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Top 10 Handmade Indie Blogs

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009


Well, this was a tough one! This week I give you my Top 10 handmade/indie/craft/design blogs! As usual, these aren’t in any particular order – they’re all awesome!

These categories all tend to overlap in both my mind and the world of blogging… and it was tricky to choose the top 10. If you have an awesome blog you’d like to share, please leave a link in the comments!

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Indie-Kid by Racchell on Flickr

1. IndieFixx – I love, love, love Indie Fixx. With daily posts about all things crafty, handmade, design and more, it’s one not to miss.

2. Indie Quarter – Mostly feature articles about artists, crafters and designers.

3. Down and Out Chic – a mix of everything, with that personal style, written by the lovely Christina.

4. For the Love of Cute – *sqeee*!! For your “daily dose of handmade cuteness” you can’t pass this up! Written by the gorgeous Anna from The House of Mouse.

5. Modish – “ daily design and style blog full of art, craft and inspiration”, Modish is written by Jena, and is a long-established bastion of the scene.  A must-read.

6. Try Handmade – started by Erika, it features posts from multiple contributors, and is all about encouraging people to move away from ‘big box’ shopping and toward handmade.

7. Cutable – “a Mon-Fri treasure trove of cute stuff for you and your home!” – indeed it is!

8. Decor8 - very appropriate for this spot! Full of gorgeous design inspiration…

9. CraftSylish – Hmm, not *technically* a blog.. but kinda is… mostly tutorials, and a crafty community.

10. The Etsy Storque – Well, I had to include this one. Yes, it is very geared towards the Etsy community, but there’s lots of cool stuff for anyone interested in the handmade scene, too :)

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Looking for some gorgeous art?

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

I have been feeling sick this week – the dreaded holiday cold has taken hold like a insidious mucousy monster.. (sorry, too much information?)

Anyways, I was thinking I might indulge in some retail therapy to cheer me up…

So I went Etsy cruising. So many gorgeous goodies… other people’s jewellery, clothes, makeup, soap and bath products… but I decided that I needed some art for my soul.

In my last Superb Sunday I showed you this print by Sam from Matouenpeluche. Well, I loved it so much I couldn’t pass up her buy 2 get 3 sale (especially at only $5 each)! So all three of these prints – ‘Flying Kitten’, ‘The Interloper’ and ‘The Visitor’ – are now in the post on their way to me…

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Then, as I was browsing through my favourites list, I re-discovered Yellena. Her art is so ethereal – it just takes me into another world. Imagine how pleased I was when I discovered that she, too, was having a buy 2 get 3 sale (these ones were $20 each)!

It took me so long to decide which prints I wanted, but in the end, I settled on ‘Amble’, ‘Season’ and ‘Morning’.

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I can’t wait to receive these gorgeous artworks in the post!

I’ve also got another big goodie coming in the post… but I’ll blog about that when it gets here… :D

I’d love to know who your favourite artists are – especially any you’ve found on Etsy, Artfire, or any other online handmade venue. Please leave me a comment and tell me all about them!

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