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 [...]

Holiday craft show season is here! I’ve compiled a list of shows across the nation where you can find some of my favorite artists. Happy shopping!

Cleveland Bazaar Bizarre East

Cleveland, OH
Friday, Nov. 27th
Saturday, Nov. 28th

Art vs. Craft
Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, Nov. 28th

Secret Society Sale

Portland, Oregon

Sunday, Nov 29, 2009

Kraftwork
Atlanta, GA
Thursday, Dec. 3rd

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Hello Craft is partnering with up the One of a Kind Show in NYC, and we’re giving away free tickets for you to join us at this extraordinary event!

December 11-13, 2009 (Preview Night December 10)
Pier 94, New York
After 35 years in Toronto, and 8 in Chicago, the One of a Kind Show and Sale is [...]

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 [...]

In two weeks us folks living in the Northern hemisphere will celebrate the Vernal Equinox which marks as the transition from winter to spring.
I’m a big fan of all weather related art and design.  Here’s some of my favorite rain cloud related items.
Above is a watercolor painting by GollyBard.  It’s actually a diptych, a watercolor [...]

Times are tough.  Funds are short and art supplies aren’t getting any cheaper. No worries my friend, I have assembled a small but incredible list of artists doing amazing things with cardboard that I am sure will inspire you.
This weeks search for lovely and amazing things made out of cardboard has led me to a [...]

Ok, ok, so maybe you think the cuckoo clock trend is so 2006. I’m sure the one at Urban Outfitters has been out of stock forever.  I’m also going to pretend that they were never available at Walmart but that’s not what we’re here for. No, I’m not done with all things from The Black [...]