in The Hand Made Product Directory so our readers will get a little idea of the many distinctive listings and products they create and sell.


Jasmine Junction - Dolls house and model railway items including hand made quilts curtains and Tudor houses in th scale.



Lightworks - Hand Crafted Fine Jewelry. Mostly with Crystal and Gem stones.



Burro Branch Studios - Handmade ceramics, beaded jewelry, paintings and clay sculpture



Juicy Christians - I create and sell handmade jewelry inspired by living for Christ or just living your best life. I also sell handmade journals, and mixed media art.



Postcardlady - fabric quilted postcard



Hare Brain - Creates digitally designed neo-folk dolls. Located in Ithaca, NY.



One World Organic CLothing - Organic cotton shirts and onesies



The Looking Glass - Handmade, one-of-a-kind stained glass for home, business and church made in the Tiffany style, copper foil method.



3 Dog Candle Company - Custom jar, pillar, and gel candles, as well as bath and body products. Fundraising also available.



4paws - Don't get left out in the cold!! 4Paws is a clothing line dedicated to our canine friends. My designs are created to keep your favourite pet warm and stylish. To keep our feline friends happy, I also designs fun catnip toys. I create all of my designs fr



5 Fingers Up - Vibrant, unique, humorous art.! Originals, art prints, greeting cards, customized pieces and more.



A1 Custom Jewelry - Handcrafted bead and gemstone jewelry; necklaces, bracelets, adjustable anklets, handmade watches, and earrings.



Abacus - Artfully hand beaded jewelry of stone, metal, wood, and glass.



Abelee's Handcrafted Jewelry / a Fivetonine Design Production - Wearable art - sterling silver, brass, and gemstone handcrafted earrings



A Blond And A Torch - Handmade organic metal jewelry



A Breath Of French Air - I make bath and body products for the whole family.



Adrienne's Ceramic Expressions - Wheel thrown and handbuilt pottery including stoneware mugs, bowls, plates, vases, teapots and unique works of art. Decorative Raku pottery includes vases and bowls.



Adventures of... Jessica Rose - Fine handmade cashmere clothing and accessories. I also sell patterns for my pieces.



Aerten Caisleán - Abstract watercolor, acrylic and encaustic paintings; ACEOs and greeting cards.



A Gift Of Wood - Quality handcrafted gift made from the finest Wisconsin hardwoods. Includes bud vases, knife block, clocks, lazy susans, jewelry boxes and bowls.



A Good Turn - A turner in Ohio, USA, offers letter openers, bottle stoppers and pens, with background information and photographs.



Aimalohi Designs - Lovely handbags, felted accessories, quilts and more



A Keeper's Jackpot - I sell beaded necklaces, lanyards, bookmarks, and more.



Akesson Design - Gemstone jewelry such as agate, amber, amethyst, and a variety of birthstones by Monica Akesson.



All About Cats - Handmade items for cats (and for humans who love them).



All About The Buttons - An eclectic mix of home and personal accessories all embellished with buttons.



All The Rage Rag Designs - Rag Quilts of all sizes, Rag Totes/Purses, Placemats



All Those Threes - Handcrafted Jewellery



All Tucker'd Out - Handmade Nantucket Lightship baskets, sizes ranging from miniature baskets up to large baskets.



All Us All The Time - All Us All the Time is the most recent creation of two very imaginative souls?two sisters. They offer you a variety of stylish greeting cards, stationery and invitations from their original graphics, watercolor and color pencil artwork. They also offer u



All Wood Nameplates and Gifts - Wooden desk nameplates, wall coat racks, collapsible baskets, and curio shelves.



Alex The Shoeman - Offers hand carved wooden bolas, boots, shoes and knick-knacks.



Amanda Mackay's Handmade Beaded Jewelry - Offering handmade beaded unique jewelry, custom avaliable



Amazon Creations LLC - Kitsch & Kawaii Jewelry along with Unique Crocheted Items.



