Maker's Market Tennessee

04/27/2026

FINALLY made it to see the wonderful owners at .cafe and it was very much worth the wait! You can typically find them parked outside of , but they do move around so be sure to follow them for pop-up details! 🛻

The crookie is definitely my favorite and I can’t wait to try their sourdough chocolate chip cookie! 🍪 I’m also excited to try more of their drinks, specifically the strawberry matcha 🍓, YUM!

Please make sure to give these folks a follow and try as many things as you can from them during their next event. You won’t be disappointed! 🤤

04/15/2026

***PAINTED TREE VENDORS!***
This is an opportunity for you to sell some of your merchandise at this Saturday’s event. Anna is wonderful to work with so please make sure to touch base with her directly if you’re interested so she can provide you with more details. We’re sad to be missing it, but we know it’ll be a great event! 💛🐝

✨ You’re invited to our Vintage Market Day! ✨

Join us for a beautiful outdoor spring festival right here in our parking lot—featuring a curated collection of local artisans and vintage dealers you won’t want to miss 🌿

Spend the day strolling through charming pop-up tents filled with one-of-a-kind treasures, then step inside the shop for even more goodies waiting for you.

We’ll have door prizes, special surprises throughout the day, and plenty of inspiration around every corner 🌸

Come shop, explore, and enjoy a day full of vintage charm with us!

04/14/2026

We got word today that all Painted Tree Boutique locations are closing effective immediately. We’re posting this as we realize this is affecting quite a bit of small and local business owners, some that we know personally.

This is the time, now more than ever, to be supporting those who will be losing this source of income. We’re posting this as a way to extend our help, whatever that may look like.

For those businesses who are being affected by this, please comment on this post or reach out to us to let us know how we can help support you during this time.

We are wanting to hold an art/craft event in the next couple of months, but the venue space needs to be inside and affordable. If you have any leads, please let us know!

We’ll be praying that all of our small and local business friends will get through these hard times. It’s definitely not easy, but let’s support each other!

❤️💙
- R. Carnie + Ashley Littlefield

04/08/2026

Hello everyone! ❤️💙 It’s been a minute since we’ve introduced ourselves. We’re R. Carnie + Ashley Littlefield and we run Maker’s Market Tennessee.

What is that you ask? Well, we are both an art/craft market AND a small and local business podcast. This all started in our hometown of Austin TX and we brought it with us here to Middle Tennessee.

We look forward to meeting and collaborating with even more of you this year!

01/15/2026

This is LONG OVERDUE to share, but Carnie and I want to thank Tennessee Highlighter for featuring Maker’s Market Tennessee! To read the full article, the link is in our bio. 🔗

We’re both so honored to be part of this community and we thank everyone for their support. ❤️💙 We can’t wait to feature even more small and local businesses with our podcast this year. 🎙️

If you’re interested in being featured on the podcast, send us a DM or email us at [email protected]! We’d love to hear from you and connect.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from the Littlefields! Thank you so much for making this such a special year for us. 🙏🏻 We look forward to having many more small and local businesses on our podcast 🎙️ and who knows, maybe we’ll even be able to host some fun art and craft markets! Here’s to a successful 2026 for all of us 🥂✨

12/16/2025

💜 As some of you may know, my mom passed away very unexpectedly in March 2021. After her and my dad moved here to Tennessee, she was creating some of the most beautiful pieces of art and jewelry in her studio. Unfortunately once she passed, she left all of her creations behind that didn’t sell at the art & craft markets she had attended.

So what started as a love and passion for her, I named Feathers + Faith. 🪶✝️ Why that name? Well, she had a love for all things nature, especially birds, and she was a beautiful woman of faith. The name just felt right.

With that being said, I’ve held on to her pieces hoping to continue her work, but I have neither the time nor the space for it. What I’d love to have happen is to sell all of her pieces so they can go to good homes.

If anyone has a shop, or knows of one, that has space for not only jewelry but canvas art pieces that takes a percentage of sales, I’d love to chat. I’m not wanting to do Painted Tree as I’d rather support a local business. In the meantime, if you see anything that I’ve posted that you’d like to purchase, let’s chat! I’ve got lots of other art pieces and jewelry.

