handmade

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The crowd drowns in the second-long tension as they sit below teardrop-shaped papier-mâché stalactite hanging from handmade alien geodes on the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

In Lancaster County, there’s a lot of pride tied to fresh pretzels, says Misty Skolnick, co-owner of Uncle Jerry’s Pretzels, a family-owned business best known for their handmade pretzels.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Once ubiquitous across mom-and-pop shops, handmade signage is now nearly nonexistent in an increasingly commercialized city, but thanks to the pair it continues to live on in Jackson Heights, Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But where the building has an identity, becomes visible, it’s almost all handmade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Three thin handmade tickets slid into my palm.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos