Imagine a seven year old happily playing dress up with her miniature teddy bears. Then imagine that same little girl using big girl scissors and a sewing machine to create clay pastries and fabric furniture for a teddy bear tea party photoshoot! Looking back, I think that was about the time I heard the [...]

Husband and wife Rhonda & Elijah Wyman are the creators behind the handmade jewelry of Figs & Ginger. Inspired by forests, Figs’ work reflects their commitment to keeping our world beautiful and healthy for the next generation. That’s why they promise to use the highest recycled content sterling available, 100% recycled paper, and cleaner [...]

Shauna Alterio and Stephen Loidolt, both MFA graduates with backgrounds in graphic, retail and museum exhibition design, create completely original, whimsical treasures of enormous visual interest. They have exhibited individually and as a pair in various galleries and museums and their gift-worthy objects are featured in over twenty shops and galleries around the country. [...]

Below are descriptions of the learning sessions, workshops and demos at the Summit of Awesome.  Check the Summit of Awesome schedule for session times, locations and speaker info.
Learning Sessions
Am I a Business? How and when to form a business for your crafty endeavors. Representatives from the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts will walk you [...]

I am a big believer that it is a mistake to overanalyze things and some things should not be analyzed on any level. I am not a lover of theory, especially art theory, which is funny being that the art school I graduated from is famous for being extremely theory heavy, so much [...]

What could make the Summit of Awesome even more awesome? A SHOW of Awesome, that’s what.

On Saturday, May 2nd from 8pm-11pm, Hello Craft will host a Show of Awesome in the back room at Miss Pixies (1626 14th St, NW, Washington, DC 20009). Come party with the craftiest folks in DC! There [...]