Posted by happydaisydoo on 2007-07-23 09:46:11
Post Subject: Shawnee, Kansas Arts and Crafts Fair - Submissions welcome
The Friends of Shawnee Town are accepting submissions for their 32nd Annual Arts and Crafts Fair. This is a one day, outdoor event with a very reasonable entry fee. If you are interested in participating, please email photos of your work and contact information to the email address at the end of the post. Shawnee is located just a few miles southwest of Kansas City. If you have other questions, please feel free to post or pm me.
Thanks!
Shannon
32nd Annual Arts & Crafts Fair
Presented by the Friends of Shawnee Town
The 32nd Annual Shawnee Town Arts & Crafts Fair will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the grounds of Shawnee Town, at 11600 Johnson Drive, three blocks west of Nieman Road.
Visitors to the fair will not only browse among the thousands of crafts offered for sale, but will have the opportunity to view the historic buildings of Shawnee town.
Fudge, kettle korn, hot dogs, nachos and funnel cakes will be available to keep your energy level up for a full day of shopping.
The Arts and Crafts Fair is sponsored by the Friends of Shawnee Town. Admission to the Fair is $1.00 at the gate. All proceeds benefit Shawnee Town Museum.
For further information call Shawnee Town, 913-248-2360 or e-mail shawneetown@cityofshawnee.org.
Shawnee Town is an outdoor museum interpreting small town rural life in the 1920s. Situated on 3 acres, the Museum features a home, barn, school, post office, chapel, fire station, various businesses, and gardens. For information on Shawnee town call 913-248-2360.
Posted by TuffJess on 2008-09-21 19:15:46
Post Subject: Crafty Bastards 2008 - September 28, DC!
The 5th Annual Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair will take place Sunday, September 28th from 10am-5pm at the Marie Reed Learning Center in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC. The first 5,000 shoppers will receive a free Crafty Bastards tote bag to help carry all their crafty purchases!
Posted by craftybastard06 on 2006-09-12 15:10:49
Post Subject: CRAFTY BASTARDS(sm) is back!!
Get ready because Washington City Paper's Crafty Bastards arts and crafts fair is back! The event is taking place October 1st from 10am till 5pm at the Marie-Reed Learning Center in uber-hip Adams Morgan! The fair is all-day, outdoors, free to attend, and will offer goods for sale, food, entertainment, prizes, and more! Are you tired of mass-produced crap? Sick of hearing your friends say "Wow, I have that exact same shirt!"? Well, come down and get your funky, unique, handmade clothing, accessories, and art from some of the coolest indie craft artisans around!
Wanna learn more? Click on the link below to get more information about the fair, this year's vendors, as well as photos from last year's Crafty Bastards!
Posted by shawneemonkey on 2004-09-23 13:44:09
Post Subject: Bazaar Bizarre - help needed!
Bazaar Bizarre is looking for help for this year's events (see memos from the founder below). we're looking forward to another successful event this year!
anyone?
bueller?
bueller?
please contact greg at blackietuttle at sbcglobal dot net if you can do it!
and if you can't, then how's about you come to the bazaar and do some shopping? ;-) thanks!
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BazBiz’s sponsorship and donations coordinator just dropped out, so now we need another.
I need someone reliable who can make a commitment. This is a mostly desk job and would be great for someone who surfs the web all day. Basically it would involve selling ads in our program/magazine to local businesses and soliciting donations for raffle prizes and underwriting of things like signage and stuff. Also setting up meetings with potential donors. The meetings would actually be attended by myself and the sponsorship coordinator if he/she had the time.
If anyone has any interest or any good leads please let me know ASAP
Yours,
Greg Der Ananian
Founder, Bazaar Bizarre
ps: Also we are still looking for a publicist... Here is the memo I drafted about it:
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Bazaar Bizarre started in 2001 in Boston as a “punk rock” crafts fair. I wanted to get together with other people who were rediscovering their crafty roots, but making staid traditions their own. From the outset, with almost zero publicity, we were huge. Same story in 2002. 2003 saw the dawn of our west coast event. Hosted in Hollywood we had nearly 3000 visitors over the course of the day. DJs, drag nuns, a cakewalk and a raffle in addition to all of the incredibly unique crafts made the day a hit.
As a result, in fact, I was approached by literary agent Marc Gerald and now have a book deal with Penguin.
