Alloy Theory at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow!

Alloy Theory is a collaboration between two friends, Jenni Tunbridge and Stephanie Spiller. The two found they share a passion for fabric and sewing. Based on the concept of upcycling, they love taking something someone would otherwise toss out after a few wears and turn it into a coin purse or make up bag. Denim is the base material for the line, providing a durable structure from which the two embellish each bag, making them one of a kind.

Alloy Theory will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday Saturday, December 8th from 11am to 6pm!

Burning Sphere at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

Sara Schuenemann is a glass artist who crafts glass beads using both torch and kiln. Those beads are then used to create beautiful, colorful glass jewelry.

Burning Sphere will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow, Saturday December 8th!

Stevie Lynn at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow!

I am a fun loving jeweler who likes to experiment with all types of materials. All my designs are original and come from my imagination. Each piece is cut, filed, and assembled by hand.

Stevie Lynn Jewelry will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow, December 8th from 11am to 6pm!

Tomorrow at Crafty Balboa Holiday, Zucchini and Co!

Art is a process; it is by following a set of steps that I can turn off the inner monologue and let a thought speak. The steps vary, but are almost always related to color, words, layering, and textures.

I work with acrylic paint, carved linoleum blocks, and colored pencils. I love the touch of papers--thick cotton rag--and often the paper's surface is just as important as what is put on that surface. I create patterns in squares and circles, in colors that tend to be feminine, and rely on traditional craft, such as hand-sewing a print to a painting.

Currently, I am working on a smaller scale with quieter colors, perhaps reflecting something of who I am outside of the classroom. Current events, my students, and my dreams are often my subjects.

Zucchini and Co. will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow from 11am to 6pm!

Punk Rock Knits at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow!

Tracy Weidman Radcliffe is a Philadelphia-based knitting designer who studied art and biology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.  Tracy started knitting in 2006 and has since taken instruction from such well-known knitwear designers as Stephen West and Laura Bryant.  In 2009, PunkRocKnits was born out of her desire to create one-of-a-kind knit accessories not found in stores. Rounding out the "Crafty Rad Fam,"  her husband Scott and daughter Samantha are also integral creative forces behind the business, and some day in the not too distant future, the Radcliffes hope to open a yarn shop and creative arts studio in downtown West Chester, PA.

Punk Rock Knits will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow from 11am to 6pm!

Tomorrow at Crafty Balboa Holiday, Night Owl Designs!

Night Owl Designs' mission is to create fun, kitschy pieces meant to give you that overwhelming feeling of nostalgia while simultaneously making you break into hysterical laughter.

Night Owl Designs will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday tomorrow, December 8th!

Bethany Amilkavich Pottery tomorrow at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

Aesthetically delicate and feminine, handmade, wheel thrown functional pottery. Mugs, plates, bowls, etc, as well as decorative items. 

bethany amilkavich pottery tomorrow at Crafty Balboa Holiday! 11am to 6pm, Entrance on 11th and Moore!

Krista Peel this Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

I am an artist and designer with an intense affection for rocks, space, light and color. All my contemporary studio jewelry is handmade with semi-precious stones, gemstones, minerals, crystals, glass, ceramic, wood, shell, metal, resin, lucite or resin beads on sterling silver wire. You will find detailed information about each stone and bead in their listings. 

Krista Peel  will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

This Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday, Lindsay Gilbert Glass!

Lindsay Gilbert creates hand blown functional glass items, such as vases, bowls and cups, as well as ornaments, sculptures and jewelry.

Lindsay Gilbert Glass will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

Sultana Aschim Jewelry at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday!

Sultana Maria Jewelry offers a steampunk line of jewelry made with new oxidized chain, vintage pieces and a variety of found natural objects. Along with a steampunk charm and chain line, a higher end metals work line is also available. Her metals work is bold and organic making a statement to whoever wears it. Every piece is handmade by Sultana and is unique in its own way.

Sultana will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday, December 8th from 11am to 6pm!

Bird Queen Designs at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday!

BirdQueen Designs is a brand developed by illustrator and fine artist Gretchen Diehl. BirdQueen is a line comprised of originial, afforable hand-made jewelry and accessory items created from the scanned drawings and paintings of Diehl.

Bird Queen Designs will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

Hipster Bingo at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

The ultimate hipster watching game! 
When you see a hipster with an item on the card, mark it down. 
To win, line up the spots you marked, like bingo!

1.Locate hipsters.
- this can be done at a coffee shop or dive bar.

2.Take out HIPSTER bingo card.

3. If you see a hipster or item on the card, mark it
- use found items like change or bottle caps
for your game pieces. If hipsters are nearby, this
means you will able to find plenty of guitar picks, 
pennies, PBR caps, cigarette butts, mustache combs...

4. Play Hipster bingo!

Hipster Bingo will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

This Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday, B. Goods!

Amy B. of B.Goods has a little crush on laser cutting. Formally trained as a metalsmith, she never cared much for solder. B. Goods creates graphic pieces of jewelry from layered laser cut acrylic.

