Soft and cozy cowls/scarflettes by Amy Beth!

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From classic and elegant to witty and irreverent - Albertine Press is a Boston-area design and letterpress print shop run by Shelley Barandes, a sometime-architect who just loved paper more. Ready-made letterpress goods include greeting cards, holiday cards, note sets, coasters, 2010 wall and pocket calendars, notebooks, journals, gift tags and limited edition prints.

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Alison uses traditional methods such as screenprinting, embroidery and appliqué to create items that are simple, beautiful and whimsical. Many of the items Alison creates are made of organic cotton and recycled materials. She tries to repurpose fabrics whenever possible. All printing is done using eco-friendly water-based inks.

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Annabuilt offers handcrafted jewelry, sculpture made (from reclaimed tins and cans) and stained glass designed and created by Anna Johansson. Some are limited editions, some are one of a kind, all are unique.

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Elise Towle Snow shares her home in Salem with two leisure-loving rabbits and an impossible hedgehog. She has been described as "surrounded by a cloud of cute" and her illustrations of thoughtful animals and secret-keeping vegetables are fluffy on the outside and sentimental or silly further in... much like the artist herself!

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atomsatwork accessories was started by Stephanie Gravalese in 2005 in the beautiful Berkshire Hills. Stephanie is inspired by texture, memories, and sees each piece as a "composed memory." Her intention is to invoke these memories by delving into old family button boxes, and to celebrate the creative process of the those who wore them in the past.

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Allison Cole is an artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003 with a BFA in Printmaking. Since graduation, Allison has dedicated her time to freelance illustration, participating in gallery shows, and creating cute and fun things for her online store, Bang Bang You're Thread.

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be planted sprung from sara and elisha's desire to keep their fingers and minds busy and their love for all things vintage, intricate, and handmade.

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Bearded Tales of Woe produces miniature creatures from wire, tape and sundry found parts. Complete with their own agendas, these lovable critters might just walk off when you're not looking. He also illustrates, prints, and binds folktales, while hollowing out books to help keep your secrets safe.

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We are a husband and wife team of metalsmiths/designers. We love vintage kitchen gadgets, streamlined design, and making products that are useful, humble, and stylish.

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Hilary Treadwell is an artist, designer, and treasure collector wholoves living in the littlest state. When she's not playing with children, shecan be found silkscreening her line of clothing and accessories for babies, kids, and grown-ups: bit & little bit. See her art and design at www.lilhop.com.

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Founded in 1973, the mission of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is to end sexual violence through healing and social change. In addition to providing completely free services including a 24-hour hotline, 24-hour medical advocacy, counseling services, and legal advocacy, BARCC provides community awareness and prevention services through partnerships and trainings with organizations and communities. BARCC serves all survivors of sexual violence ages 12 and over, their families, and the general public in Greater Boston.

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Boston Coasters features a juried collection of imagery by contemporary emerging artists and private collections of vintage material. Boston Coasters products functional gift products featuring these images, including coasters, journal books, messenger bags, mugs, aluminum prints, mouse pads, and more. Boston Coasters is based in Cambridge, MA and prints all of their products by hand in the USA.

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Formed in 2006, the Boston Comics Roundtable is a collective of comics artists, writers and enthusiasts in the Boston area. We meet weekly to talk about comics and comic creation (writing, cartooning, layout, editing, publishing, distributing, selling, etc.), as well as workshop and help each other with self-publishing projects. We also publish two annual comic anthologies: "Inbound" (Issue #4 out in December) and "Outbound" (Issue #2 out in December). Most importantly, we encourage each in the pursuit of creating more and better comics. More info at: http://www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com/ Information on our weekly meetings (on Thursdays in Harvard Square) can be found on our "calendar" on the web-site.

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Brian Gubicza (Goo-beet-sa) is a 30+ American Illustrator. He works in his pajamas and occasionally eats cookies for dinner. Brian's illustration work is fun, colorful, and graphic.

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Buckaroo's opened at the tail end of 1996 with a tiny business plan, a tiny retail space, and no clue. Through a combination of good luck, kind landlords, and word of mouth, the shop has been working hard to make the Boston area a funkier place.

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Bunny Butt is a two wo/man team made up of Anna and Scott, who, by their powers combined, cook up a slew of deliciously smelly lotions and potions. They also have two bunnies, who don't do much of anything in the way of contributing to the above process, but are very cute nonetheless.

