This holiday season, you can buy handmade, and you can learn to add your own handmade touches to gifts and holiday decor. Here are our picks for craft and do-it-yourself classes around the Bay Area.

A handmade card is always special, but the crisp imprint that the letterpress process creates has a unique character. Plus, once you’ve hand set your design it’s easy to produce many cards.

We’ve become accustomed to restaurants with open kitchens, coffee shops with on-site roasters, taquerias where you can see the tortillas being made — but how about a shop where you can watch your ...