Vendor Spotlight - Again Goods

 

Your Name?

 Ashley Adox

Your business name?

Again, LLC

Your Website/Etsy shop/somewhere people can find your products?

http://againgoods.etsy.com

Tell us about your products/business.

 I craft all sorts of goodies from recycled textiles - mostly felted wool sweaters. I love to include vintage buttons, notions etc. into my pieces as well.

What is your favorite handmade item?

I don't come home from craft shows with much in the way of earnings because I spend on

What do you enjoy outside of crafting?

dancing/my nia class, my boys, chocolate

One random fact about yourself.

 I sometimes listen to knitting podcasts while I run.

Vendor Spotlight - Hip To Piece Squares

Name:  

Sarah Minshall

Biz: 

Hip To Piece Squares

Etsy: 

 www.hiptopiecesquares.etsy.com

About: 

My first love was quilting, so when I started Hip To Piece Squares in 2005, I found myself torn.  Did I want to make bags, or did I only want to make quilts?  I figured out pretty quickly that I could still do both and have my work stand out because of it.  Nowadays, not everything I make is quilted, but the techniques and skills that are important to quilting are still incorporated into my work.  In fact, everything I sew gets finished off with a little hand stitching.

Favorite Handmade Item: 

My husband, Ben is a woodworker, and last year he built me a really intricate sewing table to set my machine on.  It's so pretty, and I love working at it.  He even incorporated cherry inlays to make the top look reminiscent of a quilt top.

Enjoy outside of crafting:  

I like to knit, quilt and go fabric shopping (yes, I know this is still crafting), read good books, and take my 125 pound chocolate lab, Hudson for long walks.

Random Fact:  

I have a rubber duck collection.

Vendor Spotlight - Sisterhead Designs

Your Name?

Deb and Diana Kern

Your business name?

 Sisterhead Designs



Your Website/Etsy shop/somewhere people can find your products?

 htt://www.sisterheaddesigns.com

Tell us about your products/business:


We handcraft felt ornaments that are mostly animals and nature themed. Our ornaments can be designed to look like your beloved pet and many breeds are available.


What is your favorite handmade item?

Making ornaments for people and their pets is so enjoyable and when people smile and tell us it looks just like their dog or cat, it makes us smile too.


What do you enjoy outside of crafting?

We love to play music. Diana plays the bass guitar and Deb plays the drums in an all woman garage band. We also enjoy bird watching.


One random fact about yourself.   We are identical twins!

Vendor Spotlight - J K M Soy Candles



Your Name?

 Jenny Rostkowski

Your business name?

 JKM Soy Candles

Your Website/Etsy shop/somewhere people can find your products?  www.jkmsoycandles.com

Tell us about your products/business.  

I make hand-poured 100% soybean wax candles in a wide variety of scents, but we have become mostly known for some of our unique fun scents including Froot Loops, Dirt, Monkey Farts, & Elf Sweat.  We also do hand-dipped incense, odor eliminating room spray, soy tarts, and mason jar soap dispensers.

What is your favorite handmade item?

 My Hot Baked Apple Pie candle.

What do you enjoy outside of crafting? 

Spending time with my kids.

One random fact about yourself. 

I'd love to own my own "made in Michigan" themed store one day.

Vendor Spotlight - Courtney Fischer Jewelry



Your Name? Courtney Fischer

Your business name?

Courtney Fischer Jewelry

Your Website/Etsy shop/somewhere people can find your products?

 www.courtneyfischer.com

Tell us about your products/business.

 I make handmade jewelry using copper and brass to manipulate the surface.

What is your favorite handmade item?

 I like handmade cards to send in the mail

What do you enjoy outside of crafting? 

camping and going up north

One random fact about yourself. 

I grew up in Indiana. 

Vendor Spotlight - ciofani yogadala

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

Your Name?

 Heidi Pratt



Your business name?

ciofani yogadala



Your Website/Etsy shop/somewhere people can find your products?

 ciofaniyogadala.etsy.com



Tell us about your products/business.

I create functional and decorative pieces in clay. I build the pieces using coiling and pinching techniques, and occasionally I work with a potter's wheel. I enjoy hand building as it is most effective for me to achieve the organic forms I seek, the process is slow by comparison to throwing and I find it more meditative. I find a direct correlation to the process of working in clay and practicing yoga. Form is the focus and often I am considering a specific posture as I work the lines of the piece. I have also incorporated my yoga meditations into drawings which I call, yogadalas. They are mandalas that incorporate a figure in a yoga pose in the drawing and are my expressions the energy of the yoga asana featured.



What is your favorite handmade item?

 I value handmade items of all kinds: soap, crochet, drawings, printmaking...the joy of another person's expression manifest in an object. I love the furniture pieces my dad has built for me and my husband, especially the record shelf unit.



What do you enjoy outside of crafting?

more crafting! crochet, yoga, reading, eating, and being cozy with the 3 cats in our house.



One random fact about yourself.     i have to make the bed before i can sleep in it, i can't sleep with rumpled covers.

Vendor Spotlight - Jodi Lynn's Emporium of Doodles



Your Name?

Jodi Lynn

Your business name?

Jodi Lynn's Emporium of Doodles

Your Website/Etsy shop/somewhere people can find your products?

www.etsy.com/shop/jodiburton

Tell us about your products/business.

I started making shrinky-dink art about two years ago. After watching the Cosmos I thought it would be super silly to doodle Carl Sagan on shrink film. I made a charm of him and immediately started to get requests for other scientists and things to have doodled onto shrink film.

Since then I have branched out and started to scan my drawings into the computer and laser etch them into wood and make prints and things. My most recent doodles are of Country singers which I am laser etching into wood and hand painting.

I love doodling all sorts of things. I am really pleased when I can doodle something that makes people smile. My favorite thing about being a maker at craft fairs is watching people’s expressions while looking at my booth. I like to watch people’s faces  go from confused to smiling at the sight of  scientist  shrinky-dink magnets. Thats what keeps me doodling and crafting is knowing that my love for drawing is being shared and enjoyed.

What is your favorite handmade item?

I like all handmade items. Handmade items for all!! 

What do you enjoy outside of crafting?

 I work at an amazing place called Techshop in Allen Park which is where I spend most of my free time. Its a big DIY Center with everything from sewing machines to welding equipment. Its a great place to work, meet people, and get inspiration. 

One random fact about yourself.

 I'm a huge banjo music fan. 

Just a few weeks away from this year's Holiday Craft Circus show! Between now and then we will be posting previews of some of our vendors! Our poster was designed by Scott of Fat Cat Images