Last spring, the founders of Circle Creative Collective gathered to do a craft project to prepare us for our first public event

Circle Creative, essayJenny WonderlingDecember 1, 2019bacon, eggs, felt, felting, wet felting, crafts, craft, Hudson valley, handmae, handmadeComment

Forming Spirals

On an overcast Sunday in August, if you had beelined away from where the mighty Hudson kissed a sandy beach full of sunbathers, while children played, and swimmers ogled the show of cowboy jet skiers chopping and dashing at harsh angles on the water, you would have discovered a quieter world emerge.

Circle CreativeJenny WonderlingAugust 17, 2019handmade, craft, crafts, basketmaking, basketweaving, weaving, Hudson Valley, makers classesComment

Supplier Spotlight: Boldly Meso

Enthusiastic, accessible, and deeply committed to what they are growing, the owners of Meso have elevated crafts to mainstream design with a conscience, and they have a lot to be proud of.

Earth, Nectar DaysJenny WonderlingMarch 17, 2017shop small, fair trade, eco, entrepeneur, Hudson Valley, meso america, handmade, woman owned businessComment

Supplier Spotlight: On Social Responsibility with HAND IN HAND

Meet Zofia Wolicki, Director of Sales and Marketing for one of Nectar's favorite small businesses: Hand in Hand.

Earth, Nectar DaysJenny WonderlingNovember 8, 2016Haiti, fair trade, shop small, small business, organic, handmade, conscious, eco, water, water initiativesComment

Hand Over Hand: A Day with Circle Creative Collective

Curiosity, kids, and arriving someplace with an open heart-- these things I know plenty about though, so I was happy when Mary Jane (also known as MJ) and Melissa, my cohorts in Circle, had proposed this endeavor.

Circle CreativeJenny WonderlingJanuary 28, 2016crafts, craft, handmade, Hudson valley, new york, New YorkComment