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Life after Etsy
So I am trying to figure out where to go now that I have closed my Etsy shop. Etsy was certainly a simple format for posting work, but it had many limitations. I couldn’t post any historical pieces, for one. I had no control over their paid advertising options (unless I was just doing it…
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Handmade Has Meaning
The life of a piece of work can take many turns. Where a piece will end up and my part in its journey are unknown to me during production. So when people approach me and tell me that a piece I produced actually added meaning to their lives, I am doubly amazed. Recently, I was…
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What’s a mummer anyway?
Guess I shouldn’t just assume everyone knows what a mummer is. Here in Newfoundland, mummering is an old tradition brought over from the UK that has seen a resurgence in recent years. There’s even a mummers’ festival which includes an annual parade. https://www.mummersfestival.ca/ Mummering typically takes place during the 12 days of Christmas. People…
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New Year New Blog site
I have been on the fence about starting a website for years now, but I’ve decided to take the plunge. It is my plan to share with you my creations and ideas for future works in the weeks and months to come. I’ll give it a shot for a year and see where this venue…
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First blog post
January for me is a time to evaluate the preceding year. How were sales, for one thing. Frankly, it was a good year for paper mache mummers.
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