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The ten best stores on Tennyson Street

It's ironic that nearly all the businesses mentioned when we named Tennyson Street the best neighborhood shopping district in 2011 have left the block or closed their doors (see the link below), including some that were strangled by prolonged street construction in the heart of the district. But now ... More >>

Photos: Top fifteen funniest Colorado T-shirts

Last week, we shared our picks for the ten latest and greatest Colorado pride items on Etsy -- our second Colorado-centric collection culled from the crafty website. But what about Colorado items with a sense of humor? We found plenty of T-shirts that fit the bill. Look below to see and count down ... More >>

Photos: Etsy's ten latest and greatest Colorado pride items

Back in January, we shared our ten favorite Colorado-centric items on Etsy, an online marketplace where the crafty among us gather to peddle out-of-the-ordinary creations and unusual discoveries of every description, usually at super-reasonable prices. A couple of months later, there's already a ne ... More >>

Photos: Ten weirdest pieces of John Denver art

When stars meet their maker, the fans they leave behind (or people who want to appeal to them) pay tribute, often in very strange ways. That's certainly the case with the late John Denver, who took his name from our fair city. Below, see the ten oddest artistic salutes to the singer of our state's o ... More >>

Colorado pride: Our ten favorite home state items on Etsy

If you haven't visited Etsy yet, you're missing one of the most intriguing online marketplaces on the web -- a site at which the crafty and entrepreneurial among us share products and items often of their own creation. For a sample, peruse the following ten pieces of clothing, art and random stuff ... More >>

What's in your bag? Skirts, candy and more!

While many people march to the beat of a different drummer, some create their own rhythm. Such is the case with Precious Hill, who is in two bands, Lunar Fire and Inti, and whose own music creates the soundtrack for her life. We stumbled on Hill in Uptown, and immediately responded to her vibrant, c ... More >>

Photos: Anatomically correct mushroom fungus and other weird school posters

As you know from seeing our past collections of bizarre discussion placards from the '70s, we love vintage school posters -- and we found a treasure trove of them on Etsy.com, including erotic plants, smiling tighty-whities and more. Count down our top fifteen below, and click on the links if you'd ... More >>

Artist Sara Guindon on her new show, Barkley Towers

Peek into the partially real, partially imagined world of Barkley Towers at artist Sara Guindon's new show that opens Saturday night. The artist creates beautiful, cartoon-like depictions of characters in everyday situations that all revolve around an apartment complex she lived in when she was grow ... More >>

The copyright standoff: Technology pits bad rules vs. no rules

What's in your bag? Spirituality, Chipotle and more!

While there have been fires in the forests and fireworks in the sky, the streets are also on fire -- with hot, hot fashion. Check out this week's eclectic mix of frontwoman and skater styles. See Also: What's in your bag? Anime and spray paint at PrideFest and Comic Con What's in your bag? Dinosau ... More >>

A sneak peek of New Belgium's Clips of Faith film fest, beer not included

New Belgium's Clips of Faith -- a free, outdoor film and brew fest -- reels into Boulder tonight for the third year running. We think the chance to lounge on a picnic blanket, drinking in the fresh (albeit smoky) air as well as rare selections from New Belgium's line of "esoteric" beers, is reason e ... More >>

So that's how Etsy works! (infographic)

There are more than fifteen million Etsy sellers across the globe, in more than 150 of the world's 196 countries. That's a lot of crap, yes, but it's also become a powerful business globally. Of course, not everything made by a DIY'er on Etsy is good. Some of it is bad. And two out of three Etsy'e ... More >>

Q&A with Steampunk Tarot's Barbara Moore

It was only a matter of time before someone came out with a steampunk-based tarot deck, as popular as that particular style has become -- we're just thankful that it was someone like Barbara Moore, with a solid knowledge of the widely used Rider Waite Smith decks and a good grasp of what steampunk a ... More >>

Making It Count

Photos: Explore Night and Day Vintage (and be rewarded at the end of the tour)

Night and Day Vintage smells like cinnamon, and it looks like a scene inside Alice's imagination. For those who enjoy retro deco without an empty-bank-account echo, it might as well be Wonderland. Located one block west of Broadway on 11th Avenue, Night and Day has an interior that leans heavily tow ... More >>

Lost and found: Denver skyline spray-paint/airbrush art by Mizu

​Artists, it's always a good idea to sign your work -- and in this day and age, when you can include a website on the piece, all the better. Case in point: a square-foot piece of art we found on a busy Denver street this past weekend. It was only because the artist had thoughtfully included a ... More >>

No more owls! Why are Denver DIYers so scared to celebrate the fact that Denver is in the West?

