Handmade Arcade

TOMORROW! 📢 We know all you makers have pricing questions because we get them all the time during market prep meetings! Come learn about how to price products in order to pay yourself from Kolika Chatterjee of on Zoom. This session is part of our free Crafted Conversations series. No registration necessary! Just snag the Zoom link in our bio to join the session tomorrow night at 6 PM. See you in class! 😉📝

Makers, it's the last day to complete our Annual Maker Survey if you want a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card. We're aiming for at least 100 makers so we have a good representation of our maker community, but we're not there yet. These survey results help shape the future of Handmade Arcade. Can you please complete the survey if you haven't already this year? The link is in our bio. We appreciate yinz. ✂️

On behalf of the Handmade Arcade staff, event team, & board, thank you to everyone who joined us for the Emerging Craft Market yesterday! Thank you to the Energy Innovation Center for being such helpful hosts. Thank you to the enthusiastic shoppers who came out to shop small and support our hardworking and talented makers. Thank you to our partners at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Hill Dance Academy Theatre Vibhuti Vadia | Pittsburgh | Open to travel and Duck Duck Tattoo Studio for providing some amazing interactive experiences at the market. Thanks to Wigle Wh***ey GHOST COFFEE COLLAB Vaya Food Truck and PGH CREPES Food Truck who kept us going with great food & drink. Thank you to our INCREDIBLE volunteers who hustled Friday & Saturday to help bring this market to life. Thank you to our sponsors, funders, & donors for help making this market possible.

And thank you to our makers. 💛 You are the whole reason we do what we do, and it was an honor to have you at this market. We're so proud of all of you and can't wait to see how your businesses continue to grow. Thank you for putting so much handmade magic into the world. Your work matters so much.

(To anyone we forgot, thank you so much. Blame our tired event brains.)

- Handmade Arcade ✂️

Photo Credit: Jorge Santiago

On behalf of the Handmade Arcade team and our makers, we want to say a HUGE thank you to all of our Emerging Craft Market sponsors! 💛

As a nonprofit, we rely on a diversity of revenue streams to produce each of our markets, and sponsorship is a huge piece of that. Did you know that without annual sponsorship revenue, our maker booth fees would have to increase by nearly 50%?! Sponsorship helps us keep participating in Handmade Arcade accessible for makers while allowing us to continue growing our programs and supporting the creative community year-round.

One of the best ways you can help us sustain these partnerships is by showing some love to our sponsors! Give them a follow, like their posts, check out their websites, and support their businesses when you can. 💛

Stop by these sponsors’ booths at the Emerging Craft Market tomorrow:
Wigle Wh***ey, Duck Duck Tattoo Studio, & Ghost Coffee Collab

And be sure to support these annual sponsors! These businesses generously sponsor both the Emerging Craft Market AND the Holiday Market. Most of them will be tabling with us December, but until then, be sure to keep up with them on social media:
Alternate Histories, Because Science & Circuit Breaker Labs, City Cast Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Paper, CommonWealth Press, East Wheeling Clayworks, Jenna Vanden Brink, NEXTpittsburgh, One Cat To Many, PublicSource, Theartofseth., Una Biologicals, Wood-N-You Like It, Wren & Rita

Special thanks to Allegheny Regional Asset District for making free tickets possible through a public grant supported by the taxpayers of Allegheny County.

We’re so grateful to the businesses that choose to invest in Handmade Arcade and the makers we serve!

Still need tickets to the Emerging Craft Market? Head to HandmadeArcade.org to grab yours! 🎟

Meet B's Bags, a Black-owned brand creating handcrafted tote bags. Carry your essentials while making a more sustainable choice. Find the collection at the Emerging Craft Market on August 29.

"B’s Bags | Bold. Beautifully Sustainable Eco-chic tote bags are all handmade from sustainable fabrics. Medium-sized tote bags are an everyday style and are practical."

Discover your new favorite bag this Saturday.

Who wants a sneak peek of this weekend's Emerging Craft Market Raffle? 👀 Swipe to see some of the beautiful handmade products and generous gifts you'll have the chance to win on Saturday if you buy some raffle tickets! All of these products were kindly donated by makers and sponsors.

Your raffle tickets keep Handmade Arcade programs and events going. We're nonprofit, so we rely on donations through initiatives like our raffles, Pay-What-You-Can tickets, and monthly memberships to keep serving makers. Your raffle ticket purchase contributes to keeping Handmade Arcade around for years to come! Thanks in advance for your support. ✂️ Get your Emerging Craft Market tickets at the link in our bio!

Please note that some products may differ from photos.

IT'S MARKET WEEK!!! 🥳

We are SO excited to welcome you all to the Emerging Craft Marker this Saturday, August 29 from 9 AM - 6 PM at the Energy Innovation Center. Save this post for all of the details about parking, finding the market, the floor map, and more!

You don't want to miss this market, Handmade Arcade friends. These makers are seriously talented and deserve a great crowd of shoppers to support them. We can't wait to see you there. ✂️

Maker Products Featured in this Post:
loomarelli
The Copper Twig
CLAYTRONICA
𝔢𝔪, 𝔠𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔠 𝔬𝔣 𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔲𝔫𝔢 🌙
Provincial Pennsylvania Lavender Farm
Home of the JUMBO Candle ✨
阮好Goan Ho Crochet
Olivendra Leather Goods
Katie ཐི༏ཋྀ󠀮 Custom Press-On Nails
Nathan Bussard
Grandma Jean's PA Kitchen
HelloBoutiq
Her!
ViolaViolets
HackPGH
Cindy Lu Jewelry
Bonita Lee Penn
Taylor Lane
Marieke Van Der Maelen
lee

Meet Millennium Scents, a Black-owned candle studio turning desserts into works of art. Hand-poured and incredibly lifelike, these handcrafted candles are inspired by cakes, cookies, ice cream, and other nostalgic treats, with every detail carefully sculpted by hand. These are candles that spark conversation long before they're ever lit! Discover the collection at the Emerging Craft Market next Saturday on August 29.

"Hi, I’m Dasha, owner of Millennium Scents, a Pittsburgh-based candle company specializing in realistic, handcrafted dessert-inspired candles. What started as a creative passion has grown into a brand featured on local television and loved by customers across the country.

At Millennium Scents, we create unique candles that look almost too good to burn—from oversized Hello Kitty candles and birthday cake creations to ice cream sundaes, cookies, and other sweet treats. Every product is handmade with attention to detail, making each piece both a home fragrance and a conversation starter.

Our goal is to bring joy, nostalgia, and creativity into every home through products that look like your favorite desserts while filling your space with amazing scents. Thank you for supporting small businesses and handmade artistry!"

Follow Home of the JUMBO Candle ✨ and stop by their booth next weekend at the Emerging Craft Market!