Cool glass beads turn peppery hot.
$46 from Glas Faden.
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Wrap this gorgeous creation around your neck and face the day with style and flair.
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Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
If you love handmade goods, locally grown produce, and supporting independent businesses, Washington DC’s Eastern Market is more than just a shopping destination, it’s heaven on Earth.
A unique combination of crafts market, farmer’s market, Victorian-era food stall, and community arts center, Eastern Market is also the unofficial heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It’s also a major tourist attraction with it’s own Metro stop, and a source of... → Read the rest of this article
Valerie Williams
Valerie Williams is a designer and sewer who loves fabric, fashion, and handmade things. You can find her on Twitter or Facebook or read her musings on personal style and sewing at her blog, insatiable need.
From scarves to gloves to sweaters, knits are an obvious choice during the winter months. The cold weather may be dreary, but resist the urge to dress in blacks and grays. After all, this fashion season, brighter is better when it comes to everything knit. Bold colors and neon hues quickly transform knit winter staples into bold and modern statement pieces that are sure to add some new life to your wardrobe and perhaps even brighten up your day.
This red bolero knit... → Read the rest of this article
Sarah Safranski
Sarah is a metalsmith, jewelry designer, and owner of the Etsy shop Lilacs&Ginger, sweet and spicy handmade treasures. She works primarily with sterling silver and vintage finds. Connect with Sarah on Twitter: @LilacsAndGinger.
Tamara Embrey has been making up-cycled, recycled, and refashioned clothing since she was a teenager, long before it was the latest and the coolest to do so. At sixteen, she would create her own interesting and unique items to wear, having been inspired by both a trip to Goodwill and the latest issue of Vogue.
Tamara was not interested in anything that could be found at the mall, and was happy to apply her sewing skills (courtesy of her mother and her aunt) to update and... → Read the rest of this article
