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community related news

Resonance21 would like to make a chatroom for sculptors/miniaturists  resonance21.deviantart.com/jou…

The theme for January-February monthly challenge organized by Artisan Crafts galleries' volunteers is: New Year's Resolutions. You can learn more about monthly challenge here  cakecrumbs.deviantart.com/jour… You can see who the winners of the December monthly challenge are here cakecrumbs.deviantart.com/jour…

You can see the monthly DDs roundup here brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

We have made some changes to the group rules. Please, take your time to read and understand them artisancraft.deviantart.com/jo… The biggest change is that deviations that belong elsewhere will no longer be accepted to the Miscellaneous folder. We'd like that place to remain for items that don't belong to some other folder of the group. We have also made it clearer what does and doesn't belong to the Tutorials folder. Remember, if it isn't on dA then it isn't a deviation and therefore can't be accepted to the group. It isn't in the rules, but I'd like to ask our lovely polymer clay artists not to submit pieces to the Glass, Ceramics and Clay folder, but either to the Polymer Clay folder or to another suitable folder.
We are here to help if you are unsure where your piece belongs to so feel free to ask us in a note before you submit the piece. Remember, every submission goes to your monthly total, whether it was accepted, declined or withdrawn.

Mid-month AC news and features is up maytel.deviantart.com/journal/…

Nameda wrote an article on polymer clay tools for the last Artist's Toolbox. What's interesting is that the tools she covered are actually findings most of us have in our homes nameda.deviantart.com/journal/…

cakecrumbs posted Artisan Crafts news for past two months cakecrumbs.deviantart.com/jour…

Community volunteers are asking you where do 3D printed objects belong. You can have your say here cakecrumbs.deviantart.com/jour…

contests and giveaways

You can find a list of Artisan Crafts contests and events here brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

interviews and features

Brookette will feature your dA 2013. summary brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

Brookette presents trilobiteglassworks brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

You can learn more about  CatsWire in the interview GawrilaGhul did dasghul.deviantart.com/journal…

Brookette did a Christmasy feature brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

Scarygothgirl did a really nice feature of festive crafts. Go have a look scarygothgirl.deviantart.com/j…

Brookette did another feature of Knice Knits brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

Erozja did a feature of artisan crafts pieces she liked erozja.deviantart.com/journal/…

Brookette posted the first of her own artisan craft features as a community volunteer brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

AlleenasPixels did a monthly feature of artisan crafts. You can send her suggestions for January feature shingorengeki.deviantart.com/j…

Brookette posted her choice of amigurumi submitted in November brookette.deviantart.com/journ…

sales and special offers

Arleen is having free shipping in January arleen.deviantart.com/journal/…

Felosoraptor is looking for an artisan to make wedding rings felosoraptor.deviantart.com/jo…



We decided to highlight some of the best submissions to the group gallery every week. I'll go with 25 featured submissions per week. This selection is purely subjective and represents my favorite submissions to our galleries. If you disagree with my selection, please feel free to go to our galleries and any deviation you enjoy, artists also appreciate comments on their works! Spread the love!



Again, this was a selection of my favorite submissions and does not represent a qualitative or artistic evaluation!

_{If you would like to help the group by writing features such as this or anything else, please get in touch with me via note to the group and let me know what you would like to contribute and how often (for example a weekly feature of 20 deviations from the group galleries or a monthly article written about something craft related). We are always looking for fresh blood.}