All tagged Makers Market
The sun was shining brightly on Swarthmore this past Sunday, November 7, as 75 local and regional artisans and other makers took over the town for the Swarthmore Makers Market. This open-air market, which features a selection of their handmade creations, has typically been held twice a year in front of the Inn at Swarthmore and the SEPTA station. Sunday’s market was the first since November 2019.
Later this week, in a pretty Victorian house on Park Avenue in Swarthmore, a group of six women artists and makers will carry half the furniture upstairs. They’ll move the remaining tables and cabinets around until they’ve created just the right backdrop. Then they’ll begin arranging their work: jewelry, handbags, photographs, candles shaped like pinecones and beehives. Hat stands, tea towels, bowls made from salvaged wood. By Thursday evening, they’ll be ready to pour the wine, set out the cookies, and welcome the public. The fifth annual Handmade Holiday Home Sale will have begun.
The Fall 2019 Swarthmore Makers Market unfurls on Park Avenue and S. Chester Road in front of the Inn at Swarthmore on Sunday, November 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Twice per year since 2015, the Makers Market gathers together local artisans and their handmade creations in an effort to promote shopping locally and supporting local artists, many of whom live right here in Swarthmore.
