vote for the best!

our BEST blog, where i write many of my craft-relate blog posts, is in the running for Baltimore's craftiest blog. please vote for us today! (and tomorrow too!) don't worry if you are out of state, your vote counts anyway! thanks!

another best giveaway

it's hard to believe that just last week we were shoveling snow... and now it seems like springtime really is almost here. to celebrate, BEST members put together this mega-giveaway of springtime goods just for you. all you need to do is be on the BEST mailing list and leave a comment on the original post about a favorite work from one of the many talented BEST artists.

good luck!!!

business of craft meetup, this sunday

BEST will be hosting its first business meet-up at the Creative Alliance on Sunday, January 25th. The meet-up will feature roundtable discussions led by Cynthia Blake Sanders, MD Lawyers for the Arts; Rebecca Cason, former director of the Buyer's Market of American Craft; Jen Menkhaus (me!), working crafter and one of the founders of the Baltimore Street Team; Nita Gale, web designer; Ariella Levin of Baltimore's Best Bookkeeper; and Thomas Wynn, professional photographer.

Practical discussions will include legal and accounting basics; marketing, wholesale and pricing; and looking your best– on the web and in promo photos. Lunch will be provided (mouth-watering white bean hummus sandwiches!), a great time to get connected with other local artists and crafters to make new friends, show off your work, and share ideas. Come join us!

Come join us! Register through the Creative Alliance, here.

Shop Local with the BEST!

check out the Shop Local Baltimore article in the Storque today! i'm proud to be featured among the other talented baltimore etsians... thanks etsy! (that's me!)

BEST giveaway

My friends over at the Baltimore Etsy Street team are having a new giveaway - $10 gift certificates from each of the following Street Team Members shops!

SweetPepita
BlockPartyPress
JenyGwen
JerseyGirlDesign
JillPopowichDesigns
JennyJen42
TigerLillyShop
BennyAndHeidi
BowerboxPress
ElisaShereJewelry
CEKCustomDesigns
JenMenkhaus
VWStudios
DorsetHillBeads
DandelionBlu
WynnStudio
Miscelena

SugarPaperie
SpaTherapy

TheBrokenPlate
GreenStarStudio

That's a lot of cool stuff you can win, worth $200! That should definitely get you started on your holiday shopping! All you have to do is join the BEST mailing list (if you have not done some already) AND visit a participating artists shop and leave a comment on the original post here about your favorite item(s). Winner will be chosen at random on Thanksgiving Day - just in time for Cyber Monday! Good Luck!

the pack runs wild

BEST had a big end of summer bbq last weekend, and the bean had the best time ever playing with all the mini-BEST. thanks so much for having us, jill!

BEST is the best!

"Our hearts swell with B'more pride whenever we log onto The Baltimore Etsy Street Team's site, baltimore-etsy.blogspot.com. This is a compilation of all the local designers and crafters who have pages on Etsy, the popular online marketplace. The talent is awe-inspiring. Some of our faves: TheBrokenPlate takes vintage and contemporary dinnerware and gives it new life as a necklace or a ring. And vwstudios, where images on clay are created using a process that includes photography, painting and printmaking."

-from Baltimore Magazine's Best of Baltimore issue 2008

Yay, BEST! Thank you so much, Baltimore Magazine!

the best summer giveaway

Here's a peek at the biggest giveaway we've had yet! The drawing will take place august 5th, so if you haven't signed up for the BEST mailing list, sign up now !

Work by BlockPartyPress, BowerboxPress, GreenStarStudio, JenMenkhaus, JennyJen42, JillPopowichDesigns, Miscelena, SpaTherapy, TheBrokenPlate, TigerLillyShop, VWStudios.

Good luck!

they're the BEST!

we had a blast shooting this photo, and it was featured in the storque today! go BEST!

eco-fest is the best.

it was a great day to be green at Baltimore's Eco Festival, hanging out with fellow members of BEST. we even had a mascot, decked out in a fabulous outfit from anniessweatshop.

third front page!

and featuring a few of my fellow BEST members!

giveaway!

my new superfantastic group of etsy friends at BEST are putting together a st patrick's themed giveaway pack. (my contribution is pictured. i just got some great new vintage buttons that i am LOVING.) details and photos will be posted on the blog on February 18th, and the winner will be chosen from BEST's email list on March 1oth. no need to wait, though, sign up now!