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I’ve always wanted to see a homegrown etsy, where you can easily order handmade, beautifully crafted things, but looks like for now, we have to rely on sporadic artist’s bazaars for our craft-y fix.

My aunt recently received a gift from her grandson, a lovely envelope and stationery set made of woven magazines. Now I know you’re probably over the eco-friendly woven-magazine-item bit, but this was different—the strips were finer, the weaving more intricate and delicate, and neater, so the envelope was slimmer. I found out it was from Indie Art and Brown Label, a group that designs and makes beautiful, handmade things, mostly stationery sets and desk accessories made out of recycled magazines and newspapers. Best of all, it’s Philippine-made!

Their site/blog is currently still being developed, but you can visit it to find out what bazaars they’ll be participating in this year. I found out you can also donate your old magazines as well! So do your part in helping the Pinoy livelihood programs and fulfill your craft-y cravings here.

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