IMPORTANT- craft profile!

your name---- Amber, or Pixie

location---- Charlottesville, VA (for now)

what crafts do you do?---- candles, patchwork, quilting, embroidery, soapstone pipes, beadwork, anything else I can get my grubby mitts on!

how long have you been crafting?---- lifelong, so 24 years

did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- grandmotherly influence, and friends, and experience

do you sell your handmade items?---- I do!

do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Candles dePixi, not yet an official legal business, but it works for now.

do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- www.freewebs.com/candlesdepixi or www.tuathadekelti.com

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- yes, pagan gatherings, including GoTT in VA and a few small ones in TN

do you advertise your handmade items?---- I've been posted about in some forums and on "Chateau Bizarre" but that's about it.

is selling your crafts your full time job?---- not yet...

do you want to be more recognized?---- We'll get there eventually, but I am happy with where I am for now!

your name---- Sandie
location---- Olympia, WA
what crafts do you do?---- Crochet tribal belts for Belly Dance, a few other odds and ends for costume
how long have you been crafting?---- Just started actually.
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- Self taught
do you sell your handmade items?---- I could...if people wanted them. Probably by commission, and not making a whole bunch to put up for sale.
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- No
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- Word of mouth/pictures
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- No
do you advertise your handmade items?---- No
is selling your crafts your full time job?---- Heh...no.
do you want to be more recognized?---- I don't think they're that good for me to be pushed out in the forefront. =)

your name---- Jannette
location----Knoxville, TN / Jefferson City, TN
what crafts do you do?----Soaps, herbal health & beauty, magical support: products made with intention.
how long have you been crafting?----as long as I can remember, but these particular products about 5 years.
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?----Mostly learned (and learning) from books and practice, some from people willing to share.
do you sell your handmade items?----yes, try to anyway
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)----Moon Garden Creations
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)----do some ebay, that's all
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)----local pagan festivals & craft fairs. Have also done flea markets and county fair. Looking for someone to split a booth at Bonnaroo next year...
do you advertise your handmade items?----just word of mouth.
is selling your crafts your full time job?----nah, I wish.
do you want to be more recognized?----Sure

Tessa
Santa Rosa, CA
Jewelry, Native American: Chokers, Armbands, Mandellas, Dreamcatchers, Pouches, Clothing, Walking Sticks, Costuming/Seamstress, Ribbon Favours, Halos, Feather Dusters, Leatherwork, Corsetry, Bead Buddies, Feather Masks, too much to list.
Since I was 12, so....15 Years
Mostly self taught. I picked up a lot from other people too. My great-grandmother taught me to sew and crochet. Then I was hooked.
Yes... I try to. I've been trying with my new tribe (Craft Sale).
"Baubo's Baubles"
I've been selling a few things through my tribe (Craft Sale)
Yes. Local Farmers Markets and Flea Markets. I also consign at a few stores.
Yes. through tribe and the stores I sell to.
Right now I don't have a regular job so all I do during my ample free time is build my stock in preparation for future sales.
I'm also seeking to collaborate with several other crafters to hold sales at my house on weekends. I have a large yard so I have room for about 5 booths. I'm interested in organising a regular boutique faire with other crafters.
Definately... Especially my designs.

your name----kelly, kell bell, special k, Mom, Babe, Angel

location----louisiana

what crafts do you do?---- oil painting (the hubby just got me a
Best University Easel for our upcoming
anniversary; HooYa!!!)
simple sewing,
painting (esp glass jars),
little bit of clay, bath salts, milk baths,
incense (esp for magical purposes)
dabble in just about everything
painted table tops for a friends cafe
once
am doing watercolor illustrations for
a childrens book i would like to get
published (an alphabet book)

how long have you been crafting?----ALL my Life
can remember being five
and sitting in front of the tv
doing one page after another
in crafts books
also will be doing
individualized fairy/magical
dolls as soon as boards sent

did you learn from a class/person or are you
self taught?----self taught, grandmother, university

do you sell your handmade items?----haven't before, but if i could
actually get something going
that would be grand

do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)
--in the works, The Goddess Shoppe

do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay,
community, co-op)----no, i haven't

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals?
(which ones?)----no, but have always thought the idea wonderful

do you advertise your handmade items?----mostly just give to my friends

is selling your crafts your full time job?----not at this time

do you want to be more recognized?----yes

Blessed Be

Hi All,

I'm Brad Mowers. My business name is Bradley Weaver's Workshop. I'm in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
I weave, spin, dye, make paper. I spin fiber, dye it, weave it into scarves and shawls, wallets, purses.
I sell this stuff in craft fairs (Solstice Fair Long Beach, Waldorf school fairs, my own church craft fair I organize), on my website, and in stores occasionally, on consignment.
Been doing it for 20 years.
Self taught.
I don't advertise cause ain't no one ever learned me how to.
This isn't full time yet, I fill in with computer stuff, handyman work, etc.
Do you want to be more recognized? YES, but it's kinda like I said afore - ain't no one larned me how to. Read: I don't think I've had more than 3 merchandizing thoughts in my head in my entire life. Help! - Anyone out there who wants to get my stuff out there?

