Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago!!! Apps Open May 10 - June 7

Chicago applications for the ever amazing Renegade Craft Fair are open May 10! I always believe it's best to get your applications in as close to the first day as possible. The Chicago location is said to be the best Renegade of them all! 

The Renegade Brick and Mortar shop is actually located in Chicago at 

Here is a little more info about Vending at Renegade! It also looks like they are accepting Vintage Vendor Applications too. If you have a cool stash of vintage items, especially clothing, purses, SHOES, jewelry, and other fun items, you might as well give it a try!

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All images were created by the Regenade Craft Fair - All were found on their website HERE. Their new website and graphics are just wonderful.

Find Renegade on Pinterest HERE.

Have you ever vended at or attended any Renegade Craft Fair? Do share :)

Craft Fair Season Is Here! Meet Carosello

Today, I wanted to feature a very talented accessories designer

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She is very talented and displays her work like a pro! 

I hope to be doing an interview with her this week. She is very talented!

Here is her BLOG + PINTEREST

Feel free to check out more craft fair inspirations on Pinterest! 

Parsimonia Presents Spring Fling in The City (St. Louis Area) - May 11, 2013

This looks like an amazing show in the St. Louis area! 

Parsimonia Spring Fling 

May 11, 2013 (10am-4pm). 

They have already had a lot of people apply, so apply sooner than later! 

APPLY HERE
FACEBOOK
BLOG

Spring Fling in the City is all about love: love of vintage, love of handmade and love of local. It's an event inspired by times past, where old is new again and everything has potential. And what better place to showcase such a spirit than the beautifully restored Crown Square?

All the fun will happen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11 on North 14th Street between St. Louis Avenue and Montgomery Street and will feature 40-50 vendors selling vintage clothing, accessories and home decor, and/or vintage-inspired handmade items.

We'll also have some hands-on activities led by local crafty business owners; live music featuring local artists; and, for the children of the '80s, a video game lounge featuring those Mario Bros. we all know so well.

Food trucks will also be on hand to serve the masses with local fare, as well as local eateries Crown Candy and La Mancha Coffehouse. You'll also have the chance to shop local businesses while you're in the neighborhood, such as vintage/resale boutique Closet Repeats, Rambles Gift Gallery & Boutique and Therapy Boutique.

So come on out before the Cards game, find some unique treasures, eat some good food and celebrate the spirit of revitalization!

St. Louis Craft Mafia Pup-Up Markets - Indie Valentine and Green With Indie

St. Louis Craft Mafia Presents...some pretty amazing events in early 2013!!! I absolutely love this chevron graphic, it's just adorable!! 

   

View the Indie Valentine: Craft Mafia Market Pop-Up Event on Facebook HERE.

February 9, 2013 (10am-4pm at the SPACE)

Eco-Friendly Handmade Goods - March 9, 2013 (10am-5pm) in the Webster University Grant Gym!

Visit their website HERE.

Urban Folk Circuit - Chicago - Jan, Feb, and March 2013

 

The Urban Folk Circuit - Chicago! 

(2013 Dates: Jan 27, Feb 24, March24)

There will also be a Swap-O-Rama for used items too.

This event is FREE to enter, and takes place in the Congress Theater in Chicago. 

2135 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Have you attended this event, or are you vending here? Let us know! Comment Below. 

Check out more crafty booth display ideas HERE!

Renegade show in Brooklyn this weekend!!

June 5th and 6th (11am - 7pm) Oh, how I WISH I could visit!!! If anyone goes, leave a comment and let us know how it went. Good luck to all vendors!! See the site HERE.

Sowa Open Market in Boston NOW SHOWING!!

Some of my absolute favorite crafters are vending at the Boston SOWA. My fave is Little Girl Pearl. She will be there June 13 and June 27. I would LOVE to see her setup :) Click the Play button to view their Flirkc Slideshow right below...

Bella Boutique!! eep!!

Please check this out if you are near by...

