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Sep 10

vote for cincinnati’s visualingual!

Visualingual, a local design duo that has sold at a couple Crafty Supermarkets, needs your help!

We are thrilled and honored to announce that we’re in the running for the American Made Awards presented by Martha Stewart Omnimedia. Out of 2000 entries, we are among 100 finalists, and now the public gets to decide the winner. Our competition is stiff, and we need your help. Please cast your vote today and every day through 24 Sep.

Why should you vote for us? Well, because we want to win! If you have a few minutes, I’d like to tell you a bit about us and our journey thus far. The winner will receive a feature in Martha Stewart Living, a trip to NYC to participate in an artisanal fair at Grand Central Terminal and, most importantly, $10,000 for business development. In our case, we are currently looking for a larger, better studio space, and we’re trying to stay in Over-the-Rhine, where we’ve been based since moving to Cincinnati 6 years ago.

If you want to help them out, vote on the American Made site every day until Sept. 24!

Sep 7

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upcoming cincinnati art + design events

September is looking to be a solid month for art and design events in Cincinnati! Here's what you should know about...

Sep 2

crafter applications are now closed

Applications for the holiday Crafty Supermarket show are now closed! We’ll notify everybody who applied of their status by Sept. 16. If you’re accepted, you’ll have until Oct. 1 to pay the remainder of the table fee — $85. If you don’t submit your table fee by Oct. 1, we’ll offer the space to another crafter.

I missed the deadline! Can I still apply?

We get way more applications for the show than we can accept, so we can’t allow any late applications out of fairness to those crafters. If a spot opens up from a vendor being unable to attend the show, we select alternates from the pool of people who applied before the deadline. If you want to apply to be in our next show, be sure to follow us here on the website, on Facebook or via our e-newsletter, which you can sign up for in the upper right corner of this site. We broadcast our upcoming opportunities in all those places!

Aug 27

last chance to apply for the holiday crafty supermarket!

Applications for our 2012 holiday craft show are due Sept. 1. Our holiday show is the biggest of the year, and we expect more than 2,000 shoppers on Nov. 17, 2012.

Aug 25

Photos from our Etsy Craft Party!

Dozens of craft lovers came to our Etsy Craft Party last night at Fabricate in Northside! See some pictures from the party inside!

Aug 22

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indie craft shows of the midwest: holiday 2012

October, November and December are our favorite months of the year because it's craft show season! The Midwest has tons of great indie craft shows coming up this fall and pre-Christmas. Many of the shows are accepting applications now, if you're interested in selling!

Aug 17

more info about our etsy craft party

All your crafty friends will be at Fabricate in Northside on Friday, Aug. 24! Crafty Supermarket is putting on a free craft party in conjunction with Etsy's World Craft Party for all friends of craft. Here's some more details about what'll be going down.

Aug 16

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grace’s new craft business book is out!

Fun fact: The very first Crafty Supermarket was also the debut of Grace’s first book! Now, three years later, an updated and expanded version of her craft business book, The Crafty Superstar Ultimate Craft Business Guide, is now in bookstores everywhere!

Crafty Superstar is just the ticket if you’re starting a craft business, thinking of selling on Etsy and/or trying to balance your craft life and the rest of your life! The business guide for part-time crafters, based on Grace’s experiences and the true stories of dozens of crafters she interviewed. The new edition includes oodles of worksheets, checklists and updated resources to help you get your craft business off the ground.

There will be some copies at Fabricate very soon (hopefully by the time our Etsy craft party happens on Aug. 23!), but if you just can’t wait: Order a signed copy of the Crafty Superstar Ultimate Craft Business Guide direct from Grace or get it on Amazon!