welcome to handmade monday!

what is it?

  was created mainly for my love of all things handmade.  secondly, there seems to be an overwhelming resurgence in the handmade arts, both in & out of the blogosphere. handmade arts have gained increasing popularity over the very recent years & an inordinate amount of blogs these days are devoted to  one or more types of handmade art:  altered art, mixed media,  scrapbooking & paper arts, textile/fiber arts, jewelry crafting, polymer clay art, even “shabby-chic” crafting….the list goes on & on. 

 i wanted to bring all these wonderful artisans together to showcase their handiwork & celebrate all things handmade.  & in doing so, perhaps this blog will lend some inspiration, insight & encouragement to all who visits & participates…& thus, handmade monday was born…created in response to the phenomenon known as ”handmade arts”.  

how to participate… 

handmade monday will  offer folks a fun opportunity to showcase their handmade projects, given a weekly prompt.  each monday, there will be  a new prompt that  will be posted for the handmade artisan to craft something clever & creative.  a guestbook will be featured each monday where folks  can post a pix of their handmade project using their favorite medium  (mixed media, paper, fabric, fiber, metal, jewelry, clay, digital art, etc., etc.) as well as leave a comment with the static link to their respective blog post.  please don’t forget to mention handmade monday (with a link) in your respective blog post.  

having said the above, handmade monday is OPEN to all you arty-crafty souls who do some type of handmade art.  it can be ANY medium, so long as it is made by your own hands.   if you would like to be linked to the blogroll, please. leave a comment with your blog url & i will gladly add your link.  ALSO, i am always open to suggestions for future prompts.  don’t be shy, i would love to hear from you!   you can contact me either by leaving a comment or via email at follow_your_bliss07@hotmail.com. 

**the first prompt**

for this inaugural week, the prompt will be : WHAT’S LEFT…this refers to all those leftover bits  you have after completing some arty-crafty project.  instead of discarding those bits, why not repurpose them & create something oh- so- fabulous?

to start us off, here’s something i made just the other day from leftover scraps from two swap projects>>>

    i reused my miscellaneous scraps & made this sweet li’l banner  for a very dear lady.  how easy peasy was that? 

and just one more thing…

for your convenience, a blog button has been created.  please feel free to grab the button & help spread the word about handmade monday!  also, to further our celebration of handmade arts, i have created a flickr group here, where folks can join & have yet another place to share  pix of their amazing handiwork.

so won’t you join me in the HANDMADE REVOLUTION?

if this sounds like your cuppa tea,  then please give it a whirl!  here’s to handmade arts….celebrate & inspire! 

creatively yours,

your handmade monday hostess, mary ann of follow your bliss designs