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CustomMade Project Winner’s Design Is Fit For A King

Posted by Marcie in Contests and Giveaways, CustomMade Connections, For Customers on April 23, 2012

This story is written by the winner of our  Share Your CustomMade Project Contest, Matthew Eschevarria.

“My experience with Custommade.com was a journey that began when I was already very lost.

My fiance’ mentioned that I should start looking online for a wedding ring, as that is generally something one buys in advance, and our [...]

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The Stories Behind a CustomMade Connection: A Custom Cutting Board Wedding Gift by DST Studio

Posted by Pedro in CustomMade Connections, For Customers on January 15, 2012

There’s a story behind every custom project, and some pieces are also designed to tell a story.  CustomMade’s own Eric Toczko, Director of Business Development, recently commissioned Shawn Turley of DST Studio to create a cutting board for his newlywed friends.  Eric writes in his review:

Worth the wait!! Shawn was a bit [...]

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A CustomMade Custom Connection

Posted by Marcie in CustomMade Connections, For Customers on November 25, 2011

Here at CustomMade we make connections for people all the time. For this article I wanted to feature one of our own, Michele Pearl, Chief Product Officer, and share her Custom Connection story.

Not being able to control herself any longer (as the urge to buy new custom things is very powerful around here) Michele [...]

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A CustomMade Connection leads to the Making of an Heirloom

Posted by Marcie in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on October 28, 2011

Bill Neville is a craftsman on CustomMade and the man behind Caseworks in Chapel Hill, NC. He has been a woodworker for 30 years and is most certainly a master of his craft. Bill has a Fine Arts degree and an eye for the aesthetic which he exhibits beautifully in each and every piece of [...]

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Handcrafted Golf Putter

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on September 23, 2011

While there are no strict rules about exactly what types of clubs the average golfer keeps in their arsenal, the “putter” is certainly one of those clubs almost no golfer goes without. While many modern putters these days are made of metal,  our VP of Marketing, Adam, decided to take the opportunity to “go old school” [...]

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A handmade dulcimer for Jay by Bob’s Woodshop

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on August 10, 2011

When you’re part of a community that connects makers with customers who want a special product, it can be pretty incredible to step back and marvel at the variety of unique and stunning objects that get created through CustomMade connections.

Take this dulcimer, handmade  by craftsman Bob Molby of Bob’s Woodshop in Bessemer City, NC [...]

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Joan German and Just Gini Jewellery – a match made in heaven

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on July 12, 2011

Sometimes a piece of art just speaks to you. It’s a rare and special connection when an artist is able to capture the spirit of the intended owner in her work, and that is indeed the case with artist Gini Foley of Just Gini Jewellery and now-collector Joan German.

Joan lives in British Columbia, Canada. You’ll [...]

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Get the PERFECT holiday gift for your man: Jocelyn did!

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Connections, CustomMade Maker Sucess, For Customers, For Makers on December 16, 2010

She knew exactly what she wanted to get him for Christmas:

They were at a fair the other weekend, and they both spotted this extraordinary animal-shaped cutting board…it was one of those stop-you-in-your-tracks-and-make-you-look-twice things, definitely not your typical kitchenware. Jocelyn was instantly inspired, both by the cutting board and by her husband’s joyful reaction to [...]

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Orca Table: Final update!!

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on August 11, 2010

Well we’ve been keeping in touch with Bryce Vandyke and Bill Amaya, designer and builder of the Orca Table, and I wanted to share with you some final images of the Orca Table‘s construction, and of course, the finished piece! Special thanks to Bryce and Bill for the design and construction, as well as for [...]

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Orca Coffee Table Update

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Connections, For Customers, For Makers on April 16, 2010

Bryce Van Dyke, our 2010 CustomMade Design Challenge winner, has chosen CustomMade artisan Bill Amaya of Cimarron Lofting, Inc., to build his winning project, the Orca Coffee Table.  They’ve graciously agreed to give us a behind the scenes look at the design and building process and report on their progress.

Bryce sent us sketches for [...]

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