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Feb 24

be a part of our spring craft show!

In addition to all the handmade vendors who are a part of our show, it takes a village to make Crafty Supermarket happen. We enlist volunteers and work with sponsors — and here’s how you can get involved:

Volunteering

At our spring show on May 7 at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, we have a couple of opportunities for people to help out. (And when you assist us for a couple hours, you’ll get one of our famous swag bags!) Volunteers can choose to do any of the following things: help shoppers know where everything is, assist vendors who need a break, help load in at the beginning of the day or clean up at the end of the day. You can learn more and submit your availability here. We’ll get back to you a few weeks before the show with the schedule. (Note that we sometimes get more volunteer applications than we can take, but we’ll get back to you either way!)

Parnerships

We work with all kinds of local organizations who love handmade and want to help spread the word. From arts nonprofits and landmark institutions to DIY shops and enterprises, if you support the maker movement, we’d love to work with you! Learn more about partnership opportunities here and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have an idea of how we can work together!

Jan 15

apply to be a vendor at our spring show!

Update: Applications are now closed!

Want to sell your wares at Cincinnati’s biggest, baddest indie craft show? Applications for Crafty Supermarket’s 2016 spring craft show were open from Jan. 15 to March 1.

Our craft show is at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Cincinnati from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016. We expect more than 2,000 shoppers throughout the day to shop with our 50 vendors, enjoy great local food, a live DJ and hands-on craft activities for the young and young at heart!

HOW TO APPLY

It is essential to read our Crafter FAQ before you apply. Our show features handmade goods only — no commercial products or resellers.

In the online application, you’ll be asked to upload up to five images in JPG, GIF or PNG format. As you’re preparing your images, please follow these guidelines. The images should be at least 400×600 pixels but no bigger than 1 MB in size each. Please name your files in this format: BusinessName1.jpg, BusinessName2.jpg, and so on.

There’s a nonrefundable application fee of $10. (You’ll be guided to pay via PayPal when you complete the application. If you need help, PayPal has tutorials on its website — click on the Send Money tab.) The vendor fee for our spring show is $125, but if you’re accepted, the application fee counts towards the table fee.

When you submit the application, you should receive a confirmation message and a confirmation email from us and be taken to PayPal to pay the application fee. If that doesn’t happen, your application might not have gone through—email us to check on it.

We’ll stop accepting applications at 11:59 p.m. EST March 1. We’ll notify all crafter applicants of their acceptance status by March 15.

Dec 1

THANKS A MILLION!

Thanks so much for coming out to the show on Saturday — we had record-breaking attendance, and our vendors really felt the love from Cincinnati! We saw more than 6,500 shoppers at Music Hall, the most we’ve ever had!

If you were one of the shoppers, we’d love to get your feedback to make Crafty Supermarket even better next year — this quick survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete.

Big thanks to all our sponsors: 21c Museum Hotel, 365 Cincinnati, ArtWorks Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, Enjoy The Arts, Ensemble Theater Cincinnati, Foodie Cincy, Kiki Magazine (who created the amazing craft room!), Made in Cincinnati, NVISION, Over-the-Rhine Chamber, Redtree Art Gallery and Coffee Shop, and our media partner, Cincinnati Magazine!

And of course mad props to our food vendors for keeping us well-fed: Brown Bear Bakery, Dojo Gelato, Fireside Pizza Wagon, La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasterie, Macaron Bar, Quite Frankly, Red Sesame Korean BBQ/Taco and Street Chef Brigade!

And to the 90 makers who came from from near and far to sell with us — some with giant bags of strange creatures!

If you can’t figure out which maker you bought something from, we’ve got a digital copy of our show map here.

We are also forever indebted to the wonderful volunteers who help us on the day of the show, and Ben Davis of Bad Veins for being our in-house DJ. Thank you to the amazing staff of Music Hall for all their help in setting up and making the show run smoothly. Thank you to James Billiter for designing our swag bags and Aaron Kent of DIY Printing for screenprinting them!

