Diana Ferry, an indie jewelry designer whose work can be found at D Celestine Limited, contacted me to let me know about about a fabulous event she’s organizing.
The event, called Pink at the Plaza, will take place on Saturday, May 17th from 10am - 3pm in Charlotte, North Carolina and will benefit the Avon Walk […]

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Now that Mardi Gras is over, I can concentrate more on the local alternative craft scene again. First up, this Sunday I’ll be doing the Crescent City Craft Market with the rest of the New Orleans Craft Mafia, plus some great guest vendors.
We’ll be back to our monthly schedule now that Carnival is over, […]

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You might remember me posting about attending the first ever Craft Congress in Pittsburgh last spring. Well, plans are currently underway for the second annual Craft Congress, which will be held April 5 & 6 2008 at Brava Theatre in San Francisco’s historic Mission District.
If you’re interested in helping to organize this event, they […]

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As I’m sure most of you are well aware, today is Black Friday. Well, for my part, I’m staying well away from the malls and major shopping centers, because I took the Handmade Pledge and all of my holiday shopping will be from independent artists and locally owned shops.
If you’re looking for a way […]

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Well, I’m safely back home after a fun weekend in Austin. I had a great time at Stitch on Saturday and got to do a little shopping yesterday afternoon on South Congress Street.
The weekend was a whirlwind! I was so glad to finally meet Maggie & Michael of Supermaggie in person and I […]

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I’m headed out to Austin, TX today to check out the fifth annual Stitch Fashion show and Guerrilla Craft Bazaar. The whole shebang happens tomorrow, November 10 and takes place at the Austin Convention Center.
I was there two years ago, missed last year’s event, and I’m super excited to check out the biggest and […]

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I had the pleasure of meeting Stephanie of Phantom Limb last spring at the Craft Congress. Stephanie is one of the organizers of the Detroit Urban Craft Fair, and a graphic designer by trade. She utilizes her design skills, focusing on simple shapes and clean lines, and combines them with reclaimed materials to […]

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I had a great time this weekend in Brooklyn, where I stayed at the Etsy Labs for the Trashion Street Team’s trunk show. We had a pretty fab turnout (over 100 people showed up) and everyone seemed to be having fun. I got to meet and chat with Deb from DIYthing, who is […]

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Well, I’m off to NYC this weekend to celebrate both my birthday and the Trashion trunk show at Etsy Labs! I can’t wait to hang out with the Etsy gang and meet some of my fellow trashionistas!
Coincidentally, the same week as I’m preparing to go to this show, the Etsy Bloggers weekly theme is […]

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The Etsy Glass Artists Street Team is having a BOGO (buy one at full price, get one 1/2 off) sale, now through this Saturday, June 23rd. This talented group includes glass fusers, glass blowers, lampworkers and stained glass artisans, all working together to help foster a public appreciation for handmade glass art. The […]

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