McComsey Designs is a shop full of silver and gemstone jewelry with an organic feel. Julie’s passion for making started when she was just two years old and drew on her kitchen wall with a red crayon. While her parents weren’t happy, from that point on she was always obsessed with making things with her hands. Drawing, painting, building things with scraps of wood from her dad’s workshop, ceramics, she was always looking for a way to keep her hands, and mind, busy... → Read the rest of this article
I first came to Pretty Stinkin’ Green when I stumbled across their fun tee-shirt skirts. Then I saw these graphic coffee sack totes and I loved the combination of vintage fabrics with the burlap. When I found out that the business is the result of a flourishing friendship, I loved it even more!
Deb and Hannah met about three years ago at their local scrapbook store in Traverse City, Michigan. They quickly became friends when they realized their shared hobbies... → Read the rest of this article
Julie of tractorgirl and her partner live on a farm, with cereal cropping and sheep and three small children (5, and twins 3), in south-eastern inland Australia. And if that’s not enough to keep you busy, she also sews lovely pillow covers, tea cozies, brooches and makes textured silver necklaces.
From an early age, Julie’s been a maker and a dreamer.
My mum used to work as a dressmaker, and so she would always have scraps of lovely fabric around for me to... → Read the rest of this article
Okay, can I just say – how much does this tee shirt rock (unless you’re a ninja)!
Nickole of Hard Love Apparel took the plunge into selling her hand dyed tees when she decided to stay home with her son. Her tees are everyday rock and roll and each is unique. She has a degree in Fashion/Design and was looking for a way to keep active creating while still finding time to spend with her son. When she first found Etsy, she was THRILLED to find a venue to showcase her... → Read the rest of this article
Please welcome Chelsey Mona to Try Handmade. She’s a jewelry designer and a blogger, and has done a great job describing her new column to you. Leave her a comment to welcome her to the site, and tell her if you have any shops to suggest!
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Erika
You know the feeling you get when you introduce your best friend to a new band she’s never heard of? Or you when you discover that little hole-in-a-wall restaurant that makes THE best blackberry pancakes? Well,... → Read the rest of this article
