Community has always been at the heart of Homespun: Modern Handmade.

In addition to welcoming Spring and its much needed cleansing energy, we are SO EXCITED to welcome old friends and new neighbors to the 800 block of Mass Ave, where Homespun has been nestled for over a decade!

TOMORROW BOOK STORE

An independent bookstore is JUST what we needed on Mass Ave! As lovers of literature, we are thrilled for the chance to browse the shelves of Tomorrow Bookstore when they open in early April! If you just can’t wait to see them in person, you can order now from their website. Say hi when you can and pick up a must-read from Indy’s newest bookstore.

Welcome Back, BEST CHOCOLATE

Best Chocolate in Town is back on the block and as delicious as ever! Best Chocolate in town is no understatement, and our staff is happy dancing to have sweets and treats within walking distance from our shop. Best Chocolate is also offering chocolate making classes and more. Come give your sweet tooth its best day ever.

Peabody’s Emporium

While this sweet shop isn’t new to Mass Ave we are always eager to see what new plants, products, eclectic items, and curiosities are popping up next door at Peabody’s Emporium.

Bottleworks and The Garage

In the last few years, Bottleworks District, including the Bottleworks Hotel and The Garage, have given our end of the block a new life! Its awesome to see folks from Indy and beyond gather to share a meal from dozens of local spots, or play all day at Pins Mechanical Co. Don’t miss other great shops located in The Garage and around Bottleworks, like Good Neighbor and more. The Bottleworks district is a welcoming hangout for visitors and Indy locals alike. We can’t wait to see more friendly faces walking around the district as it gets nicer out!

At Homespun, we have A LOT to be excited about on our favorite end of Mass Ave! Come for a stroll and check out all the happenings with your favorite shops, familiar and brand new. We’ll see you soon!

Join us Saturday, Nov. 27 in store and online for Small Business Saturday.

OUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR IS ALMOST HERE!

This Saturday, Nov. 27, is SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY and we can’t wait to celebrate with you in store and online! Our shop is open from 9 am to 9 pm, and we encourage all to get out and support local all day long. The first 25 customers to make a purchase with us will receive SWAG BAGS full of treats.

When you shop small with us you’re supporting a local, woman owned (and majority woman staffed) business AND the hundreds of local and midwest makers we work with. Help us support the local creative community by shopping small this Saturday & all season long

We are so excited for Small Biz Saturday. Make sure you tag us on social media if you make it to the store to party with us! If you plan on staying in with the family Saturday, no worries – you can support from the comfort of your home online at shop.homespunindy.com. 

Support local and shop small this Saturday with us and your favorite independent shops!

Say it all with a customized, personal gift basket from Homespun. Stop in or call us to get started creating a one of a kind gift for any individual or group!

Looking for a personalized way to say thinking of you, welcome home, congrats, thank you, good work, happy birthday, or just HELLO??

We’re happy to help you create CUSTOM GIFT SETS, made to fit your budget, theme, or occasion. ⁠
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Give us a call, drop us a line or come by the store today to create a special something with the help of our customizable gift boxes.

 (Indiana themed gift boxes)

How to get started:

– Call us at 317.351.0280, or come by the store to talk with our fabulous sales team about your gift idea!

– Give us a little information about your recipient(s) and the occasion you’re buying for. Coworkers, friends, neighbors? We’ll help you find the PERFECT gift for anyone.

– Provide us with a budget and theme, if you’d like. We can work within any budget! Popular gift set themes have included local food, Indianapolis, Welcome Home, and Back to the Office gifts.

– We can also give you options for sizes and styles of boxes and market trays.

– Our Sales Floor team will take this information and get started putting together a sample for you to review.

– Once you approve the items we selected, we’ll fill the orders and add our pizazz custom gift wrapping your boxed sets for pick up.

– We’ll call or message you when its time to pick your one of a kind gift baskets up, usually within the same day!

– For smaller or individual orders, you’re also welcome to shop around while we put your gift together. Take a stroll on Mass Ave or browse around while we work our magic creating a one of a kind gift for you!

We can fit any budget, and any theme! We have as much fun as you do creating and custom wrapping these one of a kind gift baskets. Whether you’re spreading love from Indy or saying thank you to your work family, you’ll find unique, Midwest made gifts at Homespun.

Happy first week of August! Here’s all things happening in and around the shop.

SUMMER, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?

Between sunny days shopping local, rearranging our store displays, and having fun at our events like Handicraft Exchange and Mass Ave’s Sidewalk Sales, we feel like August has SNUCK UP on us. Here are a few shop and community happenings as we enter the first week of the last month of summer.

In the shop: 

Our staff has been working hard jazzing up the store. No major changes, but we’ve been organizing and reorganizing, creating brand new shelf displays, and freshening up the store for an even better shopping experience. Very thankful for our teams’ flair for creative displays, and for their ability to make this HOUSESPUN a HOMESPUN. Come on in to see our progress as we make an even brighter, fresher space!

What We’re Loving: 

Leo Season: Happy Birthday to all the passionate, confident, independent LEOS! Find the perfect, unique gift for your favorite Leo in store & online.

SNACKS: We got so snacky in the store, we had to add shelves to our snack section just to fit all the salty, sweet, deliciousness we have for you! Next time you come shopping we hope you’re hungry!

TANKS: Rocking these Indiana and Indianapolis tanks as long as we can!

BACK TO SCHOOL BASICS: From elementary to grad school, we have the essentials for your best semester yet. With notebooks, planners, calendars, pencils and pencil pouches, totes and backpacks, and of course snacks and coffees we are ace-ing back to school shopping in store and online.

Happening Around Indy:

This Friday we’re celebrating First Friday with art, galleries, food and more all around the city!

Harrison Center From 6 to 9 pm enjoy gallery openings with:

• Becca Ito, In This Sign
• Bruce & Anthony Armstrong, Father & Son Abstract Generations
• A Fiber Art Group Show, Hanging By A Thread
• Jingo De La Rosa, Intersections
• Glizzy Gunning, Perseverance

Murphy Arts Center 7 to 11 pm for a socially distanced art show outside and on the 2nd floor of the Murphy for more art and galleries. Featured August artists and work include:

• FSQ Bonsai
• Matthew Macklin
• Deo’s Garden
• Summer Stage: Derick Howard
• Tyler Dickmeyer
• Cody Carpenter
• Top Knot Collage
• Tania Michelle Wineglass
• Alexus Guyle
• Iozzo Design
• Healthnet, INC

The HiFi & HiFi Annex:

• St. Aubin
• I Dream In Evergreen
• Fat Pockets

Garfield Park Arts Center 6 to 8 pm:

• ENCOUNTER: A SCI-FI AND FANTASY EXHIBITION

The Irving Theater from 6:30 to 9:30 pm:

• Sunshine Ray with mixed media and ceramics.
• Angelita Hampton with mixed media art, photography, and jewelry.
• Rowan Ink with dark whimsical illustrations and hand painted items and apparel.
• Lindsay P Schneider Art Glass with solid and blown furnace glass pieces.
• Natasha Vidger Art with oil and acrylic wildlife paintings.
• David Allee with Native American inspired illustrations.
• Dale Kercheval with oil paintings.

There are even MORE places to check out local art, music and food on August 6th so get out and explore locally for First Friday!

Homespun turns 11!