What started out as a way to simply make cute toys for her son, Nicky, Babus Toys’ owner and creator, Michelle Sasscer has turned her love of all things cute and fuzzy into a sustainable business!

Babus Toys makes hand-knit, felted wool toys for babies, kids and everyone else who appreciates adorableness using only eco-sourced materials and methods.

Check out all of her handmade beavers, foxes, mermaids, snails, aliens and so much more at Booth #45 at the Fenton Street Market this Saturday.

Looplit is owned, managed and created by Hind and Hamsa Baki, sisters who share the same creative style, passion and allure for fashion in jewelry.

An outfit is only complete with jewelry as it accentuates and adds a certain style to your look. Each piece of jewelry is designed, looped and carefully handcrafted with beads, metals, shells, stones and any vintage findings we get our hands on.

Every piece is uniquely designed and different, and there are no two pieces alike. Their designs are functional, practical, casual, elegant, trendy and created to suit your style during the day or night.

Looplit Jewelry will be at Booth #9 at the Fenton Street Market this Saturday.

Mr. Analog is coming back to the Fenton Street Market…come check out the great selection of vintage records and stereo gear… a half price sale on records will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! Need something to play your records on or want to upgrade? Turntables by Technics, Sony, JVC, Onkyo, Sansui, Marantz and other quality makers… some awesome replacement and vintage cartridges also available… come early for best selection…

Jelly Roll Morton, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Ralph Towner, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock… got some original 1950s Josh White blues and folk, too…

ALSO lots of 60s, 70s and 80s rock… includes a lot of metal and head-banger rock records in near perfect condition… not the usual scratched-up yard sale stuff…

Mr. Analog will bring at least 10 boxes of clean priced records… AND THEY ARE ALL HALF PRICE THIS SATURDAY ONLY… classic rock to bag pipe music… sealed Grateful Dead picture disk… Elvis… Michael Jackson… Sinatra… lots of classic rock… everything from ABBA to Zeppelin… Elvis memorabilia, too… the Memphis newspaper from the day Elvis passed away… plenty of good records for $2.00… better records for $5… collector-type records $10 to $65… come early for best selection… other record dealers in the area… if you love vinyl come to Silver Spring and the Fenton Street Market, Saturday, October 23 and enjoy the music, food and fun…

This is photojournalism at its best, folks! Erika Cogliani is truely able to capture life’s everyday, candid moments in ways that will captivate you.

She prefers to shoot using natural light and in a location that makes her clients comfortable, whether it is their own backyard, a local park or a location of her choosing that works well. She loves taking photographs and I think you can sense that in each and every one of her photos.

Check out Cogliani Photography this Saturday, October 23rd at the FSM in Booth #21.

Honey Glow offers natural, earth friendly products as an eco-conscious business.

Their company believes when they put the word “natural” on their products that it is just that – natural. Natural being defined as “that coming from nature.”

Honey Glow believes that all people deserve to have the highest quality products and standard of living possible. They make body, face and even relaxation products.

Try their natural products at the Fenton Street Market this Saturday in Booth #58. You’ll be amazed at the difference natural ingredients feel on your skin!

What exactly is Three Stone Steps about? Well, in a nutshell, Three Stone Steps travels the globe to partner with fair trade producers and individual artisans.  They specialize in designing accessories that appeal on their own merit, while ensuring that they confirm to strict fair trade and environmental standards.

Three Stone Steps value design, function and durability. They operate as a social enterprise, always keeping in mind the “triple bottom line” of people, planet and profit. Three Stone Steps is proud to be certified by Green America, for their commitment to people and planet.

And that’s why we love ‘em. Find Three Stone Steps at the Fenton Street Market this Saturday in Booth #71.

Two artists, best friends, got together one night and decided that they nee ded to do something with the art they’d been creating in glass. “What to call it?” they asked themselves …  Pain in the Glass? Snake in the Glass?

Everything just seemed to make them laugh, so they decided that was the best name for their venture: Laughing Glass Studio.

Laughing Glass Studios is located in Silver Spring. Find them in Booth #75 at the Fenton Street Market THIS Saturday!

Click HERE to find out where all your favorite vendors will be on Saturday!

Extra-special thanks for this lovely map go to my assistant manager, Mike O’Brien, who is obviously a very talented graphic designer…he’s available for hire…

I must admit that I geeked out a bit when I saw an application from local music historian and independent filmmaker, Jeff Krulik, in my inbox. Visions of a marquee with “NOW SHOWING: FENTON STREET MARKET PARKING LOT” across it danced through my head…I mean, our old home was a parking lot! But then I honestly geeked out even more after reading the application and discovering that the vendor would be Jeff’s father, Steve, who is a full-time ephemera and paper collectible dealer! We have been looking for ephemera dealers all season, and Steve’s collection looks amazing! What is ephemera, you might ask? Watch the video below, and be sure to visit S.H. Jemik Paper Collectibles’ booth at the market on October 23 and October 30!

Welcome to the world of Unexpected Surprises!  Cute, affordable, fun, unique, Waldorf inspired wooden toys made just outside the nation’s capital by master craftsman, Patrick Donovan.

Each handmade toy is made with love, wood, glue, and AP approved non-toxic water based acrylic paints in Patrick’s Silver Spring home.

Get your own wooden toy and watch how it inspires the imagination of the child you give it to.

Catch Patrick and all his wooden toy creations at the Fenton Street Market on October 23rd.