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Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #5

Journal Entry: Sun Jun 16, 2013, 6:16 AM

Got Artisan Crafts related news or a contest to share?

Send me a note or leave a message below.

News

`Talty's term as an Artisan Crafts CV ended last week
^cakecrumbs became the newest addition to the Artisan Crafts CV team!
Check out #CRArtisanCrafts; the new CR group dedicated to the Artisan Crafts Gallery of deviantART.
We are still looking for your input concerning the Gallery Makeover Project. We will be closing that very shortly.
#ArtisanCraft's latest News + gallery highlight can be found here.
You can find the latest Artisan Crafts newsletter here.
$Moonbeam13's latest pimps and whoas can be found here.

Contests and Challenges

The Get Crafty Contest has been extended!! The Deadline is July 4th!
Enter in the A rtisan Crafts challenge, the deadline is June 30th. Two winners will get and subs.
#semi-sweeties is holding a Monthly Food Challenge a random member that enters will win a 3mth sub.
#Knitting-and-Crochet is holding their June Challenge. The theme is "Garden Party".
#Amigurumi-Challenge is holding a pattern customization challenge!
#FancyCrafts is holding a "Learn Something New" Contest.

Daily Deviations

Don't forget to send your DD Suggestions for Artisan Crafts to ^cakecrumbs or myself. You can find our individual guidelines linked on our profiles.
My April Round-up is here and ^cakecrumbs' is here.

Features

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Tomorrow is `Talty's last day as a CV

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 8:57 AM

maytel

Gallery Recipe Blog semi-sweeties CR Artisan Crafts

At first, when she told me that her Artisan Crafts CV term was ending soon I went through the five stages of grief.

Denial

Anger

Bargaining

Depression

Acceptance

When I finally came to my senses I realized that it's okay because we're still going to be friends forever

you ^Talty and thanks for everything that you did and still do for the Artisan Crafts community

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Celebrating Diversity #23

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 9:49 AM

The idea behind the Celebrating Diversity Project is to post an article with deviations not from my area of expertise (Artisan Crafts) but from other Galleries that I almost never visit. This time I specifically searched for mediums that I enjoy but kind of forgot that I did.

Once again, I strongly encourage you to step out of your zone of comfort and take the time to discover or re-discover other types of art. The world is full of wonder and beauty, we just need to take the time and open our minds to see even more of it.

Photography > Abstract

Traditional Art > Scratchboard

Film & Animation > Animation

Flash > Interactive

Design & Interfaces > Packaging

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14
#15 #16 #17 #18 #17 #19 #20 #21 #22

"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear."

- Gene Roddenberry

Why we are Celebrating DIVERSITY!

This ongoing series of Art Features has been created to celebrate the huge diversity of submissions to dA. No gallery on dA is better than the other, they are only different.

Differences are good and healthy, they make our world colorful and enjoyable. It is good that we all have different und unique tastes and we should celebrate that! Instead of scorning something that is different, we have to accept, tolerate and appreciate it and the fact that it enrichens the world with yet another thing

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I'm Baby Crazy!

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 9:43 AM

So much talent!

So some of you already know that I am pregnant with my second child. I'm finding myself drawn to baby stuff lately/. My eldest will be 2 years old in a few days and he is definitely not a baby anymore

These will make you go "awww" ♥

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May Artisan Crafts DD Roundup

Fri May 31, 2013, 4:00 AM

Here are the Artisan Crafts DD for ^maytel this month. ^Talty's Roundup is here and ^cakecrumbs' here.

Check out the Artisan Crafts Challenge held at #CRArtisanCrafts and the Get Crafty Contest!

Features by ^maytel

DD Suggestion Guidelines

Send suggestions by note, it should be titled "DD Suggestion".

ONE SUGGESTION PER NOTE. Please include thumbnails (ie: :thumb###: ), not links.

Self suggestions are encouraged. Be proud of your work!