EtsyThis candlelight of Western love can be shipped to you from Southern California.​I had the perfect Christmas present plan for the out-of-towners in my life: kitschy Western-inspired accessories and home goods. I walked around town, looking for them. Talulah Jones sold necklaces with horses ... More >>

West Elm throws an Etsy party so you don't have to wait to get locally made holiday gifts

Watercolor by Summit Ridge Studio​If this weekend is just too long for your so-twee-it-hurts heart to wait for Fancy Tiger's Holiday Handmade Craft Fair or the Holiday Mancraft event at Ink Lounge, West Elm in Cherry Creek is inviting five Etsy-approved crafters to sell their wares tonight fro ... More >>

Slim Cessna's wife, Victoria, and John Rumley collaborate on guitar up for sale on Etsy

While John Rumley has spent many years playing in Slim Cessna's Auto Club, he's also spent much of his time building many of the band's guitars and banjo. Just over a decade ago, he started his own shop, Rumley Western, where he's been handcrafting stringed instruments. Each one is unique, includi ... More >>

Why are Mexican women so comfortable with their bodies?

Hazel and Dewey does one of a kind housewares right, with plenty of local contributions

While Hazel and Dewey is named after owner Jenna Miles's great aunt, there's nothing geriatric about the store. Located on South Broadway, the shop (which opened in June) is William and Sonoma's spunky, Etsy-ified little sister where juicers have gnome heads, aprons are printed with apple motifs and ... More >>

Craftin' Carnival: A brave new world of local crafters

​We love Denver's crafty DIY spirit and think there's always room for more: so strong is that enthusiasm here that it's experienced an enormous trickle-down. More and more people are thinking about ways to recycle old materials into new gifts, create new urban looks or channel timeless pastime ... More >>

Game soundtracks like Bastion and Sword & Sworcery continue to peak on Bandcamp

​Long before Lil Wayne allegedly sampled a track from Sword & Sworcery, independent video-game soundtracks have consistently been topping the sales charts on Bandcamp. It's gotten to the point that when a reasonably hyped game releases a soundtrack, it's almost inevitable that it will end up i ... More >>

Stranded Jewelry invites the woman on the street to strike a pose

Vintage Cloisonné butterfly necklace from Stranded Jewelry ​When Amelia Deleon set out to attract new clients to her Stranded Jewelry collection, she went with a hands-on approach. The jewelry maker currently sells her wares at craft and fashion markets around Denver, but predominantly works ... More >>

Move over, Etsy: Regretsy is taking over this crappy internet yard sale

Sorry, folks. This Lil Kim baby gown is currently sold out.​Oh, Etsy.com. You're like the website version of that overly supportive hippie school where everything everyone creates is great, because art is you and you are art, or whatever.  Luckily for us realists, there's Regretsy.com, a ... More >>

Do You Feel Lucky?

Paper Bird captures our hearts with construction paper and string

​For a flier to get a nod in this space, it's either about technique or execution. This week, it's a little of both. The flier -- touting Paper Bird's show this Saturday with Princess Music and A.Tom Collins at the Gothic Theatre -- is so damn adorable, it captured our hearts immediately.

Style Local: Kirsten Coplans, Pearl Clothing

​Kirsten Coplans thinks small. She lives and works simply in a tiny, eclectic Uptown matchbox of a house furnished with retro furniture and blooming collections: Chinese jewelry boxes with miniature drawers, Asian dolls, vintage glass casseroles patterned in fruity colors. Her studio, where sh ... More >>

Talking Shop: Benjamin Ballerina takes a bow tomorrow at The Other Side Arts

​Dylan Scholinski and Maggie Evans had a dream. It wasn't political, a dream that would change the world, or even necessarily a money-making scheme, though the latter wouldn't hurt; they just wanted to make and sell adorable children's clothing, made from reclaimed fabrics and set apart by Dyl ... More >>

Five great culinary items that'll give foodies a wet dream

Despite our usual aversion to stupid kitchen gadgets, cheeseburger-inspired jewelry and food that's been lacquered and strung on a rope, we still love fun food-themed gifts, especially when we're not likely to find them at every mall store on the planet. There are dozens of must-have food-related fi ... More >>

Gastro Gift Guide: Textiles edition

​Pet peeve: You go over to someone's house for a dinner party, and you go to the bathroom, and there's a fancy pair of hand towels hanging there with ridiculous embroidered gold snowflakes or something, and you can just tell that even though they're towels, and they're hanging there in the bat ... More >>

Talking Shop

Studio Bead and other boutiques offer eleventh-hour gifts.