The lovely Tamia Stinson of Cincinnati Magazine was our guest judge to give out some very crafty awards:

She made her selections for the first three awards, and then the shoppers of Crafty Supermarket voted on Best in Show:

Best Product: JFR Glass of Cincinnati
Best Display: Wire & Twine of Oxford
Best Newbie: Lauren H-B Studio of Cleveland
People’s Choice: Allie Art Designs of Cincinnati

And for now, we’re taking December off to spend with our friends and families! We’ll post information in January about our next show, on May 7, 2016, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center. Have a great rest of the year!

Love, Chris & Grace

Nov 28

today is the big day!

You’ve been waiting, and the day of Crafty Supermarket’s big holiday craft show is finally here! We’ve got 90 handmade vendors setting up their wares, plus a live DJ, a cash bar, delicious local food inside and outside, and hands-on craft activities with Kiki Magazine. We’ll see you downtown at Music Hall — bring all your friends, and wear your shopping shoes! Make a whole day of it — there are so many things to do in Over-the-Rhine since it’s Small Business Saturday! If you’re new to the show, check out our insider guide for shoppers, which includes directions to our venue, parking info and other important details.

Essential Info

What: Crafty Supermarket’s Holiday Show
When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015
Where: Music Hall Ballroom at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Cost: Free to the public!

Nov 20

make something cool at our holiday show!

The awesome folks at Kiki Magazine are creating a room of craft activities at our big holiday show next Saturday, Nov. 28! Kiki is a locally produced independent magazine for girls who love life, appreciate creativity, and recognize good ideas. When you come into the Music Hall Ballroom, the Kiki craft room will be towards the corner to your right. There you’ll find:

A free make-and-take activity: You can create your own puzzle piece earrings. Keep them for yourself or give them as a gift!

Ever want to be on the cover of a magazine? You can get your picture taken in a giant Kiki cover! They will have a professional photographer there to take photos who can email the photos to you after the event. You’re also welcome to take photos with your phone!

You’ll also find handmade crafts for sale that have been featured in Kiki magazine, as well as handy maker kits that make great gifts — they contain everything you need to make LED greeting cards and a DIY runway skirt inspired by Michael Kors.

Nov 10

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awesome eats at our holiday craft show

Shopping can really work up an appetite, so we are bringing in a bunch of great food vendors to our big holiday show on Nov. 28! We've got sweet and savory, familiar favorites and new eats! Plus, the bar at the Music Hall Ballroom will be open all day so you can grab a mimosa or a locally brewed beer or a soda!

Oct 27

shop crafty at Rock Paper Scissors

If you’d like to get a taste of the great work you’ll see at Crafty Supermarket next month, come to Rock Paper Scissors for Final Friday this week! The show opening on Oct. 30 features Tyler Hickey and James Billiter — James is one of the holiday show vendors at Crafty Supermarket, and he’s designing our limited edition swag bags this time around!

We’re putting together a window display at RPS of some of the local vendors you’ll find at our show — come to Final Friday to check it out! (The image above is from last year’s gorgeous window display.)

Rock Paper Scissors is at the corner of 13th and Main streets in Over-the-Rhine, and the opening is from 6 to 10 p.m. this Friday. You can RSVP and get all the details on Facebook.

Oct 5

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meet our makers!

You’ve been waiting, and here it is: Our holiday show vendor list! Our vendors represent 12 states, including locales as far away as South Carolina and Wisconsin. And a full quarter of our vendors are totally new to Crafty Supermarket, so you never know what you’ll find when you shop our show!

Here are some of the awesome makers who will be with us for the first time:

Cannonball Handmade of Cincinnati, OH:

Cincinnati Royals of Cincinnati, OH:

Liz Sabo of Lakewood, OH:

Riley Construction Toys of St. Louis, MO:

Smarty Pants Paper Co. of Knoxville, TN:

strawberryluna of Pittsburgh, PA:

Are you still accepting vendors?

Applications for the Crafty Supermarket holiday craft show closed Sept. 1. We get more applications for the show than we can accept, so we can’t allow any late applications out of fairness to crafters who applied before the deadline. If a spot opens up from a vendor being unable to attend the show, we select alternates from the 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. We broadcast our upcoming opportunities in all those places! Information about our 2016 spring show will be posted in January.