Send your suggestion to only ONE Community Volunteer!

Read my detailed guidelines here

FAQ #61: What is a Daily Deviation?
FAQ #18: Who selects Daily Deviations and how are they chosen?
FAQ #313: How can I find out if someone already has a Daily Deviation?
FAQ #873: What do I do when I disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature?

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Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #4

Journal Entry: Sat May 18, 2013, 4:00 AM

Got Artisan Crafts related news or a contest to share?

Send me a note or leave a message below.

News

^cakecrumbs became the newest addition to the Artisan Crafts CV team!
Check out #CRArtisanCrafts; the new CR group dedicated to the Artisan Crafts Gallery of deviantART.
Did you hear? The T-Shirts & Gear Shop is closing soon! Get your gear before it closes for good. If you place an order, you will receive a badge .
The Multi-Submit and Scheduled Submit functions have been launched to Beta Testers!
^Talty published her 24th Artisan Crafts feature.
#ArtisanCraft's latest News + gallery highlight can be found here.
^Talty is looking for people to interview for the new CR project called: The Artist Toolbox.
You can find the latest Artisan Crafts newsletter here.
We are still looking for your input concerning the Gallery Makeover Project. We will be closing that very shortly.

Contests

The Resources and Artisan Crafts Galleries are coming together for the Get Crafty Contest. Check it out!
Enter in the Artisan Crafts challenge, the deadline is May 31st. Two winners will get and subs.
#semi-sweeties is holding a Monthly Food Challenge a random member that enters will win a 3mth sub.

Daily Deviations

Don't forget to send your DD Suggestions for Artisan Crafts to ^Talty, ^cakecrumbs or myself. You can find our individual guidelines linked on our profiles.
My March round-up is here, & ^Talty's is here.

Features

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Input from deviants - RE: Gallery Makeover Project

Thu May 16, 2013, 11:46 AM

Two months ago, we asked you the community to give us input on ways to merge, remove, add and retire sub-categories for easier browsing and submitting.

We were instructed to remove clutter and merge galleries rather than make more mess, so we gave priority to removing redundant galleries instead of creating more. We understand that many of you love new galleries and would be thrilled to have a new gallery for every single craft, but please understand that this is not possible. Please take a look at the current galleries and let us know if you think that any of them can be merged or is unnecessary.

We took all of your suggestions and put our brains together. This is the result that we are proposing, there's still time to leave your suggestions and propose new changes, so please feel free to do it.

Proposed Changes

Anthro
to be moved to main Anthro Gallery
Architectural Models (no changes)

Basketry & Weavings (no changes)

Ceramics, Pottery & Clay
Merge Ornaments and Objects with Other (result: Ornaments and Other).
Costumery
"Costumery>Costumes" to be changed to "Costumery>Outfits" (less redundant and relevant to other sub-cats)
Culinary Art
Change Proposal here: [link]
Dolls, Plushies & Custom Toys
Amigurumi" to be moved under "Needlework" instead of under "Dolls"
Folding & Papercraft (no changes)

Glass
Merge Ornaments and Objects with Other (result: Ornaments and Other).
Jewelry (no changes)

Leatherwork (no changes)

Metal Work
To add subcats
Armor & Chainmail
Swords, Knives & Weapons
Wire Works
Ornaments & Other
Miniatures (no changes)

Needlework
"Amigurumi" to be moved under "Needlework" instead of under "Dolls"
Other (no changes)

Textiles
Create a new "Felting" sub-cat (growing popularity will encompass needle-felting)
Woodworking
To add subcats
Carving
Wood Burning
Furniture
Other

Questions for you!

Please take a look at the current galleries. Do you think that any of them can be merged or is unnecessary?

It was suggested that the name "Leatherwork" doesn't encompass taxidermy, a subcat of this gallery. Please let us know if you can think of a better name for both crafts.

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Monthly Food Challenge - Drinks!

