February 7, 2011
Hudson Beach Glass in Old City is hosting a unique Valentine’s Day craft making opportunity February 12 and 13. The glass shop is letting visitors make, or “pull,” their own flowers. Wearing a Kevlar glove and using a giant pair of tweezers, you can choose the glass for the petals of your own glass flowers. [...]
Read more»February 4, 2011
The Craft Foundry is hosting a special workshop for Hallmark-averse love-birds looking to construct a hand-made (and eco-conscious!) Valentine’s Day card for their special someone. Enjoy fun craft demonstrations by artist Minna Aaparyti and follow suit by embossing, framing, pasting, stamping and cutting to create your own greeting card. Also stop by the Craft Foundry [...]
Read more»January 28, 2011
Esteemed museum curator and textile artist Edward Maeder will take up residence as a pop up artist in Philadelphia for three weeks, starting Saturday, February 5th, at the Green on Greene Building in Mt. Airy. Former Curator of Costumes and Textiles at the L.A. County Museum of Art and later at Historic Deerfield, Maeder will [...]
Read more»May 7, 2010
Tomorrow, West Philadelphia’s VIX Emporium and the Satellite Cafe are presenting Satellite Second Saturday, a monthly art and craft event at 50th and Baltimore. A number of local artists will setup shop on the triangle in front of West Philly’s firehouse, selling their wares from 11am to 5pm. You can also look forward to a [...]
Read more»April 22, 2010
To celebrate Earth Day, Philly Swap has teamed up with the ING Direct Cafe on 17th and Walnut for two hours of fun, green-friendly activities. From 4:30pm – 6:30pm, Philly Swap will run a screen printing and t-shirt transformation station, and give on-site sewing demos. They’ll also be screening the documentary Handmade Nation inside the [...]
Read more»April 20, 2010
This Saturday, April 24th, the Crafty Balboa arts and craft market is returning to the Passyunk Fountain, the place where they hosted their very first craft event. Participating artists and crafters include Box Turtle Press, Volta Soap, Melo Studios, Squidfire, Made With Awesome… over 30 awesome artisans from around the region. You’ll be able to [...]
Read more»April 15, 2010
This Saturday and Sunday, my favorite little glass studio is dishing out a weekend-only sale. Stop by Hudson Beach Glass in Old City to get 20% off their beautiful Xeno bracelets. Each one is unique and handmade. The studio is open 11am to 7pm on Saturday, and from noon til 5pm on Sunday. Go shop! [...]
Read more»March 15, 2010
Coloring Easter eggs is so passe. Instead, why not make them out of glass? Starting this weekend, Hudson Beach Glass is offering up a make-your-own Easter egg class. With help from the professional glassblowers at Hudson Beach, you’ll learn all the techniques necessary to create your very own egg, with a large assortment of colored [...]
Read more»February 24, 2010
This Saturday, the Philadelphia Independent Craft Market is hosting their 2nd annual Pabst Blue Ribbon Crafting Challenge at 2424 Studios in Fishtown. Over twenty artists will be displaying their crafts for a chance to win prizes from PBR. This isn’t your typical craft fair though, as the competing artists have created works using only PBR [...]
Read more»January 13, 2010
When thinking of the perfect gift, whether it’s for a birthday or anniversary, I usually take the extra step. I don’t like getting the cliche chocolates, cards, or flowers. Robert Smith’s Wood & Music Lab is one of my favorite places to score unique, handmade gifts. Nestled in the new business & visitor center in [...]
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