Oct
22
The Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco winter show has been announced! You can check out all the vendors here!
The 2009 Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco (BBSF) will
feature 100 of the best indie crafters and designers.
DJs will provide entertainment and food from local
eateries…
Aug
19
OMGOMGOMG. I just read on Dress A Day that the University of Rhode Island is allowing free access to their Commercial Pattern Archive for one week. WOW! I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a pattern archive but…
Aug
4
Hallo! I love RI! *waves like a fangirl* What’s sad is that I could have been there this summer lolling around on the beach staying in a beach house for free but instead we opted to go to Burning Man…
Aug
3
Recently a woman from FabMo in Palo Alto, CA contacted me about their organization (about to be come a 501(c)3) and I was really intrigued. They are a charitable organization that collects designer fabric, carpet, and wallpaper samples to be repurposed,…
Jul
31

Seattles largest craft show!
Urban Craft Uprising
At the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall
11am-5pm both days
free admission!
Jul
29
BUST Magazine had a fun blurb about how to tie-dye your tired old tights which I thought was a fun idea.
First off BUST Magazine (The magazine for women with something to get off their chests.) is a great mag and…
Jun
25
Etsy Virtual Labs is a great way for the craft community to disseminate information. Like this upcoming lab on how to enter a craft fair, like any application how you present yourself can be very important and can change from…
Jun
10

I attended the Etsy San Francisco Meet-Up last night and if there is one coming to your city I highly recommend you go! The Etsy people were all super nice, informative and enthusiastic about handmade and about their jobs.
I…
May
27
I decided to post an extra article about Maker Faire everyday this week just because I am so excited about it. Interviewing Jamie Chan was a no brainer. I’ve been volunteering with Bazaar Bizarre for a few years now AND she…
Feb
24
Yep, Spring is in the air.. sort of. And it’s time to start applying for the Spring Indie Craft Fairs. There are many good ones and I hear that the Bust Magazine Craftacular is …er spectacular.
The show is May 17th…
Feb
6
Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia is now accepting vendor applications. You can find application instructions here.
Who: 150 artists & live music all day
What: Affordable, unique, and high quality art and crafts. Free and open to the public.
When: Saturday, May 30th…
Jan
21
What a cute idea! I love this online craft class idea. Take two popular bloggers and purveyors of cut, mix them together, add an exclusive web site, chats and crafts and TA DAA! You have 8 weeks of super cute delivered…
Dec
12
More craft shows than you can shake a stick at, so get out your private jet…
SF Bay Area
**The Crucible – Annual Holiday Gifty Art Sale & Open House
Saturday & Sunday, December 13th & 14th
10AM to 4PM • FREE ADMISSION**Oakland DIY…
Dec
1
I have soft spot for Rhode Island since I spent (possibly misspent) my youthful summers there. I wish I had had my act together enough to get myself in to Rhode Island School of Design. Alas! In another life, me…
Nov
26
Get ready folks because we’ve got a bigger and better show for you this year! This year Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco will feature 115 + indie craft vendors, live music from the popular local band StitchCraft, DJ stylin’ from…