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Somewhere between Marcel Wanders and Martha Stewart, you'll find Tara.

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C.E. Golden loves her some birds and puts them everywhere she can. Her flights of fancy are cut into sterling silver, interpreted from freshwater pearls, and laid onto canvas and leather. Luke Kirkland loves him some whales and tries his best to make music as mammoth. Burning them into silkscreen is a bit more literal.

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Craftster is an online community where people share hip, off-beat, modern craft projects. Craftster was started in 2003 by Leah Kramer who has been crafting ever since she could hold a pair of safety scissors. Somewhere along the lines she thinks she inhaled too much glue because now she is attracted to crafts that are irreverent, ironic, kitschy, or cleverly eco-friendly.

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The Crafty Scientist enjoys playing in the design lab. Lately what comes out is art yarn and wool batts that have tons of laboratory add ins. She also enjoys making useful things from her huge and funky stash of fabric- potholders, pillows, and cat mats and toys for charity.

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Fascinated by the relationship that jewelry obtains with its wearer, Devienna Anggraini became the creative brain behind DAmetals' fun and contemporary jewelry lines. All pieces produced by DAMetals are designed and hand-fabricated by Devienna herself.

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Dan Siegel was born in New York in 1979. After attending art school and deciding that he never wanted to have a "real job", he moved to Vermont to work at a community clay studio. His pottery has developed into a medium that combines his love of graphic and comic book art with his skill as a functional potter, evoking a sense of playfulness combined with a serious appreciation for the history of the medium of clay.

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Dually located in New York and Boston, Dirty Ass Soaps' claim to fame is taking what would be a boring bar of soap and turning it into a frickin' masterpiece. Alison Kowalsky started making vegan soaps 12 years ago, and slowly perfected her art to now make recreations of food and toys... completely out of soap. Rob Kramer joined forces with Alison in November of '08, and together they create what could arguably be considered some of the most fun and unique soaps on the market today.

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Two best friends who enjoy making things that make other people smile.

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Alison Murphy, the designer behind drawnonward, has been creating accessories since 2005. Alison has lived in New York City, Ethiopia and Burlington, VT. These diverse locales influenced her product design, which is urban yet organic, funky as well as exotic and global, and constantly evolving. Alison currently lives in Concord, NH.

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Miss Sarah Coyne's Egg-A-Go-Go is a one-woman crafting/art-ing operation. Silk screened pillows, stufed toys, stationery, and clothing for adults and little ones, original paintings and prints of all kinds, Egg-A-Go-Go specializes in cute handmade goods for you and your home.

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Born & raised on Cape Cod, I am a self-supporting, full-time, all-around crafty gal just tryin' to make a living doing what I love. I specialize in reclaiming fabrics & buttons from the past for new uses. I am also a vintage textile dealer and thrift shop, yard sale, and swap shop junkie.

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Erin Ellis spent most of her childhood drawing mermaids and princesses without noses. Nowadays she spends most of her time drawing animals with kites and sewing little creatures called Chubbikins. Erin enjoys action figures, chocolate, and sleeping in on the weekends; she dislikes spiders, cheese, and roller coasters.

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Ex Libris Anonymous creates one-of-a-kind, inexpensive, and thoughtful journals using a carefully-cultivated and ongoing collection of vintage hardcover books. Each journal contains 75 to 100 sheets of acid free paper as well as selected passages, illustrations, and library ephemera from the source book.

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FDF1 (Family Dinner for One) is husband and wife team Seth and Beth Marois. We became a business back in spring of 2006 drawing from Seth's screen printing talent, Beth's love of tees, and an admittedly weird-ass sense of humor.

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Gwen is an artist by trade who through the study of fibre installation and digital media has found a way to share her art with people in a practical and colorful way with her fibrevolution. While still exploring experimental crochet techniques, she loves to rescue unwanted fibres destined for the dump and fixes them in the Sweater Hospital. An avid Dancer and a lover of the perfect beat, Her latest creation, the Wrappinghood, is believe it or not inspired by a certain side project of the Talking Heads.

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Figs & Ginger is a husband and wife team making Eco-Friendly sterling jewelry for every stage of life. Each piece made by hand and much of their work is inspired by the simple beauty found in forests, both imaginary & real. You can find them in select galleries & shops across the country and abroad.

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Voz's world is peopled by emotional monsters and obscure animals, none of which are actually people.

