If it\u2019s crafts you like, Pennsylvania Avenue is the place to go.
\nThe Cubby Hole, owned and operated by the husband-wife couple of Robert and Nancy Kilmartin of Tyrone, is now open and offering gift shoppers and craft-lovers alike a wide selection of hand-crafted items that fit perfect on anyone \u201cwish list.\u201d
\n\u201cWe\u2019re not just here for the holidays,\u201d said Nancy yesterday during the first day of the two-day grand opening celebration. \u201cWe\u2019re here to give the community another interesting store that has a little bit of everything.\u201d
\nAccording to Nancy, the idea to open a craft store was born when she realized the amount of local artistic talent in and around the community. She said the amount of craft fairs and flea markets in the general area isn\u2019t enough to allow these artists to showcase their talents.
\n\u201cWe do have a lot of craft shows at churches, school events and flea markets,\u201d she said, \u201cbut after that, you really don\u2019t have anything. We wanted to create something where crafters can display and sell the wares all the time. That\u2019s what we started here.\u201d
\nThe Cubby Hole is fashioned in the same way that many antique \u201cmalls\u201d are set up. The Kilmartins don\u2019t own everything in their store. They\u2019ve decided to rent space and allow other vendors to bring their items in and make sales from the business.
\n\u201cWe felt that a lot of people don\u2019t have the time to actually peddle their crafts,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cThis gives those people the opportunity to do everything else they do, and at the same time, sell their products without actually having to be here.\u201d
\n Nancy said the space is rented by the square foot or on a consignment basis.
\nBeing on a \u201cshoestring budget,\u201d The Cubby Hole will not employ people to run the store. The vendors will work in shifts.
\nAs of yesterday, 13 vendors have taken up space in the store.
\nThese include: Delores Diehl of Tyrone with wood crafts and stitchery; Robert Kilmartin of Tyrone with wood crafts; Ned and Maryanne Dunkle with a unique supply of healing emu oils and hand-painted emu egg shells; Jenn Liddick of Tyrone with candles; Roxanne Shultz with throwback quilted items, such as vest and other articles of clothing; Mark Reed of Roaring Spring with Amish-themed ink shadow drawings.
\nAlso, Emma Westerman of Pine Grove Mills with slate rock paintings; Gloria Griffith of Huntingdon with embroidery and stitchery; Dottie Fleming with fine stitching and hanging wreaths; Edwin L. Gilken Jr. of Warriors Mark with specialty painted images that can be placed on hankerchiefs, canvases, cardboard and mugs; Paula Morrisey of Warriors Mark with hand-painted bottles and boxes; Kay Clites of Tyrone with quilts and needlework; and David Kilmartin of Cornelius, Ore., with items made from animal antlers.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re trying to offer a wide-range of items that are unique,\u201d said Nancy. \u201cWe have that here. And our inventory will always be changing. People should just stop in and ask. Many of the crafters are willing to make specialty requested items.\u201d
\nAccording to Nancy, the opening of The Cubby Hole is just another positive happening in the downtown.
\n\u201cI\u2019m really excited seeing what\u2019s going on here,\u201d she said. \u201cInstead of people just talking about it, they\u2019re out doing it. Tyrone can be what it once was, again. I\u2019m looking forward to that day.\u201d
\nThe Cubby Hole is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays; Fridays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nancy said the hours may change, depending on business.
\nThe grand opening celebration continues today and includes light refreshments, such as cookies, punch and Joybean coffee.
\nAlso, Fridays will be special days that will feature homemade cookies and candies by Dorothy Fleming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If it\u2019s crafts you like, Pennsylvania Avenue is the place to go. The Cubby Hole, owned and operated by the husband-wife couple of Robert and Nancy Kilmartin of Tyrone, is now open and offering gift shoppers and craft-lovers alike a wide selection of hand-crafted items that fit perfect on anyone \u201cwish list.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re not just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}