Bazaar Bizarre has started a new ETSY street team in order to showcase the amazing products we make and sell and build some community. Would you like to become a part of the team? If you have participated in Bazaar Bizarre and want to become part of the ETSY team, email Kevin at Bugunderglass@mac.com with your ETSY shop name.
Kevin Clarke www.bugunderglass.com
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Perfect gift for the Maker on your list. Just $49 includes 1 month membership, plus 2 classes from a select list of 10 of our most popular classes! Good for use at our existing Menlo Park shop or our San Francisco location at 926 Howard Street, opening soon. Limited time offer. See more holiday specials and find out more about TechShop at: www.techshop.ws
Thank you to everyone who attended Cocktails and Crafts. Your participation enabled Bazaar Bizarre to raise funds which will be donated to arts education charities in San Francisco!
Congratulations to our Cocktails and Crafts Door Prize Basket Winners:
Dimitro Ticket #742115
Jeannie Ticket #741719
Andrea N. Ticket #742042
We will be sending your gift baskets to you this week! The Charity Raffle will be announced later today in another post.
Looking for a way to stay on top of everything you have going on? Bazaar Bizarre and Intuit invite you to beta test a new FREE app, Weave. Everything you need to do, everywhere you need to be, anything you need to know, this app was designed to keep you on track!
Weave was developed with the crafty business in mind and we want your feedback!
Whatcha waiting for? Time to get your creative life organized, online and on the go! Sign up today, don’t forget to mention Bazaar Bizarre in the comments section… http://weave.intuit.com/weave/
*We’ll send you the free art print in 5-7 business days by USPS first class mail after your registration is complete.
Intuit is looking for a group of creative business owners to test drive the Weave App in person! They’re interested in getting your first impressions & learning about what you would need from Weave to make it the app for your creative life!
Some details:
- You DO NOT need to have the app currently on your phone to participate. We’ll bring it to you!
- Don’t own an iPhone? We can provide one for you to use while at the group
- We’ll only need about 30-45 minutes of your time
Participation will entitle you to a $25 Visa card, coffee and snacks!
We would like to meet with around 5-7 people some time between 9-1PM this Friday May 27th 2011 in San Francisco. Once we confirm some interested people and most popular time slot we’ll confirm an exact cafe location in San Francisco that works best for all those participating.
So if you’re interested in helping us out and giving feedback on this new application please RSVP via this
Doodle Link: http://www.doodle.com/7bkrkvccku3n49iu
Please make sure you leave your name and e-mail when you RSVP in the Doodle and select start times that work best for you! Thanks.
Craft Party is Etsy’s annual worldwide shindig in celebration of all things crafty and creative. This year, Craft Party in our neck of the woods is going to be an awesome SF Etsy event and also the kick-off for I Heart Art: San Francisco! We’ll have craft workshops with Go-Go Craft! Refreshments! BYOK or C (that’s Bring Your Own Knitting or Crochet) for a stitch & bitch circle! Bazaar Bizarre SF! Urban Fauna Studio! And MORE!
Bazaar Bizarre SF will be there hosting the make and take button station! Be sure to pick up information about our next show dates in San Francisco. Also talk to the ladies of CCE about the upcoming San Francisco business conference built just for Creative Entrepreneurs like yourself!
Weave is the productivity app designed for the creative business owner. Weave helps track projects, income, expenses, daily tasks and most importantly, your time spent on doing what you love! Easy to use and accessible for all creatives no matter what stage your business is in. From start-ups to established entrepreneurs, weave will tie it all together and get you organized!
Weave will ensure that you never forget a todo.
Quickly enter todos wherever you are and get alerts when you have an upcoming todo.
Easily add income, expenses, projects, and even time spent on each todo. View Projects to quickly see how many todos are left, how much time you’ve spent, and how much money you’ve made.
And all of it is completely free. Download at the iTunes Store Today!
