The Handcrafted Wedding

Hi Everyone...

I think it's always fun to Google yourself and find juicy tid bits about you on the Internet.  I got an order this week from a gal that said she found me on a wedding blog, but wasn't sure which one.  She had visited so many recently b/c she is getting married later this month.   After Googling (I think this is an official verb now) Midori Jewelry, I found the blog in question.  It is called The Handcrafted Wedding.  

Because I run an e-commerce website and am constantly online, there are few blogs that impress me so much and that I get an RSS feed for updates on new posts.  This blog is an exception and is done with classic style and taste.  It makes a welcome departure from just the ho hum discussions of Vera Wang dresses, appropriate appetizer sizes, various calligraphy styles, and the shades of difference between ecru and eggshell.

The blog's author, Lynn, said such nice things about Midori Jewelry...the compliments made me blush.  Lynn claims that she would like bid farewell to the mass-produced.  Now while I am a firm believer in Free Trade, with the pervasive "Wal-Mart" mentality nowadays, it is sometimes difficult to get people to see the value in your handcrafted items.  I have made small steps of progress with help of supporters like Lynn from Handcrafted Wedding, Leigh from hapa | hale, and Liana from Mixed Plate.  These blog babes really bring attention to the handcraft market, and they exhibit our creations with style and write about them with contagious enthusiasm and humor.  It is apparent they are true lovers of handcraft.  From handcrafters and artisans everywhere, trying to make a living doing something we love with vim and vigor, we salute them with a round of big MAHALOs.  Thanks girls!!!