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Handmade BreadBasket Liners

Published: 07-22-2012 12:59am
Posted In: Breadbasket Liners

My daughter is attempting to break into the photography field. She's attempting to get her work out there by doing promo work for local businesses. She came home today and had some loaves of bread she needed to photograph for her baker. She had a basket but no breadbasket liner. So guess what? Mom made her one for her shoot. At the encouragement of a friend, I've been intending to make breadbasket liners to offer in my collection of linens for sale on my site. Guess now's as good a time as any to get started; specially when you've got all the props for the photography. I now have one up for sale. It is made from the damask creme gingham... » Read More

Handmade Avocado Placemats and BreadBasket Liner

Published: 07-21-2012 08:17pm

Here are the photos of two new items I've added to my ArtFire studio today. The avocado placemats on the right are finished and posted. They are a set of six and OOAK. On the left is a breadbasket liner I'm offering which will be the first of more to come. It is made from a creme gingham woven check damask fabric. No, the bread will not be wrapped up in the liner if you order it. Go to my site to see more info about them.Karen... » Read More

Handmade Placemat Sneek Peek Preview

Published: 07-20-2012 10:24am
Posted In: Placemats

As with every new handmade item I create, I'm so excited to show it off. This one is no exception. This is my next handmade placemat project. This will be a set of 6 and is one of a kind (OOAK). The color, avocado, with a complimentary bias binding. This is a heavy woven fabric, a perfect placemat. Watch for this to be posted as my next item available for sale in my UniquelyHandmade studio on ArtFire.Karen.... » Read More

Linens vs. Linen, Do you know the difference?

Published: 07-19-2012 01:00pm
Posted In: Fabrics

Have you ever wondered why the household textiles we use for everyday use such as bed bath and kitchen textiles are all referred to as “linens” even though they are not made of linen? Doesn’t make a bit of sense to me. I was at a thrift store not long ago and spied a tablecloth I liked. I looked it over and didn’t find any stains and it appeared to be in very nice condition, like new. I asked the lady what was the price. She quoted me the price and I considering the size of the cloth decided it was a bargain. So I took it to the cashier station to pay. This same lady came to the station to take my money. At w... » Read More

Paprika colored handmade placemats

Published: 07-18-2012 09:09pm

I have a new handmade placemat set posted on my ArtFire studio. This is a six piece set of which each mat is 15 1/4 x 17 3/4". As for the color: You could call it rust or cinnamon, but it reminds me of paprika and thus paprika describes it best for me.This set is pictured with a country style place setting. But really, just change the setting to something spanish and viola, it's a whole new look. This set is a very adaptable style.The fabric is heavy, the weave is bold, yet very soft. I also purchased this fabric in a couple other colors that I will be presenting in sets soon. Check out my ArtFire studio to see this set and ot... » Read More

New Placemat Designs

Published: 07-16-2012 11:42am
Posted In: Placemats

Summer is so upon us. I had hopes of getting more handmade place mats designed and posted by now. So much going on here. Still working on getting those completed and posted; coming soon.... » Read More

My Birthday Sale

Published: 07-13-2012 03:03pm
Posted In: Tablecloths

I'm offering a 20% discount off all my handmade tablecloths today here on ArtFire in celebration of my birthday. Just use the coupon code at checkout: Birthdaycelebration. Help me celebrate by commenting on the tablecloth you like best and why. Thanks for celebrating!Karen... » Read More

Ecru Place mats posted

Published: 07-09-2012 01:48pm
Posted In: Placemats

Check out my studio listing for the new woven cotton ecru place mats available in a set of 6 now. Yardage for this fabric is low but additional sets or other table linens/accessories may still be ordered currently. Other place mat sets coming soon.... » Read More

Ecru Colored Placemat Set

Published: 07-08-2012 10:16pm
Posted In: Placemats

On Monday July 9 I will be posting a new six piece placemat set. This set is ecru in color with olive colored threads embroidered in very small rectangles much like the size of dots on a dotted swiss fabric and arranged over the fabric in lines. The embroidered threads are 3/4" apart in a line and the lines 1/2" apart. The under side of the mat will be recognized by the embroidery threads on the underside being white. These mats are sewn with a 3/4" border of the same fabric with machine stitching on both edges of the border. These placemats are 14.5" x 20". The prewashed fabric is 100% woven cotton of a weight almost like a d... » Read More