American Doll Boutique - American girl doll clothes--quality clothes at a reasonable price. You will find a wide variety of styles for your favorite 18 inch doll. Dresses to nighties, soccer to ballet, Hispanic to Native American



Amber & Fred Mintert - We are both art teachers at schools in our community. We also have a small business that we run from our home called "AM/FM Art & Oddities". We sell painting, prints, furniture, sewn items and paint murals. We also try to show our work in local galle



Amjewelry - My shop is a diverse collection of jewelry. I have strung and beadwoven beaded work. I also have handformed sterling silver hoops. I work in glass, Swarovski crystals and stones (garnet, amethyst, etc.). My work features sterling silver, goldfilled a



AM Designs - AM Designs offers only quality, one of a kind, artfully designed handcrafted jewelry. My jewelry designs are created using sterling silver and other precious metals sheet, wire and findings, genuine gemstones, pearls and crystals. The techniques I employ



A Moment in Time - Custom scrapbook, calendar,and photo enhancement services and products.



amyjacobdesign - I handmake various items for the home...right now I have magnetic boards, pillows, and trays. I make green design a priority in my designs and am conscious of the quality and material that goes into each detail.



AnacDesigns - One of a kind and limited edition jewelry made with love and good vibrations.



Anandi's Laboratory - Handmade, unique sterling and gemstone jewelry and science-themed gifts



Bisou Sucre - We create beautiful custom designed Wedding Invitations, Party Invitations, Greetings Cards, and Scrapbooking Supplies.



Visions by Angel802 - Handcrafted Jewelry for all tastes.



AngelaSpots - Large receiving blankets perfect for swaddling. Swaddling instructions included.



Angelface Cards - Offers handcrafted cards for all occasions, including weddings.



AngelicGems - AngelicGems is where hippies and soul sistas alike find individual pieces that speak of something deeper than pretty. Check out my sparkling gemstones, colorful polymer creations, wooden beauties and anything else I might come up with; I assure you that



AnikaEaster - My paintings are almost always inspired by nature. Though I call them "paintings", I like experimenting with different materials to create the art, such as hemp, rust and patina finishes.



Anna Lemons Jewelry - Featuring wire-wrapped cameos, polished semi-precious gemstones and faceted gemstones.



Anna's Jewels -



Abstract Art by Anna Yona - Original paintings. Contemporary Abstract Decorative style. Acrylics on canvas.



Serendipity - Fit well in country, traditional and some contemporary settings.



Anombomb Designs - Jewellery for the eclectic masses. Bright, bold, colourful, modern.



Anya's Garden Of Natural Perfume - Eco-conscious artisan natural perfumes created by an artist who sources the rarest most unusual aromatics from around the world. No synthetics are ever used in Anya's Garden perfumes. As President of the Natural Perfumers Guild, she publicizes and works



Appaloosa Trading Company - Handmade leather goods including belts, purses, and accessories.



Apple and Star - Handmade jewelry with a simple, earthy elegance



Apple Blossom Bows - hair bows and flowers



Applecreekdesigns - Fused glass pendants with images inside/



AppleJade Studios - Cute handmade lampwork bead charms for cell phones, keychains and zipper pulls, easily attached, removed, entirely interchangeable.



Butterfly Designs - Custom Aprons for Every Whim



ara133photography - Fine art photography prints focusing on nature, microscopy and still life.



The Black Candle Company - Black candles, full moon specials, and personal items moulded as required.



Argyles Woodworking - Small tables embellished with ceramic tile or stone, wood framed ceramic tile trivets, floral tile wall clocks, cheese boards, napkin holders, small boxes, trays and bud vases.



Arizona Silhouette - Bowls, writing pens, and oil candles created from woods that grow in the desert Southwest, also a supplier of crushed turquoise, chrysacolla stone, and stabilized pen blanks.



Ark of Creativities Gifts - Handmade wood crafts in Country and Victorian styles.



ArmandoJavierDesign - Leather handbags, totes, wallets, clutches, passport holders



Art2theextreme - I sell all types of original art and things for children.