Journal Entry: Fri May 3, 2013, 7:39 AM

Entries so far

Monthly Food Challenge

A three month premium membership will be randomly drawn from the members that participate in the challenge.

Theme of the month: Drinks

This month you can prepare whatever drink you want; tea, coffee, milkshake, water, milk, juice, pop etc! Your cup, glass, bottle or container needs to be handmade by you as well.

Rules

**If any of these rules are ignored, you will be disqualified from winning the prize**

Participants have to be members of #semi-sweeties
Submissions must be entirely made by you
Only new work is accepted
Items must be primarily made of clay
Unlimited submissions as long as it fits the theme
You must write somewhere in the artist comment box that this is an entry for #semi-sweeties' monthly challenge�+ add a link to this journal.
Submit entries into the "Monthly Food Challenge" folder.

Inspiration

Helpful Tutorials

Here is a list of tutorials that might help you to achieve this project.

Starbucks strawberry frappe tutorial: [link]
Milkshake tutorial: [link]
Coffee cup tutorial: [link]

Deadline
The challenge closes on May 31st 2013 and the 3 month sub winner will be drawn randomly from the members that have participated in the challenge.

_{*This prize is supplied by $Moonbeam13}

the team at #semi-sweeties

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April Artisan Crafts DD Roundup

Thu May 2, 2013, 5:01 AM

Here are the Artisan Crafts DD for ^maytel this month. ^Talty's Roundup can be found here.

Also, please check out the Artisan Crafts monthly challenge! Two winners will each get a 3 month premium membership and 500

Features by ^maytel

DD Suggestion Guidelines

Send suggestions by note, it should be titled "DD Suggestion".

ONE SUGGESTION PER NOTE. Please include thumbnails (ie: :thumb###: ), not links.

Self suggestions are encouraged. Be proud of your work!

Send your suggestion to only ONE Community Volunteer!

Read my detailed guidelines here

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May - Artisan Crafts Monthly Challenge!

Wed May 1, 2013, 6:55 AM

Hey guys and gals! It's already time for another monthly challenge!!!

Theme

Since we have a tie between "Green" and "Superhero" we will be accepting BOTH themes this month! It also means that you can enter TWICE! (once for each theme!) Also because there are normally two winners, there will be one Green winner and one Superhero winner this month.

Rules

Artisan Crafts only!
Join #CRArtisanCrafts and submit to the Monthly Challenge Folder.
The entry must be new and submitted between May 1st & May 31st.
Two submission per deviant, one per theme.
Must reflect the theme.

Deadline
The challenge will run from May 1st to May 31st.

Prizes
Two winners will receive a 3 month premium membership and 500

Entries

All eligible entries can be found here.

Previous challenges

April 2013 (winners: *Costumy & *funkichkn)

March 2013 (winners: =Brookette & *sombra33)

February 2013 (winners: *Ninina-nini & ^cakecrumbs)

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Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #3

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 15, 2013, 5:53 AM

News

Check out #CRArtisanCrafts, the new CR group dedicated to the Artisan Crafts Gallery of deviantART.
Members of #CRArtisanCrafts sent in their best work to be included in the group's stamp.
Did you hear? The T-Shirts & Gear Shop is closing soon! Get your gear before it closes for good.
^Talty published her 22nd Artisan Crafts feature.
#ArtisanCraft's latest News + gallery highlight can be found here.

Contests

Enter in the Artisan Crafts challenge, the deadline is April 30th. Two winners will get and subs.
#semi-sweeties is holding a Monthly Food Challenge a random member that enters will win a 3mth sub.
Show your support by entering in the CR Stamp Project!
#Amigurumi-Challenge is holding an Earth Day Contest.
#Still-Life-Stills is holding a monthly Recipe Challenge.
#DeliciousDAFood is holding a Mother's Day Contest.
#Knitting-and-Crochet is holding a Vintage Contest.

