Last weekend Hello Craft took a our very first Field Trip to visit the studio and warehouse of Biggs and Featherbelle located in Baltimore, MD.
Owned by sisters Kasey and Kelly, the day consisted of two tours, one in the morning and the other in the evening of their warehouse and work space.
The sisters [...]

Hello Craft is excited to be producing the bohemoth indie craft extravaganza, Crafty Bastards! The vendor gallery for Crafty Bastards 2009 is up and ready for your browsing pleasure. Use the options at the top to sort by category and vendor name.

Click an image to see the artist statement, additional images and website (Etsy Minis [...]

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.

With yarn shops few and far between in the Washington, DC area, knitters, crocheters and spinners can now rejoice in the brand new yarn shop, Fibre [...]

Another holiday application is up, this one for Indie Craft Experience, Atlanta, GA.
The 2009 Holiday Shopping Spectacular will be November 21st at Ambient Plus Studio.
They are taking applications until October 5th. Apply online today!

If you paint, sand, stuff, cut, shred, glue, spray anything in the creation of your art, you should know what’s going into your lungs.  I’m going to talk and link you to some info on ventilation and respirators.
First, Ventilation:

Ventilation has three purposes: 1) Control temperature 2) it prevents fire and explosions (when gases build up) [...]

I’m successfully halfway through my month long personal challenge to create and list a new piece of artwork daily (Monday through Friday).
Last year I was really drawn to the idea of artists who have the commitment to create new work daily. I really admire the self-discipline. I was introduced to Randel Plowman’s work through the [...]

Hello Craft is excited to be giving away two craft books from the London-based Black Dog Publishing.
Two lucky crafters could win one of the books in the Making Stuff series; Making Stuff: An Alternative Craft Book or Making Stuff for Kids.

Re-released to coincide with the publication of its sequel, Making Stuff has tons of projects [...]

I told you the indie craft holiday show applications were all coming. This week saw the applications for both Bazaar Bizarres Boston and San Francisco go up.

The 2009 Boston Bazaar Bizarre will take place on December 6th at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Cyclorama. The fair will be open to the public from Noon [...]