Here’s your guide to the 2023 Made Here Market! Our list of makers is sorted by alphabetical order. You can look through the entire list or you can browse by category.
My name is Mary Ann Gilfillan and I am a photographer under the name of Altered Life Photography. I do nature and flower photography and am located in Crossville.
My name is Mary Ann Gilfillan and I am a photographer under the name of Altered Life Photography. I do nature and flower photography and am located in Crossville.
Amy began designing jewelry in 2009. She incorporates hand stamped metal into most of her pieces, which allows her to create custom pieces just for you! Her hand stamped jewelry line makes great gifts for everyone!
Andrea feels most at home in the outdoors. Her goals is to share the sense of peace and sanctuary she find in nature with the world through her photography.
Jeremy Barnes loves learning and making old things new again. Working with wood is a way to challenge himself. He loves to create wooden games for others to play.
A full-time wood craftsman of 17 years, Stephen Smith loves working with beautiful local and exotic woods to create products that are both functional and captivating.
"My name is Breanna Larson and I am the creator of Bre Leigh's Creations. Originally under the name tenne.tees, I expanded to encompass macrame and other cool creations I make. As a college student at UTK, I continue to make macrame and other related products on Instagram (@bre.leighscreations) on the side of my education."
After apprenticing with local artists, Scott is now the only shoe repair establishment between Nashville and Knoxville, serving the region since 2013. Recently his daughter Beth Morrell-Wood joined the team. Beth makes leather jewelry as Rose Garden Jewelry – a division of Cowboy Leather Products.
At Crepe Myrtle Home, we work to create one of a kind pieces for your home. When we bought our first home and started to decorate, I realized I was continuously making things I could see in my mind but couldn’t find in stores. From there my passion for creating home decor sprouted and my thoughts of sharing the items I make with others bloomed.
"Flippin Fish is a high quality handmade soft plastic and tackle company. All of our products are handmade and customized for our customers! We strive to make the best possible product for the best price possible!"
Adria can’t remember a time she wasn’t creating. Her love of jewelry started with trips to the bead store and led to her embrace of metalsmithing. After retiring from teaching she started Forged by Adria. Inspired by nature and the beauty of gemstones, she uses fire and hammers to transform silver and copper into beautiful works of wearable art.
I am an award-winning coloured pencil artist, also pursuing double doctorates in Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics, along with my private pilot's license. I am also a published author and stand-up comedienne. I have three whiny, maniacal, co-dependent and-I-swear-they-drop-acid-behind-my-back cats who treat me as if I am the hired help.
Matt began making jewelry eight years ago because he wanted to create pieces for people who weren’t happy wearing mass-produced jewelry.
“I was able repurpose my late father’s machine shop as my workspace with the goal of creating jewelry that people use to express themselves.”
Imagine, design, and create at Imagine Foundry's booth! We're hosting a make 'n take project, a community project, and sensory bins. Don't forget to shop at our kid-entrepreneurs' booths and support young makers!
Judah’s Haven is an herbal wellness company that specializes in organic homegrown food products and healing herbal products, all straight from our farm to your family. A host of health ailments in our family caused us to overhaul the remedies and foods that we used in our home. When we began seeing amazing results with our recipes, we knew it was time to start sharing our goodies with the world.
I have been making crocheted toys, dolls, and baby blankets for about 8 years. I love the smiles when someone finds a special gift for a loved one or for themselves.
This husband and wife team and their baby daughter have lived in Cookeville and Putnam County their entire lives. “We wanted to add something valuable and personal to the city, and we couldn’t imagine that anything could better connect people than ice cream.” Their uniqueness comes from the fact that they make all of their ice cream - and almost all of the candy inside of it - from scratch in their onsite ice cream kitchen.
Hi! I am Mia and I am 11 years old. I have been inspired to be an entrepreneur from The Biz Foundry and my mom. She founded Powered By Her and I would love to be a guest on her podcast one day. Last summer my sister, Lily, and I started Lily's lemonade. I love learning about running a business and serving the community. My goal is to own a dance studio when I get older.
Hi! My name is Carrie Simpson and I’m the maker behind Maker Baker Bread. I have loved making things and crafting for as long as I can remember, from cross stitching as a kid to garment sewing for my own children. I especially love cooking with quality ingredients and entertaining family and friends. There’s not much better than seeing someone’s face when they love what you feed them. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like bread, so learning to make sourdough bread became a passion for me and I’m officially hooked!
