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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 154: A conversation with Grand Rapids leatherworkers, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher

by jennifer February 8, 2015

by jennifer February 8, 2015

Born a day apart, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher crossed paths for the first time in the Butterworth Hospital nursery in June…
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Pounding It Out: West Michigan leather craftsman inspires me to pick up my mallet

by jennifer June 21, 2009

by jennifer June 21, 2009

A week ago today I met a leather craftsman named Chris Howard. He stopped by my “free” booth at the Fulton Street Artisans…
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CraftSanity on TV: Working with Leather

by jennifer June 20, 2009

by jennifer June 20, 2009

After a week of exploring the art of leather craft, I’ve gained a whole new appreciation for those who spend hours pounding and…

3 weeks ago by craftsanity Calming stitches. #embroidery #chill #stitch #slowstitches #embroiderysampler #stressmanagement #craftsanitysampler1
2 weeks ago by craftsanity I love how my creative work always circles back around to projects I absolutely love. Soon, I will be loading up a vintage suitcase with little bits of inspiring fabrics and paper hexagons to share with students at this semester’s finals relaxer. I’ll be teaching an English paper piecing workshop at the college where I spend most of my time teaching journalism. This will be a refreshing change of pace that I’m really looking forward to. I’ll be putting my good crocs on for this one. : ) #craftsanityworkshops #epp #englishpaperpiecing #hexies #hexagons #handstitched #slowstitching #finalsrelaxer @grandrapidscc #grcc #craftsanity #relax
6 days ago by craftsanity And another one bites the dust... I’ve worn out many, many sanders over the last decade. Time to get another one because this one died today. Any new beast sander recommendations? I’ve tried just about every brand. Sigh. #sander #bustedsander #craftsanitylooms #tools #bustedtools #rigidtools
6 days ago by craftsanity We’re working on some cool new CraftSanity looms over here. Our new loom and looper gift sets will be hitting the online shop soon, so stay tuned! : )
4 days ago by craftsanity Just spent many, many hours sanding and prepping 96 CraftSanity Bracelet Looms. Now I’m moving on to the mini tapestry looms. This is the very unglamorous, grunt work of being a handmade businesswoman. I will never be too good for this labor and I respect all my fellow makers out there who willingly roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty to do the work that must be done in order to achieve their goals. Cheers to all of us out there doing the work. #craftsanitylooms #looms #weavingloom #weaving #handmadebusiness #mibiz #handmadeinmichigan

Leather Craft

CraftSanity Podcast Episode 154: A conversation with Grand Rapids leatherworkers, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher

Pounding It Out: West Michigan leather craftsman inspires me to pick up my mallet

CraftSanity on TV: Working with Leather