Alternative Gift Market

11/04/2020

Vendor Highlight: Playgrounds for Palestine

We have been proud participants in the Alternative Gift Market for many years.

We sell FairTrade Certified Organic Palestinian Olive oil. 100% of the proceeds from our sales benefit the building of Playgrounds and our mission:
1) To uphold the Right to Play, per Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, for Palestinian children living in Palestine under Israeli occupation, or in refugee camps elsewhere.

Article 31 (Leisure, play and culture): Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities.

The link to our olive oil is:

It has come to our attention that the spout on these tins may be defective. The plastic pull does not come off easily and most people have had to use a knife or scissors to cut a hole for the oil to pour. We are hugely sorry for this inconvenience. For this reason, we are discounting the price to $3...

11/01/2020

Vendor Highlight:

VISIBLE STIMULI (Photographer Andras Szekely)

I made these greeting cards in my car while I was homeless. I love nature and I was fortunate enough to immortalize the beauty in photographs what I was seeing, I also learned to create painterly/ artistic effects on computer. I used to exhibit in major art show with success but it's no longer viable. By creating greeting cards I would like to share my work with as many people as I can, not to mention it also will help me at age 69 to stand up on my feet again. I'm hoping that you will enjoy to looking, buying my pictures and willing to help me spread my work among your friends and relatives. I would be delighted with some marketing help.

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10/11/2020

Rainbow Dust Portraiture

I'm a genderq***r social justice artist who likes to make art that represents the q***r community. I make a variety of items including stickers, pins, cross stitch, and crochet. Proceeds from many of my works go to nonprofit organizations like the ACLU and others that work to promote civil rights and protect marginalized communities.

To view/purchase my work:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/rainbowdustartstore
https://linktr.ee/rainbowdustportraiture (all social media links can be found here)

I also offer custom or commissioned pieces: inquiries can be directed to [email protected].

09/26/2020

We are sad to report that the Alternative Gift Market for this year has been cancelled due to Covd-19. In the coming weeks we will be highlighting how you can continue to support our vendors through website sales during this time. Check back often during October and November!

11/10/2019

These stunning photographs are on sale at the Alternative Gift Market for 1 more day (TOMORROW 9-3 at St Luke Lutheran in Devon; altgiftmkt.com for more info)! They were taken by photographer, Andras Szekely; see more at www.visiblestimuli.com

11/09/2019

Exquisite hand-made fabrics, crocheted creations, original artwork, unique jewelry... and coffee and chocolate, and so much more!! Find it all at the Alternative Gift Market! There is 1 more day of the event -- TOMORROW from 9-3 at Saint Luke in Devon (altgiftmkt.com for more info).

11/09/2019

These wonderful hand-made soaps and candles from Nether Providence Soap Company smell even better than they look! Come to the Alternative Gift Market tomorrow (9-3 at Saint Luke in Devon; altgiftmkt.com) and check them out!!

11/08/2019

NEW THIS YEAR: Bring your pet when you come to the Alternative Gift Market this weekend! DIY Pet Photos with Santa will be available from 9am-3pm on Saturday and 12pm-3pm on Sunday. Donations support Spark Student Ministries!
Teens from Saint Luke will be available to petsit for you while you shop at the market!

11/08/2019

Now you can wear your climate activism around town! Come to the Alternative Gift Market (fair-trade and hand-made items; altgiftmkt.com for more info) on November 9 & 10, and check out the new "eco-scarf" from Sewn for Good that raises funds for the Academy of Natural Sciences https://sewnforgood.com/product/the-eco-scarf/

10% of all sales go to the Academy of Natural Sciences 22" square of 100% cotton Machine edge hem Hand or machine wash All sales final

11/07/2019

PLAYGROUNDS FOR PALESTINE will have a table at the Alternative Gift Market (fair-trade and hand-made items; Nov 9 & 10; altgiftmkt.com), selling delicious fair-trade olive oil -- stock up for yourself, and give some as gifts, all while supporting playgrounds for Palestinian children! https://www.playgroundsforpalestine.org/

10/27/2019

This year's market is mentioned in the latest SavvyMainLine post! We are looking forward to having photographer Andras Szekely join us this year.

Townhomes and McMansions are so 20 years ago. Seems everywhere we turn, there’s an apartment complex just waiting to be built. From Narberth to Ardmore to Berwyn and beyond, developers are teeing up hefty rental projects. 2,000 new units are in the pipeline in Lower Merion alone. So many, in fact,...