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Now, I have to admit, I love all shades of blue and blue-greens! Being Piscean, how can I not? I even like the look of sea glass. Sea glass looks like the deep blue depths have undone the workings of man to revert cut glass back to a more natural state.

My medium is paper. For the Water challenge of the 5 part Elements Creator challenge, didn't want to make another creature even though I do plan on... Read more

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Fairy Cardmaker , who makes wonderful, whimsical paper goods and cards, started a creative challenge for designs inspired by the "elements." The challenge is open to artists and crafters of any media.

Challenges are always incredible as they make you think outside the creative box and truly think about your designs in a deeper level. The challenge for the element Wind has been completed. We are now... Read more

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Like a lot of handmade artists and designers (most?), GalleriaLinda's jewelry designs are not driven heavily by fad market trends.

Highly creative people are drawn to create their vision first; then everything else falls into place wherever it falls. We create from our hearts and our designs are a part of us. Handmade designs are not produced for a calculated market. That is what sets apart handmade... Read more

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With summer coming to a close, I thought it appropriate that we could look back and see what we will be missing, for example, ice cream cones.

Chocolate is my personal favorite.

Dragonflies... pretty sure they bite, so I won't miss those.

Lovely flowers... I try to grow them every year and all I end up with are weeds. But this year the neighbor across the street has a sunflower I can look at.

I like... Read more

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Karen from Naturliche Body Bliss has been crafting since childhood. After trying many different crafts, she settled on creating her product line of soap and bath indulgences. "Simple and Natural" is the theme for her products which are handmade with care and from only the best ingredients. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and creates her handmade indulgences in the kitchen of her condo.... Read more

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I was walking through Metro Hall this spring and noticed an Exhibit of interesting clothes and housewares .

At first I didn’t realize that all items on the exhibit were from the 19 th century Serbia . Exhibit was called “Then and Now” and was presenting Serbian culture, tradition and lifestyle in rural areas. You could view numerous authentic items from the 19th century to present time -... Read more

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The challenge in this round was to represent the element of earth in some, way, shape or form with our creations. Earth can be represented by gems, rocks and sand, or earth creatures, plants, and earthy colours.

I’ve found myself infatuated with brown hues of late, so it surprised me to have struggled with this challenge. I really wanted this challenge to be handmade from ground zero. So, I decided to... Read more

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It seems absolutely impossible, but apparently, Britney Spears plans to release a clothing line for Candie's . Perhaps it will feature her patented invisible shoes. Not to mention, her infamous invisible thongs. Yikes! Talk about toxic…

Would you wear cothes designed by Britney Spears? Read more

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With a "day job" in marketing, Linda Harrell is very busy and designing jewelry is her way of "relaxing". Although her career has filled her days, it was not enough to fulfill her desire to create. About four years ago, she decided to follow her heart by starting her own brand of handmade jewelry, which she named GalleriaLinda .

Growing up within the artistic community of Purdue... Read more

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Here is my challenge entry for the iCraft blog challenge for The Elements: The Wind . I knew I wanted to make something with wings and, when I thought of the wind, I thought of blue skies and white clouds. Once I chose those colours, it just looked so baby boy to me, that I had to make this teddy bear in to an angel, so that I could have something winged and connected to the sky.

Voila - a Teddy-Bear Angel... Read more

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