The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for April 2-3 is Sassy Clay Creations, who is another member of one of the guilds I am in – Polymer Clay Smooshers. Dori has a variety of items available at her studio, ranging from pendants, ACEO’s, cell phone charms, pins… all made with polymer clay. Check her out!
The last ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March and incidentally the first for April, for 3/31 – 4/1, is Cheyenne Star Studio. Carla is the artisan behind Cheyenne Star Studio, and she works with metal – hand forging and hammering copper and silver into wonderful jewelry creations. Go check her out!
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March 29-30, is Mayz Lampwork Beadz. May creates lampwork beads, if her studio name didn’t give it away. I love the look of lampwork beads, and maybe one day if I have enough time, I’ll try learning this art form. But for now, I will just ogle and drool [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March 27-28 is Mother’s Love. Natasha is a jewelry artisan, with many beautiful items available in her studio, from earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and sets in any combination thereof. I believe I even spotted a few beaded rings as well! Please go and visit her studio!
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March 25-26, is the husband & wife team, On Pens and Needles. Now, I have featured them before as a member of one of the Artfire guilds I am member of; however this time they are the Crazy Train rider! *choo-choo*! Here are a couple new items they have [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train Rider for March 21-22 is Glass and Wire Gems. Donna creates beautiful jewelry with mostly dichroic glass as well as lampwork beads; many of the fused glass dichroics are wire wrapped with sterling silver or gold-filled wire. Please go visit her studio and have a look!
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March 19 – 20 is Wearable Art Huggable Friends. Laura knits and crochets many items – mostly things for babies and children, but there are a few scarves available for adults or children alike as well. She has the cutest little crocheted stuffed toys, cupcake hats, baby berets, and [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for the 17th & 18th is Grand Prairie Woodworks. This studio is headed up by Tim, a master builder of Mission furniture. At his studio he offers cutting boards, wooden cooking utensils, picture frames, lamps and a few other items. I think the items look superb! Here is a small [...]
I’m taking a bit of a break tonight from the day job work, since I did extras yesterday and will do a few extra tomorrow to make up for it. So since I have a little time for myself tonight, I figure I should at least post the Crazy Train rider for today and tomorrow, [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March 7-8 is Acadienne. She lives in Tucson, AZ and knits, crochets and embroiders her wares in her studio. Acadienne has a wide variety of items available in her shop. From hardanger bookmarks and Christmas ornaments, to hand knitted & crochet socks, dishcloths & washcloths, shawls, scarves, kitchen towels [...]
The first ArtFire Crazy Train rider for March, for the 1st and 2nd, is Designs of Avalon. Athena, who lives in New York, originally started out making jewelry, but has since switched gears to a new medium that I think is pretty ingenious, and I’ll just say, the woman has some patience for sure! She [...]
While yesterday’s rider was across the Pacific ocean, the ArtFire Crazy Train rider for February 27 & 28 is across the other pond, the Atlantic, in the United Kingdom. Scarlet-Impressions has a wide variety of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, along with handmade ear wires and wire-wrapped pendants. I think this is probably one of my favorite [...]
Shame on me, I neglected to do a post for the ArtFire Crazy Train rider for the 25th & 26th of February. The rider for those two days was Il Mare Atelier. The artisan explains that the name is a combination of Italian and French words – Il Mare (the sea, in Italian), and “Atelier” [...]
Sorry I’m late for this one, folks. Just been feeling a bit off today. But anyway, the ArtFire Crazy Train rider for February 23-24, is Girl Seattle. Here is another artisan who has a variety of different items in her studio. Her wares are mostly jewelry items, however she does offer some hand knitted items [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for February 21-22, is Moonlight Eternal of San Diego. This gal has LOTS to offer at her studio – rings, bracelets, anklets, key chains, stretch jewelry and even a few items for the bath – salts and soaks. To start, here is what she has dubbed “Milk Salts”, in violet [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train’s next rider for the 19th & 20th is Roxy’s Rox. She also happens to be a member of the Polymer Clay Smoosher’s guild! She has a range of items in her studio, from earrings, necklaces with polymer clay pendants, chainmaille items, and even a pair of crocheted fingerless gloves to keep [...]
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for February 17-18 is Bella Sweet. The artist is Sarah, and she creates beautiful jewelry using natural gemstones, pearls and Swarovski crystals. Here are just a few of her items… A two-toned freshwater pearl necklace, with some offset Swarovski crystals to transition the two colors of pearls: Or perhaps a [...]
The Artfire Crazy Train rider for February 15 & 16 is Awaken Jewelry. Awaken Jewelry is run by a young Christian woman, and she makes some quite elegant necklaces, made with sterling silver discs hand stamped with inspiring words: Go and visit to see what other necklaces she has to offer!
The ArtFire Crazy Train rider for February 13 & 14 is The Shutterbug Eye. She has several photographs available in her studio as prints for framing, or you can also choose small ACEOs or even blank cards. Here is an 8″x10″ print of a beautiful pink hibiscus: Or how about one of a gorgeous rose: [...]
I’m a little late to the game for today and tomorrow’s Artfire Crazy Train rider, JPatPurses. So without further ado, here are a few of my picks from her studio! I have to say, this color combination is one of my favorites – green, pink, brown and white (as if it wasn’t obvious from my [...]