This year we’ve added Cleveland to our crafty family and will continue to add new cities every year. We badly need a professional publicist to help us spread the word this year. We want to build on the momentum of our past successes and move forward. This year is especially important in terms of laying the groundwork for next years event in conjunction with the release of my book (also called Bazaar Bizarre).
Key publicity goals this year include local television coverage as well as print. National magazines including Budget Living and the Advocate will be featuring us as well, but we’d like to expand our national print base.
As of now, we are mainly looking for a local/regional publicist. Any national press obtained should of course focus on all three events, but emphasize L.A. In addition, local press should include a small mention of the other 2 cities.
We don’t have much of a budget, and all of us work on a volunteer basis, but we are sure shots when it comes to bartering. Just think... In exchange for your help you could be inundated with unique handmade art objects. Holiday shopping? Done!
If money is an absolute requirement, payment would not be possible until after the event in December.
We are getting bigger and bigger, and as we move towards becoming a nonprofit, there is a lot of potential for high visibility.
Posted by moodshine on 2007-03-27 05:04:17
Post Subject: 'this is not a toy'
Hi there,
i make toy monsters which i plan to sell at a crafts fair this weekend. They are toys, but htey're more kind of toys for adults rather than toys for children. they have buttons for eyes and i dont want any kiddies to choke or anything - do you think i should put up a notice warning about small parts or something?
Posted by kkofibru on 2007-03-05 11:43:57
Post Subject: Craft Congress 2007 is here!
Local Contact: Kpoene' Kofi-Bruce 347-729-4326 or kkofibru@gmail.com
Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact: Gloria Forouzan, 412.583.8757 or gtforouzan@gmail.com
CRAFT CONGRESS IS IN SESSION
Indie/diy craft movement organizers holding first – ever worldwide conference
Craft Congress, the first-ever gathering of the diy/indie craft movement's leaders will be
held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 31 and April 1, 2007. The goal is to build
connections between the movement's organizers who have been primarily working in their
communities; Craft Congress attendees will share knowledge and experience, creating a
network and fostering the movement's growth.
Fifty participants from across the U.S., Canada, (and one from England), will attend this
gathering of leaders in the increasingly popular craft subculture. Many attendees will stay
in the homes of Pittsburgh hosts.
Local designer and organizer, Kpoene' Kofi-Bruce will be moderating a session on helping designers to sell - visit www.designleague.org.
Craft Congress is organized by the creators of Handmade Arcade,
(www.handmadearcade.com), Pittsburgh's first indie craft fair, which began in 2003. The
idea grew from the indie craft community that was forming across the country, primarily
via the internet. Countless websites, web stores, blogs and forums connect crafters. These
new crafters are mostly young women, in their 20's and 30's, who delight in combining
retro images with traditional craft techniques to produce practical items with an off-kilter,
humorous streak. There is no right or wrong. If anything, the movement is defined by its
eclecticism.
Knitting with Kool Aid dyed wool is new craft, using cocktail umbrellas to make lamp
shades is new craft, turning album covers into purses is new craft.
Fueled by internet relationships, the number of indie craft fairs across the U.S., has tripled
in recent years. Craft Congress' goal is to strengthen the indie craft community by sharing
ideas, experiences and discussing the future of indie crafting. Portions of the sessions will
be podcast for those who are not able to attend. Participants will discuss best practices
and explore ways to expand their markets, techniques for guerilla marketing, business
challenges, such as "big box" stores' attempts to rip off the diy aesthetic.
A recent survey of 100 indie crafters found that over 25% have recently switched from part
time crafting to full time. Almost 85% report their 2006 sales were up from 2005. They sell
via their own websites, (56%), at fairs (90%) and in brick and mortar stores (47%).
