The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) has been kicking up a lot of dust in the indie craft community. For those who are not familiar with this piece of legislation: the CPSIA bans harmful chemicals, such as phalates and lead in children’s toys. It also requires third party testing and certification of toys [...]

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade. This week is our super special holiday episode!

This week’s episode includes three stories of handmade holidays. Kelly Rand of I Heart Orange tells us about a lost gift found, Tina Seamonster refuses a Christmas tree skirt, and Meaghan O’Malley of Oh Ginger [...]

The holiday version of Portland’s Crafty Wonderland took place earlier this month amid a wintery mix of low temperatures and snowy-sleety rain. Holiday shoppers were not detoured with over 200 lined up, steamy drinks in hand, before the doors had opened. The show featured the finest makers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. To [...]

December 31, 2008

Hello Craft is excited to be part of the first-ever Arts Eve DC, hosted by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, at The Historical Society of Washington.
Join Hello Craft at this kid-friendly New Year’s Eve event, for a full day of global adventure. Activities include live international performances, arts and crafts, [...]

a.k.a.:  the procrastinator’s guide to last-minute, make-it-yourself gifting
Hello there friend.  Are you like me?  Are you still holding on tightly to your dream of handmade holidays while Father Time ticks away the hours on the clock?  It isn’t too late!  If you can find a few hours to spare, you can whip up some super [...]

Here we continue with our series on the trials and tribulations of starting a craft business. Shall we learn together?
When considering how to structure the legal part of your business, there are several things to think about and take into consideration. Here is a quick run down of the different options you have when forming [...]

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Last year, along with ten thousand other people, I happily signed the Buy Handmade pledge. Then came the stress and the guilt. Some of my family made following the rules easy. I gave my jewelry or jewelry made [...]

Hello Craft is putting together a holiday episode of our podcast and would love to hear from you!
The theme of the episode is getting and giving handmade for the holidays. Maybe grandma made you something really weird one year, maybe you gave someone the most amazing handmade treasure and they didn’t appreciate it. Maybe you [...]