Handcrafted arts and crafts are gifts with heart and soul. Shop local and support independent artists, makers and shopkeepers with one-of-a-kind works aimed at celebrating creativity and cultivating personal style. Here are 17 ways to do just that.
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1. Multicolored bolga basket
The multicolored Bolga Basket, $88, is handcrafted from dyed elephant grass by artisan weavers in Northern Ghana and sold in the DTLA Arts District at The House of Woo. Bonus points for tucking freshly baked cookies or a holiday loaf cake inside.
2. Hand-painted folk art
Local artists at Los Angeles-based Blue Orchard Designs create hand painted folk art inspired by Aztec and Mexican themes on oak, Baltic birch and mahogany. Paintings typically range from $30 to $80.
3. Genderless silk scarf
Designed in Long Beach and inspired by maker Diosa Leon’s Honduran heritage, the 22 x 22 inch genderless black, white and red printed Roatán Evil Eye Silk Scarf, $35, features the Evil Eye for protection, palm trees to represent wealth, and cowrie shells for good luck.
4. Stylish match striker and spent tray
Also available at Maude Woods in Pasadena: Light a flame, start a fire, in a most elegant way. Designed and handmade in Los Angeles by Amy Gordon of A|G Ceramics, the Match Strike with Spent Tray, $45, utilizes the natural roughness of stoneware to spark a flame and then offers a safe spot to place smoldering matches.
5. Silver-ringed pithos vase
Los Angeles-based ceramicist Sean Gin uses his thumb to create textural pattern on a hand coiled vase that is then glazed with bright, playful color. Silver Ring Pithos Vase, $600, at Kneeland Co Rarities.
6. Froggy Green ceramics
Inspired by everyday rituals, the Froggy Green Collection of serving ware and home accessories, $12 and up, is designed and hand thrown by Beth Bowman of Bowman Ceramics in Long Beach.
7. Hand-printed backgammon set
Everyone wins with a game set this good looking. Hand-printed Tabletop Backgammon game in poppy red by Wolfum, $225, is designed in FSC certified Baltic birch, features two sets of play pieces, two sets of birch wood dice and is made in Los Angeles.
8. Blackware Wok Bowl
Served up in some of the finest restaurants in Southern California and beyond (think: Vespertine, é by José Andrés) , each piece of Match Stoneware is made by an artisan at the studio in Culver City. Handcrafted Blackware Wok Bowl, $65 by Match Stoneware.
9. Hand-crocheted baby toy
Hand crocheted in organic cotton, each Neococo baby toy, like this Koala Ring, $38, is made by artist Ibtisam Alshaty, is designed and crafted in Los Angeles and provides training, work and financial independence for women refugees resettling in Los Angeles. Other versions of the toy include a blue bird, and a rust-and-tan pony.
10. Sterling silver hat band
One-of-a-kind adjustable sterling silver hat band, $650, designed by artisan Carol Kron of Long Beach-based Thistle and Stones. The band is crafted and drilled by hand, set with an Ocean Jasper stone and fastened with a tassled, horsehair braid. Custom orders available, through Etsy.
11. Luxury pickleball paddle purse
Level up their game with The Addict pickleball paddle purse which can be used as a paddle cover or a bag, up to you, and a detachable strap to help you transition. $325, from Los Angeles-based Fenix Sportier. Hand crafted in Italian leather with custom-made hardware from France, each bag is hand sewn and finished by a seasoned artisan who received training in a Louis Vuitton factory. Can be monogrammed and personalized.
12. Pickleballer’s luxury gear bag
Also from L.A.-based Fenix Sportier: The 24/7 gear bag for the Pickleball fanatic, $225, from is hand crafted in luxury leather and can be inscribed with the motto Pickleball All Day Everyday. (Or you can opt for tennis icons, or golf icons, or just go plain.)
13. Clover bottle vase
An heirloom in the making: Inspired by the architecture of multi-level structures and the intricate design of antique perfume bottles, the nine-pound Clover bottle vase, $475, by BZippy is handmade and glazed in artist Bari Ziperstein’s Los Angeles Studio.
14. Wiggle vase
Also from BZippy: Designed to resemble a cityscape viewed from afar, the Wiggle Vase, $605. Hand crafted with a collage of organic shapes to convey a sense of precarious balance and artistic gravitas. Can be customized through a variety of finishes and glazes.
15. Woven rope stool
Also from Neococo: The Woven Rope Stool made by Ines Gomez with solid wood frame and hand woven cotton rope seat, $175, is inspired by daybeds commonly seen in India.
16. Handmade doll
Move over Barbie. There’s a new doll in town. Handmade by artisans in Chiapas, Mexico, Violet wears a sweet gingham dress and is accessorized with a matching handbag and bows, $65, from Heather Taylor Home in Westwood.
17. Engraved glassware
Each elegantly engraved glassware from the Rose Ann Hall Collection at Maude Woods in Pasadena — $25 and up — is made from recycled materials and provides dignified and empowering work to artisans in an area of Mexico where skilled jobs at a living wage are scarce.
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