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Jan 17

crafty supermarket’s spring show!

The Queen City just can’t get enough indie craft. We are overjoyed to announce Cincinnati’s second Crafty Supermarket will take place at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010. We expect to have more than 40 craft vendors, food vendors, a live DJ from PROJECTMILL, do-it-yourself craft activities and more.

Crafty Supermarket will have even more of the awesome crafts you experienced at the first show! The deadline for craft vendor applications is March 1. You can apply to be a vendor here!

We’re also seeking sponsors, volunteers and donations to make this show as awesome as possible. Check out our FAQ page for info!

Nov 30

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join the mailing list!

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter, and you’ll be the first to know when we start organizing the next show and start seeking vendors. We promise not to spam ya!

Nov 23

thank you, thank you, thank you!

I’d say Crafty Supermarket was an amazing success! We had more than 1,000 shoppers come out the day of the show—there were even 100 people in line to get in when we finally opened our doors! (Extra thanks to the first woman in line, who showed up around 10:30 a.m. and held the door for crafters loading their stuff into the Tavern.) Needless to say, the 50 swag bags were gone within minutes of noon.

A huge thanks to all the shoppers—where the heck did you all come from? Your enthusiasm was absolutely radical.

And I’ve got to give an extra big thanks to our sponsors, who made it possible to reach out to the community and do some craft education!

But the biggest thanks goes to the crafters—you guys rocked it hard.

People kept asking when our next show was going to be. Some even suggested Crafty Supermarket should be monthly. (whoa!) We definitely want this to be an annual event, at the very least! We’re going to regroup and set up an e-mail list and get our stuff together. Stay subscribed to the blog, and you’ll be among the first to know when the next show hits.

Stay crafty!

grace and alisha

Nov 20

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more press about crafty supermarket!

We were on the CityBeat blog and were a featured pick in CityBeat this week:

And Alisha and I were on Fox 19 Morning News today!

Nov 17

check us out in the enquirer today!

A great story by Lauren Bishop about Crafty Supermarket and my book, Crafty Superstar!

(Click the images to enlarge)

Click here to read it on the Enquirer site!

Nov 12

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set your dvrs!

Alisha and I will be on Fox 19 morning news here in Cincinnati next Friday to spread the word of craft! We’ll be showing off some examples of what people will be able to buy at Crafty Supermarket and a copy of my book, of course. We’re set to be live on the air around 8:40 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, so set your DVRs now!

Oct 10

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wanna get in our swag bags?

The first 50 shoppers at Crafty Supermarket (and our esteemed vendors) will get swag bags full of goodies! If you want to promote your craft business, project or local store, you can send in promotional items or samples to be included in the bags. These can be postcards, business cards, stickers, coupons, flyers, samples or anything else you dream up that’s smaller than a breadbox.

Send in up to 75 (we prefer at least 50) of your item by Nov. 10, and we’ll put it in the swag bags for the lucky shoppers to see! You can mail your stuff to:

Grace Dobush
The Artist’s Magazine
4700 E. Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, OH 45220

Because this is a family-friendly event, we ask that your promo items have no profanity or nudity.

Oct 9

Support Crafty Supermarket!

in preparing for this epic indie craft show, we’re looking for sponsors! if you’re a cincinnati business or a crafty business or just a supporter of craft, you can reserve a space in our show program and reach out to the hundreds of people we expect for this show.

ads

A quarter page (2 3/8 x 3 7/8 inches) is $20
A half page (5 x 3 7/8 inches) is $35
A full page (5 x 8 inches) is $60

We’re also collecting promo items for our swag bags, which is a great way to reach our crafty audience. For more info, or to reserve your space, contact me at grace dot dobush at gmail dot com.