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
I’m Shampton. I’ve been pushing pixels since I was 7. From playing with print shop on the Apple ii at Whitman Elementary in Chicago to playing Pac Man in the arcade and Jumpman on the Commodore 64 to making websites as an “adult”, I see the world through pixellated glasses. My “current” favorite game is Katamari Damacy. This love of pixels is why I make jewelry, tshirts and art inspired by old school videogames.
My father was a mechanic and grandfather was a carpenter so I’ve always tinkered with things. I had a lego addiction in my twenties that I needed to shake. Make magazine started, my wife was making things with shrinky dinks and I started to get ideas. There was also a broken Ikea dresser that I just couldn’t let go of. I didn’t know why. I eventually realized I was saving it so I could free the pixels from it. It became my first piece of pixellated art.
I love making people smile with the things I make. At shows, I watch people as they approach my booth and their eyes twinkle as they recognize something. Its awesome. The worst thing is that I can’t make every game. I’d like for everyone to have that feeling when they’re in my booth but I only have so much space.
What I make now is just the beginning. I’m thrilled to be at Maker Faire this year. Make helped me along this path and hopefully being here this weekend will inspire me to bring my pixels to the next level.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pixelparty
My name is Shanalee Hampton. I make jewelry and hair accessories with silk and cotton yoyos and vintage repurposed items. I love when people tell me that the things I make remind them of sorting through their grandma’s jewelry box.
I started Cookoorikoo after being inspired by a photo in a Japanese Craft magazine of a gallery exhibition featuring yoyos. I’d learned how to make them when I was very young and hadn’t thought of them much since. After looking at those pictures, I couldn’t stop thinking about them. I started incorporating vintage jewelry when I realized I could constantly sort through old jewelry, just like when I was younger.
I’m inspired by vintage hats and jewelry, colors, flowers and well, yoyos. I’m currently working on a line of one of a kind hats. I want to make items that make woman feel pretty and maybe a little whimsical. I want to make it easy to be fancy every day.
The best thing about what I do? I love it when I have an idea that seems kind of crazy so I let it bounce around in my head for a bit. When I finally sit down to make it and it works, I’ve been known to squeal and clap. The worst? When that item sits unloved in my shop. Everything eventually finds the woman or girl its meant to be with but sometimes it takes a little longer than I’d like.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/cookoorikoo
http://shamptonindustries.com/her/blog
The organizer of a Chic-y Artisan Craft Fair event in Napa is seeking out vendors! Do you make anything crafty, sell a unique product, are an artist of all sorts, sew, make toys, have vintage goods, repurpose furniture, have an edible goodie company, natural goods, eco friendly products, have a service you want to advertise or anything else cool, fun and unique??? If so, this is the craft fair for you!
This event will take place on June 24th 2012.
Advertising is by word of mouth and on facebook so I strongly urge each vendor to advertise too. I will be making an event invite on Facebook, advertising like crazy via facebook and will be handing out fliers.
The cost of the booth depends on the number of vendors. The more vendors, the less the booth cost. I’m hoping each booth will cost no more than $55/vendor but I can’t say exactly until I get more vendors. It’s possible the price will be as much as $100 max for a booth.
Each booth comes with tables and table linens. I am not charging vendors any fees for setting up this event nor will I take a % of your sales. You get to keep all of your earnings. I’m providing this so that small businesses, artists and crafters will have an opportunity to have a booth at an affordable rate. I too will have a booth for my products. : )
I am taking reservations for a $40 down payment. That will guarantee you a booth and be applied towards the total cost of your booth rental. I hope to be refunding part of that $40 to you, as a result of getting a lot of vendors but that cannot be determined now nor guaranteed.
The venue has a variety of table shapes and sizes, the only way I can make it fair is by having a first come first serve policy. Your choice of table size will be determined by the order of which you have reserved and paid the $40 reservation hold fee. I do hope that someone who doesn’t need a large table would forgo it for a smaller one. As I said, I am doing this for our community of small businesses, artists and crafters, not for personal profit on booth sales so please keep that in mind.
I hope to hear from you crafty artists and small business owners, so we can make this event amazing!!!
