Category: Makers
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Tales from a Shopkeep: Covid 19 part 1
2020 is something else, isn’t it? I mean, it’s only March and I myself feel like I’ve been through the ringer. In January I watched my dear aunt end her fight with cancer, surrounded by her 5 young children, her husband, a myriad of cousins, my parents, and my grandmother. No more than a week…
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Tales from a Shopkeep : BHM Wrap-Up
Last fall, four of us sat around a table and discussed the future of the spring BHM show. Gather had moved out of Fountain Square Mall, which meant, it didn’t make logical sense to host the spring show in that location any longer. To be honest, FSM was never the BEST place for a spring…
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Maker Monday – Joyously Essential
As many of you know, we’re ALWAYS adding new makers to our shelves. This past month, I was blessed to meet Angie Sledd thanks to my dear friend J.D Grove who opened up her own handmade shop, Conspire, in Greencastle! Today, I get to introduce you to her, and her fabulous wares! Tell us about…
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Maker Monday – Molly Cranch
Today we’re welcoming in the fall in Indiana with open and welcome arms (well, we have been for a week or so, haven’t we!?) and with that, I’d like to introduce you to one of our Gather painters – Molly Cranch! I first saw Molly’s work gracing the gallery walls at Homespun in Indianapolis,…
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Favorite Handmade Item – Chelsea Jones
This week I’m proud to feature the favorite handmade item of one of my favorite people (what’s new?!). Meet Chelsea Jones – though I’m sure most of you already know her! Chelsea is the silversmith mastermind behind Tactile Melodies, which we’ve carried in the shop since the beginning of time! I remember meeting Chels for…
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Maker Monday – Press Puzzles
Back to the grind it is!!! Maker Monday folks, and this Monday we’re bringing you local puzzle extraordinaire, Marc Tschida from Press Puzzles!! Marc and I go way back…like, way way back; back when I was a copy girl at Kinko’s and he was a club promoter at Second Story (who remembers Second Story!?). Many…
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Maker Monday – Culture Flock
This week I’m stoked to share with you a new member of our Gather family as our Maker Monday featured Maker: Culture Flock!! I first came across the genius that is Culture Flock while stalking the feed of fellow Indie-Handmade Store Owner – Philomena & Ruth. I met Elizabeth Hahn in person at the Midwest…
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Maker Monday – Beast USA
Welcome again to Maker Monday!!! This Monday I’m introducing Patrick from Beast USA! I found Patrick while perusing the list of vendors at Renegade Craft Fair Chicago before we first opened, and fell in Love with his designs! Once a primarily t-shirt maker, we now carry Beast USA cards – and they’re some of our…
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