Susan McSherry - "I am an independant self taught, self representing artist. I live in the mountains of north west Arkansas. I split my time between Arkansas and Illinois.
Days are spent working in my studio. My work contains a high degree of recycled or repurposed materi"



Artangel Original Art - Affordable, Original Drawings, Paintings and Mixed Media Art



Enzie - I am a professional portrait artist who paints custom heirloom oil paintings of people and pets from photographs.



Artgems, Inc. - Beads, findings, marcasite, Bali silver, tools and supplies.



Artgirlx - Original oil and acrylic paintings, prints & unique pendants by a Canadian mixed media artist



Art Glass Fusion - Handcrafted fused glass items for home decor and personal adornment.



Artimentary - art + reUse = smart Original art and jewelry made of 75-98% recycled materials. Fine and applied art that helps the planet: share a handmade world! Colorful mixed media visual art & functional decor items made of 98% recycled materials bring abstract & s



Artisticle - Odd & Quirky Screen Printed Things



Artofkimberly -



Art on Glass Designs - Offers precut vinyl stencils for etching and stenciling.



Artshapedworld -



ArtStones Jewelry - Debra Brown handcrafts crystal jewelry, and features a large collection of links.



Original Fine Art by Marie Louise Eriksen - "My paintings are a reflection of how I feel about a place or a particular subject. I enjoy simplifying and abstracting shapes while color and the combinations of colors are my favorite means of expression.

I have exhibited in the United States, Europe a"



Artsy Clay Imaginative Jewelry & Gifts - Adorable to zany pins, pendants, magnets & ornaments.



artsyrubbish Teresa Mahannah - Recycled Mosaic Glass "Meditation" tiles for home/office decor. Measure 6x6 inches for wall or easel display



ARTWORK BY IMELDA - ACEO's, Images of women, cats, mystical



ArzuMusa - "I have met with polymer clay at the end of 2007. I am having lots of fun with it. Learning new things every day.
Everything is handmade by me. If it can be covered in clay and baked, I'll try it!"



A Second Chance - A desire to make a difference & one joyful knitter make up A Second Chance. Unique, hand knitted pieces are created from 100?s of forgotten sweaters w/ rich textures & stunning colors. 100% RECRAFTED/RECLAIMED keeping post-consumer goods from the landfil



Ashworth Jewelry - Contemporary designs in natural stones, fresh water pearls, semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, precious metals and silver.



Astrida Naturals - Bringing you the very best shea butter products made with 100% all natural, unrefined, fair trade, shea butter imported from Ghana, Africa.



A Tale in Time - Creates custom scrapbooks, digital memory albums and related items featuring customer-provided photographs, stories, and mementos. Includes galleries organized by theme.



Atelier Designs - Modern Greeting Cards, Stationery and Invitations



Attention SUrplus - Decorative fine art. Paintings, pastels, possibly even a collage or three.



Attic Eclectic - Vintage and antique glass, housewares, patterns, books and jewelry.



atwhim - Original artwork for your bare walls! Prints and Originals available. Also postcards, stickers, and other flights of fancy.



Auntie Bunny's Doll Bedding Accessories - Custom made doll bedding accessories and pillows for most doll sizes and miniature dollhouses.



Sunny Days Embroidery - Custom monogramming and personalization



L'aurore polaire - I sell earrings that will tickle your neck, bracelets that will embrace your wrist, and necklaces that will warm your heart, all handmade from beads and charms that I've fallen in love with over the years.



Aussiewoodcraft - handcrafted wooden lamps, floorstand lamps, platters, bowls, jewelry boxes, walking sticks, accessory stands, flower vase, candle holders and etc. We also make copper carved picture frames and wall hangers.



Aussie Wood Turning - Nick Paznikov offers woodturned gift items, mostly from Australian trees.



Austria Connection - Specializing in Swaroski crystals in various shapes and sizes. Findings are also available.



Autumn Comfort Candles - Hand pour candles and cosmetic grade massage candles.



