clifton | crafty supermarket!

Sep 28

crafter notifications are out!

Thanks to everybody who applied to be part of Crafty Supermarkets 2011 holiday show! We are super excited about our lineup—we’ll be making it public very soon.

We sent out email notifications to all the applicants two weeks ago, but we’ve heard from quite a few folks who didn’t get the e-mail. So if you applied for the show but didn’t get a notification, please e-mail us at craftysupermarket@gmail.com. (And be sure to add us to your address book so we don’t get trapped in any spam filters!)

Sep 8

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seeking swag for our holiday craft show!

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 promote 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 Nov. 10 to:

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

(If you’re in town, feel free to drop your swag off during normal Fabricate hours in a box or bag labeled Crafty Supermarket!)

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!

Sep 5

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seeking volunteers for the holiday show!

Thanks to everybody who applied to be a vendor at our holiday 2011 show! Applications are closed, and we will send out e-mail notifications to everyone by Sept. 25.

If you’re a shopper or craft fan looking for a way to help Crafty Supermarket out, we have a number of volunteer spots open for the day of the show and the night before! Being a volunteer is awesome: Not only do you get good craft karma, you get one of our prized swag bags!

Read more about what being a volunteer entails and sign up in our form here! (We can’t offer everyone who signs up to be a volunteer a spot, but we’ll get back to you with volunteer assignments by early November.)

Sep 1

Last day to apply!

One last poke for crafters thinking about applying for the holiday Crafty Supermarket show: We close the application form at midnight tonight — so get your act together if you’ve been meaning to apply but haven’t yet!

~~Get to the application and read all the details here~~. Applications are closed!

Jul 15

Applications are open!

Want to sell your handmade wares at the holiday Crafty Supermarket on Nov. 19, 2011? Show us what you’ve got: Applications are open from July 15 to Sept. 1!

Jun 3

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save the date for crafty supermarket’s holiday show!

Our next show will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center! The holiday show is always an amazing time, but we’re going to make this our best show ever!

Applications for the Holiday 2011 show will be open from July 15 to Sept. 1, 2011. The link to apply will go up on our 2011 Holiday Crafters page, and there’s all sorts of details there about who we are and who we’re looking for. We’ll notify crafters of their acceptance status by Sept. 25.

THE SHOW

What? Crafty Supermarket’s Holiday 2011 craft show
When? 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011
Where? Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH
Why? Because handmade is awesome!

May 5

essential guide to crafty supermarket

So, you’ve got your shopping list made and your craft-shoppin’ sneakers at the ready. What else do you need to know? Here’s everything important:

ESSENTIALS

What: Crafty Supermarket’s Spring Show!
When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2011
Where: Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220
Cost: Free to the public!
ATM: Sadly, no ATM on site. The closest ones are on Ludlow Avenue, about a half-mile south of the venue.

INSIDER ADVICE

Got a wheelchair or a stroller? There’s an elevator on the west side of the building off the driveway between the CCAC and the recreation center.
Want one of our 100 swag bags? Get in line real early! By the time the show starts at 11 a.m., we usually have a line around the block.
Want to shop in peace? We totally understand—some folks just don’t like crowds. If you prefer to leisurely peruse all our vendors’ wares, come in the afternoon! Things usually slow down after 3 p.m.
If you’ve got little ones, you should definitely come for DIY Printing’s screenprinting demo, which will run from 3-6 p.m. Little kids and big kids alike will be able to try screenprinting and learn how to fold a paper hat!
Music at the show will be provided all day by Ben Davis of the PROJECTMILL collective.

DIRECTIONS

The Clifton Cultural Arts Center in the Gaslight District is at 3711 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220. It’s right at the corner of Clifton and McAlpin avenues. The 17, 18, 19, 39 and 78 buses have stops within a half mile of the CCAC. Get more details at http://www.sorta.com/.

Here are detailed Google Maps directions:

PARKING

The closest parking is in the Clifton Rec Center lot right behind the CCAC, but if it fills up, you can park behind the Fairview German School—enter from McAlpin Avenue or from Clifton Avenue. There’s also plenty of street parking around the Clifton Gaslight neighborhood.