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In the Pink for Valentine's Day!
I have to admit that for a long time, I pretty much reviled the softer shades of pink. I won't go into the reason why except to say I saw way too much of it for several years at a job I had. Waaaay...
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Pretty in Purple
I recently created a pair of fun earrings using hand painted and antiqued purple brass fans, purple lampwork beads and other colorful components. Although purple is not my favorite color, it is near...
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Fun and Funky Handmade Jewelry!
In the Urban Dictionary, I found this fascinating description of the word "funky" as it comes to style: "Funky can be a mixture of thrift store and name brand, lace and leather, a simple gold bracelet...
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Time to Treat Yourself . . .
With the holidays and Valentines Day buying time now far behind us, I thought it might be about time for YOU to treat YOURSELF to something beautiful. With that in mind, I decided to curate a "Time...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 4
Another week has come and gone and we are another week closer to Mother's Day. Ready yet? If you aren't, then the Mother's Day Countdown 2015 - Week 4 will come in handy. Hosted by Julie and Blu of...
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Refreshing Greens!
A couple of days ago I curated a collection of different shades of green, called “Refreshing Greens.” The collection was inspired by watching the miraculous transformation of the desert due to the...
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Eclectica - Handmade and Vintage
According to the "Urban Dictionary," the definition of eclectic is: "a combination of many different individual elements of style, themes, mediums or inspirations pooled from many sources." Well, if...
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A Handmade Summer from the AFPouncers!
Looking for summer inspired handmade items? Well, you have come to the right place! Not only do the AFPouncers love to promote other ArtFire studios, but they are also a very talented group of...
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First and Foremost - Handmade and Vintage
As I was trying to decide what the theme would be for this blog post, I decided it would be fun to pick the first item listed in each studio of the artists featured. The items are handmade and/or...
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Looking to Halloween and Day of the Dead!
With today being the last day of August, summer is almost over and Halloween and Day of the Dead Festivities will be here before we realize it. With that in mind, I decided to browse the studios of...
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Unique Handmade, Antique and Vintage Items from the AFPouncers!
The AFPounce group works Monday through Friday "pouncing" (tweeting) ArtFire artisans through Twitter and other social media sites. Monday through Friday you can find them pouncing a designated...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 12
Well, here it is, the last week of the Countdown to Christmas 2014. Â I don't know about you, but I find it hard to believe that it's over. Â Seems like we just started Week 1 of the Countdown just a...
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Seamus Models His Dia de los Muertos Skull Bandana!
Last month, as I was browsing through ArtFire studios, I noticed a skull bandana for a dog. Â Now, I'm not one to dress up our dogs, especially after putting foam reindeer horns on dearly departed...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 6
Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . and Christmas gets closer! Â According to the Christmas clock, there are 54 days, 13 hours and 15 minutes from when I posted this to when Christmas comes rolling...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 7
Week 7 of the Countdown to Christmas, graciously hosted by Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions, has come and gone so very quickly. Â And the Christmas clock ticking the relentless minutes until...
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Dia de los Muertos in Old Mesilla, NM
This past Sunday, November 2, Chris, a photographer friend, and I hopped into her car and took a beautiful, back road drive to Mesilla, New Mexico, a small town near Las Cruces. Â We had heard about...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 8
Christmas keeps getting closer and closer, bearing down on us  like a runaway freight train!  According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there are only 43 days, 14 hours and 35 minutes when...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 9
Can you believe that week 9 of the Countdown to Christmas has already come and gone! Â It seems when the Countdown, which is hosted by Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions, first starts that 12...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 10
Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . and Christmas gets closer and ever more closer! Â According to the Christmas clock, there are only 29 days, 2 hours and 24 minutes from when I posted this to when...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 11
Can you believe that 11 weeks of the Countdown to Christmas 2014 has already come and gone and we are in the month of December? Â AND . . . there is only 1 more week left? Â The ever advancing...
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