"Becca has always been inspired by nature and had a creative mind; she began working with ceramics in 2014 and fell in love! Now she is building her very own home studio where she can create mugs, bowls, plates, candles, and other handmade items for people to enjoy in their homes. Becca hopes to bring joy and functionality to people's homes with her artwork and use her work to share her love of nature and handcrafted items with others."
"I began painting watercolor in 2020 after a paint and sip. I mistakenly bought the wrong supplies, and have been painting watercolor ever since."
We are a veteran-owned candle company located right here in Cookeville. From wax to wick, our candles are inspired by the true beauty of nature and made with all-natural, vegan-friendly ingredients. We start with a 100% paraffin-free soy/ coconut blend wax and add our own essential oil blends to create beautiful, natural scents. We believe nature doesn’t need synthetic fragrance oils or other additives to smell amazing…so neither do our candles. Be sure to stop by our booth to take a sniff and say hello!
I have been a jewelry maker all my life and a macrame artist for over 3 years. Combing the two I create wearable crystal and stone jewelry and home decor items. Creating gives me peace, joy, and calm like nothing else can as well as a sense of accomplishment and confidence in life.
Nookies Cookie Co. has a passion for baking and have always loved sharing sweets with others! We are always looking for new flavors to get creative with to provide unique treats. Nookies Cookie Co. is simply a husband-and-wife duo that enjoy being in the kitchen together and baking up some tasty affordable goodies for others to enjoy!
Having a pack of seven rescue dogs, we want to give them delicious, natural, and healthy treats they love. This started us experimenting with pet treat recipes at home. It was a success...they love them and we feel better knowing they are getting a more natural, healthy treat. As we shared our homemade pet treats with friends and family, we found they and their pets were thrilled with the results. We wanted to share that success with other pet families. We are passionate about animals with a strong commitment to our community and will use our success to help others in need.
"My name is Raven Ariana Williamson, and I'm originally from Lancaster, Ca. I have lived in Cookeville for 12 years. I've been drawing ever since I was old enough to pick up a Crayola. My grandmother was very artistic, and I'd like to think she passed some of her talent down to me. I usually paint or draw traditionally, However over the past 5 years I've been drawing digitally on my iPad pro. It offers a large variety of products I can make my art into, and has helped me grow significantly as an artist."
Dennis is a retired volunteer firefighter who decided on kettle corn for a retirement career. He has been making sweet and salty, cheddar, and salted caramel corn for about ten years. Dennis especially enjoys popping corn for community service events in Cookeville, such as the Back to School Bash, and movie night at Life Church; he travels around doing festivals, soccer tournaments, and celebrations in Tennessee and neighboring states.
I use foraging and wildcrafting as a means to connect with and get to know the natural world around me. My goal is to produce sustainable apparel with a story. I scour thrift stores for unique pieces to upcycle and give new life with botanical dyes. I have a deep love for plants and love making wearable art with plant allies I've developed a relationship with.
Susan invented her dream job based on her love of fine craft, nature, and a desire to work for herself. “For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed making things and being outside. We live in an amazing place and it is easy to find inspiration in the world around us.” Using bright colors, carved texture, complementary patterns and her own whimsical perspective, Susan captures a light-hearted view of the natural world and pairs it with thrown and hand-built functional, white stoneware.
Family owned and operated Custom Exempt Meat Processing facility, located in Cookeville TN. We are ready to help you with all your animal processing needs. Do not own an animal? We can connect you with a local rancher who can supply the beef or pork to get your freezer filled. Now booking appointments, we look forward to being able to serve you!
"After I graduated college and started working full time as a drafter for a local architecture firm, I started baking French Macarons as a challenge and I fell in love with the creativity of it! Once I had my daughter October 2020, I started running my business full time. I create a variety of flavors based off of the season, my favorite desserts (I have a major sweet tooth), and also customer input! I now have an online shop that is available to order from and I do events and pop ups at local shops!"
I'm Kristin from Wooden Love. I specialize in handmade, wooden home decor and furniture. I love showcasing the natural beauty of the wood and adding my own flair to it.
"I consider my woodworking a hobby and enjoy the relaxation it provides from my everyday demands. When you take a “chunk” of wood and start shaving off as it turns rapidly in front of you, your gouges and scrapers become brushes on a canvas. This allows me to escape and create what is in my mind at the time. The neat and wonderful thing about these Treasures is that they are “One-of-a-Kind Treasures, Made One at a Time”
