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Furoshiki for the Holidays

This holiday season, once the gifts under the tree have been ravaged and unearthed, avoid dragging that garbage bag of crumpled wrapping paper and wilted bows down the driveway. Designer and illustrator Jenn Playford offers an environmentally-friendly and irresistibly pretty alternative. Jenn's …

Guest Curator: Shop Local With Diane Vadino

Diane Vadino is a novelist, blogger, and printmaker. She is only 62 credits from completing an undergraduate degree in conceptual art. Her novel, Smart Girls Like Me, was printed in one language and in one country but earned an A- from Entertainment Weekly, and her author’s edition of it, with handmade covers …

How-Tuesday: Tatami Socks

I'm already looking forward to the coziness of bundling up this fall, and nothing is more comforting than a soft pair of hand-knit socks. If you find yourself in the Pacific Northwest this coming weekend, August 6-9, check out the Sock Summit 2009! In the spirit of this knitting extravaganza, this week's …

Etsy Finds: Locally Grown

Did you know that there is probably an Etsy shop close to where you live? Etsy sellers are located all over the planet — you can find them selling rings in Nepal, children's clothing in Morocco, and jewelry all the way up at the North Pole. If you want to find the shops in your own (or anyone else's) backyard, try out …

Guest Curators: Super Cute Kawaii

Super Cute Kawaii is a blog of daily cute picks, featuring the most kawaii products in Japan, as well as the cute handmade things they inspire. Marceline (aka askingfortrouble the bunny) and Claire (aka misofunky the panda) dreamed up the idea when they worked together at a boring internet company in …

How-Tuesday: Zakka Pincushion Tutorial

Download the complete project instructions here, or follow along below, courtesy of Zakka Sewing by Therese Laskey and Chika Mori. Pretty wrist pincushions are the perfect accessory for sewing—the pins are always where you need them. This one looks like a flower corsage that you might have worn to your …

Etsy World Tour: Seijin-shiki, Japanese Coming of Age Day

Happy Seijin-shiki! Today is Japanese Coming-of-Age Day. Each year, Seijin-shiki is held in the morning on the second Monday in January. The local Japanese city and prefect offices invite all those who will reach twenty years old during the current school year to celebrate their passage into …

Recycled Glove How-to: Make a Chipmunk Softie

Gloves (like socks), while born to be part of a pair, often end their days in lonely solitude, separated from their mates by the forces of the universe that conspire at every turn to pull them apart. Alone, they sadly serve little purpose (aside from the occasional show biz appearance for only the most …

Trends: Gothic Lolita

The Gothic Lolita trend has crossed over from Japan's Harajuku district to America's city streets, with many varied styles and subgenres resulting as variations on the theme. According to a recent New York Times article on Gothic Lolita culture, "Theirs is a world in which the childhood fantasy of Alice …

Etsy World Tour: Paper Dolls in Japan

I met Chisako Higashiya, aka Japanesepaperdoll, at a Thanksgiving dinner she hosted during my first year living in Japan. As far as I know, she was the only person in the area with an oven big enough to cook a turkey—and a heart big enough to invite thirty foreign teachers into her home to celebrate a North …

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