Swedish 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 […]
Jon Sarriugarte and Kyrsten Mate are longtime Maker Faire favorites, whether this husband-wife team is showing off their flame-throwing SS Alpha Fox robot, driving around in their posh Golden Mean Snail Car (also with flame-throwing capabilities), or expertly entertaining the masses from the stage of the Boiler Bar. They’re well-known for metal fabrication, sculpture, fire […]
Sometimes I think I should have been born in the “olden days.” I totally swoon over handcrafted furniture, especially vintage sewing benches with little pegs for spools of thread. This gem was outside at Mr. Ryder’s Antiques, a super sweet shop in Graton, California. The best part about this stool was that the drawer had […]
Sometimes the perfect hand-sewn project needs the perfect handmade button. These animal buttons are custom made for Home Ec, the cutest little shop for the cutest little things. The description for these porcelain pieces of art nailed it, “They are like portable sculptures you can wear!”
I went shopping for bedding this weekend. It was a total bust. I didn’t find anything I liked. But the big trend in every department store was the look of “handsewn” (not!) textures and details. Instead of spending the big bucks on fake embelishments, try this DesignSponge tutorial on refreshing old linens.
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. – William Ross Wallace, American poet Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9. Make something for your mom that shows how much you appreciate and care about her! Here is a list of 10 handmade gifts I think any mom would be thrilled […]
Courtney of St. Louis, Missouri’s Twisted Handmade takes “recycled/pre-loved/found” data wire and cable and artfully weaves and twists them into unique jewelry items. Twisted Sunshine Data Wire Bracelets Black and Green Hoop Earrings Cable Bracelets Weavy Data Wire Earrings Twisted Handmade is Courtney Chesley, aka Courtney Watson, who was born and raised in Bellevegas, IL, […]
