Fair Time Again!

This week the Denver County Fair is returning to the National Western grounds. I'll be there along with hundreds of local crafters, artist, fashionistas, goats, carnies, farmers, bakers, dag queens, musicians and more! All you Coloradans, come see me!

Long Weekend... Fun Times at the Fair!

Whew, I'm still recuperating from the Denver County Fair. It was great weekend! Between speed crafting, steampunks, cute critters and live music there was non-stop fun.
My mother helped me gather the best of our vintage crafting collection to spread the love around (and make space for more estate sale finds...)
I had prepared an entire herd of pincushions for the event, many went home to be someone's new crafting buddy, but many more will be going up in my Etsy shop soon!
It's easy to forget that a ten foot square is really not that big, but I managed to have lots and lots of bags displayed so people could easily find their favorite.
I have some brand new signs, but my old racks are starting to lean dangerously, so that's on my list of wants for the business. It's a little more stressful to be figuring out a set-up for four full days! I wanted it to be the best possible, so naturally I was tweaking and moving things the whole time... It was a good crowd, and I sold enough to cover the booth fee. I'm already looking forward to next year! Has anyone else been having a good time at local fairs?

Craft Fair Round Up

There are a plethora of crafty happenings this month, so I better see all you Denver handmade lovers out on the town!
On July 9th there is the Handmade Homemade Market. I won't be selling there, but expect to see me bartering for local goodies!

July 11th - the Denver Handmade Alliance round table talk about wholesaling. Bring your expertise and your questions to Hooked on Colfax at 6:30.

July 16th - the fifth anniversary of Fancy Tiger. The Craft store will have super sweet fat quarters of their custom printed fabric to give away with purchases!

July 17th - the Lucky Pearl Bazaar will be happening all morning on Old South Pearl! Come check out handmade and vintage amazingness.

July 28th-31st - The Denver County Fair! This is four days of crafts, food, animals, eco-friendly living, competitions, music and art. Plan to be there at least one day, but a four day pass might be needed to take it all in...

August 6th - the Horseshoe Craft and Flea market will have lots of fabulous local finds as well.

Looking forward to a busy month, I'm hoping to get some camping and a few trips to the Ren Fest in as well. Somehow I always find time to make stuff too...

Kicking Off the Season

Nice to get things rolling! Last weekend was the first craft fair of the year for me. I spent a few days before it getting everything tagged and labeled, priced and sorted, clean and ready for showing! Now I just get to keep making stuff...
I'm hoping to have a busy fair season, Dwell market in Fort Collins, The Crafty Ballyhoo, Lucky Pearl Bazaar, The Boulder County Farmer's markets in Boulder and Longmont, Denver County Fair, Horseshoe Market, and Denver Handmade Homemade. Whew! I better get back to the sewing machine...

Denver County Fair

What will you be entering? This year marks the first time that Denver will get it's own County Fair! It's been a long time coming, and us urban homesteaders have been waiting patiently for a chance to show off our luscious tomatoes and crisp home-canned pickles. Check out the list of Competitions for this year, I am looking forward to entering in the sewing and spinning categories, as well as some homegrown and perhaps even home baked items! Who else I wonder is already plotting their entries?