Haffina Creations

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Creating with Hope.

It is time for another Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild blogring feature. This week's featured Smoosher is CraftyBabyHope aka Jennifer. Considering we share a name and a love of polymer clay how could I not think she's fabulous! We are also a similar age, and both have hypothyroidism.... scary eh? But Jennifer has faced something I have not, miscarriage and fertility issues.

It was these issues that led Jennifer to start selling her creations online through her ArtFire studio - appropriately titled Jewelry for Hope. All profits she makes go towards paying for fertility treatments, which are hideously expensive.

Jennifer has a range of items available in her studio, not just limited to polymer clay. For the purposes of this blog post however I will highlight her wonderful polymer clay creations.

She makes fabulous Kawaii type items, lots of charm type things, you can either buy charms to make pieces yourself or buy ready made items such as phone charms and zipper pulls. She also has earrings, necklaces, brooches and hair accessories. The majority of her pieces are cute and whimiscal and sure to put a smile on your face. She also has some gorgeous figurines, lovingly created out of polymer clay.

In addition to running her ArtFire studio, Jennifer has a fabulous blog where she happily promotes other artisans, and promotes her own creations. She also has some great instructional videos that you can access from her blog. I've actually watched them and I can tell you they are very nicely done.

Whilst Jennifer is relatively new to the Smooshers, she has become a very active and valuable member and an absolute joy to be around.
So drop by her ArtFire, and take a look at her blog - you will not be disappointed.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Eclectic Endeavours

Here we are again with another Handmade Artists' Forum blogring feature artisan. This week our featured artisan is Robin aka helenapuck aka Snips and Snails.

Robin is a very talented and eclectic artisan. Like me, she doesnt settle to just one technique or media. In Snips and Snails - her Etsy shop - you will find like of interesting pieces of jewellery created with different techniques. There are wire wrapped pieces, cross stitched pieces and altered art style pieces.

Robin has been doing cross stitch for six years, including designing patterns for five of those years, and she includes cross stitched designs in some of her jewellery creations. Having done cross stitch myself for many years, including a little bit of design work, I know how time consuming it can be and the skill required to get a great finish. Not to mention the fact she has small children, which present their own challenges to creation.

Robin also has a great blog called Snips and Snails where she presents other handmade artisans as well as showcasing her latest creations.
Drop by Snips and Snails on Etsy and come and read her blog - show your support of handmade.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Delightful and Dreamy.

I am a little later than normal with this particular weekly feature - having a house full of sick kids has thrown my schedule into chaos! But I am here now.

So this week's Handmade Artists' Forum blogring featured artisan is Dream Again Jewelry.
Dream Again Jewelry is powered by Stephenie, a talented artisan out of Modesto, CA. Obviously she makes jewellery, but what is even better is that she makes Chainmaille jewellery, along with other pieces. Those who know me know how much I love Chainmaille! She also does some fantastic wire wrapping. She obviously loves the look of metal, judging by the gorgeous pieces in her Etsy store.

Stephenie also has a fantastic blog where she promotes other handmade artisans, as well as keeping her readers updated on her latest creations.
Drop by Dream Again Jewelry on Etsy, or her blog, also called Dream Again Jewelry, and check out her fabulous creations yourself!