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Interview with Jen Hartman of PeachyTuesday
Based in Lancaster, PA, Jen Hartman designs hand cut, hand stitched hair accessories and up-cycled clothing, using bright colorful felt, buttons and fabric. I talked to Jen about her inspiration, beginnings and how she balances crafting with raising her two daughters.
A Day In The Life: Heidi of EveryDay Angels
This week I am going to introduce you to Heidi Urbanski of EveryDay Angels. Heidi designs stained glass jewelry and suncatchers. Also a member of the HiP Street Team, Heidi helped to set up our facebook page (thanks again Heidi)! Enjoy a day in her life. My life is crazy. I have 2 kids, 2 [...]
Convenience
Ply-split braiding by David Fraser You love handmade craft, but you wish it were more conveniently found. The thing is handmade craft will never be as immediately accessible as cheap goods at a big box store. Nor should it be. Instead of wishing the handmade world would bend to our convenience-loving needs, we should try [...]
A Day In The Life: Wendy Edsall-Kerwin
This week I am excited to bring you the gorgeous metalsmithing of jewelry artist Wendy Edsall-Kerwin. I have been in awe of her work for quite some time, and I thought it was time to share it with you. I am pleased that Wendy is also a member of the HiP Street Team! Enjoy a day [...]
HiP map update
Two weeks ago when I posted directions on how the HiP community could help build Handmade in PA’s map, I discovered there was a bug with the map I had created. It was a widespread error within Google maps so it kinda hampered the building process. But now things are back up and I want [...]
Happy Anniversary Gallery Blu
Gallery Blu, 1633 N. 3rd St in Harrisburg, is celebrating its first anniversary with a show entitled “Art of The Neighborhood, which opens during 3rd in the Burg on March 19 through May 1. The show features work from 33 artists including Kevin Bittle, Dee Jenkins, B.T. Ritter, Susan Auchincloss, Steve Shaw, Patricia Hutchins, Dorothea [...]
Let’s Build a Handmade Map
Last week, I put out a call for stores, shops and galleries in PA that carry handmade crafts for sale. With thanks to the HiP community, there’s now nearly 100 listings on the Handmade in PA Google Map. I’m ecstatic! But I know there’s many, many more than 100 galleries, shops and stores in PA [...]
Where to go from here?
The most frequent question I get related to this blog is: Where can I find and buy handmade crafts at a brick and mortar store in my hometown? Buying from a a brick and mortar does three things immediately: You support your local community (3/50 Project for how it works) You support your neighbor artist It [...]
The business of craft
If the act of making craft were the key to selling craft, there would be millionaire artists all over the place. But that’s not the case. Marketing your craft can be the hardest part of running a successful craft business. And if you’re new to making, you may be overwhelmed by where to start. The PA Guild [...]
5 handmade stops on Route 15
Wanna submit your own handmade stops in a county or town or region of PA? Just send links to nick@pacrafts.org. This one comes from Maggie Frank-Pascoe from the Perry County Council of the Arts. 1 - Arts @ 510 – a destination arts gallery in downtown Harrisburg, located on the first floor of a 100-year-old building across [...]
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