Thanks, Earth Mama

Bradley Weaver

*your name---- Samantha aka Mountain Girl
*location---- Asheville, NC
*what crafts do you do?---- sewing, embroidery... there are many things I want to learn though such as crochet, beading, and batik.
*how long have you been crafting?---- since '97
*did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- My husband taught me the basics, I learned the rest from books and lots of trial & error!
*do you sell your handmade items?---- yes
*do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Moontime Mountain Patchwork Co.
*do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- I sell them on my website (www.moontimemountain.com), ebay, and Stitchin Bitches auctions
*do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- yes, mostly Panic tour these days
*do you advertise your handmade items?---- yes
*is selling your crafts your full time job?---- hopefully :o)
*do you want to be more recognized?---- of course!

your name---- George W Murphy III,,Fallah Funston,,Chipper Parisa..
location---- Currently Las Vegas New Mexico..Soon to move to the next movie
what crafts do you do?----Silver jewlery, hemp, bead work.wire twisting ..Weaving ,Spinning ..Crotchette,,Sewing by hand/machine ,,Torch blowing/lampworking ,,Painting, poetry Story's ,,Book makeing ,,Mail art project's ,,Music ,Dance Ceramic's,,fabrecation of what need's to be done
how long have you been crafting?----sience 1990,, 15 year's
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?----A little bit of every thing from every body ,,self tought as well
do you sell your handmade items?---- As much as I can ..when I can be focused enough to get out of the shop and into the world
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- trying to put one together ,,looking for partner's and location
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- Never really have but would like to someday
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? yes(which ones?)----Homeland's II ,,syenergy fest,,and Taos earth day celebration
do you advertise your handmade items?----by word of mouth in the moment
is selling your crafts your full time job?----liveing life is my full time job selling art is my fulltime desire ..Most all of my bread and coffie money comes from craft's and art
do you want to be more recognized?---- Yes I most certanly do ..I want to make art all day long and be a super star..I want to be wealthy doing what I love the most

Thank's earth mama ,,I have a good feeling about this tribe ..I like the feeling of all comeing together to get this stuff sorted ..in the sixty's people were really good about the love and art movie ..I am happy to be apart the new happening art scene .. I like the feature thing that you were talking about ..Best of luck ...Chipper Parisa...

your name---- Udit
location---- Arkansas now, recently moved here from Dallas

what crafts do you do?---- HA! That's like asking me which ice cream is my favorite. Depends on what's going on. Is that a Gemini thing? No, really, I love to play with yarn (making hairfalls is a lot of fun), I get pretty ADD about sewing, scrapbooking, painting, right now I'm into paper mache....


how long have you been crafting?---- most of my life

did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- self taught tends to be the way for me

do you sell your handmade items?---- yes, occasionally, when I get up the time to put something on ebay

do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Tribe Eclectic

do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)- Wait a second... look back up there!
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do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- not yet, not enough stock. But would love to someday!

do you advertise your handmade items?---- thru tribe!

is selling your crafts your full time job?---- oh, no. not at all. Momma-ing is a full time job. I watched a show the other night that mentioned about mothering (stay at home mothering) and all of it's duties should pull in about 140K a year if it were a 'paid' job.. between cook, driver, childcare, housekeeping, etc...
I'm waiting for my effing check! : )


do you want to be more recognized?---- is that a trick question?

