Always on the lookout for great craft projects and in our search stumbled upon these wonderful crocheted cacti from online site, Projekt, a fair trade enterprise. The design-based operation employs twenty-five crochet artists from Zimbabwe, Malawi, Congo and South Africa crafting under the design direction of Peta Becker. You can follow their journey here on Facebook and see also their incredible array of hand crocheted toys.
Images: Courtesy of Projekt.
Found these great bag accessory series called “hagi hagi†on Japanese online handmade site, Iichi. They are the creations of textile artisan Yoko Toyoda who studied the techniques of color paste printing and dyeing. The artist creates her fabric collage utilizing a combination of natural materials including dyed cloth and recycled cotton denim and linen. These pieces are sold under the brand, 10P10C, here on Iichi.
Images: Courtesy of 10P10C.
Berkeley-based owner, maker, curator and designer Sabine Hermann brings the outdoors in with her handmade decorative pillows sold on Etsy under the shop and brand name, Plantillo. The 2-dimensional images are custom printed on cotton canvas and the sewn shapes give the pillows their 3-dimensional look. Here’s what the artisan says about her process:
“I came up with the idea for PLANTILLO while walking through my neighborhood and surrounding hills in Berkeley, CA. I love to find interesting objects on my path, and I can’t resist stuffing them into my pockets and taking photos. My ever-growing collection of leaves, bark, pods, flowers, and logs have inspired me to turn my found treasures into home décor. It brings me happiness to both preserve nature and bring it into your home.â€
Images: Courtesy of Plantillo and Sabine Hermann.
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