Avery's Attic - Handcrafted comfort for your baby



AzureFire - Featuring fused glass art, suncatchers, pet memorial pendants, fairies, wands, and rattles.


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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Blogs listed on The Hand Made Product Directory

There are a lot of crafting oriented blogs out there. Here is a list of those listed on The Hand Made Product Directory.

Other Blogs Worthy Of Reading




A
Side Salad

About
FaniSong

Adventures
in Art

Aimalohi

All
About Cats

All
Those Threes

A
Nieman Crochet

Artangel
Original Art

Art
for Daily Life

Artisticle

Artsy
In The Big Little City

Arty4ever
Newecsblog

Artwork
by h.a.sullivan

Artwork
By Imelda

Autumn
Comfort Candles

Azure
Islands Designs

Barenest

Beadbug's
Boutique

Beadsme
aka Mandy harvey

Beadiful
Things

Beckoning
Bears

Bella
Rose Creations

Bijoutery's
Blog

Bruizerbeans

Bubblegum
Goods

ByMickey

CE
Woodworks

Cellar
Door

Charlotte's
Creative Web

Chauncey
P. Graham

Cinnamon
and Honey

Citrustreedesigns

CLAUDES
CREATIONS

CoconutPalmDesigns

Copper
Springs Leathercraft

Crafts
Cottage Is Knitting

Crazy4CardsdesignsbyKim

Creations
by Sydnei~

Crickets
Creations Handknit Scarves

Crocheted
and More by Rachel

CserpentDesigns

Cute
& Sweet

Darkling
Woods Studio

Debralanedesigns

Decorating
With Country Rustic &


Primitive
Home Decor

Deerwomandesigns

Dharma
Designs

Divinity
Gardens

dragonflygems

Dragon
in Knots

Dreaming
in Colors

Eclectic
Eccentricity

e.
marie jewelry

Earth
Expressions

Ecstasea
Sea Glass

Everyday
Adventures

Fat
Ninja

Facets
by Kathryn

flutterbyblue

Fray
Baby

FunkyFolky
Sculpture

Gems
By Jules

green
eco rebirth

Greetings
and Salutations

Handcrafted
Jewelry Made to Speak to your Soul

Hidden
Valley Basketwerks

In
Shadows...

Inklore

Jen
Hintz Yarn Arts

Jewellery
by Erin

JM
Craftworks

Jewelbabe

Jolie
Handmade

Julie\'s
Jewels

Karma
by Morgan

Kristina
Law

Knitsational.....or
The Evolution of Yarn

L
is for Lovely

LauraOh!
Designs

LazyTcrochet

LostFoundObjects

Lost
Hollow Creations

Loving
Life as Bag Ladies...too

MAKUstudio
Pottery

MarthaHaskins

Merkaba's
Musings

metalheart
design

Middleburg
Folk Art Studio

Mwendas

My
Thread of Thought

Mystic
Silks

Needle
Felters Etsy Street Team Blog

Norma\'s
bath and body

ON
Cottage Way

Painted
Panache by Joann Y Wheeler

Pampered
Pooch Boutique

Paper
Girl Productions

Pat
Parker's Stoneware Pottery

Pattiflynn

peanutbutterfly

Pink
Kitty Designs... what's up with the kitty?

PinkPolish
Design

Poetic
Reflection

Positive
Thinking Everyday

The
Punkin Pie Loft

Rag
Rescue

Robyn's
Nest

Romatic
Vintage Inspired Weddings

Rosevine
Design

rosewoodcreations

Sam
McLean Designs

Sea
Glass Things

Simply
Sentimental ~Custom

Simply
Shiny

Skybox

Smell
This . . .

Song
of My Soul

Southern
Pleasures

SouthernScraps

Soy
Candles warm your spirit, soul & senses

Sparrow
Originals

Spike,
Peanut and Me

Studio
Debris

StudioElan

Strung
Out & Wired

SubEarthan
Cottage

Summertime
Lane Kids

Suncatcher
Eyes

Sweet
Freedom Designs

Tattytiara

Teepetals

the
b-line

The
Looking Glass

Twiddlestix
designs

UNIQUES
Handmade

UnderGround
Art aka inkognitoban

vintage
rehab

Woolies

Zizziba
Studio


Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Which Rat Has Won The Rat Race?

