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Asheville Holiday Gift Guide [2021]

Handcrafted Holiday Gift Guide 2021 Unique Locally Made Arts & Crafts Uncommon Home Decor from Mountain Made – a Downtown Asheville Art Gallery …. Are you having a hard time finding the right … any … gifts for your family and friends, this year?  You are not alone… What with the COVID push that has gotten more shoppers out and

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Paper Earrings by Asheville Artist Madeline Parker
(1st Wedding or Paper Anniversary Gift)

Paper Anniversary Gift Ideas A 1st wedding anniversary is referred to as a Paper Anniversary. This tradition seems to date back to the Victorian Era (1837-1901), when married couples would celebrated the end of their first year of living together (we hope wedded bliss) by offering each other gifts made from paper. In the Victorian era, wallpapers became the focal design element in almost

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Kumihimo Beadwork Jewelry by Debbie Hummer

Kumihimo or Japanese-Style Beaded Jewelry A lifelong arts and crafts enthusiast, Deborah “Debbie” Hummer moved to Western North Carolina several years ago looking for the inspiring mountain beauty and to join our thriving arts community … the two things that were hard to find in the cold, sterile concrete jungles of the northeast. Debbie had previously fallen in love with the

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Asheville Arts & Crafts – Check out our new artwork [PICS]

This week we just wanted to showcase for you some of the great local arts and crafts that you can discover here at Mountain Made. Did you know that Mountain Made is home to some 150 artists, craft persons and authors? Yes, if you are new to Asheville or the surrounding Western North Carolina hills, Mountain Made is a wonderful

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Kumihimo Beadwork Jewelry [Japanese Braiding]

Japanese Braiding by Debbie Hummer Debbie Hummer has been creating Kumihimo jewelry for several years, inspired by all the local flavor that she has come to love. Her work has been praised by experts, she has sold numerous pieces to private collectors and through local art galleries like Mountain Made.

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Gayle Ray Jewelry Designs

This week we tried our hand at creating a video for Gayle’s awesome gemstone jewelry. The video uses what is called the “Ken Burns Effect”. We think it makes Gayle’s pieces look great! We hope you like it as much as we do!  About Gayle Ray Jewelry Gayle says about her work, “My jewelry is always created with an

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