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I've always been crafty. Although my family encouraged me to be scholarly, I was attracted to the arts, to thinking, dreaming, creating. When I lived in Burlington, Vermont many years ago, a friend owned a shop across the lake called The Store in Essex. It had such a plain name, but it was the most beautifully appointed, well edited shop I'd ever seen. Later, when I moved back to San Francisco, there was an antique store I'd pass on Valencia Street every day that was only open on the weekends. It was so cool - I could see all the great things they had for sale through the window - and I'd think to myself "That's kinda awesome they're only open when they really want to be". So, I combined both elements of the two shops I admired, and came up with The Weekend Store. My line has evolved over the years, from beaded earrings to typewriter key jewelry to my current line, small housewares and accessories made with mid 20th century maps. I totally love what I do. I am humbled and grateful that I get to make my living by creating meaningful treasures out of things that might otherwise be considered obsolete.

Small but Mighty I began The Crafty Store in the spring of 2009 after I grew frustrated with the lack of interesting, well made, American made findings on the market. I decided to make my own, and I am thrilled with that decision! In the fall of 2016, I decided to change the name of my shop to the Oakland Craft Company. Change is good. What started as a line that included two rings has now expanded to include tie clips, cufflinks, bracelets, pendants, vintage ephemera and other really cool things, made in the US.

I started my company, Love Nana Co. in 2019 during my last semester of college as a way to explore the world of jewelry creation and occupy my restless soon-to-be post-graduate mind. - The name Love Nana comes from a letter that my grandmother wrote to me while I was in kindergarten. I was graduating and she wrote to me "keep striving higher and higher to be the best that you can be" and signed that letter "Love, Nana." She passed of Alzheimer's in 2017 and I decided to name my company after her and take her advice. Each month, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Alzheimer's Association which funds Alzheimer's care, support and research. I will continue to strive higher and higher in order to let everyone know who she was and create some cool things along the way.

I remember when Adena Jay Designs was just a dream. Well, the name wasn't decided at that time but the desire was there. I always dreamed of having a life where I could wake up everyday and go to "work" that wasn't work at all. I decided to walk away from my full-time job in the Mental Health field May 2018 to regain my happiness and I couldn't be happier. Mental Health awareness is still a big part of my life's mission, some of our custom designs will be geared towards shedding light and love around the subject. I've always done crafty projects in in my free time. I had no idea about how to make decorated apparel, or what the heck a vinyl cutter was :). A few YouTube videos later, I had a vinyl cutter and craft stores became my happy hour of choice. We pride ourselves on the customer experience. It is our intention to be transparent every step of the design process. When you buy from Adena Jay Designs you will walk away feeling confident in your decision to work with our team. Every custom order will receive a design proof before going to the creation phase. Designing together is better.

Solome Katongole specializes in customized women’s clothing. Her garments are for the fashion forward woman with an exclusive taste and not afraid to experiment with unique fabrics and style. She explores and mimics art with fabrics to create garments that are sexy, sophisticated, and make a statement. Also influenced by her Ugandan culture she merges western and traditional silhouettes/fabrics to create modernized garments. Her work has graced the runways at Africa Fashion Week New York 2010, Boston Fashion Week 2010 “Fashion Expose”, Mercedes-Benz of Buffalo fashion week 2011 and at Hub of Africa Fashion Week 2012.

My name is Cynthia Crawford. I am a child of God, wife, mother and the creator of Authentic Existence®. I created Authentic Existence® to inspire freedom to be your authentic self, allowing you to thrive, not just be alive!

Kanade's Tea Shoppe is a Blerd owned business specializing in tea and conversation. Owner Jayla Nicole is a recent college graduate, cosplayer, and avid anime & manga fan with a passion for the perfect cup of tea. Each loose tea blend is inspired by an anime character whose personality embodies its aroma and flavor. The descriptions of each blend also feature the name of the anime each character belongs to and a personal favorite episode, a hats off to the Crunchyroll junky or a taste for the anime novice.

Based in Raleigh, NC, The Oracle’s Haven is an Afro-Latina owned business that specializes in witchy apparel and accessories for both the divine feminine and the divine masculine. It was founded as a safe place for people of all races, backgrounds, and ethnicites to come together and shop for high quality metaphysical products.

Just a little shop, ran with a lot of love... Hey there! Welcome to my shop. My name is Tasha, and I’m a one-woman operation. I create my own designs, make the items, then package them up to ship them out. Sometimes, I have a little help from my crew (aka my kids and husband) with packing and shipping. I truly love what I do.

Finding the perfect invitation for your special event can be a daunting task. Trying to find invitations that feature African Americans makes that task all the more difficult. Sweet Berry Lane is here to change this. The idea behind Sweet Berry Lane came in 2005 while the founder, Yolanda N. Ingram, was searching for invitations for her son’s first birthday party. After exhausting hours searching online and driving from store to store, she was unable to find anything suitable and had to settle for a generic invitation. Although discouraged by this event, a seed of hope was planted that would continue to blossom. She began by creating invitations for family and friends, but wanted everyone to have the opportunity to be able to find such products that featured African American characters. In 2007, she created Sweet Berry Lane and began selling its products in stores via the www.sweetberylane.com website. Whether customers are looking for a first birthday invitation for their baby girl, a pre-school graduation announcement as she enters “big school”, a sweet sixteen invitation for her coming out party, a bridal shower invitation for her wedding, or a baby shower invitation as the cycle continues and she becomes a new mom, Sweet Berry Lane will be able to provide it every step of the way. Sweet Berry Lane offers stationery for men, women and children from birth up to their 100th birthday and all events in between.