Jewelry Trunk Show Friday the 2nd at Silverthorne

On Friday, November 2nd from 6p-9p there will be a special Jewelry Trunk Show at the Silverthore Gallery in Rocky River.

These local jewelry artists will be there to present and talk about their work: Teresa Crompton, Shelley Gross, Maureen Hunt, Yvette Rudin, Heidi Albert, Deborah Likins-Fowler, and of course our own Lori Paximadis of VirtualLori on Etsy.

Stop by and say hi, enjoy some refreshments and take a gander at some beautiful things made right here in Cleveland.

happy birthday ReneeSuich!

Arts Collinwood volunteer day

Just got the following from George Nemeth of Brewed Fresh Daily, who is on the board at Arts Collinwood. I'm doing a show that day, otherwise I'd figure out a way to be there:

Arts Collinwood is ready to complete its community arts center!

Thanks to generous gifts from the Thomas White and Abington Foundations, renovation plans are moving ahead on our 2,000 square foot classroom, rehearsal and performance space. Volunteers are needed to help complete demolition work, as well as for finish jobs, light construction, painting and more. If you have skills to contribute or materials to donate, please call us.

Join the work party Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-11, between noon and 5:00pm. We’ll provide the pizza and refreshments if you bring the will to work. All efforts benefit the community arts programs of Arts Collinwood. For information, call: 216-692-9500. Work takes place at the Arts Collinwood Building, 15605 Waterloo Rd (just one block north of I-90 at the corner of Waterloo and E. 156th St.) Interested in seeing our progress? Check the web site at www.artscollinwood.org.

Many thanks to the nearly 100 volunteer and donors who have helped us successfully complete the first three stages of our restoration. Your efforts are bringing the arts to life in North Collinwood.

here's our Cleveland Handmade Flickr pictures

mo na co! yay!

monaco was on the front page of etsy-right where she belongs! :)

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call for artists

Thanks NaturalAbstracts, for letting us know that The Friends of the Lakewood Commission on Aging is hosting Sip into the Holidays an Auction to benefit the Lakewood Division on Aging at Local Girl Gallery on Saturday, December 1st.

They are looking for artists and craftspeople to decorate and donate wine or martini glasses. Donated glasses should be in pairs by theme and may be functional or not when they are done. "As wild as you want! You have total artistic freedom." says Ruth Koenigsmark, co-ordinator for the event.

It would be great to donate a couple of sets from ClevelandHandmade. If you are interested in donating a decorated pair of wine glasses as a group, please contact smashing by October 26th. Please have glasses ready by November 23rd.

For details on the event, please click here.

how bazaar! ;)

BAZAAR BIZARRE CLEVELAND

The Bazaar Bizarre in Cleveland is December 1st, from noon to 9:00 p.m. in the storefront of the Sincere Building (2079 East 4th Street.)

If anyone is interested in sharing a table there, or helping "man" the table please contact Ramona.

wowza!

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check out the teamly love in these treasuries by VintageBroochCo. and LazyTcrochet !

Naked City

There's No "I" in Team

how much how much!

here is a link to a really great pricing article in the Storque by etsy admin Beth (there's also a link in it to another jewelry-specific pricing model article.) check it out, good info for all :)

new etsy teams page and pledge

Wednesday's etsy team workshop had some exciting announcements. Friday will launch two new endeavors to get the word out about etsy and the handmade way of life.

1) a new and improved Teams page, with another even better version coming soon.
2) a multi-media, multi-sponsor website that will ask people to sign a pledge saying they will buy and ask for handmade gifts this holiday season.

check out the new team page on Friday and add your email address to list to stay in the loop :)

(here is a link to transripts of past workshop roundtables-chock full o'knowledge :)

not so Lazy Mama!

LazyMama packed a treasury full of things you could win in the Show Cleveland Some LOVE contest! so mozey on down to her shop and say thanks!

visit her treasury, click, comment, repeat :)

new tag! you're it, Cleveland Handmade!

click here to see a current search of all our newest Cleveland Handmade tagged items on etsy :)

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Official team members: remember to tag your items "clevelandhandmade" so you are linked to our main website-making it easy for people to Shop Cleveland!

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not an official member yet? contact Virtuallori to sign up :)

the cat is out of the bag...

ooowweee! we are getting some big Cleveland love for our contest!

check out these three blogs that are helping us spread the word (and of course, the love!)

http://artaddict.wordpress.com/

http://coolcleveland.com/

http://brewedfreshdaily.com/

http://diytreasuretrove.com/

stop by and show them a little lovin' too :)

Saturday! Saturday!

This Saturday, October 20th will be a great day to see busy Cleveland Handmade team members in action! Three shows to look for:


Yankee Lake Crafts in the Country at the Yankee Lake Ballroom, Rt. 7, Brookfield, Ohio
10:000 AM to 5:00 PM with LazyTcrochet





Christ the King Oktoberfest and Craft Show 30635 Lorain Rd. North Olmsted, Ohio 9 am–3 pm with Leah of StrawberryLemonade




the opening reception for Silver, Bronze, & Steel at River Gallery, 19046 Old Detroit Rd. Rocky River, Ohio October 20, 2–7 pm where you can see works by Chris of CopperLeafStudios

(exhibit runs from October 20–November 20, gallery hours are: Tuesday–Friday 11 am–6 pm Saturday 10 am–5 pm Sunday–Monday closed)

big Cleveland LOVE!

LazyTcrochet has done it again! snagged a treasury and shared the love with our team! take a look, nice huh? :) she didn't even feature herself, so, make sure to stop by her shop and say hi!