Your new best FRED: amazing accessories, terrific tees, genius jewelry, and tons more super cute gifts, books and doodads for the young at heart

Magpie is a brick and mortar store located in Davis Square, Somerville, MA. We strive to provide an alternative to shoppers where they can buy cool stuff while supporting artists, crafters and indie designers rather than spending their dollars on mass-produced goods. We also carry a smattering of funky vintage housewares just cuz we like 'em.

Somewhere within the vast network of bricks, cheese steaks and ghosts of illustrious presidents, illustrator Michelle McCoskey is constructing her curiosities in the fine city of Philadelphia.

Housewares and accessories made from recycled materials

Welcome to Sparkle Craft guitar straps! We cater to rock stars, hipsters & dorks at heart! All the neato guitar straps found on this website are sweat-shop free, vegan and made in Austin, TX. We literally have hundreds of unique guitar strap styles & options, so you'll definitely find a strap that suits your individual style. We have gobs of printed guitar straps including polka dots, stripes, floral, stars & camouflage as well as lots of special customizable guitar straps like our Lace, Rock Star & Word-Up straps.

The Sampler is a super fun marketing & promotional tool for indie businesses. Each month, independent crafters, artists, shops, zines and record labels who run web-based businesses send samples and promotional materials to a contribution pool. All the samples are photographed, posted to the site and then are portioned out, put in little packages and sent off to Sampler Subscribers, other Sampler Contributors and members of the Media all over the world!

Nature inspired art and craft