Thank you all for another great week of your thoughtful comments! Wondering what posts caused the most stir this week? Want to know what your fellow shoppers are thinking? Read on and discover…
On Easter Best:
“Easter now is very different for me then it was when I was growing up. I was born and raised in Poland and our Easter was very traditional. Easter basket was filled with decorated eggs, bread, salt and sausage (of course) that we took to church. A big gathering of... → 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.
Thank you all for another week of your great contributions to the site :)
On Shop Local: Vancouver, BC:
“I love that top, it looks so flattering. The red coat is wonderful, and the bag is perfect style when you need to carry a lot of stuff but want to look good doing it.” – Valerie.
On In My Town: Gallery’s Choice:
“My mother is originally from Downers’ Grove and my aunt still lives there, so I am glad to see this as a viable local... → 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.
Another great week of your interesting observations :)
On Behind the scenes at from, Alice:
“I need to be a little more organized like this! No matter what I end up with boxes on the floor and stuff everywhere on my desk!!” – Laurie Luttrell
On Moonlight Bindery:
“love, love, love the books. I can never help myself when I see a beautiful hand bound book full of blank pages just waiting for my words! Awesome :-)” – Julie
On... → 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.
On The Brigantine Gallery:
Thank you for the lovely article about the gallery. The world is a far better place because of the things people create with their hands and their hearts. Your column honors those people. THANK YOU! -Joan Ramp
On Hand knit fingerless gloves:
I love the fingerless gloves too. I have such a hard time DOING anything with gloves or mittens on…I just need my digits too much! -Lauren
On Olympic Minded:
this work-out towel... → 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.
Another week of your great words. Thanks for stopping by :)
On Face Moisturizer and Body Cream:
Jen Schroll: “I haven’t tried calendula, but I can vouch for lavender and tea tree oil. My husband loves any lavendar-based aromatherapy oils, candles, you name it. He finds it very soothing after a long day.
One interesting nugget about my experience with tea tree oil – I used to work in an aquarium store and when a tank developed an illness, the preferred... → 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.
You Said It
Thank you all for another great week of your thoughtful comments! Wondering what posts caused the most stir this week? Want to know what your fellow shoppers are thinking? Read on and discover…
On Easter Best: “Easter now is very different for me then it was when I was growing up. I was born and raised in Poland and our Easter was very traditional. Easter basket was filled with decorated eggs, bread, salt and sausage (of course) that we took to church. A big gathering of... → Read the rest of this article
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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.