Daily Deviations

Don't forget to send your DD Suggestions for Artisan Crafts to ^Talty and myself. You can find our individual guidelines linked on our profiles.
My March round-up is here, & ^Talty's is here.

Got Artisan Crafts related news or a contest to share?

Send me a note and I will make sure to include it in the next mid-month journal (and/or edit this one).

Features

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March Artisan Crafts DD Roundup

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 5:35 AM

Here are the Artisan Crafts DD for ^maytel this month. ^Talty's Roundup can be found here

Also, please check out the Artisan Crafts monthly challenge! Two winners will each get a 3 month premium membership and 500

Features by ^maytel

DD Suggestion Guidelines

Send suggestions by note, it should be titled "DD Suggestion".

ONE SUGGESTION PER NOTE. Please include thumbnails (ie: :thumb###: ), not links.

Self suggestions are encouraged. Be proud of your work!

Send your suggestion to only ONE Community Volunteer!

Read my detailed guidelines here

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April - Artisan Crafts Monthly Challenge!

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 11:33 AM

THE WINNERS ARE....

*Costumy

&

*funkichkn

Thanks for everyone that participated! Stand by for the May Challenge

Tell your friends, tell your neighbours, tell your mom! It's already time for the third AC Monthly Challenge!

Theme

According to the poll, this month's theme is "Mythology". You're free to interpret whatever this means to you.

Rules

Artisan Crafts only!
Join #CRArtisanCrafts and submit to the Monthly Challenge Folder.
The entry must be new and submitted between April 1st & April 30th.
One submission per deviant.
Must reflect the theme.

Deadline
The challenge will run from April 1st to April 30th.

Prizes
Two winners will receive a 3 month premium membership and 500

Entries

All eligible entries can be found here.

Previous challenges

March 2013 (winners: =Brookette & *sombra33)

February 2013 (winners: *Ninina-nini & ^cakecrumbs)

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Photographer of the week: pamba

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 6:12 AM

*Pamba is photographer of the week at #Still-Life-Stills. Go check out her beautiful gallery!

Don't forget to let us know if you have a suggestion for future Photographer of the week!

Credits:

Journal Design and CSS by ~PreetikaSharma
Strawberrys by ~spanjebob

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Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #2

Journal Entry: Mon Mar 18, 2013, 5:14 PM

News

Please take the time to read the Gallery Makeover Project Journal for Artisan Crafts here.
#ArtisanCraft's latest News + gallery highlight can be found here.

Contests

Enter in the Artisan Crafts challenge, the deadline is March 31st. Two winners will get and subs.
#semi-sweeties is holding a Monthly Food Challenge a random member that enters will win a 3mth sub. Deadline March 31st.
#Knitting-and-Crochet is holding a Star Wars Contest, the deadline is March 31st.
#Holiday-Crafts is holding an Egg Celebration, the deadline is April 1st.

Daily Deviations

Don't forget to send your DD Suggestions for Artisan Crafts to ^Talty and myself. You can find our individual guidelines linked on our profiles.
My January Round-up is here

Got Artisan Crafts related news or a contest to share?

Send me a note and I will make sure to include it in the next mid-month journal (and/or edit this one).

Features

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Best birthday weekend EVER!

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 5:38 PM

maytel

Gallery Recipe Blog semi-sweeties CR Artisan Crafts

Oh you guize!

Before starting to talk about anything else I want to thank everyone that wrote me birthday wishes via messages and notes. You guys make my heart very happy!

Family time~

So my birthday was on Friday the 15th; my family threw a little party for me and it was a lot of fun. Loïc and my god-daughter ran around each other all evening, it was quite adorable. On Saturday I went to see my in-laws and dropped Loïc off to get babysat overnight.

Party rocking

Yesterday I invited a few friends to eat fondue and have a few drinks.... okay-okay maybe more than a few drinks. My head is pounding so much right now but I'm really happy too! I had the best time!

