The holiday shopping season is right around the corner and we are kicking it off this year on Saturday, October 25, with the PA Wilds Makers Market. This online shopping event will take place on the PA Wilds Marketplace, Shop.PAWilds.com, and will feature sales, specials, and new products from PA Wilds artisans. You can support the region and get your shopping done early this year, while learning more about the small businesses throughout the PA Wilds.
Here’s how to shop:
- On October 25, watch videos shared by the participating artists on this page to learn more about each of the businesses and the artisans.
- Check out which artists are offering new products and deals. Click the artists' pictures to be taken to their individual storefronts and see all their offerings.
- Use the black banner at the top of the page to keep coming back to this page so you can easily jump to other makers' storefronts.
- Once you're finished shopping, simply go to your cart to check out. All applicable discounts will be applied in the cart. Select your shipping options for each artist and proceed to check out.
- From beauty and self-care items crafted from items grown in their gardens to jewelry and fine art, the Makers Market will feature products perfect for all the loved ones in your life. (And it's just in time for holiday shopping!)
Join us to find local artisans and unique products and to watch demonstrations, tours and interviews.
MEET PARTICIPATING MAKERS
Allegheny Nesting: Jill Forquer is a homesteader and entrepreneur who creates seasonal home decor, handmade goat milk soap, engraved charcuterie boards , dough bowl candles and wooden jewelry.
- $10 customizable ornaments
Artwork by Julie Mader: As a teaching artist, Julie finds it difficult to keep the joy of making art all to herself. She uses a variety of mediums to bring her joy of art to others. Whether it is her handpainted scarves, DIY watercolor kits, or her new Collaborative Series prints, you can bring home a treasured piece of the Wilds.
- Free USA shipping
- Buy two packs, get one free Holiday Greeting Cards (poinsettia and PA Wilds) while supplies last
Asaph Waters Editions: Carl Frederick Lawrenson grew up in Susquehanna, majoring in art ediucation in college, and since spending his life painting nature scenes. Shop prints of his paintings or get 56 in one coffee table book, which also features the stories behind them.
- 10% off all canvases
Biscuit Authority: It matters where the treats & chews we buy come from. That is why Laura put her heart & soul into sourcing ingredients right here in Pennsylvania. Biscuit Authority LLC was launched with the idea of bringing your pet the highest quality pet treats & chews farm to pet!
- Free USA shipping
Brady Photography: Offering you more than just prints, Steve's photography is an invitation to experience and share the beauty of the PA Wilds. Whether it's through a fine art piece adorning your wall or a greeting card sent to a loved one, each image is an echo of the wilderness, meant to inspire and transform your living space into a gallery of natural wonder.
- 25% off orders over $100
Conklin Studio Pottery: Hand-sculpted items for garden and home are hand built from mid-high fire stoneware and porcelain clays and range from garden items such as toadstools and astrological symbols to magnets and figurines!
- New products
Elk & Walnut Creative Corner: Inspired by the PA Wilds and their families love for collecting souvenirs, Elk & Walnut Creative Corner creates one-of-a-kind souveniers for locals and visitors.
- 10% off all products
Ellen Paquette Art: Ellen is a fine art painter specializing in animal portraits, primarily endangered species, and creating whimsical soft sculpture creatures inspired by the natural world, mythology and folklore.
- 15% off all prints
Highland Chocolates: Let Highland Chocolates be your source for irresistibly sweet snacks and premium chocolate gifts for all occasions. Highland Chocolates is owned and operated by Partners In Progress, Inc. Partners In Progress “PIP” is a non-profit 501(c)(3) vocational agency and is located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. Partners In Progress empowers people with disabilities to succeed.
- New products
Horner's Pens: Handcrafted Pens make the perfect gift for that hard to buy for person on your shopping list. All pens come with a special gift box and an extra refill ink cartridge.
- 25% off all products
Kevin Coolidge: Author of The Totally Ninja Racoons, Kevin created a series of PA Wilds based early chapter books, target audience first through fourth grade. Short chapters, humor, adventure, and one picture per chapter keep kids feeling a sense of engagement and accomplishment as they plow through these stories and ask for more!
- Free USA shipping
OneTen The Studio LLC: Kelsey Kleiner is a type designer and creative director with a love for building brand identities from the letterform up.
She launched the creative studio & type foundry, OneTen The Studio® in 2021 stepping into entrepreneurship to create more intentional, personal, and type-focused work.
- New products
Pheasant Tail Design Co: The goal of Pheasant Tail Design Co is to provide quality, affordable and fun custom fly rods to people of all skill levels. Owner Jeff Keiser hopes to provide a lot of what you need to have a great day fly fishing one of the many quality trout streams in Pennsylvania.
- New products
Side Door Soaps & Sundry Co: Sensitive skin needs care and attention so Side Door Soaps handcrafts wholesome soap and a variety of personal care products to love your bodies with using plant oils that are sourced responsibly and processed as minimally as possible. Each ingredient is chosen for a specific purpose, no fillers here!
- 25% off all products
The Wild Botanica: A nature-lover, soapmaker, and an entrepreneur, Rebecca offers safe and natural bath products to the wild folks of the PA Wilds with the goal to give back to local and global communities and to impact conservation awareness one day.
- Buy 3 artisan soaps, get one FREE!
- Buy 6 artisan soaps, get a FREE The Wild Botanica branded tote bag!
- Buy 9 artisan soaps, get a FREE The Wild Botanica branded T-shirt!
- 50% off all The Wild Botanica branded T-shirts!
PA Wilds Conservation Shop: The inaugural PA Wilds Conservation Shop opened at Kinzua Bridge State Park in August 2016. After exploring the height and hikes surrounding the Kinzua Skywalk, meander through the visitor center to visit the Conservation Shop and enjoy educational displays about the location’s history. This gift-giving destination is perfect for all kinds of travelers, whether you live in the PA Wilds or are just visiting. The visitor center is open year-round with seasonal hours.
- Offering a free Outdoor Discovery Atlas with any order on the marketplace $50 or over.
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