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CraftSanity #154: 2.8.15 Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher Feb 08, 2015

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Born a day apart, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher crossed paths for the first time in the Butterworth Hospital nursery in June of 1988, completely oblivious to each other.

It would be 23 years before the two Geminis would actually meet when they reported for their first day of work at the Buckle at Woodland Mall. He was the freight guy and she was the seamstress. And when they were introduced, the manager suggested they talk because they both made leather bags.

They ended up inspiring each other to greatness, but not without a few twists in the story.

Check out their sites:
• Harbinger Leather Design on Etsy
• Littlewings Designs
• Parliament The Boutique

• And my latest column about them
• And I also wrote about Elyse in 2013.

CraftSanity #153: 1.30.15 Anne-Marie Faiola Jan 30, 2015

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If inspiration to take your handmade business to the next level is what you seek, tune in for my conversation with Anne-Marie Faiola, CEO and founder of Bramble Berry, the Bellingham, Washington-based online soap-making supply company and creator of the new Handmade Beauty Box, a monthly DIY project subscription service.

CraftSanity #152: 1.13.15 Marcy Davy Jan 13, 2015

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As a screen printer and designer, Marcy Davy, of Ypsilanti, knows the joy of printmaking and repeats the process daily as a professional artist producing prints for her All Things Grow product line.

CraftSanity #151: 12.28.14 Wei Shyuan “Stone” Peng Dec 28, 2014

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CraftSanity #150: 12.16.14 Megan Roach Dec 16, 2014

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For years Grand Rapids fiber artist Megan Roach has been experimenting with natural dyes and crocheting and knitting. She was having fun with her creative work, but struggling to tie it all together. And then she started weaving about a year ago.

CraftSanity #148: 11.24.14 Lisa Occhipinti Nov 24, 2014

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In her new book, “Novel Living: Collecting, Decorating and Crafting with Books,” Lisa Occhipinti once again pays homage to the printed word.

CraftSanity #147 11.17.14 Dinderbeck Nov 17, 2014

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Hear how three men have realized their long-term goal to transform the Dinderbeck collective space into a community printshop – a project that has been four years in the making.

CraftSanity #146 11.09.14 Meredith Crawford Nov 09, 2014

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Last month I recorded a lovely chat with Meredith Crawford, a stylish craft blogger who documents her creative life at onesheepishgirl.com. Tune in to find out how she landed a book deal during her job search and kept the faith that things would work out when her post-college job hunt felt like it might last forever.

CraftSanity #145 10.19.14 Sally England Oct 19, 2014

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More than three decades after macrame permeated the American craft landscape, it’s once again growing in popularity and Sally England has had a hand in that. However, becoming a nationally recognized macrame artist is probably most surprising to England herself.

CraftSanity #144 10.12.14 Kelly Allen Oct 12, 2014

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A fine art painter with a soft spot for crafting, Kelly, 35, just opened the Wisemaker Creative Reuse Store and Studio at The Geek Group, the maker space at 902 Leonard St. NW in Grand Rapids. Part craft supply thrift shop, part drop-in studio, Wisemaker is a place where local creatives can go to take workshops, use the studio space and buy unique reclaimed supplies donated by local businesses and individuals.

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