Hand-made - Lace Rugs

Beautiful grey lace hand-made carpet made with recycled material, from Hooked Design of Finland on Etsy.  These rugs are designed to mimic some of the most famous cathedral windows.

Ombre

Love this easy holiday ornament DIY via Ambrosia Creative.

Sara Lee Parker

Wonderful hand-screenprinted textile designs onto sustainable fabrics by Sara Lee Parker. 

Remnant Pillow // Table Runner // Flying Geese Fabric

Weekend of Wintry

I took a couple weeks off as I was busy playing co-host for Wintry Market.  This years event was well worth the months of planning and finding the perfect group of vendors to participate.  I was happy to see that we reached a wider local audience this year, and I am ready for more years of fun!!

If you are an artist / maker who lives in Idaho and interested in sharing your talent and being a vendor for next years event, please contact us at wintrymarket(at)gmail(dot)com.

brandMOJO Interiors

 

Beautiful handmade furniture by brandMOJO Interiors in North Carolina. Great details in the joinery and construction, and such gorgeous woods!

Folded Bole Collection / Moldmakers Table 

Stuff Kara Made

Kara was one of our fabulous vendors for Wintry Market, and I just adore her products and her beautiful photographs, so I thought I would share.  She has recently opened her own online store, Stuff Kara Made. You can also check out her blog, I Just Might Explode for more about her and her work.

1.  Cher Squared the Doily Journal 2. Oh My Tee 3. Smitten a Postcard Set

Wintry Market for the Holidays

Wintry Market was started after Amy Pence Brown and I met last spring to discuss a need for a quality handmade arts and crafts holiday market in Boise. We wanted to show our love for the arts and our support for the local businesses that are doing an amazing job at showing all the talent our area has to offer.  We then secured the Ballet Idaho space thanks to their amazing development director Heather Langhorst, roped in the super crafty Anna from Margot and Betty to volunteer her time, hired local animator Jason Sievers to create our poster, and then soon after had our 30 available booths filled!  

If you are in the area, we hope you can join us in our inaugural event and buy handmade for the holidays this year.  Big City Coffee will be serving coffee and pastries, B29 Streatery will have their truck parked outside, there will be a recycled arts corner for the kids, and Two Bird Studio will have a photo booth available for you to snap some holiday themed pictures. 

Details:
Wintry Market Handmade for the Holidays
Ballet Idaho auditorium, Corner of 8th & Myrtle, in downtown Boise's BoDo District
Sat Nov 5 & Sun Nov 6, 2011 from 10am-5pm w/ FREE ADMISSION
+kids recycled arts corner! +coffee and snacks! +quirky holiday photo booth! 
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Thank you Amy and Anna, this is going to be an amazing event! 
And stay tuned for the Wintry Market giveaway I will be hosting on October 31st!!

Recycled Beer Journal

So I have been working on this idea for quite some time now, and I think it turned out great.

It's a recycled beer journal, which is made from a 6 pack carrier with a special logo. You can record information about your beer tastings and include your rating on the 30 sheets inside.

Currently, you can purchase them via my Etsy shop. There is 6 different beers covers available, but there will be more to come! Each journal is handmade with recycled paper, is spiral bound, and costs $8.

It's time for you to start recording your beer adventures!

I should be posting more handmade items very soon!

Wintry Market

So excited to announce the Wintry Market... an Arts & Crafts Market organized by Amy Pence-Brown and I. This idea came about with discussions on how Boise needed a Market around the Holiday season that supported Local Artists and the Indie Craft movement. This event will take place first weekend of November (5th & 6th) in Boise at the Ballet Idaho Auditorium space. I will be sharing event details here and on our Wintry Market blog as the market progresses. See the links below to check in on our progress. This is going to be a fabulous event, we sure hope that you can attend!

Wintry Market Blog | Twitter | Facebook

Love this...Castle

Love the Australian house-ware brand Castle, designed and handcrafted by Rachel Castle. Such wonderful bright colors and patterns...they would be a great addition to any home!

Found via El jardin rojo.

The Makers

The Makers Project is series on people who create handmade and artisan-produced products in the Manhattan area, photographed and curated by Jennifer Causey. This project documents the people who make things and make things happen, and contains interviews with their thoughts on the city. Follow the project on Twitter for future updates.

I featured the images above for LENA CORWIN, because the process for hand-printing is so amazing.

Some Etsy Love

Happy Friday...I wanted to share some of wonderful items found on etsy! Hope you all have a fun-filled weekend!

Pair Vintage Chairs with Maps by EnRouteStudio, Medium Snow Forest Basket by PrintParty, Diagonal Abstract Print by twoems, Melamine Platters by shopampersand

Some Etsy Love...

Tea Towels by avrilloreti


Letterpress Paper House Kit--Chandler Lane by 1canoe2


4 Neutra House Numbers by madeABQ

C & C . Crowded and Circular Lines Prints by Marideestudio

Since opening my etsy shop in November I have discovered many great items & shops!

Pillow...

On a whim, I decided to construct a pillow the other night using scraps of saved fabric. I was trying to come up with new ideas for my etsy shop, I kinda like how it turned out.... What do you think?

Celebrate Handmade!

I am so excited to be a sponsor for Handmade Olympics this year, since it was such a fabulous event last year, see me listed in event 5. Go visit this page for the rules, and start voting. This is a great chance to get your shop, blog, or product some press! Nominations end February 4th.

Etsy!!

After many people asking... I have finally opened an etsy shop, inspiremegifts. I am still learning the in's and out's, but its seems fun so far. The items listed are inspired by gifts that my mother and I have made the past few years for Christmas. I hope to soon add more unique items to the mix as well!

Featured: Bottle cap Magnets, Christmas Gift Clips, Felt Rosette Wreath, Fabric Purse, Scrabble Tile Necklace.

I would like to extend a 10% discount to my readers until Saturday December 4th. Please use the code "FIRSTWEEK10" during check-out to receive the discount.

Pink Lemonade Boutique

Love these handmade purses by etsy seller pinklemonadeboutique. Shop owner Lisa uses adorable prints and patterns to create her one of a kind gifts.

Jewels!

Love these vintage style jewels from Katheyl, they are so whimsical and have such great colors!

Blog Favorites

Here are some of my current blog favorites...

Design Eat Play | This is a blog by Crissie McDowell, she is an an amazing photographer and she blogs about Jewelery, Photography, Cooking, and Life... can't wait to hear more from her!

The Scoop | This blog by three women who write about design, fashion, and paper. They also have a great etsy shop called orangebeautiful, and a beautiful paper shop. Check them out also via twitter @orangebeautiful.

Going Home to Roost | Is a fantastic Handmade blog by Bonnie, where she talks about different DIY projects, gardening ideas, and home projects. She also has three cute etsy shops; Home to Roost, Kitchen Roost, and Old Renewed. You can follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook.

Costumes...

So I decided to be an owl for Halloween at the end of September, when I found this awesome tutorial on how to make an kid's costume. Making the costume went so smoothly that I ended up making it for Ryan as well, so we ended up being a pair. The mask I made was similar to the pattern with the costume, but if you wanted to buy a mask you can find a great one here. These costumes turned out so cute and they were really comfortable!!