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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 183 – Secrets to Success: How to keep an independent yarn shop open for 35 years

    by jennifer March 6, 2016
    by jennifer March 6, 2016

    Making a go of it as an independent business isn’t easy, but long-time friends and business partners Barb Langerak & Cheryl VanHaitsma have been…

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    CraftSanity Podcast 166: See how determination drives Lumi’s Jesse Genet

    by jennifer June 30, 2015
    by jennifer June 30, 2015

    When Jesse Genet was about 16, she launched a t-shirt business from the basement of her parent’s house in suburban Detroit. She started…

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    CraftSanity Episode 150: A Conversation with Adventure Textiles Owner, Megan Roach

    by jennifer December 17, 2014
    by jennifer December 17, 2014

    This is the story of a woman and the weaving loom that changed everything. For years Grand Rapids fiber artist Megan Roach has…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 147: An audio tour of Dinderbeck, Grand Rapids’ first community printshop

    by jennifer November 17, 2014
    by jennifer November 17, 2014

    It just got a whole lot easier to be a printmaker in West Michigan thanks to three Grand Rapids artists. Anthony Mead, 27,…

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    CraftSanity Podcast 144: A conversation with artist Kelly Allen

    by jennifer October 12, 2014
    by jennifer October 12, 2014

    If you crave more art and craft supplies or have a few extras (ahem) stashed in your basement, you need to meet Kelly…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 143: A conversation with ArtPrize Artist and documentary photographer Ryan Spencer Reed

    by jennifer October 9, 2014
    by jennifer October 9, 2014

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Standing before a massive wall-size photograph of the 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division inside a…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 141: A library love story leads Marianne Gardner and Sean Maginity to handmade business venture

    by jennifer September 28, 2014
    by jennifer September 28, 2014

    Sometimes handmade business partnerships start in the most unlikely ways. Sean Maginity was working in the maintenance department at the Grand Rapids Public…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode #131 – A conversation with Ambrose founder Adam Weiler

    by jennifer June 21, 2014
    by jennifer June 21, 2014

    A summer camp romance and a $5,000 grant have given arts education a boost on the lakeshore where a small business is providing…

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    CraftSanity Printmaking Workshops at the Fraser Public Library

    by jennifer March 1, 2013
    by jennifer March 1, 2013

    Hello! While I’ve been away from the blog I’ve become completely addicted to printmaking. LOVE IT! After many  years of wishing I had…

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    CraftSanity Magazine Issue 8 Preorder Preview Sale

    by jennifer November 11, 2012
    by jennifer November 11, 2012

    Here’s a preview of the fun projects, stories and recipes featured in this issue: Crochet wrist warmers by Lisa Gutierrez from goodknits.com. A stylin’…

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    Hey, Michigan quilt lovers! This giveaway is just for you!

    by jennifer March 13, 2012
    by jennifer March 13, 2012

    Hello, hello! We just sent CraftSanity Magazine issue 6 off to the printer and I will be posting the preview very, very soon.…

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    Strawberry Jam: One of the Highlights of Michigan Summers

    by jennifer June 18, 2011
    by jennifer June 18, 2011

    Strawberries are ripe for the picking here in West Michigan and I got a little carried away this year. Armed with the tasty…

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    Art Downtown: Let’s Go to Grand Rapids Friday Night (April 15)

    by jennifer April 14, 2011
    by jennifer April 14, 2011

    Friday night I’m headed to Grand Rapids with my daughters for an evening of art appreciation. From 6 to 11 p.m. 28 downtown…

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    Quilting for a cause

    by jennifer October 4, 2009
    by jennifer October 4, 2009

    Calling all quilters! Margaret’s Hope Chest, a Grand Rapids-based quilt charity, needs your help to make 400 quilts to give homeless children living…

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    Grand Rapids Sets the Table for International ArtPrize Competition

    by jennifer September 21, 2009
    by jennifer September 21, 2009

    See anything unusual in the photo above? Like a table and two chairs waiting for some Greek gods to share a meal up…

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  • CraftSanity Episode 224: A conversation with Dano Wall, creator of the popular stamp used by thousands to get Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

    June 19, 2020
  • CraftSanity Episode 223: A conversation with Diana Weymar, creator of the Tiny Pricks Project public art project featuring hundreds of vintage linens embroidered with Trump quotes

    July 21, 2019
  • CraftSanity Episode 222: Learn how to graduate from art school with zero debt and other handmade business savvy things from Dayna Walton, owner of Solstice Handmade

    April 14, 2019

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