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۞ This is for Artisan Craft's
^projecteducate week ~ June 9 - June 13.

۞ So many of us live on here every minute of our lives, yet so few of us really know what our second home has to offer.

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♥||\/||♥ ARTISAN CRAFT CHALLENGE ♥||\/||♥

I love Artisan Crafts SO much, that I challenge you to love it as much as I do. During Artisan Craft week, I challenge you to go through each category that's listed under the Artisan Craft Gallery, & FAV & FEATURE at least ONE deviation from each category. I want to see your journals with the features, so make sure to send =2dazed a note with the journal link. The journal must stay up until June 13. EVERYONE who participates will receive a Promotional Stamp, Feature, & a permanent spot in my Shoutboard.


♥||\/||♥ CATEGORIES ARE ♥||\/||♥ ---->


♦ Architectural Design
~ Artisan crafts of an architectural nature, such as awnings, custom cabinetry, patios, or anything regarding buildings and shelter.

♦ Knotting & Weavings
~ Baskets and other woven reed creations.

♦ Culinary Arts
~ Edible art; food and drink presented as art that is purely edible or is enhanced with non-edible objects.

♦ Custom Dolls
~ Custom dolls created from bases or by hand and are usually of porcelain, vinyl, or hard plastic. Custom dolls are not stuffed.

♦ Jewelry
~ All types of jewelry regardless of medium, and includes earrings, necklaces, bracelets, charms, and even keychains.

♦ Leatherwork
~ Leatherworking including stamped flat pieces like belts, to meticulously shaped and sewn objects such as sandals, saddlebags and clothing.

♦ Metal Work
~ Metal work, including swords, armor, chain mail, metal forging and blacksmithing.

♦ Folding & Papercraft
~ The art of folding and cutting paper to create objects of a 3D nature such as origami, dioramas, and other art work.

♦ Sculpture and Glass
~ Works using mediums such as clay, ceramic, synthetic sculpting compounds, glass, paper-mache, sand, and other medium.

♦ Textiles
~ Art created by using fabric and natural woven materials including fashion/costume construction and hairpieces like wigs and falls.

♦ Woodworking
~ Artisan crafts created using wood as a medium, and can include carvings, constructs, and etchings.

♦ Miscellaneous
~ Crafts that do not follow the other guidelines.


♥||\/||♥ GOSSIP COLUMN ♥||\/||♥


♦ DID YOU KNOW....that ~sparklingsilvia makes Custom Dolls, & is pretty new to dA. We should all go & give her lots of love so she'll keep coming back.

♦ DID YOU KNOW....that ~XxX-Axel-XxX is from the United Kingdom, & loves to paint figurines. He has several LOTR figures that he has painted so far.

♦ DID YOU KNOW....that =jenny7332 is also from the United Kingdom, & she's a great Traditional Artist.

♦ Infinity Stamps
~ Provides all kinds of Metal Stamps for jewelry makers & hobbyists. Embossing Die Sets, Clay Impression Stamps, Magnesium Impression Plates, Branding Irons, Leather Impression Stamps...& there's even a Clip Art Gallery.

♦ Jewelry Supply
~ Tools, equipment, & run of the mill jewelry making supplies.

♦ Woodcraft
~ All kinds of tools, instructional "how to"s, plans & projects for all your woodworking needs.

♦ Fabric.com
~ Clearance fabric, fabric for apparel, quilting, & home decor. They also have patterns & a coupon corner.

♦ DID YOU KNOW.... We're seeing more & more Steampunk designs. It's quickly becoming extrememly popular among every type of craft, & while there have been many writings depicting the style since the 60's, the actual term itself came into being in the 80's. Don't know exactly what Steampunk is yet? Read here & find out ---> [link]


♥||\/||♥ FEATURES FROM ALL CATEGORIES ♥||\/||♥ ---->










Our Gallery Directors for the Artisan Craft community are ^Myana & ^Kitten-of-Woe.. All Daily Deviation suggestions should be submitted to them. And you are suggesting DD's, right?