Heartful Handmade Blog

nunu chocolates: artisan success story

I grabbed this great video from FoodCurated.  It gives the back story on Brooklyn-based artisan chocolate company Nunu Chocolates.  The company was founded and nurtured to success by a self-taught chocolatier and her husband, providing yet another example of how people doing what they love (and doing it well) are fueling the growing handmade revolution.

NuNu Chocolates is also in Handmade Lookup.

crystals galore served at the jewelry bar

I love crystals.  And so does the creative spirit at the Jewelry Bar.  She says her favorite materials are lemon topaz, labrodorite, kyanite, gray moonstones, london blue topaz, and gold. When you browse the lovely pieces in her shop, you'll also find various varieties of chalcedony, quartz, amethyst, citrine and more.  It's a crystal lover's paradise.  And a perfect place to shop for wedding jewelry.

Step through to the Jewelry Bar via the Handmade Lookup link.

necklush creates stunning fiber necklaces

Necklush makes luscious fiber necklaces for men and women.  They come in a variety of colors, sizes, lengths, fullness, whatever.  They can be light and airy for summer or dense and warm for winter.  And all are made to order (in Brooklyn), so you get exactly the color, style, and size you want. 

Click here for more info. 

brooklyn rehab brings new life to discarded objects

Alyssa Zygmunt of Brooklyn Rehab brings new life, through artistic "repurposing", to discarded objects she comes across.  Alyssa can explain it better than I, on this video of her I came across at the Time Magazine website.

another handmade blog

Marichelle's blog Heart Handmade is a thoroughly enjoyable place to hang out, follow links, meet people, find cool handmade products, learn some crafts, and traipse around New York with someone who knows the town.

a raincoat for all seasons

If your idea of a raincoat is a basic waterproof trench coat, let me introduce you to Iris Mansard.  Calling herself the Raincoat Lady, Iris Mansand designs raincoats that don't have to wait for rain.  Made from a fabric that she calls futuristic, Iris Mansard designs are really wear-anytime-you-want-to coats.  Which makes them perfect for practical types like me who always figured the only people who need to invest in a raincoat are those who live in the Pacific Northwest. (That's before I moved from California to Memphis.)