Which Rat Has Won The Rat Race?

For most of us, there are days that truly resemble rat races. It seems like no matter how hard we try, we just don’t seem to be getting anywhere. Try as we might and organize our day the best we can nothing seems to come together. Don’t feel bad, it just means you are human. After all you have to remember that Murphy’s law is always at work.

With all marketing and advertising efforts, there are times when things just don’t work the way we thought they should. Some times you can discover the reason but often you can’t and probably never will. This is why I strongly believe in following these basic marketing and advertising principles.

1) Market and advertise as inexpensively as possible.
2) Market and advertise in as many different locations as possible. Don’t put all your eggs in a couple of baskets.
3) If something isn’t working, throw it out and move on. Don’t pour good money after bad.
4) 5 inexpensive graphic ads in different locations will draw more customers than 100 text based ads will.
5) Give your ad time to work. It usually takes a couple of months before you really start seeing the real effect of an ad. Most buyers want to see you in the same place for a number of weeks before they start developing trust in your business. They want to see that you are not a “Fly by Night” store before they will buy from you.
6) Don’t waste money on Click Through or PPC types of advertising. Unless you are willing to drop a whole lot of money, your link just isn’t going to show up high enough in a search engine to make it worth it. Also, your conversion rate will usually be so depressing you will want to quite all together.
7) Market and advertise to your target customers. Use good Niche Marketing and Advertising methods. Targeted marketing and advertising pays off much better than using the shotgun approach of throwing out an ad everywhere and hoping a few people will respond to it. Market and advertise to those who are most likely to buy from you.
8) Always advertise with the places that give you top notch excellent service. You are paying them, they aren’t paying you so you deserve the best service possible. Companies and web sites that go out of their way to take care of their customer (advertisers) will usually give you a much greater return on your advertising dollar also.
9) Don’t be afraid to experiment. Your products are unique and as such there isn’t any pat advertising method that will work for everyone. Try different thing, keep track of what work and what doesn’t, start combing those that work and discard those that don’t. This is how you lean what works best for you.
10) Cut yourself some slack. All marketing and advertising, even for the big players, is really one big learning curve. You are always in a state of trial and error. The more you lean, the more you realize you don’t know it all yet.

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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Being Ready To Sell More During The Holidays

Being ready to sell more during the holidays takes timing and preparation. If you haven’t already laid out your plan for the up coming holidays, it’s almost too late. Do you want to increase your sales, ad revenue, and ultimately your profits in a short period of time? Was your online storefront or website ready last year when the holiday selling season rolled around? The time to prepare for the Christmas holiday season is right now. Many retailers can sell as much in the few weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve as they sell all year long. You may not be in this group but there isn’t any reason that you can’t significantly increase this years sales.

Let me begin by talking about a couple of things that might seem obvious at first but seem to always cause problems for those unprepared. The first has to do with inventory.

One of the criticisms of online retail businesses when the tech boom first started was they did not have the inventory on hand to fulfill the orders they received. There are as many different ways to manage your inventory as there are ways to paint your house, but you can minimize some issues up front and prepare for others.

To state the obvious is to say, have enough inventory on hand to fulfill all your orders between November 1st and December 31st, but that isn’t as easy as it sounds for a small business. You have to carefully plan your cash flow needs to be able to buy additional production supplies for inventory, and shipping materials over the holiday selling time period. Cash flow for small businesses is usually as tight as it can be, so make adjustments as early as you can, before you need the inventory and can’t fill all those orders.

The holiday season can be filled with family and fun (or something like that) but it can also take a lot of time you might normally use to post, do research, and everything else you do to maintain your store. Trying to do tech writing while your in-laws are visiting can be challenging at best, so be prepared in advance and ramp up your inventory levels.

Second, many online merchants have built in phobias about some simple yet effective merchandising and selling formats.

