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Hearts for Jen @ Nice Things Handmade
Last Saturday, February 9th, Nice Things Handmade on East Passyunk Avenue held a cancer benefit for local Philadelphia art therapist Jennifer Nonas. Jen has been battling cancer for the last year. Her initial diagnosis was breast cancer, which transformed into sarcoma in her left leg and had to be amputated above the knee. Elissa Kara [...]
Handmade Gems Where You Least Expect
When I first started making my list of local shops and boutiques that I wanted to sell my Only Meesh scarves and cowls at, I went for the obvious hot spots including Nice Things Handmade, Art Star, and VIX Emporium. I started selling my cowls at Nice Things Handmade in November, but I never reached [...]
Fun Handmade Things: Snowflakes!
I have been dying for some snow. Not just a couple inches of snow; I want a blizzard. I know what you are all thinking, “You are crazy! Don’t wish for things like that.” But the truth is I’d rather have a blizzard than this freezing rain that Philadelphia keeps getting. I live in South [...]
First Friday – January 2013
So, you’ve made one of your New Year’s resolutions to attend more arts related events in effort to support Pennsylvania’s artisans. Well, guess what? Tonight is First Friday in Philadelphia—the perfect event to kick off your New Year’s resolution! For those who are not familiar with First Friday, it is a monthly event that happens [...]
Last Minute Holiday Shopping
While most people are busy doing last minute shopping (hopefully at their local shops), craftspeople and artisans are busy making custom orders and restocking local shops with their handmade goodies. I am one of those craftspeople who have been frantically trying to finish Christmas orders while also replenishing the shops in which I sell my [...]
A Midtown Village Holiday
Last Friday my coworker and I ventured to a new holiday craft fair in Center City Philadelphia, A Midtown Village Holiday, for some holiday shopping. This event was put together by InLiquid, a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for visual artists. A Midtown Village is essentially InLiquid’s holiday version of their signature Art for the [...]
Shop Small & Handmade for Black Friday
Black Friday, the day that officially opens the holiday shopping season. It is usually accompanied by massive traffic jams, over-crowded sidewalks and parking lots, and mobbed stores. Thousands of people just spent hours waiting in line for commercial retail stores to open only to fight through crowds of people to grab the hottest items [...]
