VOP GOES PLACES: Philly Indie Craft Market

This past Saturday Philly Indie Craft Market at 2424 Studios in Fishtown."Craft Party" may be a more appropriate term because, considering the blistering cold and heavy snowy rain that day, there was a hefty turnout of people ready to have fun. Over thrity vendors were selling handmade, one of kind crafts, art and clothes. This event was a big effort to get as many donations as possible to help the 941 Theater (where the event is usually held) reopen.

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The 941 Theater had its very own table with bake sale treats and raffle tickets.

A $5 donation got you a picture with good old St. Nick himself.


Pasbt Blue Ribbon sponsored the drinks, which most definitely did not go to waste.

Some well known bands from the area came out and provided amazing live music. One of my favorite groups of the day was Toy Soliders (pictured below).

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Here are some vendors I found especially interesting and original. Most of these artists do custom made orders. Maybe you will fall in love too and support these local artists:

Bunnies Love Cheese
(bunnieslovecheese@gmail.com)
Original, hand drawn designs on shrinkable plastic. Cutsie reindeer, bunny and bird earrings, necklaces, pins and rings.




Corriean
(corriean@gmail.com)
Amazing hand painted shoes, wallets, purses and other accessories. Tell her what kind of shoe you adore or give her one of your own and she will turn it into awesome piece of shoe art.




Danielle Marie Tobin Designs
(dmtdesignz@yahoo.com)
Beautiful handcrafted clothes and costumes. She can make clothes for dancers, Halloween, or just everyday wear.





Katie VanVliet
(katie.vanvliet@gmail.com, katevanvliet.blogspot.com (blogging), kvanvliet.etsy.com (selling))
She's a sculptor and printmaker who also makes jewelry and does some amazing things with birth control pills (yes, birth control pills).





Night Owl
(nicwiegand@gmail.com)
Cool retro jewelry and home decor. Earrings with Andie and Duckie + pins with Audrey Hepburn + bowls made from original vinyl = dopeness.





Feather Gun Lab
(feathergunlab@gmail.com)
Artsy duo, Amber and Dresden sell beautiful vintage key and key hole jewelry, silkcreen prints and other crafts.



Samantha Ernst
(threaddread@gmail.com)
She can make art out of almost anything and everything. She's relocating to California soon, but she said she hopes to keep a relationship with her clients in the Philly area.

*All photos belong to Vintage On Philly.

Cheers! Vintage On Philly