Crafter Showcase: Minty Homespun Goods

Red Paws on Black Fleece Hat

Meet Trisha, the owner of Minty Homespun Goods. Trisha has owned several business in the past including a gourmet popcorn store. Now, she works with various materials such felt, fleece and patterned fabrics and creates wonderful handmade goods for sale. Trisha has been crafted since she was a child and you can see the expertise behind all of her creations.

Patriots Sewing Kit

Many of items available at Minty Homespun Goods are inexpensive yet so useful. The sewing kits are made of themed, patterned fabric that reflects a personal interest such as golfing or fishing. They pincushions they offer have many different themes and patterns. There is also a line of "Handy Holders" which are designed to keep your scissors handy. The organization continues with a line of fabric cups for all the small things in your craft room, baby's room, kitchen and more.

Stawberries & Lace Pincushion

If you are looking for an unusual gift, a personal birthday gift or just a treat for yourself, these crafts are sure to please!

Handy Holders

Many of these items are in short supply due to their fabric patterns, so if you see something you like, better grab it now.

Don't forget - always shop handmade when you can, it helps people (not corporations) make a living!

Til next time, happy crafting!

Pam Wylie - HandmadeCatalog.com

Do Your Wedding the Handmade Way

As a young girl my dream wedding involved knights in shining armor, white horses and beautiful velvet gowns. The dream never faded and when the time came to tie the knot, the urge surfaced hard and we threw ourselves a mid-evil wedding. 

Okay, we had help, the Excalibur hotel in Las Vegas had just opened and we let them handle the ceremony  We and invited family and friends from all over the county, but you could not come to the wedding if you were not in a medieval costume too. If was a lot of fun and over 50 people showed up in full gala, the pictures are amazing!

Being a true arts and crafts nut, I talked my fiance into helping me make our own invitations to carry off the theme. I learned he does wonderful calligraphy and is quite the artist! We had so much fun creating the invites, we then made matching centerpieces and wedding favors. I recently have learned this twenty-some years later that several of our wedding guests still have their favors and invites, stating they were the most special wedding invitations ever. Go figure.

If you are looking for memorable wedding ideas here are a few hand picked, handmade wedding gifts and accessories to help you have the most unforgettable wedding ever! Most of these can be custom made with your photos or theme!

Handmade Wedding Favors. Custom Made, Photo Cases for Disposable Cameras

       

Handmade White Lace Wedding Photo Albums

Custom, Handmade Wedding Candles

Please browse our catalog for more wedding ideas, wedding favors, wedding gifts and more!

Wishing you a Happy & Crafty Wedding,

Pam Wylie

Life-Long Crafter and  Professional Internet Marketer, Pam Wylie has helped 100s of professional crafters  and artisans sell their handcrafted work online through her successful website,HandmadeCatalog.com for over 10 years now. She also performs website design, SEO training and is a full-time, loving care-giver. Contact: pam@handmadecatalog.com 800-851-0183

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Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass May 17-18, 2013 Sevierville Tennessee

The 9th Annual Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival May 17-18, 2013 Sevierville, TN. This festival has it all! Admission is free and so are the concerts! They host multiple Barbecue competitions adult teams and for kids too! Plenty of live bluegrass music all weekend.  And the best part is the Craft Show!  If you love craft events with authentic crafts and unusual gifts this craft show is for you. Americana, primitives and lots of other crafts such as handmade jewelry, crocheted and knitted goods, wood crafts and more!  BONUS: You can meet Judy in person. Judy’s business, Yarn Lover’s Creations by Judy, will have a booth at this show and you can view her wonderful crocheted ribbon necklaces and scarves along with her other wonderful creations. So, if you live near or are traveling anywhere near Knoxville, Tennessee this weekend be sure to come to this show. Fine BBQ, Live Music and CRAFTS - sounds like a great weekend to me! For more information visit their website at http://bloominbbq.com or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bloomin-Barbeque-Bluegrass/ Until next time, Pam Wylie - HandmadeCatalog.com Life-Long Crafter and  Professional Internet Marketer, Pam Wylie has helped 100s of professional crafters  and artisans sell their handcrafted work online through her successful website,HandmadeCatalog.com for over 10 years now. She also performs website design, SEO training and is a full-time, loving care-giver. Contact: pam@handmadecatalog.com 800-851-0183  You might be interested in these items from our sponsors:

Unusual Gifts for Baby Showers

Two Unusual Gifts for Expectant Mothers

It may seem your pregnancy lasts forever but we all know that the baby is here before you are ready and then life moves into fast forward and is never the same (in a good way). When your babies are grown you do a lot of reflection and by the time you are a grandmother, you realize the wonderful memories could use a little help coming to the surface of your brain and wish you had saved more mementos from those early days of your life.

