Stone Carving for Decor, Jewelry, and KeepsakesSJ Engraving is a home based workshop in downtown San Jose, California. The studio was established in 2006 by a husband and wife team - Tony & Joanne Cheng, both are professional stone artists highly respected by fellow artisans. We are pioneers in stone engraving, constantly exploring new designs and techniques.…
Handmade Clothing for ChildrenI love designing clothes. I start with an idea and sketch it out a bunch of different ways, deciding which I like best. I then draft the pattern (my favorite part) and make a variety of sizes by adding half an inch here and there, use my French curve to get lovely curves and square all the corners to ensure the seems will line up.…
Leather Bags & Accessories In a world where everything is disposable, technology and styles are moving at an accelerated pace, being able to craft something with meaning and a purpose pushes us to continue to design and create. Back when the old-world craftsmen, trappers, miners and makers designed and crafted bags to last a lifetime - to endure all climates - this is what we want to emulate.…
Handmade & Custom Fitted Swimwear I started Harajuku as a wholesale clubwear line in New York City in 1983. From there, it evolved into a retail shop on Marthas Vineyard, then Miami's South Beach, then on Melrose in Los Angeles. Now everything is online, both retail and wholesale. Everything I sell is handmade by me in Los Angeles.…
Online Marketplace to Buy & Sell Handmade Goods MadeitMyself.com is an online marketplace where users can buy and sell handmade goods. For buyers, MadeitMyself.com eliminates the need to spend countless weekends scouring the craft fair circuit to find that special item. Collectors of imported goods no longer need to travel abroad or pay overpriced importer/exporter fees, or bid on items at live auction. …
Rug Firm is a direct importer of Persian carpets and Oriental rugs. Rug Firm offers free immediate shipping within the continental U.S., free padding with every single order, and a 30-day hassle-free money back guarantee. The carefully selected inventory of quality Persian and Oriental rugs at Rug Firm caters to every possible taste, lifestyle, and budget.
Stained Glass Switch Plate Covers Judy Evans' Collection of Decorative Switch Plate Covers and Stained Glass Sun Catchers - Home to unique handcrafted pieces of art that are unusual and eclectic. These light switch covers are undoubtedly a decorative way to replace those boring white or ivory plastic light switch covers. And the one of a kind stained glass sun catchers are a way to add something special to your home.
Typewriter Key Jewelry Rachel Hannah and Kerry Loeb own a novel business called What’s Your Type?, which turns old typewriter keys into jewelry. The pair, who are also the firm’s only employees, scour the nation for old typewriters. The business began after Hannah, the more artistic partner, found herself marveling at an old typewriter in 1997.…
Handmade Artisan Jewelry This company was created so that I could carve a place for myself in the world. A place to design, to dream, and do good. I was born and raised in New York. After I got my degree in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design, I went back home to NY to figure out the rest of my life.…
Taber Studios create refined jewelry collections reflecting simple sophistication and elegance, while promoting the most sustainable, and ethical, jewelry making practices currently available. Using 18k Fairmined gold, recycled silver, recycled diamonds, Fairtrade sapphires, lab grown Moissanite diamonds, and 14k gold-filled wire, each one of our pieces is carefully designed and hand-crafted so that you can be proud to support the development of cleaner studio practices and the most ethically sourceable materials on the planet.…
Handcrafted Collapsible Folding Tables Spiderlegs® are beautifully handcrafted collapsible folding tables. Made from quality woods, a Spiderlegs® table can be used for extra dining, games, puzzles and projects at home. They're great for temporary desk space. Use them as an RV table, elegant camping table, outdoor table you can easily put away, concert in the park, a display table, contractors table, artists table, tailgating table, boat table...…
Fanciful Artistic Phone Covers CRAFIC™ found in the land of design Los Angeles, California. We are specializing in creating fashion-forward accessories for something that is so close to us all the time - Gadgets. They have become our extension by now. At CRAFIC™ we think of them as a part of Personal Style. All of our designs reflect personalities, characters, fashion, trends and time.…
Handmade Jewelry Boxes Started professionally after 30 years of hobby woodworking. Began making furniture pieces on commission & gravitated towards making smaller pieces after being inspired at an art gallery on Kauai. In 2009 the shift was made to jewelry boxes and now jewelry chests & image boxes as well.
Contemporary Ethnic Jewelry The Blue One Designs are the result of many years spent traveling and collecting beads, antique ethnic silver, semi-precious stones, hand-blown glass, vintage resin, ceramic, bone, brass, copper, wood, and natural fiber from cultures as diverse as Thailand, Madagascar, Turkey, Afghanistan, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. . . . Many hands from many lands have crafted the elements used in my one-of-a-kind necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
Silver, Gold & Gemstone Jewelry Jes MaHarry skillfully combines silver, gold, and colorful gemstones in her spirited jewelry creations. They reflect a love a nature and a love of life. And there is evidence of her inner child at play in her heartwarming pieces. And in addition her magical jewelry, this site also has some of her art and decor pieces for the home and garden.
