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I hope you've noticed that we have a new look to our home page. While we were busy promoting Small Business Saturday and the 12 Days of Quinstance, our IT elf (aka Dan, the unsung hero of Quinstance who develops all the software and backend that makes your orders go through) was...

Last time, we spoke with Isaac Childs of Rustico about his company's founding and philosophy. We finish our interview discussing the changing production landscape and the future of Rustico:  Q: So how do you respond to the changing landscape in the other direction: the recent emphasis on American Made products?...

We’re excited to introduce Gerald J. Croteau III, artist and founder of American Stonecraft, as our Featured Maker for the month of September! Based out of Lowell, American Stonecraft is one of our most local vendors and one of our most beloved. Gerald began our chat with an eloquent description...

Have you ever thought about that question? Probably not, unless you own your own business. But you should, even as a customer. How are you doing business? You have more choices than you realize, and those choices have impacts. We're a very small company — just the five of us...

One of the best parts about Quinstance is our mission to keep things fresh and vibrant in the store. We’re constantly looking for new products to carry, searching for items that could become someone’s quinstance. We’re devoted to the idea that customers should forge a connection with what they buy....

Our first Featured Maker is Maggie Bokor, the eponymous jeweler of Maggie Bokor Jewelry. Based in Southern Maine, Maggie specializes in beautiful silver creations reflecting the natural world. In this two part blog interview, I chatted with Maggie to find out more about her creative process and vision: Quinstance: Thank...