I posted this image on my facebook on Friday and the people that I invited over made it their mission to make my birthday song the most awkwardest moment ever. It was the longest drawn-out song in the history of all birthday songs being sung. It was hilarious.

I'm so tired now, It's 8:30pm and I think I'm going to bed.

How was your weekend?

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Input needed - Artisan Crafts Gallery Makeover

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 9:56 AM

EDIT: You can read our proposal here: [link].

Please voice your opinion on this if you haven't spoken up yet or want to add something, your feedback is extremely important! (LEAVE YOUR INPUT ON THE NEWEST JOURNAL PLEASE).

Gallery Makeover Project

The Community Relations team will be working in the followings weeks to merge, remove, add and retire sub-categories. We're looking for input from the community to think about ways to make the categories less redundant and to simplify it's structure for easier browsing and submitting.

More details on the Gallery Makeover Project here

This is what the Artisan Crafts tree currently looks like, brace yourself it's a long one

Anthro*
/ Costumes
  / Masks
  / Props & Accessories
Architectural Models
Basketry & Weavings
  / Ornaments & Objects
  / Other
  / Pots & Vases
  / Tableware
Ceramics, Pottery & Clay
  / Ornaments & Objects
  / Other
  / Pots & Vases
  / Tableware
Costumery
  / Costumes
      ... / Character & Theme
      ... / Cosplay & Role-Playing
      ... / Other
      ... / Period & Historical
  / Masks
  / Props & Accessories
Culinary Arts**
  / Desserts
  / Food Art
  / Main Dishes
  / Other
  / Pumpkin Carving
Dolls, Plushies & Custom Toys
  / Amigurumi
  / Customized Toys
  / Original Artist Dolls
  / Plushies
Folding & Papercraft
  / Bookbinding & Bookmaking
  / Cubeecraft
  / Models
  / Origami
  / Other
  / Papercutting & Scherenschnitte
Glass
  / Bowls & Vases
  / Lights & Prisms
  / Ornaments & Objects
  / Other
  / Stained Glass
  / Tableware
Jewelry
  / Beads & Charms
  / Bracelets & Anklets
  / Earrings & Piercings
  / Headpieces & Hair Accessories
  / Necklaces & Pendants
  / Other
  / Pins & Brooches
  / Rings
  / Sets
Leatherwork
  / Accessories
  / Clothing
  / Other
  / Taxidermy
Metal Work
Miniatures
  / Animals, Nature and Scenery
  / Dollhouses and Rooms
  / Fan Art
  / Fantasy
  / Food
  / Household Items
  / Jewelry
  / Other
  / People
Needlework
  / Crochet
  / Cross Stitch & Embroidery
  / Knitting
  / Other
Other
Textiles
  / Accessories
  / Clothing
  / Fiber Art
  / Other
  / Quilting
Woodworking***

* Anthro: [link]

** Culinary Arts change proposal: [link]

*** Woodworking: Pyrography - Do you think it belongs to the Artisan Crafts or Traditional Gallery?

Please help us to think of ways to simplify the gallery's structure. Leave a comment below with any idea.

TL; DR? Please do - Your feedback is important!

In the words of $Moonbeam13 "[...] imagine yourself as a new deviant, [...] one that doesn't speak English as a first language.. and you'll see the nest of insanity in a whole new light."

ALSO, please take a minute to look at the Resources Gallery Makeover Journal: [link]. Now is a good time to speak up if you want to get some sub-cats added.

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That time of the year again~

Journal Entry: Sat Mar 9, 2013, 10:46 AM

Hello sweeties,

Our super group status is quickly approaching it's end. It expires on April 16th.

We have already amassed 2,076 points but we still have a long way to go. Please donate if you can.

With the subscription we are able to continue using css, custom layout, polls and many other features.

Donate

here
play the llama trading game to get

the team at #semi-sweeties

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A new project?

