indie craft shows

maker weekly: susie & heidi bauer of rock scissor paper

by varci January 10, 2012

today’s maker weekly features a design team of two- the bauer sisters of rock scissor paper. influenced by sunny childhood days in the suburban san fernando valley- they’ve been turning out 60′s & 70’s inspired stationery for almost 20 years. here’s a bird’s eye view on our most favorite valley girls… introductions please. we are [...]

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maker weekly: heather tharp of prettyparis

by varci December 12, 2011

a big hello to “that crafty mom” and patchwork vendor heather tharp of prettyparis! for today’s maker weekly- heather shows us how to juggle twins, lunches, laundry and turn out a seriously beautiful line of vintage silver table/garden accessories. hope you’re taking notes… please introduce yourself… hi, my name is heather tharp. i am [...]

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hello sunshine: patchwork indie art & craft festival long beach holiday 2011- part 2

by varci November 25, 2011

wanted to share a few more snapshots of our waterproof vendors at patchwork indie art & craft show long beach 2011… courtney oquist open kut n’ sow pooka queen pretty paris commune love & prosper caposhi skel design made by pam scin

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CRAFTCATION: indie business and DIY conference

by random nicole November 19, 2011

remember summer camp? the smell of vanilla-laced trees, fresh dirt, singed marshmallows, pine needles and the campfire scent (even after your mom washed your clothes, if you sniffed deeply you still could catch the faintest whiff). i lived for summer camp…the scary freedom of being away from home, the streams of unknown faces who in [...]

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maker weekly: kelly hickenbottom of let’s die friends

by varci November 15, 2011

let us introduce you to kelly hickenbottom of let’s die friends for our maker weekly! kelly is an illustrator/designer for paul frank who debuted her own line of laser-cut wooden brooches, hand-sewn plushies and totes at patchwork indie art & craft festival long beach. a quick peek into the mind of a designer who draws [...]

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patchwork culver city

by random nicole November 11, 2011

been super busy getting everything ready for our second patchwork indie arts & crafts festival of the holiday 2011 season. come on out to culver city for our first ever indoor show! PATCHWORK CULVER CITY NOV 13TH 11-5PM HELMS BAKERY ON HELMS AVE BETWEEN VENICE AND WASHINGTON so even if it rains, come out to [...]

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rain rain go away: patchwork indie art & craft festival long beach holiday 2011

by random nicole November 10, 2011

usually, rainy days provide the perfect excuse to lay around in my p.j’s all day- watching bad romantic comedies and thrillers. but last sunday…no such luck. instead, auntie delilah and i were running around a parking lot in long beach, setting up for the first patchwork indie arts & crafts festival of holiday 2011 in [...]

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capsule’s hayes valley street fair in review part two

by random nicole October 5, 2011

so here’s the rest of the line-up of awesome vendors i met at capsule’s hayes valley street festival in san francisco on sunday… gayle of retro beaux, who was also one of my students in my how to sew an apron class at workshops sf kiu designs had really simple classic bags in great modern [...]

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capsule’s hayes valley street fair in review part one

by random nicole September 30, 2011

two sunday’s ago was capsule’s hayes valley street fair in san francisco. i’ve been selling at the show for years and sharing a booth with my long time crafty buddy debra weiss of rebe. i got a chance to walk around the show late in the day and met up with some new inspiring crafters… [...]

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been caught stealing…

by random nicole September 29, 2011

to catch a thief… at the hayes valley street on sunday i caught a thief. well sort of. another vendor had alerted me that the thief had taken some jewelry from her booth. i pretty much ignored my other customers as i kept a close eye on the thief for the next hour as she [...]

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