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Turn Mother’s Day Gift Ideas into Custom Made Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 7, 2012

May 13, 2012, is just around the corner.  Still searching (or need to start searching) for the perfect gift for Mother’s Day?

That perfect gift might not exist.  Yet.  You can, however, make that gift a reality for your mother, grandmother, or the mother of your children.

Imagine taking something with personal significance, like birthstones and [...]

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Industrial Furniture Style

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on April 6, 2012

A spectre is haunting the design world: the spectre of industrial style.

What was once synonymous with workaday life, writes Lisa Frederick in the industrial style Ideabook for the home design website Houzz, has become a trendy style characterized by a focus on “utilitarian surfaces, stripped-back architecture, and salvaged objects” and a refreshing, unpretentious, “proletarian [...]

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First Impressions: Botanical Custom Ceramics by Suzanne Crane Fine Stoneware

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on April 5, 2012

Delicate biological remains and impressions in stone that for all their fragility have endured for ages, fossils in nature are incredible survivors.  Botanical imprints in custom pottery not only add unique natural signatures to the ceramic pieces but also evoke the quiet strength and beauty of fossils.

The botanical custom ceramics of Suzanne Crane Fine [...]

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Out of the Fire and Into the Shade: Iron Outdoor Furniture for Your Lawns, Gardens, and Patios

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on April 4, 2012

Does springtime have you ready to reclaim your favorite outdoor spots? CustomMade artisans can create custom outdoor garden and dining furniture for your lawns and patios in any style you can imagine.  Check out these striking examples of unique iron outdoor furniture custom designed for durability and beauty.

This forged iron bench by Red Iron [...]

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Slow Down In The Shop: “Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance”

Posted by Marcie in For Makers, The Pro Shop on April 2, 2012

This weeks Pro Shop blog is written by guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture in Atlanta, Georgia.

For this article, I chose to write about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately: taking the proper amount of time to get a project done right, and why that’s often very difficult.

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CustomMade at the Craftboston Spring Show

Posted by Pedro in Company News and Info, For Customers on April 1, 2012

The Society of Arts and Crafts held its Craftboston Spring show the weekend of March 23, 2012, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.  Among the amazingly talented artisans at the show were CustomMade makers Dan Klein, Lauren Blais, Steve Altman, and Paula Garbarino.  Adam and Tammy from the CustomMade marketing team were there [...]

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