Crafter's Profile: Fun Crafters

Every year at Musikfest, there is a little area in the Colonial Industrial Quarter, between Festplatz and Volksplatz, where the emphasis is not so much on music, but artisan crafters and their wares.

They call it Handwerkplatz. Veteran ‘festers know it as the place to buy unique items like handmade soaps, handcrafted jewelry and original works of art. All of the vendors there share the common bond of selling items they made themselves.

Here is a closer look at one of them:

Fun crafters

Owners: Bill and Margaret Tamburino, Breinigsville. 610-682-7791 Funcrafters@enter.net

Products: yard birds, lawn sculptures, metal art and bead blasting, giant bicycles, wagons, fish, dog and cat sculptures, planters, candy dishes, letter organizers, lollipop holders, all from recycled, found objects.

Most popular: spigot flowers, garden sculpture; commissioned utilitarian and art sculptures.

Where to obtain: The Tamburinos’ home studio and festivals, including Wheels of Time show, Macungie.