Colleen from It's Elemental has some exciting news to share.

Her art dolls and greetings cards are now being offered at the wonderful new boutique, Candles and Creations, located at 150 Dorset Street in South Burlington, Vermont. C&C is owned and operated by Heather Paine and Casey Webster Stabile- Featuring local and regional artists, Heather and Casey's vision was to open a shop with a very special mission; many of the artists featured contribute proceeds to charitable causes.

Good luck Erinn

Sending good vibes and wishes to our lovely founder Erinn of urban-farmgirl. She is in the hospital today giving birth to her second child.

Subsixstudios Website update

I would like to announce that the new redesign of my website is now live. An improved shopping page is one of the many updates I have made. I am having fun time filling some of my creative needs with geeking out to project briefs, navigation plans and open source content management applications.

Give it a look at www.subsixstudios.com

Welcome Colleen!

We are proud to announce our newest member to the BCM Colleen McLaughlin of It's Elemental. She makes unique, one-of-a-kind mixed-media art doll collectibles, greeting/note cards, fun stuff, and small works of art.

View her entire profile here.

BCM members in the news

Our very own Allison Bannister, Erinn Simon and Joanne Kalisz were featured in the Weekend section of the Burlington Free Press today. Read the article here

Member update

Welcome Jill of Baublicious to the Burlington Craft Mafia!

A juried artisan with Vermont Handcrafters, Inc, for 2 years, Jill actually began making jewelry around 4 years ago with a two-fold purpose; one was a way to therapeutically and artistically bring balance to her life because of her day job , and the other was a way of feeding her habit to adorn and accessorize!

read more from her bio here

Member update

Welcome Autumn Polidor from Catey is a girl to the Burlington Craft Mafia!

“Rearrange the Mundane” is Autumn Polidor’s motto. Impressed by the world’s seemingly endless supply of frumpy t-shirts, out-dated suit coats, and leftover fabric, she began coming up with exceedingly useful and stylish solutions for their redesign.

Read the rest of Autumn's bio here

Member update

Welcome Alison Murphy of drawnonward designs to the Burlington Craft Mafia!

Alison Murphy began creating wire jewelry in 2005. Having always been a crafty gal, she started making earrings for fun, but when she realized she had more pairs than she knew what to do with, she started selling them.

read the rest of Alison' bio here

Welcome J. Kalisz of Happy Fantastic as our newest member!

HAPPY FANTASTIC is a collection of handmade apparel and accessories made by J. Kalisz.

Her work is inspired by of pop art, 60’s mod, bohemian, preppy, and punk. She is seldom seen without her muse – a basenji named Miss Happy Fantastic (a.k.a., the best dressed dog in Burlington).

Read more from her bio here

Welcome Allison Bannister of Heinous Shrew to the Burlington Craft Mafia!

Allison Bannister has been designing and making her own clothes for many years. While she has only recently begun selling to the public, she has been showing her designs in fashion shows at various venues around Burlington since 2002.

Read the rest of Allison's bio in here