Kids Craft

Published: 06-28-2012 10:49am
Posted In: Kids Craft

This is a great summer craft for kids. It's a battle helmet. It can be used as a teaching tool for a church camp craft to reinforce the message of Ephesians 6:17, putting on the helmet of salvation. Search battle helmets on the internet to find designs you like. Make this helmet with a balloon, newspaper, soda carton, tissue paper and starch. Cut the lower portion and the strap from the soda carton. Cover with torn pieces of newspaper. Your helmet needs at least three layers of newspaper pieces and then your final layer of colored tissue paper. Add "rivets" made from wads of newspaper. "Spikes" can be made by cuttin... » Read More

New apron line coming

Published: 05-31-2012 10:17am

We are adding a new line of designer Aprons. Unique aprons by local designer Mama Mae. Beautifully handcrafted aprons with a feminine touch! Also some unisex designs! Some one of a kind. Coming soon.... » Read More

Happy Valley Strawberry Festival

Published: 05-23-2012 10:13am
Posted In: Welcome to my Uniquely Handmade Blog

I can't believe I've neglected my blog updates here on Artfire. I think I've posted a couple new tablecloths since my last. Shame on me! The HVSF is this Saturday. Dad, my sisters and I will be there this Saturday showing off our wares. Come out and take a peek. I understand this year's fair will host over 100 vendors and this is the 71st annual fair! Wow. I had no idea this event was this popular; I've never attended.I'm also posting a new tablecloth today. It is checked with colors of avocado, grass/teal/forest green, and creme; I'm guessing on how to describe the green color best. Nice, nice crisp fabric yet drapes beautifu... » Read More

Lilac Hemmed Tablecloths

Published: 05-18-2012 01:38pm

Today I posted a new tablecloth design. It is the same lilac cloth I previously have posted but this one is hemmed rather than fringed. So this cloth is visible now on the studio site either fringed or hemmed. I'm sorry the picture is so off. I took the photo out of doors hoping that the natural light would give me a true color. The photos are showing it too blue; its really light lilac. As usual, contact me if you would like a free trim scrap to see the actual color or feel of this fabric. Keep checking back. I'm planning to have some new designs posted for the first of next week.KarenUniquely Handmade... » Read More

New Handmade Items Coming Soon

Published: 05-17-2012 04:44pm

Besides the fact that by the end of the weekend I hope to have more new tablecloth designs added, my sister Debi is preparing to add her designer aprons to my site. I've seen them; they're amazing! We are anticipating having them online just after the Memorial Day weekend so be watching.Thanks,KarenUniquely Handmade... » Read More

Yellow Check Hemmed Tablecloth

Published: 05-16-2012 09:16am

Today I posted a classic hemmed version of the Gingham-Like Yellow/Jonquil Tablecloth. If the fringing isn't your "cup of tea" perhaps this hemmed version is. By tomorrow I will post the Lilac color in a hemmed version. The color in the photographs is much lighter in the hemmed version since it was taken out of doors with total natural light. The fringed version shows more intense yellow as it was taken indoors under incandescent light. I would say the actual is somewhere in between. To receive a trim scrap showing the true color, contact me; glad to provide it at no cost. Keep checking my ArtFire and Etsy sites. There's more new... » Read More

New Toile print in Teal and White

Published: 05-15-2012 11:30am

Hi folks.Here is my latest piece! It's another one of those you picture your grandmother as having on her kitchen table. Here's a little info about toile from Wikipedia: ' "toile", is a type of decorating pattern consisting of a usually white or off-white background on which a repeated pattern depicting a fairly complex scene, generally of a pastoral theme. Toiles were originally produced in Ireland in the mid-18th Century and quickly became popular in Britain and France. Although it has been continuously produced since then, it experienced a marked upsurge in popularity around the year 2000.'Toiles seem to be pretty popular today as ... » Read More

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