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Floral Category: Blooms of Beauty

Flowers have been a favorite motif ever since humans started decorating surfaces. Archeologists have found pottery, wooden carvings, woven remnants, and jewelry with ancient floral designs. And, why not? Once humans went…

Artizan Categories, Fair Trade, Featured Gallery, Jewelry, Textile
in periculo: in danger! Artists and the Power of the Purse

Featured image: FeltUA Ukrainian Shawl with Child Trump has been in power here in the US for a little more than a month, bringing disruption, fear, arrogance, unemployment, and insecurity. Shock and…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Bags, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Member News, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
The Heart as a Symbol of Love

I was thinking about the heart shape, wondering how it became the symbol for love. Clearly, the physical heart must have inspired poetry, ballads, and stories for thousands of years because of…

Artizan Categories, Embroidery, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Jewelry, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
Christmas Around the World

Have you ever explored our site by country? We have tagged all of our products with the country they were made in so that you can explore by Provenance! I thought it…

Artizan Categories, Ceramics, Community, Embroidery, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Jewelry, Metal, Textile
Why Fair Trade Matters

When we think of handmade items, whether they were made recently or a long time ago, we can feel a connection with a person or a community who worked on those pieces,…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Bags, Children, Community, Fair Trade, Featured Gallery, Gift Guide, Home Decor, Jewelry, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled, Wood
Handmade Gifts for $30 and Under

“Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that…

Accessories, Animals, Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Textile, Upcycled, Vintage
Holiday Gift Guide: Handmade Ornaments from Around the World

Decorating for the holidays is a huge deal for many people, with many bringing out treasures that have been handed down for generations. Ornaments and stocking stuffers can be great small gifts…

Artizan Categories, Eco Product, Embroidery, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Upcycled
The Colors of Being Thankful

Featured image: carved gourds from Peru, Lucuma Designs Many of us are living in stressful times: financial worries, political madness, climate change destruction, health challenges.... even figuring out what is true…

Accessories, Community, Eco Product, Embroidery, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Jewelry, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
Halloween or Day of the Dead? Costumes from the past.

When I was a kid, 50 years ago now, Halloween was a fun but strange time. I grew up in Brazil where All Saints Day was celebrated with visits to the cemeteries,…

Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Ceramics, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Metal, Upcycled, Vintage, Wood
Artizan ReMade – Focus on Fast Fashion

Featured image: Guerra de la Paz. Follow the Leader, 2009. Found patterned garments, wood, footwear and hardware, approx. 75 feet long by 7 feet tall. Courtesy of the artists and Chloe GIll-Holster Projects. …

Artizan Made News, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, ReMakers, Textile, Upcycled
Making Art Out of Trash (or just something useful…)

Update Feb 2024: I wrote this post in 2020 and we finally have action happening! Artizan ReMade is a study group looking at our waste and brainstorming about how we can create…

Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Upcycled
Come to the Table – The Handmade Touch

Rituals The photo at the top is of my sister, Helen Faber (Biel), sitting at her birthday table in Brazil. I believe this was her third birthday, so 1969. It has long…

Animals, Artizan Categories, Ceramics, Community, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Textile