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Fisherman's Daughter was born 10 years ago when Taylor Brown started making headbands to keep the hair out of her face while she shellfished. Based on Cape Cod, she still makes the same headbands but the Fisherman's Daughter Collection has grown to include clothing and other accessories. Taylor Brown grew up on Cape Cod as the daughter of a Cod Fisherman which nurtured her love of the ocean and concern for its protection.

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Forestbound uses exclusively found and salvaged materials to create durable, utilitarian tote bags. Great effort is put into hunting for well-worn, historic textiles and hardware throughout New England. Much time and care is spent working with these unique materials to make every Forestbound bag one of a kind.

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Fuzzy Ink is a clothing line based around all things mustache. All of the products, from the hand printed t-shirts to the hand sewn fuzzies, are produced at the Fuzzy Ink headquarters. Given the chance, Fuzzy Ink will grow on you!

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Giant Dwarf creates handmade, eco-friendly goods from recycled clothing, vintage fabrics, and organic materials. Each one-of-a-kind piece is carefully assembled and constructed by the heart and hands of Sue Eggen in Philadelphia.

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Sara is an illustrator and screenprinter based in Philadelphia. Previous jobs have included ice cream cake decorating, library circulation desk manager, Atlantic City bus ticket salesperson, Monticello tour guide, Etsy community manager and architectural draftsperson. She spends most of her free time obsessing over craft beer, obsessing over craft fairs, accumulating more skirts than she could ever wear, riding the bike her sweet boyfriend built for her, and making fun of her dog.

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Lisa O'Neill is a life-long crafty girl whose love of all things vintage led her to create Glamourpuss Creations vintage-modern jewelry. Starting her line with kitchy pieces utilizing vintage plastic flowers and lucite buttons, she has graduated to higher-end costume pieces incorporating 1950s gold brooches, orphaned rhinestone earrings, and vintage ribbons and lace.

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Goga is a multi-city operation. With one sister, Sierra, in Boston and one, Vienna, in the significantly colder Minneapolis, they stay connected through their love of sewing, problem solving, and hair-brained scheming. They are furtively planning new varieties of mischief as we speak.

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Tracy has always been fascinated by the likes of birds, trees and simple curiosities around her that deserve a closer look. She pursued the media of glass with a background in graphic design. Because of this, she creates a complimentary mix of warm subject matter and fine technical detail, amounting to a friendly body of functional glasswork.

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Heather Toupin (aka heatherjeany) lives and works in Providence, RI and is in love with all things screenprinted. Fueled by coffee and cookies and armed with three Goccos and one traditional screenprint set-up, she works late into the night to create fun things for you. In addition to her line of silly folded cards, pretty stationery sets and custom wedding invitations, she has recently added a line of super cute screenprinted onesies and toddler t-shirts.

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Ja Teuber started her custom invitations design business in 2001 and ready-made paper products in 2005. Her products includes a desk calendar, notecards, labels, etc. All are produced with letterpress, hand silkscreen, or hand painting.

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The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) shows films that people might not get a chance to see anywhere else, films that are both innovative and crowd-pleasing. It offers the chance to meet the filmmakers at post-screening parties, and to ask them questions both after the films and at festival panels. IFFBoston is a mix of features, documentaries, and shorts with ticket prices lower than what it costs to see most first-run movies.

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Jaime Zollars finds inspiration in Flemish painters, fairy tales, and flea markets. She paints portraits of people and places far away, dwelling on dark dilemmas with pockets of whimsical fantasy. Jaime illustrates for books, magazines, gallery walls, and her own amusement.

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Jenine Bressner wants to see things she has never seen before. She aims to make things that satisfy this wish by drawing with glass rods in a torch flame, and by working in other various media. Jenine is an American Craft Council Artist and recipient of the 2009 fellowship in Crafts from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. She received a degree in Glass from the Rhode Island School of Design.

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Jenn Ski is an artist and illustrator with a passion for modern and mid-20th century art and design. After obtaining her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Massachusetts in 2005, she started creating the paper and acrylic paintings that began to define her style. Soon after she moved this aesthetic to the computer, and began trying to reproduce her painting style in digital form.

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Places I Have Never Been is a line of drawings created by Jennifer Hill of JHill Design about her imaginary vacations. The patterns are influenced by the natural setting of the place, by the culture, and by events. For each piece Jennifer includes tidbits of information about the place: The city/area and country name, the language, how many miles one would travel from the east coast (specifically Boston) to get there, and a few words about the influence of the place on the pattern.

