The 6th Annual Boston Handmade Marketplace: What a day it was!

The Boston Handmade booth at the 6th Annual Marketplace in Union Square, Somerville

The rain held off, the sun peeked out, the exhibitors were energetic, and the patrons were plentiful. It could not have been a better day for the 6th Annual Boston Handmade Marketplace in Union Square, Somerville! A large collection of photos from the day can be found HERE and we will be posting additional images as we gather them from friends and exhibitors. For a sweet taste before you delve into that main course, check out these selected morsels...

Our deepest gratitude goes to the Somerville Arts Council for sponsoring and hosting our Marketplace since 2008!

We were delighted to welcome several of Boston Handmade's newest group members to this year's Marketplace including Abagail Leigh Handbags and...

...graphic artist and print maker The Patterned Peacock.

We were also thrilled to have return exhibitors, and Boston Handmade Members, Lady Dye Fiber Arts and...

...Ceramic artist City By The Sea Ceramics and...

...artist and designer Lush Beads who was showing her new Lush Beads Industrial line.

Another treat was getting to know new Marketplace exhibitors including glass artist Aron Leaman and...

...textile artist Trope Pillows.

One of the many highlights of the day was the hands-on activity buzzing through the event! Many of the 2013 Marketplace exhibitors were doing craft demonstrations and several even devoted part of their exhibition space to interactive projects for Marketplace visitors of all ages such as this printmaking table coordinated by Muskat Studios and...

...Boston Handmade had several craft projects to choose from including making art and objects from recycled materials, and there were three different projects contributed from our friends at Etsy.com that were a big hit!

As if that wasn't enough to make the day amazing, we also had fantastic live music from two local bands including The Grownup Noise, who took a few moments to serenade one of our youngest Marketplace visitors, and...

...there was yarn bombing of a bench right in the center of all the action!

We couldn't have made the day happen without the efforts of our amazing handmade community, and our dedicated volunteers including Cristina Hurley who acted as the unofficial Mayor of the day's festivities.

If you missed this year's Marketplace you can still support the local artists and craftspeople who participated in the event by checking them out online, and be sure not to miss another Boston Handmade event by signing up for our email list. See you next time!