 Mahar Drygoods's Profile |
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MaharDrygoods.com |
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| Age: | 37 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | SANTA MONICA, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Zodiac: |  Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) |
| Last Login: | May 13, 2008 (152 days back) |
About Me |
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Hello! My name is Robert Mahar and I've created a web shop, MaharDrygoods.com, which features vintage and artisan crafted gifts for kids. All of the items on the site have been made in the homes and studios of artists, designers and crafters who are thrilled to be sharing their talents with you and the little people in your life. I want to invite you to join us on our inaugural voyage to Wonderland, Neverland, the Land of Nod and all points in between. Check out the site at Mahar Drygoods and let me know what you think! You can see a sampling of some of the great hand crafted items we offer below. Now, I freely admit that starting out in an outfit like this, it’s miraculous my sense of taste didn’t end up entirely in my mouth. My recent background is in studio art and art history, and I've spent the last twelve years working as an appraiser of modern and contemporary art in Los Angeles. And if were you to go back a little further, you'd find a kid that was never finished rearranging his room and would rather stay inside and weave pot-holders on a plastic loom and bake shrinky-dinks than run around the yard. Clearly when attributes were passed out, I got the crafty gene (read - I’m an artsy dork!). So you can only imagine how exciting it is for me to be collaborating with artists, designers and crafters, curating a shop of objects I would be thrilled to present to any kid. |
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I'd like to meet:Have a special little kid in your life? Mahar Drygoods loves kids and thinks that they're worth giving imaginative and well made gifts - toys, games, decor, stationary and bedding. You won't find any mass-produced products at Mahar Drygoods , everything we offer has been hand crafted in the homes and studios of really talented artists, designers and crafters. If you would like to receive periodic updates regarding our ever-changing selection of new merchandise, please join our mailing list below. Join our mailing list:P.S. Please be assured that we have a strict privacy policy and would never share your contact information, and solemnly swear not to clog up your inbox with unwanted email!
In the spring of 2007 I formed the International Chapter of the Junior Society, a blog that explores the riotous world of kiddie culture and design. Regular club meetings offer the opportunity to earn merit badges in arts & crafts, celebrations, cleanliness, decoration, entertainment, gastronomy, literacy, parenting, wardrobe among numerous other categories. I am the self-appointed Grand Poobah of the clubhouse, a title I’ve bestowed upon myself mainly ‘cause it makes me sound like a big shot and somehow justifies my desire to wear a tasseled fez and develop secret handshakes. Come join me - membership is free and it builds character! JuniorSociety.com Create your own visitor map! |
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Books:At Mahar Drygoods , we're working with self-published authors and small publishers to offer fantastic independent books! We've also partnered up with our favorite BIG independent booktore Powell's City of Books in Portland, OR and hand picked selection of a hundred (100!) children's literary favorites which you can find by clicking here . |
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Heroes:These are links to some of my favorite places on the web! Many of the sites listed are run by artists, designers and crafters whose work you'll find at my online shop Mahar Drygoods . A - B Aeolidia Allsorts Anatomy of a Skirt Bella Dia Bird in a Skirt The Black Apple Blend Creations Blissen Blobby Farm Button Arcade C - D Chicadecanela Chikagraphy Jen Corace Lisa Congdon Cool Mom Picks Craft Revolution Creature Co-op Daddy*drama Delightful Blogs E - F Egg-A-Go-Go Camilla Engman Fishcakes G - H Genki Hats Giddy Giddy Gourmet Amigurumi Green Bean Baby Green Wheel Design Happy Owl Glassworks Kelley Hart Creations The Hippest Kid Hop Skip Jump Tania Howells I - J If'n Books + Marks Inspire Company The Imaginary World of Mr. Toast Indie Collective Indie Designer Labels Junior Society K - L KCRW Kiddley Kids Craft Weekly Kissycake Jean Krikorian Izik Levy Lilly Bean Play Food A Little Dear Lovely Design Loobylu M - N Madallie m*o*m Motel Gallery My Sunset Road Moopy & Me myperennial O - P One Good Bumblebee Paperback Swap Paper Relics Peace Fleece Pepperberry Crochet Pink Loves Brown PixieGenne, Meg Rooks Posie Gets Cozy Project Linus Q - R Ready Mech Recycled Reflections Aimee Ray Amy Rue's Lumplings S - TSadly Harmless Sewing Stars Sheriff Peanut Snapatorium Steam Crow Press StyleHive Swap a CD Sweet Nellie This American Life Tiny Showcase U - V Vegan Lunch Box Vintage Pleasure (She's Sew Vintage) W - X Wee Wonderfuls Woollyhoodwinks Y - Z Zen Yarn Garden |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | In a Relationship |
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My Blog |
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Mahar Drygoods, September Show Schedule |
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| Mahar Drygoods is hittin' the open road! We're participating in several shows this coming fall and winter and want to keep you up to date on our whereabouts. Our primary focus has always b... Posted by Mahar Drygoods on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:42:00 PST |
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Diapers on the Dance Floor |
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| All across the country, Baby Loves Disco is slowly but surely transforming the hippest night clubs into child proof discos as toddlers, pre-schoolers and parents looking for a break from the rout... Posted by Mahar Drygoods on Mon, 28 May 2007 06:00:00 PST |
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Little Monster Market |
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| We're kicking off the summer by setting up shop at the Little Monster Market, a brand new craft show featuring completely handmade products and gifts created especially for little monsters and their f... Posted by Mahar Drygoods on Mon, 28 May 2007 05:45:00 PST |
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International Chapter of the Junior Society |
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| Dear Friends, It is my great pleasure to invite you to join the International Chapter of the Junior Society! In my role as proprietor of Mahar Drygoods I spend an absolutely silly number of hours each... Posted by Mahar Drygoods on Fri, 04 May 2007 09:07:00 PST |
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Mahar Drygoods First Birthday! |
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| "Well howdy, little pardner,And welcome to the West.We know today's your birthdayAnd you're to be our guest.So start the record playing,And let's be on our wayTo Happy Birthday RanchoFor roundup time ... Posted by Mahar Drygoods on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:56:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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One Good Bumblebee, Felt Club, HYP Radio, Twink, Camilla, tiny showcase, Renegade Craft Fair, baby loves disco, Bumperboy, izik, Dan Goodsell, Button Arcade, bazaar bizarre boston, schmancy, the sewing star, SewDarnCute, kozynDAN, The Paper Princess, mod*mom, ~+*Mizz Lizz*+~, lala, Gazed-Upon Glass and Cosmic Clean Body, Fat Thumb™, DesignSociety.net, ♥Bad girls R Made of Jagar and Ice♥, Pack Rat Magazine, & i am Amanda-Nicole;™, KABOOGIE SHOES
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