Fair Trade Handwoven Bags & Rugs The purpose of Manos Zapotecas is to perpetuate the beautiful traditions and superb artistry of the Zapotec people of Oaxaca, Mexico by connecting them with socially conscious consumers around the globe. We strive to make a positive impact on the lives and communities of the artisans by nurturing lasting relationships and always abiding by fair trade principles.…
Giselle Shepatin is best known for the distinctive handwovens she creates in her San Francisco studio using exotic yarns she selects from around the world and often hand dyes, creating colorways that range from saturated Old Masters palettes to audacious brights and take-charge neutrals. Arresting texture/color mixtures are Shepatin's signature. Every season she offers her customers related separates in one-of-a-kind interpretations done in cotton, silk, suede, linen, velvet, tulle, and wool melton, sparked by handwoven and hand-knit accents.
From concept, design, pattern to finish, working around the clock to ensure high quality clothing and personal 1 to 1 customer care. From a small minmal studio in sunny California, I started lamixx with a passion to create clothing I would truly love to wear, with price consciousness, comfort and minimal casual chic at the core..…
One-of-a-Kind Eco-Friendly Clothing Armour sans Anguish garments are constructed entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials. We embrace the tattered and disheveled quality of vintage materials and try to imbue each garment with the spirit of using what is already out in the world, creating a sustainable, Eco-conscious approach to wearable couture. If you're cool with unfinished, raw edges, asymmetry, and wearing fabrics that possess a unique history, then we're cool with you!…
Art Glass Suncatchers Susan Bradshaw brings to life works of glass art for your window, providing a playful dance of light and color in your home. Her suncatchers begin as hand-cut sheets of American-made glass, enhanced with artistic glass segments and glass powder, kiln-fired to a solid work of fused glass art. A 3-inch steel cable wire with loop provides a secure hanger, and optional suction cup is included.
Eco-Friendly Silver Jewelry Chocolate and Steel is an eco-friendly jewelry collection that is handcrafted by Christine Street in Los Angeles, California. It is simple, modern, and cheerful. My studio is run in the most eco-friendly way possible. Metal scraps are saved and reclaimed, no harsh chemicals are used and my studio is powered by 100% renewable energy sources including wind and solar power.…
6/13/18: The Ready to Build website has gone away. DIY Jewelry Box Kits We want you to be successful and we have worked to make that happen. All of the parts required for completing the kits are included as well as understandable written instructions, pictures and close-ups of some of the more difficult aspects of the construction.
Leather & Gemstone Wrap Bracelets Chan Luu is a designer of jewelry, accessories, and ready to wear. Originally from Vietnam, she moved to Boston in 1972 and earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Boston University. In 1975, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of becoming a fashion designer by receiving a degree in Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.…
Handmade Cowboy Boots Since the year 2000, handcrafted leather boots have been Ernie Tarut (“the Old Gringo”) and Yan Ferry’s passion. The result of this collaboration combined Ernie Tarut’s 30 years of leather manufacturing experience and Yan Ferry’s 30 years of European design and boot making mastery under one roof creating footwear of superior and unique style and quality.…
Elegant Socially Responsible Jewelry Since its inception, the Melissa Joy Manning collection has been known for its beautifully designed, impeccably crafted, and socially—and environmentally—responsible ethos.
Marrying an elegant, modern aesthetic with recycled materials and sustainable stones that are transformed into organically urbane pieces by the designer and her team of artisans—and manufactured in a way that is friendly to both the earth and its inhabitants—Melissa Joy Manning is the rare brand that produces a luxury, heirloom-quality collection using ethical, Green Certified practices.…
One of a kind clocks & cufflinks from recycled car parts Growing up in Los Gatos, California swinging a tennis racket was more common for Steven Shaver than swinging a hammer. “Tool time” would come later. He went on to study at San Diego State University and graduated in 1991 with a B.A. degree in International Business and completing industrial design courses at San Jose State University.…
Handmade Shoes and Bags Calleen Cordero’s first step on her journey to becoming one of today’s most inspiring American designers began in Marin County, CA, where at the age of fifteen she was first immersed in the world of high fashion footwear. Beginning in sales at an upscale boutique, her innate talent for fashion and her passion for well-crafted shoes began to shine through, and Calleen soon found herself elevated to the position of assistant buyer, travelling to Europe to view collections and meet with designers, all by the age of sixteen.…
Silver & Gold Hand Forged Artisan Jewelry In the hills of rural northern California, I live way out in an area called the lost coast, and work in an off grid, solar powered studio. Shop practices are eco friendly as are shipping and packaging. A gold and silver smith with over 22 years experience, I make every piece of jewelry in my shop entirely by myself, using the traditional metalsmithing techniques of forging (moving metal with hammers), fabricating (connecting formed metal with solder), and fine stone setting.…