...crocheted and handcrafted assessories: Jade Vixen/ Mousse Au Chocolat,
...sculpture & handcrafted bags: KJ Buck,
...funky handcrafted jewelry: Klaatu Collection,
...elegant handcrafted jewelry: Grace Christie,
...fun handcrafted jewelry: Bijoux by Allison,
...and greeting cards and books: Flying Fox Design.
So here are a few pictures from the show. I'll be adding more as Heather Randall, this month's photographer sends them my way. (Thanks Heather!) If anyone else has photos, or would like to just write about the event, please feel free to contribute.
(Images: Angela Davidson's crocheted creatures, MWM Design's necklaces, masks made by Anna Cherniahivsky and Jon Vital, & greeting cards by Flying Fox Design.)
So, what's so great about buying handmade? According to the lovely folks over at buyhandmade.org, here are three reasons you can be proud to join the handmade movement...
1/ Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.
The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, and made with care and attention that can
be seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.
2/ Buying handmade is better for people.
The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.
3/ Buying handmade is better for the environment.
The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production.
The Philly Etsy Team is joining up w/ the Mason Dixon Etsy Team and organizing this event! It's being held at the Church of Divine Energy (48th and Woodland Ave.) on May 10th!
Please be sure to come out to the event to show your support! We are currently signing up vendors, so if you are interested in participating, contact Heather at zencreations04@yahoo.com. [Tables are $20 each.] Please be sure to include your name, shop name and dimensions of your table that you will be using at this event. Vendors, please remember that tables will not be provided.
We have a myspace page for this event. Add it as a top friend, forward the page to your other friends! Blog about this event! Post bulletins! http://www.myspace.com/notyourgrandmascraftshow.com