Your name........ Caoimhe or Keavey
Location............ Tracy's Landing Maryland close to Annapolis
What crafts do you do....... Soap, lotions, body butter, salt and sugar scrubs, ritual soaps, dog shampoos, beaded jewelry, patchwork clothing and other types of clothing.
How long have you been crafting.........Years
Did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught....... I have never taken a class, I am fortunate to have had an old hedge witch teach me about herbs and the like. And I am also self taught.
Do you sell your homemade items...... Yes!
Do you have a business. What is it's name....... My partner and I own Full Moon Dancer together.
Do you sell your crafts online? Website?........ We have an online company not
ours, that will be selling my soaps soon. And we will have a website up by fall, I hope.
Do you vend at shows and festivals........ I vend at a wee music festival called Eastport Music Festival, but really we are just getting started, and hope to start very soon. However, I do sell my soaps out of a shop called the Walnut Tree in Gaithersburg.
Do you advertise your homemade items.......Yes, through word of mouth and flyers.
Is selling your crafts your full time job..... No, but I wish it were.
Do you want to be more recognized...... Of course!

Sorry so late on reply! About lil ole me...

I'm Kat, from Cleveland, Ohio..
I make mainly patchwork clothing and Circus Hoops, my partner specializes in Window art and also hoops.
Been crafting about 8 years now, self taught in all aspects.
I sell from time to time, mainly at festivals and local children's fundraisers.

Our business name is The Kind Vibe, our website in under construction, www.thekindvibe.com
I hope to eventually make this venture a full-time job, slow but sure.

I am so glad to find this tribe, it's a wonderful thing :)

your name---- Pete

location---- Western Australia

what crafts do you do?---- Drums, Rattles, Feather Fans, Ritual / Ceremonial Knives, Magikal tools, Talismans and jewellery, printed T-shirts...

how long have you been crafting?---- in one form another since I was a kid...

did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- mostly self taught...


do you sell your handmade items?---- Yes. I supply a local shop, and occasionally do fairs, festivals and pagan markets.

do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- It's still a 'hobby', but luckily one that pays for itself...

do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- my website is www.primalvision.net (although it needs to be updated as my work has since developed and I don't have all my items on their)

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- Those in Western Australia, so probably not valid for the rest of the list...

do you advertise your handmade items?---- Most of it is word of mouth or via my website. It keeps me busy enough without formal advertising...

is selling your crafts your full time job?---- I screenprint for a fulltime job, but my 'crafts' are only a 'hobby'...

do you want to be more recognized?---- I'd prefer to be just appreciated for the work I offer, that is enough recognition in my eyes...

Steven Hanes, but the faeries call me Esteban

(Judy)Garland, TX

Polymer clay beads, vessels, masks, votives, etc

about fifteen years

both

sell some, mosts are gifts for family and friends

no official business

havent been on the show circuit yet

no ads

no

no, within the Polymer Clay community in Texas lots of folks no me. But of course my beads will appear in the Smithsonian Museum decades from now in their upcoming "Early artists in Polymer Clay" display.


blessed be,

esteban de los mariposas

looking forward to the first ninety plus degree day of the year so far here in North TX.

your name---- Lauri

location---- Pennsylvania

what crafts do you do?---- Spin (wheel & spindle) variety of fibers, demonstrate. Weave, floor loom, table loom, backstrap, inkle, Navajo style loom, spun, synthetic, fibers, leather.
Leatherwork, can make braintan, rawhide, tan with natural or synthetic materials.
Leatherwork, vegetable tan items, buckskin, etc.
Beadwork, all kinds.
Mask making, mixed media.
Natural & synthetic dyes, consulted on the Historic dye display for the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in '93'.
Lace Making, crochet, tat, needle lace, whitework, cutwork, embroidery.
Make jewelry, can do some metal working if I need to for a specific peice, but mostly remake vintage or design using vintage and modern focals.
Make beads, huge variety (used to have a 45 page color catalog).
Floral design, dried & fresh, corsages, vase arrangements, traditional oasis arrangements, wreaths etc.
Sewing, have made my own patterns as well as use patterns as a base for designing articles, can make Native American regalia, but is time consuming and not cost effective. Renaissance fair type clothing, and am starting to design belly dancing attire and accessories.
Pottery, maker and owner of "Original Buffalo Bone Ware (c)", glazed, unglazed, pitfired, kiln, or any combination, including making my own glazes, raku, stoneware, earthenware, terracotta.
Potpourri, Soaps, Candles, incense...for all occasions, utilizing many different aspects, whether for aromatherapy, skin conditions, intention oriented.
I used to make my own essential oils and collect my own material for potpourri and for use in incense.
Can quilt, tole paint, build furniture etc, but only do those things on the few and far between scale.

how long have you been crafting?---- Started about 36 years ago.

did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- The first thing I learned was from my grandmother and her sister, she used to sit me down with a needle and thread, they were needle workers and made extra money for their families this way, I learned how to sew and make lace and some beadwork from them.

do you sell your handmade items?---- In stores, shows, word of mouth, used to have a gallery and a shop at the Penn. Ren Faire.

do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Yes, Currently, White Thunder Productions TM, but will be adding another in the next few months.

do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- Not really, It is more of an online visual resume of sorts, a transition that needs a bit of refining.

