Archives for "buy handmade"

GCAC Presents: Supporting Local All Year at the North Market

GCAC Presents: Supporting Local All Year at the North Market

0 Mary Martineau / December 1, 2011 10:00 am

You’ve seen the entreaties on Facebook and Google+ to shop local this holiday season with the great graphics and trendy tag lines. At the North Market we broadcast the benefits of supporting small local merchants, farmers, artisans and musicians 365… [Read More]

New Studio Offers DIY Letterpress And Bookbinding

New Studio Offers DIY Letterpress And Bookbinding

13 Submitted News / October 28, 2009 10:00 am

Allison Chapman has an unshakable sense of community. She moved to Columbus last year from Minnesota, gave birth to her second child a week later, and immediately began the process of transitioning her beloved printing business to Ohio. Along the… [Read More]

Crafting community could be hurt by toy safety law

Crafting community could be hurt by toy safety law

18 Anne / January 16, 2009 11:27 am

The past few years have seen a huge surge in handmade crafts and toys, especially here in Columbus. The rise in people crafting has lead to the birth of shows like Tiny Canary and Craftin’ Outlaws. Tiny Canary was created to support… [Read More]

Tiny Canary promises locally crafted goodness

18 Walker / November 12, 2008 10:28 am

UWeekly.com wrote Tiny Canary promises locally crafted goodness By Reyan Ali November 12, 2008 With the national economy in difficult straits and the global economy headed toward an unsteady future, this holiday season will provide an opportune time for wealth… [Read More]

Craftin’ Outlaws at BoMA : Sat August 16

14 Walker / August 15, 2008 11:41 am

  The Alive wrote Gettin’ crafty  By Brittany Kress August 14, 2008 Makers and admirers of all things stitched, stamped and strung will convene for this weekend’s fourth-annual fair of cutesy, edgy and out-there crafts. And this year, they’ll convene… [Read More]