My last show of the year will be Renegade Holiday Craft Fair!  Two days of handmade goodness!  The fair is free to attend and will also offer free trolley rides from the fair to a few spots along Division (Renegade Handmade, Nina, Greenhart Shop and Small Bar). Raffles, free stuff, food and drink vendors will be on hand… oh, and a ton of handmade vendors!!  See you this Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 7pm!

Yes!  Join me and a gaggle of other crafters tomorrow, Saturday the 28th, at Art vs. Craft in Milwaukee for some handmade shopping!  One day only!

Here is this year’s flyer, designed (as always) by The Little Friends of Printmaking:

And be sure to pick up a limited edition Art vs. Craft deck, either at the show or at Sky High in Milwaukee (while supplies last)…

Yep, yep, that’s right… DIY Trunk Show is this Saturday the 21st…

Get all your holiday shopping done in one place!  There are a ton of awesome vendors, as well as food and music… See you there!

If you love yarn, come out to YarnCon this Saturday the 17th!  Check out all the yarny vendors here, and blog here.  I’ll be selling handspun yarn, a few batts and some other of my regular goodies.  Here’s the deets:

YarnCon
@ Pulaski Park Auditorium
1419 W. Blackhawk
Chicago, IL
Oct. 17
10am – 4pm
$3 admission

Also, Cast Onto Your Dreams, a “program that aims to foster confidence and personal empowerment in Chicago teens and tweens by teaching them to knit and crochet,” will be on hand to collect your donated yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks.

Got these postcards and buttons in the mail last week… Get ready for YarnCon! 

Tomorrow I will be traveling to lovely Green Bay, WI to participate in a new show called Art-Craftic on Broadway.  If you live in or near GB or will be visiting this Saturday, stop on by and check out a variety of vendors selling everything from ceramics to jewelry to textiles to paintings.

Art-Craftic on Broadway
between Dousman + Walnut
Green Bay, WI
September 26th
10am – 6pm

It’s this weekend folks!  Are you totally excited?!?  Swing on by Renegade Craft Fair this Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 7pm and visit a ton of artists/crafters selling amazing goods.

Biggie will be setup in booth #267 … hope to see you there!

If you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area or will be visiting this weekend, then you HAVE to stop by No Coast Craft-o-Rama!  I’ll be selling along with a ton of awesome vendors…check out the website…

No Coast Craft-o-Rama
@ Midtown Global Market
2901 Chicago Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN
Dec. 5th  3pm – 8pm
Dec. 6th  9am – 5pm

See yas!

Join us tomorrow for Art vs. Craft!  Get all your holiday shopping done at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Milwaukee, WI.  Check out super fabulous vendors from Milwaukee, Chicago and beyond!

Art vs. Craft
Scottish Rite Masonic Center
Milwaukee, WI
November 29th
10am-7pm
$3 admission
kids under 13 are free!

See you there…

Here’s a little info from the DIY folks:

Hopefully you’re just as excited for the DIY Trunk Show (Pulaski Park
Fieldhouse: 1419 W Blackhawk) as we are. The Chicago Craft Mafia has
worked incredibly hard this year to put together yet another amazing
show. This is the sixth DIY Trunk Show! Can you believe it? 6 years of
showing off the amazing hand-makers of fine and functional goods to
people who care about quality, like shopping locally, and love knowing
exactly who made the scarf that keeps them warm when the cold Chicago
wind blows.

It is isn’t already on your calendar, make sure that November 22nd is
free from any other events or plans. The doors open at 10am and stay
open to shoppers until 5pm. There are more than 100 (100!!!) fine,
fine local people selling the best they have at affordable rates so
bring your holiday shopping list (and some rolling luggage would help
hold your booty) and be prepared to make a lot of people in your life
very happy.

And lest you think that this is like those craft shows full of
needlepointed tissue cozies, rest assured that this show is far more
adventurous. Want some stones that have been turned into coaster?
glass bottles that have been turned into some swank drinking glasses?
a kick-ass sweater made from several other sweaters? baby gear that
will make you the belle of the next baby shower? oh, and don’t get us
started on the jewelry, accessories, t-shirts, posters, soaps, and so
much more! And the best part is that it is all handmade by the person
who hand it to you and that person isn’t too far from where you live.

And if all that shopping sound exhausting, you’d be right. Which is
why we’re delighted to be joined by Celestial Kitchens and Cafe
LeBaron who will be making up some tasty vittles to keep us all
powered up and sailing through the day. It’s a lot easier to find the
energy to shop after you eaten some delicious vegan sandwiches, some
chocolate chip bacon cookies, or sipped a delicious cup of coffee to
keep you awake.

And if you’re worried that you might run out of money, rest assured
that we’ll have an ATM truck parked directly out front. Which will
make it easy to also make a donation to one of our non-profit vendors
on the stage in the Auditorium. Handmade Nation will be joining us, as
will local nonprofits that sell crafts made by the people they serve:
WomanCraft and FriedmanPlace.org.

So if you’re even slightly excited, head on over to peruse our
Participants page (http://www.diytrunkshow.com/participants) and start
getting an idea about who you can’t wait to meet and whose work you’re
excited to see and touch.

See you on the 22nd!
Chicago Craft Mafia