Revitalizing Quakertown: Artisans To Visit
There is a revitalization happening in Quakertown. Festivals, arts events, and new businesses are showing their local pride by facilitating this growth. Here is a guide to some of the things you may not have realized you are missing: Juniper Place Yarns: A charming individually owned yarn shop in Quakertown Borough. This store serves the [...]
Handmade Valentine: Something Unique For Your Sweetheart
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I am on the lookout for that amazing idea for that someone special in my life. Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to create or give a special handmade item from yourself or a local artisan. If you are looking for fun, unique places to shop, look [...]
Meet the neighbors: Art Star
Art Star is a gallery and boutique selling handmade work in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties. If you are at all familiar with the Art Star name, it may be because of their Art Star Craft Bazaars, Philly’s largest outdoor craft markets. I went to my first market last winter at the Armory and was enchanted by [...]
A new HodgePodgery
This morning, I saw the following tweet from HodgePodgery: HoPo a GoGo! NEW HOPO! NEW LOOK! NEW ARTISTS! thehodgepodgery.com/new-hopo-new-l… by @Smileluvah — Dawn Rettinger (@DawnRettinger) December9, 2011 So I clicked the link and this is what I found from Dawn: 2012 at The HoPo will be bringing a whole lotta change! Currently, most everything (including [...]
Pocono Modern
I just read an intriguing article on homegrown business being the future for capitalism. One commenter mentions the term “creator economy” as a better choice of words. I can’t help but smile at the thought of us controlling our destiny, and recently discovered that a company I have long followed has launched an online shop [...]
Square Peg Artery & Salvage – What’s new?
This video is a wonderful introduction to Square Peg Artery & Salvage. So what’s new? And what’s coming up? Plenty… 7/1 Sidewalk Expose for Adelphia Apparel! Adelphia Apparel is a Philly based apparel company that makes custom t-shirts & original t-shirts designs which are geared towards Philly-enthusiasts! 3-7pm 7/2 Surprise Mystery Guest in The Bare [...]
top 10 reasons to shop local and shop handmade.
You might be surprised at the variety of items you can find handmade right in your own state! Often times there is no reason to stop at a big box or chain store. You can buy the things you need directly from people in your community. Here’s a list of my top 10 reasons to [...]