If you are looking for a unusual gifts for someone you love that is expecting here are two handmade gifts that will become heirlooms for sure. And don’t worry about duplicate gifts at the baby shower, these are very rare too.

These two unusual baby shower gifts come from New Moon Craftworks and are available for sale for only $30.00 each. For personalization information contact jeanette@kimbanet.com

Stained Glass Mother To Be

Stained Glass Mother To Be is made of wispy blue glass. It is an original design of the motherhood series. It can be made in other colors upon request.
it is 6 1/2"H X 2" W and is shipped insured. Mark your loved ones pregnancy with this wonderful piece.

Stained Glass Mother and Infant Suncatcher

This mother and infant stained glass piece makes an excellent gift for any mother for any occasion. It is 6 3/4 "h x 2" w and weights 4 ounces. It is an original design. This piece can be requested in different colors. Please browse our catalog of handmade baby shower gifts for more gift ideas. Happy Shopping! Pam Wylie ~ HandmadeCatalog.com Life-Long Crafter and  Professional Internet Marketer, Pam Wylie has helped 100s of professional crafters  and artisans sell their handcrafted work online through her successful website,HandmadeCatalog.com for over 10 years now. She also performs website design, SEO training and is a full-time, loving care-giver. Contact: pam@handmadecatalog.com 800-851-0183

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How to create company Gift Baskets Cheaply for Your Gift Basket Business, New Business or Add-On by John Ponting

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Starting up a business to focus on company gift baskets is straightforward to try to to. If you can, work from home - create it a home-based business. ensure to not order in an exceedingly heap of inventory. to stay your prices down, solely purchase enough product within the commencing to place your demo company gift baskets along. After your presentation and ensuing orders, you will grasp what things, product and provides to order for the gift baskets. this can be a decent thanks to begin on a shoestring budget. Adding business or company gift baskets to your current line of gift baskets will facilitate boost your bottom line. many of the information here ought to get you stepping into the proper direction. If creating gift baskets is new you, you will find many concepts to form many demo company gift baskets and provides it a attempt. this can be low cost a reasonable an affordable} or cheap thanks to increase your gift basket business, start a present basket business, or add on to a different home primarily based or work home business. Author is an experienced online marketer and writing articles and blogs since years. With this post he is sharing information on Corporate gifts and Silverware. I just had to share this article by John Ponting. I have been seriously considering starting a Gift Baskets business and enjoyed this article. For those of you that are already in the Gift Basket Business or are just starting out, I would be happy to help you build your online presence.  Have a Crafty Day, Pam Wylie Life-Long Crafter and Professional Internet Marketer, Pam Wylie has helped 100s of professional crafters and artisans sell their handcrafted work online through her successful website, HandmadeCatalog.com for over 10 years now. She also performs website design, social media marketing, SEO training and is a full-time, loving care-giver. You also might be interested in these products from our sponsors:

More Twisted Crochet: The Ribbon Scarf

A couple of year ago a member of our site started listing crocheted ribbon necklaces in our catalog. I had never heard of crocheting with ribbon and was very interested. I wasn't alone, sales took off for the ribbon necklaces and pretty soon there were many crochet fans making and selling them. Our ribbon crochet member retired recently and had to remove her listings with us. We have had many people ask for them over the past few months and we are so happy to announce a new member, Yarn Lover Creations by Judy, has added several wonderful crocheted ribbon necklaces to our catalog.

Judy has gone one step further and taking crocheted ribbon to a new level. You must take a look at the crocheted ribbon scarves she has designed. They are so delicate looking and visually intriguing. I am sure these will be a bit hit for summer as they are cool yet look fantastic with so many outfits.

For those that are not family with crocheted ribbon, you should know that not only can it be shiny and expensive looking, it is very light-weight and super comfortable to wear. Ribbon necklaces and scarves are excellent for young girls and older women and anyone that likes a bit of whimsy in their fashion statement.

Here is one Judy’s Crocheted Ribbon Scarf designs:

You can view the rest of Yarn Lover Creations by Judy on her page in our catalog.

If you are interested in learning how to make your own crocheted ribbon creation, I found a nice video at RedHeart Yarn’s website here http://www.redheart.com/learn/videos/crochet-boutique-ribbons. There are a lot of free patterns out there and you can use all kinds of ribbon. We would love to see what you make.

If you are not into doing the crochet but like fine hand crafted jewelry and décor for your home, please shop handmade with HandmadeCatalog.com – Custom requests are always welcome! All items are handmade in the USA, covered by our money-back guaranty and we have a toll-free phone number for customer service.

Happy shopping!

Pam Wylie
HandmadeCatalog.com

Lifelong Crafter and Professional Internet Marketer, Pam Wylie has helped 100s of professional crafters and artisans sell their handcrafted work online through her successful website, HandmadeCatalog.com for over 12 years. She also performs website design, social media marketing, SEO training and is a full-time, loving care-giver.

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