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Apr 30

crafter sneak peek: ceramics

These folks coming to the Crafty Supermarket Spring Show create amazing ceramics, along with other things:

Cynthia Vardhan Ceramics
Columbus, OH
www.cynthiavardhan.com

Freak Works by Kateri
Cincinnati, OH
www.katerisparrow.blogspot.com

Koukla by Constantina
Cincinnati, OH
www.constantina3d.com

Laura George Art + Illustration
Chicago, IL
www.flickr.com/photos/laurageorge

redraven studios
Pittsburgh, PA
www.redravenshop.com

rough and perfect
Columbus, OH
www.roughandperfect.com

Apr 29

crafter sneak peek: clothing

Crafty Supermarket’s Spring Show is just a little more than a week away — are you ready for the awesomeness? This is the first in a series of vendor spotlights so you can meet our makers and start making your shopping lists!

PS: Remember to RSVP to our event if you’re on Facebook, and invite your friends!

Alison rose
Columbus, OH
www.alisonrose.com

Brush Factory
Cincinnati, OH
www.brushmanufactory.com

garbella
Pittsburgh, PA
garbelladesign.com

Intl. Robot
Ann Arbor, MI
www.intlrobot.com

Owlette Collective
Knoxville, TN
owlettecollective.etsy.com

Apr 26

indie wedding expo

love+bash

The weekend after Crafty Supermarket’s Spring Show, check out love+bash, a “badass wedding expo for alternative brides.” Created by Nikita Gross of Nikita Gross Photography and Jen Pritchard of Your Wedding by Jen, love+bash is the antidote to traditional bridal shows. Along with alternative, green and indie vendors, the show will have music, drinks and a fashion show. (If you’re currently planning your nuptials, definitely check out their wedding giveaway, which includes photography, florals and planning.) You can check out love+bash’s featured vendors here.

The details:

love+bash
12-5 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011
at Leapin Lizard, 726 Main St., Covington, KY
tickets are $6 presale or $10 day-of-show

Apr 24

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Screenprinting Demo at the Spring Show!

The Crafty Supermarket spring show is less than two weeks away, and the excitement is totally palpable. One new thing we’re doing this time around is hosting a live screenprinting demo by the good folks of DIY Printing! Little kids and big kids alike can try their hands at “pulling a print” between 3 and 6 p.m. the day of the show, Saturday, May 7. Bring a T-shirt to print on, or use some of our paper to make a print from one of the pre-made screens.

Not sure what the heck we’re talking about? Screenprinting is a versatile printing medium that’s both accurate and tactile. Have you seen any of the Crafty Supermarket posters (like our latest, printed by Southpaw)? Those are screenprinted! If you’ve got a little one who’s interested in learning how screenprinting works, make sure to come to the show in the afternoon. The demo area will be on the right when you enter the main hall of the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, right across from the welcome table.

Apr 12

check out our awesome vendors!

Our official vendor list for the Crafty Supermarket Spring Show is up! Check it out here and start making your shopping list. :) The show is less than a month away now, can you believe it?

By the way, if you’re interested in volunteering to help out on the day of the show, there’s still time to submit your info, and we are still accepting swag for our famous swag bags until May 1!

Mar 24

Seeking volunteers!

Wanna earn some craft karma? Crafty Supermarket’s success is due in no small part to the awesome folks who help us out. We’re looking for volunteers who are available for a two-hour shift on the day of the show—in exchange, you’re guaranteed one of our fab swag bags that people line up all morning for!

There are a number of different things our volunteers do:

  • Greeters pass out swag bags first thing in the morning and give out show programs throughout the day.
  • Vendor relievers walk around the show and help any vendors who need a break.
  • Some volunteers will work outside, helping visitors find their way to parking, the food and the show itself.
  • Load-in helpers are needed in the early morning to assist vendors as they bring in their displays.
  • Clean-up helpers are needed as the show ends to help stack tables and sweep up.

And we promise you’ll still have time to shop. Fill out our handy dandy form, and we’ll get back to you in the weeks before the show happens. Click here to send in your info to be a volunteer! We’re all booked up with volunteers as of 4/23!

Feb 16

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send in your swag!

We’ll be giving away 125 swag bags to the first lucky shoppers of the day and our trusty volunteers. Contributing swag is a great way to show off your shop, services or event to a crowd that’s really hip. (As is sponsoring Crafty Supermarket, by the way.) If you’d like to contribute promo items for your local business or crafty enterprise, please send 125 pieces by May 1 to:

Fabricate
attn: Crafty Supermarket
4037 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45223

Our previous swag bags have included coupons for local businesses, stickers from Buy Olympia, ceramic brooches, crafty magazines, scrapbooking materials, fabric, buttons, postcards and more! People line up hours ahead of the show to get a swag bag—they are that good.

Note: No pornographic, racist, sexist or vulgar materials will be used in the swag bags, and we reserve the right to refuse any materials. Keep it friendly!

Feb 12

other upcoming craft shows

Looking for more shows to apply to this spring and summer? Here are some within driving distance of Cincinnati, plus a big one a bit further afield, that are currently accepting applications:

Bloomington Handmade Market
Saturday, April 4
Bloomington, IN
Table fee: $55
Applications due Feb. 21

Handmade Arcade
Saturday, April 16
Pittsburgh, PA
Table fee: $125, plus $10 application fee
Applications due Feb. 13

INDIEana Handicraft Exchange
Saturday, June 11
Indianapolis, IN
Table fee: $95
Applications due March 12

Brooklyn Renegade
Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12
Brooklyn, NY
Table fee: $400
Applications due March 4

And, of course, applications for Crafty Supermarket are open through March 15. :)

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