Coastal Arts Market

  I’m Natalie, the creator behind Happier Habits! Along with my amazing and supportive husband, Mike, we make small-batch goods with essential oils and botanicals. Our products are locally handmade in the heart of Leonardtown, Maryland, and locally sourced as much as possible.  You can trust that every item you purchase from Happier Habits is free from harmful chemicals and synthetic additives. We want to flourish our community with products that promotes a happier and healthier lifestyle. Some goods you will regularly find with us are bath salts, foot soaks, cocktail kits, shower steamers, and our DIY roller bar. Perfect items to add to your self-care routine and an absolute favorite for gifts. At Happier Habits, we believe that self-care is a daily essential part of a well-balanced, happier life. There is joy when we are in moments of intentional living as well as being mindful of the products that we use. Our passion for crafting our products stems from a deep-rooted c...

Our summer break is over, it is time to get back to our fall market season. It's hard to believe summer is just about over we hope you enjoyed the summer and you're ready to move into the fall season with us. Our next market date is September 14th. All of our artists, crafters, and makers have been working through the summer making unique items for the upcoming holiday season. The Coastal Arts Market is the perfect place to find something special for birthdays, anniversaries, or just because. With so many unique items, you’re sure to find the perfect gift that shows you care. By shopping at our craft market, you’re supporting local artisans and small businesses. Your purchases help sustain the creative community and keep the spirit of handmade alive. Here's a list of the artists, crafters, and makers for September 14th.   Port WoodCrafts Happier Habits Canine Capes and Cuddles The Boozy Cake Lady Mer Made By Me C & N Crafts Solar De-Lights Nutt House Barrel Work Co. Oc...

  Pat and Kathy Arnold, native St. Mary’s Countians began making crafts together as a hobby. As they became empty nesters and had more time, the hobby turned into much more, repurposing items and creating unique pallet wood and driftwood crafts with a local flair.   

Here is the list of artists, crafters, and makers for our May 18th market. Jewelry by Mary, Naked Cuts, Nutt House Barrel Work Co., Rascalito's Gourmet Salsa, Leathercraft Wonderland, Grandpap's Country Harvest, BML Plasma Arc Works, Trebor's Quilted  Creations, Rain Bow's End, Robins Suncatchers, The Shedshop Studio, Virginia Galang Rustic Florals, Timeless Threadcraft, Kiley Elyse Creations, Nearly Perfect Woodworking, Suds and Sandals, Custom Silver Jewelry by Ron, Kathleen Moran Art, Dargon Breath Aromatics, McElhaney Forge and Needle, Weekend Woodshop

  The Coastal Arts Market reopens for our 10th season on April 20th, our hours are from 9:00 to 3:00  All of our crafters have been working through the winter months making new things that you are sure to love, and each crafter works at their craft to bring you unique, quality products. Not something from a mold or a kit. These true artisans have developed their talents over many years of trial and error to make the products that they sell, that's why they are part of the Coastal Arts Market.  As always, we have a wide variety of gift ideas for everyone from the little ones to the older ones, and even your pets. And you'll find lots of home decor items to suit everyone's taste. We hope to see you Saturday, April 20th at the Leonardtown Wharf. The Shedshop Studio Rainbow's End Flip Flops & What Knots Mary Lou Troutman Art Muzzy's Gifts Nutt House Barrel Works Company Rascalito's Gourmet Salsa McElhaney Forge & Needle Trebor's Quilted Creations Leather...

Hi, my name is Dottie; I am the owner of “Suds and Sandals”. I’ve been doing crafts since I was in my  early 20s when a friend taught me how to crochet. Well, that was the start of it all. Since then I have taught myself to knit and have taught myself many crochet stitches and learned how to read patterns. I also sew and have made all my grandkids their costume when they were little. I started making jewelry and that’s what started me in the craft shows. I’ve painted ceramics, quilling, and other various crafts. When I retired from Target I started doing craft shows. At my first craft show I sold for $8.45. That was so disappointing. But I didn’t let that sway me. I really wanted to sell my stuff. My husband started making soaps and joined me at the shows. Today I make soaps, lotions, lip balms, facial cleansers, etc. I make flea and tick spray and bug off for mosquitos. I make various ornaments and love the challenge it brings to come up with new projects. I love ma...

