Halloween will sneak up on us before you know it and those of you with kids need to get on it. Handmade Charlotte posted this adorable Lorax costume on Babble and I know a few small fried who would be into it.
Continue ReadingWhile catching up on a favorite D.C. blog, Pandahead, I saw this incredible short film that made my heart aflutter. The film is by Spike Jonze and Olympia Le-Tan and the animation is done by Leonard Cohen, so you know this baby is solid. This short is so good and eerily romantic, but also a […]
Continue ReadingJoel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn talks about the value of handmade, and how that extends to his line of kitchen knives that he builds in his studio in Brooklyn, New York. Joel was a writer by trade who, after taking a three month sabbatical, found the desire to make things instead. He worked with wood, made jewelry, and eventually ended up making hunting knives.
Continue ReadingDaisy Edwards is an awesome animator and is currently working on She’s A Rebel a stop animated short film about the escapades of the kick-tuckus female pirate Anne Bonny and her trusty, dress-making side-kick Pierre.
Continue ReadingTheDelicateUtility knows the importance of having a place for all those great ideas swimming around in your head. Put them to use in these handmade journals made from reclaimed leather, folders and paper. The pages are blank, and best of all, most of the journals are small enough to fit in your back pocket if […]
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Happy Father’s Day to all of the dad’s out there! Thank you for playing catch with us for hours even when we dropped the ball every time. Thank you for telling us we did a great job in our soccer game even when we picked flowers instead of actually playing. And thank you for making […]
Continue ReadingSwedish fashion designer Bea Szenfeld‘s latest collection Sur la Plage consists of a dozen handmade paper costumes inspired by seaside folklore and ambiance — water spirits and sea nymphs, the nets of fishermen, crashing waves, seaweed tangles, glimmering shoals, and shellfish clusters. That’s right. Handmade. From paper. The compact cardboard is cut and folded into […]
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