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I Made It! for the Holidays!
Pin ItTweetHoliday Market: December 2nd, 5 – 10 pm December 3rd, 11 am – 6 pm 80+ LOCAL artists (meet them here) RSVP on Facebook Bakery Square
I Made It! for the Holidays! Applications Live
Pin ItTweetATTENTION MAKERS! It’s that time again – time to apply for our fifth annual holiday market. This year we announce a SWEET new location – Bakery Square. We are really excited to have you join us there. In addition to ample indoor free parking in their lots – there is yummy coffee at Coffee Tree [...]
Spotlight: Neighborhood Blonde
Pin ItTweetIt was a hot summer day in July and I was just about to experience the phenomenon of love at first sight. As I strolled along the talented makers’ booths at the SouthSide Works Exposed Festival, something beckoned and I slowly gazed to my left. In that moment, time stopped and the hustle of the [...]
Sweet News! Our Holiday Market Applications will open soon
Pin ItTweetWe can share with you that our application will be live soon and that the deadline to apply will be Monday, September 19th with artists being notified of their status by Wednesday, September 21st. I Made It! for the Holidays will be held on Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 4th with a special kick-off [...]
The Central PA Festival of the Arts: For Adults and Children Alike
Pin ItTweetDuring every summer, the small town of State College devotes a whole weekend in July to the arts. For Penn State students, this means gathering in State College for a few days out of the whole summer. For PSU alumni, it means reuniting with old college friends to reminisce of the college days. For everyone [...]
Three Reasons to Buy Handmade
Pin ItTweetIn the last five years, buying handmade has become increasingly trendy. However, buying handmade presents more than just social and cultural benefits. Here are three environmentally-conscious reasons to buy handmade: Efficient In comparison to buying products off Amazon or Ebay, purchasing locally handmade products requires minimal transportation and shipping. First-hand purchases significantly reduces our carbon [...]
Why Handmade?
Pin ItTweetWhy Handmade? This question brings up so many other questions. Is handmade better? Am I making an impact by purchasing handmade? Who really cares? Why might an item cost more when handmade versus mass produced? What does supporting handmade artisans say about me? Can I really make a change in my local community through choosing [...]
New to the SouthSide Works Exposed, Project Runway contestant: Valerie Mayen
Pin ItTweetI Made It! Market has enjoyed an artist exchange with makers from the Cleveland Handmade group. You’ll find I Made It! Market artists traveling to Cleveland to participate in markets like December’s Last Minute Market. As I Made It! Market pops into the 7th annual SouthSide Works Exposed festival, we are excited to present clothing [...]
Mountmellick Embroidery
Pin ItTweetIn a far off town called Mountmellick, in a far off land called Ireland, Mountmellick embroidery had its humble beginnings. In the 1800s, materials were cheap, and this affordable type of white-on-white embroidery was a source of income for girls and women during the Great Irish Famine. (The heavy cotton sateen fabric isn’t so affordable [...]
KRAFT:::FWD
Pin ItTweet“Craft only exists in motion.” — Glenn Adamson Something really awesome that happened this weekend (Other than the Opening at assemble and the I (re)Made It! SMART market for GA/GI) was the Craftforwad Symposium at California College of the Arts in San Francisco & Oakland. What was that all about?! Well, ladies and gentlemen, crafting [...]
