Revelry Press Sells More Than Just Paper Goods
In this sluggish economic climate, where jobs are few and far between, one local woman has taken fate into her own hands, founding a business that combines her love of design with a passion for handcrafted goods.
Like many men and women across Ohio, Kate Bunge, a graphic designer, was laid off several months ago.
“The job market is daunting right now and in the spring, when I needed to find a full-time job, it was extremely hard to find a suitable one at a large corporation,” Bunge says. [Read More]
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 way she immersed herself in local craft culture and tried to meet as many independent business owners as possible. “I want to live in a culture that values things that are homemade,” she said. Last month, she opened Igloo Letterpress in Old Worthington and this month, she began teaching classes for adults and children. She couldn’t be more eager to introduce the handmade world of letterpress to Columbus. 
Last year over a couple mugs of hot chocolate in their Worthington home, a husband and wife decided to make wooden toys for their two young sons and friends with children. The British master carpenter husband and marketing firecracker wife sourced all-natural local wood, designed kid-friendly shapes, and lovingly finished each piece. The buzz surrounding their charming hand-hewn playthings began to spread and they realized they might be onto something. So Amy Turn Sharp and her husband Joe founded Little Alouette, and now they process orders from around the world. 
In this week’s podcast we sit down with several of the ladies who are organizing this year’s 
I had the pleasure of finding a new gem here in Central Ohio, the Ohio Craft Museum. They are presenting “Second Nature: Art from Recycled Materials Inspired by Animals, Plants and Insects,” an exhibition of fine craft forms made from recycled materials. On view from July 12 through August 23, the exhibition features work by nearly 25 artists from across the United States. Everything from old buttons and tin cans to bicycle spokes, linoleum pieces and rubber tires make up the work. Second Nature’ is intended to be an enjoyable and sometimes whimsical exhibition. 
This Saturday, there are so many events going on that you will really need a good reason to stay inside! The 
This week we talk shop with Amy Dalrymple of 
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Sometimes I might have a scrap of fabric with some kind of cool image on it that I want to make into a patch and sew onto something else. Also, I’m not as fond of holes in my clothes as I once was. Age? No matter the reason, here is a quick and dirty way to make your own patch! My friend, Thea Starr, shared this with me a few years ago… 
If the cold weather has been getting you down, then Wholly Craft might have the cure. They’ve got a variety of workshops and classes lined up through the winter months that should help keep the winter blues at bay.