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Karalee Serra, a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, is a designer, blogger, photographer and dog lover. She launched her jewelry design company, Karalee Designs, in 2006 and has also been in the web and print design business for over 10 years.

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When Karen was 16, she saw the movie "The Little Mermaid", and walked out of that theatre determined to be a Disney animator. She attended and graduated from Ringling School of Art and Design, in Sarasota, Fla. with a major in Illustration. While she has not fulfilled her dream of animating for Disney (yet), Karen is having a wonderful time creating artwork that evokes a sense of magic and beauty.

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Knitgrrl Studio is the shop and learning space of designer/author Shannon Okey, who also coordinates the Cleveland edition of Bazaar Bizarre. This season she's created an amazing batch of recycled, overdyed sweater scarves and wet felted, hand-dyed scarves and wraps made from local wool and a lot of elbow grease!

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Laurie has studied art and design at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. She works from a little hilltop studio on the side of a small mountain in the Berkshires of Western Massachuesttes, surrounded by her smart dog, small cat, a pair of goats, three chickens and her husband. Specializing in up-beat, graphic & modern imagery and craft, Laurie works in paint, digital illustration, silkscreen printing/Gocco, and soft sculpture, most of Laurie's work features birds, animals, vegetables and other natural imagery.

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LAZULI is the creative output of designer Lana Barakat. Best described as bold, Barakat's unique jewelry designs are a culmination of skill, artistry, and the fearlessness to transcend the norm in shape, style, composition and structure, producing in the process truly original and contemporary jewelry which is unmistakably characteristic of the brand.

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Liz Smith of Made in Lowell gets inspired at Western Avenue Studios in downtown Lowell, MA. She makes modern, felted wool pincushions, cup sleeves, brooches, hair pretties and jewelry. Liz also transforms polymer clay into elegant eggshell ornaments, pendants, and one-of-a-kind beads and buttons for crafters.

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Maisonwares is Ryan Marie Samuel and Ben Hill. A few years ago Ryan dreamed up Maisonwares from her love of housewares, and began making aprons, oven mitts, and light switch plate covers. Now a few years later, Ben and Ryan have joined artistic forces to make Maisonwares what it is today: colorful, useful, and urban pieces for the home.

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Alana Ryan, born and raised in New York City, currently lives in Cambridge, MA. She opened the virtual doors to Maxine in Trousers in 2008 and continues to create adornments for adventurous women.

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Jeff Weeks is Mean & Wroughten. He fabricates a wide array of steel products ranging from photo frames & clocks to tables & beds in his Portland, Maine studio. The majority of his work utilizes recycled materials, found objects and vintage tools.

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Meghan's work is about playing with simple, two dimensional materials, shapes and patterns, and transforming them into objects that are comfortable, useful and beautiful. Megan is inspired by creation, the intersection of natural and material worlds, creative non-artists, fashion, patterns of light, sound, food, and architecture. Her work with young children continually reminds her of how she thinks design should be approached: as both play and work.

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Emily Davis founded MIAOW in late 2007 out of a love of soft sculpture and nature. Each animal is crafted from patterns of her own design using suiting and felted wool, and are embellished with detailed hand embroidery, child-safe eyes, and buttons. Her animals are classic yet unique, innocent yet fun--and beg to be cuddled!

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mogo is the collective work of ann and dabney. ann's a tried-and-true minimalist, while dabney bends toward the cluttered, small, and cute. somewhere they meet in the middle.

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Ascending robots, restless aliens, kind-hearted stuffed animals and misunderstood monsters are candidly caught in their life's ultimate moment. Things are just about to change for better or worse when the artist lets us pry into their personal space and become voyeurs into their thoughts, emotions, and complex questions: "Are all lions liars?" "Where do robots go when they die?" "Do whales get lonely when lost at sea?" The artist's irreverent answers are brought to life in bright, popping colors and heart-thumping emotion.

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mary e. robbins and nabil sibouih met in nabil's native morocco. after several years of living, working, and learning together in a small rabati rooftop apartment, a lovely wedding occurred with much mint tea, and the two returned to mary's native maine. moth designs' line of arabic t-shirts, tote bags, pins, and handbags strives to create positive dialogue about the arabic-speaking world through bright, gentle quirk.