The Shedshop Studio ~ Tad & Julie Burch  Tad Burch, an avid outdoorsman, has made the jump from plumbing to jewelry. Once his kids grew up, he decided to explore new passions and turned the Shed Shop Studio into a reality. Starting in his cellar, he explored making deer antlers, aka “sheds”, found while walking through the woods or fields, into rings. Now in his newly built shop, he has expanded his materials to include wood and resin. He crafts each ring into a beautiful piece of artwork that he and his wife, Julie, take pride in wearing. They hope to craft a unique experience for everyone who wears their rings.

 Weekend Woodshop ~Hans Boecher Duty called and I served 24 years in the military. After retiring in 1992, I had an interest in woodwork so I started experimenting — furniture, painted wood, lighthouses, windmills, etc. I was reading a magazine about wood one day and ran across an article about intarsia. Intarsia is a thirteenth-century Italian art form consisting of mosaic pictures in wood. I decided to try my hand at this art form and before long I was hooked. In the beginning, it was more of a hobby. I made various pieces of intarsia and gave them away to family and friends. After a while, I began receiving phone calls from people who had seen my work and the idea began to form that I could sell my product. In 1998, I embarked on the art and craft show market and the rest is history! I use hard and soft wood (i.e. walnut, mahogany, cherry, pine, beech, holly, ash – to name a few) and exotic wood from Africa and South America. Some pictures have over 300 pieces. Each piece is car...

Trebor's Quilted Creations ~ Robert Abell

   The Coastal Arts Market is located at the beautiful Leonardtown Wharf  Park                 22500 Washington Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 Local artisans come together one Saturday a month starting in April through June and  again in September through November to sell their hand-crafted items at this open-air market. All items sold must be handcrafted by the seller. This allows you the customer to meet the artist or maker and will enable you to find out about the process that's used in making the items and you can place custom orders for goods. This helps these artists and crafters to build a small cottage business that they can build on and expand in the future.  Remember shopping locally keeps your money in your community where it can do the most good. Buying American-made products is always a good thing. Watch the video and check the dates below.                 ...

  My grandmother was the family seamstress while her three sisters and their daughters were the knitters, crocheters, and quilters. She didn’t learn those skills until she was in her sixties so I learned with her. I was fascinated by all of it as a child and to this day love the tactile sensations of working with yarn and the visual pleasure provided by color. The basic techniques are truly timeless as are many of the patterns. Part of the fun, however, is searching for new patterns and adapting them to add flair. No two pieces are exactly alike. My husband and I moved to Maryland from Wisconsin so he could pursue a graduate degree. We’ve lived in Sunderland in Calvert County for 32 years in a house built in 1920. Much of my working life has involved contract and business management with NASA and NOAA contractors. Needlework was my stress reliever and the source of many wedding and new baby gifts. Now I’m looking forward to turning a hobby into a small business, spending time with ...

  We are the Young's! We have a passion for creating new things from old things. We like having a feeling of purpose. We love to travel, we love the outdoors & we are both very social people! We bike, hike, kayak, and run, we are Tough Mudders and LOVE our 4 kids. One is in the Coast Guard, one is just out of college and 2 are still in college. We started this business because living in the Shenandoah Valley with all of the wineries around us....well, how could we NOT? We LOVE wine! We live part of the time in Southern Maryland because our jobs keep us here, and the rest of our time is spent traveling and working out of our workshop in our Virginia home. We tailor our items to what we are familiar with and themes that we hold dear to our hearts. Bryan is a Maryland native & anyone from Maryland knows blue crabs are a big influence in the life and cuisine of the area! In true Marylander fashion, we have several Blue Crab and Sea Creature-themed items such as Mermaids, Ship...