Press News Room for New York Crafters

Articles and press releases about New York Crafters and the Made-in-New-York community.

Rural NY Crafter Builds Business, Statewide Showcase for Crafts On Line

The word "crafts" can conjure up images of booties crocheted for sale at church bazaars. Crafted goods, however, is a broad category for items handmade from wood, stone, glass, leather, dried flowers, textiles, food, and other substances.  Read more about it at:
Hand Crafts Go High Tech - Rural NY Crafter Builds Business, Statewide Showcase for Crafts On Line

Crafters Gain Power Through Web Site

UTICA -- A hobby that grew into a business has now evolved into even more for Utican Linda Laubenthal, who helped found an Internet grouping of crafters in New York.  Read more about it at:  Crafters Gain Power Through Web Site

Central New York Artisan Honored by National Magazine

June 2005 Wendy Meagher of Whendi's Bears has been named one of the top 200 traditional craftsman in the country by Early American Life Magazine.  This is Julie's second time in the winner's seat! Read more about it and her featured article in 2005 Sept/Oct issue of Teddy Bear & Friends Magazine at: Area Craftsperson Honored by National Magazine.

Impressions by Karen Guarino "For the Home, From the Heart"

Karen Guarino expresses her decorative home decor line painting with acrylics and other water soluble medium with seasonal motifs adorning wood frames, paper-mache boxes, lampshades ...read more about Guarino's Decorative Home Decor.

BBoops World Opens Shop in Historic Paddock Arcade

In Feb 2006 Tonya and Bill Lockhart were able to make their dreams a reality by expanding bboopsworld.com into a store front at the Historic Paddock Arcade.

Touch of Heaven Opens at Crossroads Market

Touch of Heaven owner, Mary Blakely, has set up shop at the Crossroads Market where the cross rods meet in Chautauqua County, N.Y.