Raeburn Ink is based in western Massachusetts and run by Jennifer Cooke and has been around since 1999, but seems to have really only graced the indie craft fair circuit with it’s glory a couple years ago. Cooke’s designs – inspired by everything from indian textiles to security envelopes are detailed drawings, hand printed on [...]

The squeal heard round the jury-room for Jennifer Strunge’s Cotton Monsters explains why they sell out so quickly in her etsy shop whenever she does an update. The Baltimore seamstress works without patterns to create each and every colorful little beast, and uses almost exclusively recycled materials (except the stuffing, which she buys new). Strunge [...]

Kathy Fahey‘s dedication to promoting the Baltimore folk music scene (by way of hand printed posters, t-shirts & album covers, as well as participation with a local shape-note singing crew) may be what put her on the map & earned her a Best of Baltimore last year (Best Artist – Baltimore Magazine, 2009) but her [...]

It is surprising, but true, that I didn’t know that Narwhals were actual real creatures until this recent piece on NPR. Look, see, they are real! Since I heard that story, I have been captivated by the idea of the Narwhal. And it looks like I am not the only one. Indie craft seems to [...]

Check out Something’s Hiding in Here‘s amazing loft which is their work and living space in Philadelphia. This is just one of the fun artist profiles on Etsy.com‘s YouTube channel. The There’s No Place like Here series is a great way to see where your favorite crafters work and live. The original Storque post is [...]

Steampunk jewelry has never been my style, but I still respect people making things in this currently popular style. So I often find myself searching for Steampunk stuffs on Etsy. I recently found and can’t stop thinking about these awesome converted toy guns by River Wraith. Can you believe this is a converted Nerf gun, [...]

I don’t buy Halloween decorations. Never have. Sure, I have a Halloween table cloth in my dining room, but that is pretty much year around. That said, I love Halloween. I love the colors, the monsters, the crisp air. I always peruse the decoration section at the store each year, hoping that something will jump [...]

This morning, I woke to the chill of a new autumn. Changing fall trees are often a too common motif in indie craft; but who doesn’t love fall colors and the crunch of leaves under their feet? That said, one of my favorite indie crafters right now is Get Felt Up. She makes prefectly autumnal [...]

From his “Consumed” column to his Murketing Blog, Rob Walker is a great storyteller and keen social commentator. Walker’s New York Times Magazine article, Handmade 2.0, is legendary in indie craft circles. It was the first mainstream media article about the handmade revolution that really got it. In his fascinating new book, BUYING IN: The [...]

My favorite upcycled products are those that are made from actual trash picked up off the ground. That’s why these rings from Metals And Thread made out of used cigarette lighters are just awesome. In the listing for this ring, they write: A sustainable and artistic approach was used to make these pop art jewelry [...]