What Makes You Smile Gallery & Gifts

08/27/2026

08/25/2026

How many places do you know of that has 200+ artists work on display under one tiny roof?! For real.. how many? How about a place that has paintings, drawings, vintage clothing, hype wear / street wear, jewelry, stickers, patches, glass art, shoes, all under one tiny roof. Do you enjoy being able to walk into a unique one of a kind space & be able to buy handmade pieces of magic that don’t cost an arm & a leg. A place to get a one of a kind gift for yourself or a loved one. Do you like helping small businesses grow & expand to reach the next level?! We are trying to get the empty space next door to my gallery, put a hole in wall to make the two spaces one large one. We are trying to get art lovers, artists, friends & family of mine & artists with large dreams to come together to reach this goal. I have created a Go Fund Me, link is in bio with more details. Going to post link on story all week & weekend as well. Donations can also be made on any electronic apps or in person as well. Even if you donate $1, $5, $10 that can go a long way of helping us reach this goal to acquire more space to grow in. Even simply sharing a post can go a long way.. I understand some friends & 100% some family don’t want to share these posts on their page. I understand some ppl do not have the funds & do not want to donate any money. I understand, I get it. I STILL LOVE YOU! But deep down from the bottom of my heart & soul thank you to every person who has donated on venmo or go fund me! Up to $1175! It truly means the world to me that so many ppl are willing to extend a helping hand to see me & this gallery try to reach the next level! I am so blessed to have such an awesome support system & amazing art community. REMEMBER YOU ARE NEVER ALONE, NEVER GIVE UP & ALWAYS PUT THAT BEST FOOT FORWARD. Shine your light, be there for your neighbor best you can! ITS NEVER AS BAD AS IT SEEMS, YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH EVERY & ANY GOAL YOU SET FOR YOURSELF. NEVER STOP LEARNING & GROWING, THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. THE GRASS IS GREENER WHERE YOU WATER IT! Be the best version of yourself, I promise it’s enough! One more thing when you look in the mirror be sure to smile back! ❤️🎨🤝

08/22/2026

08/20/2026

❤️🤝🎨🔥 WE ARE BACK AGAIN TODAY TO GIVE THANKS! As day 3 rolls along of trying to gather money to help expand store we have reached $1000 on GoFundMe & $125 on Venmo. The goal is to try to snag this empty space next to my store with in the next 3 weeks. All of the money donated so far is helping big time & really chipping away at what we need to make this expansion happen. Got some cool things I want to do with this extra space. Ready to see what kind of growth year 6 holds. For 5 years I have been trying to navigate this thing alone, finally these past 3 months I have found a couple new teammates in Ash & The Hidden Colors Planet Lovestar Fashion that have been helping big time. Excited to keep this ball rolling, community love is REAL & again I cant say thank you loud enough! Donations can be made on the Go Fund Me link in bio. Its all over the page, posting it on story daily as well. Venmo, cashapp, zelle, paypal, & in person donations are all also welcome. Message for those app payment options. Please open up the Go Fund Me link, read the details, if you feel like donating do it, but if not, no big deal. Would love for you to share some of the previous posts over last few days for me if you don’t mind or share the link to the Go Fund Me, that would be greatly appreciated. But if you don’t feel like doing that, I understand and I still love you! For anyone who has supported me and my store over the years it means the world! Coming by to hangout, passing out stickers, coming to buy gifts for any occasion you may need to buy a gift for, sharing my posts or simply liking a post. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU! Ive said it before and I will say it again I would not be me without so many of you all. Thank you to the 200+ artists in store!!! To friends who have shown up for me.. customers.. random ppl I hardly know.. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP! Thanks for trying to help a small business grow to the next level & continue to uplift the community best I can through art. LETS GOO! - Mr. Tea VOICE 🗣️🗣️❤️🔥🎨🤝❤️🔥🎨🤝❤️🔥Enjoy some more photos from the past! 😎

08/19/2026

Lets get back to some art!!! Here we have 6 new originals that have landed in store. These are 1/1 24 X 18 originals created with Ink, charcoal & watercolors. This amazing talent goes by the art name of Owzhat.. no social media yet but says its coming soon. His inspiration comes from SciFi & Horror. Creating art helps him escape at times & find some peace that helps the mind. SUCH A CRAZY COOL VIBE!!! Along with these there are at least 12 other pieces of handmade magic in store available now from this artist!! These pieces are selling for $220, if you can get more than one ill do them at $190!!! 🔥🎨🔥🎨😈👻🙀👺

08/19/2026

With $920 raised on GoFundMe & $125 raised on Venmo WE ARE UP TO $1045 IN LESS THAN 2 DAYS!! For everyone who has taken the time to share these posts, share the go fund me link, talk about it with your friends or family, called or texted me about the plan… THANK YOU!!! For all 18 people who have donated so far you all are special people to say the least!!! $1045 bucks between 18 people 🤯🤯🤯🤯LETS GO - Mr. Tea VOICE 🗣️🗣️Plan on pushing this for at least 10-14 more days to see what we can come up with on trying to secure more space for us to grow in!! STAY TUNED MY FRIENDS!!! ALSO THE STORE IS NOT SHUTTING DOWN. This isnt to help the store stay alive…. This is simply a donation fund to help the store grow & try to rent the space next door to current location. To then put hole in wall to combine the two spaces. No matter what the store will remain open. Thanks!! Here are some good photos of some of my last sales in Middletown store & then some of the first sales in the Highlands location. Time flies!! Hope you have a great day out there! Shine bright. 🤝🎨🔥❤️🤝🎨🔥❤️ LINK IN BIO FOR EXPAND STORE GO FUND ME LINK!!! Appreciate you!!!

08/18/2026

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I’m Matthew, and I’m raising funds for my small business, What Makes You Smile Gall… Matthew Dicken needs your support for Help Me Grow My Community Art Space

08/18/2026

UP TO $125 SENT ON VENMO, & $770 ON GO FUND ME SO FAR!!! The love is felt more than you know!!! 🤝🎨🔥

If you cant donate just sharing the story and posts means a lot!!! & if you don’t want to do that I still ❤️❤️ you!!!

08/18/2026

**APPRECIATION POST** I had to come right back today thanking all of the people who have donated & shared my posts from yesterday in such a short period of time. Truly means so much to me & im sure to the 200+ artists & their work that I have in store as well. With $50 donated on Venmo from someone & $700 donated on the GoFundMe app we are up to $750 of the desired goal is just 24 hours!! Big s/o to my recent partners Planet Lovestar Fashion Ash for bringing in awesome clothes to store & helping keep the store alive with some extra rent $$ since June 1st. 100% appreciate you all more than you know & hopefully we can keep the ball rolling in the right direction. It truly gives a one of a kind feeling having people in the community willing to support my store & these artists… my dream & want to expand the store. Cant say THANK YOU LOUD ENOUGH!!! Plan to push this GoFundMe link in BIO for at least 10-14 days to see what we can come up with on the journey to expanding the store with renting empty space next to my store & then turning the two spaces into one!!! LETS GOOOOO - Mr. Tea VOICE 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️🤝🎨❤️🎨🤝 To anyone who has been sharing these posts & to all of the donations so far THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!! I owe you big time & I hope you all have a great day. MAY ALL THE BIGGEST BLESSINGS FIND YOU!!!! Big love from me to you. ❤️❤️ LINK IN BIO!!! ❤️🔥🎨🤝❤️🔥🎨🤝 —— Enjoy some photos from this awesome 5 year journey. Stay tuned my friends.