A store that exclusively sells goods made by Maryland artists and crafters opened today in College Park, just in time for holiday shopping.

Located at 7401 Baltimore Ave. in the new city hall, Shop Made in MD is a sister store of Shop Made in D.C., which started in 2017, and Shop Made in Virginia, which followed in 2022.

A smaller Shop Made in Maryland outpost sells items out of a colada cafe in Cabin John.

The 2,300-square-foot College Park location features everything from prints from local artists to home goods like mugs, travel bags, candles and jewelry made by more than 120 Maryland residents. It had a soft opening Thursday, with a grand opening planned for Friday.

“We’ve had a lot of students come in today, looking to see what we’re doing,” general manager Darren McNulty told the Hyattsville Wire.

The shop is also home to a cafe with pastries, espresso drinks with coffee from A Toda Madre, kombucha, Yerba mate and selections from Westminster Winery, Sapwood Cellars and Distillery Lane Ciderworks.

Shop Made in Maryland will host regular classes on crafts for amounts ranging from $20 to $150. Along with a regular Wine & Watercolors on Fridays, there are also upcoming classes on things like ornament-making, painting an advent calendar, wreath-making and stitching snowflakes.

The store is holding a soft opening Thursday and a grand opening runs from Friday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 10, with a special reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday.

Normal store hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

If you’re a Maryland resident interested in having your wares sold at Shop Made in Maryland, you can apply here. Applications are reviewed quarterly.

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