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For over 15 years Anne Murdock has been the creative force as both graphic designer and owner of Murdock Design. Her love of brilliant colors and luscious textures led her to begin a new venture in handcrafting. Her product line includes unique homewares, fashion accessories and stuffed creatures.

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Heidi Kenney is a self-taught artist who creates plush and 3D soft sculptures, happy (& sometimes very sad) everyday food & household items. Born in Washington DC, Heidi currently lives in Pennsylvania. She started her company and website, My Paper Crane, in 2001.

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My Sunset Road jewelry is intended to become your favorite, go-to pieces that are appropriate anywhere, day or night. Each piece is handcrafted by Courtney Filer-Dougal, who unschools her two kids by day and works out of her home studio by night.

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Nervous System is a Boston-based design studio composed of Jessica and Jesse who met while students at MIT. Jessica studied biology and architecture while Jesse focused on math and computer science. They combine their interests to produce jewelry, furniture, and housewares inspired by natural patterns and processes.

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Nicole Deponte's lilian asterfield collection started with a bag of ties passed on from her grandfather. Deponte, known to many as the "tie girl," has created a diverse line of handmade, hand-sewn, one-of-a-kind accessories made from upcycling neckties. From ruffle cuffs to ascots, one can't help but adore the vintage prints, rich colors, and tailored sophistication of "grandfather's" old tie.

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Jamaica Plain-based artist Amy McClure uses collectibles and rare flea-market finds in the creation of her clay work. She presses her porcelain with anything from lace to an antique buckle or other curio to add texture before firing it, giving a little bit of history to each of her one-of-a-kind clay uniquities. Her jewelry is a mix of shapes and unexpected colors and textures--the pieces are at once traditional and modern, and all hang on oxidized silver chains.

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Outside the Lines Studio is a non-profit organization that promotes creative individuals with intellectual disabilities. Our mission is to provide and generate an inclusive community that fosters connections through the arts. We operate in a giant warehouse studio that blurs the boundaries of 'day program' and 'community art space' as uniquely as each of our artist's proud, one-of-a-kind creations re-defines original art.

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Inspired by clean lines, organic shapes, and a modern aesthetic, Pansy Maiden subscribes to a "less is more" philosophy. Our mission is to create simple, durable, earth friendly, animal-free bags that are both pretty and practical. And fun. Really, really fun.

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Papercut Zine Library is a free, volunteer run lending library specializing in independent media, especially zines. Its collection includes over 12,000 titles, in a wide range of topics and formats. Membership is free and open to all. In addition to the collection, we host regular events, including workshops and concerts to benefit local causes.

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Pinecone+Chickadee is a collaboration between graphic designer Amy Teh, and her musician husband, Noah DeFilippis. The duo silkscreen their original artwork onto greeting cards, journals, apparel, and accessories. Their paper goods are printed on recycled materials and they have several organic options in their apparel line. All their products are printed by hand with water-based, earth-friendly inks.

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Project Bread is dedicated to alleviating, preventing, and ultimately ending hunger in Massachusetts. The organization funds over 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, and food banks all over Massachusetts. Proceeds from the sale of holiday cards go towards the organization's many endeavors.

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Regeneration was once a store in Los Angeles, but now operates online out of Boston. Owner Kelly Witmer drove a car full of silkscreens and a dog named Shaft across country just to be with a really great guy. She prints images onto new and used clothing and accessories, usually found from vintage science books and encyclopedias.

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Repeat Press is a letterpress studio founded in 2003 by Mike Dacey. Recently relocated to a new home in Somerville, Repeat Press offers a number of letterpress products such as greeting cards, coasters, blank journals, and wall prints. Repeat Press has also done a large body of poster work for local and national musical acts that has been shown in several exhibitions across the country.

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The Women's Craft Cooperative of Rosie's Place, in existence since 1996, is helping women help themselves by turning new and vintage buttons into decorative accessories.

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jen ferreira is the sole designer, creator and proprietess of saint9 and she enjoys creating all sorts of handmade items such as stationery, prints, tote bags, zippered pouches, aprons and t-shirts, all hand-silkscreened with her own patterns and designs.

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Sarah Ahearn is a painter from New England. Her whimsical mixed-media paintings are layered with found images, fragments of text from old books, and pieces of outdated maps. These ephemera become the fabric and focus of many of her pieces. Sarah especially likes to paint tiny coffee cups, migratory birds, and imaginary flowers.

