Vermont Trip

Vermont Trip
  I made a little visit to Vermont this weekend to meet our makers at Farmhouse Pottery. Tiffany and I had both met their founder, Zoe, and some of their other staff at NY Now in the past, but going to their workshop in Woodstock allowed me to see how they present...

New website

New website
I hope you've noticed that we have a new look to our home page. While we were busy promoting Small Business Saturday and the 12 Days of Quinstance, our IT elf (aka Dan, the unsung hero of Quinstance who develops all the software and backend that makes your orders go through) was...

A little surprise...

A little surprise...
This Saturday, November 28, is Small Business Saturday, but it's also the beginning of something we're calling The 12 Days of Quinstance. Each day — November 28 through December 9 — we'll reveal a featured gift idea. The featured item will be 15% off for that day only, while supplies last!...

November 19 — American Made Matters Day

November 19 — American Made Matters Day
The logo to the right is the logo for the trade group called American Made Matters. We're members of this organization, which you've probably never heard of unless you've seen us post about them on one of our social media accounts. You've probably also never heard of American Made Matters Day,...

Introducing Peter Fotis!

Continuing with the introductions, let’s meet our next Quinstance teammate: Peter Fotis! Pete first met Erin through a unique coincidence: Erin’s family moved into Pete’s former home! He was thrilled to have a wonderful family move into his childhood home and over time Pete and Erin would become better acquainted...

Introducing Tiffany Worthy!

Our team introductions continue! Last week we introduced our fearless leader Erin Sandler. Next up we have our Assistant Manager and Erin’s right hand woman: Tiffany Worthy! Tiffany has twelve years of retail experience, working in numerous businesses including The Children’s Place, J.Jill, and Tourneau. Tiffany was drawn to Erin’s...

Introducing our Featured Makers Series

Our store wouldn't exist without the products we carry. And those products wouldn't exist without the people whose hands, hearts and heads are constantly engaged in making their products and then making them better. Everything we carry has a story behind it, but more importantly every story has a person...

The Crafting Spirit!

Over the past few weeks, I’ve become obsessed with making things. Some people may not find this particularly strange. The internet has fueled a DIY culture on a scale never before imaginable. The genre has such a grip on our consciousness that there are whole articles dedicated to teaching you...

Walking the walk

You've probably read by now that we're dedicated to supporting American and fair trade makers by carrying their products. But as our construction process is winding down, I've been reflecting on how we've been trying to incorporate that ethos into the store itself, not just into our product selection. We've kept an...