Details
When: Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1, 2007
Where: Spinning Plate, 5720 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
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First Last City State Country Associate Group
Cristina Espiritu San Pedro CA USA indieentrepreneur.com
Rachel Hospodar San Francisco CA USA pandorastrunk.com
Sherry Huss Occidental CA USA CRAFT magazine & MAKE magazine
Marie Kare Sacramento CA USA www.homeofthesampler.com
Sara Dick Washington DC USA Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair & Craft Mutiny
Tamara Dourney Fort Pierce FL USA Independent Design and Craft Association /
Craft Revolution / Fort Pierce Craft Mafia
Shannon Mulkey Marietta GA USA Indie Craft Experience / Ice-atlanta.com /
ilovepatina.com
Christy Petterson Atlanta GA USA Indie Craft Experience / Ice-atlanta.com / co-
editor getcrafty.com
Amy Carlton Chicago IL USA DIY Trunk Show
Cinnamon Cooper Chicago IL USA DIY Trunk Show and Chicago Craft Mafia
Autumn Wiggins O'Fallon IL USA Strange Folk Festival
Mallory Whitfield New Orleans LA USA New Orleans Craft Mafia
Benjamin Claassen III Baltimore MD USA Crafty Bastards
Kimberly Dorn Baltimore MD USA Crafty Bastards
Rayne Grace Hoke Hollis Me USA Blissful Revolution Arts and Crafts Bazaar
Lish Dorset Plymouth MI USA Handmade Detroit / Detroit Urban Craft Fair
Stephanie Tardy Pleasant Ridge MI USA Handmade Detroit / Detroit Urban Craft
Fair
Kpoene Kofi-Bruce Brooklyn NY USA Ladies Independent Design League
www.designleague.org
Matthew Stinchcomb Brooklyn NY USA Etsy.com
Sarah Stoudt Brooklyn NY USA New York City Craft Mafia
Olivera Bratich Columbus OH USA Wholly Craft/ Columbus Craft Collective
Jesse Glover Columbus OH USA Craftin' Outlaws
Shannon Okey Cleveland OH USA Cleveland Bazaar Bizarre / anezkahandmade.com /
knit.1 magazine
Posted by manukenkun on 2004-11-27 14:08:17
Post Subject: Alternative Craft Fair in the UK (Bristol)
WE're holding an alternative crafts fair in the basement gallery of our shop on December 11th- spaces cost £5-£10 and there's no comission- it would be great to have some more people join us so if you're interested let me know.
The shop is http://www.thingsfromhere.co.uk
I feel like I just made this post...am I just cross posting crazy?
Posted by stella on 2004-10-26 00:05:15
Post Subject:
i basically agree with what everyone else has said... if you're making something pretty generic, like an a-line skirt or something, i wouldn't worry. but if you are using someone's distinct, original design, it is unethical and probably copyright infringement to sell it without their permission. i have a stuffed animal pattern that i use a lot, and it has a little note on the instructions that say the pattern can be used to make a small number of animals for a crafts fair or the like, but is not to be mass-produced for sale. at this point, i have modified the pattern to the extent that i have sold some of the animals without feeling like i was ripping the designer off.
Posted by canary on 2005-05-09 14:49:07
Post Subject:
Mighty ambitious! I saw some furniture builders at the TN art & crafts fair this weekend and it's quite a demanding task to build any furniture. It has to be sturdy and comfortable. and functional.
Posted by VintageEnthusiast on 2008-08-27 00:32:45
Post Subject: How did you learn your craft?
It’s interesting how people like to learn different ways. How did you learn your craft?
Years ago when I learnt crocheting, I did it by reading an old crocheting instructional book. I came across this book at a crafts fair, bought it because I needed something to read on the bus on the way home. I got so interested in it that before walking home from the bus stop, I stopped by the shops and bought my first crochet hook and some yarn. The rest is history. I loved it from day one.
Although my grandmother crocheted all the time, when she was alive I hadn’t really seen any interest in it. But now each time I crochet it reminds me of my grandmother and it makes me feel real good.
Posted by Cellissimo on 2005-09-15 15:39:46
Post Subject:
The yarn sounds so cool, and it might work perfectly for a chunky necklace/scarf - I just bought one at a crafts fair recently. Basically, it was a very skinny, single (maybe double?) chain scarf that had insteresting beads strung along it. At one end was a large, pearly seashell. It's a dramatic and eye-catching alternative to a necklace!
Posted by yardenxanthe on 2005-09-15 19:20:35
Post Subject:
The yarn sounds so cool, and it might work perfectly for a chunky necklace/scarf - I just bought one at a crafts fair recently. Basically, it was a very skinny, single (maybe double?) chain scarf that had insteresting beads strung along it. At one end was a large, pearly seashell. It's a dramatic and eye-catching alternative to a necklace!
