Posted by Tammy
in For Makers on March 20, 2013
After recently talking to Lynne Meade (video below), a porcelain Maker who embraces the challenge of working within someone else’s vision, I got to thinking about taking risks with work. Being a Maker myself, I know it’s easy to get lumped into a category. You perfect and define your craft and suddenly you’re only making reclaimed wood tables, pet [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in For Customers,
For Makers on March 13, 2013
Randy Weersing bases his roots in furniture making, but events in his personal life have steered him down a new and unique road to creating custom urns. Below he shares some insights on the benefits of personal custom items for both Makers and Buyers.
Custom designed and built objects offer many benefits: build quality, environmental advantages, [...]
We’re all about Maker Success at CustomMade, so I wanted to share a few tips about how Makers can build the most effective Portfolio. A great Portfolio on CustomMade is one of our Makers’ most valuable marketing tools. High quality images are needed assets, but written descriptions are ultimately what lead to work showing up in Buyer [...]
Here at CustomMade, we are fervently committed to offering a better alternative to shopping retail. And while we’re always working to improve, it’s nice to sit back and reflect on everything we’ve accomplished together.
It’s been just over a year since we launched the Project Board, lowered our Maker annual fee to just $1 and [...]
Posted by Marcie
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on July 19, 2012
Written by Maker Success Team member Heather Bailey.
Having something custom built is a new experience for most people. I must confess, before I began working at CustomMade, I had NO idea how much it would cost to have, let’s say, a custom bookshelf crafted for me. And if someone pressed me to come up [...]
Posted by Marcie
in CustomMade Maker Sucess,
For Makers on July 18, 2012
Written by Heather Bailey of CustomMade’s Maker Success Team.
It’s not often you have the opportunity to see how the furniture you fill your life with is built. It’s even more rare when you get to lend a hand in actually building it. For CustomMade customer Lorenz, being heavily involved with the entire process of [...]
Posted by Marcie
in Custom Community,
For Customers,
For Makers on July 11, 2012
This article was written by Heather Bailey, team member and all around good person on our Maker Success Team.
It was Monday morning when I was struck by an unexpected revelation. I’ve been an employee at CustomMade for nearly three months. I’ve spent my days talking to makers, giving them tips for interacting with customers, [...]
Posted by Marcie
in Custom Community,
For Customers,
For Makers on July 10, 2012
Another great article written by Tammy Kingan from the CustomMade Maker Success Team.
It happens in 65 cities across the US with an average of 750 attendees per city and 1200 new participating artists every month… can you guess what it is?
It’s the RAW Natural Born Artists movement, started in 2005 by Heidi [...]
Over the first six months of 2012, we here at CustomMade have been thrilled to witness the growth of the first entirely custom online marketplace. Our team has been constantly working to improve the site experience and our ability to match customer’s idea’s with the talented professional makers who can bring them to life. Recently [...]
Are you concerned that cheap retail furniture, in price and quality, is eroding support for custom furniture design and traditional craftsmanship? If you’re familiar with CustomMade, you’re likely aware of CustomMade’s mission: spreading the custom word and bringing together artisans and consumers who understand the value of fine craftsmanship. When we hear about others who [...]
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