Table Centerpiece Inspirations (Wine Fair)

Our 2011 Dates for DAWF have been decided: May 21 and October 1, 2011. I am super excited for this next year's events. I think that we did a great job this past year, and more and mroe people know about the event. Visit us if you're in southern Illinois!

Make It! A Handmade Production

WELCOME TO MAKEIT: (See their site HERE)
"Make It is the largest event of its kind in Western Canada. It is an upbeat experience that gives enlightened shoppers the opportunity to buy directly from Canada’s top urban artisans and designers!"

This Canadian Craft Show looks really amazing. I find that people are writing pretty great reviews of the show as vendors too. The event happens in November. You missed it this year, but next year, this seems like a new "Renegade-type show", which happens in bigger cities in the US.

Dates for 2010.

Thursday November 25, 2010

4pm to 9pm
Friday November 26

noon to 9pm
Saturday November 27

10am to 5pm
Sunday November 28

11am to 5pm
@ Alberta Aviation Museum

11410 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton AB view map
Pay once, Shop 4 days! $5 at the door - click here for $2 off!

Kids 12 & under are Free!

Events in Illinois for the nest 2 months {Thanks to Festival Network Online}

Here are a few events happening in the next couple of months in Illinois. Looks like most of them are up around Chicago and Northern Illinois, but they will surely be well worth checking out... I found ALL of this information (here).

12/15 to 12/17 2010 - Holiday Art Spree
James R. Thompson Center Atrium - Chicago, IL
12/18 to 12/18 2010 - Wheaton Antique & Collectible Market
DuPage Fairgrounds - Wheaton, IL
01/07 to 01/09 2011 - Westfield Hawthorne Art & Craft Show
Westfield Hawthorne Center - Vernon Hills, IL
01/08 to 01/09 2011 - Grayslake Antique and Collectibles Market
Lake County Fairgrounds - Grayslake, IL
01/12 to 01/13 2011 - The Northern Illinois Farm Show
NIU Convocation Center - Dekalb, IL
01/14 to 01/16 2011 - Westfield Chicago Ridge
Chicago Ridge Mall - Chicago Ridge, IL
01/14 to 01/16 2011 - Lake County Home Building & Remodeling Expo
Lake County Fairgrounds - Grayslake, IL
01/14 to 01/16 2011 - Cherryvale Mall Home Base Business Show
CherryVale Mall - Rockford, IL
01/15 to 01/15 2011 - Wheaton Antique & Collectible Market
DuPage Fairgrounds - Wheaton, IL
01/16 to 01/16 2011 - Chicago Music Awards Thirtieth Anniversary
Excalibur Chicago - Chicago, IL
01/21 to 01/23 2011 - Golf Mill Center Art & Craft Show
Golf Mill Center - Niles, IL
01/21 to 01/23 2011 - Home Improvement & Remodeling Expo
Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center - Hoffman Estates, IL
01/21 to 01/24 2011 - Transworld Jewelry, Fashion & Accessories Show
Donald E Stephens Convention Center - Rosemont, IL
01/22 to 01/23 2011 - Intergalactic Bead and Jewelry Show
White Eagle Banquets- Victoria Room - Niles, IL
01/22 to 01/25 2011 - Beckman's Handcrafted Show Chicago
The Merchandise Mart - Chicago, IL
01/28 to 01/30 2011 - Northwoods Mall Art & Craft Show
Northwoods Mall - Peoria, IL
01/28 to 01/30 2011 - Lake County Home Improvement Showcase
Libertyville Sports Complex - Libertyville, IL
01/29 to 01/29 2011 - Algonquin Home & Business Expo
Jacobs H.S. Fieldhouse - Algonquin, IL
01/02 to 01/30 2010 - Logan Square Indoor Farmers Market
Congress Theatre - Chicago, IL
02/02 to 02/04 2011 - Valentine's Art Spree
James R. Thompson Ctr. - Chicago, IL
02/04 to 02/06 2011 - Fox Valley Art & Craft Show
Fox Valley Mall - Aurora, IL
02/04 to 02/06 2011 - Cherryvale Mall Health & Wellness Show
CherryVale Mall - Rockford, IL
02/05 to 02/06 2011 - Antioch's Winter Arts and Crafts Faire
Antioch High School - Antioch, IL
02/12 to 02/13 2011 - Grayslake Antique and Collectibles Market
Lake County Fairgrounds - Grayslake, IL
02/06 to 02/27 2010 - Logan Square Indoor Farmers Market
Congress Theatre - Chicago, IL

Howard Alan Events & American Craft Endeavors in Florida

This show happens on certain weekends in sunny, beautiful Florida.

Here are the details:

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March 5th & 6th, 2011
23rd Annual Las Olas Art Fair Part II (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
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December 26th & 27th, 2010
7th Annual Historic Roser Park Art & Craft Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Located in St. Petersburg. Free visitor parking is available at Bayfront Parking Garage with golf cart transportation to the festival.
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December 11th & 12th, 2010
7th Annual Historic Roser Park Art & Craft Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida)
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Sign up to win The 2011 March Las Olas Art Fair Getaway! To see a list of prizes, sign up and full details visit their site here.

Stonehouse Studio at The Artisan Fair

I found this ultra-amazing photo {HERE}. I love the use of vertical space! This artist seems to really know how to draw the eye to look right at her earrings and other works in the back.
If you wanted to do something similar, you would have to own an EZ-Up Tent and do something like this...

1.) Get or make/embellish 2 Burlap Curtain Panels. Make sure they are only as long as the height of your table. Meaning they should stop a bit under where the top of the table stops. To embellish these, hot glue or sew ribbon/trip to the long edges.


2.) Purchase 2 medium circumference (1/2" or more so it doesn't bend) dowel rods and leave them their natural wood color.


3.) Feed curtains onto dowels. Attach ends of dowel rods to EZ-Up Tent Frame with bungee cords or twine/rope.
**You can also drill holes into each end of the dowels to feed rope through them to create a hanging bar. Then, making sure the dowel is level, tie the ropes to the EZ Up Frame.



4.) Punch holes in your earring cards, and fasten them to the burlap curtains by using S-shaped paper clips or mini S-hooks. Feel free to mark where you want these hooks to be with a ruler and T-square with a marker.


5.) Hang all earring cards onto the hooks and watch your sales increase!

You could also use this hook and curtain method with necklaces, hair clips, clothing items, small purses, lightweight paintings/photos, and more! What would you use with this type of display?