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)----
Yes, the last show was The Scottish~Irish festival at Green Lane

do you advertise your handmade items?---- I will when I am able to develop more of my line and have more to offer.

is selling your crafts your full time job?---- I wish.

do you want to be more recognized?---- Not personally per say, but would like the business to grow to that place at some point, when I am ready for the extended responsibility it will bring.

:-) Whew....giggle

Wow! I always come on here and I tell myself that I'm just going to take a peek. Then I find something like this. I am really impressed, folks. After reading all that, of course, I want to see pictures.



your name---- Govinda

location---- Northern California

what crafts do you do?---- Sewing, all kinds of beading, knitting, crocheting, hemp macrame, whatever else I can get my hands on.

how long have you been crafting?---- Ever since I realized that I could.

did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- Learned crocheting from Grandma, some beading from people, some self-taught, taught myself to sew.

do you sell your handmade items?---- Sometimes. I used to sell my crocheted and knitted work as fast as I could make it. I can crochet hats and bags with patterns, words, and designs. I couldn't make those fast enough to keep people happy. I got tennis elbow from crocheting!

do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Not yet. Mayb someday.

do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- Not yet

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- Not yet

do you advertise your handmade items?---- Only by word of mouth

is selling your crafts your full time job?---- No, but I graduated from college on Friday, with a degree in Spanish (YAY! It's over!), and I am not able to work, so hopefully I'll have a lot more time to devote to crafts. Then I feel like I'm being productive at home.

do you want to be more recognized?---- Sure. I love it when someone, but especially another crafter, notices something I'm wearing that I made and we talk about it. People who aren't crafters just don't get it.

your name---- Meia
location---- San Francisco, Ca
what crafts do you do?---- Unique hula hoops < from various materials>
how long have you been crafting?---- only a little while <6 months>
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- someone taught me how to make a hula hoop, but i have taught myself different design techinques
do you sell your handmade items?---- yes
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- not yet
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- not yet
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- not yet
do you advertise your handmade items?---- not yet
is selling your crafts your full time job?---- no
do you want to be more recognized?---- absolutely

your name---- Fayme
location----Anaheim
what crafts do you do?---- Currently producing paintings, sock monkeys, quirk sock critters, knit and crochet hats, collectable arrows, beaded felt pins, goddess dolls and gourd art.
how long have you been crafting?---- Forty years
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- Four years of college.
do you sell your handmade items?---- sell and trade
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Spiral Charms
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- yes, www.spiralcharms.com
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- Morro Bay Harbor Festival in Oct. Halcyon Craft Fair in Nov.
do you advertise your handmade items?---- Yes
is selling your crafts your full time job?----No, but it would be if I could make it work.
do you want to be more recognized?---- Yes, marketing is critical to success.

name: Deenie and Daniel Wallace (we're pretty much joined at the hip...)

location: Portland, OR

what crafts do you do?: flameworking glass beads, pendants and Daniel makes amazing small sculptural objects. Daniel is teaching himself 3D animation and enjoys photography. Deenie is finishing her BFA and does a little of everything; oil and encaustic painting, sculptural objects, ceramics, woodworking, ink and paper splatters, printmaking-- jack of all trades, master of some

how long have you been crafting?: 2 years on the glass, lifelong creative spirits

did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught? self taught, we lived in a garage for a year and it did wonders for our learning curve.

do you sell your handmade items? yesirree!

do you have a business? Jubilant Glassworks

do you sell your crafts online? www.jubilantglass.com and trying to ween ourself off ebay

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? looking to start after Deenie finishes school this fall

do you advertise your handmade items? so far just word of mouth. this is also on the "to do" list.

is selling your crafts your full time job? yes, and ebay is like a second job! taking pictures, making listings, emails, etc....

do you want to be more recognized? yes, please

Hello - What a great idea! How very sweet :)

name - Twilight
loaction - WI
crafts - macrame/ hemp - reteaching myself the macrame...going a little slow, candles, leaf-printed shirts, beadwork, splatter painted randomness (wood crafts, canvases, dressers), recycled paper stationary, photgraphs, and starting to reteach myself to sew by hand and on the machine...scary fast moving needle!