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Sarah thinks of the piece she's working on as a field to play in, kicking around pattern, texture, color, shape. It's a forum to have a dialogue with materials. A true collaboration. The paint, the unexpected, the mistakes, they tell her what to do just as equally as she tells them. She just believes she's a better listener than they are...

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Rick G and his two dogs started screenprinting posters six years ago. Though they started out doing work for the music industry, the prints evolved over time to high art at low prices - street art that looks better indoors.

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SEIBEI is the work of David Murray, a self taught illustrator with a degree in Japanese Lit. Through bright colors, unique characters, and weird slogans, SEIBEI works to bring together the weirdos and spazzes of the world.

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Alison Gordon, former Wonderland Q crafter, now creates sewing boxes, pin cushions, and other sewing supplies. At this year's BBB she'll also be selling gift wrap and wrapping gifts for you, as time permits.

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Shara Porter's business emerged out of a combination of her love for thrift shopping and an interest in screen printing. She began printing on vintage leather items about five years ago, and is still excited when combining a great bag with a quirky print.

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Skunk has a lot of fun playing with metal, making toys and creatures from interesting bits of metal that is so abundant in his life. Reconnecting with the art of play is what it's all about.

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Slapphappie:1. severely befuddled; punch-drunk,2. agreeably giddy or foolish,3. cheerfully irresponsible.the nature-inspired designs on slaPPhaPPie's pillows and tote bags make one wonder if the creator were a color- and pattern-blind golf-playing octogenarian, but no, she's just a mama of two, a part time art teacher, and a part time trader joe's sign artist, who spends every living breathing moment of free time (like three hours a week if she's lucky) in a well-lit guest room/studio whipping out projects with the glorious zig zag stitch.

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soto softies are small critters with big personality. A whimsical and lively mix of colors, patterns, and form, they are the creation of Maritza Soto, a former working illustrator who now thinks in 3D.

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As a MassArt Grad, he has been on a constant quest searching for a way to make a living from his art. He has battled beastly nightmares, demons, and ferociously-playful puppies to attain this goal. Like the legendary last Unicorn, it alludes him still to this day, but in an attempt to come that much closer he has crafted his art into homemade cookbooks, comic strip zines, art prints, greeting cards, and miniature paintings of tattoo flash. When he is not amidst an epic campaign, Steven works as a Freelance Illustrator and is Apprenticing to be a Tattoo Artist.

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Stephanie is a traditionally trained metalsmith, who enjoys working with alternative materials to make jewelry. Currently, she is to making fun, affordable jewelry any one will love. Bold colors, silhouettes, animals, and the objects she encounters in her daily life, inspire Stephanie to create.

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stevie*girl is the husband-and-wife team of John Rodzvilla & Michelle McCauley. Michelle creates art yarns from hand-dyed wool and recycled silk, while John creates sewn wall hangings with carved display rods. They team up to create small art quilts, based on folk art style patterns. Their work has been exhibited around Massachusetts and can be seen online at steviegirl.com.

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Casey Dwyer, owner of The Candy Thief started her business in early 2006 with the hope of making just a bit of extra pocket change. Before long her crafting endeavor became a full time job. Dwyer has spent the last four years developing a line of felt accessories that are currently being sold around the globe. She lives with a funky feline named Ira, and works from her upstate New York studio.

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The Paper Apartment is the work of Boston-based illustrator and craftsperson Angela Stasio. Focusing on fairy tale and fashion-driven imagery with a strong connection to nature, The Paper Apartment is a collection of art prints and related paper goods such as notebooks, stationery and greeting cards.

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Sarah Neuburger, the artist behind The Small Object, has delighted audiences around the world with her crafty, clever and charming line of one-of-a-kind collectibles.

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Marissa Falco designs and creates all manner of awesome under the name Thimblewinder. In addition to festive crowns and magic wands, this year's offerings include original art, prints, and much more!

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Toiluxe ­ art for the bathroom that dares to bring true creativity to the lavatory arts. I have been creating, breathing and dreaming toilet seats since May of 2007. If I could eat toilet seats I would probably consider it. I love coming up with designs and the creative challenge of custom requests. I hope to corner the market on beautifying bathrooms with unique and original art. Table 38

Eling Chang is obsessed with color, fiber, and food. traveling rhinos is her line of unique handspun & hand-dyed yarns, fiber, kits and gifts for knitters. migration is a collection of her meticulously handcut and sewn adornments, cozy knits, and one-of-a-kind rings, cuffs + collars. Everything is made in small editions by Eling, by hand, in her Boston-area studio.

