Volta Organics has the perfect gift for everyone on your Naughty List!

Volta Organics soap and bath + body is handmade in small batches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   We are seriously committed to a simple idea:  providing high quality bath and body products that are made from organic and all-natural, eco-friendly ingredients. 

For the Bad Kids: Charcoal Soap

Some kids are bad but not REALLY bad, they just need a little TLC in the toe of their stockings. Our Charcoal Hand + Body soap is made with certified organic ingredients and a healthy dose of activated charcoal - cleansing and detoxifying, all in one pretty, jet black bar of soap.

Price: $6.00

Be sure to check out Volta Organics at Crafty Balboa Holiday on December 14th from 11am to 5pm!

Crafty Balboa April Showers 2011

Hello Again!

It's that time again, Crafty Balboa's second annual April Showers event!

CRAFTY BALBOA APRIL SHOWERS
Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 11am-5pm
The show will take place around the Passyunk Fountain
Passyunk and Tasker in South Philadelphia
Free and Open to the public

Applications are now being accepted for the April 30th show. Applications and info about the show are below, as well as on the upper right hand corner of the page. Email all applications, questions, comments to craftybalboa@gmail.com

Crafty Balboa April Showers is being held in conjunction with Flavors of the Avenue, an event organized by the East Passyunk Business Improvement District.

Flavors of the Avenue is a food lovers dream, showcasing cuisine from restaurants along Passyunk Avenue, plus wine and beer! For info about Flavors of the Avenue please visit http://www.visiteastpassyunk.com/

Live music, food, booze, and a craft show... what more could you ask for?!


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Rachel Shoshana answers Crafty's Questions!

Rachel Shoshana Jewelry

What do you make and how did you get your start?

I run Rachel Shoshana Jewelry. I make sterling silver gemstone jewelry. My whole life I have wanted to make jewelry. Four years ago I started to take some adult education classes to learn to silversmith. After taking classes for a while I applied to a craft show. After getting in I realized started my business and haven't looked back since.

Give us a sneak peek into what you are bringing to Crafty Balboa Holiday.

I now have a whole line of Braille necklaces that feature a gemstone that relates to the meaning of the word written. Right now I have 9 words available: Love, Hope, Dream, Believe, Create, Peace, Joy, Luck and Forgive. Each necklace comes on an 18" chain and is available for $45. 

One of my personal favorites is my stacked ring sets. These sets all feature 3 rings that can be worn together as a stacked set or separately as dainty rings. These sets feature combination like Moonstone, rose quartz and onyx or labradorite, rose quartz and prehinite. These rings are great for any lady on your list. They are great for everyday or for a special night out on the town. All my stacked rings sets are priced at $54. 

What's the best present you have ever received? 

That would easily be my birthday present this year of a trip to Italy. I have wanted to go for ages and it was a great time. I also got a whole bunch of beautiful pearls in Rome so that was an extra bonus.

All I want for Christmas is....

World peace... or maybe just a new purse. Either or I'm flexible. 

 Rachel Shoshana on Etsy

Rachel will be selling her jewelry at Crafty Balboa on December 4th, stop by and say hello!

Bernardo Margulis is talking!

Bernardo Margulis 

How did you get started doing what your doing?
I am a graphic and web designer by training and trade and started my crafting recently while in grad school. My friend Becky encouraged me to take the work I had created for my projects and transform them into prints and posters. I make posters and digital prints that range from hand-lettering to illustrations and patterns; all the things I love to create for my designs turned into frame-able pieces.

What can we expect to see from you at Crafty Balboa Holiday?
I'm bringing digital prints and posters of my lettering and patterns (and perhaps a surprise or two).
My ONE LINE ONLINE is a collection of hand-lettered posters on the Internet and how we use it. It would be a great gift for any Internet geek, but the messages are universal to anyone with an email address and a taste for beautiful and ornate lettering and fun wordplay.

What's the best present you have ever received?
The day after my twenty-sixth birthday I was babysitting my four-year-old cousin. At one point he insisted on walking to Trader Joe's and as much as I tried to talk him out of the hour-long walk he mysteriously insisted on going, without telling me why. I figured we'd start walking and he'd get tired and ask to walk back. Forty five minutes later, he spots an Acme supermarket and insists we go in. After questioning his motives many times—he was keeping his reasons secretly—he finally confessed: "I want to buy cookies and soda for your birthday". So we did and when we got back home we had our own little celebration. Best present ever!


All I want for Christmas is...
A Charlie Brown Pathetic Christmas Tree (although for me it would technically be a Charlie Brown Pathetic Hanukkah Bush, if I ever decide to give into temptation).

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bnard 
Bernardo will be at Crafty Balboa Holiday on December 4, 2010. He says he's bringing surprises!

It's Almost Here!!!!

One month to go until Crafty Balboa Holiday! 
December 4, 2010 11am to 5pm 
315 South Broad St. Philadelphia, PA
Check back daily for posts about our vendors, show information, and start writing up that holiday shopping list!