About Us

Handmade Expressions grew from our shared love of creativity and the joy of making things by hand. We transform paper and other simple materials into one-of-a-kind memory albums and journals that preserve life’s special moments. Each piece is created with care, patience, and close attention to detail because we believe every handmade creation has a story of its own.

Meet the Creators

Hi! We’re Virginia and Sarah Hodgins, a mother-and-daughter team from western Canada who love creating handmade crafts and artwork. We’ve been making things together for as long as we can remember, and now that we’ve finally figured out WordPress (well… mostly!), we’re excited to share our creations with you.

We’d love to hear from you! Whether you have a question about paper crafting, art, cats, horses, or just want to say hello, please feel free to send us a message through our Contact Us page.

Why is our website address different from our name??

You may have noticed that our website address is ArtJoyCanada.com rather than HandmadeExpressions.com. We chose it for a simple reason—it’s much easier to remember and type!

“Handmade Expressions” can be surprisingly tricky as a web address. Is it HandmadeExpressions? Handmade-Expressions? Handmade_Expressions? Too many possibilities! We wanted something simple that reflected both our love of art and the fact that we’re proudly Canadian, which led us to choose ArtJoyCanada.com—even though the address still ends in “.com.