crafty supermarket!

Oct 10

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.

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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.

Oct 7

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my trip to the indieana handicraft exchange

I made it out to Indianapolis this weekend for the third annual INDIEana Handicraft Exchange, and was it ever worth it! I’d been to the first one, which was much smaller and in a not-so-great venue, and I was so happy to see how it’s blossomed. There were more than 70 vendors in this multi-level art center. I don’t know how I managed to not break the bank. Some of my fave sights:

Studio AMF makes these amazing rings out of fine woods—and, yes, that is a real shell embedded in the ring.

Royal Tenenbaums finger puppets by Abbey Christine!

And I scored this gorgeous red totebag from Lindsey Lord—and then I won that cute clutch by her in the raffle! Love!

Oct 1

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Application deadline has passed!

Holy crap, what a response! Alisha and I have our work cut out for us, but we will notify all vendor applicants whether they were accepted for Crafty Supermarket by Oct. 10. There is no doubt in our minds that this is going to be a kick-ass craft show.

Sep 25

Upcoming indie craft shows

If you just can’t wait until November to get crafty, check out these awesome shows in the region!

INDIEana Handicraft Exchange
Friday, Oct. 2, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN

Crafty Bastards
Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Marie Reed Learning Center, Washington, DC

Craftin’ Outlaws
Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Lodge Bar, Columbus, OH

And, of course, you can find more show listings at Indie Craft Shows.

Sep 24

Just one week left to apply!

Gather your thoughts, round up your pix, get your typin’ hat on and submit your work! The deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 30. When the clock strikes 12, we will all turn into pumpkins and fire up the old Excel to start digging in!

Click here to fill out the application to be a vendor at the very first Crafty Supermarket

Sep 22

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Crafty Superstar ordering info!

Can I just say I love Google Docs? Here’s the order form to pre-order your own copy of Crafty Superstar! Fill it out now, send in your payment, and you’ll be among the first to get the book when it comes out in November!

And by the by, I am blown away by the response we’ve gotten for Crafty Supermarket so far! Holy crap! And there’s still even 8 more days to apply!

Sep 15

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Book release party!

So, aside from having loads of great indie crafters at Crafty Supermarket, you should know this shindig is also going to be a book release party. Oh yes—an indie craft book release party.

About two years ago I started working on what became Crafty Superstar: Turn Your Crafts into Extra Cash, Keep Your Day Job, and Basically Have It All. It’s finally being released in November… just in time for Crafty Supermarket!

To be honest, the whole idea for the market started as a party for the book. Then I thought, Wait, wouldn’t it be utterly rad to have crafters at the party? Then I had to go back to my book files and printed out the pages about organizing an indie craft show. I am testing my advice!

I spent about a year interviewing indie craft movers and shakers for this book, talking about taxes and legal stuff, self-promotion, production and how to find balance when crafting is just one of your many jobs. I’ve got great advice from crafty types including Jenny Hart, Grace Bonney, Susie Ghahremani, Cinnamon Cooper, Jessica Manack, Jenny Harada and many more!

Crafty Superstar is already on Amazon, but I suggest you get a copy in person at the show. If you can’t make it, watch for ordering info on the website—I’ll mail it myself, sign it to you (or whoever) and even throw in some extra goodies.