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Artist Profile: CraftyMinx

Company Name craftyminx handmade Artist Name Dana Beach Product focus This year I’ve scaled back a little and will just have crocheted accessories for the whole family Where did you learn this art or craft? From my mom, she has taught me everything I know. What inspires you? I’m inspired by a lot of things [...]

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Artist Profile: Morian Art

Company Name Morian Art Artist Name Morian Whaley Product focus Animal related art Where did you learn this art or craft? I’m self taught What inspires you? I love animals and have several pets, they inspire me every day. How do customers respond to your work? They usually comment on the colors and the expressions [...]

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Artist Profile: Promise Art

Artist Name Promise Edmonds Product focus I love to paint, crochet and make jewelry and accessories Where did you learn this art or craft? I went to UCO for my BFA, but my mother taught me to crochet and my Grandmother taught me to sew. What inspires you? I love to play and love to [...]

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Artist Profile: Gypsy Bird Design

Company Name Gypsy Bird Design Artist Name Shea Alexander Product focus Fabulous handmade clutches…aka “handbags from the heart” Where did you learn this art or craft? It’s a continual learning process, but I started out learning to sew from my Mom as a youngster. Later, I decided to pursue a career in the fashion industry, [...]

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Artist Profile: Designs by Jamie

Artist Name Jamie Palerino Product focus Purses and accessories using fun modern fabrics mixed with vintage trims. Where did you learn this art or craft? I remember watching my mother and grandmother sew when I was little. Other then the learning the basics in high school Home Economics, I taught myself. A lot of trial [...]

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Artist Profile: Luda Pearl

Company Name LUDA PEARL Artist Name Kathryn Dawson Product focus Recycling anything that sparks my imagination into jewelry. Where did you learn this art or craft? Self taught, I’ve always been creative and loved design. What inspires you? Vintage, western (I collect cowboy boots & vintage western pearl snaps). I also love unique attention-getting jewelry [...]

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Artist Profile: oso handmade

Company Name oso handmade Artist Name Casey Maute Product focus jewelry and accessories using clay, fabric, vintage and found pieces Where did you learn this art or craft? In my apartment in college. I went to the craft store, bought some clay, and just experimented. The Etsy forums also helped when I had questions. What [...]

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Artist Profile: Fried Okra

Company Name Fried Okra Artist Name Adrian Mix Product focus Sock Monkeys and other plush toys. Pouches and accessories sewn from fantastic fabrics. Where did you learn this art or craft? Mother introduced the sewing machine early, I was terrible but kept trying! She was my personal seamstress during elementary school and I always wanted [...]

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Artist Profile: Julia Sews

Company Name Julia Sews Artist Name Julia Engle Product focus Items I have sewn myself -Tiered Jean Skirts, Ironing Board Covers, Checkbook Covers, Pillowcases, Microwave Potato Bags, Aprons, Velcro Pouches, Zipper Bags, Burp Cloths, Baby Shoes, Pacifier Clips, Flannel Baby Blankets, Fabric Dolls, Oilcloth Bibs and more! Where did you learn this art or craft? [...]

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Artist Profile: Green Couch Design

Company Name: Green Couch Design Artist Name(s) Cale and Meg Product focus: Concrete Jewelry and our Kitchen Line of 100% Cotton Tea Towels, Aprons, and Mixer Covers. Where did you learn this art or craft? With our combined degrees in graphic design and architecture we see design as a way to solve problems of function [...]

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