Tag Handmade

Local Learning

Image of 3B Letterpress – EDGY Collection by The Type Junkie. $12 for a 5″x7″ print on etsy. As I’ve mentioned before, I love school. There are so many classes in the area that I’d love to take advantage of…

Fabric Goodness

I’ve mentioned before how much I love pattern art, so naturally I’m drawn to patterned fabrics. I’m definitely not an expert, but one of my favorite things to do when I have free time (which isn’t often) is sew. And…

Best Store Ever

I realize that’s a bold statement to make; and I’m sure quite a few people wouldn’t agree with me. But ever since I read about Scrap on design*sponge, I was dying to get there. And I wasn’t disappointed. A warehouse…

I really want to make this…

Not sure if I have the patience to hand sew all those birds (or anywhere to hang it), but I really love the look of the final product. More about the project here. Bird template. Via How About Orange

Renegade Update

So unfortunately I don’t really have any pictures from Renegade on Sunday. The weather was not so great—glad I remembered an umbrella—but there was some great stuff to be seen. I didn’t buy very much but I did make note…

Decisions Decisions

It was really difficult to narrow down the list of vendors for this weekend’s Renegade Craft Fair into a few top picks. With over 200 to choose from, I didn’t really know where to start. Hopefully I will get to…

Weekend Plans

This weekend I’ll be hitting up the 4th annual Renegade Craft Fair at the McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn. Over 200 vendors will be selling handmade and vintage items. Food vendors—including The Treats Truck!—will be there to provide snacks while…

Post Expose

I’ve been pretty excited about Post Expose since it opened, even though I’ve unfortunately not had a chance to get there yet. They’re a screen printing and design center located in Long Island City—right around the corner from me (which…