last-minute handmade shopping in cincinnati
It's five days until Christmas. Do you have all your shopping done? No need to panic! We collected this info about local stores in Cincinnati that have handmade gifts and holiday hours!
Dec 20
It's five days until Christmas. Do you have all your shopping done? No need to panic! We collected this info about local stores in Cincinnati that have handmade gifts and holiday hours!
Crafty Supermarket might be over for this year, but there are still plenty of options for handmade shopping and artsy fun in December!
The amount of events to consider adding to your calendar this month is astounding! Read on for all our picks of art, craft and design events in the Queen City in October.
Summer's heating up in the Queen City! If you're looking for artsy craftsy things to do in Cincinnati in July, we have got you covered.
Need last-minute Christmas gifts? Shop local! Here are some of our fave places to shop and their open hours leading up to Christmas.
The Crafty Supermarket holiday show might be over, but there are plenty more great craft shows happening in Cincinnati in December!
Thanks a million to the more than 2,500 shoppers who came out for Crafty Supermarket yesterday! We know it’s cliched, but seriously — best show ever.
To our 50+ vendors — thanks for being so awesome and being a part of our show! And to the out-of-town vendors, thanks for bringing your crafty selves to Cincinnati!

Instagrams from everydayballoons, beanblossom and playingf0rkeeps.
To our amazing volunteers — thank you for being so helpful and hands-on! We hope you liked the swag bags.
To our DJ, Yusef Quotah of You, You’re Awesome, thanks for seriously BRINGING IT with the music all day. Grace would like you to DJ her life.
To our photographer, Tiffani Fisher, thanks for being with us and capturing the day! (You’ll be able to see the photos on our Flickr soon.)
To our food vendors, Cafe De Wheels, Dojo Gelato, Fireside Pizza, La Terza Coffee, Melt, Sweet Peace Bakery, Tacocracy and Taste of Belgium — thanks for keeping us and our shoppers happily fed!
To our sponsors — AIGA, Enjoy The Arts, MailChimp, Yelp Cincinnati, Arnold’s Bar and Grill, ArtWorks / Springboard, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cooperative Press, Fabricate, Fiberge, gracie sparkles books, Halo Miner, NVISION, Projectmill, Smartfish Studio & Sustainable Supply, Visionaries + Voices and WRRYFree Skin Care — thank you for believing in handmade and supporting our best show yet!
And to Sidewinder, Bonomini Bakery and Mailchimp — a huge thank you for providing our crafters with breakfast and lunch!
To the ladies of the Contemporary Arts Center — thank you for helping our shoppers make amazing paper crafts! And to local crafty lady Stacey Bosley — thank you for keeping the glitter in check for the second half of the day. :)

This lady and her friend came to Cincinnati for Crafty Supermarket after shopping at Craftin’ Outlaws in Columbus!
To Ruth, Missy and Cindy of the Clifton Cultural Arts Center — thank you for always being so helpful, accommodating and supportive!
And to the two ladies from Columbus who took us up on our challenge to shop at Craftin’ Outlaws and Crafty Supermarket yesterday — you guys are real craft heroes!
Our next spring show is tentatively scheduled for April 27, 2013. Details to come in the new year!
LOVE YA!
Chris and Grace
PS: Remember to follow us on Facebook or Twitter to keep up with our exploits and find out about upcoming events! You can also sign up for our newsletter here.
PPS: If you wanted to get one of our awesome letterpress show posters (or any previous posters), you can buy them for $5 each at Fabricate or by emailing us.
September was great, but October is shaping up to be awesome for art, design and craft events in Cincinnati, too!