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Introducing Monday and Tuesday shopping by appointment at the Montclair Creative Reuse Project shop located at 53 Church St in Montclair, NJ! Message me on Instagram or through my website to set up a time and enjoy private shopping time at pay what you can prices! This would also be a great way to drop off donations with ease! Make the holidays sustainable and affordable while supporting my one woman creative micro business! Regular shop hours are Wed 12-5, Thurs 12-5, Fri 11:30-6, Sat 11-7, and Sun 12-5.

Indie Arts Montclair Skill Shares took place last weekend and they were a resounding success! Attendees chose from free events that included Collage as Creative Expression, Intro to Qigong, Intro to Dungeons and Dragons, and Intro to Zines, Zine Making, and Zine Fests, and Sewing Hand Paws! Here are some pics from a few of the events. Now planning will begin in earnest for Winter Make Music Day. Thanks to all the skill share leaders, attendees, and hosts for a fun-filled and educational weekend! Intro to Dungeons and Dragons Sewing Hand Paws Collage for Creative Expression Intro to Zines, Zine...

Indie Arts Montclair, a local arts collective where I serve on the board and was a founding member, is preparing for our annual Skill Share events set to take place on November 15th and 16th, 2025, Saturday and Sunday! Skill Shares are free or low cost workshops presented by community members, businesses and organizations. Registration is encouraged here, but not necessary, folks are welcome to drop in to attend. It's not too late to lead or host an IAM Skill Share! Please email info@indieartsmontclair.org and let us know what you'd like to teach or where you'd like to host an...

The Montclair Creative Reuse Project wants to help make Halloween sustainably fun this year! Our Halloween Costume Swap is free and you don’t need to drop something off in order to pick something out! 🎃 Drop off and pick up clean + gently used costumes and accessories in all sizes for kids + adults during shop hours, Wednesdays through Sundays 12-5, now until Halloween. 🎃 Props, masks, hats, packaged costumes, homemade costumes, accessories, capes, unusual clothing, uniforms. Located inside Culture Couture at 53 Church Street in Montclair. *No opened makeup or face paint will be accepted. Wigs, tights, etc, will...

In 1986 I was a junior at Rochester Institute of Technology in the School for American Craftsmen Weaving and Textile Design program. With encouragement from my 2 roommates I applied to exhibit at the Clothesline Art Festival at the Memorial Art Gallery. I was accepted and the event became my first experience vending at a craft show. Family and friends came out to support my endeavor and I recall it as a very positive and fun weekend. Over the past 4 decades I’ve participated in many craft shows, farmers markets, pop ups, trunk shows, and other events. This year I...