Gift Guide #4~ Gifts for Mothers, Grandmothers and all those other female relatives!

I asked for gifts for mothers and grandmothers but felt these ideas really would apply to any female relative one might have.  Here are some wonderful ideas for holiday gift giving!
Originalsbycindy

ForgetMeNotSoapShop

LisaRaspino

MJsKraze

acadienne

CaliforniaCottageCreations

GalleriadiGiani

Hi-StrungDesignsJewelry

BadInkClothing

FlameFlyCreations

Bycamille

Patchtique

LilBritknits

Valmade

Hope45942

EntwinedVines

AndreaTJewelry

ShinyCatCreations

Gingers-Garden

STEMDesigns

VickyVK

Wickdchaos

Holiday Gift Guide #1B~ Teachers!

I have been super busy but here it is finally... the second half of my Teachers gift guide for holiday shopping on Artfire!  I am splitting this into two sections~ Jewelry and Micellanseous gift ideas.
Jewelry
Cinnamon Jewellery
  
Red Ruby on Fire

DesignsbyElenaMarie

Uniques

Mysticknotwork

Fools and Jewels


And now for those hard to shop for teachers.... the Micellaneous category has something for everyone!
BazilEssentials

SSwoodcraft

OldWorldPrimitives

Sewnfromtheheart

FadedLeaves

AuntiemBoutique

TinaDeanDesigns

FunkyChicDesigns

Ugabugabowls

WhiteDandelion

BoutiqueKarma

PreciousKnits

Susiearwine

KidsCraftyCreations

BabyBouquetsPlus

And what teacher doesn't like new purses?  Well, OK.... most of the teachers I work with LOVE new purses.
PooLouDesigns

Patchtique

FieldOfRoses

DiscordThreads

Cindy's Creative Crochet

Today's featured Artfire artist is called Cindy's Creative Crochet!
Cindy started crocheting about 5 years ago. she's a self taught crocheter and still can not read a written crochet pattern. She also has begun making creative things out of pop tabs! Cindy is the mother of 5 children between the ages of 6 and 12 and is happily married. she also enjoys belly dancing, baking and making ice cream.
I asked Cindy a few questions about herself and her crafting. Here are her answers.
How did you first get into your craft?
The crocheting I saw a friend crocheting and figured out how to do basic chain stitches and the rest followed. I began with the wire after seeing a very simple chained copper necklace, and decided to try. I have very large hands and can\'t get a bracelet off the rack that fits me, so this was a great thing.
Is there any other particular artist or person in your life that influences or inspires you?
I love to make jewelry with beads made by my friend Elaine of Tooaquarius (mailto:www.Tooaquarius@artfire.com ) and my kids and husband are a huge support.
What are your favorite materials to work with and why? Well Elaine's beads as mentioned, they are so cool as soon as I see a new batch of them i have ideas on what other beads to use, colour wire ect and copper wire, it just has a nice warm natural feel to it.
Is there anything that you do that you think makes your creations stand apart from similar ones/ your competitors?
Not too many people use the pop tabs or crochet wire! I make up my own designs so they can\'t look too much like other peoples designs. I also do a lot of custom orders so people can really have what they want.
Anything else you would like my readers to know about (sales, coupons, other services you offer)?
As I just mentioned i love to do custom orders so if you see something in the shop that appeals but you want a different colour scheme, like the design but want it as a necklace rather than bracelet or a larger or smaller size, please feel free and welcome to ask! Currently I am working on making pop tab belts, not sure when I\'ll have them up, but hope for it to be within the next couple weeks.
You can find Cindy's lovely crocheted creations on Artfire at
Cindy's Creative Crochet