Week of 01/18 to 01/24 Features Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

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Don't forget to Vote for your Favorite Undiscovered Studios! Pick as many studios as you like, no limits here :) Tweeting this would be awesome. Click to tweet.

Found an undiscovered treasure? Share the love and post a link to that studio here.

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There are no features for 01/23 and 01/24, as I was very busy with the poll and preparation of the prize. I have however posted during these days, so please check out the poll related posts under the "Newer Post" link :) I guarantee it will be fun! :)

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01/22 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is AmusedStudios, specializing in fabulous pottery and other clay works. There, you will find perfect gifts for ALL and every one of your friends.

They are very popular on the show circuit, and their show dates are available at http://www.myspace.com/amusedstudios.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

AmusedStudios's studio sections are (condensed):

Art, Bottles, Bowls, Business Card Holders, Cups, Dishes, Goblets , Musical Instruments , Jars , Jewelry, Miniatures, Mugs, Pendants, Pitchers, Recycled Glass Sun Catchers, Soap Dispensers, Tea Pots, Vases, Wall Hangings, Wine / Bottle Stoppers

AmusedStudios's Lowest priced item is $4. The highest priced item is $400.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/21 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is GramnanMoore, a family affair specializing in one of a kind jewelry. There, you will find perfect gifts for your lady friends.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

GramnanMoore's Lowest priced item is $8. The highest priced item is $50.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/20 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is skymagenta, specializing in crochet patterns. There, you will find perfect gifts for your crafty friends.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

All skymagenta's crochet patterns are in PDF format and priced at $5.99.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/19 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is MEWtoYou, specializing in bold and playful jewelry. There, you will find perfect gifts for every jewelry lover in your entourage.

MEWtoYou is the ArtFire Guildmaster of the Northeast Network of Independent Artists. Other professional memberships include the Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

MEWtoYou's studio sections are:

Necklaces
Bracelets
Earrings
Sets

MEWtoYou's Lowest priced item is $16. The highest priced item is $129.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/18 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is danilavdesigns, specializing in fresh-looking beaded jewelry. There, you will find perfect gifts for teenagers and young-at-heart alike.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Show us your favorites in the ArtFire thread too and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

danilavdesigns's studio sections are:

Bracelets
Necklaces
Earrings

danilavdesigns's Lowest priced item is $10. The highest priced item is $35.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

Timelapse Poll Evolution ~ Preview

I really liked how last month's poll evolution time-lapse came out, so I wanted to make one for this month too. (BTW, last month's animation is about half way down this post, if you are curious).

Now... last month we had more studios (38) and more votes, so that video looks more interesting, but nonetheless I still like to see how percentages move up and down. I have no idea why, but I find those moving bars mesmerizing! I really hope we get a lot of votes this month to see how the animation evolves! Oh, and BTW, if you haven't voted yet, make me happy and vote now :) Don't worry, you can just scroll back to the beginning of the page and continue reading once you are done voting. The poll is at the bottom of this same page...

So anyway. Tonight there were enough votes to create a quick preview of the poll's time-lapse so far, so I got busy and stitched them together. This is how it looks:

It's really short since I've only had 20 votes to work with. Hint! Hint! Tell your friends about this too!

I hope you find those time-lapse bars as mesmerizing as I do. I'll be falling asleep watching them tonight...

Thank you for visiting! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! :)