This year’s Summit of Awesome was a whirlwind of making, learning and connecting with fellow creators and DIY business owners. Day 1 and Day 2 zoomed by.
On Day 3, there was a half day of programming followed by the annual class photo, as seen to the right. The Summit of Awesome ended with the Make [...]

Now on sale are one and two-day passes to the Summit of Awesome! These are perfect for attendees who have time commitments and cannot make all three days of the conference or are only interested in experiencing certain programming. You can purchase your pass of choice to the Summit of Awesome here.
You can view the [...]

Calling all members of the Baltimore handmade community!
Hello Craft is looking for volunteers to help us at the 3rd annual Summit of Awesome, located at the 1840’s Ballroom, October 20 to 22.
Volunteers will receive awesome perks including a free one month web sponsorship on Hello Craft (125×125 pixels to be scheduled after the Summit).
Interested in [...]

In a complete WTF scenario, Baltimore County Public Schools have begun to strongly enforce their long-standing policy that bans third-party vendors from profiting on school property… this ban includes events such as craft fairs.
Since 2009, BCPS has started to deny various schools’ PTA organizations from producing their annual craft fairs — these fairs are typically [...]

Talk Shop is the series where we interview independent store and gallery owners from across the country, to get their inside take on running a business that supports the handmade community.
I love living in Baltimore, Maryland. It’s largely a blue-collar city where creative folks are in abundance. Making stuff by hand as well as [...]

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 [...]