Archive for the ‘Craft Fairs’ Category

Director’s Picks

Monday, December 6, 2010 4:23 View Comments

Every Monday, Hello Craft Directors will present our favorite picks of the week from the creative community. We’ll dish what’s caught our eyes at the moment from giveaways, blog postings, and shop offerings, to the latest tools, crafty instructions and happening shows.
This weeks picks:
Online Magazine
UK Handmade Winter Issue
If you’re curious about what’s going on in [...]

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Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Craft Fair: Second Storie

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 10:43 View Comments

Craft Fairs happen year round, but there’s something especially jovial and cheer-inspiring about ones that take place during the Holiday season. Curious as to how these frenzy-fueled events tick, I decided to take a behind the scenes peek at Second Storie, an annual holiday craft fair held in upstate New York.
Through the entry way of [...]

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Holiday Craft Show Time! Coast-to-Coast Round-up of Shows I Want to Shop.

Friday, November 19, 2010 19:09 View Comments

Hooray!  Holiday craft show season is here!  I’ve compiled a list of the upcoming shows I wish I could shop.  Take a look and don’t miss the handmade holiday goodness in your area.
November Craft Shows
Crafty Supermarket
Cincinnati, OH
11/20
DIY Trunkshow
Chicago, IL
11/20
Handmade Jingle Bash
Dallas, TX
11/20
Indie Craft Experience Holiday Show
Atlanta, GA
11/20-11/21
Art vs. Craft
Milwaukee, WI
11/27
Holiday Heist
Vienna, VA
11/27
Give Handmade [...]

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How PayPal and Square Can Change Small Business as Usual

Thursday, October 7, 2010 15:31 View Comments

My iPhone is currently the closest thing in my life to a firstborn child or a spouse, and I’m pretty sure I am not alone in this. I have certain friends who are in long-term, committed relationships with their hand held devices.  They care for them, obsess over them, and buy things for them. And [...]

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Apply Now! Indie Craft Experience

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:51 View Comments

A fantastic holiday show is now accepting applications — Indie Craft Experience (ICE) in Atlanta, Georgia.
ICE will take place November 20 and 21 at Ambient Plus Studio from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The  juried show will have approximately 100 vendors from the Southeast and beyond. This will be ICE’s 11th show, and the organizers [...]

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Diary of a Festival Organizer

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:02 View Comments

Hello Craft is proud to be working with the Washington City Paper to power this year’s Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair! As most festivals go, Crafty Bastards takes six months to a year to plan and produce. With 150+ craft vendors, local sponsors, a food court, the BBoy Battle and more than 25,000 people [...]

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