ok.
handmade can mean 2 things.
1. making gifts yourself - potentially cheap and tacky, but also potentially fantastic.
2. buying handmade items from artists.
i'm going to help you do both.
1. making gifts yourself: if you're a DIY'er - like me - then you're going to exhaust energy in making things for friends and family. this is what i'm doing mostly this year. i've got a bag filling up with things i've handcrafted - card sets, jewelry, broaches, cookbooks, etc. and yet i'm still often lost for ideas.
luckily for me (and you - and us), the blogs I scour daily provide TONS of DIY ideas and instructions. my personal faves?
honestly wtf - for example, this necklace. c'mon. so. good. as well as ps: i made this. j'adore.
2. buying handmade items from artists: buying something that someone has handmade with painstaking care is the best option for many many many. this is one of MY preferred methods, as i am a handmade'er, and i love trading with friends who are also professional artists. knowing that you've supported their trade, and they've ended up with something you spent time and care on.... it's amazing.
so. if you're looking for places to shop.... then this is the right place to get there.
20 best twenty is my fave. 20 of the best 20 in various categories. special deals from the people who they feature. love love love everything on this site.
poppy talk handmade has market's that are FILLED to the brim with amazing, handmade pieces.
and then, the usual etsy and big cartel.
and if you felt so inclined.... re:claim jewelry is (as always) on sale for the holidays... special pricing for those blog readers who use the discount code INCONSISTANCY (inconsistancy with an 'a') in the shop - from today (December 1st) until December 14th, when all orders need to be in by, for shipping. think special pricing, like 25% off of fall items (using code INCONSISTANCYfall), 35% off the seattle series (using code INCONSISTANCYseattle), and 40% off spring items (using code INCONSISTANCYspring) sort of special pricing.... yea. i said it.
handmade can mean 2 things.
1. making gifts yourself - potentially cheap and tacky, but also potentially fantastic.
2. buying handmade items from artists.
i'm going to help you do both.
1. making gifts yourself: if you're a DIY'er - like me - then you're going to exhaust energy in making things for friends and family. this is what i'm doing mostly this year. i've got a bag filling up with things i've handcrafted - card sets, jewelry, broaches, cookbooks, etc. and yet i'm still often lost for ideas.
luckily for me (and you - and us), the blogs I scour daily provide TONS of DIY ideas and instructions. my personal faves?
honestly wtf - for example, this necklace. c'mon. so. good. as well as ps: i made this. j'adore.
2. buying handmade items from artists: buying something that someone has handmade with painstaking care is the best option for many many many. this is one of MY preferred methods, as i am a handmade'er, and i love trading with friends who are also professional artists. knowing that you've supported their trade, and they've ended up with something you spent time and care on.... it's amazing.
so. if you're looking for places to shop.... then this is the right place to get there.
20 best twenty is my fave. 20 of the best 20 in various categories. special deals from the people who they feature. love love love everything on this site.
poppy talk handmade has market's that are FILLED to the brim with amazing, handmade pieces.
and then, the usual etsy and big cartel.
and if you felt so inclined.... re:claim jewelry is (as always) on sale for the holidays... special pricing for those blog readers who use the discount code INCONSISTANCY (inconsistancy with an 'a') in the shop - from today (December 1st) until December 14th, when all orders need to be in by, for shipping. think special pricing, like 25% off of fall items (using code INCONSISTANCYfall), 35% off the seattle series (using code INCONSISTANCYseattle), and 40% off spring items (using code INCONSISTANCYspring) sort of special pricing.... yea. i said it.
we should all buy handmade. it's better here.
so go now. because starting TODAY, most of my most favourite designers, photographers, jewelers, etc. have collaborated, and are having a 1 week, collaborative sale. check out their handmade holiday