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From the Desk of Rhiannon

Posted by Seth in For Customers, The People Behind CustomMade, The Wide World of Custom Making on May 21, 2010

My sister Piggy knits.  A lot.  One might even say she knits compulsively.  I blame myself: I taught her to knit when she was trying to give up smoking.  Now she chain knits.

Having saturated the family market in personalized scarves, Piggy turned to other projects and finally settled on knitted, felted bags.  So she [...]

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Traditional Craftsmanship Unswerving in Economic Downtime

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, For Makers, Maker Spotlight, The Wide World of Custom Making on May 19, 2010

Solid wood furniture, guest blogger Erik Braunitzer of Harden Furniture writes, “we have made it through some of the worst of the current economic decline and downtime, and he would like to take a moment to discuss with the readers of the CustomMade blog why the industry continues to [...]

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An Invitation from Gallivan’s Art Furniture

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on May 12, 2010

CustomMade’s galleries are full of photographs and detailed descriptions of beautiful works by our artisans.  Every item comes with “the story behind the piece,” a brief discussion by the artisan of the inspiration, materials, and methods involved in the work.  Recently, this Hand-Carved Rosewood Inlaid Chair by Mark Gallivan of Gallivan’s Art Furniture caught our [...]

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Custom Guitars

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on May 6, 2010

Guest blogger Chris Cioffi is “Part stained glass maker, part business development for CustomMade, part rock n’ roll musician, 100% about CustomMade.com.”  You can read his CustomMade profile to learn more.

As guitar music styles evolve, so do guitar-making methods.  Player preferences become more specific as time goes by and therefore continue to span a much wider [...]

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Check Out the New Website!

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, Founder's Blog, Maker Spotlight on May 6, 2010

I am so excited about CustomMade’s revamped website.  It’s extremely user friendly.  I love the section at the bottom of the main page that shows “Artisans Serving Your Area,” making it even easier to buy locally. The “Newest Artisans” tab can help you keep abreast of the latest and greatest.  With just a quick tap [...]

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We’re giving away $250 so you can have something Custom Made for Mom!

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers on May 4, 2010

Enter to win our Custom Made for Mom giveaway this week, and you could win one of two $125 gift certificates for your Mom towards a custom made commission from one of our artisans.

Now’s your chance to thank her for her unconditional love with something really special – something custom made.  That ought to [...]

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