Reply to: cxp2w-3004277469@comm.craigslist.org
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Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your business. What inspired you to go into the craft business? I live and work in San Francisco, a city that inspires and delights me every day. I started experimenting with laser cut design about a year ago and quickly fell in love with the hands on, intricate results one can achieve working with the laser. Discovering the laser cutter was a wonderful way to take the design skills I had from my background in landscape architecture and urban design and apply them in an entirely new context. What I love about being in the craft business is not just being able to spend my time creating unique, beautiful items (which is indeed a wonderful privilege), but also hearing stories from people who buy my work and learning about the personal connection they feel to the pieces I have made.
Describe your creative process when designing/making your product line. I find inspiration in the every day natural and urban forms around me and translate this inspiration into the organic and modern geometries found in my designs. My work also reflects an artistic interest in the exploration of geometry and the playful repetition of shapes.
All pieces for Folia Design SF are digitally drafted, laser cut at Tech Shop, a member based workshop in San Francisco, and then hand assembled. I use a combination of laser etching (surface burning) and laser cutting (burning through) materials that have been carefully selected for their strength, durability, and etching qualities. In addition, Folia Design SF strives to be environmentally responsible and uses renewable and recycled materials whenever possible.
What’s the best thing about what you do? And the worst?
I love watching my designs come to life with the laser cutter and then seeing those pieces become part of someone else’s life through use or wear. I am also excited to be able to contribute to San Francisco’s creative economy and provide an alternative avenue for people who want to support local artists and makers. I don’t think I’ll ever strike it rich doing this, but it certainly enriches my life in many other ways.
FOLIA DESIGN SF
http://www.etsy.com/shop/foliadesignsf
Hello there, I hope this email finds you well. This is Irene from Chillin’ Productions and Wonderland SF. The reason I am writing is because I am booking designers for our Chillin’ 14th Anniversary show at Mezzanine Saturday June 23, 2012. This show will feature: 80 fashion designers, 200 painters and photographers, 2 live painters, video installations and a bunch of great DJ’s.Show is from 8:00pm-2:00am
This is a very special show to me because is our 14th anniversary and the fact that we have been able to support artists and designers for so long.
This shows we only do twice per year (anniversary & December Holidays show) . We normally have an attendance of at least 2000 people. Our shows have been free for designers to vend for 14 years and my goal is not only for designers to make money but also get exposure in the press and make connections with boutiques and buyers in the Bay Area. My goal is to support the local art and fashion community here and keep SF a unique place.
I do not charge designers to vend but I do have some expectations and if those do not work for you we are not the show for you. I work really hard for the designers and I do the best I can but your help make a huge difference!
I do not charge ANY fee for you to do the show but I expect the following from you:
In order for you to do the show this is what I truly expect from you:
1. If you are doing another show that same day you can NOT do my show.
2. I expect ALL designers to get flyers from me
3. expect designers to post the event in their websites.
4. send an email blast about the show
5. post to facebook, myspace, yelp, going, etc.,
6. If you have stuff at Wonderland SF you can not be pulling out inventory from the store.
7. If you cancel with less 2 weeks notice you will be charged a penalty fee (regardless the excuse)
If you are Not willing to do this this is not the show for you.
Anyway, I am so excited about this show! If you are interested in the show email me fast as at times I get booked in less than an hour.
This is a very special show because it marks our 14th anniversary and we opened last may our boutique and Gallery and being able to keep supporting local on the daily basis
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
irene@wonderlandsf.com
Summit Church Woman’s Ministry will be hosting a Summer Boutique July 7 2012
Where: Iron House Elementary
4801 Frank Hengel Way Oakley Ca 94561
From 8am to 2pm
We are currently looking for Vendors and Crafters for this event if you are intrested Please contact Crystal at;
t72hs-2951455335@event.craigslist.org
Thank you and hope to see you there
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We are accepting crafters/applicants for the Craft Bazaar at our 25th Annual Multicultural Children’s Art Fair on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 1-3 pm. Over 350 families come to this beloved neighborhood festival in the Richmond District in San Francisco. We have ongoing professional and amateur youth and adult performers, hands on arts, games, photo booth, food for sale and a craft bazaar.