Austin, TX Renegade Handmade Premier (September 6th)

I am quoting from this fun blog HERE

Please visit Model Citizen Here. She will be there!!

"On Sunday, September 6th The Alamo Drafthouse is hosting the Austin premier of Handmade Nation! A documentary about the craft movement in America by Faythe Levine. If you read my blog I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you are crafty - or a crafty connoisseur - ergo you must go to the premier. It's mandatory.
Faythe has been traveling all over - premiering her documentary 1 city at a time & I've been eagerly awaiting it's arrival to the Lone Star State! So you can only imagine how thrilled I was to be asked to come and sell Model Citizen Clothing @ the premier! I've got some new stuff that isn't available in the shop yet! Ooh Aah! Other crafty Austinites will be there too - such as Sublime Stitching, Naughty Secretary Club, Made With Sweet Love, Ramonster, One Creative Girl, Pommes Frites & More! Come out, shop, see the film, check out some awesome demo's by Yudu, Wondercraft & Rachel Hobson! It's guaranteed to be an inspiring day! Tickets are still available through the Alamo Drafthouse!"

Buffalo Indie Market {Next Weekend!!}

I found this info HERE...

It looks like this is a regular event. Oh, how I wish I were closer to go visit.
Saturday, June 27, 2009 Buffalo Indie Market Celebrates Buffalo Homecoming

9am-3pm, at Bidwell Parkway / Elmwood Avenue Across from The Bidwell Farmers Market.


CLICK HERE for a list of participating artists & musical guests


Saturday July 11 - 12, 2009 Buffalo Indie Market at Erie Canal Harbor

12-5pm, at Erie Canal Harbor /At Canal Side

Minutes from The Taste of Buffalo
Details Coming Soon

Saturday July 25 - 26, 2009 Lafayette Avenue Prespyterian Church presents BIM

10am-4pm, at Lafayette Prespyterian Church / Elmwood Avenue/ In Celebration of the

Buffalo Garden Walk
Details Coming Soon

Saturday August 15 - 16, 2009 Buffalo Indie Market at Erie Canal Harbor

12-5pm, at Erie Canal Harbor /At Canal Side
Details Coming Soon

Saturday Septembert 12 - 13, 2009 Buffalo Indie Market at Erie Canal Harbor

12-5pm, at Erie Canal Harbor /At Canal Side
Details Coming Soon

More Interesting Show Names...

Holiday Handmade Cavalcade 2008


Renegade Craft Fair

Brooklyn Homeshow October 11th, 2008. Hope there's another one this year.
"Thank you to everyone who came out to our show on Saturday, October 11th! And thank you to TimeOut NY, the New York Times, Manhattan User's Guide, Nonsense NY, Not Only Brooklyn, and many others for featuring us. Our next homeshow's date and location is TBD. If you'd like to be notified, please send us your email (under Contact Us) and we will let you know! "

7th Heaven Fair

Brooklyn Indie Market
"Brooklyn, April 4th and 5th, 2009- Brooklyn Indie Market, the collective of fresh faces in fashion and product design, toddles back to its Carroll Gardens home to celebrate its third year with a Birthday Sale. Join the fun under the red and white striped tent at Smith and Union Streets in Carroll Gardens, Saturday 11-7 and Sunday 11-6.

Participating indie designers will help celebrate three years of neighborhood support with a 10% off sale on select items. "Brooklyn Indie Market started at the same time I was getting my business off the ground," said MaryAnne LoVerme of Wabisabi Brooklyn. " I owe much of the success I've had to the supportive community that frequents Brooklyn Indie Market, and to show my appreciation I'm offering a 10% off all my jewelry for opening weekend. Consider it a party favor."

I found these names from this awesome crafter on her flickr site...please check out all of her adventures there.

Brooklyn Flea March This looks very cool!!! Mostly flea market goodies that are not hand made, but still very cool!!!

Handmade Cavalcade

Isn't this a fun design!?
I found this image HERE...
"The {NewNew} will be hosting the Spring Handmade Cavalcade at The Bell House on May 9 and 10.