pretty much everything i have learned from mom/gramma or at girlscout camp :) reteaching myself some things (see above) :)

i mostly give things away as gifts, but sometimes i'll sell something if it is seen by someone and they really like it.

i'd like to eventually start some sort of more organized business. my grampa and i have done some conversing - he fixes up antiques and makes random woodcrafts and metal crafts (ex: chairs out of old milk cans)

no to everything else, too....very basic right now. but it'll get there :)

your name---- Demi
location---- Fairburn, Georgia
what crafts do you do?---- stained glass, painting, beadwork
how long have you been crafting?---- most of my life
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- I have taken various art classes throughout my lifetime.. it comes naturally to me
do you sell your handmade items?---- yes
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- DemiLuv Creations
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- yes
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- I used to.. but then I had kids, and I dont get out as much anymore
do you advertise your handmade items?---- only online, and by word of mouth
is selling your crafts your full time job?---- no, being a mom is my full time job, selling my art is my part time job :o)
do you want to be more recognized?---- absolutely

Hobbit
Silver Spring, MD
Crafts I do --> Beadwork
how long have you been crafting?----> About 4-5 years

I'm pretty much self taught. I call myself a beader but I've really got only one stitch down pat... the peyote stitch.

I do mainly commission pieces. and I'm working on sizing my pictures
business: Full Moon Dancer --> Business with my Love, Caoimhe of this tribe
do you sell your crafts online? --> We have a website up, a bare bones basic one for Caoimhe's soaps but we'll be expanding it

do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)----
I have vended alittle at Gathering of the Tribes. My friend's who run The Gallery, Mikio Kennedy and Shady Backflash, allow us to show our stuff.

do you advertise your handmade items?----Not yet

is selling your crafts your full time job?---- I wish!

do you want to be more recognized?---- Yes

Peace & Love to all
Hobbit

hey whats up
~my name is stepha
~i live in NC just south of asheville
~the crafts i make include: hula hoops, dream catchers, wire wrapped jewelry and wire wrapped trees i also sell crystals
~ive been crafting for a while now prolly 6 years or so
~most of my crafts are self taught
~i do sell my hand made items
~i do not have an offical business name
~i usually lvend my crafts at shows and fest and sell some locally as well
~most of my advertising is word of mouth
~selling crafts is my part time job
~and of course i would like to be more recgnized
thanks very much
i am glad to be a part of this tribe
be good
stepha

Hi everyone! I'm new here and thought I'd fill this out to get started.
Hope to get to know everyone here soon. *hugs*
Can't wait to see the creative flow around here.

your name---- Zarina
location---- Wyoming, but moving soon
what crafts do you do?---- macrame, sewing, painting, ceramics, woodcrafts, leatherwork, crochet, embroidery
how long have you been crafting?---- since about birth
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- self taught
do you sell your handmade items?---- no,but I would like to start selling in the near future
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- no
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- no
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- no
do you advertise your handmade items?---- no
is selling your crafts your full time job?---- no
do you want to be more recognized?---- yes

your name----
location---- Knoxville, TN
what crafts do you do?--- A bunch!! Patchwork clothing, bags, jewelry, peyote stitches, beadwork, candles, soap, painting...
how long have you been crafting?---- ever since I could hold an object in my hand.
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- self taught and from my mom
do you sell your handmade items?---- Yes!! That's how I make my living.
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- Fairy Kissed Creations
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)----Fairykissedcreations.com
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- Wherever I can get to
do you advertise your handmade items?---- sometimes, like on blogs, and register with search engines, hand out business cards at shows.
is selling your crafts your full time job?---- yes, and it LOVE IT!! THE BEST JOB EVER!!
do you want to be more recognized?---- I do! At least locally, and enought for me to actually open up a real shop of my own.

your name---- Cameron, Tink
location---- Kansas City, MO
what crafts do you do?---- sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, jewelry, clay...you name, i'll at least try it!
how long have you been crafting?---- since i was about 4 or 5
did you learn from a class/person or are you self taught?---- my grandma taught me a lot and the rest i've learned on my own
do you sell your handmade items?---- yes i do
do you have a business? (if so, what's its name?)---- "Tynx. Wear Magic Happens."
do you sell your crafts online? (website, ebay, community, co-op)---- just signed up with etsy and am working on a website
do you vend your crafts at shows and festivals? (which ones?)---- want to, not sure how to get started
do you advertise your handmade items?---- via word of mouth
is selling your crafts your full time job?---- some day it will be
do you want to be more recognized?---- of course!!