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By ellie on June 23, 2010
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.
Posted in Featured Artisans, Uncategorized | Tagged accessories, children, clothing, community, craft, craft fairs, design, etsy, fabric, fashion, handmade, harrisburg, interview, PA, philadelphia, sewing, upcycle
By michelle on May 21, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Day in the Life of, Uncategorized | Tagged craft, handmade, harrisburg, Jewelry, PA
By nick on May 19, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Activism | Tagged art, brick and mortar, community, craft, gifts, handmade, harrisburg, lancaster, local, PA
By michelle on April 30, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Day in the Life of, Uncategorized | Tagged community, craft, guild, handmade, harrisburg, Jewelry, lancaster, PA
By nick on March 25, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in map, Uncategorized | Tagged handmade, harrisburg, lancaster, map, PA, philadelphia, pittsburgh, reading
By nick on March 15, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Central PA, Uncategorized | Tagged brick and mortar, craft, handmade, harrisburg, illustration, PA, painting
By nick on March 11, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Central PA, Eastern PA, handmade stops, Uncategorized, Western PA | Tagged harrisburg, lancaster, map, PA, philadelphia, pittsburgh, reading, travel
By nick on March 4, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in handmade stops, News, Uncategorized | Tagged brick and mortar, community, craft, handmade, harrisburg, lancaster, PA, philadelphia, pittsburgh, reading
By nick on February 25, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Classes & Workshops, Uncategorized | Tagged harrisburg, lancaster, marketing
By nick on February 24, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Central PA, handmade stops, Uncategorized | Tagged community, handmade, harrisburg, PA
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