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Joseph-Israel
Founder · Engraving + 3D printing
Started Crafily in 2023 with a kitchen-table laser and a list of friends getting married.
The family
Five at the bench.
Joseph-Israel and Michelle. Abbie, Matthias, and Malachi. The oldest student is whoever signs up next.
We had been making for years before we put a logo on it — embroidered placemats for friends, engraved boards for weddings, beaded charms for the kids' birthdays. In 2023 we made it official: Crafily, registered, signed, set up in a converted garage just outside Hagerstown.
The studio grew the way good local work grows — slowly, mouth to mouth, then steadily. Abbie was already five and drawing beside us. Matthias was four and learning to sand a board. Malachi mostly painted. They have grown up at the studio table.
Today the studio runs four benches — engraving, embroidery, jewelry, the laser. There is a 3D printer in the corner and a colouring tray on the table. The grown-ups take commissions; the children take Saturdays. Sometimes the lines blur. Most of the time we don't mind.
We are still a small operation, and we intend to stay that way. Every piece leaves the studio with a hand-impressed mark and a written note. If something is not right, we want to know. We will make it right.
Meet the family
Five names, one bench.
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Michelle
Co-founder · Embroidery + Jewelry
Runs the sewing bench, the bead loom, and the calendar. Most commissions go past her first.
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Abbie
Workshops + Design
Has been drawing at the studio table since she was five. Now leads the Saturday workshops.
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Matthias
Production assistant
Sands, finishes, oils. Faster on a small piece than most adults.
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Malachi
The youngest at the bench
Mostly paints. Sometimes signs the boards. Always at the table.
What we believe
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Made by hand, signed by us.
Every piece leaves with a small impressed mark and a written note. If something is off, we make it right — that is the entire warranty.
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Quoted plain, priced fair.
One written estimate with materials, labour, and timeline broken out. No mystery surcharges, no rush-fees in fine print.
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The young learn beside us.
The kids work at the same table as the commissions. The Saturday workshops exist because everyone deserves an afternoon at a real bench.
The children's wall
What the youngest ones make.
The kids make alongside us. Some of these are drawings from the studio table. Some are pieces they have sold at the front desk. All of them were made on a Saturday with paint or paper or beads.
Come visit
Walk in Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1 to 4.
Bring the idea, bring the photograph, bring the date — we figure it out together over a cup of something. For other days, send a note and we'll set a time.
Plan a visit