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Hello Craft Podcast: Your Stories Wanted!
Story by tinaseamonster, Vanessa
Published on November 7, 2008 in This Handmade Life 		Photo by

Hello Craft

Hello Craft has put out a call for your handmade stories. The Hello Craft Podcast lets crafters call a toll free voice mail line and leave their stories for an episode. Learn how to contribute here.

What is Hello Craft, you say?

Hello Craft is dedicated to the advancement of independent crafters and the handmade movement by empowering small business owners, educating the public to the benefits of buying handmade, and teaching the joys of making.

Conceived in the summer of 2008, Hello Craft is the brain child of four indie crafters with leadership roles and ties to the local and national handmade arts and crafts communities. Founding members include famed craft blogger and podcaster Tina Seamonster, Kelly Rand, writer for DCist.com and Crafting a Green World, and Sara Dick and Kimberly Dorn, both Festival Directors of the East Coast's largest indie craft event, the Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair.

Through the foundation of its website, Hello Craft aims to bring together crafters and makers to learn and grow as a community. The public is encouraged to take an active role by sharing their crafting history through weekly reader-generated podcasts. An event blog, product testing, business workshops, and mini-events add to the wealth of crafting information and education that Hello Craft has to offer. In 2009, Hello Craft will host its first summit in Washington, D.C., aimed at advocating and advancing the handmade community.

Hello Craft is a unique resource for those who make their living from crafts, shoppers who buy handcrafted goods, and anyone interested in learning the ins and outs of the handmade movement that is sweeping the nation.

 

Check out Hello Craft's Etsy favorites. (You can build an Etsy Mini for your website, too!)

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Nov. 7, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. julietaromano

love the Cosplay fox ears!
so awesome

Nov. 7, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. ZestyB

I listen to podcasts as I ride the T ~ I'll be checking this out!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. zwzzy

I freaked out the first time I saw a wild fox on a road trip. Their tails!!!! :D

Nov. 7, 2008 at 5 p.m. tinaseamonster

we would love to get stories for the podcast! and feedback too about the format! thanks!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. artschoolgirlfriend

that necklace with the swinging fox is toooooo cute!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 5:28 p.m. JLMould

I love the fox ears!! Adorable! Thank you for adding this posting :)

Jessica Lynn

Nov. 7, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. JustFeltHungry

Love the wool standing fox!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 6:26 p.m. FablesandFoxes

Thanks for the introduction to Hello Craft!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. kateblack

Tina, yay for Hello Craft being off the ground!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 8:17 p.m. makepienotwar

I love this concept! I am so stoked on Hello Craft! Plus, I love foxes!!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 8:19 p.m. rkdsign88

So adorable & cute.

Nov. 7, 2008 at 8:54 p.m. britishcreamtea

ooooo...I've been interviewed for Hello Craft...too exciting to see it here!!! Can't wait for the interview to be published ;)

Nov. 7, 2008 at 9:01 p.m. AlwaysAmy

YAY! Go Hello Craft!

Nov. 7, 2008 at 11:13 p.m. bannerbabe

these tems are so so CUTE!!! I wat to snuggle with that sleeping fuzzy fox

Nov. 8, 2008 at 4:25 a.m. LegendaryTigerHero

So, foxes are the new owls!!

Nov. 8, 2008 at 8:35 a.m. pogoshop

Check out the beautiful fox in groundwork.etsy's shop. It's amazing.
Neat idea, Tina & Vanessa. It's always inspiring to hear everyone's stories! Thanks for the link to Hello Craft.

Nov. 8, 2008 at 8:43 a.m. corelladesign

love the mini toes and crafty fox.
Thanks Hello Craft!

Nov. 8, 2008 at 10:06 a.m. emilybetti

The fox ears are so cool. I'll be checking out Hello Craft.

Nov. 8, 2008 at 4:17 p.m. FeltFinesse

awww so sweet!!!!

Nov. 8, 2008 at 6:52 p.m. acageybee

Great site! I love listening to podcasts while I paint, so will definitely be bookmarking this one. :)

Nov. 9, 2008 at 1:08 a.m. bonitastreet

I love "the Crafty Fox" illustration. Great style!

Nov. 9, 2008 at 1:28 a.m. minniesheart

I love the fox scarf! I can see that around my teenager's neck! heehee

Nov. 9, 2008 at 4:04 a.m. vickyvalentine

awwwww the wool standing fox is so cute!

Nov. 9, 2008 at 7:22 a.m. burymeinleaves

this is one of the cutest collections! FOXY!

Nov. 9, 2008 at 8:52 a.m. jodieflowers

awesome!

Nov. 9, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. HelloCrafty

Awesome! And it sounds like my name too--w00t!

Nov. 10, 2008 at 3:26 p.m. kachingdesign

I love the fox scarf!

Nov. 11, 2008 at 7:50 a.m. patchink

Hello Craft is the beesknees. I can't wait to call in and tell my story. :-)

Nov. 12, 2008 at 12:07 a.m. Dovetails321

Love this fox stuff. On a side note...my daughter and I read Dr. Seuss's Fox in Sox today...it is halarious. I can recomment it highly. But seriously, I am a woodworker and, with the economy the way it is, handmade, solidly built items are well worth the money one has to pay. We live in a "throw away" society. When someone buys some of thes premanufactured press board pieces of furniture, they do so knowing full well that, in a year's time, they will be carrying it to the curb. I hope that this economic stress will change that. It is my sincere hope that people will buy items that can be bought once and handed down to future generations so they can say "this our father's did (made) for us.

Nov. 13, 2008 at 9:31 a.m. kingofmythrone

This sounds wonderfaul! I'm new to etsy and have not heard of Hello Craft before, will be going there today. Thanks!

Dec. 3, 2008 at 8:05 a.m. CRSisters

We, too, are new to etsy and we just located the Hello Craft. Thank you!!! Also, the fox necklace is very cute.

Dec. 9, 2008 at 11:59 a.m. Vanessa

Have you guys listened to this podcast? It's so great!

Feb. 4, 2009 at 9:24 p.m. lovahandmade

The Summit of Awesome, sounds well, awesome! Hope I can make it!

March 18, 2009 at 9:48 a.m. visart

Ilove the fox scarf and the fox ears are so cute!

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