Each week follow along as we document the trials and tribulations of a festival organizer. In this behind the scenes look we share what it takes to organize and produce one of the largest and best craft fairs on the east coast. To read entries in the series click here.
As a newbie director of Hello [...]

Each week follow along as we document the trials and tribulations of a festival organizer. In this behind the scenes look we share what it takes to organize and produce one of the largest and best craft fairs on the east coast. To read entries in the series click here.
As a staff member and [...]

Crafty Bastards Jury Process Explained from Hello Craft on Vimeo.

Kim Dorn, Festival Director of Crafty Bastards and Executive Director of Hello Craft, explains the jury process during day one of the Crafty Bastards jury in 2010.
With over 450 applicants and only about 100 spaces, this system helps the jury review each applicant and ensures [...]

With the 7th annual Crafty Bastards fast approaching in 3 months, the Crafty Jury is in full effect, rating our pool of applicants to see who will be selected as our official 2010 vendors! Now in Day 2 of the Crafty Jury process, the 7 members of the Crafty Jury are half way through [...]

Check out the slide show from the Show of Awesome. It was a great way to end the Summit of Awesome on a high note.
We shopped (probably a little too much,) we played and generally had a grand old time.
Who was your favorite vendor?

At this year’s Crafty Bastards Hello Craft wanted to share the fun of making with those at the fair. So we threw up a tent, asked some of our friends to sponsor some projects, and let the creativity run wild.

And run wild it did. The Make Something Awesome Area was packed from start to finish [...]

Christy Petterson is an Atlanta native. She creates a line of jewelry and hair accessories called a bardis and works, by day, as a PR Specialist. Since 2005, she has organized the Indie Craft Experience, Atlanta’s bi-annual indie craft market. In 2008, ICE teamed up with Young Blood Gallery & Boutique to produce Kraftwork, a [...]

Join Hello Craft in the Etsy Virtual Labs this Tuesday, as we talk Craft Show 101!
With many indie craft fairs putting out their call for vendors for their Spring and Summer shows, it’s time to start filling out those applications.  Whether your applying to one fair or twenty, Hello Craft can help you get into [...]