Use Gift Certificates, Gift Cards, and Coupons. As buyers have become more Internet savvy they have come to expect to find some good coupons or specials, especially around the holiday season. You don’t have to give away the store, but get a few promotional coupons ready to send out to your mailing list, or make them readily available on your website.

In addition to a few different coupons you should create some kind of gift certificate that your visitors can buy to give as a gift for later use on your storefront. You see these gift certificates everywhere because they are guaranteed revenue, cost almost nothing to produce, and each year a certain percentage go unused.

Provide Good Customer Service. This is probably the most important for customer acquisition or retaining those valued customers for future purchases. The issue of customer service is a standard item among small businesses but it shouldn’t be overlooked. Just plain good customer service can go a long way and much of the time is one of the lesser expenses of the fall season.

Answer your business email as soon as you can, return customer phone calls promptly, ship your products quickly, and offer a clear return policy your customers can understand. These are common issues but can quickly become out of hand when multiplied by a higher volume over the holiday shopping season.

You don’t want to be the last horse out of the gate when it comes to your marketing and advertising.

Your marketing and advertising plans should already be in place. In fact, you should be doing your final reviews of them at this time. Making last minute changes in an ad campaign can be disastrous and cost you untold sales.

One of the most over looked aspects of selling on line for many small business owners is their Credibility & Trust Factor. A lot of research and study has been done in these areas and the results show that even though more and more people become internet savvy, they still have difficulty buying from stores or businesses that are new or appear to be new. This is particularly true for buyers over the age of 40 or so. The average internet buyer may visit a new online store and use them for price comparison but when it comes down to buying, they will pay a couple of dollars more to purchase from a store that they have seen on line for some time.

This can create problems not only for new online store owners but for those that have been around awhile but haven’t really developed any real internet visibility. Granted, it isn’t logical for a small business to expect to have the online visibility of Amazon or some other big company but they can pre-position themselves so they appear to have been in business online for some time. Studies show that if your store appears to have been in business for a reasonable period of time, a buyers buying confidence in your store will be significantly higher. Even if you really have only been in business on line for a few months.

It does take time to develop internet visibility but being in the right places at the right times can expedite this process and your stores customer perception. It all about what the customer perceives. Not the reality. The idea is to get them through the front door. Your products and great service will keep them coming back.

Over the last several years there have been some significant changes in the way people shop. Particularly during the hectic holiday season. Although search engines are still used to find products, more and more buyers are turning to places like Shopping Directories to find that special item. It makes sense too. At a Shopping Directory, customers automatically feel more at ease. Their general trust level in any store listed in a Shopping Directory is higher since they believe that the directory themselves has done some evaluation and qualification of the store prior to allowing it to be listed in the directory. Another reason is that they have every thing in one place without having to bounce all over the net.

There are a lot of on line merchants that feel they have to spend a lot of money and focus only on the really big search engines and high priced directories to make sales. The facts are that you don’t need to spend exorbitant amounts of money and by being listed in specialized niche shopping directories pays off better. Most online buyers know what they are looking for and go to places where they are most likely to find the type of item they want.

You should be looking for those Niche Shopping Directories that don’t charge and arm and a leg and that will be drawing the types of buyers you are looking for. Another nice thing about these Niche Shopping Directories is that your store will not be lumped in with 10,000,000 other similar stores. It just doesn’t make sense to purposefully give yourself more competition than you need to. One final point of interest about Niche Shopping Directories is that they very often have holiday marketing and advertising specials running that can really stretch a merchants’ advertising dollars. As a final point about Niche Shopping Directories, in most instances they provide much better service to the merchant than the big boys do.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Free Marketing & Advertising Suggestions, Tips, Tricks and Ideas Booklet

For those interested, The Hand Made Product Directory has put out a FREE 30 plus page booklet of Marketing & Advertising Suggestions, Tips, Tricks and Ideas that can be downloaded from the "Store Owners Resources Page" at the directory http://www.dmpmc.net/THMD/resources.html