Out of Our Hands Gallery - fine handcrafted creations

We thought we’d start to share some of the websites, magazines, articles, and other findings that give us inspiration, and what better to begin with than NICHE magazine, one of our go-to resources for craft retailers.  The magazine (which we have a subscription to) offers advice for the seasons, looks at recent trends in retail, shows popular wholesale craft companies, and even interviews small brick and mortar shop owners.  (more…)

As we’re nearing the end of April and peope are really starting to enjoy visiting the town, that can only mean one thing…the Emmaus Farmer’s Market is about to begin!  (more…)

In celebration of the Easter holiday, we are now offering 25% off our ornately decorated Pysanky Eggs!  (more…)

We are proud to present Barbara Schultz of Walnutport, PA as our newest featured artisan!  (more…)

Well, the snow scared away all of our customers.  So, why not have a sale? (more…)

Flowers and chocolates for your Valentine may be great and all…but this year, why not surprise her (or him too!) with a truly unique gift?  Here are some hand-picked selections that will say “I love you” in a truly unique way. 

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In order to introduce our featured artisan, fabric artist Louise Mikowychok, we asked a few questions about her background and craft.  Her answers are not only interesting, they are inspiring as well!  Thanks to Louise for being our first featured artisan!

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Thanks for visiting our new and improved outofourhands.com!!  Launched on January 1st, 2010, it is our first of many improvements that we have planned for the new decade.

The site was designed by 4O1 Creative, the best web design firm in the Lehigh Valley (and I am so lucky to call one of the members my husband!!).  There were many hours put in to designing each portion to exactly fit our vision, and it was wonderful that we could customize everything in order to meet the needs of our customers and our artists.  (more…)