Local teen makes and sells dolls to help her family’s finances.
When 15-year-old Arriel Turner was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2009, she decided to fight it in her own way. “Coming out of my [first] surgery, it was kind of a recovery thing. I wanted to get...
A local group continues to takes DIY to a whole new level.
A few years back, when people were realizing that there was a market for selling their DIY projects, a group of friends, each with a small business of their own, decided to join forces to create...
Milking a goat for fun? Why farmcations are a hot, new tourism trend.
When I was a child growing up on a small farm in Virginia’s rural Blue Ridge Mountains, it never occurred to me that wading through yellow grass among cattle who watched with casual indifference or...
Step aside, tea cozies and clay handprints. Some of the coolest stuff in town is coming out of the region's burgeoning craft scene.
The craft scene in Baltimore has exploded and we're all too happy to pick up the pieces—in the form of jewelry, ceramics, soaps, pillows, tees, and stationery. We rounded up 50 locals who create—many...
Artist Shinique Smith wraps memories of Baltimore, as well as her grandmother's sheets, into unique sculptures.
Sitting in Starbucks on Charles Street, Shinique Smith speculates that she may be the first artist to paint directly on the walls and ceilings of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
"It felt...
How the birth of a baby and an online site helped a mom deliver.
It was the thought of juggling a baby and an upholstery career that lead Allison Fomich to jewelry. After studying sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Fomich, a Highlandtown resident...
Mark Kresel crafts custom birdhouses for celebrities and gets a little something in return.
Eccentric hobbyist or savvy entrepreneur? Traveling salesman, former deep-sea fisherman, and quirky birdhouse designer Mark Kresel qualifies as both. That's how he's caught the attention of big...