Thank you so much, everyone! 🙏🏻
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12/11/2025

While we may be taking just a short break from the Maker’s Market Tennessee Podcast (back in a couple of weeks), we wanted to shout out some amazing local businesses in Columbia!

: The food and coffee here are DELICIOUS! Located inside the , make sure to check them out!

: Also inside The Factory at Columbia, they offer a wide variety of teas for the tea lovers out there! 🫖

: If you’re looking for the perfect gift for someone, this is your place! They carry an amazing selection of locally made items. ❤️💙

: having a craving for a delicious burger? Look no further! 🍔

: named after the longest running river in Tennessee, you’ll find every genre of book here with a fun space upstairs to sit and read. 📚

If you have any other recommendations for businesses located in Columbia, leave those in the comments below. Let’s support our small and local businesses!
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11/27/2025

Hello all and we’re back with the next episode of the Maker’s Market Tennessee Podcast, the “Thanksgiving Edition”! 🦃

It’s the perfect time to express what we’re all thankful and grateful for so we welcome you to watch the full episode as we share a personal story. We also want to give a special shoutout of course to the small and local businesses that make it the wonderful community it is, THANK YOU! ❤️💙

As we bring 2025 to a close, what are you most thankful for? Please leave those thoughts in the comments below. 👇 We’d love to hear from you! Stay tuned for our next episode AND our next business feature you won’t want to miss. 😉

11/06/2025

🌟 FIRST FEATURED BUSINESS on the Maker's Market Tennessee Podcast:
The Grumpy Bookpeddler & Wollard's Wonders! 🤩

We were so honored to spend some time with Megan, owner of both the bookstore and her amazing tumbler creations. Did you know that this small and local bookstore has been part of the community since 2011? Just some other fun facts:

📚 Bring in your gently used or new books for cash or store credit!
🇺🇸 Veterans and active duty military receive 10% off their book purchase every day of the year. 🫡
❤️ Megan officially took over the business from her father in May of 2024!
🥤 Find her unique tumblers inside the bookstore!

Looking for a particular title? You're more than likely to find it here with over 50,000 books to choose from! Come support a local business, folks, because the best cure for the "grumpies" is a good book. 😉 Catch EPISODE 3 of the Maker's Market Tennessee Podcast on our YouTube channel or our website (LINK IN BIO). 🎙️

📍 The Grumpy Bookpeddler
610 W. College St. Ste #110
Murfreesboro TN 37130
☎️ 615-900-3264
🕘 Tuesday - Friday: 10AM - 6PM
Saturday: 10AM - 4PM

💌Interested in being on our podcast as a small or local business? Send us an email to [email protected]!

🌟 FIRST FEATURED BUSINESS on the Maker's Market Tennessee Podcast: & ! 🤩We were so honored to spend some time with...

11/03/2025

If you’re in the Shelbyville area, you need to check out The Southern Cup. They’re a drive-thru coffee stand. If there’s any drink concoction you can think of, they’ll make it, and it’s delicious. It’s time to start supporting small and local businesses. ❤️💙Please pass up the big guys like Starbucks. They’ve got enough of our money!

☕️ A Note to Our Middle Tennessee Family ❤️

We’ve always believed that local coffee shops are more than just places to grab a drink. They’re places where stories are shared, friendships are built, and community comes alive.

Lately, we’ve seen how hard it can be for small, locally owned businesses to compete as more and more corporate chains move in. It’s something we feel, and we know we’re not alone. All across Middle Tennessee, local shops, restaurants, and family-run spots are working hard to keep their doors open, their teams supported, and their dreams moving forward.

We know that everyone loves the idea of supporting local. But real change happens when people choose to do it. Every time you visit a local shop, buy a local product, or leave a positive review, you’re helping keep your community strong. Words of support mean a lot, but your actions are what truly make the difference.

As we head into the holiday season, we just want to remind you that when you choose to shop local, you’re investing in your neighbors, your town, and your community’s future.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for standing with local businesses like ours. Together, we can keep Middle Tennessee’s small business community thriving, one cup at a time.

❤️ The Southern Cup