Boston Handmade DOWNTOWN

NOTE: This place will be open between ¹¹⁄₂₇ and 12/​24, 2009. Now you know.
You know what’s fucking awesome? This store. Because here’s why: it’s just a bunch of Boston craftspeople — you know like you have that one friend who has an Etsy store and she has booths at craft shows and stuff? It’s just her and her friends.
And Downtown Crossing actually called them last year like «Hey we got this open space in DTX, you wanna put some of your crap there?» and that was it. Which is so cool of DTX, man, it’s kindof weird to see the government doing something that makes sense. And now this year they’re invited back again.
The thing with places like this is they’re perfect for family members you don’t really know or care about. You stop in here and you buy some Red Sox coasters for your cousin who all you really know about him is he watches baseball, and you get a potholder or whatever for your aunt, and everyone’s psyched because it’s like «local flavor» and unique and all, but you didn’t have to really put any thought into it. That’s pretty great, right? Yes it is.
Seriously, last year this place basically did my Christmas shopping for me and they’re going to do it again this year, plus I’m supporting local crafty people or whatever. That’s totally sweet.

Temporarily occupying an otherwise vacant retail space during the holiday shopping season, this is an excellent place to check out.
They had handmade soaps, bowls, t-​shirts, jewelry, purses, decorations, fine art, toys… the list goes on. I spied this place with my naked eye last week and picked up some soap and some other gifties… great stuff. AND the ladies in there are very welcoming and friendly! Gregarious even.
Buy something handmade for that special someone on your list.
Open Thursday-​Sunday 11am-​7pm through December 28^th!
They do accept cards, but don’t be a Scrooge and deny this awesome shop the 3% haircut the cards shave off !!! GO TO THE ATM FIRST.