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Twigs and Heather is twin silversmiths Heather and Kerry Alice Collins. They create sterling silver jewelry cast from organic objects and their own one of a kind handmade designs. Their work is part forest finds, part rock star and part silly romantic.

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Vaya Bags is a one-woman company that makes handmade bike messenger bags from recycled marine canvas from local sailboat factories. All of the bags are made by Tianna Meilinger who believes in reusing and recycling materials. Tianna also uses recycled bicycle tubes to make accessories such as belts and wallets.

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Véronique Latimer is an artist and high school art teacher. She uses every available minute of school vacation and weekends to hunt for vintage photographs of people that serve as the basis of her mixed-media encaustic paintings and to create her work. Her collaged paintings create narratives about the mysterious characters found in photographs taken a long time ago.

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BVIVA ORTEGACY (Dave Ortega) makes tees from the future through unique psychic scientific processes! In 2009, his designs were featured both in a t-shirt design show at Lesley University and as part of MANPURSE IV at the New York Art Book Fair at PS1 Contemporary Art Center. Dave is also working on a wintery graphic novel to be published in 2010.

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James Weinberg is an illustrator, graphic designer, and silkscreen printer based out of Somerville, MA. His work was featured in AIGA 50 Books 50 covers, the 2009 AIGA Bone Show, and Wunderground at the RISD Museum. He has been in many shows and favors silkscreening to make art that is both hand crafted and affordable.

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William Greenlaw creates humorously bold and peculiar artwork inspired by life, death and the dark side of cuteness. He currently spends most of his free time silkscreening, making t-shirts and hand crafting ceramic sculptures. He resides in central Massachusetts and spends his days creating artwork and illustrations for the publishing industry.

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Diana Rodgers started Wonder Threads 4 years ago as a creative outlet from her corporate fashion designer job. The focus of the business quickly turned to children's onesies and t-shirts, because that's the fun stuff! The best reminder of why Diana's in this biz--the excitement on a child's face when picking out her/his own shirt, and immediately donning it. Giant smiles on little ones in Wonder Threads are priceless!

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Alexandra Snook and Edward Way are husband and wife and are designers and makers of modern adornments, furniture and accessories. Their works blend a modern sensibility with a deep understanding of the the intrinsic value of wood as a material. Over the last nine years they have developed designs that speak to both contemporary and traditional sensibilities. Their design process is a collaborative effort.

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Caroline Doherty is an interdisciplinary artist based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In addition to her fine art projects, she enjoys crafting fine wearables from recycled materials.

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Zandra Zuraw started her company, Zeal: Handmade Home in the fall of 2007. She has a been a hands-on home decorator since she was a young girl and turned her bedroom closet into her first 'apartment.' Currently her medium is primarily collage and decoupage and her items include furniture, frames, mirrors, trays and coasters. Recently Zandra has added pillows to her collection using the same kind of collage idea that she employs with paper. This winter she launched into the online world by joining the talented group of artisans selling on Etsy and has started her first retail relationship with Pinch Gallery in Northampton.

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A passion for paper and printmaking led Pamela Tobler to start her paper goods business Zoetropa. Her items feature sweet and charming illustrations that are block printed in fun vibrant colors. Inspiration is drawn from a variety of sources such as everyday objects, animals, birds, nature, Nordic design, and Japanese Zakka.

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Zooguu provides kids of all ages with high quality handmade plush toys that are uniquely designed to be safe, colorful, appealing and adorable. Each and every toy is handmade by the husband & wife team of Jen & Brian Gubicza. Jen has 10+ years of graphic design experience for the audience of kids & families. She designs the patterns and does the sewing. Brian does all of the fabric cutting. In addition to being a part of Zooguu, Brian is also an illustrator. Jen & Brian spend their days creating animals and monsters in their Brooklyn, NY studio.

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zwceramics is operated out of Mudflat Studios in Somerville, MA just a few moments away from her home. Her work is heavily influenced by things in nature, found on land and from the sea, and she incorporates the textures and colors found in these objects into her work.