This two-day shopping affair will feature gorgeous apparel and accessories for any occasion, gifts for grads and moms, fantastic housewares and pretty paper goods for hosts and hostesses.

RSVP for a free, limited edition screen-printed tote, perfect for all your local shopping trips!

So come join us Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm for a weekend of shopping fun!

Limited edition artist book will be on sale to benefit St. John's Bread & Life, an organization that addresses hunger in Brooklyn and Queens."

Event Website: www.handmadecavalcade.com
RSVP Page: shc-web.eventbrite.com

Renegade Craft Fair 2009 schedule!!

Strange Folk Festival 2008 Praise

Best Craft Festival
Strange Folk
Community Park
401 East Fifth Street
O'Fallon, Illinois 62269
618-409-5005
www.strangefolkfestival.com

There must be some serious local shoppers out there who've seen passing references to the Strange Folk Festival, imagined Joni Mitchell cover artists and said forget it. What a pity. Strange name, maybe, but as craft shows go, Strange Folk is folkin' awesome. Hundreds of indie artisans from throughout the Midwest set up shop for two whole days under and around the O'Fallon Community Park pavilion at the end of September. The mix of wares — unique stuff with which to deck out your baby, your dog, your best friend (heck, even your bathroom), but most of all, yourself — ranges from pretty to punk. The free entertainment, like alpaca-petting (OK, maybe that's strange), never fails to amuse the kids in tow; tell the man of the house to bring the laptop for the park's free wi-fi. Many of the crafties can point out how to find their goods after the show via an online indie bazaar, so the wait till next year doesn't seem so long. And no bizarro folk music. Promise!
Found HERE on River Front Times.

DON'T MISS THE 30TH ANNUAL SIUC HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW!!!

I am participating, for my second year, in the SIUC (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale) Holiday Craft Show. I will be downstairs, between the escalators, so I have been keeping as busy as humanly possible.

There are over 50 artisans, in this nicely laid out area and event, so come peruse the crafty goodness!!!

Thursday December 4: 9 am - 4 pm
Friday December 5: 9 am - 4 pm
Saturday December 6: 10 am - 5 pm

Tips for Etsy Success from Timothy Adams Designs

I sometimes receive emails from Timothy Adams Designs. He makes jewelry and furniture and other goods from metal. He also does fun giveaways.
On his blog, he began doing tips for Etsy success, and he had a great point this time! He says, in your etsy shop, for your tag line under your shop name, fully describe the items you make, so they show up in GOOGLE searches. This makes total sense. so try it out! It only takes a second.

The Market at Trustees Garden

Check this out, it looks like a cool event, and their website is nice!!
SEE THEM HERE.

A New Selling Site called Folksy: Cast, solder, cut, knit, mould, sculpt, buy, sell, go!

I found this new shop for UK sellers on someone's blog. Folksy is set up very similarly to Etsy, and has a cool section on making, a place where sellers show instructions of the items they make. This feature and several others make Folksy seem more community oriented, rather than just a place to buy/sell items.

The Floksy BLOG is really great though. I recommend checking it out! They have lots of fun videos embedded in their site which I had some difficulty transferring for you all into this site.

I believe at this time, only UK sellers are allowed for soem reason, maybe currency issues??? But I hope in the near future they will be able to cater to US sellers. Maybe with the help and support of people like you and me, that will soon be possible!

The Big Ass Indie Art Show

Sorry, no image for this one, but they are hard core recruiting for this amazing show. Great location, great town, great everything! So check it out HERE!!

Deadline to apply: Sept. 15
Show Dates: Dec. 4-5 or 5-6

If you plan on entering the show, let me know and I will add you to this post, and a link to your site!

CraftNostra.com

This cool indie art show happens today or tomorrow evening. So sorry I did not post about it sooner, just found out about it today. It sure would be fun to go to St. Louie tonight though! I may try to participate or visit next year tough. Check out the website HERE!http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif>