Hullabaloo Makers Feature: Have you met…?

We’re thrilled to welcome these talented makers at our first annual Hudson Valley Hullabaloo!  (Check out the blog for more makers features, coming soon!)

Gray Works Design – Andrew Gray’s Footed Platte™ cutting boards have been featured in Dwell Magazine, Apartment Therapy, Martha Stewart’s Whole Living, and more.  In addition to his rustically chic cutting boards, Andrew also makes small furniture, bowls, and other accessories.  He hails from Woodstock, NY and will be at space #24 at Hullabaloo with beautiful gifts for the gourmet and more!

Beyond the Picket Fence – Gwen’s natural bath and body products are handmade in small batches in Middletown, NY.  Her soaps, facial products, hand and body care products,  oils, perfumes, and green laundry products are made with therapeutic-grade essential oils, herbs, and other natural and organic ingredients,  and are free of alcohol, fillers, synthetic fragrance, parabens, and sulfates.   Visit Beyond the Picket Fence at Hullabaloo in space #2 and pick up gifts for everyone on your list: from shaving cream for Dad to hand creams for your Secret Santa!

The Canning Jar – Janet Wendover makes her yummy low-sugar jams, pestos, and other sauces in Millbrook, NY.  With traditional and unique flavors, The Canning Jar’s products are perfect for the foodie, or hard-to-buy-for friend or co-worker (who doesn’t love jam!?!?) on your holiday shopping list. Janet can frequently be found at local farmers’ markets and special events.  At Hullabaloo, you can find her in space #21!

Dewey Howard by Elizabeth Grubaugh – Elizabeth offers an energetic collection of silkscreened prints, cards, journals, and home accessories.  Her organic cotton silkscreened drawstring bags are a favorite product—they have a million different uses, making them great gifts for just about anyone!  She hails from Tuxedo Park, NY, but you can say hello to her at space #6 at Hullabaloo!

Boneshaker Print Shop – Steven at Boneshaker Print Shop designs and screen prints awesome shirts, album packages, show posters, and more from his shop at the Shirt Factory in Kingston.  He specializes in custom work, and will be in space #32 (in “The Arch” area) at Hullabaloo with local-themed t-shirts and more featuring hip original designs!  

Thanks to our sponsors for being part of the party!

The Hullabaloo Team would like to give a HUGE shout out to all of our amazing sponsors:

• Chronogram, the BEST magazine EVER: for sponsoring our ad in the November issue!

• Green Mountain Energy, the nation’s longest serving (and most awesome) renewable energy retailer.

• Livingston Street Early Childhood Community: socially responsible care and education for the young child. (Kingston’s most fun, creative, and inspiring day care!)

• Courtney Strong, Inc., an amazing full-service marketing and communications firm, serving the government, not-for-profit, and corporate sectors, and specializing in providing outreach and education on behalf of clients who are leading the transition to a clean energy economy.

• Clay Wood & Cotton, a fantastic shop chock full of handmade gifts and crafts supplies, in Beacon and online! 

• Pop’s Tattoo Emporium, damn, they’re good! Check out their work on Facebook and visit the shop on Morton Boulevard in Kingston.

• Pages Past, purveyors of fine books and paper collectibles. Check out their incredible selection on ebay!

When we first started talking about Hullabaloo, we knew that we had some of the core skills needed to organize such an event, but we knew we couldn’t do it alone. Danielle and Joe (of Wishbone Letterpress, and the founders and craft fair wizards of Hullabaloo) could do the design work and handle most of the logistics, while Courtney (whose other hat is as a copywriter and marketing consultant, doing business as Seventh Cloud Creative Solutions) could handle the writing and marketing tasks. But, while we knew we didn’t want to make any profit from organizing Hullabaloo, pulling off something like this is no small task, and as starving artists and young entrepreneurs on a shoestring budget, we need the help of some like-minded folks who appreciate our mission and understand Hullabaloo’s concept. In order to make this event as epic as we envision, we put out a call to sponsors to help us…

• pay for printing of posters and postcards

• add all the fun elements (such as a DJ, mascot, decorations, and more!) that are necessary to 

encouraging the party-like atmosphere that is part of what will make Hullabaloo unique. 

• put on an exciting event where we can collect funds for The Queens Galley food pantry, because part of Hullabaloo’s goal is to craft a stronger community.

The fantastic business owners above answered our call for help and are making Hullabaloo possible— so please support them in return! Thanks, sponsors, for being part of the party!

Inspiring Future Makers at Livingston Street’s Kids’ Craft Table!

Three words you won’t hear at Hullabaloo: “Mom, I’m borrreeedddd…”  Meltdowns at the mall?  Kids stay happy at Hullabaloo!

Thanks to Cheryl Demuth of Livingston Street Early Childhood Community, who is running Hullabaloo’s kids’ craft table, the whole family will be entertained and engaged while you shop, munch, and play at Hullabaloo!

Cheryl is the director of the Livingston Street Early Childhood Community in Kingston, a small, non-profit full-day preschool program for 3-5 year-olds.  “At our core, Livingston Street believes that emotional well-being and social competence are nourished in the young child through meaningful relationships with peers, caregivers, and through exposure to the outdoors,” says Cheryl.  Kids who meet Cheryl have made a friend for life—she’s warm, fun, and knows just how to relate to them while providing a nurturing educational experience.  Parents love her too—as one of the testimonials on www.livingstonstreet.org states “I feel so happy to say that all my child really needs to know she learned at Livingston Street.”

At Hullabaloo, Cheryl will be guiding children from preschool age to twelve years old through a craft project that engages their imagination and encourages their creativity.  The kids will get to bring home their creations and may be inspired to become “makers” themselves.  

Thanks, Cheryl, for inspiring these future artists—Hullabaloo vendors in the making!