Boston Handmade's 2012 Somerville Show in Union Square

Boston Handmade's 5th Annual Handmade Marketplace features work hand-crafted by
New England artists, craftspeople and artisans associated with the artists group, Boston Handmade.

Saturday, June 30th ~ 3-7pm

Rain date: Sunday, July 1st

 Union Square, Somerville, MA 

  At the 2012 Boston Handmade Marketplace 20+ exhibitors will be showing and selling handmade jewelry, accessories, housewares, art, photography, paper goods, ceramics, glass, and more!  

Here at MaJenta Designs, we are in full production mode, so we can have a full range of pendants, accessories, and housewares all inspired by Asian decorative papers!   You will be sure to find even more selection of designs as well as items specially made for this event, that you won't be able to find on our website... so be sure to come visit and check them out!

There will also be hands-on craft demonstrations from exhibitors throughout the day,
and local arts organizations:
The Common Cod Fiber Guild, the Stitch House of Dorchester, and Creative Union. 

There will be LIVE MUSIC at the Marketplace with The Grownup Noise, Nowhere Lights, and Boston Handmade Member Nancy MacCallum. 

Be sure to also check out the fun photo booth, run by Lucie Wicker as well!

Make sure to enter the RAFFLE for your chance to scorea basket FULL of handcrafted goodies!  Click the raffle link to see all those contributing to this basket.
Simply print the flyer below and bring it to the "Boston Handmade" official booth on Saturday!

Brainstorming DIY Summer Wedding Ideas

Title: "Brainstorming DIY Wedding Ideas"

By: Jennifer Tang of MaJenta Designs



As I go through my wedding checklists, I find myself most excited in daydreaming of all the fun things I can personally make to give our wedding some personal touches. I have been googling images of wedding reception decorations, gift favors, and more - to get inspiration of ideas of things I could make for my own wedding!

For example, since our wedding will be an outdoors, summertime wedding - I thought it'd be great to make something similar to these programs that double as fans to help cool down our guests during the ceremony!

If only I had the time - I think making some place cards similar to these would really make our reception stand out!

 

These funny strawberries were actually from a social gathering I went to, and think it'd be such a fun idea to serve such unique tasty treats at the wedding.

There are so many fun things to think and daydream about! Now if only I had the time to handmake it all!

And of course since MaJenta Designs, my handcrafted business, is such a large part of who I am now, I definitely want to incorporate those designs into our wedding somehow too! I'm thinking of making some sort of gift favors using these useful mint tins! :)