Listed below are a few requirements. For complete information and application form click here.
– Deadline for applications: May 3, 2012
– All items must be original work of the artist and not mass-produced. NO imported or buy-sell items
– No food items
– Price of each item must be under $20
Fees
– $25 processing fee (non-refundable)
– Exhibitors are charged 25% of total sales
– $20 fee for electrical access. NOTE: Electrical access is very limited and will be approved on a first come, first serve basis.
Jury Process
– The jury is comprised of various individuals of diverse experience
– Selection process for acceptance into the fair is based on submitted pictures.
More about the organization and the event can be seen on our website: http://www.rdnc.org/home/index.php/art-a-events/art-events.html
One-Of-A-Kind Weekend-Long Festival Celebrates “Cyberpop Overload!” And Showcases The Best In Modern Japanese Film, Anime, Fashion, Music, Art, Retail Design And Popular Culture This August
San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2012 – NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, has announced the dates for its 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival. The Festival, now in its fourth year, will be held across San Francisco’s Japantown in association with the Japantown Merchant Association on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th.
The theme for 2012 will be “Cyberpop Overload!,” and the all-day, weekend-long event will offer many popular attractions that have made the J-Pop Summit Festival a fun annual gathering for fashion, film, anime, video game, technology and music fans as well as pop culture enthusiasts, Bay Area residents, and tourists visiting the city. More than 55,000 people attended last year’s J-Pop Summit Festival, according to the SFPD, and this year’s Festival is expected to attract even more attendees.
Information about the festival is available at J-pop.com and will feature regular updates. Additional official news alerts over the coming months will detail specific events, attractions, event partners and sponsors as well as Guest of Honor appearances.
Among this year’s most highly anticipated highlights, NEW PEOPLE is partnering with Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) to present a very special event featuring the EVANGELION series in the U.S. for the first time ever! More information on this attraction will be announced in coming months.
A variety of other pop-inspired attractions including fashion shows, theatrical film premieres, live art performances, celebrity appearances, and mini-concerts by some of Japan’s hottest bands are planned for the 2012 J-Pop Summit both inside the NEW PEOPLE complex, and also outdoors at the adjacent Peace Plaza. Innovative artists from Japan will join a variety of merchants and food vendors from the Bay Area to offer an array of pop-inspired products and delicacies for sale in open air displays on both sides of Post Street, the main Japantown thoroughfare.
“The J-Pop Summit Festival has become an important part of the cultural fabric of San Francisco and is a unique celebration of Japanese pop culture in all its colorful forms,” says Seiji Horibuchi, the President/CEO of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. and Chairman of the J-Pop Summit Festival Committee. “We’re working closely with a variety of sponsors, partners and the City of San Francisco to prepare a very exciting roster of talent and attractions that will make this year’s Festival the biggest one yet! We look forward to announcing these in coming months.”
NEW PEOPLE opened in 2009 and has become a unique must-see attraction of San Francisco’s cultural landscape. The 20,000 square foot contemporary venue features the latest examples Japanese popular culture expressed though film, art, fashion, and a variety of specialty boutiques and ongoing monthly events. NEW PEOPLE is located at 1746 Post Street in the city’s Japantown.
About NEW PEOPLE, Inc. Based in San Francisco, California, NEW PEOPLE, Inc. (www.newpeopleworld.com) offers the latest films, art, fashion and retail brands from Japan through its unique entertainment destination as well as through licensing and distribution of selective Japanese films. NEW PEOPLE Entertainment (www.newpeopleent.com), a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. strives to offer the most entertaining motion pictures straight from the “Kingdom of Pop” for audiences of all ages, especially the manga and anime generation, in North America. Some titles include DEATH NOTE, GANTZ, KAMIKAZE GIRLS, and THE TASTE OF TEA
New Craft Fair event will be held at Church of the Valley in San Ramon from 10:AM to 4:00PM
You’re invited to participate and have a chance to show off your beautiful craftmanship at the event.
For more information please e-mail Helen Lau at hlau04@comcast.net or contact Helen Lau at 408-690-2631.
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