Results tagged “handmade”

Crafts

This cosmetics bag is entirely handmade, fashioned from pre-washed printed fabric of Illinois windmills.* The 10" by 6" bag is 100% cotton and machine-washable. $4.99.

A new documentary is in the works to illuminate the flourishing DIY trend. Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY Art, Craft, and Design is the product of first-time filmmaker Faythe Levine, who was inspired to create the documentary after attending Chicago's Renegade Craft Fair in 2003:

We always tromp down Belmont to Paper Boy any time we need to buy someone a birthday card, because the stationary store usually has a nice little selection of cards handmade here in Chicago. We have an affinity for Chicago's DIY scene, and are complete suckers for anything fashioned by local artists.