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blissen is a camaraderie of handcrafted designers making affordable few-of-a-kind products for friends in san francisco... and beyond! we delight in improving our corner of the world - and inspiring others to do the same - using our hands, minds, conversations, and a little ingenuity, mixed with scraps of mainly found, left-over, or recycled paper and fabric. in our mass-produced world, blissen goods celebrate the genuine, unique, and irreplaceable aura of the handmade object, and the organic process from which it was created.
Lisa Chouinard likes to melt things. Her DIY health and beauty business, Feto Soap, was born after she purchased a soap making kit from a local craft store and became hooked on making soap. Her first commercial soap, the popular (and controversial) Feto Soap contains small, colorful polymer clay fetos and has been featured in For Him Magazine in the UK, United States, and Indonesia. Feto Soap has also been in an Italian magazine, People in Groove. But Feto Soap is not just about making a statement--it's about quality, 100% DIY soaps, lotion bars, lip balms and body sprays designed, labeled, promoted--and melted--by Lisa herself.
Glamscience began when Daria Penta decided that she'd rather glue sparkles to stuff than go back to grad school ever again. Daria handcrafts her glitter goods in her Seattle studio, using only the finest vine-ripened glitter & combining it with recycled cardstock to make hip stationery or with colorful felt to make swanky bracelets. Glamscience also offers sparkly beaded knitting accessories for the glitter-minded knitter.
Debora Dormody created If'n Books + Marks in Providence, Rhode Island at the dawn of the new millennium in a studio in her apartment. Now in an old mill building in the next town over, If?n Books sells wholesale to over 100 gift shops and museum stores around the country.If?n Books offers journals and albums that were created to be an extension of your own unique personality. Designed to lie flat when opened, the books are easy to use. Whether penning a first novel, releasing angst-ridden woes, or capturing life's beautiful moments, If'n Books are available in a variety of sizes and shapes to best suit your need.
My Paper Crane is in the business of creating an army of soft plushy love. When Heidi is not spinning up crazy yarn on her spinning wheel, you can find her sewing and bringing to life plush food--like toast and cupcakes. She is obsessed with big sad eyeballs and food that you can hug and squeeze.
Plain Mabel is the online moniker of crafter and math geek Tara MacKay, who has an obsession with quirky, retro-inspired stuff. Since she couldn't really afford as much of it as she'd like, she started a shop that sells it so she can live vicariously through her customers. Plain Mabel offers lots of unique and unusual bags, jewelry, stationery, craft kits, and more. Most are handmade and come from over 50 independent artists.
Sewing Stars is me, Teresa. In a one room studio the sewing machine's humming brings to life all sorts of creations from cute to sometimes strange. Each creation has been made with loving care, and is waiting for a good home. A variety of items are available from stuffed creatures, handbags, to magnet sets. Please visit my website to see all my crazy creations!
JudieRock
www.judierock.com
The Starving Artist Bazaar
www.starvingartistbazaar.com
Dixie's Doings - coming soon!
www.dixiesdoings.com
