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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
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, Gift Guide, Home Decor, Jewelry, Metal, Textile
Artizan Kids: Handmade Gifts for Children

Surrounding a child with handmade products from an early age helps them make sense of the world, especially if they also learn how to stitch, paste, cut, weave and assemble. So many…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Children, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Home Decor, 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
Harvest: handmade metal, ceramics, glass, textiles and gourds

Featured image: Lucuma Gallery Gourd Art It’s September, harvest time in the United States. I’ve been thinking of small family farms, big corporate farming, my farmer grandparents, growing your own food, and…

Ceramics, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
Bulgarian Weaving Heritage: From Grandfather to Grandaughter

Silvia Hara weaves tapestries, paints and plays Bulgarian folk music. Her life as an artist came naturally for her as her grandfather was an acclaimed textile designer who inspired her journey. You…

Artizan Made News, Community, Home Decor, Member News, Textile
The Value of Upcycling in our Handmade Community

Our Artizan Shops are vetted in based on the quality of their products along with their professional presentation. But, we also have a great interest in promoting products that have sustainability at…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Home Decor, Jewelry, Textile, Upcycled, Vintage
Embroidery as Storytelling

We're featuring our Market Categories here on our blog to give them some context, some history... Embroidery is one of those vast categories as there are so many different techniques that go…

Artizan Categories, Embroidery, Home Decor, Textile, Upcycled
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 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
Color Series: Green

How does the color green make you feel? We all have our favorites and certain shades may evoke different emotions. When I was young, I hated the color green, at least for…

Artizan Categories, Color Series, Featured Gallery, Home Decor
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