Tigerlilly, a Natural Choice for Great Presents

Naturally beautiful jewelry and accessories from Tigerlilly make great gifts for one and all! Come visit Allison and Brett from Tigerlilly at the 2012 Merry Mart. They create jewelry and men’s accessories from their studio in right around the corner from the Creative Alliance. They are inspired by the place where the city, history, and nature meet.

Tigerlilly's preserved botanical jewelry items are created directly from locally collected organic specimen, pressing them into metal. Using the electroforming process, nature specimen such as acorns and twigs are encased in copper. Brett’s new line of belt buckles, tie clips, and cufflinks are made using various metal fabricating and casting techniques. They also make a line of button earrings, bracelets, and hair accessories reusing Japanese Kimono textiles.

Get Something YUMMY!

Visit Jennifer from Yummy & Company at Merry Mart and shop her selection of hand made jewelry. Yummy & Company creates one of a kind and limited edition pieces of jewelry from either recycled copper, clay, and silver! Her designs designs are inspired by nature, texture, and architecture. She loves being able to create little pieces of art that anyone can afford and enjoy and she would love meeting you Sunday, December 2nd at Merry Mart!

Buy your favorite person something YUMMY this holiday season.

Leah Staley, Jewelry with an Edge

Like your jewelry to have a little edge? Than Leah Staley jewelry is for you. Leah Staley designs and creates clean, simple, industrial inspired hand fabricated jewelry in sterling silver for both women and men with accents in copper, brass, and bronze.

Art Jewelry from Doxallo Designs

Janice from Doxallo Designs makes lovely handcrafted art jewelry using sterling silver, gold, gemstones, enamel and more. Want a piece that is a show stopper? Well stop by and see Janice from Doxallo Designs at Merry Mart on December 2nd and pick up some of her jewelry that showcases an artistic flair.

Alluring Robot Helps out Santa's Elves this Christmas

Karen and her Robot Army have been working hard to help Santa and his elves this season making lots of presents for the good little girls and boys! Karen's shop, Alluring Robot features upcycled...recycled...often discarded items in her jewelry that she re-imagines into wearable art. Karen's Alluring Robots are friendly and would love a visit from you at this year's Merry Mart.

Laurie Flannery Jewelry

Artist and Jewelry Designer Laurie Flannery delights in adornment of the body, using metal as her primary material. 

Inspired by the interplay of shapes, space and proportion, and often directed by the material itself, each piece is handcrafted in her Baltimore studio. A variety of fabrication techniques are used, as well as a variety of materials. Primarily constructed from silver, copper and bronze, additional materials may include steel, string, rubber, pearls or shells.

Colorful Creations from Gayla Lee

Color is in this year and what better way to wear it than to buy a colorful and unique piece of glass jewelry from Gayla Lee at Merry Mart this year.

Gayla Lee's jewelry is not only colorful but it has a focus on patterns and geometry. Gayla hand makes her bright jewelry using glassblowing, kiln-forming and cold-working techniques.

Get Funky with Nikdapooh Designs

Want something unique, a little funky and very environmentally friendly? Come to Merry Mart and visit Monica from Nikdapooh Designs. She makes mixed media sculptures using re-purposed materials, colorful and fun original paintings and striking easy to wear jewelry.

Block Party Press, Lot's of Pun this Holiday!

A love for puns and nature inspire Tamara from Block Party Press is a self-taught artist who had her "peanut butter in the chocolate" moment when she combined stamp carving, polymer clay and paint to create unique jewelry and accessories.

Nothing says "Olive You" like a martini olive with heart!

All of her pieces are handmade from start to finish. Block Party Press features all original designs that are carved into  stamps. Then she hand paints each piece and lovingly scratch away the paint to create her signature finish! Block Party Press also creates illustrations and paintings from recycled magazines and product packaging.

Tag Team Vendors

What happens when two great crafters share a space? Tag team vending at Merry Mart with Fisticuffs Leather and Iconolithic. This power house duo will crush the competition and take no prisoners—manufactured mall stores beware! Why would anyone want a cookie cutter present when they can to Merry Mart December the 2nd and meet these two heavy hitters.

Fisticuffs Leather hand-builds cuffs, watchbands and other leather accessories from 100% reclaimed/recycled leather and found objects.

 Jack Hernandez from Iconolithic creates shadow box works of art from found objects. Come see this dynamic duo and do some heavy weight holiday shopping.

Hightail Studios

Hightail Studios is a Baltimore-based handmade crafts business. The artists are Nina Scala and Brian Tetreault, who concentrate on jewelry, but also work in other media such as printmaking and stained glass.

Their unique jewelry designs combine modern metalsmithing techniques with traditional chainmail patterns. Nina’s focal pieces are typically made of silver, copper or gold, and may incorporate pearls or gemstones. Brian’s handmade chain is constructed from silver, gold, or titanium according to ancient patterns. Together they enjoy creating one-of-a-kind art jewelry that is both intriguing and utterly wearable.

Come visit Hightail Studios at Merry Mart the first Sunday of December.

All that Glitters!

Shiny, glittery goodness handmade by Jersey Girl Designs. Everyone needs a little glitter in their lives! Handmade jewelry and accessories made of gemstones, polymer clay, glitter and resin. Unique gifts for everyone!

Come visit Lauren from Jersey Girl Designs to get all your glittery accessories for this holiday season.