We had a wonderful time being at the One of a Kind Show and Sale in New York, this past weekend. We made a lot of buttons and a lot of friends.
At our pre-show party, we had great fun at Spacecraft making bags with Bags for the People and sampling some great home brewed beer [...]

We’re having a blast making buttons and gathering business cards for our fancy handmade duct tape business card holders at the One of a Kind Show in New York.  But today we will be taking a small break from the Make Something Awesome area to talk about the benefits of buying handmade. 
If you are attending [...]

The once a year handmade shopping extravaganza in Providence Rhode Island, has grown up into a year round shop full of handmade objects. Help Craftland celebrate this amazing achievement this coming Friday September 18th.
Join in on the celebration at the Craftland Grand Opening Hooha Celebration and honor the work of independent artists by swaying [...]

Saturday, June 20th
Baltimore, MD
Hello Craft will conduct post-shopping interviews at the Charm City Craft Mafia’s Pile of Craft show.
Shop the handmade goodness, then stop by the Hello Craft booth to tell us about your favorite finds and receive a fun crafty surprise! We’ll post photos of shoppers and their handmade treasures on the Hello Craft [...]

If you read my blog entry about Earth Day, you’ll remember that I sheepishly mentioned my ongoing struggle with eco-friendliness.  Yes, I am one of those people who still uses paper and plastic grocery bags, but I am on the hunt for cool totes and will soon be a little less of a nimrod.  These [...]

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 [...]

Can’t wait to travel to Washington, D.C. for the Summit of Awesome? Well get a sneak peek at our Nation’s capital and visit early to lend your voice at a rally to discuss the unintended consequences of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
Join the Handmade Toy Alliance, amongst other associations and [...]

The American Craft Council show in Baltimore is huge.  I mean really, really huge.  With 3 days and over 700 craft vendors, craft sensory overload is common.  Hello Craft was fortunate to have the on-site aid of shoppers who stopped by our booth to share their hard-sought, handmade finds.
Here, in ACC Baltimore Part 1, I’ll [...]