The Dawn of a New Era for the HodgePodgery

The HodgePodgery is back and better than ever at it's new location- 1320 N 3rd St Harrisburg, PA. This great shop is chock full of handmade items made by local artisans. They have hair accessories, jewelry, soap, hats, magnets, and so much more. If you're looking to buy a unique handmade gift for yourself or a friend/family member this is definitely a place you should check out. Best of all you are supporting a local business! You can visit and peruse the wares on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 am-7 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am-5 pm.

Afternoon Tea at The Hershey Pantry

Last Thursday my mom and I went to The Hershey Pantry for tea to celebrate my birthday. You can order the afternoon tea from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. You get an assortment of tea packets to use-Bigelow and Tetley Tea. I would have liked a little more variety in the tea bag selections. First they serve you the soup of your choice from the daily choices. We chose the chicken noodle soup-it is pretty tasty! The rest of our food came out on the three tiered tray pictured here:

1st tier: Raspberry Scones and Whipped Cream Cheese, 2nd tier: Grilled Ham and American Cheese-served on a pretzel roll with cucumbers, sprouts and herb sauce, Pantry Club-grilled turkey and bacon with brie, lettuce, tomatoes, and herb sauce; served on grilled multigrain bread. 3rd tier: Raspberry Tarts, Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars, Strawberry Napoleons, and Mini Creme Brulee's. Everything was very good. And we can't wait to go back and try some more of The Hershey Pantry's yummy food. :)

Craft Show Report

Incase anyone was wondering the 1st day was a good sales day and the 2nd day we only had one sale the whole time. Overall though I think it was worth it. I had a good time and it is always nice to sell some of our wares. Now I need to see how much of the leftover stock can be taken to the HodgePodgery in Harrisburg. Plus I think I have enough yo-yo magnets to take some to the new HodgePodgery in Lancaster. Of course anything that was part of our Etsy shop has now been added back. I do wish though that they had more choices for food-they had a baked goods stand and then for lunch there was only falafel. The falafel wasn't to bad but for some reason the spices in it made my eyes water. And it really cleared my sinuses. lol. Anyway that is about it-now back to all the other holiday madness.

Artsfest

A storm is brewing outside and I have 2 hours till Royal Pains starts so here I am writing a blog post. On Sunday I went with my mom to help at The HodgePodgery's tent at Artfest. (We consign under our business, avocado) The weather was very nice that day. Perhaps I bit too nice as I got a little sun on my shoulders and back. Ouchie! There was so much to see and eat too. I wish we could have gotten to see more art but we got tired of walking. And there were so many tents set up. I had a lovely day even if I was very tired after words. Here's my pics of The HodgePodgery's tent and some random pics too.

ArtsFest 2010

My Birthday!

I just got back from spending the weekend with my grandma and grandpa. We were celebrating my birthday. I had a lovely time. We went to Olive Garden last night and I ordered the Four Cheese Pansotti w/ Chicken. It was very good. Now that I have been spoiled and am all partied out I think it is time to get back to the normal routine. I am still contemplating what to blog about in the future. I don't want to become to boring. If anyone sees this please let me know what makes a blog interesting to you. Thanks! And before I wrap this up I want to show you the cake I got from The Pennsylvania Bakery.

Have a good rest of your Monday!

~Chelsea

The HodgePodgery

One of my birthday gifts was a gift certificate to The HodgePodgery in Harrisburg, PA. My mom and I consign things here as well as sell things on Etsy. They sell all kinds of Recycled, Re purposed & Handmade Whatnots made by local artisans. This shop has a huge variety of wonderful things for sale. I highly recommend checking out this fantastic shop if your in the area. Since there are so many things to choose from and I am also so indecisive it took me a while to decide what to spend my gift certificate on. And I ended up spending money from our account too. Next time I will be sure to bring my cash. :) Here is the HodgePodgery's website for more info:

http://www.thehodgepodgery.com/

by: Froggy Pants Creations

http://www.froggypants.com

by: Play'n with Beads

www.playnwithbeads.etsy.com

by: Glow Green Glass Company

www.letsgetlitcandles.com