Journal Entry: Wed Mar 6, 2013, 5:52 AM

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Skin by =SimplySilent

Hello beautiful deviants,

I decided that I want to start sewing. Sure, I'll start with small projects, I'm not planning on making any wedding gowns just yet, lol!

My mother has two sewing machines, I'm going to borrow one of them. The one I'll borrow belonged to my great-grand mother, so it's something of an antique. It's really heavy, black and gorgeous! I've used it a bit when I was a child, so I'm confident that I'll be able to use it again.

Before starting any real project though, I want to shop around to find some original fabric, thread, buttons etc. Do you personally use any online store or seller? If so, I would love you to share them with me. It's much easier for me to shop online when my toddler is sleeping than bringing him to an actual store where chaos would surely ensue.

Also, I don't know if I told you guys but we bought our first house, we'll be moving on July 20th. I most likely won't start any sewing project until I'm all settled in. I need to start sorting and packing asap!

Thanks!

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Monthly Food Challenge - Sushi + WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Journal Entry: Sat Mar 2, 2013, 5:42 AM

AND THE RANDOM WINNER IS....

*Drumroll*...... *gigi9900!!!!

Stay tuned, a new Monthly Challenge will be posted soon!

Monthly Food Challenge
A three month premium membership will be randomly drawn from the members that participate in the challenge.

Theme of the month
The people have spoken! This month's theme is Sushi.

Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice (shari) combined with cooked/raw fish and seafood or other vegetarian proteins. Western style sushi is often rolled using algae (nori), thin omelette, soy paper, or leaves. Regardless of your the kind of Sushi you choose to make, it will need to include rice.

Rules

**If any of these rules are ignored, you will be disqualified from winning the prize**

Participants have to be members of #semi-sweeties
Submissions must be entirely made by you
Only new work is accepted
Items must be primarily made of clay
Unlimited submissions as long as it fits the theme
You must write somewhere in the artist comment box that this is an entry for #semi-sweeties' monthly challenge + add a link to this journal.
Submit entries into the "Monthly Food Challenge" folder.

Inspiration

Helpful Tutorials

Here is a list of tutorials that might help you to achieve this project.

Salmon Sushi Earring Tutorial: [link]
Sushi Rice Tutorial: [link]
Prawn Ebi Sushi Tutorial: [link]
Salmon Sushi: [link]
Sushi Cane tutorial: [link]
Miniature Sushi tutorial: [link]
Makisushi: [link]

Deadline
The challenge closes on March 31 2013 and the 3 month sub winner will be drawn randomly from the members that have participated in the challenge.

_{*This prize is supplied by $Moonbeam13}

the team at #semi-sweeties

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Journal History

Jun 17, 2013 So Cute, it Rots your Teeth #23
Jun 16, 2013 Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #5
Jun 11, 2013 Tomorrow is :devtalty:'s last day as a CV
Jun 7, 2013 Celebrating Diversity #23
Jun 6, 2013 I'm Baby Crazy!
May 31, 2013 May Artisan Crafts DD Roundup
May 18, 2013 Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #4
May 16, 2013 Input from deviants - RE: Gallery Makeover Project
May 3, 2013 Monthly Food Challenge - Drinks!
May 2, 2013 April Artisan Crafts DD Roundup
May 1, 2013 May - Artisan Crafts Monthly Challenge!
Apr 15, 2013 Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #3
Apr 2, 2013 March Artisan Crafts DD Roundup
Apr 1, 2013 April - Artisan Crafts Monthly Challenge!
Mar 25, 2013 Photographer of the week: pamba
Mar 18, 2013 Mid-month Artisan Crafts News and Features #2
Mar 17, 2013 Best birthday weekend EVER!
Mar 11, 2013 Input needed - Artisan Crafts Gallery Makeover
Mar 9, 2013 That time of the year again~
Mar 6, 2013 A new project?

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