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Lorena
I made some mugs for Broken Shelves Books & Art here in Gainesville Florida (here’s their Facebook page). These are ginormous 16-ounce mugs with the Broken Shelves logo on them.…
ceramics
Working on my post-apocalypse skill set
Corn, potato, and bacon chowder I made from scratch, in a bowl I made myself, wearing PJs I sewed myself, and socks I hand-knit. And as Gardner said on Facebook,…
About
My name is Lorena Haldeman, and I am the owner, maker, creatrix, artist, and hard-working woman behind HaldeCraft. I was bitten by a crafty bug as a child, when my…
Getting a handle on those mugs
GET IT? SEE WHAT I DID, THERE? Thank you, thank you; I’ll be here all week. Please tip your wait staff. This photo is actually a couple of weeks old;…
Brain! On! Fire!
I want to thank the entire Conyers (et all – I don’t think I even know *everyone’s* last names!) clan for letting me borrow Colette for the week — the…
We went to the Faire
We went to the faire about two weeks ago; our faire is small in compared to some (Crownsville, I’m looking at you) but it’s always a good time and a…
Playing catch-up
I got a lot of yarn winding done last week, in spite of Tiny Kitten “helping” me. I wish I could tell you that she was absolutely well-behaved, but as…
Countless hours spent
I can’t tell you how many hours in my life I’ve spent roaming the stacks, here. When we first moved to Gainesville when I was nine years old, I begged…
On pricing (and asking for discounts)
Sometimes I have a hard time pricing my work. For one thing, this is a hobby I’ve had most of my life. How do you put a price on something…
Project new shelves: Round Two
My life is a constant state of “I can’t do THIS until I do THAT first.” What I really, really needed was more shelf space in the ceramic studio, because…
MOAR BEBEH HEADS
Who would have thought these would be so popular? I guess I didn’t really think about who my friends are when I thought “now here’s a wacky idea of something…