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Laura Seymour of Hitch + Cord has faint memories of macrame from her youth. Now, macrame has made it’s way back into Laura’s life in a new way.

Dressing up for the holidays can be a drag when you're in a pinch. Learn how to create the messy but dressy holiday look all on your own with this...

Kelseyschmidart is the product of Long Ridge Elementary Art Teacher and handmade paper goods maker Kelsey Schmid’s personal journey to find herself in her work again.

There's no doubt that finding the perfect playlist can motivate and inspire you. So let's motivate and inspire each other, shall we? Introducing "Brain Music Episode 11 thanks to artist...

Mackenzie Piccarreto’s career trajectory has been more of a winding road than a straight path.  She is now a full-time Integrative Health Coach, recipe developer and food blogger living in...

Scott Randall is a CPA by day, but his after-hours duties include sifting through secondhand textiles and caring for some 1,800 vintage tees. The shirts have been collected over five...

Today we bring you a playlist from Kim Best! She is the owner and operator of KIMBESTcreative where she specializes in hand made cards and prints. Without further ado, Brain Music Episode 10.

I've walked through Neighborhood of the Arts countless times since moving to Rochester, never really knowing what I was walking by. So, last Saturday I took the chance to #exploreNOTA.

As a kid, Hannah Caruso and her family would frequently travel to Cape Cod where there was a particular bead store she couldn’t get enough of. She laughs, “I didn’t...

Karen Messina is a Paralegal, Certified Life Strategies Coach, Certified Stress Management Coach, and owner of Karen Messina Life Coaching. “I can give advice and tell people what to do in...

As a long-time jewelry maker and owner/designer at Peg’s Hardware (an element-based handmade jewelry shop also in Buffalo), Gretchen Meyers began offering pop-up jewelry classes and “quick and dirty” DIYs...