haldecraft — Gainesville

Got plans a week from today - Sunday, December 4th, 2016? Want some plans? Come to GLAM (website; Facebook) When: Sunday, Dec. 4 from 10am to 4pm Admission: FREE! Where: Historic GRU Operations Center, Power District, 625 SE 5th Ave. -- follow the signs from South Main Street/Depot Road Admission is free this year, and there’s a kid’s activity area (as well as an adult activity area involving two local breweries and some food trucks). I’m a bit nervous this year, as I’m outside again (last year it was sunny and warm but hella windy!). I have a tent, though...

I'm so excited to announce I was accepted into GLAM again this year! This will be my fourth time, and it just keeps getting better and better. Here's a shot from my booth last year - ... can you see the booth through all the people?! I always have a great time, and you are the people who make it so great. There are about 50 other local venders, all artists and makers and creative sorts. I absolutely love this event. The energy is always high, the catering is great, the beer is cold, and between all the artists and...

I don't take a large number of days off (you've all heard this song before). But on those rare occasions when I *do* take a day off, I play hard. That Poor Man and I went and spent the day at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens back in June. If you follow me on Instagram, you might remember -- we got stuck in the rain in a gazebo at the end of a path, near a waterfall. It was just a terrible way to spend half an hour (I'm kidding, it was heavenly). We went to the gardens for a couple of reasons....

I made some mugs for Broken Shelves Books & Art here in Gainesville Florida (here's their Facebook page). These are ginormous 16-ounce mugs with the Broken Shelves logo on them. Find them locally at Broken Shelves (in the Sun Center behind the Hipp downtown, Gainesville, Florida) or give them a call at (352) 234-6356, Tuesday through Saturday, 5 PM - 11 PM. I bet he'd ship one to you!

I've never had the kind of money set aside where I could do random large donations to charities or non-profits that represent something I believe in, so to offset that lack I've always tried to be generous with my time. I've volunteered at many organizations here and there throughout the years. Since starting HaldeCraft, though, while having my eye on a couple of different agencies I'd like to be volunteering my time with, regretfully I don't have the time. But I do know of a non-profit group here in town that takes donations, and some of the things on their...