Talk Shop is the series where we interview independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on running an independent business that supports the handmade community.
In this Talk Shop, Jamie Chan, one half of the husband and wife team who owns Urban Fauna Studio, talks about her one-of-a-kind green craft boutique [...]

Are you looking to expand or refresh your knowledge of the business side of craft? As fun as it is to make crafty goods, practical knowledge is needed for your business to succeed. The Baltimore Etsy Street Team (BEST) will be hosting its first business meet-up at the Creative Alliance on Sunday, January 25th. The [...]

Even with aisles bursting with bolts and endless online offerings, it can still be difficult to find just the right fabric.  Where’s that perfect pattern that you’ve been searching for?  How can you find the print that will set your sewing apart from the rest?  The folks at Spoonflower are aiming to answer those questions [...]

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade.
This week, Mara Bradford gets creative with a gift for Uncle Bill. Check out Mara’s colorful world of crochet, here.
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Talk Shop is the series where we interview independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on being in business.
In this this Talk Shop, Erin Waxman dishes on her one-of-a-kind retail store, Art Star, that she co-owns along with fellow crafter Megan Brewster. Located in the City of Brotherly Love, [...]

I love shopping on Etsy.com with Anya, my 3-year-old. I sit and let her tell me where to click and what to search for. Sometimes she gets fixated on the strangest things and I often have to tell her things are not for sale. It is the only way to walk away from something. Like [...]