Category: Press
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Happily Upcycling in South Hadley (Going Green)
by Andrea Bugbee, Going Green Summer 2018 Amber Ladley’s studio is the kind of place where a casual visitor could misplace an hour just poking around. The space, a sunny workroom in her South Hadley bungalow, is only about 10 feet wide by 15 feet long. But in every direction, there’s something enchantingly upcycled to…
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Oxford library classes create beauty out of rubbish (The Webster Times)
by Kimberly Maschi, Times Correspondent www.stonebridgepress.com April 6, 2018 In the lower level of the Oxford Public Library the crafters are getting creative with rubbish. That’s right, in this free workshop, students are utilizing what people would normally throw away and instead are creating beautifully unique art.
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Thank You! (Email from Library Patron)
Hello Amber, I write to thank you for your terrific workshop. We had a very fun and creative two hours! It was a big step for my mom and I to attend the workshop. Not knowing exactly what to expect we jumped in together and we are so glad that we did. Please see my…
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Glenmeadow Learning Participants Got Crafty
Think outside the dumpster. That was one message that Amber Ladley had for the participants of “Inviting Creativity: A Crafty Workshop on the Benefits of Upcycling,” our last program in the fall Glenmeadow Learning series. Amber is a lifelong crafter, and before leading people in making a gratitude jar to hold special thoughts and memories,…
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Your Time: Kusudama workshop, Westhampton Public Library (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Photos and text by Jerrey Roberts via The Daily Hampshire Gazette Everyday waste materials, like newspapers, magazines, sheet music, calendars and discarded book pages, were given new life last week during a workshop using the Japanese paper art of kusudama, given by Amber Ladley of South Hadley, at the Westhampton Public Library.
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Craftworking Works (BeetlePress)
by Janice Beetle via BeetlePress This is another look at innovative ways to network. A month or so ago, I wrote about a SOULpreneur’s gathering at Eastworks in Easthampton, Massachusetts, a night when soul-centered business owners came together to talk about their work but also their lives, loves, goals, passions and projects.
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Web Designer’s Interest Sparked in Girlhood (The Creative)
by Shelby Ashline via The Creative Amber Ladley has loved working with computers ever since she was 6 years old. Now 36, she has carried that passion with her through each stage of her life, right into her most recent transition into entrepreneurship.
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Awarded Top Woman in Web/Graphic Design 2014 (Western Mass Women’s Magazine)
Top Woman in Web/Graphic Design, The Top 25 “Women to Watch” of Western Mass 2014-2015; Western Mass Women’s Magazine
