Check out these great wristlets I discovered in the Try Handmade Gallery!
Eye Candy by Christi: I started sewing 5 years ago when my Mammaw gave me her old sewing machine. The first thing I made was a simple square handbag, and my family was amazed! Now I will admit, your family will embellish the truth abit, but since then I have greatly improved my techniques and designs. I have also ventured into a few other mediums since, including paint and resin. I strive to make fun,... → Read the rest of this article
Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
Sandra is the designer-maker behind Tea and Ceremony, selling unique paper goods, pins and tote bags inspired by her love of stationery. “I have always had a penchant for paper and as a child I was very fond of the stationery sets that contained an exercise book, ruler, pencil and rubber,” says Sandra. “I had a Mr T set, Streethawk and my favourite, Knight Rider!”
Sandra continues, “I have been crafting ever since I can remember. I had always enjoyed drawing as a... → Read the rest of this article
Ellie Thouret
Ellie is a UK-based designer of handknit and crocheted accessories. In her rare time away from the needles and hooks, she can be found scouring Etsy and Folksy for cute and quirky handmade items, and chatting to indie sellers via
Twitter,
Facebook and
blogs. Ellie sells her creations via
Etsy.
I’m in love. I was searching Best of Handmade for ‘zipper totes‘ to find something to schlep all my junk to work, and I discovered RAGGEDedgeGear.
We use cutting edge fiber technology originally developed for aerospace and military applications to build you the ultimate civilian gear. Bags and wallets made out of carbon fiber, Kevlar, aramid and other high tech materials. You haven’t seen anything like it. Every item is handmade by us.
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Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
As promised, I’m sharing more from Elin Thomas with you today.
Elin Thomas: Some of my pieces are based on observation and I am attempting to copy nature….oh, so difficult! Others pieces are hybrids that come about through being inspired by something particular and the limitations of the materials I’m using (or my skills!) ‘ELINtm’ is a great pleasure but also a way to challenge myself to improve my crochet and making skills.
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Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
I’m Rebecca, I’m the artist, seamstress, photographer, designer, model, admin, janitor, etc. behind retrofied. Retrofied grew out of a love for vintage fabrics – and a need to do something with an insanely large fabric stash.
All bags and patterns are original retrofied designs. Each design is something I have created to meet a need in my own life and love sharing with others.
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Erika Jurney
Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. She
loves the handmade and wants you to love it too.