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All.the.num.bers - (adv.)
Definition: The measure of how much I love you
Etymology: My mum, as pronounced every night while tucking me in.

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Jen Paulousky designs and sells knitwear and other clothing through her company, Blue Alvarez Designs. She has shown her fashions at Rockin' Runway, Craftland Providence, Seamless (Boston Museum of Science), and elsewhere. She holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, with additional training at Rhode Island School of Design.

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Chroma Lab is Alicia Cornwell and Tony Bevilacqua, two people who love producing and living with colorful, modern furniture and home accessories in Boston. In 2008 we began transforming neglected but promising pieces of furniture by repairing and repainting them for ourselves and for our friends. It was a lot of fun, and it turns out other people like vibrant and repurposed furniture and accessories, too. We started Chroma Lab for anyone whose home needs a shot (or a lot) of pick-me-up color in the form of high quality furniture and unique, hand crafted clocks and durable floor cloths. Please check Chroma Lab's site and portfolio often, since we are always working on something new.

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Fine hand farbricated jewelry. All hand made, limited edition fine pieces of jewelry for the artistically minded consumer.

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Elizabeth Brennick is a wife, mother of two great kids, and two playful cats. She lives in Seekonk, Mass. where in her home studio she sews a variety of items. Some of these include children and women's clothing, hair accessories, home decor, bags, and new to her craft is crocheted piece's. You will see bright bold prints for fabrics, recycled material for clothing, and felt for those fun and cute creations.

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Fraske Designs features the artwork of Allison Fraske which includes a range of photography of Boston, nostalgic images, and mixed media work influenced by childhood memories, family, and friends. Items include photographic prints, note cards, and one of a kind tile collages.

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MaJenta Designs is a counseling intern by day, PhD student by night, and artisan 24/7! MaJenta Designs consists of Asian-inspired jewelry, housewares, practical gifts, and wedding favors, including unique pendants, portable purse hooks, and keychain bottle openers, all giving a funky fun modern spin to the use of chiyogami (1000 generation paper).

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Lush Beads is a full service bead shop which opened its doors on May 5, 2004. Afer spending over 4 years in downtown Lowell, Lush Beads is now located at the Western Avenue Studios at 122 Western Avenue in Lowell. We sell beads and supplies, offer classes and private lessons, do repairs, and design beautiful finished jewelry for any occasion. We take custom orders, too!

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My passion for jewelry keeps evolving as I continuously learn new techniques. I am convinced that there is nothing that can't be done when it comes to creativity, and making jewelry has become the perfect creative outlet for me.

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Stonehouse Studio is a collection of hand fabricated polymer and silver jewelry. The work encompasses a variety of surface techniques, including alcohol inks, acrylic paints and image transfers altered with colored pencils. The end result is jewelry that is organic, simple and very wearable.

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Whether you are shopping for your own child or the child of someone you love, my heirloom quality toys, apparel, decor and accessories are sure to please. Each item from Tactile Baby is handmade with pride and great care. Quality materials and the meticulous detail of a mother's eye ensure your item will be cherised for generations.

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Jaye started out as a tattoo designer, so much of her earlier artwork can be found under the clothes of many cool people. Her current poster designs are bold and iconic, and her love for drawing is showcased in her zine. Most recently Jaye has launched a ninja cartoon, which has developed a faithful following after six editions.

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Crystal Hanehan of Vintage by Crystal works out of her Boston, MA studio to create handcrafted and one of a kind whimsical figures and decorations using a mix of antique, vintage and newer items. Many of the materials she uses are recycled and re-purposed, and all of Crystal's work is inspired by decorations and objects from the past. She specializes in spun cotton ornaments and figures, much like German artisans made for Christmases past, but also dabbles in needle felting, paper craft, and other mediums. Her pieces are nostalgic and whimsical, adding a little something sweet to the holidays.

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Weller Wishes: Whimsically Illustrated Goods. Bio: Kathy Weller is a multi-faceted, starry-eyed and bushy-tailed illustrator and designer. Her whimsical work appears in children's books, general merchandise & paper goods. Kathy's art has been positively noted by The Boston Globe, Life magazine, School Library Journal and National Post.

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White Sparrow is a collaboration between Bexx Caswell and Katherine Westermann, two students studying the craft of bookbinding at the North Bennet Street School. Making beautiful and functional handbound books using traditonal methods is their passion. They offer a wide range of book structures, but specialize in miniature books.

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