 B. Goods will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

Works by M. Morton will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

Megan Morton is a small scale sculptor creating jewelry and objects using traditional craft to create unique, non-traditional relationships between mediums.

Living now in New York City, Megan Morton's aesthetic sensibilities have found their complementary home. From her native Philadelphia and time spent on her family's farm Megan has built appreciations for patterns and textures, for architectural lines and perfectly clouded skies. 

Meg Morton will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

Wondering how to get to Crafty Balboa Holiday?

Getting to Crafty Balboa Holiday couldn't be easier! Check out all your options here. 


Walking
Start in Center City and walk down 9th Street through the bustling Italian Market. At Pat’s and Geno’s, bear right onto East Passyunk Avenue. Take East Passyunk Avenue to Moore Street, bear left on Moore and continue to 11th Street. 

Subway
Take the Broad Street (Orange) Line to Tasker-Morris and walk two blocks east to East Passyunk Ave or to Snyder Avenue and walk one block north to East Passyunk Avenue. From East Passyunk Avenue continue to Moore and 11th. The Broad Street Line conveniently connects to Regional Rail Lines, the Market-Frankford (Blue) Line, and the Subway-Surface (Green) Lines. Visit www.septa.com for schedules.

Bus
Take the Route 23, Route 29 or C Bus on Broad Street, which all cross East Passyunk Avenue. The Route 2, Route 37, Route 47 and Route 47m Buses all stop within a few blocks of East Passyunk Ave. Visitwww.septa.com for schedules and maps.

Car
From I-76, take Exit 347B (Passyunk Avenue). Travel east on Passyunk Avenue, cross Broad Street, and continue onto East Passyunk Ave. Take a right on Mifflin, follow to 11th Street. Take a left on 11th Street to Moore.

From I-95, take Exit 19 for I-76 toward Packer Ave, follow signs for Oregon Ave, turn Left on Front Street, Left on Oregon Ave, Right on Broad Street and turn Right on Mifflin, Left on 11th to Moore.

*Remember parking is available at the event, metered parking spots are free after 11am and many side streets offer 2 hour free parking!

Thanks to East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District for the super, easy directions!

This Saturday, Bathtub Jungle at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

On a life's mission to extract beautiful objects from their everyday settings, changing ordinary to extraordinary in a wearable way.

Maggie is a Philadelphia based jewelry designer. She takes inspiration from everyday and antique objects, with the mission to glorify the ordinary and add a little spunk to the jewelry world. She enjoys making people smile.

Bathtub Jungle will at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

Rachel Shoshana this Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

Rachel Shoshana's jewelry designs have an earthy, handmade aesthetic. By creating every piece by hand, her jewelry has a personal feel as they are all slightly different. Her sterling silver jewelry serves as a perfect backdrop to highlight the beauty of all-natural semi-precious and precious stones. In her one-of-a-kind and limited-production jewelry batches, Rachel Shoshana transfers the unique and endearing qualities from her jewelry to those who wear it.

Come say Hello! to Rachel Shoshana this Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday!

Melo Studios will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday!

Once upon a time, there were two gals who loved to go thrifting and to make something new from something old. They also liked to make natural healthy candles to burn and enjoy in their homes with their families. And so vintage containers + soy wax and elbow grease = melo soy candles.



We hand pour each and every little candle with care. Our candles are made with 100% soy wax that comes from soy beans grown by U.S. farmers. Soy wax is a renewable resource and burns clean without those gross chemicals found in paraffin wax.  We use cotton wicks and reclaimed vintage containers and reusable mason jars. 

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We started selling candles at farmers markets and craft fairs and then moved into wholesale and manufacturing. We are still a small two lady run business and love to create eco-friendly products for you and your family!

Melo Studios will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday from 11am to 6pm!

This Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday, string.me.a.yarn!

I grew up doing arts and crafts, whether it be sketching with my mom, doing wood work with my grandfather, or sewing at 4H with my sister...my love for all things crafty carries on to this day!

string.me.a.yarn. will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday this Saturday!

Yummy & Company answers Crafty's questions!

Tell us about Yummy & Company!
Growing up, I spent countless hours playing in the creek and exploring the woods behind our house, making necklaces and crowns out of twigs and clovers. I am still charmed by the intricacies of nature, and seek to capture it's beauty in my work. My other favorite obsession was playing with my mom's antique and costume jewelry. Now, I've merged both pastimes in my work, combining polymer clay floral designs with antique and vintage components to create one of a kind keepsakes and newfangled family heirlooms.

What's a great gift item you will be bringing to Crafty Balboa Holiday?
My little dandelion tuft designs seem to be a favorite of my customers, I think they evoke a bit of childhood nostalgia in folks! they range from $22-225, depending on the piece!

My favorite thing about the holidays is...
Getting together with my family and enjoying the traditions we've kept.

Visit Yummy & Company this Saturday at Crafty Balboa Holiday!