{image credit: top-jimbob art, maaPstudio, joheckett, Cecily Vessey} by Isa Maria Seminega of Noisette Marketing One of the things I love most about handmade is the opportunity it affords makers to join together and form collective groups all with the same ideals. The handmade community in my hometown of London is, as to be expected, very large. There is an abundance of … [Read more...] about Handmade Here: London Calling
Fellow Makers
Making Love – Origami Heart Garland Tutorial
by Marisa Edghill of Omiyage I must admit, I wasn't always fussy about Valentine's Day. I fell into that group of people who found it to be a bit of an overdone, commercial holiday. But then, you see, I met my husband on Valentine's Day. I certainly wasn't looking for love in a tiny underground (literally) Japanese dance club - but the universe is funny that way, sending us … [Read more...] about Making Love – Origami Heart Garland Tutorial
Super Amazing Snow Day Fun!
by Jessika Hepburn, Editor We got almost three feet of snow last week and I was inspired to make my older daughter a little family to play with outside. I have been thinking for awhile about making an ice city and when we heard school would be cancelled the next day I decided that it was the perfect time to give it a try. The evening before we filled a pile of containers of … [Read more...] about Super Amazing Snow Day Fun!
Handmade Here: Japan's Senshu Towel District
by Jacqui Miyabayashi of Mee A Bee About five years ago I moved from downtown Osaka to a much smaller city about an hour south. With a population of just 150,000 I often wondered why there were so many towel shops everywhere. This curiosity led me to do a bit a research and I found out that this area is a well-known towel manufacturing district, collectively known as … [Read more...] about Handmade Here: Japan's Senshu Towel District
Tutorials: Wonderful Washi Tape
by Marisa Edghill of Omiyage At the beginning of a new year, I always like to take a look back at the things which brought a little joy to my life in an effort to make each year more joyful than the last. And, often, these are simple pleasures - a cup of tea and a good book, fresh snow, snail mail, the smell of bread baking. In 2010, one of those simple pleasures for me … [Read more...] about Tutorials: Wonderful Washi Tape
